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This section includes 1522 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your 8th Class knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 251. |
Fill in the blanks with correct options (prepositions). I am confident ____ winning the prize. |
| A. | At |
| B. | of |
| C. | Off |
| D. | on |
| Answer» C. Off | |
| 252. |
Fill in the blanks with correct options (prepositions). They have divided the property ___ the three brothers. |
| A. | Between |
| B. | in |
| C. | Among |
| D. | No preposition |
| Answer» D. No preposition | |
| 253. |
Fill in the blanks with correct options (prepositions). We will have finished this project ____ 2016. |
| A. | By |
| B. | in |
| C. | On |
| D. | for |
| Answer» B. in | |
| 254. |
Fill in the blanks with correct options (prepositions). There is a bridge ____ the Brahmaputra. |
| A. | Into |
| B. | at |
| C. | For |
| D. | across |
| Answer» E. | |
| 255. |
Fill in the blanks with correct options (prepositions). I have been working here ____ March. |
| A. | For |
| B. | in |
| C. | Since |
| D. | Both [b] and [c] |
| Answer» D. Both [b] and [c] | |
| 256. |
Fill in the blanks with correct options (prepositions). They worked ____ 6 o'clock. |
| A. | For |
| B. | till |
| C. | On |
| D. | between |
| Answer» C. On | |
| 257. |
Fill in the blanks with correct options (prepositions). Divide this property ____ the two sisters. |
| A. | Among |
| B. | in |
| C. | For |
| D. | between |
| Answer» E. | |
| 258. |
Fill in the blanks with correct options (prepositions). My birthday is ____ August. |
| A. | In |
| B. | at |
| C. | Into |
| D. | on |
| Answer» B. at | |
| 259. |
Fill in the blanks with correct options (prepositions). Shyam plays ____ Sundays. |
| A. | In |
| B. | by |
| C. | On |
| D. | Both [a] and [b] |
| Answer» D. Both [a] and [b] | |
| 260. |
Fill in the blanks with correct options (prepositions). Please sit ____ the next chair. |
| A. | On |
| B. | at |
| C. | Upon |
| D. | into |
| Answer» B. at | |
| 261. |
Fill in the blanks with correct options (prepositions). He is already ____ the top. |
| A. | In |
| B. | at |
| C. | Of |
| D. | into |
| Answer» C. Of | |
| 262. |
Read the following passages and choose the correct options that can replace the underlined portions. The investigator went \[\underline{\mathbf{Q1}}\] his employer, \[\underline{\mathbf{Q2}}\] his findings. The result \[\underline{\mathbf{Q3}}\] his investigation caused the dismissal \[\underline{\mathbf{Q4}}\] three senior personnel. A further inquiry \[\underline{\mathbf{Q5}}\] the matter was ordered. |
| A. | for |
| B. | with |
| C. | to |
| D. | away |
| Answer» C. to | |
| 263. |
Read the passages and choose the correct phrasal verbs that can replace the underlined portions/blanks. You will never \[\underline{\mathbf{Q4}}\] anything if you continue \[\underline{\mathbf{Q5}}\] with that bunch of dropouts," said the Principal to Karun. |
| A. | meet up with |
| B. | achieve to |
| C. | Amount to |
| D. | refer to |
| Answer» D. refer to | |
| 264. |
Read the passages and choose the correct phrasal verbs that can replace the underlined portions/blanks. The shoe store is \[\underline{\mathbf{Q6}}\]new sales girls. Candidates can \[\underline{\mathbf{Q7}}\] for an interview bringing their relevant documents. |
| A. | looking for |
| B. | looking at |
| C. | Looking to |
| D. | looking up |
| Answer» B. looking at | |
| 265. |
Choose the correct options showing the meanings/or the \[\underline{\mathbf{underlined}}\] idioms and phrases. They are walking neck and neck. |
| A. | In a nervous state |
| B. | Side by side |
| C. | Running fast |
| D. | Quarreling each other |
| Answer» C. Running fast | |
| 266. |
Choose the correct options showing the meanings/or the \[\underline{\mathbf{underlined}}\] idioms and phrases. Lata is the \[\underline{\text{apple of her father }\!\!'\!\!\text{ s eye}\text{.}}\] |
| A. | Very dear |
| B. | enmity |
| C. | Anger |
| D. | Both [a] and [b] |
| Answer» B. enmity | |
| 267. |
Choose the correct options showing the meanings/or the \[\underline{\mathbf{underlined}}\] idioms and phrases. You should not indulge in a foul play with your friends. |
| A. | Puzzle |
| B. | To speak in a debate |
| C. | Dishonest dealing |
| D. | To be equal |
| Answer» D. To be equal | |
