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This section includes 877 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Verbal Ability knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 251. |
A person s peculiar habit |
| A. | trait |
| B. | idiosyncrasy |
| C. | idiolect |
| D. | talent |
| Answer» C. idiolect | |
| 252. |
Indifference to pleasure and pain |
| A. | perseverance |
| B. | tolerance |
| C. | stoicism |
| D. | radicalism |
| Answer» D. radicalism | |
| 253. |
Proposition made as a basis for reasoning without the assumption of its truth |
| A. | hypertext |
| B. | hypocrisy |
| C. | hyperbole |
| D. | hypothesis |
| Answer» E. | |
| 254. |
A state of emotional or intellectual separation |
| A. | euphoria |
| B. | ecstasy |
| C. | alienation |
| D. | communion |
| Answer» D. communion | |
| 255. |
Government or rule by a small group of people |
| A. | monarchy |
| B. | oligarchy |
| C. | autocracy |
| D. | autonomy |
| Answer» C. autocracy | |
| 256. |
A paper/story/poem first written out by hand |
| A. | handicraft |
| B. | manuscript |
| C. | handiwork |
| D. | thesis |
| Answer» C. handiwork | |
| 257. |
Experts who scientifically study insects |
| A. | gerontologists |
| B. | pathologists |
| C. | entomologists |
| D. | ornithologists |
| Answer» D. ornithologists | |
| 258. |
Killing one s sister |
| A. | regicide |
| B. | fratricide |
| C. | matricide |
| D. | sororicide |
| Answer» E. | |
| 259. |
An instrument for measuring pressure of gases |
| A. | barometer |
| B. | anemometer |
| C. | micrometer |
| D. | manometer |
| Answer» E. | |
| 260. |
Wide, uninterrupted view |
| A. | window view |
| B. | panorama |
| C. | macroscopic |
| D. | eagle view |
| Answer» C. macroscopic | |
| 261. |
A person motivated by irrational enthusiasm. |
| A. | moderate |
| B. | conservative |
| C. | fanatic |
| D. | fan |
| Answer» D. fan | |
| 262. |
General pardon for offences against the state |
| A. | sanctify |
| B. | amnesty |
| C. | gratuity |
| D. | red-tapism |
| Answer» C. gratuity | |
| 263. |
The word is no longer in use. |
| A. | obsolete |
| B. | old fashion |
| C. | antique |
| D. | vanished |
| Answer» B. old fashion | |
| 264. |
Speech delivered without preparation |
| A. | rhetoric |
| B. | oration |
| C. | extempore |
| D. | maiden speech |
| Answer» D. maiden speech | |
| 265. |
Deviation from the right course |
| A. | imagination |
| B. | amalgamation |
| C. | illumination |
| D. | aberration |
| Answer» E. | |
| 266. |
a job carrying no salary |
| A. | honorary |
| B. | memento |
| C. | honorarium |
| D. | memorandum |
| Answer» B. memento | |
| 267. |
Property inherited from one s father or ancestors. |
| A. | patrimony |
| B. | mercenary |
| C. | hereditary |
| D. | aristocracy |
| Answer» B. mercenary | |
| 268. |
Refresh and revive |
| A. | invigorate |
| B. | investigate |
| C. | invalidate |
| D. | invigilate |
| Answer» B. investigate | |
| 269. |
A computer printout sent out by a bank regarding debits and credits in your account |
| A. | bank draft |
| B. | statement |
| C. | over-draft |
| D. | payee |
| Answer» C. over-draft | |
| 270. |
Regular users of places/ restaurant etc. |
| A. | client |
| B. | clientele |
| C. | often |
| D. | usage |
| Answer» C. often | |
| 271. |
The area of medicine that treats illnesses of bones |
| A. | ornithology |
| B. | paediatrics |
| C. | Orthodontics |
| D. | orthopaedics |
| Answer» E. | |
| 272. |
A record of historical events |
| A. | documentary |
| B. | anecdotes |
| C. | archives |
| D. | annals |
| Answer» D. annals | |
| 273. |
A person who looks at the bright side of things |
| A. | cynic |
| B. | pessimist |
| C. | optimist |
| D. | sycophant |
| Answer» D. sycophant | |
| 274. |
Study of the skin and its diseases |
| A. | dactylogy |
