General English MCQs
Topic Notes: General English
MCQs and preparation resources for competitive exams, covering important concepts, past papers, and detailed explanations.
Plato
- Biography: Ancient Greek philosopher (427–347 BCE), student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle, founder of the Academy in Athens.
- Important Ideas:
- Theory of Forms
- Philosopher-King
- Ideal State
191
Identify the segment containing an error: 'He gave me many advices.'
Answer:
advices
'Advice' is an uncountable noun and does not have a plural form 'advices'. You can say 'much advice' or 'many pieces of advice'.
192
Identify the segment containing an error: 'The climate of Lahore is hotter than Islamabad.'
Answer:
than Islamabad
This is an illogical comparison. You cannot compare 'climate' with 'Islamabad' (a city). You must compare climate with climate. Correct: 'than that of Islamabad'.
193
Identify the segment containing an error: 'I prefer walking than swimming.'
Answer:
than
As with nouns, 'prefer' followed by gerunds also takes 'to', not 'than'. The correct sentence is 'I prefer walking to swimming'.
194
Identify the segment containing an error: 'Although he is rich, but he is unhappy.'
Answer:
but
'Although' and 'but' are both conjunctions of contrast and should not be used in the same sentence structure. Use 'Although... (yet)' or simply a comma. Remove 'but'.
195
Identify the segment containing an error: 'He has no house to live.'
Answer:
live
When an infinitive is used as an adjective to qualify a noun, the appropriate preposition must be used if the verb is intransitive. It should be 'to live in'.
196
Identify the segment containing an error: 'I entered into the room.'
Answer:
into
When 'enter' means to go into a physical place, it is not followed by a preposition. 'Into' is redundant. It should be 'I entered the room'.
197
Identify the segment containing an error: 'She resembles with her mother.'
Answer:
with
The verb 'resembles' takes a direct object and is not followed by a preposition. 'With' is incorrect. It should be 'She resembles her mother'.
198
Identify the segment containing an error: 'Mathematics are a difficult subject.'
Answer:
are
Names of subjects ending in 's' like Mathematics, Physics, and Economics are singular and take a singular verb. It should be 'Mathematics is...'.
199
Identify the segment containing an error: 'No sooner did I reach the station when the train left.'
Answer:
when the train left
The correct correlative conjunction is 'No sooner... than'. 'When' is used with 'Hardly/Scarcely'. The correct phrase is 'than the train left'.
200
Identify the segment containing an error: 'He works hardly to support his family.'
Answer:
hardly
'Hardly' means 'scarcely' or 'almost not', which contradicts the intended meaning. The adverb meaning 'with great effort' is 'hard'. He works 'hard'.