English Grammar (Voices) : MCQs Questions for Competitive Exams

Directions: In the questions below, the sentences have been given in Active/Passive voice. From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Passive/Active voice.

1. Darjeeling grows tea.

(a) Tea is being grown in Darjeeling.

(b) Let the tea be grown in Darjeeling.

(c) Tea is grown in Darjeeling.

(d) Tea grows in Darjeeling.

उत्तर-(c)

दिया गया वाक्य Present Indefinite Tense में है। नियमानुसार इस वाक्य को Passive Voice में बदलते समय सहायक क्रिया ‘is’ के साथ main verb की third form का प्रयोग करते हैं। verb ‘grow’ के साथ preposition ‘in’ का प्रयोग होगा।

2. Principal had granted him scholarship.

(a) A scholarship has granted him by the Principal.

(b) He has been granted scholarship by the Principal.

(c) He has granted a scholarship by the Principal.

(d) A scholarship has granted to him by the Principal

उत्तर-(b)

Present Perfect Tense Passive Voice and सभी आवश्यक परिवर्तनों के साथ Auxiliary verb ‘has’ के been’ का प्रयोग किया जाएगा।

3. Quinine tastes bitter.

(a) Quinine is bitter when it is tasted.

(b) Quinine is bitter tasted.

(c) The taste of quinine is bitter.

(d) Quinine is tasted bitter.

उत्तर- (a)

कुछ सकर्मक क्रियाएं Passive अर्थ के साथ भी Active form में रहती है। इन्हें ‘quasi-passive verbs कहा जाता है। tastes bitter’ quasi-passive verb 3 quasi-passive verb ghara Passive Voice परिवर्तन हेतु विकल्प (a) उपयुक्त है।

4. Rose smells sweet.

(a) The smell of rose is sweet.

(b) Rose is smelt sweet.

(c) Rose is sweet when smelt.

(d) Rose is sweet smelt.

उत्तर-(c)

प्रश्न संख्या 3 की ही तरह यहां भी quasi-passive verb | ‘smells sweet’ प्रयुक्त है। अतः अभीष्ट उत्तर विकल्प (c) होगा

5. Who is creating this mess?

(a) Who has been created this mess?

(b) By whom has this mess been created?

(c) By whom this mess is being created?

(d) By whom is this mess being created?

उत्तर- (d)

‘Who‘ से प्रारंभ होने वाला प्रश्न वाक्य Present Continuous Tense में है। ऐसे वाक्यों को Passive Voice में बदलते समय वाक्य को By whom से प्रारंभ करते हैं तथा ‘being’ के साथ verb की third form का प्रयोग करते हैं।

6. Do you imitate others?

(a) Are others being imitated by you?

(b) Are others imitated by you?

(c) Have others being imitated by you?

(d) Where others being imitated by you?

उत्तर-(b)

चूंकि दिया गया वाक्य Continuous Tense में नहीं है अतः Passive बनाते समय ‘being’ का प्रयोग नहीं किया जाएगा।

7. Why did your brother write such a letter?

(a) Why such a letter was written by your brother?

(b) Why were such a letter written by your brother?

(c) Why was such a letter written by your brother?

(d) Why such a letter has been written by you brother?

उत्तर-(c)

Passive Voice बनाते समय वाक्य का प्रारंभ प्रश्नवाचक शब्द ‘Why’ से करते हैं तथा did के स्थान पर Object और क्रिया के Tense के अनुसार ‘was’ का प्रयोग करते हैं।

8. All his friends laughed at him.

(a) He was laughed by all his friends.

(b) He has been laughed at by all his friends.

(c) He was laughed at by all his friends.

(d) He had been laughed at by all his friends.

उत्तर-(c)

दिया गया वाक्य Past Indefinite Tense में है, अतः Passive Voice बनाते समय ‘was’ के साथ laugh के Past participle ‘laughed’ का प्रयोग होगा।

9. I know him.

(a) He is known by me.

(b) He is known to me.

(c) He was known by me

(d) He is known to I.

