Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.This book is quite similar ......

than a story told by our teacher

440 + Mcqs in Selecting Words in Verbal Ability Page 1 McqOptions

1.	Nordisk have recently ___________ a product called Glucometer.
A.	started
B.	commissioned
C.	launched
D.	begun
Answer» D. begun

Discussion

2.	It is inconceivable that in many schools children are subjected to physical _________ in the name of discipline.
A.	violation
B.	exercise
C.	violence
D.	security
Answer» D. security

Discussion

3.	Karlstrand will not live to see every person ________ his ___________ has touched, but he is not dwelling on that.
A.	Intensity, homing
B.	Generosity, dwelling
C.	Research, insisting
D.	Insistence, pondering
Answer» C. Research, insisting

Discussion

4.	One dark night a Darvesh ___________ passing by a dry well.
A.	wasn t
B.	happened to be
C.	discovered in
D.	found to
Answer» C. discovered in

Discussion

5.	Drugs worth 3 lakhs were ............... from the apartment by the police. (1) manufactured (2) ruptured (3) seized (4) confiscated (5) bought (6) compared
A.	(1) and (4)
B.	(2) and (3)
C.	(3) and (5)
D.	(5) and (6)
E.	(3) and (4)
Answer» F.

Discussion

6.	A man reportedly ..................... two passports with the same photograph, but under different names was arrested by the commissioner s Task Force. (1) possessing (2) examining (3) surrendering (4) mastering (5) holding (6) fixating
A.	(2) and (3)
B.	(3) and (6)
C.	(1) and (5)
D.	(1) and (4)
E.	(4) and (5)
Answer» D. (1) and (4)

Discussion

7.	The Hollywood star and the Bollywood heroine are being ......... as the next big onscreen couple. (1) labeled (2) explained (3) worshiped (4) touted (5) exclaimed (6) shouted
A.	(2) and (4)
B.	(1) and (3)
C.	(2) and (6)
D.	(1) and (4)
E.	(3) and (4)
Answer» E. (3) and (4)

Discussion

8.	The ability of a woman to do well does not ______ on whether it is a man s world or not, because everyone has his/her own opportunities. (1) trust (2) depend (3) reckon (4) live (5) rest (6) believe
A.	(4) and (5)
B.	(2) and (3)
C.	(1) and (6)
D.	(2) and (5)
E.	(3) and (4)
Answer» E. (3) and (4)

Discussion

9.	An organization ...................... to the mission of road safety has prepared an action plan for reducing accidents and related injuries and fatalities. (1) specified (2) inaugurated (3) committed (4) kicked off (5) succumbed (6) dedicated
A.	(3) and (6)
B.	(1) and (5)
C.	(3) and (5)
D.	(4) and (6)
E.	(1) and (3)
Answer» B. (1) and (5)

Discussion

10.	The States should take steps _________ to the process of teachers appointments as the Center has already sanctioned six lakh posts. (A) fasten (B) move (C) hasten (D) speed (E) early (F) quicken
A.	(D) and (F)
B.	(A) and (C)
C.	(C) and (F)
D.	(D) and (E)
E.	(B) and (D)
Answer» C. (C) and (F)

Discussion

11.	A senior citizen s son _________ threatened her every day and physically harmed her, forcing her to transfer her properly to him. (A) superficially (B) mistakenly (C) allegedly (D) miserably (E) doubtfully (F) purportedly
A.	(C) and (F)
B.	(A) and (E)
C.	(C) and (E)
D.	(D) and (F)
E.	(A) and (C)
Answer» D. (D) and (F)

Discussion

12.	I. The report ended on a .......... note. II. They must take .......... steps to deal with the problem.
A.	criticising
B.	huge
C.	positive
D.	fancy
E.	cursory
Answer» D. fancy

Discussion

13.	I. Usually fund-raising events and charity auctions raise a large amount of money as people from all sections of the society get an opportunity to ................. for a cause. II. Today, a person needs to ................. very hard for surviving in the corporate race.
A.	work
B.	contribute
C.	effort
D.	donate
E.	dedication
Answer» B. contribute

