Explore topic-wise MCQs in Competitive English.

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51.

A book or picture produced merely to bring in money

A. oney-spinner
B. ot-hook
C. ot-boiler
D. lue-bird
Answer» D. lue-bird
52.

Ridiculous use of words

A. nomatopoeia
B. alapropism
C. eologism
D. un
Answer» C. eologism
53.

A sea abounding in islands

A. trait
B. rchipelago
C. cean
D. ulf
Answer» C. cean
54.

A person who is bad in spelling

A. alligraphist
B. edant
C. acographist
D. inguist
Answer» D. inguist
55.

A ride on someone else's back or shoulders

A. unchback
B. iggyback
C. ickback
D. uddle
Answer» C. ickback
56.

A school for infants and young children

A. chool
B. ursery
C. nfantile
D. indergarten
Answer» E.
57.

A place adjoining kitchen, for washing dishes etc.

A. ellar
B. ardrobe
C. cullery
D. antry
Answer» D. antry
58.

A short walk for pleasure or exercise

A. og
B. troll
C. allop
D. romenade
Answer» C. allop
59.

A cure for all diseases

A. xorcism
B. ncantation
C. anacea
D. ntibiotic
Answer» D. ntibiotic
60.

Joint sovereignty exercised over country by two or more countries

A. olonialism
B. ntente
C. andemonium
D. ondominium
Answer» E.
61.

Policy of a political party

A. anifesto
B. genda
C. eport
D. ircular
Answer» B. genda
62.

A person who studies the formation of the earth

A. eteorologist
B. nthropologist
C. eologist
D. eismologist
Answer» D. eismologist
63.

Words used in ancient times but no longer in general use now

A. xtinct
B. urrent
C. odern
D. rchaic
Answer» E.
64.

Something which can be taken for granted

A. octrine
B. axim
C. enet
D. ostulate
Answer» E.
65.

That which is perceptible by touch

A. angible
B. enacious
C. ontagious
D. ontingent
Answer» B. enacious
66.

That which cannot be rectified or made good

A. rreparable
B. rrevocable
C. rreconcilable
D. rreplaceable
Answer» B. rrevocable
67.

Government by all cannot ensure order.

A. emocracy
B. ureaucracy
C. lutocracy
D. antisocracy
Answer» E.
68.

A nation engaged in war cannot attain high levels of excellence in cultural fields.

A. ellicose
B. elligerent
C. mperialist
D. ourageous
Answer» C. mperialist
69.

The advertisement assured the public that the medicine would give backto the users, their youthful vigour and appearance.

A. ejuvenate
B. estore
C. eplenish
D. ender
Answer» B. estore
70.

He does unpaid work for the Red Cross.

A. onorific
B. onest
C. onorary
D. onourable
Answer» D. onourable
71.

The shelter for cow ought to be clean and well ventilated.

A. utch
B. yre
C. angar
D. ennel
E. arracks
Answer» C. angar
72.

The caretaker of a public building needs to a vigilant and an honest person.

A. ustodian
B. urator
C. atchman
D. ean
Answer» B. urator
73.

During the Sultanate rule in India, men were not allowed to enter the women's part of dwelling.

A. ardrobe
B. antry
C. arem
D. nteroom
Answer» D. nteroom
74.

Tuberculosis is a disease which spreads by contact.

A. nfectious
B. ontiguous
C. atal
D. ontagious
Answer» E.
75.

The discovery of the instrument with lenses for making very small objects appear larger widened our scope of knowledge.

A. elescope
B. inoculars
C. icroscope
D. ioscope
Answer» D. ioscope
76.

A soldier who fights for sake of money cannot be branded as courageous and patriotic.

A. inecure
B. onorary
C. ercenary
D. questrian
Answer» D. questrian
77.

The stableman at the inn was the only witness to the murder.

A. utler
B. stler
C. mposter
D. ockey
Answer» C. mposter
78.

Every person is not allowed to enter the place where public, government or historical records are kept.

A. cullery
B. antry
C. rchives
D. offer
Answer» D. offer
79.

Rajiv Gandhi was awarded 'Bharat Ratna' after his death.

A. phemeral
B. osthumous
C. xtempore
D. aiden
Answer» C. xtempore
80.

The officer was not willing to take a definite stand on that point.

A. ague
B. vasive
C. mbiguous
D. omplex
Answer» C. mbiguous
81.

The complete eradication of poverty is an unreal and visionary ideal.

A. editative
B. antastic
C. himerical
D. ontemplative
Answer» D. ontemplative
82.

The committee insisted on a total check on all social evils and he was the one who heralded the revolution.

A. arbinger
B. postate
C. enegade
D. postle
Answer» B. postate
83.

Submarines operate below the surface of the seas.

A. uperfluous
B. urreptitious
C. erspicacious
D. ubterranean
Answer» E.
84.

Virus is a biological entity which lives on another organism.

A. ependant
B. arasite
C. ymbiotic
D. lebiscite
Answer» C. ymbiotic
85.

He is very careful and particular about everything he does.

A. recise
B. areless
C. eticulous
D. onscientious
Answer» D. onscientious
86.

He spent a long time cutting all the waste paper into pieces.

A. lashing
B. ipping
C. hredding
D. isposing
Answer» D. isposing
87.

A song sung at a burial

A. legy
B. de
C. irge
D. allad
Answer» D. allad
88.

A story that can hardly be believed

A. ictitious
B. maginary
C. oncocted
D. ncredible
Answer» E.
89.

One who travels from place to place

A. tinerant
B. endicant
C. ourneyman
D. ramp
Answer» B. endicant
90.

That which cannot be done without

A. rrevocable
B. mpracticable
C. ndispensable
D. mpossible
Answer» D. mpossible
91.

A person who betrays a friend

A. raitor
B. heat
C. ypocrite
D. isloyal
Answer» B. heat
92.

A verse letter

A. pistle
B. pitaph
C. antomime
D. ay
Answer» B. pitaph
93.

Open rebellion of soldiers and sailors against lawful authority

A. evolt
B. evolution
C. utiny
D. narchy
Answer» D. narchy
94.

A perception without objective reality

A. llusion
B. llusion
C. yspepsia
D. allucination
Answer» E.
95.

Land so surrounded by water as to be almost an island

A. rchipelago
B. sthmus
C. eninsula
D. agoon
Answer» D. agoon
96.

Incapable of beingexplained or accounted for

A. ncredible
B. nexplicable
C. nexplicit
D. nexpressible
Answer» C. nexplicit
97.

Room with toilet facilities

A. uite
B. eluxe
C. avatory
D. abin
Answer» D. abin
98.

A list of explanation of words, especially unusual ones at the end of a book

A. ppendix
B. ndex
C. lossary
D. ibliography
Answer» D. ibliography
99.

A tumour which is not likely to spread

A. enign
B. ocalised
C. ead
D. alignant
Answer» B. ocalised
100.

People in a riot

A. ndividual
B. eparate
C. ob
D. ongregation
Answer» D. ongregation