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This section includes 1600 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Verbal Ability knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1251. |
What excuse was given for the children's behaviour ? |
| A. | They were disobedient to their parents' wishes |
| B. | They were unaware of the true facts of the battle |
| C. | They were upset that their army had lost |
| D. | They were in the habit of lying |
| Answer» C. They were upset that their army had lost | |
| 1252. |
The passage is about |
| A. | education |
| B. | freedom |
| C. | intelligence |
| D. | livelihood |
| Answer» B. freedom | |
| 1253. |
Explain the sentence: 'Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion' . |
| A. | The more work there is to be done, the more the time the needed. |
| B. | Whatever time is available for a given amount of work , all of it will be used. |
| C. | If you have more time, you can do more work . |
| D. | If you have some important work to do, you should always have some additional time. |
| Answer» C. If you have more time, you can do more work . | |
| 1254. |
During the Victorian age people believed that: |
| A. | Strife would increase |
| B. | There would be unlimited freedom |
| C. | Wars would be fought on a bigger scale |
| D. | Peace would prevail and happiness would engulf the whole word |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1255. |
" A brief interlude between past and future barbarism" can be interpreted as: |
| A. | A short period of time between past and future acts of savagery |
| B. | A short interlude between two great events |
| C. | An interval between cruel wars |
| D. | A dramatic performance during wars |
| Answer» B. A short interlude between two great events | |
| 1256. |
Who is the person likely to take more time to do work: |
| A. | A busy man |
| B. | A man of leisure |
| C. | An elderly person |
| D. | An exhausted person |
| Answer» C. An elderly person | |
| 1257. |
What does the expression 'pillar box' stand for? |
| A. | A box attached to the pillar |
| B. | A box in the pillar |
| C. | Box office |
| D. | A pillar-type post box |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1258. |
In Europe, the usual pattern is that |
| A. | children should study English late in life |
| B. | children should start learning English from class I |
| C. | children may not study English when they are at school |
| D. | children ought to study English just as a lingua franca |
| Answer» C. children may not study English when they are at school | |
| 1259. |
What do artists use to help young actors playing old men? |
| A. | Wig and moustache |
| B. | Hats and hairdos |
| C. | Wheel chairs and walking sticks |
| D. | False noses, enlarged eyebrows or scars |
| Answer» C. Wheel chairs and walking sticks | |
| 1260. |
Poverty ______ on the state of the economy. |
| A. | is a burden |
| B. | depends |
| C. | borders |
| D. | does not depend |
| Answer» C. borders | |
| 1261. |
Colourful start in the first sentence refers to |
| A. | participants who were all beautiful. |
| B. | a lot of excitement and cheerfulness in the conference hall. |
| C. | absence of black coloured girls. |
| D. | flags of various colours outside the conference hall. |
| Answer» C. absence of black coloured girls. | |
| 1262. |
He found the bay fresh and unlittered because |
| A. | the seawater had receded |
| B. | he was the first visitor there |
| C. | the high tide had just washed the litter away |
| D. | it was not frequented by people |
| Answer» D. it was not frequented by people | |
| 1263. |
People who solicit others opinions (about themselves) generally want |
| A. | effusive compliments |
| B. | honest criticism |
| C. | harsh facts |
| D. | precise feedback |
| Answer» C. harsh facts | |
| 1264. |
The shootout on August 5 was at |
| A. | Milwaukee |
| B. | The White House |
| C. | Washington |
| D. | Canada |
| Answer» B. The White House | |
| 1265. |
Which one of the following statements about the judge Mr. Harrison Hall is correct? |
| A. | He can tolerate cruelty to children but not to animals. |
| B. | He can tolerate cruelty to animals but not to children. |
| C. | He can tolerate cruelty both to children and animals. |
| D. | He can tolerate cruelty neither to children nor to animals. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1266. |
Why did Leela give the narrator the gold bangles? |
| A. | She wanted to surprise the narrator. |
| B. | They were broken. |
| C. | She wanted to raise money by giving it to the narrator. |
| D. | She had no use for them. |
| Answer» D. She had no use for them. | |
| 1267. |
What had the writer given up hope? |
| A. | To be able to withstand this snowstorm. |
| B. | To be able to fight her way against the wind. |
