Explore topic-wise MCQs in Verbal Ability.

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151.

1. Children like to celebrate their birthday.
P. In addition to birthday presents, they also receive greetings.
Q. It provides an opportunity for them to enjoy themselves with their friends.
R. The birthday presents also add to their joy.
S. Nobody can deny that company of friends is joyful.
6. All these factors make birthday worth celebrating.

A. QSRP
B. RPQS
C. SRPQ
D. QRSP
Answer» B. RPQS
Discussion
152.

1. The Pyramids are beautiful enormous structures.
P. A mummy is the dead body of a human being to which oils and spices have been applied to prevent it from decaying.
Q. They are the tombs of the old kings of Egypt who were called the Pharaohs.
R. These mummies were placed inside these great Pyramids.
S. The bodies of the Pharaohs were made into mummies when they died.
6. Near them, were placed, gold, silver, food, furniture and other things because it was believed that the mummies might require them after death.

A. SPRQ
B. QSRP
C. QPRS
D. QSPR
Answer» E.
Discussion
153.

1. India is rapidly coming under the influence of western culture.
P. Earlier India had its own moral and social values.
Q. This change can be seen in our education system, marriages, food habits and daily routine.
R. But today they have changed enormously.
S. The effect of westernization is visible everywhere in India.
6. It may be harmful to forget our culture and values completely.

A. QSRP
B. PQSR
C. SPRQ
D. PSRQ
Answer» D. PSRQ
Discussion
154.

1. Katherine Mansfield was born in Wellington, New Zealand.
P. In 1908 she went back to the London which she felt to be her spiritual home.
Q. She was sent to Queen s College School, London in her fifteenth year to finish her education.
R. She remained there for four years.
S. Soon after returning to New Zealand, she became dissatisfied.
6. She hoped to make a literary career there.

A. QRSP
B. RSQP
C. PQRS
D. PSRQ
Answer» B. RSQP
Discussion
155.

1. The internet is
P. a worldwide network
Q. that should not be
R. regulated or censored
S. by any one country
6. howsoever strong the temptation.

A. PSQR
B. PQRS
C. PRSQ
D. PRQS
Answer» C. PRSQ
Discussion
156.

1. Right from
P. have been used as a measure of time
Q. prehistoric times
R. and have formed the basis of
S. the phases of the moon
6. the earliest calendar.

A. QRSP
B. PRSQ
C. QSPR
D. SRQP
Answer» D. SRQP
Discussion
157.

1. Earth is the home
P. to our future
Q. we all share
R. generations as their
S. and would pass on
6. legacy.

A. PRQS
B. QSPR
C. SPQR
D. QPRS
Answer» C. SPQR
Discussion
158.

(i) Apart from the cost of Maggi, the cost of transporting the stock and destroying it will also have to be factored in.
(ii) Nestle India is in the process of destroying Maggi instant noodles worth Rs. 320 crore after its ban.
(iii) The company said it was only a broad estimate, as it was impossible to calculate the final figures while the recall is taking place.
(iv) Lead and MSG levels were found to be higher than the permissible limits in the noodles forcing the recall.

A. (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
B. (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
C. (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
D. (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
Answer» B. (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
Discussion
159.

1. A man
P. with yellow, red, green
Q. stood holding
R. balloons
S. a pole
6. flying from it.

A. QRSP
B. PRSQ
C. QSPR
D. PRQS
Answer» D. PRQS
Discussion
160.

1. Margaret Noble
P. became a disciple
Q. of Swami Vivekananda
R. a remarkable Irish lady,
S. and dedicated her life
6. to the service of the Indian people.

A. SRQP
B. PQRS
C. SQPR
D. RPQS
Answer» E.
Discussion
161.

1. The students
P. touched the
Q. arrived and
R. their teacher
S. feet of
6. with reverence

A. QRSP
B. RQSP
C. QPSR
D. QPRS
Answer» D. QPRS
Discussion
162.

1. The watchman
P. and found two thieves
Q. woke up when
R. with black masks
S. he heard the dog barking
6. trying to get in.

A. SPQR
B. QSRP
C. PQRS
D. QSPR
Answer» E.
Discussion
163.

1. All religions show us the path
P. know that
Q. and wisemen
R. God is one
S. which leads to God
6. but the paths are different.

A. SRQP
B. SQPR
C. QPRS
D. QSPR
Answer» C. QPRS
Discussion
164.

1. I am a self- confessed technophobe.
P. I believe that computer is responsible for the dying of the art of conversation.
Q. I have come to hate technology and the way it dominates every aspect of life.
R. For many, it has become the most important object both in home and at the workplace.
S. One of the worst offenders is the computer.
6. Small wonder then, that I have managed to keep this ubiquitous machine out of my home.

