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This section includes 338 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your English Skills Ability knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 301. |
S1: It is regrettable that there is widespread corruption in the country at all levels.P : So there is hardly anything that the government can do about it now.Q : And there are graft and other malpractices too.R : The impression that corruption is universal phenomenon persists and the people not cooperate in checking this evil.S : Recently several offenders were brought to book, but they were not given deterrent punishment.S6: This is indeed a tragedy of great magnitude.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | QSRP |
| B. | SQRP |
| C. | RSQP |
| D. | PQSR |
| Answer» B. SQRP | |
| 302. |
S1: What are the causes of our chronic food shortage ?P : To find for these growing new millions is desperate task.Q : every year, we add more than a crore of persons to our population.R : Despite stupendous efforts by our government, the population is growing unabated.S : The chief cause is the population explosion.S6: This unprecedented growth can drag us to the doors of starvation very soon.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | QRSP |
| B. | SQPR |
| C. | QPRS |
| D. | PSQR |
| Answer» C. QPRS | |
| 303. |
S1: Ants eat worms, centipedes and spiders.P : They are usually much quicker than the ant itself.Q : Nevertheless, these animals do not make easy game for ants.R : Besides, they have an extraordinary number of ways of escaping.S : They also eat larvae and insect adults such as flies, moths and spring tails.S6: Some jump, and some give out a pungent repellent substance.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | SQPR |
| B. | SPRQ |
| C. | SQRP |
| D. | SRQP |
| Answer» B. SPRQ | |
| 304. |
S1: Our ancestors thought that anything which moved itself was alive.P : The philosopher Descartes thought that both men and animals were machines.Q : But a machine such as a motorcar or a steamship moves itself, as soon as machines which moved themselves had been made, people asked "Is man a machine?"R : And before the days of machinery that was a good definition.S : He also thought that the human machine was partly controlled by the soul action on a certain part of the brain, while animals had no souls.S6: Therefore some scientists think that life is just a very complicated mechanism.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | PRSQ |
| B. | RPQS |
| C. | PSQR |
| D. | RQPS |
| Answer» D. RQPS | |
| 305. |
S1: For some time in his youth Abraham Lincoln was manager for a shop.P : Then a chance Customer would come.Q : Young Lincoln way of keeping shop was entirely unlike anyone else'sR : Lincoln would jump up and attend to his needs and then revert to his reading.S : He used to lie full length on the counter of the shop eagerly reading a book.S6: Never before had Lincoln had so much time for reading as had then.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | SRQP |
| B. | QSPR |
| C. | SQRP |
| D. | QPSR |
| Answer» C. SQRP | |
| 306. |
S1: For decades, American society has been calling a melting potP : Differences remained - in appearence, mannerisms, customs, speech, religion and more.Q : The term has long been a cliche and half-truth.R : But homogenisation was never acheived.S : Yes, immigrants from diverse cultures and traditions did cast off vestiges of their native lands and become almost imperceptibly woven in to the American fabric.S6: In recent years, such differences accentuated by the arrival of immigrants from Asia and other parts of the world in the United States - have become something to celebrate and to nurture.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | QRSP |
| B. | SQRP |
| C. | SQPR |
| D. | QSRP |
| Answer» C. SQPR | |
| 307. |
S1: Most of the universities in the country are now facing financial crisis.P : Cost benefit yardstick thus should not be applied in the case of universities.Q : The current state of affairs cannot be allowed to continue for long.R : Universities cannot be equated with commercial enterprises.S : Proper development of universities and colleges must be ensured.S6: The Government should realise this before it is too late.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | QRPS |
| B. | QSPR |
| C. | QRSP |
| D. | QPRS |
| Answer» B. QSPR | |
| 308. |
S1: The December dance and music season in Madras is like the annual tropical cyclone.P : A few among the new aspirants dazzle witht he colour of youth, like fresh saplings.Q : It rains an abundance of music for over a fortnight.R : Thick clouds expectation charge the atmosphere with voluminous advertisements.S : At the end of it one is left with the feeling that the music of only those artists seasoned by careful nurturing, stands tall like well-routed trees.S6: Many a hastily planed shrub gets washed away in the storm.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | RQPS |
| B. | QRPS |
| C. | RQSP |
| D. | QRSP |
| Answer» C. RQSP | |
| 309. |
