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This section includes 4479 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Competitive English knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
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Q: 1. Proud Little Astronomer sees a huge dragon in the moon.P. Big Astronomer calls him and shows him the fly.Q. He runs to the Big Astronomer and calls him home. R. He is very excited and remembers his rival Big Astronomer.S. Big Astronomer agrees and later discovers a fly in the telescope lens.6. Little Astronomer is shamefaced and becomes humble. |
| A. | RQSP |
| B. | PQRS |
| C. | RSPQ |
| D. | QPSR |
| Answer» B. PQRS | |
| 3452. |
Q: 1. People are like potatoes.P. It is only after potatoes have been sorted and bagged that they are loaded onto trucks.Q. After potatoes have been harvested, they have to be spread out and sorted in order to get the maximum market dollar.R. This is the method that all Idaho potato farmers use all but one. S. They are divided according to size - big, medium and small.6. One farmer never bothered to sort the potatoes. |
| A. | PQRS |
| B. | QSPR |
| C. | PRQS |
| D. | QSRP |
| Answer» C. PRQS | |
| 3453. |
Q: 1. Paucity of fundsP. universities cannot makeQ. essentials like booksR. sufficient expenditure onS. ordains that the6. journals and equipment. |
| A. | QPRS |
| B. | SPRQ |
| C. | PQRS |
| D. | QSRP |
| Answer» C. PQRS | |
| 3454. |
Q: 1.Once I tended a peony with great care.P. A guest had picket my peony.Q. On a Thursday my cook phoned to tell me the awful truth.R. Finally it had one promising pink bud.S. It was the first peony I had raised on the desert.6. My anger was greater than her offence. |
| A. | SQPR |
| B. | PQSR |
| C. | PQRS |
| D. | SRQP |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3455. |
Q: 1. Nehru's books deal with different subjects.P. But yet again, his books are remarkable for their absence of bitterness.Q. Yet, through these books, runs a common thread of his vision.R. All of his classics were written while Nehru was in prison.S. One finds in these books, a passionate commitment to democracy, his aversion to fundamentalism and his celebration of India's pluralistic culture.6. There is a deep humanity which illuminates the pages of his books. |
| A. | QRPS |
| B. | QPRS |
| C. | QSRP |
| D. | QRSP |
| Answer» D. QRSP | |
| 3456. |
Q: 1. Most of our meat comes from two great grain producing countries, the United States and Argentina.P. In the two countries, great herds of hogs and cattle are fattened for the market.Q. The Netherlands in famous for butter and cheese and other dairy products.R. The cool, damp climate of the Netherlands grows fine grass for dairy cattle.S. Usually countries do not grow animals for meat unless they produce enough grain to feed them.6. But a few countries, like Denmark, buy grain to feed their hogs and cattle. |
| A. | RSQP |
| B. | SRPQ |
| C. | PRQS |
| D. | PQRS |
| Answer» D. PQRS | |
| 3457. |
Q: (1) Money is not the root of all evil. (P) Or, what about the desire for power driving people to horrible crimes? (Q) Even purposeless cruelty can be seen in many instances of evil behavior. (R) For example, neither teachers not parents profit in any way by torturing children. (S) The evils sexual offenders are not motivated by financial gains. (6) No, we can only say that money is the root of some evil. |
| A. | QRPS |
| B. | SPQR |
| C. | RSPQ |
| D. | QPRS |
| Answer» C. RSPQ | |
| 3458. |
Q: 1. Mary and Jo were amateur singers. P. He called them for auditions the following week. Q. So they approached a leading music company. R. They wanted to try their luck at playback singing. S. But the manager said that they would have to qualify an audition test. 6. Fortunately they qualified the test. |
| A. | RSPQ |
| B. | QPRS |
| C. | PRSQ |
| D. | RQSP |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3459. |
Q: 1. Martha taught English Literature.P. She would involve them in role-plays.Q. Her students were young learners.R. This way the students found it easier to identify with the characters.S. They fell into the age group of 14-16 years. 6. They looked forward to attending her classes. |
| A. | QSPR |
| B. | QPSR |
| C. | RSPQ |
| D. | SQRP |
| Answer» B. QPSR | |
| 3460. |
Q: 1.‘ The Tower of Babel' is highly symbolic.P. For Bruegel it also signified the vanity of human endeavoun.Q. The building of Babel, as described in the bible, was an age old symbol of pride.R. The landscape is not imaginary.S. He set Tower in a 16th century setting,6. It is based on Bruegel's careful observation of the lands around him. |
