Grammar

One Mark Questions

Q. Choose the most appropriate word(s) from the options given below to
complete the following sentence:
I contemplated ___________Singapore for my vacation but decided
against it. (GATE-11)
(a) to visit
(b) having to visit
(c) visiting
(d) for a visit
Q. One of the parts (A, B, C, D) in the sentence given below contains an
ERROR. Which one of the following is INCORRECT?
(GATE-12)
I requested that he should be given the driving test today instead of
tomorrow.
(a) requested that
(b) should be given
(c) the driving test
(d) instead of tomorrow
Q. Choose the most appropriate alternative from the options given below
to complete the following sentence:
If the tired soldier wanted to lie down, he ____ the mattress out on the
balcony.
(GATE-12)
(a) should take
(b) shall take
(c) should have taken
(d) will have taken
Q. Choose the grammatically INCORRECT sentence:
(GATE-12)
(a) They gave us the money back less the service charges of Three
Hundred rupees.
(b) This country’s expenditure is not less than that of Bangladesh
(c) The committee initially asked for a funding of Fifty Lakh rupees,
but later settled for a lesser sum
(d) This country’s expenditure on educational reforms is very less.
Q. Choose the most appropriate alternative from the options given below
to complete the following sentence:
(GATE-12)
Suresh’s dog is the one ---------- was hurt in the stampede.
(a) that
(b) which
(c) who
(d) whom
Q. They were requested not to quarrel with others.
Which one of the following options is the closest in meaning to the
word quarrel?
(GATE-13)
(a) make out
(b) call out
(c) dig out
(d) fall out
Q. Complete the sentence:
Dare _________ mistake (GATE-13)
(a) commit
(b) to commit
(c) committed
(d) committing
Q. Choose the grammatically CORRECT sentence:
(GATE-13)
(a) Two and two add four
(b) Two and two become four
(c) Two and two are four
(d) Two and two make four
Q. Were you a bird, you ________ ____ in the sky.
(GATE-13)
(a) Would fly
(b) Shall fly
(c) Should fly
(d) Shall have flown
Q. Choose the grammatically INCORRECT sentence:
(GATE- 13)
(a) he is of Asian origin
(b) they belonged to Africa
(c) he is an European
(d) they migrated from India to Austrailia
Q. Theprofessor orderdto thestudentstogo out of the class
I II III IV
Which of the above underlined parts of the sentence is grammatically
incorrect?
(GATE- 13)
(a) I
(b) II
(c) III
(d) IV
Q. Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to
complete the following sentence.
A person suffering from Alzheimer’s disease ________ short-term
memory loss.
(GATE -14)
(a) experienced
(b) has experienced
(c) is experiencing
(d) experiences
Q. Choose the most appropriate phrase from the options given below to
complete the following sentence.
The aircraft _______ take off as soon as its fight plan was filed.
(GATE-14)
(a) is allowed to
(b) will be allowed to
(c) was allowed to
(d) has been allowed to
Q. Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to
complete the following sentence.
Communication and interpersonal skills are _____important in their
own ways.
(GATE -14)
(a) each
(b) both
(c) all
(d) either
Q. Which of the options given below best completes the following
sentence?
She will feel much better if she_____
(GATE-14)
(a) will get some rest
(b) gets some rest
(c) will be getting some rest
(d) is getting some rest
Q. ‘Advice’ is ____________.
(GATE-14)
(a) A verb
(b) A noun
(c) An adjective
(d) Both a verb and a noun
Q. Who _______ was coming to see us this evening?
(GATE-14)
(a) you said
(b) did you say
(c) did you say that
(d) had you said
Q. Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to
complete the following sentence.
One of his biggest ____ was his ability to forgive.
(GATE -14)
(a) vice
(b) virtues
(c) choices
(d) strength
Q. Didn’t you buy __________ when you went shopping?
(GATE-14)
(a) any paper
(b) much paper
(c) no paper
(d) a few paper
Q. While trying to collect an envelope from under the table.
I II
Mr.Xfell down and was losing consciousness
III IV
Which one of the above underlined parts of the sentence is NOT
appropriate? (GATE – 14)
(a) I
(b) II
(c) III
(d) IV
Q. If she ______ how to calibrate the instrument, she ____ done the
experiment.
(GATE-14)
(a) Knows, will have
(b) knew, had
(c) had known, could have
(d) should have known, would have
Q. Fill in the blank with the correct idiom/phrase.
That boy from the town was a __________in the sleepy village.
(GATE-15)
(a) dog out of herd
(b) sheep from the heap
(c) fish out of water
(d) bird from the flock
Q. The Tamil version of ______ John Abraham-starrer Madras Cafe
_____ cleared by the Censor Board with no cuts last week, but the
film’s distributors _______ no takers among the exhibitors for a
release in Tamil Nadu _____ this Friday.
