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This section includes 933 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Verbal Ability knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 151. |
With might and main |
| A. | with full risks |
| B. | with full force |
| C. | having full confidence |
| D. | with full blessings |
| Answer» C. having full confidence | |
| 152. |
Bring to light |
| A. | Introduced |
| B. | Revealed |
| C. | Seen |
| D. | Brought to life |
| Answer» C. Seen | |
| 153. |
He talked over the matter for an hour but without any result. |
| A. | assessed |
| B. | fought about |
| C. | discussed |
| D. | surveyed |
| Answer» D. surveyed | |
| 154. |
A Piece of cake |
| A. | Something tasty |
| B. | Something sweet |
| C. | Something easy |
| D. | Something unhealthy |
| Answer» D. Something unhealthy | |
| 155. |
Gift of gab |
| A. | Fluent speaker |
| B. | Attractively dressed |
| C. | Laconic |
| D. | Inspirational |
| Answer» B. Attractively dressed | |
| 156. |
Get over |
| A. | Jump sequence |
| B. | Reach quickly |
| C. | Recover or endure |
| D. | Both (b) and (c) |
| Answer» D. Both (b) and (c) | |
| 157. |
Give up |
| A. | Lose hope |
| B. | Betray someone |
| C. | Both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Betray someone | |
| 158. |
Hold up |
| A. | Kidnap |
| B. | Marooned |
| C. | Stand up to examination |
| D. | Fail in face of flak |
| Answer» D. Fail in face of flak | |
| 159. |
A piece of cake |
| A. | Something tasty |
| B. | Something sweet |
| C. | Something easy |
| D. | Something unhealthy |
| Answer» D. Something unhealthy | |
| 160. |
Get along |
| A. | Carry burden |
| B. | Feel the responsibility |
| C. | To manage in a situation |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 161. |
Bring up |
| A. | Grow |
| B. | Progress |
| C. | Instill good values in children |
| D. | Raise a topic for discussion |
| Answer» E. | |
| 162. |
Hand out |
| A. | Award |
| B. | Advertisement |
| C. | Request |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Advertisement | |
| 163. |
Turn down |
| A. | Reject something |
| B. | Substitute something |
| C. | To take away someone's power |
| D. | Both (a) and (c) |
| Answer» B. Substitute something | |
| 164. |
At loose ends |
| A. | tie two loose ends of a thread |
| B. | keep options open |
| C. | in an uncertain situation |
| D. | repay debts |
| Answer» D. repay debts | |
| 165. |
Look after |
| A. | See in the past |
| B. | Take care of something |
| C. | Get involved in something |
| D. | Both (b) and (c) |
| Answer» C. Get involved in something | |
| 166. |
Hand in glove |
| A. | Not volunteering to work |
| B. | Helping someone |
| C. | Work in close association with someone |
| D. | Work secretly |
| Answer» D. Work secretly | |
| 167. |
Take up the hatchet |
| A. | behave formally |
| B. | pursue a chance |
| C. | be caught in a trap |
| D. | prepare for or go to war |
| Answer» E. | |
| 168. |
Turn over a new leaf |
| A. | change one s behaviour for the better. |
| B. | read between the pages of a book. |
| C. | do a somersault |
| D. | do a new job. |
| Answer» B. read between the pages of a book. | |
| 169. |
Over egg the pudding |
| A. | add unnecessary details to make something seem better or worse. |
| B. | fill the pudding excessively with egg. |
| C. | add details in order to make something more exciting. |
| D. | add important details to the content of a story. |
| Answer» B. fill the pudding excessively with egg. | |
| 170. |
saved by the bell |
| A. | when time is in your favour |
| B. | saved at the last moment |
| C. | the bell rings at the most opportune time |
| D. | prayers are answered when the church bell rings |
| Answer» C. the bell rings at the most opportune time | |
| 171. |
To carry the day |
| A. | To postpone to the next day |
| B. | To bear grudge |
| C. | To win a victory |
| D. | To do things in a hurry |
| Answer» D. To do things in a hurry | |
| 172. |
Back To The Drawing Board |
| A. | Starting all over again after a failed attempt |
| B. | Going to the meeting room to discuss a problem |
| C. | Using drawing board to discuss a problem in detail |
| D. | Achieving a solution to the problem on drawing board |
| Answer» B. Going to the meeting room to discuss a problem | |
| 173. |
Cut to the Chase |
| A. | to get to the point without wasting time |
| B. | to reduce the time to chase by using innovative solutions |
| C. | To create animosity in a discussion |
| D. | To get to the solution with thinking through properly |
| Answer» B. to reduce the time to chase by using innovative solutions | |