A. RPSQ
B. PQRS
C. SRPQ
D. QSRP
Answer» E.
Discussion
165.

1. Everyone
P. the case calmly
Q. acknowledges
R. who knows you
S. when he considers
6. that you have been wronged.

A. PSQR
B. QRSP
C. RQSP
D. SRPQ
Answer» D. SRPQ
Discussion
166.

1. It is those good works
P. that lead to peak performance
Q. which we do with passion
R. our understanding of our purpose
S. and which come to reflect
6. in this life.

A. SRQP
B. QPSR
C. QSRP
D. PRQS
Answer» D. PRQS
Discussion
167.

1. It was a Friday morning and
P. the lieutenant scanned the horizon
Q. just as the desert haze
R. with his binoculars
S. was clearing
6. and focused on many enemy tanks.

A. SPQR
B. PRSQ
C. QSPR
D. RPSQ
Answer» D. RPSQ
Discussion
168.

1. The Narmada Dam Project
P. many of whom
Q. the most deprived sections
R. will displace some people
S. happen to belong to some of
6. of Indian society.

A. PQRS
B. RPSQ
C. SRQP
D. PSRQ
Answer» C. SRQP
Discussion
169.

1. Television,
P. has become
Q. the most powerful medium
R. one of the marvels
S. of modern science,
6. of mass communication today.

A. RSPQ
B. SRQP
C. RSQP
D. PQRS
Answer» B. SRQP
Discussion
170.

1. While
P. I was walking
Q. with my brother
R. I met a monk
S. in the field
6. who was from Nepal.

A. PQSR
B. PSQR
C. RSQP
D. RQSP
Answer» C. RSQP
Discussion
171.

1. It is the twilight hour.
P. The sound breaks the still silence around me.
Q. I turn round and see her seated on a rock.
R. I hear more bells behind me.
S. The temple bell rings in the distance.
6. Her eyes sparkle like the anklets on her swinging feet.

A. SPRQ
B. SQPR
C. RQSP
D. RSQP
Answer» B. SQPR
Discussion
172.

1. Suddenly the man heard the low hum of an engine.
P. Instead, it grew louder and louder and seemed to be coming from above.
Q. At first he thought that it must be a car travelling along the road he had recently left.
R. He looked up quickly and saw an aeroplane cutting a crazy, zigzag path across the sky.
S. He expected the noise to fade away in the distance.
6. It disappeared for an instant behind some clouds, then emerged and plunged into the field.

A. QSPR
B. SPRQ
C. RPSQ
D. QPRS
Answer» B. SPRQ
Discussion
173.

1. Marine biology is the study of organisms in the ocean.
P. At a fundamental level, marine life helps determine the very nature of our planet.
Q. Marine life is a vast resource.
R. Shorelines are also shaped and protected by marine life.
S. Marine organisms contribute significantly to the oxygen cycle.
6. Marine biology covers a great deal, from the microscopic to the huge whales.

A. PSRQ
B. QPSR
C. RPSQ
D. SPQR
Answer» C. RPSQ
Discussion
174.

1. Why should I tell you again and again?
P. They know what they have to do.
Q. Don t you know your duties?
R. Only you require to be told.
S. Other students need not be told.
6. I will not tolerate this anymore.

A. QSPR
B. QRPS
C. SPRQ
D. QPSR
Answer» B. QRPS
Discussion
175.

1. An officer in Andhra Pradesh
P. found that the tribals put
Q. materials in turbid water
R. who was in charge of tribal development
S. certain gum and wood
6. to make the water clear.

A. PSRQ
B. PQSR
C. RPSQ
D. RSPQ
Answer» D. RSPQ
Discussion
176.

1. Use bright, cheerful, favourable words and phrases to describe other people. Make it
P. for all your friends and associates.
Q. Be extremely careful
R. a rule to have a big, positive word
S. to avoid
6. the petty cut-him-down language.

A. RSPQ
B. RPQS
C. QRPS
D. PQRS
Answer» C. QRPS
Discussion
177.

1. My friend Peter went to live in a village.
P. But it was a very slow animal.
Q. So Peter bought a donkey for five hundred rupees.
R. One day his neighbour told him that he must buy a donkey.
S. Every family there had a donkey to carry things for them.
6. It did not like to work.

A. RSPQ
B. QPSR
C. SRQP
D. RSQP
Answer» D. RSQP
Discussion
178.

1. Health and fitness have now become one of the major concerns.
P. This made life active and alert.
Q. Earlier humans used to hunt for their living.
R.Now, life has become more simple and easy.
S. Due to which their body had to undergo a lot of physical exercise.
6. Everything we need is just a phone call away.

