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This section includes 807 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your English Skills Ability knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 501. |
On account of the dearth of grass on the arid plains the cattle became . . . . . . |
| A. | ubilant |
| B. | maciated |
| C. | lippant |
| D. | gitated |
| Answer» C. lippant | |
| 502. |
It is difficult to believe what he tells us because his account of any event is always full of . . . . . . . of all sorts. |
| A. | iscrepancies |
| B. | ifferences |
| C. | iscretions |
| D. | istinctions |
| Answer» B. ifferences | |
| 503. |
He is greatly admired for his . . . . . . behaviour. |
| A. | ecrepit |
| B. | ecorative |
| C. | ecadent |
| D. | ecorous |
| Answer» E. | |
| 504. |
The prisoner was . . . . . . . to answering any of my questions. |
| A. | nverse |
| B. | dverse |
| C. | everse |
| D. | verse |
| Answer» E. | |
| 505. |
He knew everything better than anybody else, and it was an affront to his . . . . . . . . vanity that you should disagree with him. |
| A. | verwrought |
| B. | verwhelming |
| C. | verweening |
| D. | verstrung |
| Answer» E. | |
| 506. |
The annual . . . . . . of industrial products has risen enormously in recent years. |
| A. | utbreak |
| B. | utput |
| C. | utcome |
| D. | utlay |
| Answer» C. utcome | |
| 507. |
Life is to death as pleasure is to . . . . . . |
| A. | uffering |
| B. | ain |
| C. | overty |
| D. | nguish |
| Answer» C. overty | |
| 508. |
. . . . . . learning does not help the mental growth of a student. |
| A. | uided |
| B. | ote |
| C. | ssisted |
| D. | ast |
| Answer» C. ssisted | |
| 509. |
The President of the Students' Union played into the hands of some political leaders and . . . . . . the students to go on a strike. |
| A. | nvited |
| B. | gnited |
| C. | nstigated |
| D. | nspired |
| Answer» D. nspired | |
| 510. |
A stone that goes on rolling . . . . . . no moss. |
| A. | ets |
| B. | ccumulates |
| C. | ollects |
| D. | athers |
| Answer» E. | |
| 511. |
The river overflowed its . . . . . . and flooded the area. |
| A. | anks |
| B. | imits |
| C. | dges |
| D. | ronts |
| Answer» B. imits | |
| 512. |
Every Shakespearean hero has an internal . . . . . . in his character. |
| A. | ault |
| B. | efect |
| C. | law |
| D. | eakness |
| Answer» D. eakness | |
| 513. |
The more your action and thought are allied and . . . . . ., the happier you grow. |
| A. | nvincible |
| B. | ivergent |
| C. | ntegrated |
| D. | nravelled |
| Answer» D. nravelled | |
| 514. |
Speeding and blocking are traffic offences which lead to . . . . . . accidents. |
| A. | insome |
| B. | rban |
| C. | ruesome |
| D. | inor |
| Answer» D. inor | |
| 515. |
The accused . . . . . . that he had met the deceased before. |
| A. | emarked |
| B. | efused |
| C. | xclaimed |
| D. | enied |
| Answer» E. | |
| 516. |
This item will not figure in the . . . . . . for today's meeting. |
| A. | ist |
| B. | chedule |
| C. | rogramme |
| D. | genda |
| Answer» E. | |
| 517. |
You cannot devise a method which . . . . . . all possibility of error. |
| A. | gnores |
| B. | voids |
| C. | xcludes |
| D. | ncludes |
| Answer» D. ncludes | |
| 518. |
He bought new shoes last month but they are already . . . . . . . . out. |
| A. | iven |
| B. | one |
| C. | nocked |
| D. | orn |
| Answer» E. | |
| 519. |
Have you heard the . . . . . . news? |
| A. | ate |
| B. | ater |
| C. | atest |
| D. | atter |
