Explore topic-wise MCQs in Professional Communication.

This section includes 90 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Professional Communication knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Which of these should be avoided in a good essay?

A. Slang
B. Dignified words
C. Brevity
D. Unity
Answer» B. Dignified words
2.

Which of these is also known as abstract?

A. Index precis
B. Narrative precis
C. Precis of speech
D. Telegraphese
Answer» B. Narrative precis
3.

Which of these is called a percentage graph?

A. Bar graph
B. Table
C. Pie graph
D. Precis
Answer» D. Precis
4.

Which of these is not a characteristic of a good essay?

A. Brevity
B. Dignified style
C. Fakeness
D. Personal touch
Answer» D. Personal touch
5.

A precis must be how long?

A. One-third of original passage
B. Two-third of original passage
C. Same as of original passage
D. One-fifth of original passage
Answer» B. Two-third of original passage
6.

Precis writing is the art of presenting certain information.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» B. False
7.

How must the date be written in an index precis?

A. November 15, 2004
B. 15 November, 2004
C. 2004, November 15
D. November 2004, 15
Answer» C. 2004, November 15
8.

An independent table is complete in itself.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» B. False
9.

Which aspect of a product is a customer not required to know?

A. About the product
B. Age of seller
C. Advantages of the product
D. Value for money
Answer» C. Advantages of the product
10.

Which of these presents data of related units?

A. Rectilinear graph
B. Tables
C. Multiline graphs
D. Bar graphs
Answer» D. Bar graphs
11.

Graphic techniques help to understand ________

A. business reports
B. friendly letters
C. notices
D. classified advertisements
Answer» B. friendly letters
12.

Which of these are not allowed in a precis?

A. Semicolon
B. Verbs
C. Heading
D. Abbreviations
Answer» E.
13.

Which of these cannot be a billboard?

A. Wall
B. Static panel
C. Banner
D. Paper
Answer» E.
14.

Which of these media is not used for advertisement?

A. Newspapers
B. Magazines
C. Billboards
D. Notebooks
Answer» E.
15.

Graphic aids provide large data in a short place.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» B. False
16.

Which kind of essay uses the five senses (touch, smell, taste, sound, sight) to enhance the imagery of the setting?

A. Narrative essays
B. Descriptive essays
C. Expository essays
D. Argumentative essays
Answer» C. Expository essays
17.

Descriptive essays describe a place or a person.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» B. False
18.

In which of these essays, the writer arrives at a conclusion by logical reasoning?

A. Narrative essays
B. Descriptive essays
C. Reflective essays
D. Argumentative essays
Answer» E.
19.

A ______ report provides information on scientific tests carried out by engineers or scientists.

A. progress
B. periodic
C. laboratory
D. trouble
Answer» D. trouble
20.

Which of these explains a subject?

A. Narrative essays
B. Expository essays
C. Argumentative essays
D. Reflective essays
Answer» C. Argumentative essays
21.

________ essays are a collection of one’s thoughts.

A. Narrative
B. Expository
C. Argumentative
D. Reflective
Answer» E.
22.

Into which of these types are formal reports not classified?

A. Informational
B. Interpretative
C. Oral
D. Routine
Answer» D. Routine
23.

Which of these reports provide information without any evaluation?

A. Informational
B. Interpretative
C. Routine
D. Progress
Answer» B. Interpretative
24.

Which of these is usually written in a form of a memorandum?

A. Informal reports
B. Formal reports
C. Professional reports
D. Business reports
Answer» B. Formal reports
25.

Which of these reports is written before starting a new project?

A. Feasibility report
B. Periodic report
C. Trouble report
D. Progress report
Answer» B. Periodic report
26.

In which of these cases is the letter form of report not used?

A. When reader is a close associate
B. When subject matter is brief
C. When there is breakdown of machinery
D. When subject matter pertains to a few topics
Answer» D. When subject matter pertains to a few topics
27.

Which of these reports lists down precautions?

A. Progress report
B. Periodic report
C. Trouble report
D. Feasibility report
Answer» D. Feasibility report
28.

Which of these must never be a basis for a technical report?

A. Facts
B. Tests
C. Personal prejudices
D. Experiments
Answer» D. Experiments
29.

Which of these reports are written for recording information?

A. Informational
B. Interpretative
C. Routine
D. Recommendation
Answer» D. Recommendation
30.

To which of these people is the report not very crucial?

A. Engineers
B. Scientists
C. Teachers
D. Business executives
Answer» D. Business executives
31.

Which of these reports is raised annually?

A. Inventory reports
B. Confidential reports
C. Laboratory reports
D. Inspection reports
Answer» C. Laboratory reports
32.

Which of these is not a part of a report?

A. Front matter
B. Gender
C. Front cover
D. Title page
Answer» C. Front cover
33.

Which of these introduces the report to the reader?

A. Acknowledgement
B. Preface
C. Summary
D. Abstract
Answer» C. Summary
34.

Which of these is written like a business letter?

A. Introductory letter
B. Covering letter
C. Informal letter
D. Personal letter
Answer» B. Covering letter
35.

Introductory letter serves the purpose of a ______

A. summary
B. preface
C. main part
D. conclusion
Answer» C. main part
36.

Which of these tells us what the report is about?

A. Abstract
B. Summary
C. Acknowledgements
D. Table of contents
Answer» B. Summary
37.

An abstract is _____ of the original report.

A. 2-5 percent
B. 5-10 percent
C. 6-12 percent
D. 7-13 percent
Answer» B. 5-10 percent
38.

Which of these is not a part of the main body?

A. Introduction
B. Conclusion
C. Complaint
D. Recommendation
Answer» D. Recommendation
39.

Which of these is not a formal report?

A. Informational
B. Informal
C. Interpretative
D. Routine
Answer» C. Interpretative
40.

Which of these is used to give additional information?

A. Subhead
B. Boxhead
C. Footnote
D. Dash
Answer» D. Dash
41.

Which of these is not mentioned in a progress report?

A. Name of project
B. Right choice of instruments
C. Nature of work
D. Amount of work left
Answer» C. Nature of work
42.

Which of these should be avoided in a precis?

A. Imagery
B. Verbs
C. Pronouns
D. Indirect speech
Answer» B. Verbs
43.

A precis saves time.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» B. False
44.

Which of these is not included in precis of continuous matter?

A. Parliamentary reports
B. Correspondence
C. Reports of evidence
D. Articles
Answer» C. Reports of evidence
45.

Covering letter is only a record of transmission of the report.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» B. False
46.

Which of these can be dependent or independent?

A. Tables
B. Graphs
C. Figures
D. Charts
Answer» B. Graphs
47.

A precis must use the ______ tense of verbs.

A. present
B. past
C. future
D. present continuous
Answer» C. future
48.

Which of these does a figure not include?

A. Graphs
B. Tables
C. Charts
D. Drawings
Answer» C. Charts
49.

Which of these contain no illustrations or logos?

A. TV
B. Magazine
C. Classified advertisements
D. Cinema
Answer» D. Cinema
50.

Which of these is cheap and informative?

A. Television
B. Newspapers
C. Magazine
D. Cinema
Answer» C. Magazine