Discussion

14.	I. He was good with Mathematics so he could not fathorn why other people cribbed about such an ................. subject. II. In a world so riddled with greed and corruption where every man seems to be out to get another, it is not very ................ to trust others.
A.	good
B.	exciting
C.	wise
D.	easy
E.	interesting
Answer» E. interesting

Discussion

15.	I. In today s world parents usually ............... that their children do not talk to them as they are more involved in electronic gadgets and social media. II. He would ................ about every other child on the playground and his parents would fight with other parents so as to protect him.
A.	feel
B.	defend
C.	fight
D.	complain
E.	observe
Answer» E. observe

Discussion

16.	I. The area under our eyes in connected to our kidneys, so any .................. change in the dark circles indicates dehydration or accumulating toxins. II. Many Indian adults are struggling with weight, thus indulging in weight loss programmes that require ...................changes in their current lifestyle.
A.	drastic
B.	frequent
C.	ambiguous
D.	severe
E.	aggressive
Answer» B. frequent

Discussion

17.	The parents had approached the high court to ________________ the government order after their children, who passed UKG, were denied admission by a school. (A) void (B) quash (C) annual (D) stay (E) lift (F) post
A.	(A) and (D)
B.	(B) and (C)
C.	(C) and (E)
D.	(E) and (F)
E.	(C) and (D)
Answer» D. (E) and (F)

Discussion

18.	Medical teachers said that the management had continued to remain ________________ to their cause leading to the stretching of their strike. (A) unmoved (B) lethargic (C) unconcerned (D) apathetic (E) indifferent (F) bored
A.	(B) and (C)
B.	(C) and (F)
C.	(A) and (E)
D.	(A) and (D)
E.	(D) and (E)
Answer» C. (A) and (E)

Discussion

19.	___________ before the clock struck 8 on Saturday night, India Gate was swamped with people wearing black tee shirts and holding candles. (A) Minutes (B) Time (C) Later (D) Quickly (E) Since (F) Seconds
A.	(B) and (E)
B.	(A) and (C)
C.	(A) and(F)
D.	(B) and (D)
E.	(C) and (E)
Answer» B. (A) and (C)

Discussion

20.	They organized an event last month in ______ with another company.
A.	competition
B.	collaboration
C.	connection
D.	regulation
Answer» C. connection

Discussion

21.	Her true feelings manifested themselves in her sarcastic remarks, only then was her _______ revealed.
A.	sarcasm
B.	charm
C.	sweetness
D.	bitterness
Answer» E.

Discussion

22.	1. John s at ____ institute studying French. 2. They re building _____ school at the end of our street. 3. Do they live in ____ United Kingdom or somewhere else ?
A.	a, the, an
B.	the, a, an
C.	an, a, the
D.	the, an, a
Answer» D. the, an, a

Discussion

23.	Many premier educational institutions come forward to have a ......... with flourishing industries.
A.	tie-up
B.	tie-in
C.	tie-on
D.	tie-down
Answer» B. tie-in

Discussion

24.	A trader was ______ at the city airport early on Thursday for carrying gold jewellery worth over 1 crore.
A.	hindered
B.	detained
C.	retained
D.	blocked
Answer» C. retained

Discussion

25.	When Wilbur Wright tried to sell his flying machine to the U.S. Government, the officials in charge were _____.
A.	highly misunderstood
B.	grudging sceptical
C.	grudgingly unhappy
D.	highly sceptical
Answer» E.

Discussion

26.	Rajesh s car wasn t _____ Ramesh s, so we were too exhausted by the time we reached home..
A.	such comfortable
B.	as comfortable as
C.	comfortable enough
D.	so comfortable that
Answer» C. comfortable enough

Discussion

27.	Do not stay in the grasslands after dark, as some animals become _____ when they see humans.
A.	provoked
B.	alerted
C.	aggressive
D.	threatened
Answer» D. threatened

Discussion

28.	The _____ of our civilization from an agricultural society to today s complex industrial world was accompanied by war.
A.	adjustment
B.	migration
C.	route
D.	metamorphosis
Answer» E.

