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This section includes 159 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Verbal Ability knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 101. |
when contacted, Karthi said that he believed that .................... |
| A. | Ranjit is the best person for directing Thalaivar in the next movie |
| B. | Ranjit was the best person for directing Thalaivar in the next movie |
| C. | Ranjit will be the best person for directing Thalaivar in the next movie |
| D. | Ranjit can be the best person for directing Thalaivar in the nest movie |
| Answer» C. Ranjit will be the best person for directing Thalaivar in the next movie | |
| 102. |
To clamp down on corruption more broadly, Mr. Buhari must both ............... |
| A. | reduce the opportunities for it by catching and punishing the perpetrators |
| B. | reduce the opportunities for it and also catching and punishing the perpetrators |
| C. | reduce the opportunities for it and catch and punish the perpetrators |
| D. | reduce the opportunities for it and also catch and punish the perpetrators |
| Answer» E. | |
| 103. |
At the digital India inauguration, industry leaders emphasised ........... |
| A. | enhancing skill of the people to make best use of the initiative |
| B. | the need to enhance skills of people to make best use of the initiative |
| C. | skills of the people which were necessary to make best use of initiative |
| D. | the need for enhnce skills of people in order for making the best use of the initiative |
| Answer» C. skills of the people which were necessary to make best use of initiative | |
| 104. |
His neighbors found his _______________ manner bossy and irritating, and they stopped inviting him to backyard barques. |
| A. | insentient |
| B. | magisterial |
| C. | reparatory |
| D. | restorative |
| E. | modest |
| Answer» C. reparatory | |
| 105. |
If he expected to _______________________ as a doctor, Lou knew he would have to study hard in medical school and work long hours to gain experience and skill. |
| A. | perpetrate |
| B. | palliate |
| C. | palpitate |
| D. | prosper |
| E. | mediate |
| Answer» E. mediate | |
| 106. |
Much to my surprise, my teenage daughter was _____________________ to the idea of going out with me on Friday night instead of with her friends. |
| A. | contrite |
| B. | impartial |
| C. | partisan |
| D. | deferential |
| E. | amenable |
| Answer» F. | |
| 107. |
The enormous waves forced the lobster boat to ____________________ heavily to the starboard side, causing crates of lobsters to topple and fall into the ocean. |
| A. | trifle |
| B. | degenerate |
| C. | list |
| D. | expedite |
| E. | disseminate |
| Answer» D. expedite | |
| 108. |
The battalion s _________________________ was a well-fortified structure near the enemy lines. |
| A. | labyrinth |
| B. | summary |
| C. | villa |
| D. | vinculum |
| E. | garrison |
| Answer» F. | |
| 109. |
David s ________________ entrance on stage disrupted the scene and caused the actors to flub their lines. |
| A. | untimely |
| B. | precise |
| C. | lithe |
| D. | fortuitous |
| E. | tensile |
| Answer» B. precise | |
| 110. |
As the __________________ in Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is a hero able to capture the audience s sympathy by continually professing his love for Juliet. |
| A. | protagonist |
| B. | enigma |
| C. | facade |
| D. | activist |
| E. | catechist |
| Answer» B. enigma | |
| 111. |
As _____________________ beings we live each day conscious of our shortcomings and victories. |
| A. | sensational |
| B. | sentient |
| C. | sentimental |
| D. | static |
| E. | senile |
| Answer» C. sentimental | |
| 112. |
Ron didn t know the rules of rugby, but he could tell by the crowd s reaction that it was a critical _____________________ in the game. |
| A. | acclamation |
| B. | conviction |
| C. | juncture |
| D. | enigma |
| E. | revelation |
| Answer» D. enigma | |
| 113. |
It is helpful for salesmen to develop a good ________________________ with their customers in order to gain their trust. |
| A. | platitude |
| B. | rapport |
| C. | ire |
| D. | tribute |
| E. | disinclination |
| Answer» C. ire | |
| 114. |
After having become one of the richest men in the country, Amit realised that even if he had all the wealth in the world,,........................... |
| A. | he will not be happy |
| B. | he would not have been happy |
| C. | he would not be happy |
| D. | he cannot be happy |
| Answer» D. he cannot be happy | |
| 115. |
With a(n) ______ grin, the boy quickly slipped the candy into his pocket without his mother s knowledge. |
| A. | jaundiced |
| B. | nefarious |
| C. | stereotypical |
| D. | sentimental |
| E. | impartial |
| Answer» C. stereotypical | |
| 116. |
She hadn t eaten all day, and by the time she got home she was______. |