(GATE-15)
(a) Mr., was, found, on
(b) a, was, found, at
(c) the ,was, found, on
(d) a, being , find, at
Q. We ________ our friend’s birthday and we ________ how to make it
up to him.
(GATE-15)
(a) completely forgot – – don’t just know
(b) forgot completely – – don’t just know
(c) completely forgot – – just don’t know
(d) forgot completely – – just don’t know
Q. Out of the following four sentences, select the most suitable sentence
with respect to grammar and usage: (GATE-15)
(a) Since the report lacked needed information, it was of no use to
them.
(b) The report was useless to them because there were no needed
information in it.
(c) Since the report did not contain the needed information, it was
not real useful to them.
(d) Since the report lacked needed information, it would not had
been useful to them.
Q. Choose the appropriate word/phrase, out of the four options given
below, to complete the following sentence:
Frogs__________. (GATE-15)
(a) Croak
(b) Roar
(c) Hiss
(d) Patter
Q. The following question presents a sentence, part of which is
underlined. Beneath the sentence you find four ways of phrasing the
underlined part. Following the requirements of the standard written
English, select the answer that produces the most effective sentence.
Tuberculosis, together with its effects , ranks one of the leading
causes of death in India.
(GATE-15)
(a) ranks as one of the leading causes of death.
(b) rank as one of the leading causes of death.
(c) has the rank of the leading causes of death.
(d) are one of the leading causes of death.
Q. What is the adverb for the given word below? (GATE-15)
MISOGYNOUS
(a) Misogynousness
(b) Mysogynity
(c) Misogynously
(d) Misogynous
Q. In the following sentence certain parts are underlined and marked P,
Q, and R. One of the parts may contain certain error or may not be
acceptable in standard written communication. Select the part
containing an error. Choose D as your answer if there is no error.
(GATE-15)
The student corrected all the errors that the
P
instructor marked on the answer book.
Q R
(a) P (b) Q
(c) R (d) No Error
Q. Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to
complete the following sentence.
(GATE-15)
If the athlete had wanted to come first in the race, he ______ several
hours every day.
(a) should practise
(b) should have practised
(c) practised
(d) should be practicing
Q. Choose the correct verb to fill in the below:
Let us ______. (GATE-15)
(a) introvert
(b) alternate
(c) atheist
(d) altruist
Q. Ram and Shyam shared a secret and promised to each other it would
remain between them. Ram expressed himself in one of the following
ways as given in the choices below. Identify the correct way as per
standard English. (GATE-15)
(a) It would remain between you and me.
(b) It would remain between I and you.
(c) It would remain between you and I.
(d) It would remain with me.
Q. Choose the appropriate word/phrase, out of the four options given
below, to complete the following sentence: (GATE-15)
Dhoni , as well as the other team members of Indian team, ________
present on the occasion.
(a) were
(b) was
(c) has
(d) have
Q. An apple costs Rs. 10. An onion costs Rs. 8.
Select the most suitable sentence with respect to grammar and usage.
(GATE-16)
(a) The price of an apple is greater than an onion
(b) The price of an apple is more than onion
(c) The price of an apple is greater than that of an onion
(d) Apples are more costlier than onions
Q. Which of the following is CORRECT with respect to grammar and
usage?
Mount Everest is ______ (GATE-16)
(a) the highest peak in the world
(b) highest peak in the world
(c) one of highest peak in the world
(d) one of the highest peak in the world
Q. The policeman asked the victim of a theft, “What did you ______?”
(GATE-16)
(a) loose
(b) lose
(c) loss
(d) louse
Q. Based on the given statements, select the appropriate option with
respect to grammar and usage. (GATE-16)
Statements
(i) The height of Mr. X is 6 feet.
(ii) The height of Mr. Y is 5 feet.

(a) Mr. X is longer than Mr. Y.

(b) Mr. X is more elongated than Mr. Y.
(c) Mr. X is taller than Mr. Y.
(d) Mr. X is lengthier than Mr. Y.
Q. The man who is now Municipal Commissioner worked as
___________
(GATE-16)
(a) the security guard at a university
(b) a security guard at the university
(c) a security guard at university
(d) the security guard at the university
Q. Nobody knows how the Indian cricket team is going to cope with the
difficult and seamer-friendly wickets in Australia. Choose the option
which his closest in meaning to the underlined phrase int eh above
sentence
(GATE-16)
(a) put up with
(b) put in with
(c) put down to
(d) put up against
Q. The volume of a sphere of diameter 1 unit is _____ than the volume
of a cube of side 1 unit.
