Explore topic-wise MCQs in Current Affairs.

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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