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This section includes 648 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Verbal Ability knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 351. |
1. Even today in many countries P. neglected and there are far Q. women continue to be R. who have had the benefit of S. fewer, women than men 6. education and vocational training. |
| A. | PRQS |
| B. | QPSR |
| C. | RQPS |
| D. | SQRP |
| Answer» C. RQPS | |
| 352. |
1. Determination P. in the blood Q. is a potential diagnostic tool R. of ferritin level S. for the evaluation of 6. iron deficiency, anaemia & iron toxicity. |
| A. | RPQS |
| B. | PQRS |
| C. | SRPQ |
| D. | RPSQ |
| Answer» B. PQRS | |
| 353. |
1. Poliomyelitis or polio is a serious infection. P. It often attacks children paralysing them for life. Q. In the 1950's a vaccine against the disease was introduced. R. Hence it is sometimes called infantile paralysis. S. It is caused by a virus. 6. Since then polio has been eliminated to a great extent. |
| A. | PSRQ |
| B. | SPQR |
| C. | SPRQ |
| D. | PRQS |
| Answer» D. PRQS | |
| 354. |
1. The camel has tough leathery lips P. that will not sink in the sand Q. and a reserve of food supply R. broadened feet S. capable of consuming the coarsest vegetation 6. in its humps. |
| A. | SRPQ |
| B. | SRQP |
| C. | RSQP |
| D. | RPQS |
| Answer» E. | |
| 355. |
1. Once there was a king. P. On the next day a group of merchants passed on that way. Q. The people in his kingdom were very lazy. R. The king wanted to teach them a lesson. S. One night he had arranged a big stone in the middle of the road. 6. They didn't move the stone, but passed round it. |
| A. | SQPR |
| B. | RPQS |
| C. | QRSP |
| D. | QSRP |
| Answer» D. QSRP | |
| 356. |
1. Abanidranath Tagore was the leading painter of Bengal. P. He tried to modernise Mughal and Rajput styles to offset their influence. Q. He countered the British Raj through his paintings. R. He succeeded and his style w as accepted as a natural Indian style. S. During his time western model of art was taught in the schools. 6. Above all this great painter was a nephew of Rabindranath Tagore. |
| A. | QPSR |
| B. | SPQR |
| C. | RPSQ |
| D. | QSPR |
| Answer» E. | |
| 357. |
A. At last, having used up every tower, they wrote H. East and T. Brown on the minute hand of the great clock.B. So they climbed the walls to the top of the school, and found a number of tennis balls. C. In doing so, they held up the minute hand and so upset the clock s timing. D. They liked it so much up there that they went back again and spent their time carving their names on the top of every tower. |
| A. | BDAC |
| B. | DABC |
| C. | CDBA |
| D. | ACBD |
| Answer» B. DABC | |
| 358. |
1. I think the essence of wisdom is emancipation as far as possible, from the tyranny of the here and the now. P. If any one could, he would hardly be able to remain alive. Q. But it is possible to make a continual approach towards impartiality. R. No one can view the world with complete impartiality. S. This is of course a matter of degree. 6. It is this approach towards impartiality that constitutes growth in wisdom. |
| A. | QRSP |
| B. | RQPS |
| C. | SRPQ |
| D. | PRSQ |
| Answer» D. PRSQ | |
| 359. |
1. Other than Rome, Philadelphia has maximum number of murals.P. Jane Golden started a programme pairing troubled youths with artists to paint murals. Q. Young people got involved in creating magnificent pieces of art. R. The benefit could immediately be discovered. S. The young people became more responsible. 6. As a result, the mural programme became a model for other US cities seeking to help troubled youth. |
| A. | PRQS |
| B. | PQRS |
| C. | SPQR |
| D. | QRPS |
| Answer» B. PQRS | |
| 360. |
A. At first glance all I could discern was a massive stone table running down its length. B. This apartment was not nearly so well lighted as the vast stalactite ante-cave. C. I stared down the passage and found myself in a gloomy apartment some 20 feet long, which in some past age had been hollowed out by hand out of the mountain. D. Next, I discovered a brown thing seated on the table in the centre. |