| 268. |
Choose the correct options showing the meanings/or the \[\underline{\mathbf{underlined}}\] idioms and phrases. Don't you know the law applies to\[\underline{\text{all and sunday}}\]. |
| A. | One particular group |
| B. | Everyone |
| C. | All Sundays |
| D. | only individuals of a particular group |
| Answer» C. All Sundays | |
| 269. |
Fill in the blanks with the correct options (idioms). Both of them are facing problems. Both are ______. |
| A. | Difficult to deal with |
| B. | In the same boat |
| C. | On cloud nine |
| D. | At the crossroads |
| Answer» C. On cloud nine | |
| 270. |
Fill in the blanks with the correct options (idioms). We worked very hard but failed. It ____ luck I suppose. |
| A. | Simmers in |
| B. | sizzles over |
| C. | Boils down to |
| D. | burns up about |
| Answer» D. burns up about | |
| 271. |
Fill in the blanks with the correct options (idioms). I have a fairy godmother who ______ me. |
| A. | Sits over |
| B. | stands over |
| C. | Runs over |
| D. | smiles at |
| Answer» C. Runs over | |
| 272. |
Fill in the blanks with the correct options (idioms). He is always reading books. He does have knowledge. |
| A. | A flair for |
| B. | an edge over |
| C. | A slip of |
| D. | a thirst for |
| Answer» E. | |
| 273. |
Fill in the blanks with the correct options (idioms). I hope you are now ______ of health. |
| A. | In the red |
| B. | in the pink |
| C. | in the white |
| D. | in the blue |
| Answer» C. in the white | |
| 274. |
Fill in the blanks with the correct options (idioms). You made so many mistakes because you are so confused. Why don't you ____? |
| A. | Think up |
| B. | think back |
| C. | Think ahead |
| D. | think straight |
| Answer» E. | |
| 275. |
Fill in the blanks with the correct options (idioms). All of them got their share. Now, I have _____ mine. |
| A. | Come in for |
| B. | come for |
| C. | Come about |
| D. | come out |
| Answer» B. come for | |
| 276. |
Fill in the blanks with the correct options (idioms). Manya is a studious girl. I like to be with the ____ her. |
| A. | Likes of |
| B. | similar to |
| C. | same as |
| D. | fine as |
| Answer» B. similar to | |
| 277. |
Fill in the blanks with the correct options (idioms). The proprietor had ______ of the profits. |
| A. | The tiger's share |
| B. | the cat's share |
| C. | The lion's share |
| D. | the dog's share |
| Answer» D. the dog's share | |
| 278. |
DIRECTIONS: Choose the order of the sentences marked A, B, C, D and E to form a logical paragraph.A. Early in August, as his jeep wound its way through the piles of burning tyres that angry protestors had used to barricade the road from Srinagar airport into the city, former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah, turned to a journalist sitting next to him with a smile on his face. B. "So," he said, "are you here to write another article about how I don't know how to run a government?" C. Having emerged as the single largest party in the J&K Assembly, with 28 seats in a house of 87, the National Conference has the undeniable right to form and lead the government. D. To do so, however, it will need the support of the Congress, which has picked up 17 seats. E. More likely than not, Dr. Abdullah's leadership - or that of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President, his son Omar Abdullah- will soon be put to the test. |
| A. | ABECD |
| B. | ABDEC |
| C. | ADEBC |
| D. | ABCED |
| Answer» B. ABDEC | |
| 279. |
DIRECTIONS: Choose the order of the sentences marked A, B, C, D and E to form a logical paragraph.A. 'It's a tricky business', says Allan H. Meltzer, an economist at Carnegie Mellon University and a former economic adviser to President Reagan.B. Some policy- makers are focused on staving off the opposite problem- deflation, or falling prices, as demand weakens to the point that goods pile up without buyers, sending prices down and reducing the incentive for businesses to invest.C. That could shrink demand further and perhaps even deliver the sort of downward spiral that pinned Japan in the weeds of stagnant growth during the 1990s.D. "There's no math model that tells us when to do it or how."E. But that, as most economists see it, is a worry for another day. |
| A. | ABCED |
| B. | ACDEB |
| C. | BCDEA |
| D. | ADEBC |
| Answer» E. | |
| 280. |
