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This section includes 1222 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Verbal Ability knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1101. |
The farmers suffered because the monsoon did not arrive ____ time. |
| A. | at |
| B. | by |
| C. | on |
| D. | after |
| Answer» D. after | |
| 1102. |
Desire ____ self-expression is one of the basic qualities of man. |
| A. | for |
| B. | on |
| C. | by |
| D. | over |
| Answer» B. on | |
| 1103. |
The girl was very pleased ____ herself. |
| A. | in |
| B. | on |
| C. | over |
| D. | with |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1104. |
The manager needs to hold ____ his anger. |
| A. | on |
| B. | with |
| C. | down |
| D. | back |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1105. |
The party decided to take the shortest ____ to its destination. |
| A. | root |
| B. | route |
| C. | distance |
| D. | direction |
| Answer» C. distance | |
| 1106. |
The campers ____ their tents at the base of the mountain. |
| A. | established |
| B. | grounded |
| C. | installed |
| D. | pitched |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1107. |
I always fall ____ old friends in times of need. |
| A. | over |
| B. | through |
| C. | back on |
| D. | off |
| Answer» D. off | |
| 1108. |
His persuasive tone was able to tackle the boy whom other teachers had found ____. |
| A. | peripatetic |
| B. | obdurate |
| C. | tenacious |
| D. | squeamish |
| Answer» C. tenacious | |
| 1109. |
If ____ permits, we will go out for a walk. |
| A. | climate |
| B. | whether |
| C. | weather |
| D. | whither |
| Answer» D. whither | |
| 1110. |
Many things have happened _____ I met you last. |
| A. | before |
| B. | when |
| C. | from |
| D. | since |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1111. |
A dog lives in a _____. |
| A. | burrow |
| B. | coop |
| C. | stable |
| D. | kennel |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1112. |
The climate is not conducive _____ good health. |
| A. | with |
| B. | from |
| C. | in |
| D. | to |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1113. |
Had you told me earlier In _____the meeting. |
| A. | had attended |
| B. | have attended |
| C. | attended |
| D. | would have attended |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1114. |
I got used _____on the right when I was in the U.S. for two years. |
| A. | driving |
| B. | to drive |
| C. | to driving |
| D. | by driving |
| Answer» D. by driving | |
| 1115. |
The lame boy tried to climb up the staircase without ...... help. |
| A. | little |
| B. | any |
| C. | some |
| D. | many |
| Answer» C. some | |
| 1116. |
Each school has its own set of rules ......all good pupils should follow them. |
| A. | but |
| B. | or |
| C. | so |
| D. | and |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1117. |
They did not know where they ....... from. |
| A. | had come |
| B. | have come |
| C. | has come |
| D. | come |
| Answer» B. have come | |
| 1118. |
He held ...... to the books passionately. |
| A. | on |
| B. | in |
| C. | off |
| D. | away |
| Answer» B. in | |
| 1119. |
The thief explained how he ....... from the jail. |
| A. | escapes |
| B. | had escaped |
| C. | escaped |
| D. | has escaped |
| Answer» C. escaped | |
| 1120. |
700 men worked for 10 years to......the Borobudur temple in Java to its former glory. |
| A. | restore |
| B. | give |
| C. | create |
| D. | revive |
| Answer» B. give | |
| 1121. |
When the thief entered the house, the inmates ....in the hall. |
| A. | were slept |
| B. | were sleeping |
| C. | slept |
| D. | had been sleeping |
| Answer» C. slept | |
| 1122. |
The rich parents decided to send their two sons to Eton, the stronghold of the.....of the rich. |
| A. | parents |
| B. | ancestry |
| C. | pedigree |
| D. | progeny |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1123. |
The more electricity you use, ..... |
| A. | your bill will be higher |
| B. | will your bill be higher |
| C. | will be higher your bill |
| D. | the higher your bill will be |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1124. |
The teacher gives many examples to....the idea contained in the poem. |
| A. | bring about |
| B. | bring in |
| C. | bring forth |
| D. | bring out |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1125. |
He was an ...... swimmer, but was swept away by a strong ...... |
| A. | eligible; water |
| B. | able; stream |
| C. | old; river |
| D. | expert; current |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1126. |
