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This section includes 440 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Verbal Ability knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
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 | |