| A. | BADC |
| B. | CBAD |
| C. | DABC |
| D. | ABDC |
| Answer» C. DABC | |
| 361. |
The wife is (P) not the husband s slave (Q) but his companion and his help-mate (R) and an equal partner (S) in all his joys and sorrows and is (6) as free as the husband to choose her own path. |
| A. | QRSP |
| B. | PRQS |
| C. | QSRP |
| D. | PQRS |
| Answer» E. | |
| 362. |
1. According to Greek mythology, Atlas was a Titan of enormous strength. P. Zeus ordered Atlas to carry the earth and sky for all eternity. Q. Because of his association with the globe, maps began to be decorated with this image of Atlas. R. Atlas is shown as a stooped figure carrying the globe on his shoulders. S. Finally, the word atlas came to denote a collection of maps. 6. Today an atlas refers to any book that consists of several maps. |
| A. | PQRS |
| B. | PRQS |
| C. | QRPS |
| D. | QSPR |
| Answer» C. QRPS | |
| 363. |
A. It came upon me and buried me deep in its own body and carried me swiftly towards the sea. B. I soon found it impossible to avoid it. C. I saw the sea come after me as high as a great hill and as furious as an enemy. D. I got upon my feet and endeavoured to make towards the land as fast as possible before another wave should return. |
| A. | DCBA |
| B. | ADBC |
| C. | CBAD |
| D. | BADC |
| Answer» B. ADBC | |
| 364. |
A. I was about to examine the hull which formed on deck a kind of horizon platform. B. Daybreak appeared. C. Suddenly, I felt it gradually sinking. D. The morning mists surrounded us, but they soon cleared off. |
| A. | CABD |
| B. | ABDC |
| C. | DBAC |
| D. | BDAC |
| Answer» E. | |
| 365. |
1. At the age of four, Jagadish Chandra Bose was sent to a village Pathshala . P. This step proved beneficial to the boy, for he thus became familiar with his mother tongue and learnt to read and write it. Q. This was very unusual because a man of his father s status was expected to send his son to an English school. R. He also became acquainted with some of the rich treasures of Indian culture. S. He mixed with children of all castes and lost the sense of class superiority. 6. His mother, too, reinforced what he learnt and did at school. |
| A. | PRQS |
| B. | RQPS |
| C. | QPSR |
| D. | SQRP |
| Answer» D. SQRP | |
| 366. |
Creating and modifying a school timetable is a complex task. (P) TT Plus closely models the real world timetable creation tasks. (Q)So is the job of computerizing it. (R) All timetables can be viewed on the screen before they are actually printed. (S) It has a comprehensive manual and useful glossary of terms. (6) It relieves you of the anxiety to get it all right. |
| A. | QPSR |
| B. | RPSQ |
| C. | SPRQ |
| D. | PQSR |
| Answer» B. RPSQ | |
| 367. |
A. I learned to walk and to talk B. Time passed C. I began to notice things D. I remember my mother with her pretty hair and youthful figure unlike Peggoty |
| A. | DCBA |
| B. | BACD |
| C. | ACDB |
| D. | DBAC |
| Answer» C. ACDB | |
| 368. |
1. Child labourers are posing a grave problem before India. P. Children are paid low wages and the heinous opportunism of employers leads to the employment of children. Q. The government is indifferent to this problem and common people lack awareness in guarding against this social crime. R. It is the extreme poverty of parents that leads children to earn at a minor age. S. The illiteracy of parents is also responsible for this evil. 6. For the solution of this problem we need a thorough economic reform and the spread of literacy. |
| A. | QPSR |
| B. | PQSR |
| C. | QPRS |
| D. | RSPQ |
| Answer» E. | |
| 369. |
Einstein was a bad student. (P) He attended classes regularly and took down careful notes. (Q)His friend Marcel Grossman, on the other hand, was an irreproachable student. (R) These notes he shared with Einstein. (S) He resented having to attend lectures. (6) If Einstein passed his examinations, it was only because of Grossman. |
| A. | SQPR |
| B. | QRPS |
| C. | PSRQ |
| D. | RSQP |
| Answer» B. QRPS | |
| 370. |