| C. | That the snowstorm would improve. |
| D. | To find shelter from the wind. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1268. |
One of the two important manifestations of antigen-antibody immunity is lysis while the other is : |
| A. | lymphocytes |
| B. | plasma |
| C. | antigenic cells |
| D. | phagocytosis |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1269. |
Patients are often unable to give a proper account of their ailment to the doctor because |
| A. | they want to hide certain symptoms of the disease. |
| B. | they do not know how to communicate in medical terms. |
| C. | they have an inferiority complex. |
| D. | they are worried about their health. |
| Answer» C. they have an inferiority complex. | |
| 1270. |
What was the realization of Mandela ? |
| A. | That he was different from other people |
| B. | That he was a black man and a victim of apartheid system |
| C. | That he was not an innocent person |
| D. | That he was born to be a politician |
| Answer» C. That he was not an innocent person | |
| 1271. |
What made him join the African National Congress ? |
| A. | The realisation that he himself and the people like him were the victims of the white ruler and were not able to live free |
| B. | The thought of getting married |
| C. | The thought of being argued |
| D. | The thought of being forced |
| Answer» B. The thought of getting married | |
| 1272. |
Whose concern does this passage voice ? |
| A. | Mandela's self concern |
| B. | The black people's concern |
| C. | White ruler's concern |
| D. | The African National Congress |
| Answer» C. White ruler's concern | |
| 1273. |
Which one of the statements is true about the passage? |
| A. | Luck is necessary for success |
| B. | Success depends only on hard luck |
| C. | Expectation of good luck always meets with disappointment |
| D. | Success is exactly proportionate to hard work. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1274. |
The artist uses make-up to strengthen the features, particularly eyes and mouth, and to add life like colours to the face for the actor who is playing ___ . |
| A. | the lead role |
| B. | the old man or woman |
| C. | his own age |
| D. | the role of the clown |
| Answer» D. the role of the clown | |
| 1275. |
The phrase live on in the passage means |
| A. | to eat a certain kind of food in order to survive |
| B. | to eat greedily |
| C. | to eat everything that you are given to eat |
| D. | to depend on plants and foods for a livelihood |
| Answer» B. to eat greedily | |
| 1276. |
Liberalisation has enabled our youngsters to : |
| A. | Be paid more |
| B. | Work hard |
| C. | Blow up money |
| D. | Look after their money |
| Answer» B. Work hard | |
| 1277. |
When a substantial segment of a society ______ a bare subsistence level, that society is said to be plagued with mass poverty. |
| A. | thrives on a |
| B. | is deprived of |
| C. | struggles on |
| D. | continues at |
| Answer» C. struggles on | |
| 1278. |
Which one of the following words in the passage indicate that the writer does not ultimately reject the element of Luck? |
| A. | 'Luck...is ever waiting' |
| B. | 'Luck whines ' |
| C. | 'Diligence is the mother of good luck' |
| D. | 'Luck...wishes the postman would bring him news.' |
| Answer» D. 'Luck...wishes the postman would bring him news.' | |
| 1279. |
According to the author, what should the Railways do as regards freight subsidy? |
| A. | It should introduce subsidy for more items |
| B. | It should be very courageous |
| C. | It should remove or reduce subsidies of more items |
| D. | Author's views are not explicit |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Author's views are not explicit | |
| 1280. |
Which of the following has the same meaning as the words tricky as it has been used in the passage? |
| A. | Foolish |
| B. | Decetful |
| C. | Useless |
| D. | Needless |
| E. | Difficult |
| Answer» F. | |
| 1281. |
"... Labour turns out at six and with busy pen and ringing hammer lays the foundation of competence." What does this statements mean? |
| A. | Hard work of all kinds makes people efficent |
| B. | Labour lays the foundation of the building |
| C. | The writer and the labourer are the true eyes of the society |
| D. | There is no worker who works so hard as the labourer who begins his day at six in the morning. |
| Answer» B. Labour lays the foundation of the building | |
| 1282. |
How does nature help us in recovering ? |
| A. | Providing us natural resources |
| B. | Giving us natural scenic wonders |
| C. | Allowing to complete with the joy and well-being |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» C. Allowing to complete with the joy and well-being | |
| 1283. |
What is the human weakness ? |
| A. | Uses nature inefficiently |
