General English Pronoun Jkssb Mcqs (256 MCQs) | JKSSB & SSC Quiz

General English

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Question 191 Discuss

Every of the students must complete the assignment.

A
Every of
B
the students must
C
complete
D
the assignment

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

'Every' is an adjective and cannot be used with 'of'. It must be 'Every one of' or 'Each of'.
Question 192 Discuss

Each of the participants have received a certificate of merit.

A
Each of the
B
participants have
C
received a certificate
D
of merit

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

'Each of' is followed by a plural noun but takes a singular verb. Replace 'have' with 'has'.
Question 193 Discuss

We bought a new car and its color is red.

A
We bought
B
a new car
C
and its
D
color is red

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

No error. 'Its' is correctly used as the possessive pronoun for the non-living object 'car'.
Question 194 Discuss

Both you as well as my brother have been selected.

A
Both you
B
as well as
C
my brother
D
have been selected

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

'Both' is followed by the conjunction 'and', not 'as well as'. Replace 'as well as' with 'and'.
Question 195 Discuss

She is one of the few women who has achieved such greatness.

A
She is one of
B
the few women
C
who has
D
achieved such greatness

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

The relative pronoun 'who' refers to 'women' (plural). Therefore, the verb must be plural: 'have achieved'.
Question 196 Discuss

He has bought a dog, which its tail is very short.

A
He has bought
B
a dog, which
C
its tail is
D
very short

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

The construction is awkward and incorrect. The possessive relative pronoun 'whose' should be used: 'whose tail is very short'.
Question 197 Discuss

There is nothing which cannot be resolved through dialogue.

A
There is nothing
B
which cannot
C
be resolved
D
through dialogue

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

After 'nothing', 'everything', 'something', the relative pronoun 'that' is used instead of 'which'.
Question 198 Discuss

These books are better than those books.

A
These books
B
are better
C
than those
D
books

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

Repeating the noun 'books' is unnecessary. 'Those' as a demonstrative pronoun stands alone perfectly well. 'Those' alone is better.
Question 199 Discuss

I have read all the books which you gave me.

A
I have read
B
all the books
C
which you
D
gave me

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

After words like 'all', 'same', 'none', the relative pronoun 'that' should be used instead of 'which'.
Question 200 Discuss

If you are absent oneself from class, you will miss important lectures.

A
If you are
B
absent oneself
C
from class
D
you will miss

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

The reflexive pronoun must agree with the subject 'you'. Replace 'oneself' with 'yourself'.