Grammar - English Aptitude MCQ Questions and Answers

China has more people than Canada.

Wrecked --- to destroy or badly damage something.
The explosion that wrecked the bus killed twelve people.

Opposite of ‘Professional’ is Amateur.

Let's break down the sentence: "Sachin did not play so . . . . . . . as Saurav did."

1. The word "play" is a verb (an action word).
2. We need a word that describes how Sachin performed the action of "playing". Words that describe verbs are called adverbs.
3. Words that describe nouns (people, places, things) are called adjectives.

Now let's look at the options:

Option A: well
"Well" is an adverb. Adverbs describe verbs (actions). Since "play" is an action, "well" correctly describes how Sachin played. The structure "so...as" uses the basic form of the adverb here. This is the correct answer.
Example: He sings well. Sachin did not play so well as Saurav did.

Option B: good
"Good" is an adjective. Adjectives describe nouns (e.g., a good player, a good book). You cannot use "good" to describe an action like "play". You wouldn't say "He plays good." So, this is incorrect.

Option C: better
"Better" is a comparative form. It's used to compare two things (e.g., "Sachin played better than Saurav"). However, the structure "not so...as" typically uses the base form of the adverb or adjective, not the comparative form. So, this is incorrect for this specific structure.

Option D: best
"Best" is a superlative form. It's used when comparing three or more things, or to say something is at the highest level (e.g., "Sachin is the best player"). It does not fit this comparison between two people using "so...as". So, this is incorrect.

Therefore, the correct word to describe how Sachin "played" is the adverb "well".

The final sentence: Sachin did not play so well as Saurav did.

The abstract noun of ‘young’ is youth.

Sentence is in present continuous tense and passive voice.
Rule :
Subject + is/am/are + being + V³ + other agents.
Traffic is being controlled by the school boys now.

Having switched off the light, I went to bed.

They are two brothers but neither of them takes care of their parents.

Few is a quantifier used with plural countable nouns. Little is used with singular uncountable nouns. Rivers are plural countable nouns. Option B is correct.
Very few rivers in India are as long as the Narmada.

The correct answer is Option B: a few.

Let's understand why:

1. The word "rupees" is a plural countable noun. This means you can count rupees individually (one rupee, two rupees, many rupees).

2. "a few" is used with plural countable nouns to mean "some" or "a small number". For example, you would say "a few books" or "a few friends." Since "rupees" is a plural countable noun, "a few" fits grammatically in the sentence.

3. Let's look at why the other options are incorrect:
* Option A: "a little" is used with uncountable nouns. These are things you cannot count individually, like water, sugar, or "money" when referring to the general concept or substance. You would say "a little water" or "a little patience." Since "rupees" are countable, "a little" is incorrect here.
* Option C: "a some" is grammatically incorrect in English. We use "some" by itself (e.g., "some rupees") or other quantifiers, but never "a some."
* Option D: "All" is incorrect because only one of the options (A, B, or C) is the right answer.

Therefore, among the given choices, "a few" is the only grammatically correct option that can be used before the plural countable noun "rupees." The sentence "Now, he lives like a beggar" emphasizes the severe consequence of his loss, but the blank needs a quantifier that properly modifies "rupees."