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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.
| 1551. |
The toll of heart disease has been pushed into the future means that |
| A. | There is less chance for people to die of cancer in the present moment. |
| B. | The number of people affected by heart disease has increased. |
| C. | The number of people killed by heart disease will increase in future. |
| D. | People suffering from heart disease today are less likely to die from it immediately. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1552. |
What improved the fit and efficiency of new garments? |
| A. | Sewing machines |
| B. | Economists |
| C. | Mass production |
| D. | Paper patterns |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1553. |
A soap opera has the space for it to be more |
| A. | artistic |
| B. | naturalistic |
| C. | dramatic |
| D. | tragic |
| Answer» C. dramatic | |
| 1554. |
How did home sewing help American women? |
| A. | They became field analysts and researchers. |
| B. | They went beyond economic boundaries. |
| C. | They found good jobs. |
| D. | They became excellent teachers. |
| Answer» C. They found good jobs. | |
| 1555. |
Who was the target group? |
| A. | Young women |
| B. | Young girls |
| C. | Adolescent girls |
| D. | Working women |
| Answer» D. Working women | |
| 1556. |
Who became experts on the purchase and preservation of ready-to-wear clothing for the family? |
| A. | Owners of department stores |
| B. | Field-study analysts |
| C. | Young women |
| D. | Teachers of home economics |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1557. |
They stopped navigating |
| A. | at night |
| B. | at dusk |
| C. | at daytime |
| D. | at dawn |
| Answer» B. at dusk | |
| 1558. |
What does the author mean by the open-ended nature of soap operas? |
| A. | Each episode ends with a promise that the storyline is to be continued in another episode |
| B. | Every episode has a different story |
| C. | Every episode ends abruptly |
| D. | Consecutive episodes have no connection |
| Answer» B. Every episode has a different story | |
| 1559. |
Soap operas that run for a part of the year usually end in |
| A. | a cliff |
| B. | an episode |
| C. | a cliffhanger |
| D. | a sequence |
| Answer» D. a sequence | |
| 1560. |
An individual episode of a soap opera generally switches between |
| A. | more time spent with minor charaters. |
| B. | apparent villains that grow less apparent villainous. |
| C. | successive intersections of events. |
| D. | different concurrent narrative threads. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1561. |
The emperor s orders were that all the |
| A. | old men should leave his land. |
| B. | old men should live in his land. |
| C. | young men should stay in his land. |
| D. | children should leave his land. |
| Answer» B. old men should live in his land. | |
| 1562. |
The economics of a soap opera form demands for it to have |
| A. | long scenes |
| B. | luxurious space |
| C. | melodramatic events |
| D. | promising storylines |
| Answer» B. luxurious space | |
| 1563. |
How did the days and nights go by, according to the writer? |
| A. | They slid along so quiet and smooth and lovely. |
| B. | They slid along so smooth and quietly. |
| C. | They slid along so smooth and soft and quietly. |
| D. | They slid along so quietly and smooth and softly. |
| Answer» B. They slid along so smooth and quietly. | |
| 1564. |
What is poverty according to the writer? |
| A. | Ability to consider it as social phenomenon of a substantial segment of society. |
| B. | Inability of a society to provide the basic necessities of life. |
| C. | A political compulsion that dictates economic policies. |
| D. | A form of exhibition of subsistence living. |
| Answer» C. A political compulsion that dictates economic policies. | |
| 1565. |
The writer had plenty of time to spare because |
| A. | he had arrived three days before |
| B. | he had arrived an hour earlier |
| C. | he had to collect his luggage |
| D. | he needed to buy magazines |
| Answer» C. he had to collect his luggage | |
| 1566. |
What were the skills that were emphasized for young women? |
| A. | Self-confidence and self-esteem |
| B. | Self-sufficiency and resourcefulness |
| C. | Resourcefulness and self-confidence |
| D. | Prudence and resourcefulness |
| Answer» C. Resourcefulness and self-confidence | |
| 1567. |
Societies in the third world can be characterised plagued by mass poverty, because |
| A. | Europe and America have pockets of poverty. |
| B. | poverty is a mass social phenomenon. |
| C. | there is a wide variation in the definition of poverty. |
