Explore topic-wise MCQs in Verbal Ability.

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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