| A. | blighted |
| B. | confutative |
| C. | ravenous |
| D. | ostentatious |
| E. | blissful |
| Answer» D. ostentatious | |
| 117. |
Steven is always ______ about showing up for work because he feels that tardiness is a sign of irresponsibility. |
| A. | legible |
| B. | tolerable |
| C. | punctual |
| D. | literal |
| E. | belligerent |
| Answer» D. literal | |
| 118. |
Being able to afford this luxury car will ______ getting a betterpaying job. |
| A. | maximize |
| B. | recombinant |
| C. | reiterate |
| D. | necessitate |
| E. | reciprocate |
| Answer» E. reciprocate | |
| 119. |
A directive from the Supreme Court has instructed that government advertisements ......................... |
| A. | only can have pictures of the president and the PM and not any politicians |
| B. | cannot have any politicians' pictures and only the president and the PM |
| C. | can have pictures of only the president and the PM and not of any politicians |
| D. | can have only pictures of the president and the PM and not any politicians |
| Answer» D. can have only pictures of the president and the PM and not any politicians | |
| 120. |
A new report based on a study of more than 24,500 cases indicates ........................... |
| A. | that three drinks a day is enough to cause liver cancer |
| B. | liver cancer can be caused by three drinks in a day |
| C. | that having three drinks a day are enough to cause liver cancer |
| D. | that in a day, three drinks will cause liver cancer |
| Answer» B. liver cancer can be caused by three drinks in a day | |
| 121. |
The Food Corporation is saddled with 27 million tonnes of substandard wheat which has short shelf life and .............................. |
| A. | will have to be used in 8 - 10 months |
| B. | to be used in 8 - 10 months |
| C. | used in 8 - 10 months |
| D. | for use by 8 - 10 months |
| E. | . |
| Answer» B. to be used in 8 - 10 months | |
| 122. |
A group said that Facebook should be dumped as a sponsor to San Francisco Pride as ...................... |
| A. | they did not allow adopted names on its site which was unfair to LGBT people |
| B. | it did not allow adopted names on the site which was unfair to LGBT people |
| C. | not allowing adopted names went as unfair to LGBT people |
| D. | it was unfair to LGBT people allowing adopted names |
| Answer» C. not allowing adopted names went as unfair to LGBT people | |
| 123. |
I had the ______ experience of sitting next to an over-talkative passenger on my flight home from Brussels. |
| A. | satisfactory |
| B. | commendable |
| C. | galling |
| D. | acceptable |
| E. | acute |
| Answer» D. acceptable | |
| 124. |
Giulia soon discovered the source of the ______ smell in the room: a week-old tuna sandwich that one of the children had hidden in the closet. |
| A. | quaint |
| B. | fastidious |
| C. | clandestine |
| D. | laconic |
| E. | fetid |
| Answer» F. | |
| 125. |
On Monday morning, Greeks will find their savings blocked and their banks closed ................. |
| A. | since a week after a weekend that has shaken Europe's single currency |
| B. | about a week following a weekend that shook Europe's single currency |
| C. | in a week following the weekend's shaking of Europe's single currency |
| D. | for a week following a weekend that has shaken Europe's single currency |
| Answer» E. | |
| 126. |
The graph clearly showed the company reaching the ______ in profits during the 1980s when the economy was in a boom period. |
| A. | narthex |
| B. | gullet |
| C. | gamut |
| D. | quiescence |
| E. | vertex |
| Answer» F. | |
| 127. |
The ______ of our expedition was still so far away that I felt we would never get there. |
| A. | nadir |
| B. | terminus |
| C. | speculation |
| D. | apex |
| E. | dungeon |
| Answer» C. speculation | |
| 128. |
Walking through the ______ forest in spring was a welcome escape from the cold, gray winter we had spent in the city. |
| A. | pliant |
| B. | verdant |
| C. | factious |
| D. | bland |
| E. | innocuous |
| Answer» C. factious | |
| 129. |
Talks and negotiations to resolve disputes have taken place from time to time, but any attempt_________________ |
| A. | to forge an agreement was based on a report by the fact finding committee |
| B. | to reject the agreement was not formulated |
| C. | at reaching a solution has proved abortive |
| D. | to acquire dark shades has proved inconsequential |
| Answer» D. to acquire dark shades has proved inconsequential | |
| 130. |
When something works well for us, we often___________ |
| A. | keep it to ourselves |
| B. | try to make it possible |
| C. | sound that we are Godly |
| D. | want to share with others |
| Answer» E. | |
| 131. |
When science goes berserk, society looses its moorings, sanity begins to play truant and ______________ |
| A. | result in neglect of basic human values |
| B. | moral decline sets in |
