Explore topic-wise MCQs in Verbal Ability.

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1051.

_______ your instructions, we have closed your bank account.

A. In lieu of
B. With regard to
C. In accordance with
D. On account of
Answer» D. On account of
1052.

Many people reported _____a noise in the night.

A. to hear
B. having heard
C. to have heard
D. been hearing
Answer» D. been hearing
1053.

The stewardess showed the passenger _____

A. when to start travelling
B. where to land the plane
C. how to fasten the seat belt
D. how to judge the altitude of the plane
Answer» D. how to judge the altitude of the plane
1054.

She made her stepson her ____ to her large fortune.

A. hare
B. heir
C. hair
D. here
Answer» C. hair
1055.

The Paralympics is a competition for the ____.

A. disadvantaged
B. discouraged
C. disabled
D. despised
Answer» D. despised
1056.

The farmers _______ their farms, if they had known that a thunderstorm was approaching.

A. will leave
B. would leave
C. will have left
D. would have left
Answer» E.
1057.

How much longer __ this book ?

A. you are needing
B. will you be needing
C. will you have needed
D. have you needed
Answer» C. will you have needed
1058.

The news was _______ good to be true.

A. very
B. too
C. so
D. as
Answer» C. so
1059.

He is weak ___ he does a lot of work.

A. and
B. yet
C. because
D. so
Answer» C. because
1060.

She has only__________friends.

A. fewer
B. less
C. more
D. a few
Answer» E.
1061.

I ______ to the movie with some friends last night.

A. have gone
B. went
C. am gone
D. am going
Answer» C. am gone
1062.

______ you hear the President s speech ?

A. Have
B. Has
C. Had
D. Did
Answer» E.
1063.

If I ____ a doctor, I would serve the poor.

A. am
B. had been
C. were
D. was
Answer» D. was
1064.

Many a man _____ imprisoned without trial in Fascist countries.

A. are
B. were
C. is
D. have been
Answer» D. have been
1065.

The criminal together with his associates ____ arrested.

A. are
B. was
C. were
D. have
Answer» C. were
1066.

While picking a rose she _____ her hand on a thorn.

A. stung
B. scratched
C. cut
D. damaged
Answer» C. cut
1067.

In the last few days, ____ to help him ?

A. anything has been done
B. is anything done
C. something is done
D. has anything been done
Answer» E.
1068.

When he got married he ____ a life insurance policy.

A. took up
B. took out
C. took in
D. took over
Answer» C. took in
1069.

By the time I reach America, it ___ morning.

A. is
B. would be
C. must be
D. was
Answer» C. must be
1070.

The Prime Minister of England called _____ the President of America.

A. in
B. out
C. on
D. at
Answer» D. at
1071.

Meditation is _____ way to calm your nerves.

A. a best
B. one of the best
C. the best
D. an best
Answer» D. an best
1072.

His reputation has been _____ by his foolish acts.

A. increased
B. decreased
C. retrieved
D. tainted
Answer» E.
1073.

He knows French and German _____ Russian.

A. beside
B. besides
C. aside
D. except
Answer» C. aside
1074.

The work was _____ by the rains.

A. restricted
B. prevented
C. hampered
D. obstructed
Answer» D. obstructed
1075.

Napoleon s army ___ to the Russian soldiers without any fight.

A. evaded
B. decimated
C. capitulated
D. cordoned
Answer» D. cordoned
1076.

For_______ sake don t tell it to others.

A. haven
B. heaven
C. heavens
D. heaven s
Answer» E.
1077.

Mahesh showed an _____ for sports at a very early stage.

A. attitude
B. aptitude
C. imagination
D. intuition
Answer» C. imagination
1078.

How did these things come _______ ?

A. about
B. into
C. at
D. down
Answer» B. into
1079.

The worker used _____ to patch up the hole in the wall.

A. sand
B. cement
C. soil
D. grass
Answer» C. soil
1080.

I am exhausted; let s ____ a day.

A. call it
B. call at
C. call off
D. call in
Answer» B. call at
1081.

I assume ____ with me.

A. everyone agreeing
B. that everyone agrees
C. everyone to agree
D. that everyone to agree
Answer» C. everyone to agree
1082.

Do not stay in the grasslands after dark, as some animals become _____ when they see

A. provoked
B. alerted
C. aggressive
D. threatened
Answer» D. threatened
1083.

She remained a _____ all her life.

A. spinster
B. bachelor
C. unmarried
D. single
Answer» B. bachelor
1084.

_____ the rain forests is very important, if we do not want the flora and fauna found there to become extinct.

A. Reserving
B. Destroying
C. Preserving
D. Maintaining
Answer» D. Maintaining
1085.

The chairperson brushed _______ my suggestion.

A. out
B. over
C. aside
D. about
Answer» D. about
1086.

He is always angry ______ his children.

A. with
B. on
C. over
D. at
Answer» B. on
1087.

The strike has been called ___.

A. of
B. at
C. off
D. up
Answer» D. up
1088.

We warned her the danger.

A. from
B. about
C. against
D. of
Answer» D. of
1089.

The court ______ cognizance of the criminal s words.

A. took
B. made
C. gave
D. allowed
Answer» B. made
1090.

The _____ of our civilization from an agricultural society to today s complex industrial

A. adjustment
B. migration
C. route
D. metamorphosis
Answer» E.
1091.

He went ____ the sea alone.

A. in
B. to
C. into
D. on
Answer» C. into
1092.

None of the food was wasted, _____

A. wasn t ?
B. was it ?
C. weren t ?
D. were it ?
Answer» C. weren t ?
1093.

The child did not approve ____ the father s plan.

A. to
B. by
C. of
D. with
Answer» D. with
1094.

The patient is _______ of stomach ache.

A. suffering
B. experiencing
C. complaining
D. afflicting
Answer» D. afflicting
1095.

The food that an average Indian eats has been found to be deficient ________ vitamins and proteins.

A. of
B. from
C. with
D. in
Answer» E.
1096.

Last year our company made a ____ of several lakhs of rupees.

A. profit
B. gain
C. rise
D. raise
Answer» B. gain
1097.

_____ you work hard, you won t be able to clear even the preliminaries.

A. If
B. Until
C. Unless
D. Lest
Answer» D. Lest
1098.

The doctor took out his _____ to examine the patient.

A. horoscope
B. microscope
C. telescope
D. stethoscope
Answer» E.
1099.

The National Anthem is _____ at every official function.

A. uttered
B. sung
C. whispered
D. chanted
Answer» C. whispered
1100.

Population increase ____ with depletion of foreign reserves has led to great daily hardships.

A. joined
B. mixed
C. added
D. coupled
Answer» E.