Explore topic-wise MCQs in English Skills Ability.

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51.

Today Wegener's theory is ____ ; however, he died an outsider treated with ____ by the scientific establishment.

A. unsupported - approval
B. dismissed - contempt
C. accepted - approbation
D. unchallenged - disdain
Answer» E.
Discussion
52.

University training enables a graduate to see things as they are, to go right to the point, to disentangle a _________ of thought.

A. line
B. Strand
C. Plethora
D. skein
Answer» E.
Discussion
53.

Though Adam Bede is presented to us by the author as ____ fiction, there are none of the life-like meanderings of the story of Amos Barton.

A. realistic
B. romantic
C. imaginative
D. educational
Answer» B. romantic
Discussion
54.

Corruption is ____ in our society; the integrity of even senior officials is ____ .

A. growing - unquestioned
B. pervasive - intact
C. rare - corrupted
D. rife ñ suspect
Answer» E.
Discussion
55.

INCUMBENT : OFFICE ::

A. monarch : throne
B. president: company
C. supervisor: employee
D. captain : army
Answer» B. president: company
Discussion
56.

ELEGY : LAMENT ::

A. epic : scorn
B. comedy : mirth
C. diatribe : reverence
D. eulogy : praise
Answer» E.
Discussion
57.

BACTERIA : DECOMPOSITON ::

A. volcano : eruption
B. antibiotic :
C. yeast: fermentation
D. oxygen : treatment
Answer» D. oxygen : treatment
Discussion
58.

LEAF: OAK ::

A. bulb : tulip
B. berry : fruit
C. tree : forest
D. needle : pine
Answer» E.
Discussion
59.

EXPEL: SCHOOL::

A. export: factory
B. exile : nation
C. escape : penitentiary
D. vacate : building
Answer» C. escape : penitentiary
Discussion
60.

SUSPICIOUS : PARANOID ::

A. admiring : idolatrous
B. happy : virtuous
C. furtive : candid
D. admiring : idolatrous
Answer» C. furtive : candid
Discussion
61.

RIND : MELON ::

A. tuber: potato
B. skin : apple
C. peel: cabbage
D. cob : maize
Answer» C. peel: cabbage
Discussion
62.

PLAIN : AUSTERE ::

A. neutral: detached
B. clean : sterile
C. lonely : gloomy
D. none
Answer» C. lonely : gloomy
Discussion
63.

AFFECTION: EMBRACE ::

A. dilemma : frustration
B. fear: foreboding
C. boredom : listlessness
D. respect: obeisance
Answer» E.
Discussion
64.

HATCH : HOLD ::

A. rudder:anchor
B. boat: barge
C. courtyard : terrace
D. door: room
Answer» E.
Discussion
65.

LAVA: VOLCANO ::

A. ice : glass
B. cascade : precipice
C. steam : geyser
D. none
Answer» D. none
Discussion
66.

REFEREE : FIELD ::

A. experimenter: result
B. arbitrator: deadlock
C. gladiator: rignt
D. judge : courtroom
Answer» E.
Discussion
67.

MILK : EXTRACT ::

A. expend : relish
B. exploit: utilize
C. explore : peruse
D. rent: contrive
Answer» C. explore : peruse
Discussion
68.

EXERCISE : STRONG ::

A. perform : timid
B. guard : alert
C. decide : shrewd
D. read : knowledgeable
Answer» E.
Discussion
69.

COMPREHEND : UNINTELLIGIBLE::

A. swallow : edible
B. circumvent: risky
C. accumulate : insignmcant
D. control :
Answer» E.
Discussion
70.

SHARD : POTTERY ::

A. hill: cliff
B. ash : fire
C. hair : wig
D. splinter: wood
Answer» E.
Discussion
71.

IMPERTURBABLE : COMPOSURE ::

A. circumspect: impetuosity
B. chary : caution
C. meticulous : ingenuity
D. exigent: equilibrium
Answer» C. meticulous : ingenuity
Discussion
72.

RETICENT: TALK ::

A. abstemious : devour
B. tasteless : savor
C. likely : conjecture
D. cranky: grumble
Answer» B. tasteless : savor
Discussion
73.

PATH : MEANDERING ::

A. joke:funny
B. speech : circumlocutory
C. remark : adroit
D. assault: triumphant
Answer» C. remark : adroit
Discussion
74.

EXTOL: PRAISE::

A. regale : entertain
B. instruct: learn
C. embellish : refresh
D. fascinate : repulse
Answer» B. instruct: learn
Discussion
75.