| C. | further plays havoc with nature |
| D. | the significant elements take shape |
| Answer» C. further plays havoc with nature | |
| 132. |
Action is the glorious principle of life and the only one that saves man from _____________ |
| A. | the use of faculties, physical and mental |
| B. | stagnation and unhappiness |
| C. | the sorrow of fellow-beings |
| D. | the prerequisites of happiness |
| Answer» C. the sorrow of fellow-beings | |
| 133. |
The IT revolution is expected to generate incomes at a very high rate, ______________ |
| A. | the progress should be steady, though slow |
| B. | the willingness to do so will influence it |
| C. | the demand should increase considerably |
| D. | the initial investment requirements should be substantial |
| Answer» E. | |
| 134. |
In biology class, Sabine observed the slug s ______, its barely discernible movement in the tank. |
| A. | parody |
| B. | prescience |
| C. | torpor |
| D. | insight |
| E. | vigor |
| Answer» D. insight | |
| 135. |
Racha s glance was a ______ invitation to speak later in private about events of the meeting. |
| A. | trecherous |
| B. | scintillating |
| C. | tactful |
| D. | tacit |
| E. | taboo |
| Answer» D. tacit | |
| 136. |
The mock graduation ceremony with a trained skunk posing as the college president was a complete ______ that offended many college officials. |
| A. | tempest |
| B. | epitome |
| C. | quintessence |
| D. | travesty |
| E. | recitative |
| Answer» E. recitative | |
| 137. |
His suit of armor made the knight ______ to his enemy s attack, and he was able to escape safely to his castle. |
| A. | vulnerable |
| B. | churlish |
| C. | invulnerable |
| D. | statice |
| E. | imprudent |
| Answer» D. statice | |
| 138. |
To find out what her husband bought for her birthday, Susan attempted to ______ his family members about his recent shopping excursions. |
| A. | prescribe |
| B. | probe |
| C. | alienate |
| D. | converge |
| E. | revere |
| Answer» C. alienate | |
| 139. |
Over the years the Wilsons slowly ______ upon the Jacksons property, moving the stone markers that divided their lots farther and farther onto the Jacksons land. |
| A. | encroached |
| B. | jettisoned |
| C. | conjoined |
| D. | repudiated |
| E. | teemed |
| Answer» B. jettisoned | |
| 140. |
My ancestor who lost his life in the Revolutionary War was a ______ for American independence. |
| A. | knave |
| B. | reactionary |
| C. | compatriot |
| D. | nonconformist |
| E. | martyr |
| Answer» F. | |
| 141. |
The rebel spies were charged with ______ and put on trial. |
| A. | sedition |
| B. | attrition |
| C. | interaction |
| D. | reiteration |
| E. | perdition |
| Answer» B. attrition | |
| 142. |
The defendant claimed that he was innocent and that his confession was ______. |
| A. | coerced |
| B. | flagrant |
| C. | terse |
| D. | benign |
| E. | futile |
| Answer» B. flagrant | |
| 143. |
If you will not do your work of your own ______, I have no choice but to penalize you if it is not done on time. |
| A. | predilection |
| B. | coercion |
| C. | excursion |
| D. | volition |
| E. | infusion |
| Answer» E. infusion | |
| 144. |
The ______ weather patterns of the tropical island meant tourists had to carry both umbrellas and sunglasses. |
| A. | impertinent |
| B. | supplicant |
| C. | preeminent |
| D. | illustrative |
| E. | kaleidoscopic |
| Answer» F. | |
| 145. |
The story s bitter antagonist felt such great ______ for all of the other characters that as a result, his life was very lonely and he died alone. |
| A. | insurgence |
| B. | malevolence |
| C. | reciprocation |
| D. | declamation |
| E. | preference |
| Answer» C. reciprocation | |
| 146. |
Her ______ display of tears at work did not impress her new boss, who felt she should try to control her emotions. |
| A. | maudlin |
| B. | meritorious |
| C. | precarious |
| D. | plausible |
| E. | schematic |
| Answer» B. meritorious | |
| 147. |
With her ______ eyesight, Krystyna spotted a trio of deer on the hillside and she reduced the speed of her car. |
| A. | inferior |
| B. | keen |
| C. | impressionable |
| D. | ductile |
| E. | conspiratorial |
| Answer» C. impressionable | |
| 148. |
The ______ deer stuck close to its mother when venturing out into the open field. |
| A. | starling |
| B. | foundling |
| C. | yearling |
| D. | begrudging |
| E. | hatchling |
| Answer» D. begrudging | |
| 149. |
The settlers found an ideal location with plenty of ______ land for farming and a mountain stream for fresh water and irrigation. |
| A. | candid |
| B. | provincial |
| C. | arable |
| D. | timid |
| E. | quaint |
| Answer» D. timid | |
| 150. |
For a(n) ______ fee, it is possible to upgrade from regular gasoline to premium. |
| A. | nominal |
| B. | judgmental |
| C. | existential |
| D. | bountiful |
| E. | jovial |
| Answer» B. judgmental | |