There is only one member who has not paid his ...... and he has promised to pay before the end |
| A. | remittance |
| B. | honorarium |
| C. | subscription |
| D. | allowance |
| Answer» D. allowance | |
| 1127. |
We will have to atone _____our misdeeds. |
| A. | at |
| B. | on |
| C. | for |
| D. | with |
| Answer» D. with | |
| 1128. |
You.....mad if you think I m going to show my answer-sheet. |
| A. | are supposed to be |
| B. | must be |
| C. | will be |
| D. | ought to be |
| Answer» C. will be | |
| 1129. |
Madhu has not been able to recall where..... |
| A. | does she live. |
| B. | she lived. |
| C. | did she live. |
| D. | lived the girl. |
| Answer» C. did she live. | |
| 1130. |
They needn t worry, ...........? |
| A. | isn t it |
| B. | doesn t it |
| C. | don t it |
| D. | need they |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1131. |
My book is the new one............ is the torn one. |
| A. | your |
| B. | the book of you |
| C. | yours |
| D. | the book your |
| Answer» D. the book your | |
| 1132. |
It ll rain soon, ............ ? |
| A. | won t it |
| B. | bought it |
| C. | isn t it |
| D. | may it |
| Answer» B. bought it | |
| 1133. |
Wheat is not native to India and |
| A. | isn t either |
| B. | is either |
| C. | is neither |
| D. | isn t neither |
| Answer» B. is either | |
| 1134. |
If I hadn t come along at that moment, Rahim.....the one arrested instead of the real thief. |
| A. | might been |
| B. | may have been |
| C. | can have been |
| D. | could have been |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1135. |
The greater the demand, ............ the price. |
| A. | higher |
| B. | high |
| C. | the higher |
| D. | the high |
| Answer» D. the high | |
| 1136. |
If she ............ a bird, she would fly. |
| A. | is |
| B. | are |
| C. | were |
| D. | was |
| Answer» D. was | |
| 1137. |
We are all very indignant ........... the injustice done to him. |
| A. | for |
| B. | of |
| C. | to |
| D. | at |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1138. |
King George V s accession ............ the throne was celebrated with great pomp. |
| A. | for |
| B. | with |
| C. | against |
| D. | to |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1139. |
He is indifferent ............ praise and blame. |
| A. | in |
| B. | to |
| C. | for |
| D. | about |
| Answer» C. for | |
| 1140. |
For all his ________, he is a _______. |
| A. | wealth, miser |
| B. | health, player |
| C. | tricks, cheat |
| D. | stupidity, fool |
| Answer» B. health, player | |
| 1141. |
When he died, Ramanujan ________ behind 3 notebooks. |
| A. | was leaving |
| B. | had left |
| C. | left |
| D. | leaves |
| Answer» C. left | |
| 1142. |
A person who ________ on his own effort has the best chance to win. |
| A. | makes |
| B. | puts |
| C. | relies |
| D. | runs |
| Answer» D. runs | |
| 1143. |
Canada does not require that U.S. citizens obtain passports to enter the country, and ............ |
| A. | Mexico does neither |
| B. | Mexico doesn t either |
| C. | neither Mexico does |
| D. | either does Mexico |
| Answer» C. neither Mexico does | |
| 1144. |
Since Elizabeth Barrett Browning s father never approved of ............ Robert Browning, the couple eloped to Italy where they lived and wrote. |
| A. | her to marry |
| B. | her marrying |
| C. | she marrying |
| D. | she to marry |
| Answer» C. she marrying | |
| 1145. |
A _________ of Japanese artists stepped off the coach amidst a warm welcome. |
| A. | troop |
| B. | troupe |
| C. | band |
| D. | gang |
| Answer» C. band | |
| 1146. |
Tourists always enjoyed _________ the setting Sun in the Darjeeling Hills. |
| A. | to watch |
| B. | watching |
| C. | in seeing |
| D. | seeing |
| Answer» C. in seeing | |
| 1147. |
The speaker did not properly space out his speech, but went on _________ one point only. |
| A. | stressing |
| B. | avoiding |
| C. | devoting |
| D. | decrying |
| Answer» B. avoiding | |
| 1148. |
All the applicants _______ and the results will be announced next week. |
| A. | rank |
| B. | are to rank |
| C. | are to be ranked |
| D. | are ranking |
| Answer» D. are ranking | |
| 1149. |
Gandhiji will _________ in history as one of the greatest men, that ever lived. |
| A. | go by |
| B. | go on |
| C. | go down |
| D. | go through |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1150. |
The cost of _____ is rising rapidly in this city. |
| A. | being |
| B. | existing |
| C. | surviving |
| D. | living |
| Answer» E. | |