| A. | QPSR |
| B. | QPRS |
| C. | SRQP |
| D. | SQRP |
| Answer» B. QPRS | |
| 3461. |
Q: (1 ) late(2) lately(3) uniformly (4) eager (5) earnestly |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 4 |
| E. | 5 |
| Answer» C. 3 | |
| 3462. |
Q: 1. Jai Hai is a hand-ball type game.P. In fact this game originated in the Basque region of Spain.Q. And in Florida it is legal to place bets on the players of Jai Hai.R. It is one of the fastest-moving ball games.S. Although played quite well in Florida & Latin America, it is not an American game.6. Sports experts agree that Jai Hai requires more skill, speed, endurance and nerve than any other game. |
| A. | PSRQ |
| B. | PSQR |
| C. | SRPQ |
| D. | SPRQ |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3463. |
Q: 1. In the garden were a lot of trees covered with wonderful jewels.P. At the end of the garden there was a wall.Q. There was a lamp hanging on the wall.R. There were red, blue, green yellow and white jewels.S. They were all very big and they sparkled in the Sun.6. Aladdin climbed a ladder and took down the lamp. |
| A. | QRSP |
| B. | RSQP |
| C. | RSPQ |
| D. | PQRS |
| Answer» D. PQRS | |
| 3464. |
Q: 1.It has been foundP. While talking to their dogsQ. had lower blood pressureR. than they didS. that people6. while talking to people. |
| A. | PQRS |
| B. | SRPQ |
| C. | SQPR |
| D. | PQSR |
| Answer» D. PQSR | |
| 3465. |
Q: 1. In our country internet is becoming more and more popular.P. In one such cafe one can sit before 'he computer.Q. Cyber cafes are opening up like STD and ISD booths.R. One can ask for the information one needs to know.S. The cost ranges from Rs. 10 to 20 per hour.6. One needs Lo tell the search engine to find the information and it will flash on the screen. |
| A. | SQPR |
| B. | PRQS |
| C. | QPRS |
| D. | RPSQ |
| Answer» D. RPSQ | |
| 3466. |
Q: 1. In ancient times a King named Sagar performed the “Ashwa-medha Yagan”.P. No one could capture the horse.Q. Many tried to capture the horse.R. As per rules a splendid horse was let loose and allowed to wander.S. Those who tried had to fight Sagar's warriors.6. Thus Sagar's fame spread far and wide. |
| A. | RSPQ |
| B. | RQPS |
| C. | RQSP |
| D. | QPRS |
| Answer» D. QPRS | |
| 3467. |
Q: 1. I’m looking forP. for the post ofQ. the vacancyR. To fillS. Someone6. Secretary |
| A. | QPSR |
| B. | SRQP |
| C. | QRSP |
| D. | QRPS |
| Answer» C. QRSP | |
| 3468. |
Q: 1. His last picturesP. no longer haveQ. nonetheless I still like them andR. the gaiety and humour of his earlier works asS. they do not tell us about happiness any more,6. try not to miss any of his exhibitions. |
| A. | SQPR |
| B. | QRPS |
| C. | PRSQ |
| D. | RPQS |
| Answer» D. RPQS | |
| 3469. |
Q: 1. Gulliver landed on the shores of LilliputP. He planned to carry Gulliver to the capital city.Q. The Lilliputians put an ointment on Gulliver's wounds.R. He fell asleep thereafter.S. The Emperor of the land was informed.6. It alleviated all the pain and discomfort. |
| A. | PQSR |
| B. | RSPQ |
| C. | SRQP |
| D. | QSPR |
| Answer» C. SRQP | |
| 3470. |
Q: GARRULOUS |
| A. | gruesome |
| B. | creative |
| C. | quiet |
| D. | exaggerated |
| Answer» D. exaggerated | |
| 3471. |
Q: (1) flush (2) happy (3) satisfied (4) flung(5) flunk |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 4 |
| E. | 5 |
| Answer» B. 2 | |
| 3472. |
Q: 1. Everyone has a mental picture of volcanoes.P. This is the crater and it is the mouth of the volcano.Q. In appearance it looks like a cone-shaped mountain.R. The lava forces its way up this and overflows to form the sides of the volcano.S. The top of the cone is rather flat and hollow.6. Thus the volcano mountain is formed from the lava. |
| A. | QSPR |
| B. | SPQR |
| C. | RSPQ |
| D. | QRSP |
| Answer» B. SPQR | |
| 3473. |
Q: 1. Every family has a crazy streak in it somewhere.P. He was an enormous man with a large head.Q. He was also a man of temper.R. In our family my cousin Mourad was said to have inherited it.S. Before him was our uncle Khosrove.6. He was so impatient that he stopped anyone from talking by roaring. |
| A. | SPQR |
| B. | RQSP |
| C. | PSQR |
| D. | RSPQ |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3474. |
Q: 1. Even today in many countriesP. neglected and there are farQ. women continue to beR. who have had the benefit ofS. fewer women than men6. education and vocational training. |
| A. | PRQS |
| B. | QPSR |
| C. | SQRP |
| D. | RQPS |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3475. |