Discussion

29.	Wheat is not native to India and barley.....
A.	isn t either
B.	is either
C.	is neither
D.	isn t neither
Answer» B. is either

Discussion

30.	Just as in a family it is the willing cooperation of its members that ___ happiness and contentment, so is it in the larger family of the nation.
A.	brought
B.	will bring
C.	brings
D.	bought
Answer» D. bought

Discussion

31.	_______ a walk in the morning will improve your health.
A.	Going to
B.	Go to
C.	Go for
D.	Going for
Answer» E.

Discussion

32.	Most people are influenced by ____ advertisements and tend to believe the claims made about the product.
A.	colourful
B.	aggressive
C.	efficient
D.	vigorous
Answer» B. aggressive

Discussion

33.	Four words are given, out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.
A.	rambunktious
B.	rumbanctious
C.	rambuncsious
D.	rambunctious
Answer» E.

Discussion

34.	There is only one member who has not paid his ...... and he has promised to pay before the end of this month.
A.	remittance
B.	honorarium
C.	subscription
D.	allowance
Answer» D. allowance

Discussion

35.	Now, the management graduate can expect to have a prosperous life on a ...... income without having to depend on finding a place in family busiess having to tend the paternal estates.
A.	rofessional
B.	egular
C.	eaningful
D.	ependable
Answer» C. eaningful

Discussion

36.	This book is a useful ...... to our library.
A.	iscovery
B.	sset
C.	ddition
D.	rrival
Answer» D. rrival

Discussion

37.	In high school many of us never realised the importance that grammar would ...... in later life.
A.	igure
B.	ortray
C.	lay
D.	xercise
Answer» D. xercise

Discussion

38.	Jawaharlal spent his childhood ________ Anand Bhawan.
A.	t
B.	n
C.	n
D.	cross
Answer» B. n

Discussion

39.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.Sonika is quite intelligent but rather ......
A.	idealistic
B.	generous
C.	lazy
D.	optimistic
Answer» D. optimistic

Discussion

40.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.Ayesha always ...... the permission of her father before going for movies.
A.	seeking
B.	seeks
C.	sought
D.	seeker
Answer» C. sought

Discussion

41.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.Piyush behaves strangely at times and, therefore, nobody gets ...... with him.
A.	about
B.	through
C.	along
D.	up
Answer» D. up

Discussion

42.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.This book is quite similar ......
A.	with the "Treasure Island"
B.	of that film we saw at school
C.	to the one I read last week
D.	than a story told by our teacher
Answer» D. than a story told by our teacher

Discussion

43.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.The lovers were meeting each other secretly, but their ...... affair was soon known to everyone.
A.	clandestine
B.	covert
C.	unknown
D.	candid
Answer» B. covert

Discussion

44.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.The criminal seems to have acted in ...... the three others.
A.	collusion
B.	coalition
C.	collision
D.	cohesion
Answer» B. coalition

Discussion

45.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.I think they allow their children too much ......
A.	liberality
B.	latitude
C.	lassitude
D.	levity
Answer» C. lassitude

Discussion

46.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.I saw a ...... of cows in the field.
A.	group
B.	herd
C.	swarm
D.	flock
Answer» C. swarm

Discussion

47.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.I put ...... the light and slept.
A.	up
B.	down
C.	in
D.	out
Answer» E.

Discussion

48.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.I purposely ...... meet you during my last visit to Kashmir.
A.	didn't
B.	won't
C.	hadn't
D.	wouldn't
Answer» B. won't

Discussion

49.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.The parliament invested the new organisation ...... judicial authority.
A.	by
B.	with
C.	from
D.	through
Answer» C. from

Discussion

50.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.Chintu is ...... small to start playing cricket now.
A.	very
B.	much
C.	too
D.	more
Answer» D. more

Discussion

Explore topic-wise MCQs in Verbal Ability.

Nordisk have recently ___________ a product called Glucometer.

It is inconceivable that in many schools children are subjected to physical _________ in the name of discipline.

Karlstrand will not live to see every person ________ his ___________ has touched, but he is not dwelling on that.

One dark night a Darvesh ___________ passing by a dry well.

