Explore topic-wise MCQs in Competitive English.

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3001.

Q: Caution

A. cautional
B. cautious
C. caution
D. None of these
Answer» C. caution
3002.

Q: Causing or ending in death-

A. Fatal
B. Deadly
C. Serious
D. Dangerous
Answer» B. Deadly
3003.

Q: CATASTROPHE

A. Tragedy
B. Anger
C. Violence
D. Hatred
Answer» B. Anger
3004.

Q: Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.Cat-nap

A. Short sleep
B. Rest
C. Fitful sleep
D. Long sleep
Answer» B. Rest
3005.

Q: Carrots and sweet potatoes were airdrop for animals starving during the tragic bushfires in Australia.

A. are airdropped for animals starved
B. were airdropped for animals starving
C. No improvement
D. will be airdropping for animals starving
Answer» C. No improvement
3006.

Q: CAPRICIOUS

A. unpredictable
B. predictable
C. changeable
D. captive
E. reasonable
Answer» C. changeable
3007.

Q: Capable

A. Competent
B. Conceited
C. Complacent
D. Consistent
Answer» B. Conceited
3008.

Q: CANNY

A. Obstinate
B. Proud
C. Stout
D. Clever
Answer» E.
3009.

Q: CANDID

A. Outspoken
B. Frank
C. Devious
D. Disguised
Answer» E.
3010.

Q: Canada does not require that U.S. citizens obtain passports to enter the country, and ______

A. neither Mexico does
B. either does Mexico
C. Mexico does neither
D. Mexico doesn't either
Answer» E.
3011.

Q: Can you recite this poem?

A. Would this poem be recited by you ?
B. Can this poem be recited by you ?
C. This poem can be recited by you.
D. You are requested to recite this poem.
Answer» C. This poem can be recited by you.
3012.

Q: Can we rely on him?

A. Can he be relied by us?
B. Can we be relied on by him?
C. Can he be relied on?
D. Can we be relied by him?
Answer» D. Can we be relied by him?
3013.

Q: Can India make it to a leadership position (1)/ or will it be retained the ‘fast train-going-slow’ (2)/ image it always had? (3)/ No error (4)

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» C. 3
3014.

Q: Came what may, she never missed a single sermon.

A. Come whatever may
B. Come what may
C. Come what maybe
D. Came what maybe
E. No correction required
Answer» C. Come what maybe
3015.

Q: CAMOUFLAGE

A. demonstrate
B. fabric
C. disguise
D. cover
Answer» D. cover
3016.

Q: Came what may, she never missed a single sermon.

A. come whatever may
B. come what may
C. Come what may be
D. Came what may be
E. No correction required
Answer» C. Come what may be
3017.

Q: CALLOUS

A. Gentle
B. Sensitive
C. Persuasive
D. Caring
Answer» C. Persuasive
3018.

Q: Call the police at once.

A. Let the police be called at once.
B. The police was to be called at once.
C. The police is to be called at once.
D. Let the police called at once.
Answer» B. The police was to be called at once.
3019.

Q: In the following question, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and mark your answer. C.V. Raman was an --------- Scientist.

A. itinerant
B. immanent
C. eminent
D. imminent
Answer» D. imminent
3020.

Q: Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word and click the button corresponding to it.

A. Acquisition
B. Acquisetion
C. Acquisision
D. Acqiusition
Answer» B. Acquisetion
3021.

Q: By whom was the laptop stolen?

A. Who stole the laptop?
B. Who had stolen the laptop?
C. Who steals the laptop?
D. Who was stealing the laptop?
Answer» B. Who had stolen the laptop?
3022.

Q: By this time tomorrow, I will reach my home.

A. will be reaching
B. shall have reached
C. can reach
D. No improvement
Answer» C. can reach
3023.

Q: By practising forgiveness Gandhiji lives the best part of-

A. Jainiem
B. Hinduism
C. Buddhism
D. Christianity
Answer» C. Buddhism
3024.

Q: By arresting the local criminals and encouraging good people (A)/we can end (B)/hostilities of that area. (C)/No error (D)

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer» D. D
3025.

Q: But for your help, (a)/ no boys would have (b)/ succeeded in an (c)/ All India competition like this. (d)/ No error (e)

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
Answer» F.
3026.

Q: broke

A. finish
B. intact
C. split
D. join
Answer» E.
3027.

Q: Broad

A. Shallow
B. Deep
C. Wide
D. Narrow
Answer» E.
3028.

Q: British rule, secularism was an article of faith across(A)/ the ideological spectrum, though only in a limited definition as (B) / the community-based template of political competition introduced under (C) /in the aftermath of Partition, seen as the outcome of (D)/a seamless sense of national identity. (E)

A. BADAE
B. CBDAE
C. ACBDE
D. DCABE
E. CABDE
Answer» E. CABDE
3029.

Q: British painting of the late eighteenth century and the first halt of the nineteenth century chiefly deals with

A. a love of outdoor life directed into the channel of sport
B. a love of country life which cannot be found in any other country
C. love in the open directed into a sporting channel
D. love out of doors with enough life in it
Answer» B. a love of country life which cannot be found in any other country
3030.