| Answer» D. atter | |
| 520. |
Planets move in elliptical . . . . . . round the sun. |
| A. | igures |
| B. | rbits |
| C. | hapes |
| D. | ircles |
| Answer» C. hapes | |
| 521. |
Prospective candidates have to prove that they have sufficient money to cover their . . . . . . . and tuition. |
| A. | oarding |
| B. | odging |
| C. | ustenance |
| D. | aintenance |
| Answer» B. odging | |
| 522. |
The prolonged illness left him totally . . . . . . . |
| A. | nervated |
| B. | nvalid |
| C. | ndisposed |
| D. | ealthy |
| Answer» B. nvalid | |
| 523. |
The . . . . . . . is working on wood. |
| A. | rtefact |
| B. | rtiste |
| C. | rtist |
| D. | rtisan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 524. |
The young man lost his way in the forest and found that he had become a/an . . . . . . . . . to the dacoits. |
| A. | nemy |
| B. | dversary |
| C. | ecoy |
| D. | uarry |
| Answer» E. | |
| 525. |
Many tourists to India visit the beautiful . . . . . . . of Kashmir . . . . . . . in spring and summer. |
| A. | own , frequently |
| B. | alley , especially |
| C. | cenery , generally |
| D. | akes , rarely |
| Answer» C. cenery , generally | |
| 526. |
The leaders were . . . . . . . needed by those to . . . . . . . they were addressed. |
| A. | ngrily , who |
| B. | eadily , which |
| C. | carcely , whom |
| D. | arely , where |
| E. | oyfully , when |
| Answer» D. arely , where | |
| 527. |
The candidates' . . . . . . . at the polls was . . . . . . . as he won with a striking margin. |
| A. | laim , unrealistic |
| B. | ictory , overwhelming |
| C. | mage , real |
| D. | trategy , unsuccessful |
| E. | andidature , inappropriate |
| Answer» C. mage , real | |
| 528. |
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. | onstituted , authority |
| B. | rganised , papers |
| C. | ispatched , control |
| D. | ponsored , power |
| Answer» D. ponsored , power | |
| 529. |
The Minister felt that the . . . . . . . made by the Committee was . . . . . . . even though similar schemes had worked earlier. |
| A. | ecision , gainful |
| B. | hoice , profitable |
| C. | cceptance , approved |
| D. | lection , acceptable |
| E. | ecommendation , infeasible |
| Answer» F. | |
| 530. |
We cannot . . . . . . such a/an . . . . . . act of violence. |
| A. | olerate , insipid |
| B. | onsider , important |
| C. | ommit , magnificent |
| D. | ardon , egregious |
| E. | eglect , insignificant |
| Answer» E. eglect , insignificant | |
| 531. |
To . . . . . . . yourself from . . . . . . . wear warm clothes. |
| A. | rohibit , heat |
| B. | rotect , cold |
| C. | ave , heat |
| D. | uffer , cold |
| E. | revent , ice |
| Answer» C. ave , heat | |
| 532. |
Somesh . . . . . . . . me coming to his table, he smiled and . . . . . . . me a chair. |
| A. | ound , signalled |
| B. | et , sat |
| C. | ooked , gave |
| D. | aw , offered |
| E. | elcomed , took |
| Answer» E. elcomed , took | |
| 533. |
It is . . . . . . for every tax-payer to . . . . . . the tax returns to the Income Tax Department. |
| A. | ecessary , lodge |
| B. | inding , pay |
| C. | bligatory , submit |
| D. | ossible , remit |
| E. | orthwhile , evade |
| Answer» D. ossible , remit | |
| 534. |
We must prevent endangered wild animal species from becoming . . . . . . . in order that our future generation may . . . . . . . . the great diversity of animal life. |
| A. | are , escape |
| B. | utdated , know |
| C. | olatile , notice |
| D. | owerful , protect |
| E. | xtinct , enjoy |