Drugs worth 3 lakhs were ............... from the apartment by the police. (1) manufactured (2) ruptured (3) seized (4) confiscated (5) bought (6) compared

A man reportedly ..................... two passports with the same photograph, but under different names was arrested by the commissioner s Task Force. (1) possessing (2) examining (3) surrendering (4) mastering (5) holding (6) fixating

The Hollywood star and the Bollywood heroine are being ......... as the next big onscreen couple. (1) labeled (2) explained(3) worshiped (4) touted (5) exclaimed (6) shouted

The ability of a woman to do well does not ______ on whether it is a man s world or not, because everyone has his/her own opportunities. (1) trust (2) depend (3) reckon (4) live (5) rest (6) believe

An organization ...................... to the mission of road safety has prepared an action plan for reducing accidents and related injuries and fatalities. (1) specified (2) inaugurated (3) committed (4) kicked off (5) succumbed (6) dedicated

The States should take steps _________ to the process of teachers appointments as the Center has already sanctioned six lakh posts. (A) fasten (B) move (C) hasten (D) speed (E) early (F) quicken

A senior citizen s son _________ threatened her every day and physically harmed her, forcing her to transfer her properly to him. (A) superficially (B) mistakenly (C) allegedly (D) miserably (E) doubtfully (F) purportedly

I. The report ended on a .......... note. II. They must take .......... steps to deal with the problem.

I. Usually fund-raising events and charity auctions raise a large amount of money as people from all sections of the society get an opportunity to ................. for a cause. II. Today, a person needs to ................. very hard for surviving in the corporate race.

I. He was good with Mathematics so he could not fathorn why other people cribbed about such an ................. subject. II. In a world so riddled with greed and corruption where every man seems to be out to get another, it is not very ................ to trust others.

I. In today s world parents usually ............... that their children do not talk to them as they are more involved in electronic gadgets and social media. II. He would ................ about every other child on the playground and his parents would fight with other parents so as to protect him.

The parents had approached the high court to ________________ the government order after their children, who passed UKG, were denied admission by a school. (A) void (B) quash (C) annual (D) stay (E) lift (F) post

Medical teachers said that the management had continued to remain ________________ to their cause leading to the stretching of their strike. (A) unmoved (B) lethargic (C) unconcerned (D) apathetic (E) indifferent (F) bored

___________ before the clock struck 8 on Saturday night, India Gate was swamped with people wearing black tee shirts and holding candles. (A) Minutes (B) Time (C) Later (D) Quickly (E) Since (F) Seconds

They organized an event last month in ______ with another company.

Her true feelings manifested themselves in her sarcastic remarks, only then was her_______ revealed.

1. John s at ____ institute studying French.2. They re building _____ school at the end of our street.3. Do they live in ____ United Kingdom or somewhere else ?

Many premier educational institutions come forward to have a ......... with flourishingindustries.

A trader was ______ at the city airport early on Thursday for carrying gold jewellery worthover 1 crore.

When Wilbur Wright tried to sell his flying machine to the U.S. Government, the officials incharge were _____.

Rajesh s car wasn t _____ Ramesh s, so we were too exhausted by the time we reachedhome..

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

The _____ of our civilization from an agricultural society to today s complex industrialworld was accompanied by war.

Wheat is not native to India andbarley.....

Just as in a family it is the willing cooperation of its members that ___ happiness and contentment,so is it in the larger family of the nation.

_______ a walk in the morning will improve your health.

Most people are influenced by ____ advertisements and tend to believe the claims made about theproduct.

Four words are given, out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.

There is only one member who has not paid his ...... and he has promised to pay before the endof this month.

Now, the management graduate can expect to have a prosperous life on a ...... income without having to depend on finding a place in family busiess having to tend the paternal estates.

This book is a useful ...... to our library.

In high school many of us never realised the importance that grammar would ...... in later life.

Jawaharlal spent his childhood ________ Anand Bhawan.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.Sonika is quite intelligent but rather ......

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.Ayesha always ...... the permission of her father before going for movies.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.Piyush behaves strangely at times and, therefore, nobody gets ...... with him.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.This book is quite similar ......

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.The lovers were meeting each other secretly, but their ...... affair was soon known to everyone.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.The criminal seems to have acted in ...... the three others.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.I think they allow their children too much ......