Q: Bread and jam (a)/ make a good (b)/ breakfast these days(c)/ No error (D).

A. (a)
B. (b)
C. (c)
D. (d)
Answer» C. (c)
3031.

Q: Bounding line of surface-

A. Periphery
B. Circumference
C. Radius
D. Edge
Answer» B. Circumference
3032.

Q: Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning of the word given in bold as used in the passage. BOTHERED

A. calm
B. uninterested
C. focused
D. distracted
E. sure
Answer» B. uninterested
3033.

Q: Both the words ‘educator’ and ‘entertainer’ are

A. Nouns
B. Pronouns
C. Verbs
D. Adjectives
Answer» B. Pronouns
3034.

Q: Bose is (A) / more popular than (B) / any student in the class. (C) No error (D)

A. C
B. D
C. A
D. B
Answer» B. D
3035.

Q: BOOM

A. Push
B. Open
C. Boost
D. Pull
Answer» B. Open
3036.

Q: Bonded labour has been now almost a thing of the past.

A. had been
B. is
C. was
D. No improvement
Answer» C. was
3037.

Q: In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it. Bone of contention

A. Cause for quarrel
B. A link between them
C. A delicious non-vegetarian item
D. An item which made them content
Answer» B. A link between them
3038.

Q: Boil the water and cool it before you keep it in the fridge.

A. Let the water be boiled and cooled before it is kept in the fridge.
B. Let the water be boiled and cooled before it is kept in the fridge by you.
C. Let the water be boiled by you and cooled by you before it is kept in the fridge.
D. Let the water be boiled, cooled and kept in the fridge
Answer» B. Let the water be boiled and cooled before it is kept in the fridge by you.
3039.

Q: Blue- Blooded

A. Inferior
B. of noble birth
C. of unknown origin
D. unhealthy
Answer» C. of unknown origin
3040.

Q: Blow one’ own trumpet

A. Play some music
B. Surprise oneself
C. Praise oneself
D. Condone oneself
Answer» D. Condone oneself
3041.

Q: Blood is thicker of water.

A. thicker to water
B. warmer from water
C. thicker than water
D. No improvement
Answer» D. No improvement
3042.

Q: Find out the word opposite in meaning of the given word?Blindness

A. Vista
B. Outlook
C. Confront
D. Contour
Answer» B. Outlook
3043.

Q: BLESSING

A. Hurt
B. Harsh
C. Dull
D. Curse
Answer» E.
3044.

Q: Direction: In these questions, a part of the sentence is given in bold. Below are given alternative to the bold part at (A), (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed you answer is (D).Q.8. Birds sit on the boughs of tree in my garden and with their sweet notes fill the air with music.

A. fill their sweet notes in the air
B. by their sweet notes fill the air
C. fill the air by their sweet notes
D. No improvement
Answer» D. No improvement
3045.

Q: Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.Bhola said to his mother, "Why is this charcoal so black?"

A. Bhola asked his mother why was that charcoal so black.
B. Bhola told his mother why that charcoal was so black.
C. Bhola asked his mother why that charcoal was so black.
D. Bhola asked his mother why this charcoal is so black.
Answer» D. Bhola asked his mother why this charcoal is so black.
3046.

Q: Beyond the pale

A. Unreasonable or unacceptable
B. Beynod redemption
C. Full of rhetoric
D. Distasteful
Answer» B. Beynod redemption
3047.

Q: Directions (22): In each of the question given below a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is then followed by five options which then try to decipher its meaning. Choose the option which gives the correct meaning of the phrases.Better late than never

A. Better to arrive late than not to come at all
B. Better to stay healthy than to die
C. Better to arrive late than to meet with an accident
D. Better to come late than to die
E. Better to stay home than to reach late
Answer» B. Better to stay healthy than to die
3048.

Q: Bestowed with indifference (A)/ with kind words is much more (B)/ a small gift accompanied (C)/ acceptable than a large gift (D)

A. ADCB
B. BCAD
C. DABC
D. CBDA
Answer» E.
3049.

Q: Beside food, (A)/ the pilgrims carried (B)/ some medicines. (C) / No error (D)

A. (A)
B. (B)
C. (C)
D. (D)
Answer» B. (B)
3050.

Q: Beside (A)/ his mother he has two aunts (B) /who stay with him.(C)/No error (D).

A. A
B. C
C. D
D. B
Answer» B. C