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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 | |