Explore topic-wise MCQs in English.

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101.

I differ______you.

A. from
B. of
C. with
D. for
Answer» D. for
102.

The old woman walked carefully with her heavy load____ she should fall.

A. until
B. unless
C. Lest
D. although
Answer» D. although
103.

The watchdogs_______asleep when the bulls ran riot.

A. was
B. were
C. is
D. are
Answer» C. is
104.

There is also a chance of _________ rivalries within the Communist Party flaring up as Mr. Xi s policies take a hit.

A. garrulous
B. glimmering
C. independent
D. internecine
Answer» E.
105.

I ________ to return by the 3rd of the month.

A. plan
B. program
C. strategize
D. project
Answer» B. program
106.

The vehicles involved in the accident were _______________ the flow of traffic.

A. delaying
B. boosting
C. interfering
D. obstructing
Answer» E.
107.

The climate is not conducive_____ good health.

A. in
B. to
C. with
D. from
Answer» C. with
108.

It is hard to believe the ____of operations involved in this activity.

A. scale
B. significance
C. magnitude
D. size
Answer» C. magnitude
109.

For a moment, I was _____________ blinded by the camera's bright flash.

A. totally
B. heavily
C. greatly
D. powerfully
Answer» B. heavily
110.

Please don't disturb me. I ______ to solve a sum.

A. try
B. am trying
C. have tried
D. tried
Answer» C. have tried
111.

Direction: In the following question, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested questions. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate your choice for the correct answer.

she made her stepson her_____to her large fortune.

A. hare
B. heir
C. hair
D. here
Answer» C. hair
112.

Direction: In the following question, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested questions. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate your choice for the correct answer.

The stewardess showed the passenger________

A. when to start travelling
B. where to land the plane
C. how to fasten the seat belt
D. how to judge the altitude of the plane
Answer» D. how to judge the altitude of the plane
113.

I thought he ______ the part of Hamlet with great skill.

A. carried off
B. fell through
C. put off
D. came off
Answer» B. fell through
114.

Her supporters began to _______and she was left alone.

A. fall away
B. fall over
C. fall on
D. fall off
Answer» B. fall over
115.

I looked at my damaged car and ______ how much it would cost to repair it.

A. wondering
B. wonder
C. wondered
D. wonders
Answer» D. wonders
116.

It is somewhat less difficult to _____ but impossible to replace English medium inclination in UPSC Exams.

A. propagate
B. castigate
C. deny
D. approve
Answer» C. deny
117.

Ever since Ronaldo got out of Man United, his mother has _____ all his little son's needs.

A. seen by
B. seen through
C. seen to
D. seen off
Answer» D. seen off
118.

Had Burhan known the true path to avenge wrongs, he ______ have remained longer the poster boy of Kashmiri youths.

A. might
B. should
C. would
D. may
Answer» D. may
119.

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
You must apologize ______ the punishment.

A. escaping
B. escape
C. to escape
D. escapes
Answer» D. escapes
120.

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
______ the train was late by six hours, it made up three hours before reaching its destination.

A. Because
B. In spite of
C. In case
D. Although
Answer» E.
121.

Vegetarians have an ________to meat.

A. enthusiasm
B. aversion
C. attraction
D. affection
Answer» C. attraction
122.

There was a ________ of traffic as the road was impassable.

A. relocation
B. allocation
C. diversion
D. reversion
Answer» D. reversion
123.

The crisis will soon blow __________.

A. in
B. on
C. over
D. of
Answer» D. of
124.

Hari, _____ goalkeeper, saved the match.

A. a
B. an
C. the
D. No article required
Answer» D. No article required
125.

Priya ______ karate class every Saturday.

A. attended
B. attend
C. attends
D. attending
Answer» D. attending
126.

We are working ____ with India to find ways to promote the ____ to a low carbon, clean energy future.

A. earlier, product
B. along, transaction
C. hardly, transfer
D. closely, transition
E. always, repair
Answer» E. always, repair
127.

The bill was ____ by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and _____ to the government a few months ago.

A. drafted, submitted
B. prepared, deposited
C. brought, pass
D. written, shown
E. passed , list
Answer» B. prepared, deposited
128.