| D. | societies live at a bare subsistence level. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1568. |
The writer took out his wallet the first time to |
| A. | buy some magazines |
| B. | look for the receipt |
| C. | fill out the form given by the assistant |
| D. | pay the assistant |
| Answer» C. fill out the form given by the assistant | |
| 1569. |
Definition of poverty in India emphasizes minimum level of living because |
| A. | it is impossible at this stage to provide a reasonable quantum of living. |
| B. | political considerations enter the definitions of poverty, |
| C. | there is a reasonable level of good living. |
| D. | programmes of alleviation of poverty have been initiated. |
| Answer» B. political considerations enter the definitions of poverty, | |
| 1570. |
What do all definitions of poverty do? |
| A. | Reflect coexistence of inequalities in society. |
| B. | Societies tolerance of inequalities. |
| C. | Approach the average level of living in a society. |
| D. | Minimum level of living in India. |
| Answer» B. Societies tolerance of inequalities. | |
| 1571. |
What conditions the various attempts to define poverty? |
| A. | The definition of poverty in India |
| B. | The definition of poverty in the USA |
| C. | The vision of minimum or good life |
| D. | Political considerations |
| Answer» D. Political considerations | |
| 1572. |
The people saw the golden pitcher |
| A. | in a lake nearby. |
| B. | in a pit nearby. |
| C. | inside the palace |
| D. | in a river nearby. |
| Answer» B. in a pit nearby. | |
| 1573. |
The streak on the water looks as it does because |
| A. | the swift current has broken the streak |
| B. | the streak has been swept by the swift current to the shore. |
| C. | of a snag there in the swift current which breaks on it. |
| D. | the streak has been swept by the swift current. |
| Answer» D. the streak has been swept by the swift current. | |
| 1574. |
The writer felt foolish because |
| A. | he could not find his receipt |
| B. | he hadn t really lost his receipt at all |
| C. | he had to fill in a form |
| D. | the assistant eyed him suspiciously |
| Answer» C. he had to fill in a form | |
| 1575. |
In the stillness of the night |
| A. | sounds come so far |
| B. | the bullfrogs also were asleep |
| C. | the whole world was asleep |
| D. | a sweep creaking or jumbled up voices could be heard |
| Answer» D. a sweep creaking or jumbled up voices could be heard | |
| 1576. |
After a swim in the moor they |
| A. | set down on the sandy bottom where the water was about ankle deep and watched the daylight come. |
| B. | set down on the sandy bottom where the water was about knee deep and watched the daylight come. |
| C. | set down on the sandy shore and watched the daylight come. |
| D. | set down on the sandy bottom and watched the daylight come. |
| Answer» C. set down on the sandy shore and watched the daylight come. | |
| 1577. |
The writer found the receipt |
| A. | on the high shelf near the cases |
| B. | among the contents of his suitcase |
| C. | nestled with the money in his wallet |
| D. | trapped between the photographs in his wallet |
| Answer» D. trapped between the photographs in his wallet | |
| 1578. |
wrote them down means |
| A. | copied them |
| B. | signed them |
| C. | made a note of them |
| D. | pointed at them |
| Answer» D. pointed at them | |
| 1579. |
There weren t ______ people waiting at the luggage office. |
| A. | very much |
| B. | a great deal of |
| C. | lots of |
| D. | very many |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1580. |
The writer needed the receipt |
| A. | to claim his suitcase |
| B. | to pay at the luggage office |
| C. | to prove that he had paid at the luggage office |
| D. | to prove that he had bought the suitcase |
| Answer» B. to pay at the luggage office | |
| 1581. |
This passage is primarily concerned with. |
| A. | various occupations and professions |
| B. | technical terminology |
| C. | scientific undertakings |
| D. | a new language |
| Answer» C. scientific undertakings | |
| 1582. |
The writer of this article is |
| A. | a scientist |
| B. | a politician |
| C. | a linguist |
| D. | a businessman |
| Answer» D. a businessman | |
| 1583. |
Special words used in technical discussion |
| A. | may become part of common speech |
| B. | never last long |
| C. | should resemble mathematical formula |
| D. | should be confined to scientific fields |
| Answer» B. never last long | |
| 1584. |
The learning of grammar should be |
| A. | patient, thoughtful and holistic |
| B. | thoughtful, patient and piecemeal |
| C. | holistic, thoughtful and rapid |
| D. | thoughtful, rapid and piecemeal |
| Answer» B. thoughtful, patient and piecemeal | |
| 1585. |