A. tends to create havoc B. even in small quantities C. the regular use of alcohol D. in many organs of the body |
| A. | BDCA |
| B. | DACB |
| C. | CBAD |
| D. | ACBD |
| Answer» D. ACBD | |
| 371. |
A. While a student in London he began to take an interest in contemporary politics. B. Wells was a British author and one of the earliest writers of science fiction. C. But he later received a scholarship to study science in London. D. He came from a lower middle-class family and was apprentice to a draper at the age of fifteen. |
| A. | ADCB |
| B. | BDCA |
| C. | BCAD |
| D. | ACBD |
| Answer» C. BCAD | |
| 372. |
A. undoubtedly to be B. our aim C. it ought D. to raise the minds of the natives |
| A. | CABD |
| B. | DBAC |
| C. | ADCB |
| D. | BADC |
| Answer» B. DBAC | |
| 373. |
1. Long, long, time ago P. who lived with his three wives Q. in a country called Kosala R. there ruled a noble king S. and four sons 6. beautiful, graceful and well versed in all shastras. |
| A. | PQRS |
| B. | SPQR |
| C. | RQPS |
| D. | QRSP |
| Answer» E. | |
| 374. |
1. The main reason behind Global Warming is the emission of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane. P. The ozone layer of the earth is depleted by cosmic research resulting in the warming of the atmosphere. Q. Burning of fuels in cars and factories results in the emission of harmful gases in the air. R. Cosmic oriented research work and test fire of atom bombs are also the causes of Global Warming.S. As a result of the rise in the temperature, polar ice-caps and ice-bergs melt down and the water level in seas and rivers swells. 6. Natural disasters like Tsunami, earthquake may also result from Global Warming. |
| A. | PQRS |
| B. | QRPS |
| C. | RPQS |
| D. | SQPR |
| Answer» C. RPQS | |
| 375. |
A. she had taken a seat B. I put a woollen rug C. after D. over her knees |
| A. | ADBC |
| B. | CDAB |
| C. | CABD |
| D. | BACD |
| Answer» D. BACD | |
| 376. |
1. A good cry can be a P. bring relief from anxiety Q. prevent a headache or R. and it might even S. healthy way to 6. other physical consequence |
| A. | SRQP |
| B. | SRPQ |
| C. | SPRQ |
| D. | SPQR |
| Answer» D. SPQR | |
| 377. |
1. The telescope, originally invented by a Dutch spectacle maker Hans Lippersky was kept a secret. P. He made a high powered telescope from lenses got from spectacle makers. Q. Then in 1609, Galileo heard about the invention. R. He presented a telescope of a higher power to the Venetian Senate. S. He conducted his own experiments and discovered the secret within 24 hours. 6. Galileo became famous as the inventor of the telescope because he made it popular. |
| A. | PQSR |
| B. | QSPR |
| C. | RPQS |
| D. | QRPS |
| Answer» C. RPQS | |
| 378. |
A. coal as a fuel B. in place of wood C. during this period D. people were beginning to use |
| A. | CDAB |
| B. | DCAB |
| C. | BDAC |
| D. | ACDB |
| Answer» B. DCAB | |
| 379. |
(A)although a great scientist (B)Einstein was weak in arithmetic (C)right from his school days (D) it has been established that |
| A. | ADBC |
| B. | DABC |
| C. | DCBA |
| D. | DBCA |
| Answer» C. DCBA | |
| 380. |
(A) the public (B) aim is to educate (C) the NGOS s (D) about the danger of smoking |
| A. | CBAD |
| B. | ABDC |
| C. | BADC |
| D. | CADB |
| Answer» B. ABDC | |
| 381. |
(A) into the office (B) someone broke (C) highly confidential letters (D) and stole some |
| A. | CABD |
| B. | ABCD |
| C. | BADC |
| D. | BDCA |
| Answer» D. BDCA | |
| 382. |
(A) a lazy sulky (B) the rascal is (C) him at arms length (D) good for nothing, keep |
| A. | BADC |
| B. | DCAB |
| C. | ADCB |
| D. | CDBA |
| Answer» B. DCAB | |
| 383. |
1. Paucity of funds P. universities cannot make Q. essentials like books R. sufficient expenditure on S. ordains that the 6. journals and equipment. |
| A. | QPRS |
| B. | SPRQ |
| C. | PQRS |
| D. | QSRP |
| Answer» C. PQRS | |
| 384. |
(A) to understand (B) to many people (C) threatening and even impossible (D) grammar appears |
| A. | CABD |
| B. | BDCA |
| C. | DACB |
| D. | ADBC |
| Answer» C. DACB | |
| 385. |