ENERVATE: VIGOUR ::

A. change : substance
B. vindicate : crime
C. verify : validity
D. adulterate : purity
Answer» E.
Discussion
76.

REPUGNANT : REPEL::

A. illogical: upset
B. cogent:convince
C. risky : avoid
D. fluent: refine
Answer» C. risky : avoid
Discussion
77.

FRAGMENT : BONE ::

A. quartz : stone
B. rim: wheel
C. ash: coal
D. shard : pottery
Answer» B. rim: wheel
Discussion
78.

BACTERIUM : MEDIUM ::

A. meadow : grass
B. snake : egg
C. parasite : host
D. predator: den
Answer» C. parasite : host
Discussion
79.

SHIP: LOG::

A. individual: diary
B. inventory : emporium
C. catalog : team
D. bulletin : incident
Answer» B. inventory : emporium
Discussion
80.

OBSCURE : RECOGNIZE ::

A. perplexing : tangle
B. garbled : comprehend
C. liberated : free
D. erased : inspire
Answer» C. liberated : free
Discussion
81.

IRRESOLUTE : VACILLATE ::

A. barbaric : retaliate
B. mendacious : prevaricate
C. charitable : reciprocate
D. moody : aggravate
Answer» C. charitable : reciprocate
Discussion
82.

LEGEND : MAP::

A. volume : guidebook
B. profession : biography
C. glossary : text
D. column : essay
Answer» D. column : essay
Discussion
83.

ANTIBIOTIC : INFECTION ::

A. antibody : braise
B. antidote : poisoning
C. purgative : eating
D. anticlimax : episode
Answer» C. purgative : eating
Discussion
84.

FRIEZE : ORNAMENT ::

A. pillar: support
B. contour: form
C. arabesque : emphasize
D. nave : fringe
Answer» B. contour: form
Discussion
85.

QUISLING : BETRAY ::

A. juggernaut:crush
B. incubus : breed
C. sphinx : demolish
D. prophet: mislead
Answer» B. incubus : breed
Discussion
86.

CRINGE : DREAD ::

A. fidget: nervousness
B. obstruct: disappointment
C. entertain : amusement
D. suspect: anxiety
Answer» B. obstruct: disappointment
Discussion
87.

TRIM : HAIR ::

A. harvest: corn
B. prune : hedge
C. clip : bouquet
D. pluck: flower
Answer» C. clip : bouquet
Discussion
88.

CORRECT: ERROR ::

A. lobby: assistance
B. decorate : appearance
C. affirm : conviction
D. expiate : sin
Answer» E.
Discussion
89.

SAWDUST: WOODCUTTING::

A. lint: brushing
B. gravel : crushing
C. meat: tenderizing
D. garbage : gardening
Answer» E.
Discussion
90.

FORM : AMORPHOUS ::

A. vulnerability : weathered
B. fright: gruesome
C. firmness : flaccid
D. silence : static
Answer» D. silence : static
Discussion
91.

PEDANTIC : LEARNED ::

A. simplistic : guileless
B. moralistic : principled
C. positivistic : experimental
D. biased : prejudiced
Answer» B. moralistic : principled
Discussion
92.

VAPORIZED : HEAT ::

A. diffused : gas
B. hardened: pressure
C. purified : distillate
D. abraded : friction
Answer» E.
Discussion
93.

BRAKE : RETARD ::

A. file : gather
B. bump : dent
C. surmise : attune
D. shunt: divert
Answer» E.
Discussion
94.

GERIATRICS : OLD PEOPLE ::

A. dermatology: skin
B. pathology : medicine
C. meteorology : forecast
D. neurology : psychiatrists
Answer» B. pathology : medicine
Discussion
95.

EULOGY : PRAISE ::

A. paean : difficulty
B. encomium : censure
C. requiem : happiness
D. elegy : mourning
Answer» E.
Discussion
96.

MEANDER : DASH ::

A. throw : catch
B. hit: assault
C. sail : glide
D. waft: plummet
Answer» E.
Discussion
97.

HONEST : CHEAT ::

A. pliable : betray
B. deceitful: scheme
C. irritable : retaliate
D. implacable : compromise
Answer» E.
Discussion
98.

MARGIN : PAGE ::

A. step : ladder
B. stalk : plant
C. water : bowl
D. outskirts : town
Answer» E.
Discussion
99.

ILL - MANNERED : BOOR ::

A. generous : monarch
B. naive : dupe
C. quarrelsome : lawyer
D. spontaneous : extrovert
Answer» C. quarrelsome : lawyer
Discussion
100.

XENOPHOBE : FOREIGNERS ::

A. patriot: motherland
B. conservative : government
C. boor: children
D. misanthrope : people
Answer» E.
Discussion