DIRECTIONS: Choose the order of the sentences marked A, B, C, D, and E that forms a logical paragraph.A. Few men have commanded greater respect from comrade and opponent alike; nobody has won more tests for India.B. For all the weight of his achievements? greater than any other Indian bowler, and among the finest in the world-Kumble tended to be under-rated.C. This was partly because he had to share the stage with Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan, whose big spin wizardry and world-beating success struck a chord with the lay fan.D. Kumble's rigour and nuance demanded a more discerning taste.E. Anil Kumble's retirement from test cricket brings to an end a sporting career of high distinction. |
| A. | BCDEA |
| B. | DCABE |
| C. | EABCD |
| D. | ABCDE |
| Answer» D. ABCDE | |
| 281. |
DIRECTIONS: Choose the order of the sentences marked A, B, C, D, and E that forms a logical paragraph.A. A nation has gone against its historical record.B. Risen above its worst prejudices in one, emotional incandescent moment.C. Well, at least partly, and for a while Americans have voted in larger numbers than they have in decades, perhaps ever.D. Millions of younger voters have been fired by the youthful senator they have chosen to send to the White House.E. The African-American President-elect did far better with white male voters than fellow-Democrat John Kerry did four years ago. |
| A. | ABCDE |
| B. | CDABE |
| C. | DECBA |
| D. | BCEDA |
| Answer» B. CDABE | |
| 282. |
DIRECTIONS: Each question has a group of sentences marked A, B, C, D and E. Arrange these to form a logical sequence.A. On the Republican side, the Iowa results have left the picture somewhat murkier.B. Mike Huckabee beat the putative front- runner, Mitt Romney, by a margin of 34.4 per cent to 25.4 per cent, but is not expected to carry the momentum forward into New Hampshire.C. Mr. Huckabee's victory is attributable largely to the strong support he got from evangelical Christians who are estimated to make up as much as 60 per cent of the caucus - goers.D. Social and religious conservatives, will constitute only small proportion of voters, in which national security and fiscal concerns are expected to be the main issues.E. However, while Mr. Romney might be free of a Huckabee challenge in New Hampshire, he might be hard pressed to fend off John McCain and Rudolph Guiliani, both of whom largely stayed out of the Iowa campaign. |
| A. | ABCDE |
| B. | AEBCD |
| C. | ACDEB |
| D. | ABCED |
| Answer» E. | |
| 283. |
DIRECTIONS: Each question has a group of sentences marked A, B, C, D and E. Arrange these to form a logical sequence.A. India's security apparatus responds well when beset by crisis. However, successful security depends not on crisis.B. Potential targets must be secured as if terror strikes were imminent.C. Here the Indian system's record is appalling.D. Despite years of painful experience, sensitive government installations in New Delhi, including the headquarters of some of India's key military organizations and covert services, are defended in a manner that would be considered unconscionable negligent in many parts of the world.E. However, successful security depends not on crisis-time creativity but on the disciplined and effective implementation of mundane, everyday protocols. |
| A. | ABDEC |
| B. | AEBCD |
| C. | ADECB |
| D. | ABEDC |
| Answer» C. ADECB | |
| 284. |
DIRECTIONS: Each question has a group of sentences marked A, B, C, D and E. Arrange these to form a logical sequence.A. The upsurge of public activism against the setting up of Special Economic Zones, which eventually forced the State Government to announce the scrapping of all 15 such projects, is an impressive case in point.B. Early last year, a similar agitation coerced the government into calling for a revision of the Goa Regional Plan 2011, a controversial document that opened up large swathes of land, including green belts and coastal stretches, for construction.C. The broad-based agitation against SEZs has demonstrated the power of popular protest in the State.D. Those opposed to the projects had questioned the propriety of the government acquiring large tracts of land and then selling them to promoters at low prices.E. A coastal State with an area of 3,700 square kilometers and a population of about 1.4 million, Goa has always been extremely sensitive to the impact of unrestrained economic development. |
