English language is considered a global language and is generally used in International Communication, commerce, science and technology. Some of the Government Departments often need to engage in discussions, negotiations and collaborations at International level where English is adopted as a common language. Besides, official documents, agreements and orders are written in English language. The officials must be able to understand and clarify such documents to make well informed decisions and concise policies. This is why Competitive English MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions) in PPSC and FPSC exams play an important role in evaluating candidates’ language proficiency and communication skills.
Importance of English Language in Government Exams
- Language Proficiency Assessment
- Communication Skills Evaluation
- Access to Resources
- Professional Development
- Capacity Building and Training
- Tourism and Culture Exchange
- Access to Information
Important Topics of Basic English Questions in Exams
Competitive English MCQs for PPSC, FPSC, NTS, CSS, PMS or any other competitive exams includes:
| Important English Topics |
|---|
| Parts of Speech |
| English Narration |
| Active and Passive Voice |
| English Prepositions Exercise |
| Sentence Structure |
| English Vocabulary |
| Idioms and Phrases |
| Spelling Check |
| Verbal Analogies |
| Pair of Words |
English MCQs with Answers
I wish my mother ____________ alive today.
a. could
b. are
c. is
d. was
My teacher and brother _____ me in my exams preparation.
a. helped
b. were helped
c. helps
d. help
Choose the correct article. Ali bought _____ more expensive car than I do.
a. the
b. an
c. a
d. No article
She _______ writing and thinking while she _____ it before.
a. keep / was writing
b. kept / have written
c. Kept / had written
d. Keep / Will write
I am ________ forward to weekend.
a. look
b. looked
c. looking
d. have looked
Nobody ______ taken in by his excuse.
a. are
b. were
c. was
d. None of these
He wants _______ a cold coffee.
a. to drink
b. to be drink
c. being drunk
d. None of these
They ______ for Murree without telling me.
a. leaves
b. are left
c. left
d. had left
The quality of apples _____ good.
a. had
b. were
c. was
d. are
Which word is used as a conjunction in this sentence “They will come if you invite them”?
a. If
b. come
c. Will
d. They
Select the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement?
a. The team will playing well.
b. The team is playing well.
c. The team am playing well.
d. None of these
Identify the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement:
a. The flowers is beautiful in the vase.
b. The flowers in the vase are beautiful.
c. The flowers in the vase is beautiful.
d. The flowers in the vase be beautiful.
Identify the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement:
a. Either the dog or the cats are in the yard.
b. Either the dog or the cats were in the yard.
c. Either the dog or the cats be in the yard.
d. Either the dog or the cats is in the yard.
Which sentence is in the present perfect tense?
a. I has written a letter yesterday.
b. I have written a letter.
c. I was wrote a letter tomorrow.
d. I am being wrote a letter.
Which sentence is in the past perfect tense?
a. I was eaten dinner before I went to bed.
b. I had eaten dinner before I went to bed.
c. I was eating dinner before I go to bed.
d. I have eaten dinner before I went to bed.
Which sentence is in the future perfect tense?
a. By next year, I will have finished my studies.
b. By next year, I finished my studies.
c. By next year, I will finish my studies.
d. By next year, I had finish my studies.
Which sentence is in the past continuous tense?
a. I am writing a letter now.
b. I was writing a letter yesterday.
c. I write a letter tomorrow.
d. I have written a letter tomorrow.
Choose the sentence with the correct capitalization:
a. I enjoy Reading books.
b. I Enjoy reading books.
c. I enjoy reading books.
d. i enjoy reading books.
Which sentence is grammatically incorrect?
a. She doesn’t like ice cream.
b. They doesn’t want to go.
c. He doesn’t like ice cream.
d. All are correct
Which sentence indicates correct use of the subjunctive mood?
a. If I was you, I would do it.
b. If I were you, I would do it.
c. If I am you, I would do it.
d. All are correct
Identify the sentence with correct use of the infinitive:
a. He wants go to the store.
b. He wants going to the store.
c. He wants to go to the store.
d. None of these
Which sentence uses the correct possessive form?
a. The car’s engines were loud.
b. The cars engines were loud.
c. The cars’s engines were loud.
d. All are correct
Which sentence indicates the correct use of a semicolon:
a. I love; to swim it’s so relaxing.
b. I love to swim; it’s so relaxing.
c. I love to swim, it’s so relaxing.
d. None of these
Among the following sentences, Identify the one with correct use of the colon:
a. I need to buy: milk, eggs and bread.
b. I need to buy milk, eggs, and bread.
c. I need to buy; milk, eggs, and bread.
d. None of these
Which sentence indicates correct use of the comma?
a. After school I went to, the park.
b. After school, I went to the playground for cricket.
c. After school I, went to the shopping.
d. After, school I went to the swimming.
Which sentence justify the correct use of apostrophe?
a. The dogs’ tail wagged happily.
b. The dogs’s tail wagged happily
c. The dog’s tail wagged happily.
d. The dogs tail wagged happily.
Which sentence determine correct use of the gerund?
a. He enjoys reading books.
b. The reading of books is enjoyable.
c. Reading books are enjoyable.
d. All are correct.