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This section includes 1535 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Current Affairs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1101. |
A text which classifies things can be shown by a……… |
| A. | Tree diagram |
| B. | Graph |
| C. | Table |
| D. | Flow chart |
| Answer» B. Graph | |
| 1102. |
cotton is the ------- export from Bombay |
| A. | principle |
| B. | principal |
| C. | principles |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. principles | |
| 1103. |
The study of meaning is |
| A. | semantics |
| B. | linguistics |
| C. | ethics |
| D. | phonetics |
| Answer» B. linguistics | |
| 1104. |
All that --------- is not gold |
| A. | glitter |
| B. | glittering |
| C. | glittered |
| D. | glitters |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1105. |
“Ing” in writing is |
| A. | prefix |
| B. | suffix |
| C. | word |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. word | |
| 1106. |
Identify the spelling for /ŋ/ in the word ‘sing’. |
| A. | ng |
| B. | ing |
| C. | g |
| D. | n |
| Answer» B. ing | |
| 1107. |
Pick out the modal auxiliary from the following |
| A. | write |
| B. | to |
| C. | can |
| D. | from |
| Answer» D. from | |
| 1108. |
I am going to the --------- shop |
| A. | stationary |
| B. | stationery |
| C. | stationaery |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. stationaery | |
| 1109. |
The clauses that express the speaker’s personal views on what is being said are called……. |
| A. | Comment clauses |
| B. | Opinion clauses |
| C. | Personal clauses |
| D. | Main clauses |
| Answer» B. Opinion clauses | |
| 1110. |
Mark the stress for the word ‘admit’ |
| A. | I |
| B. | AdmiI |
| C. | AdI |
| D. | AI |
| Answer» D. AI | |
| 1111. |
"re" in the word "re examine" |
| A. | suffix |
| B. | prefix |
| C. | phoneme |
| D. | word |
| Answer» C. phoneme | |
| 1112. |
I am very tired, -------- ? |
| A. | am'nt I ? |
| B. | am I ? |
| C. | are I ? |
| D. | aren’t I ? |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1113. |
He can hardly speak English, -------- ? |
| A. | can he ? |
| B. | can’t he ? |
| C. | do he ? |
| D. | does he ? |
| Answer» B. can’t he ? | |
| 1114. |
–s / ‐es is pronounced …………. If the singular noun ends in voiced sounds / b /, / d /, / g /, / v /, / đ /, / m /, / n /, / ŋ /, / ℓ / |
| A. | / s / |
| B. | / es / |
| C. | / ɪs / |
| D. | / z / |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1115. |
Pure vowels are also known as ……… |
| A. | Triphthongs |
| B. | Diphthongs |
| C. | Monophthongs |
| D. | Phonemes |
| Answer» D. Phonemes | |
| 1116. |
There are ……… vowels in the phonetic alphabet. |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 15 |
| C. | 20 |
| D. | 21 |
| Answer» D. 21 | |
| 1117. |
Affix’s are ----------- morphemes |
| A. | Free |
| B. | bound |
| C. | both free and bound |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. both free and bound | |
| 1118. |
Fill up with a question taglet us go for a film, ---------- ? |
| A. | should we |
| B. | shall we |
| C. | may we |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. may we | |
| 1119. |
“es” In the word “matches” is a --------- suffix |
| A. | Inflectional |
| B. | derivational |
| C. | Basic |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. derivational | |
| 1120. |
None but a great may -------- praise |
| A. | deserve |
| B. | deserves |
| C. | is deserved |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. deserves | |
| 1121. |
Wear a …… on your face when you speak. It is an effective ice‐break. |
| A. | Scorn |
| B. | Smile |
| C. | Surprise |
| D. | Shock |
| Answer» C. Surprise | |
| 1122. |
The rise and fall in human voice is ------- |
| A. | speech |
| B. | volume |
| C. | sound |
| D. | pitch |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1123. |
Where does the stress come in the word ‘understanding’? |
| A. | UnderstanIding |
| B. | UnI derstanding |
| C. | I Understanding |
| D. | UnderI standing |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1124. |
Which of the following can be used as a maximiser? |
| A. | Merely |
| B. | Simply |
| C. | Completely |
| D. | Only |
| Answer» D. Only | |
| 1125. |
I met ------------- one- legged man yesterday |
| A. | an |
| B. | a |
| C. | some |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. some | |
| 1126. |
A group discussion is the communication between ………. of a specific group. |