| A. | CDEAB |
| B. | BCDEA |
| C. | EABCD |
| D. | DABCE |
| Answer» D. DABCE | |
| 285. |
DIRECTIONS: Each question has a group of sentences marked A, B, C, D and E. Arrange these to form a logical sequence. A. It will take extraordinary political commitment and liberal public funding during the 11th Plan for affordable housing to become a credible goal. B. The National Urban Housing and Habitat Policy of the United Progressive Alliance Government seeks to make access to housing, long acknowledged as a fundamental right, a reality for all. C. The task is staggering even if we go by conservative estimates. D. The housing shortage to be met during the Plan is 26.53 million units, which include the backlog from the 10th Plan. E. If the existing stock of poor quality dwellings and the growing urbanization- driven demand are taken into account, the real deficit will be even higher. [Feb. 2008] |
| A. | ADBEC |
| B. | ACDEB |
| C. | ABEDC |
| D. | ABCDE |
| Answer» E. | |
| 286. |
DIRECTIONS: In each of these questions a disarranged sentence is given in which words or phrases are lettered P, Q, R and S. You are to arrange these to form a meaningful sentence.P: by her indulgent parentsQ: the child was so spoiledR: when she did not receive all of their attentionS: that she pouted and became sullen |
| A. | RQPS |
| B. | QRPS |
| C. | QPSR |
| D. | QSPR |
| Answer» D. QSPR | |
| 287. |
DIRECTIONS: Choose the order of the sentences marked A, B, C, D and E to form a logical paragraph.A. The U.S. market will continue to be the dominant one in the foreseeable future. The rupee could become even stronger.B. A greater recourse to hedging as well as striving for multi-currency revenue streams automatically suggests itself.C. Already one company, TCS, by resorting to these methods extensively has turned in an above average performance during the first quarter.D. Most IT companies have been grappling with more mundane problems such as a high level of attrition amidst rising wage costs and inability to secure the right type and number of American visas.E. The BPO industry and many medium-sized software exporters are reportedly operating on thin margins. |
| A. | BCADE |
| B. | ABCDE |
| C. | DCBAE |
| D. | EDABC |
| Answer» E. | |
| 288. |
DIRECTIONS: Choose the order of the sentences marked A, B, C, D and E to form a logical paragraph.A. Moreover, it was felt that leaders elected by villagers themselves would find it easier to implement central government policies regarding taxes and family planning. B. Since 1998, elections to village councils, which comprise between three and seven members, have been institutionalized and are now carried out every three years. C. The council's main responsibilities lie in deciding the allocation and use of communal land, the running of village enterprises, and the implementation of family planning directives. D. Councils can also decide local matters like village subscription -to newspapers, the renovation of a school building, or the installation of cable television. E. Following the collapse of the village commune system after the economic liberalization initiated in 1978, certain leaders within the Communist Party began pushing for village self-governance as a means to counter political apathy and violent rebellion by creating mechanisms of participation and conflict resolution. |
| A. | DCBEA |
| B. | CABDE |
| C. | EABCD |
| D. | BACDE |
| Answer» D. BACDE | |
| 289. |
DIRECTIONS: Each question has a group of sentences marked A, B, C, and D. Arrange these to form a logical sequence.A. In the past, the customized tailoring units were localized to the township or city and catered exclusively to domestic demand.B. Traditionally, Indian preferred custom made clothing and the concept of ready to wear is a relatively recent one.C. Consumer awareness of styling issues and the convenience afforded by ready to wear helped the RMG industry makes small inroads into the domestic market in the 1980s,D. The customized tailoring outfits have always been a major source of clothing for domestic market. |
| A. | BDAC |
| B. | BCDA |
| C. | CDBA |
| D. | DBAC |
| Answer» E. | |
| 290. |