S1: We speak today of self-determination in politics.P : So long as one is conscious of a restraint, it is possible to resist it or to near it as a necessary evil and to keep free in spirit.Q : Slavery begins when one ceases to feel that restraint and it depends on if the evil is accepted as good.R : There is, however, a subtler domination exercised in the sphere of ideas by one culture to another.S : Political subjection primarily means restraint on the outer life of people.S6: Cultural subjection is ordinarily of an unconscious character and it implies slavery from the very start.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | SPRQ |
| B. | RSQP |
| C. | SPQR |
| D. | RSPQ |
| Answer» D. RSPQ | |
| 310. |
S1: But how does a new word get into the dictionary?P : When a new dictionary is being edited, a lexicographer collects all the alphabetically arranged citation slips for a particular word.Q : The dictionary makers notice it and make a note of it on a citation slip.R : The moment new word is coined, it usually enter the spoken language.S : The word then passes from the realm of hearing to the realm of writing.S6: He sorts them according to their grammatical function, and carefully writes a definition.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | PQRS |
| B. | PRSQ |
| C. | RQPS |
| D. | RSQP |
| Answer» B. PRSQ | |
| 311. |
S1: Once upon a time an ant lived on the bank of river.P : The dove saw the ant struggling in water in a helpless condition.Q : All its efforts to come up is failed.R : One day it suddenly slipped in to water.S : A dove lived in the tree on the bank not far from the spot.S6: She was touched.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | RQSP |
| B. | QRPS |
| C. | SRPQ |
| D. | PQRS |
| Answer» B. QRPS | |
| 312. |
S1: Satyajit Ray made several films for children.P : Later film makers have followed his lead.Q : Today other nations are making the children's film in a big way.R : This was at a time when no director considered children as potential audience.S : Ray was, thus, a pioneer in the field.S6: But today few think of Ray as a maker of children's films.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | PSRQ |
| B. | RSQP |
| C. | RSPQ |
| D. | SQRP |
| Answer» D. SQRP | |
| 313. |
S1: Throughout history man has used energy from the sun.P : Today, when we burn wood or use electric current we are drawing an energy.Q : However we now have a new supply of energy.R : All our ordinary life depends on sun.S : This has come from the sun.S6: This energy comes from inside atoms.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | SQPR |
| B. | RQPS |
| C. | QSRP |
| D. | PSRQ |
| Answer» E. | |
| 314. |
S1: There is only one monkey we can thoroughly recommend as an indoor pet.P : They quickly die from colds and coughs after the first winter fogs.Q : It is beautiful and intelligent Capuchin monkey.R : The lively little Capuchins, however, may be left for years in an English house without the least danger to their health.S : The Marmosets, it is true, are more beautiful than a Capuchins and just as pleasing, but they are too delicate for the English climateS6: Finally let me say that no other monkey has a better temper or winning ways.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | PQRS |
| B. | QRPS |
| C. | QSPR |
| D. | RPSQ |
| Answer» C. QSPR | |
| 315. |
S1: Smoke oozed up between the planks.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 fire on board.S : Flames broke out here and there.S6: Most people bore the shock bravely.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | SRQP |
| B. | QPSR |
| C. | RSPQ |
| D. | QSRP |
| Answer» B. QPSR | |
| 316. |
S1: Metals are today being replaced by polymers in many applications.P : Above all, they are cheaper and easier to process making them a viable alternative to metals.Q : Polymers are essentially a long chains of hydrocarbon molecules.R : Today polymers as strong as metals have been developed.S : These have replaced the traditional chromium-plated metallic bumpers in cars.S6: Many Indian Institutes of science and Technology run special programmes on polymer science.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | QRSP |
| B. | RSQP |
| C. | RQSP |
| D. | QRPS |
| Answer» B. RSQP | |
| 317. |
S1: The Hound of Baskervilles was feared by the people of the area.P : Some people spoke of seeing a huge, shadowy form a Hound at midnight on the moor.Q : But they spoke of it in tones of horror.R : Nobody had actually seen the hound.S : This shadowy form did not reveal any details about the animal.S6: The Hound of Baskervilles remains an unsolved mystery.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | SPQR |
| B. | SPRQ |
| C. | PSRQ |
| D. | PQRS |
| Answer» D. PQRS | |
| 318. |
S1: Payment for imports and exports is made through a system called foreign exchange.P : The value of the money of one country in relation to the money of other countries is agreed upon.Q : These rates of exchange vary from time to time.R : For instance, an American dollar or a British pound sterling is worth certain amounts in the money of other countries.S : Sometimes a United States dollar is worth 12 pesos in Mexico.S6: Another time it may be worth eight pesos.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | PQRS |
| B. | QPRS |
| C. | PRQS |
| D. | RPQS |