| A. | Leaders |
| B. | Members |
| C. | Agents |
| D. | Directors |
| Answer» C. Agents | |
| 1127. |
Various changes in pitch or intonation is called ………. |
| A. | Stress |
| B. | Voice modulation |
| C. | Rhythm |
| D. | Rising intonation |
| Answer» C. Rhythm | |
| 1128. |
How is the word ‘news’ pronounced in American English? |
| A. | / nju:k / |
| B. | / nu:z / |
| C. | / nju:s / |
| D. | / njʊz / |
| Answer» C. / nju:s / | |
| 1129. |
Identify homophones from the following |
| A. | day, night |
| B. | die, dye |
| C. | die-death |
| D. | die-died |
| Answer» C. die-death | |
| 1130. |
The intonation in tag question’s is ------- |
| A. | Rising |
| B. | felling |
| C. | Fall rise |
| D. | rise fall |
| Answer» C. Fall rise | |
| 1131. |
In large number of words, when British English uses the /a:/ sound, American English uses the ……… sound |
| A. | / æ / |
| B. | / a: / |
| C. | / Λ / |
| D. | / ʒ: / |
| Answer» B. / a: / | |
| 1132. |
He is the ---------- of my two sons |
| A. | older |
| B. | eldest |
| C. | elder |
| D. | oldest |
| Answer» C. elder | |
| 1133. |
Situation in which communication does not take place |
| A. | Formal |
| B. | Social |
| C. | Informal |
| D. | Semi‐formal |
| Answer» C. Informal | |
| 1134. |
The cattle -------- grazing in the meadow |
| A. | is |
| B. | were |
| C. | was |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. was | |
| 1135. |
Different realization of the same phoneme is known as --------- |
| A. | phoneme |
| B. | Allophone |
| C. | morpheme |
| D. | phonology |
| Answer» C. morpheme | |
| 1136. |
If you are giving instructions, you need to do a few things. Which one of the following is right |
| A. | Ensure that you give them slowly and clearly |
| B. | Check that the listener has understood your instructions |
| C. | Offer to repeat instructions |
| D. | All these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1137. |
The syllabic structure of the word "clap" |
| A. | cvc |
| B. | ccvc |
| C. | vccv |
| D. | cvcv |
| Answer» C. vccv | |
| 1138. |
An unmarried woman is |
| A. | widow |
| B. | spinster |
| C. | maid |
| D. | Bachelor |
| Answer» C. maid | |
| 1139. |
Which one is not considered to be a skill required for effective participation in group discussions |
| A. | Good communication skills |
| B. | Interpersonal skills |
| C. | Planning |
| D. | Leadership skills |
| Answer» D. Leadership skills | |
| 1140. |
Which one of the following are not instructions you see at public places. |
| A. | Pull the chain to stop the train |
| B. | Break the glass in case of fire |
| C. | Turn off the lights before you leave |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1141. |
While presenting items of information that are important, unfamiliar, unusual or difficult, the speaker have to ………. His speech. |
| A. | Raise |
| B. | Slow down |
| C. | Use falling tone during |
| D. | Stop |
| Answer» C. Use falling tone during | |
| 1142. |
The expressions used for making requests are also used for seeking……: |
| A. | Expression |
| B. | Situation |
| C. | Purpose |
| D. | Permission |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1143. |
Examples of personality traits are -------- |
| A. | Leadership, motivation |
| B. | domination, suppression |
| C. | control, hate |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. domination, suppression | |
| 1144. |
An example of ordinal adjective is -------- |
| A. | one |
| B. | Last |
| C. | all |
| D. | few |
| Answer» C. all | |
| 1145. |
–s / ‐es is pronounced ……….. if the singular noun ends in /s/, /z/, /t/, /dʒ/, / ʃ /, / ʒ / |
| A. | / ɪs / |
| B. | / s / |
| C. | / ɪz / |
| D. | / z / |
| Answer» D. / z / | |
| 1146. |
Did you hear the ----------- news ? |
| A. | lastest |
| B. | latter |
| C. | latest |
| D. | later |
| Answer» D. later | |
| 1147. |
"Commend" means |
| A. | defeat |
| B. | order |
| C. | remark |
| D. | praise |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1148. |
I have drunk ---------- milk |
| A. | the whole |
| B. | all |
| C. | whole |
| D. | all the |
| Answer» B. all | |
| 1149. |
Interrogative sentences are ---------- |
| A. | statements |
| B. | exclamations |
| C. | questions |
| D. | Imperatives |
| Answer» D. Imperatives | |
| 1150. |
What is the noun form of ‘signify’? |
| A. | Significant |
| B. | Signified |
| C. | Significance |
| D. | Signifies |
| Answer» D. Signifies | |