| Answer» B. utdated , know | |
| 535. |
Any system is likely to . . . . . . for . . . . . . of support from the public. |
| A. | urvive , lack |
| B. | ucceed , reason |
| C. | ail , want |
| D. | inish , failure |
| E. | aunch , paucity |
| Answer» D. inish , failure | |
| 536. |
He is usually . . . . . ., but today he appears rather . . . . . . . |
| A. | trict , unwell |
| B. | ense , restless |
| C. | uiet , calm |
| D. | appy , humorous |
| E. | alm , disturbed |
| Answer» F. | |
| 537. |
Due to . . . . . . rainfall this year, they had to . . . . . . . cut in water supply. |
| A. | canty , lift |
| B. | eavy , regulate |
| C. | egular , clamp |
| D. | ufficient , enforce |
| E. | nadequate , impose |
| Answer» F. | |
| 538. |
If we do not take . . . . . . care in our industry, we will have to . . . . . . . a grave problem. |
| A. | ormal , experience |
| B. | roper , face |
| C. | dequate , catch |
| D. | ntensive , aggravate |
| E. | reventive , solve |
| Answer» C. dequate , catch | |
| 539. |
He gave me an additional . . . . . . . of Rs. 200 a month by . . . . . . . of the Commissioner. |
| A. | llowance , permission |
| B. | ay , allowance |
| C. | alary , admittance |
| D. | ayment , agreement |
| Answer» B. ay , allowance | |
| 540. |
Only when . . . . . . failed, the police resorted to . . . . . . |
| A. | fforts , power |
| B. | rrests , imprisonment |
| C. | ersuasions , force |
| D. | ower , punishment |
| E. | anipulations , arrests |
| Answer» D. ower , punishment | |
| 541. |
Many women in developing countries experience a cycle of poor health that . . . . . . . before they are born and persists through adulthood passing from generation to generation. |
| A. | erives |
| B. | stablishes |
| C. | egins |
| D. | riginates |
| Answer» E. | |
| 542. |
Once I forgot the piece of paper on which the name of the hotel was written, I was as . . . . . . . . as lost. |
| A. | uch |
| B. | ure |
| C. | ood |
| D. | ad |
| Answer» D. ad | |
| 543. |
In hot weather I like lying in the . . . . . . of a tree. |
| A. | hadow |
| B. | helter |
| C. | rotection |
| D. | hade |
| Answer» E. | |
| 544. |
Your case is so unique that I am not getting any . . . . . . . to support it. |
| A. | elp |
| B. | recedent |
| C. | eason |
| D. | appening |
| Answer» C. eason | |
| 545. |
The government should provide attractive tax . . . . . . . to create the market for quality goods. |
| A. | ontrols |
| B. | ncentives |
| C. | evenues |
| D. | tructures |
| Answer» C. evenues | |
| 546. |
Family planning is essential for curbing the rapid . . . . . . . in population. |
| A. | pread |
| B. | ncrease |
| C. | purt |
| D. | ugment |
| Answer» C. purt | |
| 547. |
Inspite of our best efforts, we failed to . . . . . . any new facts from him. |
| A. | licit |
| B. | voke |
| C. | ject |
| D. | nlist |
| Answer» B. voke | |
| 548. |
In a little publicised deal, Pepsi Cola has . . . . . . the entire soft drink market in Afghanistan. |
| A. | onquered |
| B. | wallowed |
| C. | aptured |
| D. | ccupied |
| Answer» D. ccupied | |
| 549. |
Kamal's friends had nothing to offer him other than . . . . . . in his grief. |
| A. | riendship |
| B. | indness |
| C. | olution |
| D. | onsolation |
| E. | appiness |
| Answer» E. appiness | |
| 550. |
He lost the match easily because he had played a . . . . . . . five set match in the earlier round. |
| A. | ensational |
| B. | ruelling |
| C. | onderful |
| D. | ontroversial |
| Answer» C. onderful | |