| B. | Destroy nature for his self-interest |
| C. | Both (a) and (b) |
| D. | Only (b) is correct |
| Answer» D. Only (b) is correct | |
| 1284. |
The narrator did not know much about Leela because |
| A. | Leela was busy. |
| B. | The narrator did not care about Leela. |
| C. | Leela is rarely seen by the narrator. |
| D. | Leela was quiet. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1285. |
The sentence If I had money, I would not have done it means |
| A. | I had money and so I did not leave the baby alone. |
| B. | I had money and so I left the baby alone. |
| C. | I had no money and so I left the baby alone. |
| D. | I had no money and so I did not leave the baby alone. |
| Answer» D. I had no money and so I did not leave the baby alone. | |
| 1286. |
Rain falls in the city when the monsoon trough gets |
| A. | weaker |
| B. | stronger |
| C. | moderate |
| D. | lighter |
| Answer» C. moderate | |
| 1287. |
The negative side of the critical faculty is that |
| A. | it makes us critical of others. |
| B. | it makes us critical of ourselves. |
| C. | it sounds dignified but it is not actually so. |
| D. | it is a tool for creating classificatory division. |
| Answer» B. it makes us critical of ourselves. | |
| 1288. |
While passing through the cave, the writer discovered a |
| A. | large opening |
| B. | chimney-shaped rock |
| C. | cool and secluded corner |
| D. | big crack through which light came in |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1289. |
According to the author, the Indian people |
| A. | are socially very responsible |
| B. | lack social responsibility |
| C. | have several responsibilities |
| D. | are highly irresponsible |
| Answer» C. have several responsibilities | |
| 1290. |
With reference to the passage, the following assumptions have been made |
| A. | Only 1 |
| B. | Only 2 |
| C. | Both 1 and 2 |
| D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1291. |
These martyrs wanted that ? |
| A. | there should be reservation in the jobs for the backward sections of the society |
| B. | there should be perfect communal love and peace in the country |
| C. | the old caste system should be retained in the future |
| D. | the women should look after their families only |
| Answer» C. the old caste system should be retained in the future | |
| 1292. |
Doctors are sometimes unable to treat the patient properly because |
| A. | they have a superiority complex. |
| B. | they do not have the time to consider every point made by the patient. |
| C. | they do not know the language used for communicating with patients. |
| D. | they are too busy in performing surgeries. |
| Answer» D. they are too busy in performing surgeries. | |
| 1293. |
The passage implies that when the boy starts his education he will _____ . |
| A. | have a more aesthetic outlook |
| B. | be able to identify a jay and a sparrow |
| C. | see and hear the bird s song with delight |
| D. | have a more intellectual outlook |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1294. |
What did the two friends find while searching for shelter? |
| A. | A haunted hut. |
| B. | A deserted hut. |
| C. | A very old hut. |
| D. | A very small hut. |
| Answer» C. A very old hut. | |
| 1295. |
How was PM's reply ? |
| A. | Easy going |
| B. | Sarcastic |
| C. | Absurd |
| D. | Meaningful |
| Answer» D. Meaningful | |
| 1296. |
We must strive with our total commitment to ? |
| A. | defeat and overcome the enemies of the nation |
| B. | revitalise our rich past culture |
| C. | inject scientific temper into our past culture |
| D. | make scientific advancements |
| Answer» C. inject scientific temper into our past culture | |
| 1297. |
Our freedom fighters envisioned that in free India ? |
| A. | there should be an egalitarian society |
| B. | women would enjoy higher privileges and rights than others |
| C. | the country would be taken forward by some selected classes of the society |
| D. | industrialisation should occupy the top priority |
| Answer» B. women would enjoy higher privileges and rights than others | |
| 1298. |
According to the author donkeys ? |
| A. | stood in the middle of the street |
| B. | slept in the middle of the street |
| C. | sounds of vehicles disturbed the sleep of donkeys |
| D. | thought the donkeys were standing they also slept |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1299. |
How can we live in harmony with nature ? |
| A. | By not using it |
| B. | By not destroying it |
| C. | By retreating to nature |
| D. | By implanting |
| Answer» C. By retreating to nature | |
| 1300. |
What was the surprise and disappointment to the government ? |
| A. | Act of forgetfulness |
| B. | An absurd reply by PM |
| C. | China government |
| D. | Address to hostile country |
| Answer» C. China government | |