

MCQOPTIONS
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.
151. |
...... works of reference are valuable as Encyclopedia, Brittanica. |
A. | A few |
B. | Few |
C. | The few |
D. | Fewer |
Answer» C. The few | |
152. |
Jawaharlal spent his childhood ...... Anand Bhawan. |
A. | at |
B. | in |
C. | on |
D. | across |
Answer» B. in | |
153. |
If negotiations are to prove fruitful, there must not only be sincerity on each side, but there must also be ...... in the sincerity of the other side. |
A. | faith |
B. | belief |
C. | substance |
D. | certainty |
Answer» B. belief | |
154. |
I hate sitting ...... him as he always smells of garlic. |
A. | besides |
B. | along |
C. | at |
D. | beside |
Answer» E. | |
155. |
Some regions of our country still remain ...... to the average man. |
A. | inaccessible |
B. | impossible |
C. | impermeable |
D. | impenetrable |
Answer» B. impossible | |
156. |
I haven't seen you ...... a week. |
A. | within |
B. | since |
C. | for |
D. | from |
Answer» D. from | |
157. |
It ...... that Prashant will not be selected for the post |
A. | feels |
B. | looks |
C. | believes |
D. | seems |
Answer» E. | |
158. |
In Bush, Saddam was up ...... more than his match. |
A. | for |
B. | into |
C. | against |
D. | to |
Answer» D. to | |
159. |
I listened, but I had no idea what he was ...... about. |
A. | saying |
B. | talking |
C. | telling |
D. | discussing |
Answer» C. telling | |
160. |
The man came in a van to ...... the television set. |
A. | mend |
B. | reform |
C. | correct |
D. | alter |
Answer» B. reform | |
161. |
Nobody can ...... me to do anything which I do not want to do. |
A. | encourage |
B. | request |
C. | oppose |
D. | compel |
Answer» E. | |
162. |
It being an ...... issue, it is not correct to introduce questions of morality in to the debate. |
A. | moral |
B. | immoral |
C. | amoral |
D. | irrelevant |
Answer» E. | |
163. |
Natwarlal ...... them all for a ride by producing false documents. |
A. | took |
B. | cheated |
C. | kept |
D. | let |
Answer» B. cheated | |
164. |
After the rain the weather ...... and the sun came out. |
A. | cleared out |
B. | cleared up |
C. | cleared away |
D. | cleared off |
Answer» C. cleared away | |
165. |
The building comprises ...... sixty rooms. |
A. | of |
B. | onto |
C. | by |
D. | no preposition needed |
Answer» E. | |
166. |
Namrata was found to ...... the required qualifications for the job. |
A. | contain |
B. | disclose |
C. | posses |
D. | acquire |
Answer» D. acquire | |
167. |
Government buildings are ...... on the Republic day. |
A. | enlightened |
B. | lightened |
C. | illuminated |
D. | glowed |
Answer» D. glowed | |
168. |
Ambition is one of those ......which are never satisfied. |
A. | ideas |
B. | fancies |
C. | passions |
D. | feeds |
Answer» D. feeds | |
169. |
He lives near a lovely ...... of countryside. |
A. | length |
B. | piece |
C. | section |
D. | stretch |
Answer» E. | |
170. |
My uncle decided to take ...... and my sister to the market. |
A. | I |
B. | mine |
C. | me |
D. | myself |
Answer» D. myself | |
171. |
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 | |
172. |
Man does not live by ...... alone. |
A. | food |
B. | bread |
C. | meals |
D. | diet |
Answer» C. meals | |
173. |
Piyush behaves strangely at times and, therefore, nobody gets ...... with him. |
A. | about |
B. | through |
C. | along |
D. | up |
Answer» D. up | |
174. |
Rohan and Rohit are twin brothers, but they do not look ...... |
A. | unique |
B. | different |
C. | likely |
D. | alike |
Answer» E. | |
175. |
To err is ...... to forgive divine. |
A. | beastly |
B. | human |
C. | inhuman |
D. | natural |
Answer» C. inhuman | |
176. |
The ruling party will have to put its own house ...... order. |
A. | in |
B. | on |
C. | to |
D. | into |
Answer» B. on | |
177. |
The battalion operating from the mountain was able to ...... three enemy divisons. |
A. | tie up |
B. | tie down |
C. | tie on |
D. | tie with |
Answer» C. tie on | |
178. |
I have read one novel by Premchand. I want to read ...... novel by him. |
A. | other |
B. | another |
C. | all |
D. | few |
Answer» C. all | |
179. |
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 | |
180. |
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 | |
181. |
My father ...... down for a nap. |
A. | lays |
B. | laid |
C. | lain |
D. | lie |
Answer» B. laid | |
182. |
My first lesson ...... forgiveness came from my mother. |
A. | upon |
B. | about |
C. | in |
D. | on |
Answer» E. | |
183. |
Affix a revenue stamp and put your signature ...... it. |
A. | on |
B. | upo |
C. | above |
D. | over |
Answer» B. upo | |
184. |
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 | |
185. |
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 | |
186. |
Do you know ......? |
A. | where she comes from |
B. | where does she come from |
C. | where from she comes |
D. | from where does she come |
Answer» B. where does she come from | |
187. |
God is ...... |
A. | graceful |
B. | gracious |
C. | grateful |
D. | greatful |
Answer» C. grateful | |
188. |
He is so ...... that he immediately believe my story of ghosts. |
A. | innocent |
B. | credulous |
C. | vociferous |
D. | credible |
Answer» C. vociferous | |
189. |
I think they allow their children too much ...... |
A. | liberality |
B. | latitude |
C. | lassitude |
D. | levity |
Answer» C. lassitude | |
190. |
Fate smiles ...... those who untiringly grapple with stark realities of life. |
A. | with |
B. | over |
C. | on |
D. | round |
Answer» D. round | |
191. |
The miser gazed ...... at the pile of gold coins in front of him. |
A. | avidly |
B. | admiringly |
C. | thoughtfully |
D. | earnestly |
Answer» B. admiringly | |
192. |
Catching the earlier train will give us the ...... to do some shopping. |
A. | chance |
B. | luck |
C. | possibility |
D. | occasion |
Answer» B. luck | |
193. |
I saw a ...... of cows in the field. |
A. | group |
B. | herd |
C. | swarm |
D. | flock |
Answer» C. swarm | |
194. |
The grapes are now ...... enough to be picked. |
A. | ready |
B. | mature |
C. | ripe |
D. | advanced |
Answer» D. advanced | |
195. |
Success in this examination depends ...... hard work alone. |
A. | at |
B. | over |
C. | for |
D. | on |
Answer» E. | |
196. |
Real friends, genuinely wanting the best for the organisation, ___________ different garbs. |
A. | come in |
B. | clad in |
C. | dressed in |
D. | clothed in |
Answer» B. clad in | |
197. |
What are you _________ in the kitchen cupboard? |
A. | looking in |
B. | looking on |
C. | looking to |
D. | looking for |
Answer» E. | |
198. |
The window of our room ____________ he rear. |
A. | overlooks |
B. | opens |
C. | opposes |
D. | adjoins |
Answer» B. opens | |
199. |
In his address to the teachers, the Vice-Chancellor______________ certain measures being taken for improving the quality of college education. |
A. | declined |
B. | directed |
C. | advised |
D. | highlighted |
Answer» E. | |
200. |
Nowadays there exists a spirit of ___________ among the various departments of the University. This has led to a number of interdisciplinary research publications due to interaction of various research groups. |
A. | co-operation |
B. | education |
C. | casteism |
D. | favouritism |
Answer» B. education | |