1222 + Mcqs in Selecting Words McqOptions

1.	There were no buses yesterday because of the strike, and so I ________ walk to college.
A.	should
B.	have to
C.	had to
D.	will have to
Answer» D. will have to

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2.	She dwells too much ______ her past.
A.	from
B.	on
C.	in
D.	of
Answer» C. in

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3.	My neighbour is very ______ for he believes that nothing good will happen to him.
A.	reasonable
B.	forward looking
C.	pessimistic
D.	optimistic
Answer» D. optimistic

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4.	If left unattended, even a small cut can turn into a ____.
A.	soar
B.	sour
C.	sore
D.	ore
Answer» D. ore

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5.	In these days of inflation we all have to _____ our belts.
A.	shorten
B.	strengthen
C.	tighten
D.	lesson
Answer» D. lesson

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6.	Our flight was ______ from Jaipur to Agra airport.
A.	shifted
B.	diverted
C.	reverted
D.	deflected
Answer» C. reverted

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7.	I saw a _____of cattle grazing in the meadow.
A.	herd
B.	bunch
C.	group
D.	litter
Answer» B. bunch

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8.	I m very pleased with my new secretary. Her work is of a high _______.
A.	condition
B.	degree
C.	capacity
D.	standard
Answer» E.

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9.	_______ the flight times before you book the tickets.
A.	Check
B.	Control
C.	Inform
D.	Prove
Answer» B. Control

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10.	He was not _____ to sell the property unless he got a more _____ price.
A.	prepared; realistic
B.	sure; true
C.	ready; correct
D.	decide; actual
Answer» B. sure; true

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11.	The application is _____ as some details are _____.
A.	rejected; missing
B.	refused; lacking
C.	reverted; few
D.	returned; unfinished
Answer» B. refused; lacking

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12.	It was once _____ that being overweight was healthy _____ now-a-days few people subscribe to this viewpoint.
A.	believed; but
B.	rumoured; so
C.	speculated; and
D.	joked; because
Answer» B. rumoured; so

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13.	The little boy ran _____ fast that he was ___ for breath.
A.	too, fighting
B.	so, gasping
C.	very, struggling
D.	so, inhailing
Answer» C. very, struggling

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14.	She was so ____ that she was ___ by all.
A.	stupid, admired
B.	proud, respected
C.	excellent, warned
D.	talented, praised
Answer» E.

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15.	He was so ____ at his job that he was asked to give a ____ to the visitors.
A.	accurate, display
B.	agile, demolition
C.	able, disclosure
D.	adept, demonstration
Answer» E.

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16.	There were so many ____ points in his speech that the audience ___ to get the message.
A.	superficial, listened
B.	interesting, tried
C.	irrelevant, failed
D.	relevant, hastened
Answer» D. relevant, hastened

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17.	She pipped her rival_____the gold medal
A.	with
B.	for
C.	to
D.	near
Answer» C. to

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18.	Work should be guided by some ______ desire of altruism and ______.
A.	genuine ; philanthropy
B.	false ; honesty
C.	shallow ; ability
D.	good ; liberty
Answer» B. false ; honesty

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19.	The deserted garden was infested ______ weeds.
A.	with
B.	for
C.	into
D.	on
Answer» B. for

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20.	Making pies and cakes ______ Mrs. Reddy s speciality.
A.	has
B.	are
C.	were
D.	is
Answer» E.

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21.	The cold breath of autumn had ___ the ivy leaves from the vine and the branches remained almost bare.
A.	stricken
B.	strike
C.	struck
D.	striking
Answer» D. striking

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22.	The appearance of the city _______ day by day.
A.	changed
B.	is changing
C.	had changed
D.	could change
Answer» C. had changed

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23.	He has the full facts _______ but is deliberately hiding them.
A.	up his sleeve
B.	under his sleeves
C.	upon his sleeves
D.	in his sleeves
Answer» B. under his sleeves

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24.	The police fired on the mob when they _______
A.	turned violent
B.	fizzled out
C.	became abusive
D.	turned noisy
Answer» B. fizzled out

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25.	The United Kingdom ____ England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
A.	comprises of
B.	comprises
C.	combines
D.	consists
Answer» C. combines

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26.	By morning, the fury of the floods _____.
A.	ebbed
B.	receded
C.	retired
D.	abated
Answer» E.

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27.	Krisda s stories ______ me very strangely.
A.	effected
B.	affected
C.	changed
D.	afflicted
Answer» C. changed

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28.	The smell of the Sea called _______ memories of her childhood.
A.	for
B.	back
C.	up
D.	on
Answer» D. on

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29.	This is a _____ story.
A.	make off
B.	made off
C.	made up
D.	make up
Answer» D. make up

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30.	Jim suffered a ___ of fortune.
A.	reversal
B.	reverse
C.	revert
D.	regress
Answer» B. reverse

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31.	He will impart no information _____ anyone.
A.	from
B.	for
C.	with
D.	to
Answer» E.

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32.	When the morning _______ the murder was discovered.
A.	arrived
B.	came
C.	occurred
D.	happened
Answer» C. occurred

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33.	Over the months he _____ that he was not a good driver.
A.	was forced to the conclusion
B.	came to the conclusion
C.	was drawn to the conclusion
D.	jumped to the conclusion
Answer» C. was drawn to the conclusion

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34.	The new discovery is _____ phenomenal.
A.	novelly
B.	indeed
C.	always
D.	beautifully
Answer» C. always

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35.	Jyoti refused to be _____ by her long illness.
A.	dispersed
B.	dispensed
C.	dispatched
D.	dispirited
Answer» E.