How did the stranger know that Robin had better skill than him? |
| A. | When Robin s arrow hit the bull s eye. |
| B. | When Robin agreed to let him compete with him. |
| C. | When Robin beat him in the competition. |
| D. | When Robin s arrow hit the bull s eye and broke the stranger s arrow. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1586. |
What did Robin s men do? |
| A. | They refused to let the stranger prove his skills. |
| B. | They sent the stranger away. |
| C. | They made arrangements for the competition. |
| D. | They made the stranger prove his skill. |
| Answer» D. They made the stranger prove his skill. | |
| 1587. |
What was the stranger s condition for joining Robin s band? |
| A. | Only if he and Robin have a competition of shooting arrows. |
| B. | Only if he is defeated by Robin in a competition of shooting arrows. |
| C. | Only if he should be better than Robin in shooting arrows. |
| D. | Only if Robin would let him be better at shooting arrows. |
| Answer» C. Only if he should be better than Robin in shooting arrows. | |
| 1588. |
The meaning of privilege is |
| A. | allowance |
| B. | favour |
| C. | benefit |
| D. | interest |
| Answer» D. interest | |
| 1589. |
The passage reveals that |
| A. | the use of ambiguous and unusual words brings us friends. |
| B. | careless use of words creates enemies. |
| C. | careful use of words may bring us profit but not friends. |
| D. | speech always reflects one s attitudes. |
| Answer» C. careful use of words may bring us profit but not friends. | |
| 1590. |
A slip of the tongue means |
| A. | biting the tongue while speaking. |
| B. | telling lies to defend oneself. |
| C. | using words carelessly. |
| D. | incurring loss of profit in hasty bargain. |
| Answer» D. incurring loss of profit in hasty bargain. | |
| 1591. |
Speech can also be a great curse |
| A. | if we express ourselves alike to all. |
| B. | if we adopt different vocabularies to different classes of people. |
| C. | if we always try to please everyone with it. |
| D. | if we always try to win friends with it. |
| Answer» B. if we adopt different vocabularies to different classes of people. | |
| 1592. |
The people who actively take up zorbing are called |
| A. | Zorboes |
| B. | Zorbs |
| C. | Zorbingers |
| D. | Zorbers |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1593. |
Zorbing is fairly safe because |
| A. | there is adequate cushioning in the zorbs. |
| B. | it does not require much skill. |
| C. | the PVC balls are airtight. |
| D. | it does not demand any speed. |
| Answer» B. it does not require much skill. | |
| 1594. |
Hydrozorbing is |
| A. | a form of zorbing in air. |
| B. | a very violent form of zorbing. |
| C. | a form of zorbing in or with water. |
| D. | zorbing with a two-member team |
| Answer» D. zorbing with a two-member team | |
| 1595. |
The emperor was upset to see the old man because |
| A. | it reminded him that he might fall ill. |
| B. | it reminded him that he would grow old too. |
| C. | it reminded him that he had to colour his hair. |
| D. | it reminded him of his grandfather. |
| Answer» C. it reminded him that he had to colour his hair. | |
| 1596. |
The author implies that zorbing |
| A. | involves a lot of skills and a fair amount of risks. |
| B. | requires a hamster to run inside the wheels. |
| C. | was not at first intended as a land- based sport. |
| D. | builds up team spirit. |
| Answer» D. builds up team spirit. | |
| 1597. |
The word conveyed also means |
| A. | transmit |
| B. | tote |
| C. | keep |
| D. | dissuade |
| Answer» B. tote | |
| 1598. |
A libretto is |
| A. | the main character who is the liberator at the climax of the scene. |
| B. | the words of the opera. |
| C. | a musical composition which is played in a slow leisurely manner. |
| D. | the sequence of well controlled, graceful movements performed as a display of skill. |
| Answer» C. a musical composition which is played in a slow leisurely manner. | |
| 1599. |
It is stated in the passage that |
| A. | acting and costumes are secondary to music in musical theatre. |
| B. | many people find musical theatre more captivating than opera. |
| C. | music in musical theatre is not as important as it is in opera. |
| D. | an opera requires a huge orchestra as well as a large choir. |
| Answer» D. an opera requires a huge orchestra as well as a large choir. | |
| 1600. |
We can understand from the passage that |
| A. | audiences are captivated more by the lyrics than by the music. |
| B. | in opera lyrics are as important as the music. |
| C. | orchestras in operas do not vary in size. |
| D. | musical theatre relies, above all, on music. |
| Answer» C. orchestras in operas do not vary in size. | |