Explore topic-wise MCQs in Verbal Ability.

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401.

It's very kind of you to ...... to speak at the meeting.

A. It's very kind of you to ...... to speak at the meeting.
B. accept
C. agree
D. comply
Answer» C. agree
402.

The French ...... reputed to have a very good sense of humour.

A. The French ...... reputed to have a very good sense of humour.
B. is
C. was
D. are
Answer» D. are
403.

I purposely ...... meet you during my last visit to Kashmir.

A. I purposely ...... meet you during my last visit to Kashmir.
B. didn't
C. won't
D. hadn't
Answer» B. didn't
404.

People who ...... on horses usually lose in the end.

A. People who ...... on horses usually lose in the end.
B. gamble
C. play
D. risk
Answer» B. gamble
405.

Do you know ......?

A. Do you know ......?
B. where she comes from
C. where does she come from
D. where from she comes
Answer» B. where she comes from
406.

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. 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.
B. perception
C. discovery
D. enquiry
Answer» E.
407.

Namrata was found to ...... the required qualifications for the job.

A. Namrata was found to ...... the required qualifications for the job.
B. contain
C. disclose
D. posses
Answer» D. posses
408.

I listened, but I had no idea what he was ...... about.

A. I listened, but I had no idea what he was ...... about.
B. saying
C. talking
D. telling
Answer» C. talking
409.

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. 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.
B. organised, papers
C. constituted, authority
D. sponsored, power
Answer» E.
410.

Jawaharlal spent his childhood ...... Anand Bhawan.

A. Jawaharlal spent his childhood ...... Anand Bhawan.
B. at
C. in
D. on
Answer» B. at
411.

If our friends are not able to take us in their car, we must make ...... arrangements to go to the airport.

A. If our friends are not able to take us in their car, we must make ...... arrangements to go to the airport.
B. alternative
C. another
D. alternate
Answer» B. alternative
412.

The cinema ...... a welcome escape from cramped and dull city life and the Indians are avid movie-goers.

A. The cinema ...... a welcome escape from cramped and dull city life and the Indians are avid movie-goers.
B. depicts
C. highlights
D. follows
Answer» E.
413.

...... all intents and purposes, the manager is the master of the firm.

A. ...... all intents and purposes, the manager is the master of the firm.
B. in
C. upon
D. with
Answer» E.
414.

We had to pay more taxi fare because the driver brought us by a ...... route.

A. We had to pay more taxi fare because the driver brought us by a ...... route.
B. circular
C. circumscribed
D. longest
Answer» E.
415.

Johny, where are you? ...... up this tree.

A. Johny, where are you? ...... up this tree.
B. There I am
C. There am I
D. Here am I
Answer» E.
416.

The car in which the minister was traveling ...... with an accident.

A. The car in which the minister was traveling ...... with an accident.
B. hit
C. drove
D. crashed
Answer» E.
417.

When I was a child, I ......to school everyday instead going by cycle.

A. When I was a child, I ......to school everyday instead going by cycle.
B. had walked
C. walked
D. have walked
Answer» C. walked
418.

The ruling party will have to put its own house ...... order.

A. The ruling party will have to put its own house ...... order.
B. in
C. on
D. to
Answer» B. in
419.

Success in this examination depends ...... hard work alone.

A. Success in this examination depends ...... hard work alone.
B. at
C. over
D. for
Answer» E.
420.

Physically we are now all neighbors, but psychologically. we are ...... to each other.

A. Physically we are now all neighbors, but psychologically. we are ...... to each other.
B. primitives
C. complimentary
D. strangers
Answer» D. strangers
421.

To err is ...... to forgive divine.

A. To err is ...... to forgive divine.
B. beastly
C. human
D. inhuman
Answer» C. human
422.

...... of old paintings is a job for experts.

A. ...... of old paintings is a job for experts.
B. Resurrection
C. Retrieval
D. Restoration
Answer» D. Restoration
423.

Catching the earlier train will give us the ...... to do some shopping.

A. Catching the earlier train will give us the ...... to do some shopping.
B. chance
C. luck
D. possibility
Answer» B. chance
424.

Rohan and Rohit are twin brothers, but they do not look ......

A. Rohan and Rohit are twin brothers, but they do not look ......
B. unique
C. different
D. likely
Answer» E.
425.

I was astounded at his ...... lack of knowledge about the Continent of Africa.

A. I was astounded at his ...... lack of knowledge about the Continent of Africa.
B. abundant
C. colossal
D. huge
Answer» C. colossal
426.

The miser gazed ...... at the pile of gold coins in front of him.

A. The miser gazed ...... at the pile of gold coins in front of him.
B. avidly
C. admiringly
D. thoughtfully
Answer» B. avidly
427.

The grapes are now ...... enough to be picked.

A. The grapes are now ...... enough to be picked.
B. ready
C. mature
D. ripe
Answer» D. ripe
428.

The pilot had been warned about the storm, before he ......

A. The pilot had been warned about the storm, before he ......
B. took away
C. took up
D. took over
Answer» E.
429.

If you smuggle goods into the country, they may be ...... by the customs authority.

A. If you smuggle goods into the country, they may be ...... by the customs authority.
B. possessed
C. punished
D. confiscated
Answer» D. confiscated
430.

He became enamored ...... her grace when he first saw her dance.

A. He became enamored ...... her grace when he first saw her dance.
B. with
C. of
D. by
Answer» C. of
431.

Man does not live by ...... alone.

A. Man does not live by ...... alone.
B. food
C. bread
D. meals
Answer» C. bread
432.

A sanguine outlook is associated with the ......

A. A sanguine outlook is associated with the ......
B. rationalist
C. socialist
D. philanthropist
Answer» E.
433.

A woman came in with a baby who, she said, ...... a safety pin.

A. A woman came in with a baby who, she said, ...... a safety pin.
B. was just swallowing
C. swallowed
D. had just swallowed
Answer» D. had just swallowed
434.

I saw a ...... of cows in the field.

A. I saw a ...... of cows in the field.
B. group
C. herd
D. swarm
Answer» C. herd
435.

Piyush behaves strangely at times and, therefore, nobody gets ...... with him.

A. Piyush behaves strangely at times and, therefore, nobody gets ...... with him.
B. about
C. through
D. along
Answer» D. along
436.

The battalion operating from the mountain was able to ...... three enemy divisons.

A. The battalion operating from the mountain was able to ...... three enemy divisons.
B. tie up
C. tie down
D. tie on
Answer» C. tie down
437.

This book is quite similar ......

A. This book is quite similar ......
B. with the "Treasure Island"
C. of that film we saw at school
D. to the one I read last week
Answer» D. to the one I read last week
438.

After the rain the weather ...... and the sun came out.

A. After the rain the weather ...... and the sun came out.
B. cleared out
C. cleared up
D. cleared away
Answer» C. cleared up
439.

My uncle decided to take ...... and my sister to the market.

A. My uncle decided to take ...... and my sister to the market.
B. I
C. mine
D. me
Answer» D. me
440.

Fate smiles ...... those who untiringly grapple with stark realities of life.

A. Fate smiles ...... those who untiringly grapple with stark realities of life.
B. with
C. over
D. on
Answer» D. on