An order was ____ by the court to make a law to ____ this in 2015.

A. passed, replacing
B. come, exchange
C. enforced, act
D. issued, regulate
E. insisted, improve
Answer» E. insisted, improve
129.

Though a rate cut was a ____________ conclusion ahead of the monetary policy announcement, the ____________ was of either a 25 or 50 basis points one.

A. accustomed, experience
B. foregone, expectation
C. forest, explanation
D. earnest, exposition
E. None of the above
Answer» C. forest, explanation
130.

We will _____ that not more than 60 students are ______ in one classroom.

A. sure, adjusted
B. like, believe
C. do, sit
D. confirm, coming
E. ensure, accommodated
Answer» F.
131.

Arguably, the ____________ for fiscal concessions is limited given the overall revenue scenario, but the government can certainly push for further ____________ to incentivise investment.

A. spectacular, terminal
B. space, reforms
C. surety, radio
D. function, yield
E. None of the above
Answer» C. surety, radio
132.

In a ____ to make a complete _____ of the school education in Delhi, the AAP government is working towards setting up a state education board.

A. bid, overhaul
B. view, look
C. edge, overlook
D. lieu, sense
E. clink, planning
Answer» B. view, look
133.

In a country as ____________ as India, it is impossible to ensure that vegetarian and non-vegetarian preferences are ____________ into delivery logistics.

A. reverse, faced
B. reticent, feared
C. diverse, factored
D. recess, fused
E. None of the above
Answer» D. recess, fused
134.

Delivery partners are ____________ made to understand the practical ____________ of the job as they choose to enter the workforce.

A. unilaterally, bright
B. universally, term
C. slowly, repetition
D. unequivocally, nature
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
135.

This would be _______________ by a weak phase of the monsoon when rains get _______________ to the foothills of the Himalayas.

A. fared, controlled
B. fought, cared
C. fraught, determined
D. followed, confined
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
136.

The clerk _______ the money form the bank by one o-clock.

A. has withdrawn
B. will have withdrawn
C. is withdrawing
D. had been withdrawing
Answer» C. is withdrawing
137.

Neither Shyam _______ Rohit came to the school today.

A. and
B. but
C. or
D. nor
Answer» E.
138.

King George V's accession _______ the throne was celebrated with great pomp.

A. for
B. with
C. against
D. to
Answer» E.
139.

The car-park was full, so we ________ to look for another place to park.

A. having
B. had
C. has
D. have
Answer» C. has
140.

For many, The Lion King is _____ as a childhood memory.

A. invested
B. deposited
C. inherited
D. treasured
Answer» E.
141.

People tend to turn a blind eye _____ crime against women.

A. at
B. on
C. to
D. in
Answer» D. in
142.

If I knew about him before I will have recommended him.

A. If I knew
B. recommended him
C. about him before
D. I will have
Answer» E.
143.

________ knowledge is a dangerous thing.

A. The Little
B. Little
C. A little
D. The few
Answer» D. The few
144.

Do you want ______ help?

A. farther
B. further
C. some
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
145.

She was married _____an early age.

A. for
B. of
C. at
D. in
Answer» E.
146.

Simran was reading a book _____ waiting for the bus.

A. while
B. during
C. from
D. at
Answer» B. during
147.

Seema gave her teacher a beautiful ____________ of pink roses on Teachers' Day.

A. grove
B. reed
C. bouquet
D. wreath
Answer» D. wreath
148.

Increasing urbanization, evolving demographics, expanding renewables and changing market dynamics have placed ________[I]_______ pressure on utilities to solve energy-delivery challenges in an economical manner in the shortest possible time with minimum ________[II] , the paper said.

A. B-E
B. C-E
C. A-F
D. C-F
E. C-D
Answer» F.
149.

Astronomers frequently observe mergers between distant galaxies, but it s ________[I]_______ to reconstruct the interactions that defined the ________[II]_______ Milky Way in part because we lack an outside perspective of our own galaxy.

A. B-D
B. C-E
C. A-E
D. C-F
E. A-D
Answer» D. C-F
150.

A series of braking mechanisms will be needed to ________[I]_______ reduce the velocity of the Vikram lander from nearly 6,000 km an hour, to ________[II] that the touchdown is soft.

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