A. RPSQ
B. PQRS
C. QSPR
D. SRQP
Answer» D. SRQP
Discussion
179.

1. The biggest villain in Deadwood has always been one thing: Fire.
P. In less than an hour the flames were leaping through the treetops.
Q. In our own times, a great fire threatened the town yet again.
R. The wind roared through the forest carrying the flames almost to the edge of town.
S.It all began when some wastepaper caught fire at the foot of the valley.
6. Fire-brigades arrived from all parts of the country to save Deadwood.

A. RQSP
B. SQPR
C. PSRQ
D. QSPR
Answer» E.
Discussion
180.

1. Prices of food products are going up.
P. Seven straight weeks of rising prices have burnt holes in common man s pockets.
Q.But it ruled out any blind control to rein in the increasing rates.
R. Wholesale price-based inflation has already touched over a three year high.
S. The government has admitted that containing inflation would be a more difficult task.
6. This may hurt economic growth and reforms.

A. SQRP
B. PQRS
C. PRSQ
D. RSQP
Answer» D. RSQP
Discussion
181.

1. I got on a colourful bus filled with all kinds of strange people.
P. We arrived at a gate like the one in Salvador Dali s paintings.
Q. The bus rode across the dirty expanses without roads.
R. At first, I wasn t aware that the bus roof was loaded with drugs.
S. Everyone was filled with dust and often the wheels would sink into the soft soil.
6. It was a gate neither separated nor connected anything from or to anything.

A. QRSP
B. SPQR
C. RQSP
D. RSPQ
Answer» D. RSPQ
Discussion
182.

1. Religion can bring revolution in the country.
P. Younger generation should read religious books.
Q. But it should be practised from within.
R. They will learn values of life from those books.
S. Their actions must be properly motivated.
6. Then they can be better human beings in Indian society.

A. QPRS
B. QRPS
C. RSPQ
D. PRQS
Answer» B. QRPS
Discussion
183.

1. We stayed on the second floor of an individual house.
P. Then she would add the three fourths water that he would anyway add to the milk.
Q. One day she said to him that he was too old to climb upstairs with the heavy can of milk.
R. My mother was very angry with the old man who brought diluted milk to us.
S. She suggested to him that he should come up with the can, one fourth full with milk.
6. So that he was not burdened with climbing upstairs with the heavy can.

A. QRSP
B. RQSP
C. PQRQ
D. SPRQ
Answer» C. PQRQ
Discussion
184.

1. 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. Soon there was a quarrel about the window.
R. The quarrel left me completely upset.
S. There were too may people and too much luggage all around.
6. The window was shut all night as usual.

A. RSQP
B. SQPR
C. SQRP
D. RSPQ
Answer» C. SQRP
Discussion
185.

1. On vacation in Tangier, Morocco, my friend and I sat down at a street cafe.
P. At one point, he bent over with a big smile, showing me a single gold tooth and a dingy fez.
Q. Soon I felt the presence of someone standing alongside me.
R. But this one wouldn't budge.
S. We had been cautioned about beggars and told to ignore them.
6. Finally a man walked over to me and whispered, Hey buddy, this guy is your waiter and he wants to take your order .

A. SQRP
B. SQPR
C. QSRP
D. QSPR
Answer» D. QSPR
Discussion
186.

(i) For years, democratic governments broke the law.
(ii) Without Snowden, we would not have a clue what they were up to.
(iii) They hid their spying practices not only from the public, but also from their representative.
(iv) Edward Snowden is a hero.

A. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
B. (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
C. (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
D. (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
Answer» C. (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
Discussion
187.

1. Siem Reap is a small town near the temple of Angkor Wat.
P. There are some fine examples of Khmer and French architecture.
Q. The town is charming and worth exploring.
R. In Angkor Wat you will find more than 100 stone mouments and temples.
S. Now a days, visitors are using it as a base for visits to nearby temples.
6. To see the whole town can take several days.

A. QPSR
B. PSRQ
C. RSPQ
D. SPRQ
Answer» B. PSRQ
Discussion
188.

1. There was a boy named Ali.
P. They asked him to find work.
Q. He lived with his parents.
R. But Ali refused to work.
S. They were very poor.
6. They asked him to leave the house.