(GATE-16)
(a) least
(b) less
(c) lesser
(d) low
Q. The unruly crowd demanded that the accused be ____ without trial.
(GATE-16)
(a) hanged
(b) hanging
(c) hankering
(d) hung
Q. If I were you, I________ that laptop. It’s much too expensive
(GATE-16)
(a) won’t buy
(b) shan’t buy
(c) wouldn’t buy
(d) would buy
Q. He turned a deaf ear to my request. What does the underlined phrasal
verb mean?
(GATE-16)
(a) Ignored
(b) appreciated
(c) twisted
(d) returned
Q. Choose the most appropriate set of words from the options given
below to complete the following sentence.
_____ ______ is a will, ______ is a way.
(GATE-16)
(a) Wear, there, their
(b) Were, their, there
(c) Where, there, there
(d) Where, their, their
Q. Out of the following four sentences, select the most suitable sentence
with respect to grammar and usage. (GATE-16)
(a) I will not leave the place until the minister does not meet me.
(b) I will not leave the place until the minister doesn’t meet me.
(c) I will not leave the place until the minister meet me.
(d) I will not leave the place until the minister meets me.
Q. Archimedes said, “Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on
which to place it, and I will move the world.” The sentence above is
an example of a ___________ statement. (GATE-16)
(a) figurative
(b) collateral
(c) literal
(d) figurine
Q. I _________ made arrangements had I ___________ informed
earlier.
(GATE-17)
(a) could have, been
(b) would have, being
(c) had, have
(d) had been, been
Q. The ninth and the tenth of this month are Monday and Tuesday
_____
(GATE-17)
(a) Figuratively
(b) retrospectively
(c) respectively
(d) rightfully
Q. Research in the workplace reveals that people work for many reasons
_________.
(GATE-17)
(a) money beside
(b) beside money
(c) money besides
(d) besides money
Q. After Rajendra Chola returned from his voyage to Indonesia, he ____
to visit the temple in Thanjavur.
(GATE-17)
(a) was wishing
(b) is wishing
(c) wished
(d) had wished
Q. Saturn is ___________ to be seen on a clear night with the naked eye.
(GATE-17)
(a) enough bright
(b) bright enough
(c) as enough bright
(d) bright as enough
Q. He was one of my best ________ and I felt his loss _________.
(GATE-17)
(a) friend, keenly
(b) friends, keen
(c) friend, keener
(d) friends, keenly
Q. The ways in which this game can be played _____ potentially
infinite. (GATE-17)
(a) is
(b) is being
(c) are
(d) are being
Q. The bacteria in milk are destroyed when it ______ heated to 80
degree Celsius.
(GATE-17)
(a) would be
(b) will be
(c) is
(d) was
Q. The event would have been successful if you ____able to come.
(GATE-17)
(a) are
(b) had been
(c) have been
(d) Would have been
Q. The lecture was attended by quite _________ students, so the hall
was not very _______.
(GATE-19-CE)
(a) few, quite
(b) a few, quite
(c) few, quiet
(d) a few, quiet
Q. The CEO’s decision to quit was as shocking to the Board as it was to
_______.
(GATE-19-CE)
(a) me
(b) myself
(c) I
(d) my
Q. They have come a long way in _________ trust among the users.
(GATE-19-CE)
(a) create
(b) creation
(c) created
(d) creating
Q. Hima Das was _______ only Indian athlete to win _______gold for
India.
(GATE-19-CE)
(a) the a
(b) the, may
(c) an, a
(d) an, the
Q. The boat arrived ______ dawn.
(GATE-19-EC)
(a) under
(b) at
(c) on
(d) in
Q. The strategies that the company _______ to sell its products ______
house-to-house marketing.
(GATE-19-EC)
(a) use, includes
(b) uses, include
(c) uses, including
(d) used, includes
Q. Newspapers are a constant source of delight and recreation for me.
The _____ trouble is that I read _______ many of them.
(GATE-19-EE)
(a) only, quite
(b) even, quite
(c) even, too
(d) only, too
Q. The passengers were angry __________ the airline staff about the
delay (GATE-19-EE)
(a) on
(b) about
(c) with
(d) towards
Q. Are there enough seats here? There are _______ people here than I
expected.
(GATE-19-ME)
(a) more
(b) least
(c) many
(d) most
Q. Once the team of analysis identify the problem, we _____ in a better
position to comment on the issue.
Which one of the following choices CANNOT fill the given blank?
(GATE-19-ME)
(a) were to be
(b) might be
(c) are going to be
(d) will be
Q. The expenditure on the project ________ as follow: equipment Rs.20
lakhs, salaries Rs.12 lakhs, and contingency Rs.3 lakhs.
