English Quiz for SSC/Railway

Which of the phrases given below should replace the phrase given in blod in the following sentences to make the sentence grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and there is no correction required choose (5) as the answer.

1. He advised his son not doing anything which is against his conscience.
(1) never to do
(2) not done
(3) to not doing
(4) no doing of
(5) none of these

2. Even after talking the matter for hours we could not arrive at a decision
(1) talking to
(2) talking over
(3) talked about
(4) talk through
(5) none of these

3. I have read a little of the book.
(1) a few pages
(2) little pages
(3) all pages
(4) a few of the pages
(5) none of these


4. The police failed in its attempt to disperse the crowd before the miscreants set the fire on the bus.
(1) set the bus on fire
(2) setting fire on the bus
(3) set fire in the bus
(4) setting bus on the fire
(5) none of these

5. He was asked to stay back from boarding the plane.
(1) held out
(2) detained
(3) not allowed
(4) staying back
(5) none of these

6. Madhu prefers coffee to tea.
(1) over
(2) for
(3) than
(4) instead
(5) none of these

7. The artist had finished hardly by that time.
(1) The artist had hardly finished  by that time.
(2) The artist had finished well by that time.
(3) Hardly had that time finished by the artist.
(4) The artist had hardly finished at that time.
(5) none of these

8. Your parcel will have to arrive yet.

(1) is yet to arrive
(2) will arrive yet
(3) is yet arriving
(4) have to arrive
(5) none of these 

9. Everything depends on them coming on time.

(1) depends upon them coming
(2) depend upon them come
(3) depends upon their coming
(4) depends when they come
(5) none of these 

10. Recently there has been suddenly increased the price of oil.

(1) suddenly increasing
(2) sudden increase from
(3) a sudden increase in
(4) increased suddenly
(5) none of these 

Answers-

1. (1)
2. (2)
3. (1)
4. (1)
5. (3)
6. (5)
7. (1)
8. (1)
9. (3)
10. (3)