Explore topic-wise MCQs in Verbal Ability.

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301.

Jacob was a rich old man who lived_____ alone in a huge house because his children did not care about him.

A. only
B. all
C. more
D. too
E. little
Answer» C. more
302.

His answer was such __________ I expected him to give.

A. that
B. which
C. as
D. like which
Answer» D. like which
303.

After a short holiday Rajni came back totally ______________.

A. rejuvenated
B. reborn
C. refurbished
D. revamped
Answer» B. reborn
304.

Ravi was always ____________ of the good fortune of others.

A. miserable
B. irritable
C. greedy
D. envious
Answer» E.
305.

She was a devoted wife and looked _________ her husband very well.

A. after
B. at
C. for
D. upon
Answer» B. at
306.

This is a ___________ translation of the speech.

A. literary
B. literal
C. verbal
D. verbatim
Answer» C. verbal
307.

To _______ time, please go ________ foot and not by bus.

A. spend, with
B. kill, towards
C. utilise, on
D. gain, on
Answer» E.
308.

The journey may be made by sea or _____________ by road.

A. alternately
B. alteringly
C. conversely
D. alternatively
Answer» E.
309.

His residence is on the _____________ of Hyderabad.

A. rim
B. core
C. periphery
D. outskirts
Answer» E.
310.

Although I was ________________ of his plans, I encouraged him, because there was no one else who was willing to help.

A. skeptical
B. remorseful
C. fearful
D. excited
Answer» B. remorseful
311.

His rude behavior is a _______________ his organisation.

A. disgrace for
B. disgrace on
C. disgrace upon
D. disgrace to
Answer» E.
312.

Nordisk have recently

A. started
B. commissioned
C. launched
D. begun
Answer» D. begun
313.

Shanku was born_____ a silver spoon in his mouth and was very proud of his wealth.

A. with
B. along
C. on
D. within
E. wishing
Answer» B. along
314.

Sam asked me to keep this secret ___________ .

A. secret
B. in myself
C. amongst us
D. between us
Answer» E.
315.

There was a major accident. The plane crashed. The pilot _________ did not see the tower.

A. likely
B. probably
C. scarcely
D. hurriedly
Answer» C. scarcely
316.

I did not see the point of _________ waiting for them, so I went home.

A. hanging around
B. hanging on
C. hang together
D. hanging up
Answer» B. hanging on
317.

Though fond of many acquaintances, I desire _____________ only with a few.

A. introduction
B. cordiality
C. intimacy
D. encounter
Answer» D. encounter
318.

Among the factors ________________ to the low productivity in agriculture, the first place is occupied by irregular water supply.

A. producing
B. showing
C. resulting
D. contributing
Answer» E.
319.

The final electoral rolls have been intensively revised through house - to - house _____________.

A. documentation
B. categorisation
C. enumeration
D. investigation
Answer» D. investigation
320.

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

A. Intensity, homing
B. Generosity, dwelling
C. Research, insisting
D. Insistence, pondering
Answer» C. Research, insisting
321.

With all this time alone, you might think that albatrosses have _______ something in their love lives, but nothing could be _________ from the truth.

A. Initiated, farther
B. Aacrificed, farther
C. Sacrificed, further
D. Used, farther
Answer» D. Used, farther
322.

Amer's rise is in no small part thanks to China's __________ for the industrial metal and Wang's __________ moves.

A. Appetite, adroit
B. Aversion, adept
C. Desire, unheeded
D. Antipathy, snubbing
Answer» B. Aversion, adept
323.

The President today ___________ the committee with the induction of the five new general secretaries in place of those dropped.

A. reconstituted
B. reviewed
C. formed
D. enlarged
Answer» B. reviewed
324.

The stock market is very ____________ at the moment.

A. sensible
B. sensitive
C. intensive
D. remunerative
Answer» C. intensive
325.

He has not attained the age of 18. He was, therefore, no ____________ to vote in this election.

