MCSCCE
Choose the right usage: We must _________ the rules.
A)
conform with
B)
conform to
C)
conform about
D)
conform on
The correct idiom is to 'conform to' (comply with) rules.
MCSCCE
Indicate the correct idiom for: A private interest to serve
A)
Bury the hatchet
B)
Went to the winds
C)
An axe to grind
D)
At one’s wit’s end
The idiom to have an axe to grind means to have a private or personal reason for being involved in something or a selfish motive to serve (option c).
MCSCCE
Choose the correct synthesis for the sentences: 'Raju is my landlord. He is a miser.'
A)
Raju, my landlord, is a miser
B)
Miser is my landlord Raju
C)
My landlord Raju is a miser
D)
Raju is a miser landlord
Using a noun phrase in apposition ('my landlord') cleanly combines the two simple sentences into a single simple sentence.
MCSCCE
Indicate the correct idiom for: Revealing an information indiscreetly
A)
Spilling the milk
B)
Spilling the beans
C)
Spilling the tea
D)
Spilling the water
The idiom 'spilling the beans' means revealing confidential information or secrets indiscreetly or unintentionally.
MCSCCE
Choose the right one word substitution: One who sneers at the aims and beliefs of his fellowmen
A)
Cynic
B)
Misogynist
C)
Linguist
D)
Skeptic
A 'cynic' is defined as a person who distrusts human sincerity and sneers at or disparages the beliefs and aims of others.
MCSCCE
Indicate the correct idiom for: Tremble with fear
A)
Fits and starts
B)
Close shave
C)
Bad Blood
D)
Shake in shoes
The idiom 'shake in one's shoes' means to be trembling with fear.
MCSCCE • Paper-II
Choose the correct past form of the verb: Bear
A)
Born
B)
Bore
C)
Borne
D)
Bored
The simple past tense (V2) form of the irregular verb 'bear' is 'bore' ('born' and 'borne' are past participles).
MCSCCE • Paper-II
Choose the correct past form of the verb: Strike
A)
Stroke
B)
Strike
C)
Striked
D)
Struck
The simple past tense (V2) form of the irregular English verb 'strike' is 'struck'.
MCSCCE • Paper-II
Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition: I’m anxious ___________ the work to be done as soon as possible.
A)
with
B)
about
C)
to
D)
for
When expressing eagerness or desire for an outcome to happen ('anxious for something to be done'), the appropriate preposition after 'anxious' is 'for'.
MCSCCE • Paper-II
Choose the word which best fills the blank: The man has intense respect for her political __________.
A)
attitude
B)
personality
C)
feature
D)
sagacity
The correct option is 'sagacity' because it refers to the quality of being discerning, sound in judgment, and wise. In the context of politics, having 'intense respect' for someone's 'political sagacity' means respecting their wisdom and strategic intelligence.
Other options are incorrect because:
- 'Attitude' (a) refers to a feeling or opinion, which is generally not something one has 'intense respect' for in a professional/political capacity.
- 'Personality' (b) refers to character traits; while one can like a personality, 'sagacity' is a more precise term for the intellectual capability respected in political leadership.
- 'Feature' (c) refers to a distinctive attribute or physical characteristic, which is logically incorrect in this context.
MCSCCE • Paper-II
Choose the word which best fills the blank: The purpose of moral guidance is to ________ people to choose andachieve life serving goals and values.
A)
encumber
B)
serve
C)
assist
D)
support
In the sentence 'The purpose of moral guidance is to assist people to choose and achieve life serving goals and values', 'assist' correctly fits the context of helping and guiding individuals toward constructive moral choices.
MCSCCE • Paper-II
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom in bold: I plan to go on a world tour before I kick the bucket.
A)
retire
B)
die
C)
get married
D)
quit
The idiom 'kick the bucket' is an informal English idiom meaning to die.
