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UPPSC 2025 — English Language Questions with Answers

All 16 English Language previous-year questions from UPPSC 2025, each with the correct answer and a full explanation. Practise them as a free, timed mock test with instant scoring.

1. Q1.English Grammar

   Choose the indirect speech of the following direct sentence. He said, 'I have been waiting for ages.'

   • a)He said that he had been waiting for ages.
   • b)He says that he has been waiting for ages.
   • c)He said that he has been waiting for ages.
   • d)He said that he is being waiting for ages.
2. Q2.English Language

   Identify the correct spelling from the options given below.

   • a)(a) Enterprenure
   • b)(b) Enterpranore
   • c)(c) Entrepreneur
   • d)(d) Entraprenure
3. Q3.English Language

   Fill the correct form of verb, in the given sentence. Many a man ______ died for his country.

   • a)(a) has
   • b)(b) was
   • c)(c) is
   • d)(d) have
4. Q4.English Language

   Complete the sentence with proper preposition. We usually finish work early _______ Fridays.

   • a)(a) at
   • b)(b) during
   • c)(c) on
   • d)(d) in
5. Q5.English Language

   Fill in the blank from given options. By next July, I _______ in this office for ten years.

   • a)(a) will work
   • b)(b) will have been working
   • c)(c) worked
   • d)(d) will be worked
6. Q6.English Language

   Choose the correct active form of the sentence. They were seen to go out.

   • a)(a) I saw them go out.
   • b)(b) They were seen to go out.
   • c)(c) He saw them go out.
   • d)(d) We saw them go out.
7. Q7.English Language

   Select the most appropriate option for the following sentence. She wrote this article _______ her holiday.

   • a)(a) during
   • b)(b) in
   • c)(c) on
   • d)(d) by
8. Q8.English Language

   What is the meaning of the word 'ephemeral'?

   • a)(a) Permanent
   • b)(b) Mysterious
   • c)(c) Temporary
   • d)(d) Loud
9. Q9.English Language

   Identify the correct spelling from the options given below.

   • a)(a) Reservoir
   • b)(b) Reservoure
   • c)(c) Resorvor
   • d)(d) Reservour
10. Q10.English Language

    Fill the correct form of verb in the given sentence. Either of these two pens _______ good.

    • a)(a) are
    • b)(b) have
    • c)(c) is
    • d)(d) has
11. Q11.English Vocabulary

    Choose the antonym of "presence of mind".

    • a)Quick thinking
    • b)Panic
    • c)Attentiveness
    • d)Alertness
12. Q12.English Grammar

    Choose the correct preposition for given blank in the idiom. Cry _________ split milk.

    • a)on
    • b)at
    • c)upon
    • d)over
13. Q13.English Vocabulary

    What does nefarious mean?

    • a)Honest
    • b)Morally bad
    • c)Extremely wealthy
    • d)Very fearful
14. Q14.English Grammar

    Choose the correct passive form of the sentence. 'The company has cut all the salaries.'

    • a)All the salaries have been cut by the company.
    • b)All the salaries are cut by the company.
    • c)All the salaries should have been cut by the company.
    • d)Salaries should have been cut by the company.
15. Q15.English Grammar

    Which type of noun is used in the sentence 'The crowd was very big.'?

    • a)Proper
    • b)Abstract
    • c)Common
    • d)Collective
16. Q16.English Grammar

    Fill in the blank by choosing from the options given. He is suspicious _________ all his neighbours.

    • a)from
    • b)of
    • c)before
    • d)none of the above