Q: 1. Earlier, travellers found incredible beauty in Nanda Devi.P. Their dumping of garbage disturbed the ecological balance.Q. But when restrictions were lifted in Nanda Devi in 1974, a deluge of foreign mountaineers descended upon it.R. With them came garbage and deforestation.S. Hence Nanda Devi Sanctuary was made out of bounds for outsiders in 1982.6. Nanda Devi is the third highest Himalayan peak. |
| A. | QRPS |
| B. | SQPR |
| C. | PRSQ |
| D. | QSPR |
| Answer» B. SQPR | |
| 3476. |
Q: 1.EachP. If it was workingQ. had to be tested to be sureR. parts of the rocketS. of the many6. perfectly. |
| A. | RSPQ |
| B. | RQSP |
| C. | PRQS |
| D. | SRQP |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3477. |
Q: 1. During the mid 1600s, the Sun King, Louis XIV created a new fad of platform shoes, simply because he had the royal power to do so.P. The chopines were worn to increase a woman's height.Q. The platform shoes soon became the symbol of nobility.R. They were often 24 inches off the ground and ladies had to be escorted through the streets.S. Also during the time, women in Florence were wearing platform shoes known as chopines.6. Some historians believe the modern-day high heel originates from the chopine. |
| A. | SQPR |
| B. | RSQP |
| C. | RSPQ |
| D. | QSPR |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3478. |
Q: (1) discovery (2) growing (3) recovery (4) delivery (5) depletion |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 4 |
| E. | 5 |
| Answer» D. 4 | |
| 3479. |
Q: 1. Developing the next breed of Jobs. Gates and Zuckerberg is something B-schools are keen to facilitate.P. It was their technological prowess and creative thinking that created their empires.Q. However, it is important to note that none of them studied for an MBA. R. But, not all ideas pioneered by 'techies' reach a global market.S. Many prospective entrepreneurs still feel there is little rea- son to do so.6. Many with technological background lack business acumen and commercial skills. |
| A. | QPSR |
| B. | QSRP |
| C. | QSPR |
| D. | PSQR |
| Answer» D. PSQR | |
| 3480. |
Q: 1. Computers have infiltrated into all aspects of life. P. This shows that the computer has become all-powerful. Q. So it is with many other things where computers are indispensable. R. City traffic, airline booking and airtraffic are all computer- controlled. S. In such a situation, computer breakdown means the break- down of the system it controls. 6. Such is our dependence on it. |
| A. | RQSP |
| B. | SQPR |
| C. | PQRS |
| D. | RPQS |
| Answer» B. SQPR | |
| 3481. |
Q: Choose the correct answer from the given options to fill the blanks which are numbered. (A) |
| A. | Is very |
| B. | Quite possibly by |
| C. | Famous at |
| D. | Famously known at |
| E. | Noteworthy for being |
| Answer» F. | |
| 3482. |
Q: 1.Child labourers are posing a grave problem before India.P. Children are paid low wages and the heinous opportunism of employers leads to the employment of children.Q. The government is indifferent to this problem and common people lack awareness in guarding against this social crime.R. It is the extreme poverty of parents that leads children to earn at a minor age.S. The illiteracy of parents is also responsible for this evil. 6. For the solution of this problem we need a thorough economic reform and the spread of literacy. |
| A. | QPSR |
| B. | PQSR |
| C. | QPRS |
| D. | RSPQ |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3483. |
Q: 1. Carpentry is a very strenuous profession.P. Because of such tools they put themselves at risk of in- jury.Q. In such areas it is all too easy to fall or slip.R. Sometimes their work demands climbing on high rise buildings.S. Carpenters have to work with sharp tools.6. Their lives, thus, are full of challenges. |
| A. | SPRQ |
| B. | PQSR |
| C. | RPSQ |
| D. | SQPR |
| Answer» B. PQSR | |
| 3484. |
Q: 1. Carl SaganP. the severity of the problemQ. says that we do not fully understandR. that the next generations may be badly affectedS. in his essay6. and that the only solution is international co- operation. |
| A. | SRPQ |
| B. | SQRP |
| C. | SPRQ |
| D. | SQPR |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3485. |
Q: 1. Architecture beganP. to build their own sheltersQ. on ready-made onesR. When early people startedS. rather than relying6. such as trees and caves. |
| A. | RPSQ |
| B. | PRQS |
| C. | RQPS |
| D. | PSQR |
| Answer» B. PRQS | |
| 3486. |
Q: 1. An excellent example of Habib Tanvir’sP. be would fit and blend his poetry to the traditional folk andQ. tribal music, in a way that allows the former to retain its own imaginative,R. non-exploitative approach is the way in whichS. rhetorical power and socio-political importance,6. but without devaluing the latter. |
