Medical College Admission Test English - 2022- 2023 Session English Questions' Answers with Explanation

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Medical Admission Test (2022-23) English Questions

Questions (1-15)

Medical Admission Test (2022–23)

❖ English Section – Questions

1. Which of the following can be used as a ‘modal’ as well as ‘main’ verb?

a) do

b) need

c) could

d) mind

2. What kind of pronoun are “who, what, and which”?

a) demonstrative

b) personal

c) relative

d) reflexive

3. The word ‘recalcitrant’ means-

a) mutinous

b) compliant

c) docile

d) amenable

4. The flight is leaving shortly. Here ‘shortly’ is-

a) a subject

b) an adverbial

c) a complement

d) an adjective

5. I have no kith and kin in this town. It is a-

a) prepositional phrase

b) conjunctional phrase

c) adjective phrase

d) noun phrase

6. The antonym of ‘harbinger’ is –

a) educator

b) messenger

c) follower

d) leader

7. Father loves me. Here ‘loves’ is an example of-

a) intransitive verb

b) simple verb

c) auxiliary verb

d) transitive verb

8. Complete the following sentence: Do you know when-

a) the results will be published

b) are the results published

c) the results will publish

d) will the results publish

9. The man who sat next to me is an architect. It is a-

a) compound sentence

b) complex-compound sentence

c) simple sentence

d) complex sentence

10. “We want to take legal action against the hoodlum.” In this sentence ‘to’ is a/an-

a) adverb

b) conjunction

c) preposition

d) infinitive marker

11. “There is no mother but loves her child.” Here ‘but’ is-

a) conjunction

b) adjective

c) negative relative

d) adverb

12. Choose the correct sentence-

a) I am very better today.

b) The goods are of inferior qualities.

c) He gave me some advice.

d) He requested of my help.

13. Which sentence uses inchoative verb?

a) It is dark.

b) It is growing dark.

c) He is weak.

d) He was king.

14. An ‘elegy’ is a –

a) satire

b) limerick

c) poem of lamentation

d) hymn

15. Which one is a masculine noun?

a) miss

b) spring

c) death

d) liberty

Answers & Explanations

Qn	Correct Option	Explanation
1	b) need	‘Need’ can function both as a modal (e.g., “needn’t”) and a main verb (e.g., “need to”).
2	c) relative	Though commonly interrogative, “who”, “what”, “which” can function as relative pronouns.
3	a) mutinous	“Recalcitrant” means disobedient or rebellious; closest synonym is “mutinous.”
4	b) an adverbial	“Shortly” is an adverb of time modifying the verb “leaving.”
5	d) noun phrase	“Kith and kin” is a noun phrase meaning relatives.
6	c) follower	A “harbinger” is a forerunner; its antonym is “follower.”
7	d) transitive verb	“Loves” requires an object (“me”), making it a transitive verb.
8	a) the results will be published	Passive structure is required; “results” can’t act themselves.
9	d) complex sentence	“Who sat next to me” is a dependent clause modifying “man.”
10	d) infinitive marker	“To take” is an infinitive verb; “to” here marks the infinitive.
11	c) negative relative	In older or literary English, “but” = “who does not” in this usage.
12	c) He gave me some advice.	“Advice” is uncountable; correct usage is “some advice.”
13	b) It is growing dark.	“Growing” shows a change of state, typical of inchoative verbs.
14	c) poem of lamentation	“Elegy” is a mournful or sorrowful poem.
15	c) death	Though abstract, “death” is culturally personified as masculine.