440 + Mcqs in Selecting Words in Verbal Ability Page 2 McqOptions

51.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.The building comprises ...... sixty rooms.
A.	of
B.	onto
C.	by
D.	no preposition needed
Answer» E.

Discussion

52.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.The team was well trained and strong, but somehow their ...... was low.
A.	feeling
B.	moral
C.	consciousness
D.	morale
Answer» E.

Discussion

53.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.A man remains narrow minded, self compliance and ignorant unless he visits other people and ...... from them.
A.	earns
B.	borrows
C.	learns
D.	hears
Answer» D. hears

Discussion

54.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.we had ...... wonderful time at the party last night.
A.	such a
B.	so
C.	such
D.	very
Answer» B. so

Discussion

55.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.Many areas of the city were ...... into darkness for several hours.
A.	spread
B.	plunged
C.	merged
D.	deep
Answer» C. merged

Discussion

56.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.This, partly, explains how the Mehta family has been able to ...... its lavish lifestyle in recent times, despite the fact that all its assets have been ......
A.	keep, removed
B.	afford, attached
C.	develop, liquidated
D.	keep up, destroyed
Answer» E.

Discussion

57.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.Once you suspect a person of double dealing, you ought to keep him at arm's ......
A.	distance
B.	length
C.	aim
D.	width
Answer» C. aim

Discussion

58.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.I don't really know how to ...... the problem.
A.	tackle
B.	cope
C.	draw
D.	erase
Answer» B. cope

Discussion

59.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.Soft minded individuals are ...... to embrace all kinds superstitions.
A.	disposed
B.	eager
C.	reluctant
D.	prone
Answer» E.

Discussion

60.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.Besides other provisions, that shopkeeper deals ...... cosmetics.
A.	with
B.	in
C.	at
D.	for
Answer» C. at

Discussion

61.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.A woman came in with a baby who, she said, ...... a safety pin.
A.	was just swallowing
B.	swallowed
C.	had just swallowed
D.	just swallowed
Answer» D. just swallowed

Discussion

62.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.His father-in-law ...... him up in business.
A.	put
B.	made
C.	set
D.	built
Answer» D. built

Discussion

63.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.The earth is at present in great danger of becoming uninhabitable because of ...... environmental pollution which is going on at an incredible rapid pace.
A.	gigantic
B.	inhuman
C.	stupendous
D.	colossal
Answer» E.

Discussion

64.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.It ...... that Prashant will not be selected for the post
A.	feels
B.	looks
C.	believes
D.	seems
Answer» E.

Discussion

65.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.Nobody can ...... me to do anything which I do not want to do.
A.	encourage
B.	request
C.	oppose
D.	compel
Answer» E.

Discussion

66.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.My father ...... down for a nap.
A.	lays
B.	laid
C.	lain
D.	lie
Answer» B. laid

Discussion

67.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.The English schemed to continue their rule in India by playing off one community ...... the other.
A.	before
B.	upon
C.	against
D.	with
Answer» D. with

Discussion

68.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.There is a keen ...... in each trade.
A.	contest
B.	comparison
C.	competition
D.	cooperation
Answer» D. cooperation

Discussion

69.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.The paths of glory lead ...... to the grave.
A.	straight
B.	but
C.	in
D.	directly
Answer» C. in

Discussion

70.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.The waiter hasn't brought the coffee ...... I've been here an hour already.
A.	till
B.	up
C.	yet
D.	still
Answer» D. still

Discussion

71.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.However, the group's long-term strategy is to ...... on core sector business connected with infrastructure and energy.
A.	breed
B.	develop
C.	concentrate
D.	depend
Answer» D. depend

Discussion

72.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.Many of the advances of civilisation have been conceived by young people just on the ...... of adulthood
A.	boundary
B.	threshold
C.	peak
D.	horizon
Answer» C. peak

Discussion

73.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.I haven't seen you ...... a week.
A.	within
B.	since
C.	for
D.	from
Answer» D. from

Discussion

74.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.She ...... Rs 80 out of the bank every Friday.
A.	obtains
B.	draws
C.	pulls
D.	extracts
Answer» C. pulls

Discussion

75.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.You cannot devise a method which ...... all possibility of errors.
A.	excludes
B.	includes
C.	avoids
D.	ignores
Answer» B. includes

Discussion

76.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.At one point, it looked as if an area of agreement would ...... specially over the issue of productivity linked wages.
A.	develop
B.	come out
C.	emerge
D.	grow
Answer» D. grow

Discussion

77.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.To err is ...... to forgive divine.
A.	beastly
B.	human
C.	inhuman
D.	natural
Answer» C. inhuman

Discussion

78.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.Success in this examination depends ...... hard work alone.
A.	at
B.	over
C.	for
D.	on
Answer» E.

Discussion

79.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.Rama was so badly injured that he needed ...... care in the hospital.
A.	extensive
B.	little
C.	deep
D.	intensive
Answer» E.

Discussion

80.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.Catching the earlier train will give us the ...... to do some shopping.
A.	chance
B.	luck
C.	possibility
D.	occasion
Answer» B. luck

Discussion

81.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.When their examinations are over, the children gleefully ...... the books they had been reading.
A.	shelve
B.	sidetrack
C.	overthrew
D.	abandon
Answer» E.

Discussion

82.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.You haven't had your lunch yet, ...... you?
A.	are
B.	aren't
C.	have
D.	haven't
Answer» D. haven't

Discussion

83.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.The Hubble Space Telescope will search for planets around the stars, a key to the ...... extraterrestrial life, and examine interstellar dust and gases out of which stars are born.
A.	perception
B.	discovery
C.	enquiry
D.	quest
Answer» E.