उत्तर-(b)

Passive Voice बनाते समय Verb की third form के बाद ‘preposition by’ के स्थान पर ‘to’ का प्रयोग किया जाएगा।

10. She wants to insult you.

(a) She wants you to be insulted.

(b) You are insulted by her.

(c) You are wanted to be insulted by her.

(d) You wanted to be insulted by her.

उत्तर- (a)

उपर्युक्त स्थिति में Passive Voice बनाते समय to + be + verb की third form का प्रयोग किया जाएगा।

11. The gardener will not have planted trees.

(a) Trees will not have planted by the gardener.

(b) Trees will not have been planted by the gardener.

(c) Trees would not have been planted by the gardener.

(d) Trees will have not been planted by the gardener.

दिया गया वाक्य Future Perfect Tense में है अत: Passive Voice बनाते समय will not have been के साथ verb की hind form का प्रयोग होगा।

12. James Watt discovered the energy of steam

(a) The energy of steam discovered James Watt.

(b) The energy Watt. of steam was discovered by James

(c) James Watt was discovered by the energy of steam.

(d) James Watt had discovered energy by the steam.

उत्तर-(b)

दिया गया वाक्य Past Indefinite Tense में है। अतः Passive Voice बनाते समय ‘was’ के साथ Verb की third form का प्रयोग होगा।

13. She spoke to the official on duty.

(a) The official on duty was spoken to by her.

(b) The official was spoken to by her on duty.

(c) She was spoken to by the official on duty.

(d) She was the official to be spoken to on duty.

उत्तर- (a)

Passive Voice बनाते समय ‘was’ के साथ speak की third | form ‘spoken’ का प्रयोग होगा।

14. The doctor advised the patient not to eat rice.

(a) The patient was advised by the doctor not to eat rice.

(b) The patient was advised by the doctor that he should not eat rice.

(c) The patient was being advised that he should not eat rice by the doctor.

(d) The patient has been advised not to eat rice by the doctor.

उत्तर- (a)

Passive Voice में ‘was’ के साथ advise की third from ‘advised’ का प्रयोग होगा।

15. They will inform the police.

(a) The police will be informed by them.

(b) The police will informn them.

(c) The police are informed by them.

(d) Informed will be the police by them.

उत्तर – (a)

दिया गया वाक्य Future Indefinite Tense में है अतः Passive Voice बनाते समय will be + verb की third form का प्रयोग होगा।

16. The news has been brought to us by him.

(a) He brought us the news.

(b) He has brought us the news.

(c) He was brought the news to us.

(d) We brought the news to him.

उत्तर-(b)

दिए गए Passive Voice का Active Voice बनाने के लिए सहायक क्रिया ‘has’ के साथ प्रयोग किया गया been’ हटा देते हैं।

17. Why did he deprive you of the membership?

(a) Why you were deprived of the membership?

(b) Why were you deprived of his membership by him?

(c) Why was he deprived of his membership?

(d) Why were you deprived of your membership by him?

उत्तर- (d)

Interrogative (प्रश्नवाचक) Sentence का Passive Voice भी प्रश्नवाचक में ही बनता है। प्रश्नवाचक वाक्य का पहले साधारण वाक्य बनाते हैं, तत्पश्चात उस वाक्य को Voice के नियमानुसार Passive में बदलते हैं। उसके बाद उस वाक्य को प्रश्नवाचक वाक्य में बदलते है। जिन प्रश्नवाचक वाक्यों में do/ does/did का प्रयोग होता है उनमें do/does /did के स्थान पर,Object (कर्म), Number (वचन) और क्रिया के Tense के अनुसार am/is/are/was/were आदि का प्रयोग करते हैं।

18. They have made a film based on this novel.

(a) A film was based on this novel and made.

(b) A film have been made based on this novel.

(c) A film, based on this novel has been made.

(d) A film has been based and made on this novel.

उत्तर-(c)

इस वाक्य का Passive Voice बनाने के लिए subject (film) के अनुसार सहायक क्रिया को बदलते हुए has been’ का प्रयोग करते हैं।