A. RQPS
B. PSQR
C. QSPR
D. SQPR
Answer» D. SQPR
Discussion
189.

(P) on the cover page
(Q) and publicity posters
(R) who would look good
(S) they prefer some one

A. SPQR
B. RPQS
C. PRSQ
D. SRPQ
Answer» E.
Discussion
190.

(P) when engaged against the enemy
(Q) the captain who was himself a brave man
(R) never to lose heart
(S) advised the soliders

A. SQRP
B. QSRP
C. QPSR
D. PQSR
Answer» C. QPSR
Discussion
191.

1. When he was a little boy, he lived on a farm in the country.
P. He used to feed the chicken in the morning.
Q. After Lunch, it was too hot to work or play.
R. It was his grandfather's vegetable farm,
S. Then he played in the fields until noon.
6. So everyone took a nap for two or three hours.

A. PQSR
B. RPQS
C. PSRQ
D. RPSQ
Answer» E.
Discussion
192.

1. By 1 pm, the producers were ready and the show time sirens wailed.
P. He was wearing a skullcap and sported his now signature long beard.
Q. Jamshed was to pre-record episodes of ALIF LAAM MEEM, a 2011 Islamicised version of WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE for Geo TV.
R. Junaid Jamshed made his entrance, standing tall in a kurta.
S. We were at International Studios in Karachi.
6. Geo TV is one of Pakistan's biggest TV networks.

A. PRQS
B. RPSQ
C. QSPR
D. PQRS
Answer» C. QSPR
Discussion
193.

1. The trial of Madhuri Gupta began on the morning of 22 March 2012, almost two years after she was first taken into police custody.
P. She was released on bail after having already served 21 months in Tihar jail waiting for a trial.
Q. Shortly before 10 a.m., Gupta was chatting amiably with the policmen on duty at North Delhi s Tis Hazari Courts complex.
R. She had been jailed until january of this year, when she was formally charged with violating the official Secrets Act, 1923.
S. Home to about 400 courtrooms, the complex is among the largest of its kind in Asia.
6. The place presents a dim picture of the depressing realities of justice at work.

A. PRSQ
B. QPSR
C. SRQP
D. RPQS
Answer» E.
Discussion
194.

1. One day G. Washington was riding along a road.
P. The beam was too heavy to lift without help.
Q. The Corporal was giving them orders.
R. On the way, he saw soldiers lifting a heavy beam.
S. They needed just one more man.
6. G. Washington dismounted and helped the soldiers to lift the beam.

A. RQPS
B. QPRS
C. SQRP
D. QRPS
Answer» B. QPRS
Discussion
195.

1. The telephone is the most tyrannical of all the machines we have invented.
P. We might be watching television, reading a book, or doing some gardening.
Q. It uses us more than we use it.
R. But at the first summon, we hasten to answer its call.
S. It rings frantically whenever we are in the middle of doing something else.
6. Are we not like slaves hastening to their whipcracking masters?

A. SPRQ
B. SRPQ
C. QSPR
D. QPSR
Answer» D. QPSR
Discussion
196.

1. First Deserve and then Desire.
P. Earlier I was very ambitious and wanted to fulfil my desires by hook or by crook.
Q.One can be exposed any time and put to shame.
R. This saying proved to be a mantra for success in my life.
S. But I realised that success through short cuts is shortlived.
6. I followed this saying and today I am a successful businessman.

A. SPQR
B. RPSQ
C. PRSQ
D. QRPS
Answer» C. PRSQ
Discussion
197.

1. My hobby is to collect thought provoking articles from newspapers, magazines and Journals.
P. It has made me a much sought after speaker.
Q. It keeps me updated and helps me in my profession.
R. My successful talks give me selfsatisfaction and fame.
S. Whenever I have to deliver a talk on topics such as education, personality development, stress management, I have a lot to say.
6. There is no doubt that a hobby is a boon if it combines pleasure and usefulness.

A. QSPR
B. RSPQ
C. SPQR
D. PQRS
Answer» B. RSPQ
Discussion
198.

1. We wanted to relax and have fun.
P. All of us agreed to share responsbilities.
Q. Two of us took our cars.
R. We decided to go on a picnic at Lodhi Gardens.
S. Each one of us brought one dish, some fruits and sweets.
6. We enjoyed ourselves a lot and felt a welcome change in our monotonous life.

A. SPQR
B. PRQS
C. RPQS
D. SRPQ
Answer» D. SRPQ
Discussion
199.

(P) unsurpassed power
(Q) modern society
(R) in
(S) women enjoy

A. RQPS
B. SRPQ
C. SPRQ
D. PRSQ
Answer» D. PRSQ
Discussion
200.

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order Aggregate levels of under nutrition in India
P remain shockingly high, despite the impressive
Q stunting in the last decade
R reduction in

A. PRQ
B. QPR
C. RPQ
D.
E. QRP
Answer» B. QPR
Discussion