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.I saw a ...... of cows in the field.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.I put ...... the light and slept.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.I purposely ...... meet you during my last visit to Kashmir.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.The parliament invested the new organisation ...... judicial authority.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.Chintu is ...... small to start playing cricket now.

Karlstrand will not live to see every person his ___ has touched, but he is not dwelling on that.

Drugs worth 3 lakhs were ............... from the apartment by the police.
(1) manufactured
(2) ruptured
(3) seized
(4) confiscated
(5) bought
(6) compared

A man reportedly ..................... two passports with the same photograph, but under different names was arrested by the commissioner s Task Force.
(1) possessing
(2) examining
(3) surrendering
(4) mastering
(5) holding
(6) fixating

The Hollywood star and the Bollywood heroine are being ......... as the next big onscreen couple.
(1) labeled
(2) explained
(3) worshiped
(4) touted
(5) exclaimed
(6) shouted

The ability of a woman to do well does not ______ on whether it is a man s world or not, because everyone has his/her own opportunities.
(1) trust
(2) depend
(3) reckon
(4) live
(5) rest
(6) believe

An organization ...................... to the mission of road safety has prepared an action plan for reducing accidents and related injuries and fatalities.
(1) specified
(2) inaugurated
(3) committed
(4) kicked off
(5) succumbed
(6) dedicated

The States should take steps _________ to the process of teachers appointments as the Center has already sanctioned six lakh posts.
(A) fasten
(B) move
(C) hasten
(D) speed
(E) early
(F) quicken

A senior citizen s son _________ threatened her every day and physically harmed her, forcing her to transfer her properly to him.
(A) superficially
(B) mistakenly
(C) allegedly
(D) miserably
(E) doubtfully
(F) purportedly

I. The report ended on a .......... note.
II. They must take .......... steps to deal with the problem.

I. Usually fund-raising events and charity auctions raise a large amount of money as people from all sections of the society get an opportunity to ................. for a cause.
II. Today, a person needs to ................. very hard for surviving in the corporate race.

I. He was good with Mathematics so he could not fathorn why other people cribbed about such an ................. subject.
II. In a world so riddled with greed and corruption where every man seems to be out to get another, it is not very ................ to trust others.

I. In today s world parents usually ............... that their children do not talk to them as they are more involved in electronic gadgets and social media.
II. He would ................ about every other child on the playground and his parents would fight with other parents so as to protect him.

The parents had approached the high court to ________________ the government order after their children, who passed UKG, were denied admission by a school.
(A) void
(B) quash
(C) annual
(D) stay
(E) lift
(F) post

Medical teachers said that the management had continued to remain ________________ to their cause leading to the stretching of their strike.
(A) unmoved
(B) lethargic
(C) unconcerned
(D) apathetic
(E) indifferent
(F) bored

___________ before the clock struck 8 on Saturday night, India Gate was swamped with people wearing black tee shirts and holding candles.
(A) Minutes
(B) Time
(C) Later
(D) Quickly
(E) Since
(F) Seconds

Her true feelings manifested themselves in her sarcastic remarks, only then was her
_______ revealed.

1. John s at __ institute studying French.
2. They re building _ school at the end of our street.
3. Do they live in __ United Kingdom or somewhere else ?

Many premier educational institutions come forward to have a ......... with flourishing
industries.

A trader was ______ at the city airport early on Thursday for carrying gold jewellery worth
over 1 crore.

When Wilbur Wright tried to sell his flying machine to the U.S. Government, the officials in
charge were _____.

Rajesh s car wasn t _____ Ramesh s, so we were too exhausted by the time we reached
home..

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

The _____ of our civilization from an agricultural society to today s complex industrial
world was accompanied by war.

Wheat is not native to India and
barley.....

Just as in a family it is the willing cooperation of its members that ___ happiness and contentment,
so is it in the larger family of the nation.

Most people are influenced by ____ advertisements and tend to believe the claims made about the
product.

Four words are given, out of which only one word is correctly spelt.
Find the correctly spelt word.

There is only one member who has not paid his ...... and he has promised to pay before the end
of this month.