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LSSSSB Non-Technical · English · 78 practice questions with answers and explanations: 47 Easy, 31 Medium, 0 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

He lives ___ Srinagar.

  1. to
  2. at
  3. on
  4. in
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Answer: D. Use 'in' with cities.

Sample Easy question 2

She is sitting ___ the bench.

  1. at
  2. by
  3. on
  4. in
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Answer: C. 'On' is used with a bench.

Sample Easy question 3

___ sun rises in the east.

  1. The
  2. No article
  3. An
  4. A
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Answer: A. The sun is unique, so 'the' is used.

Sample Medium question 4

The committee's decision was ___, so no one could challenge it later.

  1. unanimous
  2. tentative
  3. ambiguous
  4. reversible
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Answer: A. A unanimous decision has everyone's agreement, which is why no member could later challenge it.

Sample Medium question 5

By the time we reached, the train ___.

  1. has left
  2. had left
  3. left
  4. was leaving
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Answer: B. The earlier past action takes the past perfect.

Sample Medium question 6

He ___ for two hours when I arrived.

  1. has been waiting
  2. was waiting
  3. waited
  4. had been waiting
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Answer: D. An action continuing up to a past moment takes the past perfect continuous.

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