DIRECTIONS: Each question has a group of sentences marked A, B, C, and D. Arrange these to form a logical sequence. A. Some of us, as a result, gain an overall impression of people as either all good or all bad, making farther assumptions on this basis. B. An example of the assumption some patients make that doctors with a good "bedside manner" are also more technically competent as others who do not relate as well to their patients. C. This is what the psychologists refer to as halo effect. D. We have a strong tendency of associate positive attributes with other positive attributes and negative ones with each other. |
| A. | DCBA |
| B. | DABC |
| C. | DBCA |
| D. | DACB |
| Answer» C. DBCA | |
| 291. |
DIRECTIONS: Each question has a group of sentences marked A, B, C, and D. Arrange these to form a logical sequence.A. We tend to see the similarity within a category as being more important, and the similarity between different categories as being less important, that either actually is.B. Given a small amount of information about a person, we are ready to classify them as a member of a particular group, and then to infer all kinds of additional facts about them, as if all members of the group were the same in most respects.C. Our tendency to classify and label everything can lead us into the error of seeing the world as made up of only those categories for which we have names.D. Expecting too much of the descriptive power of languages is itself a serious cause of distorted thinking. |
| A. | DCBA |
| B. | DBAC |
| C. | BDAC |
| D. | BCDA |
| Answer» B. DBAC | |
| 292. |
DIRECTIONS: In each of the questions below four sentences are given which are denoted by (A), (B), (C) and (D). By using all the four sentences you have to frame a meaningful paragraph. Choose the correct order of the sentences from the four alternatives.Organizations today are becoming increasingly populated by youthful, highly skilled, highly educated workers.Two of the most prevalent and provocative organizational dynamics of our time are the themes of participation and change.These demands for participation are creating pressures for internal organizational change which are matched only by external environmental pressures for organizational change.These young, skilled and educated workers bring with them demands for a voice in the determination of their own organizational destiny-a chance to participate in those decisions which affect their organizational lives. |
| A. | ABDC |
| B. | BADC |
| C. | ABCD |
| D. | BCDA |
| Answer» C. ABCD | |
| 293. |
DIRECTIONS: In each of the questions below four sentences are given which are denoted by (A), (B), (C) and (D). By using all the four sentences you have to frame a meaningful paragraph. Choose the correct order of the sentences from the four alternatives.Modem research, however, has proved that there were invaders even before the Aryans poured into this land.It was thought that they came to a country which was Uncivilized and barbarian.They had evolved a civilization higher than that of the Aryan hordes who came in their wake.Till recently the Aryans were regarded as the earliest invaders of the land. |
| A. | ABCD |
| B. | BCAD |
| C. | BDAC |
| D. | DBAC |
| Answer» E. | |
| 294. |
DIRECTIONS: In each of the questions below four sentences are given which are denoted by (A), (B), (C) and (D). By using all the four sentences you have to frame a meaningful paragraph. Choose the correct order of the sentences from the four alternatives.Because, if the manager's subordinates are inefficient and ineffective and are not helped to increase their efficiency and effectiveness, the task may not be achieved.This must be just as true as the responsibility for achieving his prescribed tasks.If it is achieved it is at too great a cost, or at the risk of other effects, many of which are less obvious.It is often and that one of the prime responsibilities of a manager is the training and development of his staff. |
| A. | ADBC |
| B. | CABD |
| C. | BDAC |
| D. | DBAC |
| Answer» E. | |
| 295. |
DIRECTIONS: Arrange the sentences, A, B, C and D to form a logical sequence between sentences 1 and 6.1. Fire ripped through another pipeline in southern Nigeria, killing at least 40 people.The explosion was the third in two weeks.Police were deployed to stop villagers from stealing fuel from other pipelines.Local politicians have blamed this vandalism on cartels.Once the cartels have siphoned off fuel, impoverished locals move in to collect what they can for sale to passing motorists.6. But pipelines often explode, and the practice has left about 2000 people dead in the past two years. |