MCSCCE • Paper-II
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: I’m just coming
A)
Adverb
B)
Adjective
C)
Pronoun
D)
Verb
In the sentence 'I’m just coming', 'just' functions as an adverb of time modifying the verb 'coming'.
MCSCCE • Paper-II
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate form of the verb: I ___________ to thank you for the present you sent.
A)
call
B)
called
C)
have been calling
D)
am calling
The present continuous tense 'am calling' is used to express the immediate purpose of making the phone call ('I am calling to thank you for the present you sent').
MCSCCE • Paper-II
Name the kind of phrase of the underlined words: He is a man of means.
A)
Noun Phrase
B)
Adjective Phrase
C)
Adverb Phrase
In the sentence 'He is a man of means', the prepositional phrase 'of means' modifies the noun 'man' by describing his quality/status (wealthy), thereby functioning as an Adjective Phrase.
MCSCCE • Paper-II
Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition: My house was broken _____________.
A)
into
B)
in
C)
of
D)
up
The phrasal verb 'break into' means to enter a building illegally and by force (e.g., 'My house was broken into').
MCSCCE • Paper-II
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate form of the verb: Let’s hope the volcanic eruption _________ before we arrive on the island.
A)
has finished
B)
will have finished
C)
finished
D)
will finish
The future perfect tense 'will have finished' is used to express an event anticipated to be completed prior to a designated time or another action in the future ('before we arrive on the island').
MCSCCE • Paper-II
Analyse the given sentence and choose the correct type: But for your help I should have been drowned.
A)
Simple
C)
Complex
The sentence contains only one independent clause with a single finite verb phrase ('I should have been drowned'). 'But for your help' is a prepositional phrase meaning 'without your help' and does not contain a subordinate finite clause. A sentence with only one main clause is a Simple sentence.
MCSCCE • Paper-II
Choose the correct past form of the verb: Forsake
A)
Forsook
B)
Forsaken
C)
Forsaked
D)
Forsake
The simple past tense (V2) of the irregular verb 'forsake' is 'forsook' ('forsaken' is the past participle form).
MCSCCE • Paper-II
Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition: His followers now began to intrigue _____________ his adversary.
A)
about
B)
upon
C)
with
D)
of
The verb 'intrigue' in the sense of conspiring or colluding clandestinely takes the preposition 'with' ('intrigue with his adversary').
MCSCCE • Paper-II
Name the kind of clause of the underlined words: Glancing over his shoulder, he could see the dog.
A)
Adverb Clause
B)
Adjective Clause
C)
Noun Clause
'Glancing over his shoulder' functions adverbially by indicating the time/circumstance ('As/While he glanced over his shoulder') under which the action of the main clause took place.
MCSCCE • Paper-II
Identify the following sentence: Only a fool would miss such an opportunity.
A)
Affirmative
B)
Negative
C)
Assertive
D)
Exclamatory.
The sentence 'Only a fool would miss such an opportunity' is a declarative statement of an opinion/fact, classifying it as an Assertive sentence.
MCSCCE • Paper-II
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate form of the verb: She __________ into her office when the telephone rang.
A)
had just stepped
B)
just step
C)
just stepped
D)
has just stepped
In a sentence with a past time clause ('when the telephone rang'), the earlier completed action is expressed in the past perfect tense ('had just stepped').
MCSCCE • Paper-II
Choose a verb which best agrees with the subject: The horse and carriage _________ at the door.
A)
are
B)
were
C)
have
D)
is
When two singular nouns joined by 'and' express a single combined concept, unit, or entity (like 'horse and carriage', 'bread and butter'), the subject is treated as singular and takes a singular verb ('is').
MCSCCE • Paper-II
Choose the word which best fills the blank: The uncalled for remarks by the leader ________ the situation and many of his followers turned violent.
A)
exaggerated
B)
aggravated
C)
alleviated
D)
irritated
'Aggravated' means made a problem, injury, or bad situation worse or more severe. The uncalled-for remarks worsened the situation, causing followers to turn violent.