Discussion

84.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.The answer was written ...... blue ink.
A.	with
B.	by
C.	in
D.	on
Answer» D. on

Discussion

85.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.Moreover, a fact finding mission ...... by BSN to India in January this year strongly recommended that the French group should go it alone, and not hand over ...... to an Indian Partner.
A.	organised, papers
B.	constituted, authority
C.	sponsored, power
D.	dispatched, control
Answer» E.

Discussion

86.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.Physically we are now all neighbors, but psychologically. we are ...... to each other.
A.	primitives
B.	complimentary
C.	strangers
D.	cowards
Answer» D. cowards

Discussion

87.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.We had a ...... of warm weather in February.
A.	time
B.	spell
C.	length
D.	phase
Answer» C. length

Discussion

88.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.When varun left the cocktail party he was as ...... as a judge.
A.	sober
B.	drunk
C.	brave
D.	wise
Answer» E.

Discussion

89.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.this brand of TV is quite inferior ...... that one.
A.	than
B.	to
C.	with
D.	over
Answer» C. with

Discussion

90.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.If you work beyond your capacity, you will naturally feel ......
A.	drowsy
B.	tired
C.	confident
D.	giddy
Answer» C. confident

Discussion

91.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.Some regions of our country still remain ...... to the average man.
A.	inaccessible
B.	impossible
C.	impermeable
D.	impenetrable
Answer» B. impossible

Discussion

92.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.I hate sitting ...... him as he always smells of garlic.
A.	besides
B.	along
C.	at
D.	beside
Answer» E.

Discussion

93.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.The king ...... the rebel.
A.	excused
B.	forgave
C.	pardoned
D.	none of these
Answer» D. none of these

Discussion

94.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.The telephone ...... several times before I answered it.
A.	was ringing
B.	has rung
C.	had rung
D.	would ring
Answer» D. would ring

Discussion

95.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.Walking at 3'o clock, I heard the ...... of thunder.
A.	crackle
B.	rumble
C.	ripple
D.	clank
Answer» C. ripple

Discussion

96.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.Owing to the power cut in the area, factories are being forced to ...... men
A.	throw away
B.	send off
C.	put off
D.	lay off
Answer» E.

Discussion

97.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.Government buildings are ...... on the Republic day.
A.	enlightened
B.	lightened
C.	illuminated
D.	glowed
Answer» D. glowed

Discussion

98.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.The stenographer is very efficient. He is ...... to his firm.
A.	a boon
B.	a credit
C.	a blessing
D.	an asset
Answer» E.

Discussion

99.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.If you smuggle goods into the country, they may be ...... by the customs authority.
A.	possessed
B.	punished
C.	confiscated
D.	fined
Answer» D. fined

Discussion

100.	Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.I was astounded at his ...... lack of knowledge about the Continent of Africa.
A.	abundant
B.	colossal
C.	huge
D.	great
Answer» C. huge

Discussion

Explore topic-wise MCQs in Verbal Ability.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.The building comprises ...... sixty rooms.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.The team was well trained and strong, but somehow their ...... was low.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.A man remains narrow minded, self compliance and ignorant unless he visits other people and ...... from them.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.we had ...... wonderful time at the party last night.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.Many areas of the city were ...... into darkness for several hours.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.This, partly, explains how the Mehta family has been able to ...... its lavish lifestyle in recent times, despite the fact that all its assets have been ......

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.Once you suspect a person of double dealing, you ought to keep him at arm's ......

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.I don't really know how to ...... the problem.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.Soft minded individuals are ...... to embrace all kinds superstitions.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.Besides other provisions, that shopkeeper deals ...... cosmetics.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.A woman came in with a baby who, she said, ...... a safety pin.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.His father-in-law ...... him up in business.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.The earth is at present in great danger of becoming uninhabitable because of ...... environmental pollution which is going on at an incredible rapid pace.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.It ...... that Prashant will not be selected for the post

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.Nobody can ...... me to do anything which I do not want to do.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.My father ...... down for a nap.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.The English schemed to continue their rule in India by playing off one community ...... the other.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.There is a keen ...... in each trade.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.The paths of glory lead ...... to the grave.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.The waiter hasn't brought the coffee ...... I've been here an hour already.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.However, the group's long-term strategy is to ...... on core sector business connected with infrastructure and energy.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.Many of the advances of civilisation have been conceived by young people just on the ...... of adulthood

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.I haven't seen you ...... a week.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.She ...... Rs 80 out of the bank every Friday.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.You cannot devise a method which ...... all possibility of errors.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.At one point, it looked as if an area of agreement would ...... specially over the issue of productivity linked wages.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.To err is ...... to forgive divine.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.Success in this examination depends ...... hard work alone.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.Rama was so badly injured that he needed ...... care in the hospital.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.Catching the earlier train will give us the ...... to do some shopping.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.When their examinations are over, the children gleefully ...... the books they had been reading.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.You haven't had your lunch yet, ...... you?

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.The answer was written ...... blue ink.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.Physically we are now all neighbors, but psychologically. we are ...... to each other.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.We had a ...... of warm weather in February.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.When varun left the cocktail party he was as ...... as a judge.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.this brand of TV is quite inferior ...... that one.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.If you work beyond your capacity, you will naturally feel ......

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.Some regions of our country still remain ...... to the average man.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.I hate sitting ...... him as he always smells of garlic.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.The king ...... the rebel.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.The telephone ...... several times before I answered it.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.Walking at 3'o clock, I heard the ...... of thunder.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.Owing to the power cut in the area, factories are being forced to ...... men

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.Government buildings are ...... on the Republic day.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.The stenographer is very efficient. He is ...... to his firm.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.If you smuggle goods into the country, they may be ...... by the customs authority.

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.I was astounded at his ...... lack of knowledge about the Continent of Africa.