| A. | ABCD |
| B. | ACBD |
| C. | CABD |
| D. | CBDA |
| Answer» B. ACBD | |
| 296. |
DIRECTIONS: Arrange the sentences, A, B, C and D to form a logical sequence between sentences 1 and 6.1. It was something I knew that it would give me a chance to be my own boss.I could have more except that supervision becomes difficult.Today I have 800 on my staff, office and members.The moment I announced I was starting a business, people started contacting me.I was sick of working for others.6. Our clients are well-known industrialists and organizations, many of whom were in touch with me when I was in the services. |
| A. | ABDC |
| B. | DBAC |
| C. | DCBA |
| D. | BADC |
| Answer» C. DCBA | |
| 297. |
DIRECTIONS: Arrange the sentences, A, B, C and D to form a logical sequence between sentences 1 and 6.1. The list of horrors goes on.And one in every five is malnourished.This is because local clinics, ill-equipped to deal with even small things, either don't work or simply don't exist.Nobody has been able to figure out a way to reduce the speed that is at the root of India's over-population problems: a baby born every second.There is such an acute shortage of treatment centers that premier hospitals are choked with patients who show up to treat their coughs and colds.6. Kalyan Banerjee, a consultant at the hospital is worried. |
| A. | DACB |
| B. | CDAB |
| C. | DBAC |
| D. | CADB |
| Answer» E. | |
| 298. |
DIRECTIONS: In each of these questions, the sentences P, Q, R and S, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Choose the most logical order of the sentences from amongst the four given choices so as to form a coherent paragraph.P: Such a national policy will surely divide and never unite the people.Q: Infact, it suites the purpose of the politicians, they can drag the people into submission by appealing to them in the name of religion.R: In order to inculcate, the unquestioning belief, they condemn the other states which do not follow their religion.S: The emergence of the theocratic states, where all types of crimes are committed in the name of religion of the middle Ages is dangerous. |
| A. | PQRS |
| B. | SQRP |
| C. | SQPR |
| D. | RSPQ |
| Answer» C. SQPR | |
| 299. |
DIRECTIONS: In each of these questions, the sentences P, Q, R and S, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Choose the most logical order of the sentences from amongst the four given choices so as to form a coherent paragraph.P: Finish specialists recommended a chewing gum containing xylitol-a natural sweetener present in birch, maple, corn and straw-to be used several times a day by young children.Q: Chewing gum is a new solution that "may work for parents whose children suffer from chronic ear infections.R: An experiment was conducted involving three hundred and six children between two and six years.S: After Finish studies showed that xylitol is effective in preventing cavities, a team of researchers decided to investigate its effects on a very similar type of bacteria which causes ear infections. |
| A. | QRSP |
| B. | PQRS |
| C. | RQPS |
| D. | QPSR |
| Answer» E. | |
| 300. |
DIRECTIONS: In each of these questions, the sentences P, Q, R and S, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Choose the most logical order of the sentences from amongst the four given choices so as to form a coherent paragraph.P: In a number of cases, the drivers have refused to carry passengers according to the meter-reading despite it being in working condition.Q: For instance, according to a complaint, the driver of an auto rickshaw not only misbehaved but also ran away with Rs. 500 from Dhaula Kuan on October 13.R: Refusal to carry commuters to their respective destinations is another common complaint which has been lodged with the call centres.S: What have been the most shocking are the complaints about misbehaviour by the rickshaw drivers with the passengers.T: Similarly, another driver ran away with the luggage of the passenger on the Karol Bagh-Paschim Vihar route. |
| A. | SPRQT |
| B. | SRQPT |
| C. | PRSQT |
| D. | PQRST |
| Answer» D. PQRST | |