MCQ Collection
PPSC English MCQs
Practice PPSC English questions with answers and explanations.
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Correct Answer: C. both
Explanation:
'Both' refers to the two brothers together and agrees with the plural verb.
The sentence states that the two share the same profession.
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Correct Answer: D. either
Explanation:
'Either' means one or the other of two choices.
It is the correct determiner for a free choice between two items.
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Correct Answer: A. I
Explanation:
The pronoun is part of the compound subject of the verb 'completed.'
Subject position requires the nominative form 'I.'
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Correct Answer: B. me
Explanation:
The pronoun follows the preposition 'to' and functions as an object.
The objective form 'me' is correct.
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Correct Answer: C. mine
Explanation:
'Mine' is an independent possessive pronoun that can stand without a noun.
'My' would need to modify a following noun.
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Correct Answer: D. themselves
Explanation:
The plural subject 'students' requires the plural reflexive pronoun 'themselves.'
It shows that the students prepared their own persons.
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Correct Answer: A. me
Explanation:
A pronoun after the preposition 'between' must be in the objective case.
Therefore, 'me' is correct.
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Correct Answer: B. She taught herself to play the guitar.
Explanation:
'Herself' refers back to the subject 'She' and receives the action.
A reflexive pronoun must have an appropriate antecedent in the clause.
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Correct Answer: C. The principal herself announced the result.
Explanation:
'Herself' emphasizes 'the principal' but is not required for the sentence's grammar.
This emphatic use is called intensive.
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Correct Answer: D. whose
Explanation:
'Whose' shows possession between the woman and the car.
It introduces a relative clause modifying 'woman.'
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Correct Answer: A. whom
Explanation:
The pronoun is the object of the preposition 'to.'
Formal standard English therefore uses 'whom.'
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Correct Answer: B. many
Explanation:
'Books' is a plural countable noun.
'Many' is used to ask about the number of countable items.