A. power
B. claim
C. right
D. authority
Answer» D. authority
326.

A controversial issue was ___________ by a member of the Opposition in the Assembly, but there was no time to discuss it.

A. risen
B. raised
C. arose
D. aroused
Answer» C. arose
327.

The car driver was arrested for rash driving and his licence was ____________ by the police.

A. impounded
B. prescribed
C. suspended
D. penalised
Answer» B. prescribed
328.

It is not fair to cast ___________ on honest and innocent persons.

A. aspirations
B. aspersions
C. inspiration
D. adulation
Answer» C. inspiration
329.

Your present statement does not _______________ what you said last week.

A. accord to
B. accord in
C. accord with
D. accord for
Answer» D. accord for
330.

The Chairman will come here at 5 p.m. to _____________ a lecture.

A. attain
B. speak
C. talk
D. deliver
Answer» E.
331.

The members were ____________ of the date of the meeting well in advance.

A. communicated
B. conveyed
C. ignorant
D. inform
Answer» E.
332.

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
333.

Alexander Solzhenitsyn's works will be _______________ by every lover of liberal thought and they will bring home to him how restrictive freedom is in the Russian system.

A. rejected
B. skimmed
C. compiled
D. perused
Answer» E.
334.

Emergence of smart, connected products is much more than an/a __________ technological advance ---- it heralds ___________ new technologies that transform whole industries.

A. Instantaneous, deceptively
B. Incremental, Fundamentally
C. Exciting, dreary
D. Mundane, archaic
Answer» C. Exciting, dreary
335.

The carriage foundered in a snowdrift and it took two hours to _______________ it.

A. exert
B. pillage
C. exacerbate
D. extricate
Answer» E.
336.

When indecision grips a nation, free men feel the need for an ____________ ruler and are prepared to throw democracy overboard.

A. optimistic
B. autocratic
C. eccentric
D. energetic
Answer» C. eccentric
337.

The entire village condoled ______________ the jawan s widow in her bereavement.

A. in
B. for
C. to
D. with
Answer» E.
338.

His fears were explicitly betrayed by his _______________ voice.

A. phonetic
B. tremulous
C. tenuous
D. malodorous
Answer» C. tenuous
339.

I have given her ______ .

A. a work
B. some works
C. a piece of work
D. many works
Answer» D. many works
340.

He was __________ pertaining his innocence.

A. stridently
B. harshly
C. confidently
D. quickly
Answer» B. harshly
341.

If you were found guilty of exceeding the speed limit, you __________ to pay a fine.

A. would have
B. would had
C. will have
D. have
Answer» B. would had
342.

He is a popular teacher. He seems to be ______ for that profession.

A. cut down
B. cut off
C. cut in
D. cut out
Answer» E.
343.

The new government took __________ last year.

A. out
B. after
C. over
D. upon
Answer» D. upon
344.

The bus __________ fifty passengers fell __________ the river.

A. with; into
B. for; upon
C. over; on
D. of; at
Answer» B. for; upon
345.

I have not seen her ...... Monday

A. since
B. from
C. off
D. for
Answer» B. from
346.

Amazon started by selling books, and while consumers ___________ to Amazon, Some investors remained ___________.

A. Gravitated, surreptitious
B. Spun, dazed
C. Gravitated, skeptical
D. Spun, static
Answer» D. Spun, static
347.

The people who are passionate about Modi seem to __________ Kejriwal and, needless to say, ____________.

A. Like, falsely
B. Despise, truly
C. Loathe, vice versa
D. Loath, vica versa
Answer» D. Loath, vica versa
348.

She tries to adjust __________ her relations.

A. for
B. at
C. so
D. with
Answer» E.
349.

Sheila gained an advantage __________ me.

A. upon
B. from
C. on
D. over
Answer» E.
350.

Statistics __________ always my worst subject.

A. are
B. were
C. is
D. have
Answer» D. have