(A) have some influence on (B) alter much of his natural bent (C) no doubt, education and sorroundings (D) the direction of a man s life; but they do not |
| A. | CADB |
| B. | DACB |
| C. | CBAD |
| D. | ADBC |
| Answer» B. DACB | |
| 386. |
(A) to raise their status (B) from others (C) and to gain acceptance (D) people follow fashion |
| A. | DBCA |
| B. | ABCD |
| C. | BCAD |
| D. | DACB |
| Answer» E. | |
| 387. |
(A) choice of goals that are not (B) wisdom is equally needed (C) only beneficient but also attainable (D) in private life in the |
| A. | BDAC |
| B. | ADCB |
| C. | ABCD |
| D. | CBDA |
| Answer» B. ADCB | |
| 388. |
(A) his writings are so philosophical (B) to read between the lines (C) that it is sometimes difficult (D) and find out what he wants to convey |
| A. | ACBD |
| B. | ABCD |
| C. | BCAD |
| D. | BDAC |
| Answer» B. ABCD | |
| 389. |
(A) people blame others for their misdeeds (B) of the present-day-World arise (C) most of the troubles (D) from the fact that instead of doing their duty |
| A. | CBDA |
| B. | DCBA |
| C. | ABDC |
| D. | CBAD |
| Answer» B. DCBA | |
| 390. |
(A) for some time (B) which is troublesome (C) the weather becomes cool and pleasant (D) though there is humidity in it |
| A. | DBAC |
| B. | ACBD |
| C. | CBAD |
| D. | CADB |
| Answer» E. | |
| 391. |
(A) inside the auditorium (B) other people (C) apart from us (D) there were several |
| A. | CDBA |
| B. | ABDC |
| C. | CBDA |
| D. | BDAC |
| Answer» B. ABDC | |
| 392. |
(A) just to prove (B) disparaging each new production (C) no one liked their caustically (D) the playwright s worthlessness |
| A. | CBAD |
| B. | DBAC |
| C. | CDAB |
| D. | ADBC |
| Answer» B. DBAC | |
| 393. |
(A) whole of last year (B) twice (C) during the (D) I only went fishing |
| A. | CADB |
| B. | BADC |
| C. | ACBD |
| D. | DCAB |
| Answer» B. BADC | |
| 394. |
(A) reasons for this failure (B) one of the principal(C) dare not take risks (D) is that many people |
| A. | BADC |
| B. | CBAD |
| C. | ACBD |
| D. | BDAC |
| Answer» B. CBAD | |
| 395. |
A. get some peace B. he left home C. his parents could D. in order that |
| A. | BDCA |
| B. | CBDA |
| C. | DCAB |
| D. | ADCB |
| Answer» B. CBDA | |
| 396. |
A. the most suitable materials B. because that is C. it of wood D. we made |
| A. | CADB |
| B. | ACBD |
| C. | DCBA |
| D. | BADC |
| Answer» D. BADC | |
| 397. |
1. The school has always been P. tradition from one Q. the most important R. the wealth of S. means of transferring 6. generation to the next. |
| A. | PSRQ |
| B. | QSRP |
| C. | RSQP |
| D. | QRSP |
| Answer» C. RSQP | |
| 398. |
Advocates of space programme argue for spending huge amounts of money on exploring Mars. (P) But there is no firm evidence of any valuable mineral that can be extracted from Mars and transp-orted to Earth. (Q) Worst, nobody has any idea what undesirable microbes or poisonous materials we will be importing from Mars. (R) They are also unrealistic about the cost of transportation that will be involved in interplanetary move-ment of men and materials. (S) These enthusiasts argue that Mars could be a perennial source of materials for us earthlings. (6) Our race to Mars is likely to be a wild goose chase. |
| A. | SPRQ |
| B. | QPRS |
| C. | PRSQ |
| D. | SRQP |
| Answer» B. QPRS | |
| 399. |
1. An observation home is called a formicarium. P. Then, if a small ant hill is dug up carefully, you will find the hump-backed queen. Q. You will probably discover that you have some of the strange ant guests too. R. It can be made of two panes of glass separated by strips of wood around the edges. S. Put her in a jar with some of her workers, larvae and cocoons. 6. Carefully place them all in the formicarium. |
| A. | RPQS |
| B. | PQSR |
| C. | PSQR |
| D. | RPSQ |
| Answer» E. | |
| 400. |
1. Smoke billowed up between the plants. P. Passengers were told to be ready to quit the ship. Q.The rising gale fanned the smouldering fire. R.Everyone now knew there was a fire on board. S. Flames broke out here and there. 6. Most people bore the shock bravely. |
| A. | S R Q P |
| B. | Q P S R |
| C. | R S P Q |
| D. | Q S R P |
| Answer» C. R S P Q | |