| 174. |
Butt in |
| A. | Record |
| B. | Impose |
| C. | Improvise |
| D. | Interrupt |
| Answer» E. | |
| 175. |
Beyond the pale |
| A. | Unreasonable or unacceptable |
| B. | Beyond redemption |
| C. | Full of rhetoric |
| D. | Distasteful |
| Answer» B. Beyond redemption | |
| 176. |
Carry the ball |
| A. | Decorate the ball |
| B. | Be in charge |
| C. | Take the decision |
| D. | Be the hostess |
| Answer» C. Take the decision | |
| 177. |
turn turtle |
| A. | slow like a turtle |
| B. | turn like a turtle |
| C. | overturn |
| D. | a game turtles play |
| Answer» D. a game turtles play | |
| 178. |
Feather one s own nest |
| A. | Decorate |
| B. | Work hard at home |
| C. | build a home |
| D. | make money in an improper way |
| Answer» E. | |
| 179. |
Held up |
| A. | Kidnapped |
| B. | Delayed |
| C. | Caught |
| D. | Nabbed |
| Answer» C. Caught | |
| 180. |
Bear in mind |
| A. | Respect |
| B. | Observe |
| C. | Remember |
| D. | Pretend to listen |
| Answer» D. Pretend to listen | |
| 181. |
Donkey s years |
| A. | A decade |
| B. | A long time |
| C. | A century |
| D. | Since school days |
| Answer» C. A century | |
| 182. |
Feather in one s cap |
| A. | Discrimination |
| B. | A new and additional distinction |
| C. | Hunting |
| D. | Bird watching |
| Answer» C. Hunting | |
| 183. |
Capital Punishment |
| A. | Death sentence |
| B. | Life imprisonment |
| C. | To be jailed |
| D. | Imprisoned for a long period |
| Answer» B. Life imprisonment | |
| 184. |
A live wire |
| A. | Industrious and brilliant |
| B. | Lively and active |
| C. | Sincere and intelligent |
| D. | Sincere and efficient |
| Answer» C. Sincere and intelligent | |
| 185. |
Invent cock and bull stories |
| A. | Delightful fables |
| B. | Eco-friendly accounts |
| C. | Absurd and unlikely stories |
| D. | Credible tales |
| Answer» D. Credible tales | |
| 186. |
Button her lip |
| A. | Tell us more |
| B. | Stop talking |
| C. | Invite us too |
| D. | Enjoy herself |
| Answer» C. Invite us too | |
| 187. |
Evening of life |
| A. | Old age |
| B. | A party |
| C. | Holiday |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. A party | |
| 188. |
Strain every nerve |
| A. | Try all tricks |
| B. | Work very hard |
| C. | Beg before others |
| D. | Spend a large amount |
| Answer» C. Beg before others | |
| 189. |
As daft as a brush |
| A. | Extremely silly |
| B. | Artistically inclined |
| C. | Completely clean |
| D. | Utterly selfish |
| Answer» B. Artistically inclined | |
| 190. |
Draw a blank |
| A. | Paint something |
| B. | Find no favour |
| C. | Oblige someone |
| D. | Teach someone |
| Answer» C. Oblige someone | |
| 191. |
A drop in a bucket |
| A. | As much as possible |
| B. | Nothing at all |
| C. | A handsome amount |
| D. | A very insignificant amount |
| Answer» E. | |
| 192. |
Put up the shutters |
| A. | Went out of business |
| B. | Experienced a downside |
| C. | Sold off assets |
| D. | Changed ownership |
| Answer» B. Experienced a downside | |
| 193. |
Call in question |
| A. | Summon as a witness |
| B. | Doubtful |
| C. | Prove a theory |
| D. | Challenge |
| Answer» E. | |
| 194. |
Blow one s trumpet |
| A. | To praise another |
| B. | To praise a leader |
| C. | To praise oneself |
| D. | To praise a community |
| Answer» D. To praise a community | |
| 195. |
Blow one s own trumpet |
| A. | Play some music |
| B. | Surprise oneself |
| C. | Praise oneself |
| D. | Condone oneself |
| Answer» D. Condone oneself | |
| 196. |
The teacher was taken aback by the student s remark. |
| A. | surprised |
| B. | hurt |
| C. | pleased |
| D. | annoyed |
| Answer» B. hurt | |
| 197. |
Our parents allowed us to watch films once in a blue moon. |
| A. | rarely |
| B. | secretly |
| C. | forever |
| D. | everywhere |
| Answer» B. secretly | |
| 198. |
let the chips fall where they may |
| A. | let your sacrifices in life be known to everyone |
| B. | let the difficult situations in life come to an end regardless of the results |
| C. | let the joys of life take precedence over your sorrows |
| D. | let something happen without bothering about the consequences |
| Answer» E. | |
| 199. |
The lawyer insisted on having the contract in black and white. |
| A. | orally |
| B. | figuratively |
| C. | obliquely |
| D. | in writing |
| Answer» E. | |
| 200. |
If you read his letter between the lines, you will find that he has no faith in his colleague s honesty. |
| A. | read in secret |
| B. | find out the inner meaning |
| C. | read an untidy letter |
| D. | strain your eyes |
| Answer» C. read an untidy letter | |