| B. | dermatology |
| C. | dendrology |
| D. | axiology |
| Answer» C. dendrology | |
| 275. |
An image without objective reality |
| A. | shadow |
| B. | utopia |
| C. | sensation |
| D. | hallucination |
| Answer» E. | |
| 276. |
A mournful poem or a song |
| A. | comedy |
| B. | tragedy |
| C. | elegy |
| D. | ode |
| Answer» D. ode | |
| 277. |
A man who collects old and new coins. |
| A. | geologist |
| B. | numismatist |
| C. | archaeologist |
| D. | zoologist |
| Answer» C. archaeologist | |
| 278. |
That which is arranged by conferring or discussing |
| A. | meeting |
| B. | seminar |
| C. | debate |
| D. | negotiation |
| Answer» C. debate | |
| 279. |
Something that is difficult to understand |
| A. | incomplete |
| B. | inconclusive |
| C. | inconceivable |
| D. | incomprehensible |
| Answer» E. | |
| 280. |
A reserve for animals, birds etc. in their natural habitat |
| A. | sanctuary |
| B. | century |
| C. | forest |
| D. | woods |
| Answer» B. century | |
| 281. |
One who can not be corrected |
| A. | ineligible |
| B. | indolent |
| C. | indefatigable |
| D. | incorrigible |
| Answer» E. | |
| 282. |
Put side by side |
| A. | juxtapose |
| B. | impose |
| C. | propose |
| D. | depose |
| Answer» B. impose | |
| 283. |
One who suffers for one s faith |
| A. | prophet |
| B. | mystic |
| C. | seer |
| D. | martyr |
| Answer» E. | |
| 284. |
A child secretly changed for another in infancy |
| A. | nipper |
| B. | changeling |
| C. | tiddler |
| D. | tyke |
| Answer» C. tiddler | |
| 285. |
Too willing to obey other people |
| A. | sublimate |
| B. | subjugate |
| C. | subaltern |
| D. | subservient |
| Answer» E. | |
| 286. |
A thing fit to be eaten |
| A. | eligible |
| B. | audible |
| C. | delectable |
| D. | edible |
| Answer» E. | |
| 287. |
A person who helps another to commit a crime |
| A. | colleague |
| B. | accomplice |
| C. | assistant |
| D. | supporter |
| Answer» C. assistant | |
| 288. |
A person who worships only one God |
| A. | polytheist |
| B. | monotheist |
| C. | philogymist |
| D. | theist |
| Answer» C. philogymist | |
| 289. |
Lasting for a very short time |
| A. | metronimic |
| B. | friable |
| C. | eternal |
| D. | ephemeral |
| Answer» E. | |
| 290. |
A person who is easily deceived or tricked |
| A. | tangible |
| B. | trouble |
| C. | trickster |
| D. | gullible |
| Answer» E. | |
| 291. |
Rules governing socially acceptable behaviour |
| A. | politeness |
| B. | formality |
| C. | behaviour |
| D. | etiquette |
| Answer» E. | |
| 292. |
A container for the ashes of a dead person |
| A. | vessel |
| B. | vase |
| C. | jug |
| D. | urn |
| Answer» E. | |
| 293. |
To put two and two together |
| A. | proud |
| B. | good friend |
| C. | selfish friend |
| D. | understand |
| Answer» E. | |
| 294. |
Chief or Commander of army |
| A. | lieutenant |
| B. | major |
| C. | general |
| D. | colonel |
| Answer» D. colonel | |
| 295. |
Rub or wipe out |
| A. | efface |
| B. | plunder |
| C. | terminate |
| D. | remove |
| Answer» B. plunder | |
| 296. |
An error or misprint in printing or writing |
| A. | agenda |
| B. | axiom |
| C. | erratum |
| D. | jargon |
| Answer» D. jargon | |
| 297. |
Introductory part or lines to a discourse or play |
| A. | prologue |
| B. | blurb |
| C. | monologue |
| D. | epilogue |
| Answer» B. blurb | |
| 298. |
A place where soldiers live. |
| A. | tanks |
| B. | shacks |
| C. | ordnance Depots |
| D. | barracks |
| Answer» E. | |
| 299. |
The act of killing one s own brother or sister |
| A. | homicide |
| B. | suicide |
| C. | patricide |
| D. | fratricide |
| Answer» E. | |
| 300. |
A legal agreement that allows someone to use a building or land for a period of time, usually is return for rent |
| A. | assurance |
| B. | deal |
| C. | lease |
| D. | bond |
| Answer» D. bond | |