| Answer» D. RPQS | |
| 319. |
S1: A black haired, young woman came tripping along.P : She was leading a young woman wearing a hat.Q : The woman swept it off and tossed it in the air.R : The child jumped up to catch the hat.S : The young man tossed his head to shake the hat back.S6: Both disappeared from view.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | PSQR |
| B. | RPSQ |
| C. | QRPS |
| D. | SQRP |
| Answer» B. RPSQ | |
| 320. |
S1: As a dramatist Rabindranath was not what might be called a success.P : His dramas were moulded on the lines of the traditional Indian village dramas than the dramas of modern world.Q : His plays were more a catalogue of ideas than a vehicle of the expression of action.R : Actually the drama has always been the life of Indian people, as it deals with legends of gods and goddesses.S : Although in his short stories and novels he was able to create living and well defined characters, he did not seem to be able to do so in dramasS6: Therefor, drama forms the essential part of the traditional Indian Culture.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | SRQP |
| B. | QPSR |
| C. | QSPR |
| D. | RSQP |
| Answer» D. RSQP | |
| 321. |
S1: The city is almost a slum and stinks most of time.P : The slush on the road did not deter them.Q : The occasional slips and falls were considered a small price to pay for the trip.R : They were excited, fascinated by the sight of fresh snow on the roads.S : Even so, it looked beautiful to tourists of various categories.S6: But some visitors came away with the unforgettable sight of young labours scantily clad.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | RQPS |
| B. | QPRS |
| C. | RSQP |
| D. | SPQR |
| Answer» E. | |
| 322. |
S1: It was a dark moonless night.P : He turned over the pages, reading passages here and there.Q : He heard them on the floor.R : The poet took down his books of poems from his shelves.S : Some of them contained his earliest writings which he had almost forgotten.S6: They all seemed to him to be poor and ordinary mere childish words.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | RPQS |
| B. | RQSP |
| C. | RSPQ |
| D. | RPSQ |
| Answer» E. | |
| 323. |
S1: Moncure Conway devoted his life to two great objects freedom of thought, and freedom of the individual.P : They threaten both kinds of freedom.Q : But something also has been lost.R : There are now dangers, somewhat different in form from those of the past ages.S : In regard to both these objects, something has been gained since his time.S6: Unless a vigorous and vigilant public opinion can be aroused in defence of them, there will be much less of both a hundred years hence then there is now.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | PQRS |
| B. | QSPR |
| C. | SQRP |
| D. | RSPQ |
| Answer» D. RSPQ | |
| 324. |
S1: In 1934, William Golding published a small volume of poems.P : During the World War II(1939-45) he joined the Royal Navy and was present at the sinking of the Bismarck.Q : He returned to teaching in 1945 and gave it up in 1962, and is now a full time writer.R : In 1939, he married and started teaching at Vishop Wordsworth school in Salisbury.S : At first his novels were not accepted.S6: But the Lord of the files which came out in 1954 was welcomed as "a most absorbing and instructive tale".The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | RPQS |
| B. | RPSQ |
| C. | SRPQ |
| D. | SQPR |
| Answer» B. RPSQ | |
| 325. |
S1: There is a touching story of Professor Hardy visiting Ramanujan as he lay desperately ill in hospital at Putney.P : 'No Hardy, that is not a dull number in the very least.Q : Hardy, who was a very shy man, could not find the words for his distress.R : It was 1729.S : The best he could do, as he got to the beside was "I say Ramanujan, I thought the number of taxi I came down in was a very dull number"S6: It is the lowest number that can be expressed in two different ways as the sum of two cubes.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | PRSQ |
| B. | QSRP |
| C. | QSPR |
| D. | SQRP |
| Answer» C. QSPR | |
| 326. |
S1: Ms. Parasuram started a Petrol Pump in Madras.P : A total to 12 girls now work at the pump.Q : She advertised in newspapers for women staff.R : They operate in 2 shifts.S : The response was good.S6: Thus she has shown the way for many others.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | PQSR |
| B. | SQPR |
| C. | QSPR |
| D. | PQRS |
| Answer» D. PQRS | |
| 327. |
S1: Growing up means not only getting larger, but also using our sense and our brain is to become more aware of things around us.P : Not only does he have a memory but he is able to think and reason.Q : In this, man differs from all other animals.R : Before we spray our roadside plants or turn sewage in to our rivers, we should pause to think what the results of our action are likely to do.S : This is to say, he is able to plan what he is is going to do in the light of his experience before he does it.S6: In other words, we must develop and use our ability to reason, because the destruction or the preservation of the places in which we live depend on us.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | QRSP |
| B. | SPQR |