(GATE-19-CSIT)
(a) breaks
(b) breaks down
(c) break down
(d) break
Q. Until Iran came along, India has never been __________ in kabaddi.
(GATE-19-INST/PI)
(a) defeated
(b) defeating
(c) defeat
(d) defeatist
Q. The fishermen, __________ the flood victims owed their lives, were
rewarded by the government.
(GATE-19-INST/PI)
(a) whom
(b) to which
(c) to whom
(d) that
Q. The growth rate of ABC Motors in 2017 was the same ______ XYZ
Motors in 2016.
(GATE-19-CE)
(a) as that off
(b) as off
(c) as that of
(d) as those of
Q. Rescue teams deployed ______disaster hit areas combat_____ a lot of
difficulties to save the people. (GATE-20-CE-SET2)
(a) with, with
(b) to, to
(c) with, at
(d) in, with
Q. Raman is confident of speaking English ____ six months as he has
been practising regularly ____ the last three weeks.
(GATE-20-CSIT)
(a) within, for
(b) for, in
(c) during, for
(d) for, since
Q.He was not only accused of theft ___ of conspiracy.
(GATE-20-ECE)
(a) rather than
(b) rather
(c) but also
(d) but even
Q. While I agree _______ his proposal this time, I do not often agree
______ him.
(GATE-20-MA/PI SET2)
(a) to, to
(b) with, with
(c) with, to
(d) to, with
Q. Jofra Archer, the England fast bowler, is_______
(GATE-20-MA/IN SET1)
(a) faster
(b) less fast
(c) more fast
(d) more faster
Q. The untimely loss of life is a cause of serious global concern as
thousands of people get killed ____ accidents every year while many
other die ____ diseases like cardio vascular disease, cancer, etc.
(GATE-20-ECE)
(a) from, of
(b) from, from
(c) during, from
(d) in, of
Q. This book, including all its chapters, _______ interesting. The
students as well as the instructor ________ in agreement about it.
(GATE-20-EE)
(a) is, are
(b) is, was
(c) are, are
(d) were, was
Q. i) Arun and Aparna are here.
(ii) Arun and Aparna is here.
(iii) Arun’s families is here.
(iv) Arun’s family is here.
Which of the above sentences are grammatically CORRECT?
(GATE-21-CE SET2)
(a) (ii) and (iv)
(b) (i) and (ii)
(c) (iii) and (iv)
(d) (i) and (iv)
Q. Consider the following sentences:
(i) Everybody in the class is prepared for the exam.
(ii) Babu invited Danish to his home because he enjoys playing chess
Which of the following is the CORRECT observation about the above
two sentences?
(GATE-21-CS SET1)
(a) (i) is grammatically incorrect and (ii) is unambiguous
(b) (i) is grammatically correct and (ii) is unambiguous
(c) (i) is grammatically correct and (ii) is ambiguous
(d) (i) is grammatically incorrect and (ii) is ambiguous
Q. Gauri said that she can play the keyboard ______ her sister.
(GATE-21-CS SET2)
(a) as worse as
(b) as nicest as
(c) as well as
(d) as better as
Q. Consider the following sentences:
(i) I woke up from sleep
(ii) I woked up from sleep
(iii) I was woken up from sleep
(iv) I was wokened up from sleep
Which of the above sentences are grammatically CORRECT ?
(GATE-21-EC/PI)
(a) (i) and (iv) (b) (i) and (ii)
(c) (ii) and (iii) (d) (i) and (iii)
Q. The people____ were at the demonstration were from all sections of
society.
(GATE-21-EE)
(a) whom
(b) whose
(c) which
(d) who
Q. Consider the following sentences:
(i) After his surgery, Raja hardly could walk.
(ii) After his surgery, Raja could barely walk.
(iii) After his surgery, Raja barely could walk.
(iv) After his surgery, Raja could hardly walk.
Which of the above sentences are grammatically CORRECT?
(GATE-21-ME SET1)
(a) (i) and (iii)
(b) (ii) and (iv)
(c) (iii) and (iv)
(d) (i) and (ii)
Q. Consider the following sentences: (GATE-21-ME SET2)
(i) The number of candidates who appear for the GATE examination
is staggering.
(ii) A number of candidates from my class are appearing for the
GATE examination
(iii) The number of candidates who appear for the GATE examination
are staggering.
(iv) A number of candidates from my class is appearing for the GATE
examination.
Which of the above sentences are grammatically CORRECT?
(a) (i) and (iii) (b) (i) and (ii)
(c) (ii) and (iii) (d) (ii) and (iv)
Q. The movie was funny and I _________.
(a) could help laughing
(b) couldn’t help laughed
(c) couldn’t help laughing
(d) could helped laughed
(GATE-22-CE S2)
Q. Mr. X speaks _________ Japanese _________ Chinese.
(a) neither / or
(b) either / nor
(c) neither / nor
(d) also / but
(GATE-22-EC)