| A. | SQPR |
| B. | QRPS |
| C. | PRSQ |
| D. | RPQS |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3487. |
Q: 1. An educator named Rowland Hill of England is considered the Father of Philately.P. Brazil and two Swiss cantons were next to issue stampQ. The US used its first stamps on July 1, 1847.R. The world's first postage stamp was issued by Great Britain, in 1840.S. Two years later, in 1842, stamps were issued by a private postal service in New York.6. India's first stamp appeared in 1852. |
| A. | QRSP |
| B. | RPSQ |
| C. | RSPQ |
| D. | RSQP |
| Answer» D. RSQP | |
| 3488. |
Q: 1. Albert Edward had never liked the new vicar. P. He wasn't the type of man they wanted with a classy congregation.Q. And now he straightened himself a little.R. He knew his value.S. He'd said from the beginning that they had made a mistake.6. He wasn't going to allow himself to be put upon. |
| A. | PSQR |
| B. | QRPS |
| C. | SPQR |
| D. | SRPQ |
| Answer» B. QRPS | |
| 3489. |
Q: 1. According to Greek mythology, Atlas was a Titan of enormous strength.P. Zeus ordered Atlas to carry the earth and sky for all eternity.Q. Because of his association with the globe, maps began to be decorated with this image of Atlas.R. Atlas is shown as a stooped figure carrying the globe on his shoulders.S. Finally, the word 'atlas' came to denote a collection of maps.6. Today an 'atlas' refers to any book that consists of several maps. |
| A. | PQRS |
| B. | PRQS |
| C. | QRPS |
| D. | QSPR |
| Answer» D. QSPR | |
| 3490. |
Q: 1. Abanidranath Tagore was the leading painter of Bengal.P. He tried to modemise Mughal and Rajput styles to offset their influence.Q . He countered the British Raj through his paintings.R. He succeeded and his style was accepted as a natural Indian style.S. During his time western model of art was taught in the schools.6. Above all this great painter was a nephew of Rabindranath Tagore. |
| A. | QPSR |
| B. | SPQR |
| C. | RPSQ |
| D. | QSPR |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3491. |
Q: 1. About six men broke into the house of Mr. Roy, a businessman in Salt Lake.P. Mr. Roy Reported the case to the police immediately.Q. They forced Mr, Roy at gun point to give the key of the iron safe.R. They opened the iron safe.S. They took away gold ornaments and Rs.1,00,000 in cash.6. The businessmen of the area downed their shutters in protest against this daring robbery. |
| A. | QPRS |
| B. | QRSP |
| C. | QRPS |
| D. | RPQS |
| Answer» C. QRPS | |
| 3492. |
Many companies ask their employees to sign a ......... of secrecy |
| A. | agreement |
| B. | bond |
| C. | bondage |
| D. | espionage |
| Answer» C. bondage | |
| 3493. |
Reconstructing the skeletons of extinct species like dinosaurs is ________ process that requires much patience and effort by paleontologists. |
| A. | a nascent |
| B. | an aberrant |
| C. | a worthless |
| D. | an exacting |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3494. |
Jill was ________ by her employees because she often _______ them for not working hard enough. |
| A. | deified, goaded |
| B. | loathed, berated |
| C. | disregarded, |
| D. | cherished, decided |
| Answer» C. disregarded, | |
| 3495. |
Unlike his calmer,more easygoing colleagues ,the senator was _________ ,ready to quarrel at the slightest provocation |
| A. | whimsical |
| B. | irascible |
| C. | gregarious |
| D. | ineffectual |
| Answer» C. gregarious | |
| 3496. |
Roman Regions _______the Mountain_______of Masada for three years before they were able to seize it. |
| A. | dissembled, bastion |
| B. | assailed, symbol |
| C. | besieged, citadel |
| D. | honed, stronghold |
| Answer» D. honed, stronghold | |
| 3497. |
Belgium chocolate is considered / by many to be finger / than any others in the world. |
| A. | Belgium chocolate is considered |
| B. | by many to be finger |
| C. | than any others in the world |
| D. | No error |
| Answer» D. No error | |
| 3498. |
Indian scientists are no way / inferior than / any other scientists in the world. |
| A. | Indian scientists are no way |
| B. | inferior than |
| C. | any other scientists in the world |
| D. | No error |
| Answer» C. any other scientists in the world | |
| 3499. |
I don't have a car / and I don't want / one as well. |
| A. | I don't have a car |
| B. | and I don't want |
| C. | one as well |
| D. | No error |
| Answer» D. No error | |
| 3500. |
She treated/ me as though / an old friend. |
| A. | She treated |
| B. | me as though |
| C. | an old friend |
| D. | No error |
| Answer» C. an old friend | |