| C. | SPRQ |
| D. | QPSR |
| Answer» E. | |
| 328. |
S1: The future beckons to us.P : In fact we have hard work ahead.Q : Where do we go and what shall be our endeavour?R : We shall also have to fight and end poverty, ignorance and disease.S : It will be to bring freedom and oppurtunity to the common man.S6: There is no resting for any one of us till we redeem our pledge in full.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | PSRQ |
| B. | QPSR |
| C. | QSRP |
| D. | SRPQ |
| Answer» D. SRPQ | |
| 329. |
S1: Once King Shantnu met a young and beautiful fisher girl.P : He went to the fisherman and asked him for her asked him for her hand in marriage.Q : The King was extremely sad and returned to his palace.R : He fell in love with the fisher girl.S : The fisherman agreed to it condition that the son of his daughter should be heir to the throne of Hastinapur.S6: Devavrata, the King's son, asked him the reason of his sadness.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | PQRS |
| B. | RPSQ |
| C. | QSPR |
| D. | PSQR |
| Answer» C. QSPR | |
| 330. |
S1: This weather-vane often tops a church spire, tower or high building.P : They are only wind-vanes.Q : Neither alone can tell us what the weather will be.R : They are designed to point to direction from which the wind is coming.S : Just as the barometer only tells us the pressure of air, the weather-vane tells us the direction of wind.S6: The weather-vane can, however give us some indication of other.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | PQRS |
| B. | PSRQ |
| C. | PRSQ |
| D. | SPQR |
| Answer» E. | |
| 331. |
S1: And then Gandhi came.P : Get off the backs of these peasants and workers, he told us, all you who live by their exploitation.Q : He was like a powerful current of fresh air, like a beam of light, like a whirlwind that upset many things.R : He spoke their language and constantly dre their attention to their appalling conditions.S : He didn't descent from the top, he seemed to emerge from the masses of India.S6: Political freedom took new shape and then acquired a new content.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | QSRP |
| B. | SRQP |
| C. | RSQP |
| D. | PRSQ |
| Answer» C. RSQP | |
| 332. |
S1: The Bhagavadgita recognises the nature of man and the needs of man.P : All these three aspects constitute the nature of man.Q : It shows how the human being is rational one, an ethical one and a spiritual one.R : More than all, it must be a spiritual experience.S : Nothing can give him fulfilment unless it satisfies his reason, his ethical conscience.S6: A man whom does not harmonise them, is not truly human.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | PSRQ |
| B. | RSPQ |
| C. | QPSR |
| D. | PSQR |
| Answer» D. PSQR | |
| 333. |
S1: I usually sleep quite well in the train, but this time I slept only a little.P : Most people wanted it shut and I wanted it open.Q : As usual, I got angry about the window.R : The quarrel left me completely upset.S : There were too many people too much huge luggage all around.S6: It was shut all night, as usualThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | RSQP |
| B. | SQPR |
| C. | SQRP |
| D. | RSPQ |
| Answer» C. SQRP | |
| 334. |
S1: Biological evolution has not fitted man to any specific environment.P : It is by no means a biological evolution, but it is a cultural one.Q : His imagination, his reason, his emotional subtlety and toughness, makes it possible for him not to accept the environment but to change.R : And that series of inventions by which man from age by age has reshaped his environment is a different kind of evolution.S : Among the multitude of animals which scamper, burrow swim around us he is in the only one who is not locked in to his environment.S6: That brilliant sequence of cultural peaks can most appropriately be termed the ascent of man.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | QPRS |
| B. | SRQP |
| C. | QRSP |
| D. | SQRP |
| Answer» D. SQRP | |
| 335. |
S1: The dictionary is the best friend of you task.P : That may not be possible always.Q : It is wise to look it up immediately.R : Then it must be firmly written on the memory and traced at the first opportunity.S : Never allow a strange word to pass unchallenged.S6: soon you will realize that this is an exciting task.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | PQRS |
| B. | SPQR |
| C. | QRPS |
| D. | SQPR |
| Answer» E. | |
| 336. |
Complete the Sentence of the following Question: Legislation was passed to punish brokers who........................their clients funds. |
| A. | devour |
| B. | defalcate |
| C. | devastate |
| D. | embezzle |
| Answer» C. devastate | |
| 337. |
Complete the Sentence of the following Question: We should not mix with those men who have an......................reputation. |
| A. | unsafe |
| B. | unsavoury |
| C. | unsteady |
| D. | unsanctified |
| Answer» C. unsteady | |
| 338. |
Correct the Sentence of the following Question: Would you please tell me when the next train comes? |
| A. | when does the next train come |
| B. | when comes the next train |
| C. | when the next train does come |
| D. | when the train next come |
| Answer» B. when comes the next train | |