English MCQ Questions with answers

✅ Answer: (A) Achiever

Sluggard means a lazy, idle, or inactive person.

Opposite (Antonym):

• Achiever ✅ – A hardworking and successful person.
• Dormant ❌ – Inactive; similar in meaning to sluggard.
• Torpid ❌ – Sluggish or lethargic.
• Paralyzed ❌ – Unable to move.

Easy Trick

SLUGGARD = Lazy person
Opposite = Achiever / Hardworking person

✅ Correct Option: (A) Achiever.

✅ Answer: (B)

Sentence:

If it were possible to get near when one of the volcanic eruptions take place, we should see a grand sight.

❌ Error in part (b):

• The subject is "one of the volcanic eruptions", which refers to a single eruption.
• Therefore, the verb should be takes place, not take place.

✅ Correct sentence:

If it were possible to get near when one of the volcanic eruptions takes place, we should see a grand sight.

Rule:
When the subject is one of + plural noun, the verb is usually singular.

Examples:

• One of the boys is absent. ✔️
• One of the books was lost. ✔️

✅ Correct Option: (B).

The correct option is (B) Wavering.

​Explanation

• ​Constant means steady, unchanging, or persistent.
• ​Wavering means hesitating, fluctuating, or being unsteady. Since it describes something that changes or hesitates, it is the exact opposite of constant.

​What the other words mean:

• ​Bellicose: Demonstrating aggression and a willingness to fight; warlike.
• ​Cretaceous: Relating to a specific geological period (famous for dinosaurs) or simply meaning "chalky."
• ​Ignominious: Deserving or causing public disgrace or shame; humiliating.

The correct option is (D) Scarcity.

​Explanation

• ​Abundance means a very large quantity of something; a plentiful supply.
• ​Scarcity means the state of being scarce or in short supply; a shortage. This makes it the direct opposite of abundance.

​What the other words mean:

• ​Humility: A modest or low view of one's own importance; humbleness.
• ​Endless: Having or seeming to have no end or limit.
• ​Absolute: Total, complete, or not qualified or diminished in any way

The correct option is (C) Enslave.

​Explanation

• ​Liberate means to set someone free from imprisonment, slavery, or oppression.
• ​Enslave means to make someone a slave or take away their freedom. This is the exact opposite of liberating them.

​What the other words mean:

• ​Incarnate: Embodied in human form; given a concrete physical form.
• ​Amputate: To surgically cut off a limb or part of the body.
• ​Celebrate: To honor a notable holiday or event with festive activities.