10 self study question with answer--20

Question 1

Direction: In the following questions, four alternatives are for the given. Fill in the Blanks with the correct alternative.

_____ had I left my home when she called me on my cell. (SSC CHSL 2014)

  hardly

  after

  just

  as soon as

It's 'hardly '
With the word hardly, Past perfect tense is used.

Question 2

The future of our country does not look too good, but there isn't much ______. (SSC CHSL 2014)

  I can’t do about it

  I can make about it

  I can do about it

  Can I do about it

It's 'I can do about it '
There is affirmative word order. We should be careful not to use double negative.

Question 3

His business hasn't taken off well, ____, he’s happy that customers are increasing. (SSC CHSL 2014)

  henceworth

  furthermore

  moreover

  nonetheless

It's 'nonetheless '
Nonetheless means despite that, however.

Question 4

Your jacket is dirty, I don't think it will _____ for the wedding. (SSC CHSL 2014)

  present

  do

  wear

  make

It's 'do '
It will do here means that it will be satisfactory.

Question 5

Ujjwal hasn't met the new secretary yet, and _____ . (SSC CHSL 2014)

  nor I have

  neither I have

  neither have I

  I have also

It's 'neither have I '
Here 'neither/nor/so' and matching auxiliaries are used to express similarity between two (or more) people's actions.

Question 6

_______ at the party doesn't bother me. (SSC CHSL 2014)

  what did you see

  that you saw

  which you saw

  what you saw

It's 'what you saw '
‘What you saw' is the grammatical subject of this sentence.

Question 7

The girl I was about to meet _____ play a very vital role in my life. (SSC CHSL 2014)

  will

  would get to

  is going to

  will go to

It's 'would get to '
Here future in the past is discussed. So ‘will’ becomes ‘would’.

Question 8

Have you seen the film _____ Shah Rukh Khan saves the world from the aliens? (SSC CHSL 2014)

  in

  in which

  in that

  where

It's 'in which '
‘In which' is used when introducing a relative clause to avoid ending the sentence with a preposition (in).

Question 9

Ankit is rather upset these days. Why _____ him round? (SSC CHSL 2014)

  to invite

  will you invite

  not invite

  shouldn’t invite

It's 'not invite '
'Why not + bare infinitive' is used to make suggestions.

Question 10

Her forefather’s house ______ pulled down just before she was born. (SSC CHSL 2014)

  had been

  has been

  had already been

  was

It's 'had been '
It is past perfect passive sentence. So had been + past participle will be used.