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36.	He was ____ by nature and so avoided all company.
A.	anti social
B.	timid
C.	gregarious
D.	cordial
Answer» D. cordial

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37.	If she were selected, she ____ a good secretary.
A.	would make
B.	will make
C.	can make
D.	would have made
Answer» B. will make

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38.	She decided to _____ as the competition was quite stiff.
A.	stand out
B.	leave
C.	get out
D.	stand down
Answer» E.

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39.	The crop will fail, ______ it rains this week.
A.	unless
B.	until
C.	till
D.	when
Answer» B. until

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40.	We should _____ the rules.
A.	cope with
B.	conduce to
C.	side with
D.	comply with
Answer» E.

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41.	Cowards die many times _____ their death.
A.	after
B.	before
C.	about
D.	for
Answer» C. about

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42.	Jones is a member of our _____
A.	coup
B.	council
C.	counter
D.	counsel
Answer» C. counter

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43.	He has been staying in Delhi _____ a long time.
A.	for
B.	since
C.	from
D.	till
Answer» B. since

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44.	A man from our village has been nominated _____ the ruling party s candidate for the post.
A.	to
B.	as
C.	in
D.	for
Answer» C. in

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45.	We get milk from the _____.
A.	dairy
B.	daily
C.	daisy
D.	diary
Answer» B. daily

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46.	She had to _______ illness in order to avoid going to the party meeting.
A.	feint
B.	feign
C.	faint
D.	fain
Answer» C. faint

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47.	The publisher is bringing ______ a revised edition of this book.
A.	round
B.
C.	out
D.	about
E.	up
Answer» C. out

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48.	Your ______ nature will aid you in attaining success in every venture you undertake.
A.	rotund
B.	persevering
C.	lackadaisical
D.	catalytic
Answer» C. lackadaisical

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49.	This is our house and that is _____.
A.	theirs
B.	their
C.	them
D.	their s
Answer» B. their

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50.	The Chief Minister asked her officers to ___ the process of procuring food for the poor from the market.
A.	speed up
B.	expedite
C.	hasten
D.	do fast
Answer» B. expedite

Discussion

Explore topic-wise MCQs in Testing Subject.

There were no buses yesterday because of the strike, and so I ________ walk to college.

She dwells too much ______ her past.

My neighbour is very ______ for he believes that nothing good will happen to him.

If left unattended, even a small cut can turn into a ____.

In these days of inflation we all have to _____ our belts.

Our flight was ______ from Jaipur to Agra airport.

I saw a _____of cattle grazing in the meadow.

I m very pleased with my new secretary. Her work is of a high _______.

_______ the flight times before you book the tickets.

He was not _____ to sell the property unless he got a more _____ price.

The application is _____ as some details are _____.

It was once _____ that being overweight was healthy _____ now-a-days few people subscribe to this viewpoint.

The little boy ran _____ fast that he was ___ for breath.

She was so ____ that she was ___ by all.

He was so ____ at his job that he was asked to give a ____ to the visitors.

There were so many ____ points in his speech that the audience ___ to get the message.

She pipped her rival_____the gold medal

Work should be guided by some ______ desire of altruism and ______.

The deserted garden was infested ______ weeds.

Making pies and cakes ______ Mrs. Reddy s speciality.

The cold breath of autumn had ___ the ivy leaves from the vine and the branches remained almost bare.

The appearance of the city _______ day by day.

He has the full facts _______ but is deliberately hiding them.

The police fired on the mob when they _______

The United Kingdom ____ England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

By morning, the fury of the floods _____.

Krisda s stories ______ me very strangely.

The smell of the Sea called _______ memories of her childhood.

This is a _____ story.

Jim suffered a ___ of fortune.

He will impart no information _____ anyone.

When the morning _______ the murder was discovered.

Over the months he _____ that he was not a good driver.

The new discovery is _____ phenomenal.

Jyoti refused to be _____ by her long illness.

He was ____ by nature and so avoided all company.

If she were selected, she ____ a good secretary.

She decided to _____ as the competition was quite stiff.

The crop will fail, ______ it rains this week.

We should _____ the rules.

Cowards die many times _____ their death.

Jones is a member of our _____

He has been staying in Delhi _____ a long time.

A man from our village has been nominated _____ the ruling party s candidate for the post.

We get milk from the _____.

She had to _______ illness in order to avoid going to the party meeting.

The publisher is bringing ______ a revised edition of this book.

Your ______ nature will aid you in attaining success in every venture you undertake.

This is our house and that is _____.

The Chief Minister asked her officers to ___ the process of procuring food for the poor from the market.

He was not _ to sell the property unless he got a more _ price.

The application is _ as some details are _.

It was once _ that being overweight was healthy _ now-a-days few people subscribe to this viewpoint.

The little boy ran ___ fast that he was _ for breath.

She was so __ that she was _ by all.

He was so at his job that he was asked to give a to the visitors.

There were so many __ points in his speech that the audience _ to get the message.

Work should be guided by some desire of altruism and .