Active and Passive Voice Questions for Competitive Exams

Active and Passive Voice Questions : Active and Passive Voice Questions are usually asked in all competitive exams like SSC, SBI, IBPS, RBI, LIC, RRB, AAI, DRDO, ISRO, NTR, FSSAI, CWC, LIC, SSC CGL, and other state government exams.
On this page, we are providing all varieties of Active and Passive Voice Questions Questions along with previous year Active and Passive Voice Questions.
Active and Passive Voice Questions is a very important topic for Verbal section. Active and Passive Voice Questions has got very high weightage , so Active and Passive Voice Questions is on of the most High Scoring Section of Verbal.
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Active and Passive Voice Questions

1. Rabindranath Tagore wrote the ‘Gitanjali’.

The ‘Gitanjali’ was written by Rabindranath Tagore.
The ‘Gitanjali’ is written by Rabindranath Tagore.
The ‘Gitanjali’ is being written by Rabindranath Tagore.
The ‘Gitanjali’ has been written by Rabindranath Tagore.

Option”A” is correct

The ‘Gitanjali’ was written by Rabindranath Tagore.

Given sentence is in simple past tense and it is in active voice, we need to change it into passive voice.

Rule :
Subject + (was / were) + V³ + Optional Agents.

2. All vulnerable places are kept under constant vigil by the Policemen.

The Policemen keep all vulnerable places under constant vigil.
The. Policemen are keeping all vulnerable places under constant vigil.
The Policemen will be keeping all vulnerable places under constant vigil.
The Policemen will keep all vulnerable places under constant vigil.

Option”A” is correct

The Policemen keep all vulnerable places under constant vigil.

Given sentence is in simple present tense and it is in passive voice.

Rule :
Subject + V¹ + Other agents

3. The thieves victimise the innocent commoners.

The innocent commoners had been victimised by the thieves
The innocent commoners will be victimised by the thieves
The innocent commoners are victimised by the thieves
The innocent commoners were victimised by the thieves.

Option”C” is correct

The innocent commoners are victimised by the thieves.

Given sentence is in simple present tense and it is in active voice.

Rule :
Subject + (is/am/are) + V³ + Other agents

4. The boys were playing cricket.

Cricket had been played by the boys.
Cricket has been played by the boys.
Cricket was played by the boys.
Cricket was being played by the boys.

Option”D” is correct

Cricket was being played by the boys.

Given sentence is in past continuous tense and it is in active voice.

Rule :
Subject + (was/were) + being + V³ + Other agents

5. We should not encourage indiscipline.

Indiscipline should have not encourages by us.
Indiscipline should not be encouraged by us.
Indiscipline should not being encouraged.
Indiscipline should not been encouraged.

Option”B” is correct

Indiscipline should not be encouraged by us.

The given sentence contains one of Model verb (Model Verb = will, shall, can, may, might, could, might, must, would). It is in active voice.

Rule :
Subject + Model verb + be + V³ + Optional Objects.

6. The novels of Tolstoy interest me.

I am interested in Tolstoy of the novels.
I am interested by the novels of Tolstoy.
I am interested in the novels of Tolstoy.
I was interested by the novels of Tolstoy.

Option”C” is correct

I am interested in the novels of Tolstoy.

Given sentence is in simple present tense and it is in active voice.

Rule :
Subject + (is/am/are) + V³ + Other agents

7. He completed the story on time.

The story had completed by him on time.
The story was completed by him on time.
The story was being completed by him on time
The story completed by him on time.

Option”B” is correct

The story was completed by him on time.

Given sentence is in simple past tense and it is in active voice, we need to change it into passive voice.

Rule :
Subject + (was / were) + V³ + Optional Agents.

8. Deforestation has reduced rainfall in the tropical lands.

Tropical lands have been reduced by rainfall.
Rainfall has been reduced and caused deforestation.
Reduced rainfall deforested.
Rainfall has been reduced in the tropical lands due to deforestation.

Option”D” is correct

Rainfall has been reduced in the tropical lands due to deforestation.

Given sentence is in present perfect tense and it is in active voice.

Rule :
Subject + (has/have) + been + V³ + Other agents

9.Someone saw him picking up a gun.

He was seen pick up a gun by someone.
He was seen picking up a gun by someone.
He was seen when he was picking up a gun.
He was seen by someone pick a gun.

Option”B” is correct

He was seen picking up a gun by someone.

Given sentence is in simple past tense and it is in active voice, we need to change it into passive voice.

Rule :
Subject + (was / were) + V³ + Optional Agents.

10. The poet read his long poem himself.

The long poem was read by the poet himself.
The long poem read by the poet himself.
The long poem had been read by the poet himself
The long poem is read by the poet himself.

Option”A” is correct

The long poem was read by the poet himself.

Given sentence is in simple past tense and it is in active voice, we need to change it into passive voice.

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