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This section includes 206 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. |
Im sorry, but I |
| A. | I will not believe |
| B. | I am not believing |
| C. | I will not be believing |
| D. | No improvement |
| Answer» E. | |
| 152. |
It is time the six year old is |
| A. | has learned |
| B. | learnt |
| C. | was learning |
| D. | No improvement |
| Answer» C. was learning | |
| 153. |
Practically |
| A. | most part |
| B. | any part |
| C. | each part |
| D. | No improvement |
| Answer» E. | |
| 154. |
The manager |
| A. | is unhapy at |
| B. | is to be unhappy at |
| C. | was unhappy with |
| D. | No correction required |
| Answer» D. No correction required | |
| 155. |
A lot depends on your early |
| A. | bringing up |
| B. | bringing on |
| C. | upbringing |
| D. | No improvement |
| Answer» D. No improvement | |
| 156. |
The members of his family are coming |
| A. | with |
| B. | by |
| C. | on |
| D. | No improvement |
| Answer» C. on | |
| 157. |
Five years ago today, |
| A. | was sitting |
| B. | have been sitting |
| C. | sat |
| D. | No improvement |
| Answer» B. have been sitting | |
| 158. |
Anand has the guts to |
| A. | to rise against |
| B. | to rising from |
| C. | to rise to |
| D. | to rise with |
| Answer» D. to rise with | |
| 159. |
His father won t be able to leave for Varanasi until they |
| A. | until they arrive |
| B. | until they will arrive |
| C. | until they will have arrived |
| D. | No improvement |
| Answer» B. until they will arrive | |
| 160. |
They felt humiliated because they realised that they |
| A. | had been cheating |
| B. | had been cheated |
| C. | have been cheated |
| D. | were to be cheated |
| Answer» C. have been cheated | |
| 161. |
Education is a |
| A. | striking |
| B. | powerful |
| C. | potent |
| D. | No improvement |
| Answer» C. potent | |
| 162. |
The problems of translation |
| A. | are remain |
| B. | will remained |
| C. | will still remain |
| D. | No improvement |
| Answer» D. No improvement | |
| 163. |
Wise men |
| A. | hold |
| B. | seize |
| C. | take |
| D. | No improvement |
| Answer» C. take | |
| 164. |
Bad habits must be |
| A. | nipped off the bud |
| B. | nipped in the bud |
| C. | nipped on the bud |
| D. | No improvement |
| Answer» C. nipped on the bud | |
| 165. |
No one |
| A. | will worry |
| B. | need worry |
| C. | shall worry |
| D. | No improvement |
| Answer» C. shall worry | |
| 166. |
The actress said that it sometimes took her two hours to |
| A. | put over |
| B. | put up |
| C. | put on |
| D. | No improvement |
| Answer» D. No improvement | |
| 167. |
Manisha purchased |
| A. | the better |
| B. | the very better |
| C. | the most good |
| D. | the best |
| Answer» E. | |
| 168. |
(a) Amit hurried back /(b) from the office but when /(c) he reached home, he found his friends have left. /(d) No error |
| A. | (a) |
| B. | (b) |
| C. | (c) |
| D. | (d) |
| Answer» D. (d) | |
| 169. |
(a) A good public transport system /(b) with buses and auto rickshaw can /(c) ease congestion in big cities. /(d) No error. |
| A. | (a) |
| B. | (b) |
| C. | (c) |
| D. | (d) |
| Answer» C. (c) | |
| 170. |
(a) Many a man have in their /(b) greed fallen prey /(c) to swindlers on the internet. /(d) No error |
| A. | (a) |
| B. | (b) |
| C. | (c) |
| D. | (d) |
| Answer» B. (b) | |
| 171. |
(a) The children moved swiftly and with enthusiasm /(b) into the museum premises, /(c) the teacher running behind /(d) No error |
| A. | (a) |
| B. | (b) |
| C. | (c) |
| D. | (d) |
| Answer» B. (b) | |
| 172. |
Hardly had I finished writing the letter |
| A. | then |
| B. | while |
| C. | when |
| D. | as |
| Answer» D. as | |
| 173. |
People are |
| A. | tried |
| B. | trying |
| C. | tired |
| D. | tyring |
| Answer» D. tyring | |
| 174. |
He doesn t hesitate to do whatever his brother |
| A. | will do |
| B. | would do |
| C. | shall do |
| D. | would done |
| Answer» E. | |
| 175. |
Try to be diplomatic when you refuse any invitation, |
| A. | as far not |
| B. | so as not |
| C. | if as far not |
| D. | since then not |
| Answer» C. if as far not | |
| 176. |
To various practices and norms for bank s transactions |
| A. | are laid up |
| B. | are led down |
| C. | are lead up |
| D. | No correction required |
| Answer» E. | |
| 177. |
I am used to |
| A. | hard working |
| B. | work hard |
| C. | work hardly |
| D. | No improvement |
| Answer» E. | |
| 178. |
Last evening I sent to the optician and bought |
| A. | a spectacle |
| B. | two spectacles |
| C. | a pair of spectacles |
| D. | No improvement |
| Answer» D. No improvement | |
| 179. |
The officer |
| A. | looked of |
| B. | looked into |
| C. | looked to |
| D. | No improvement |
| Answer» C. looked to | |
| 180. |
He enjoys |
| A. | how to tell stories |
| B. | telling stories |
| C. | to narrate stories |
| D. | No improvement |
| Answer» C. to narrate stories | |
| 181. |
All over Russia, Indian films are more popular than |
| A. | in |
| B. | that in |
| C. | that of |
| D. | those of |
| Answer» E. | |
| 182. |
When he heard the rhetorical speech of the leader, he was |
| A. | was carried away |
| B. | was carried down |
| C. | was carried aloft |
| D. | No improvement |
| Answer» B. was carried down | |
| 183. |
The cloud of misfortunes appears to have blown |
| A. | away |
| B. | over |
| C. | up |
| D. | No improvement |
| Answer» C. up | |
| 184. |
(a) The investigation found that when the fire broke out /(b) in the factory, neither the extinguishers nor the sprinkler system /(c) were working /(d) No error |
| A. | (a) |
| B. | (b) |
| C. | (c) |
| D. | (d) |
| Answer» D. (d) | |
| 185. |
(a) Dr. Zhivago's mastery at decoding /(b) the most complex of the programme codes /(c) make him one of the most sought after IT expert at the Scotland Yard. /(d) No error |
| A. | (a) |
| B. | (b) |
| C. | (c) |
| D. | (d) |
| Answer» D. (d) | |
| 186. |
(a) Tanu, and also Anu, is preparing /(b) for CAT, but it is still /(c) not clear if that is the best option for them. /(d) No error |
| A. | (a) |
| B. | (b) |
| C. | (c) |
| D. | (d) |
| Answer» B. (b) | |
| 187. |
Mrs. Johnson |
| A. | will stay |
| B. | was to stay |
| C. | is staying |
| D. | has been staying |
| Answer» E. | |
| 188. |
(a) Today's entrepreneurs want to be fast and furious /(b) in contrast to /(c) the age -old adage of slow and steady wins the race /(d) No error |
| A. | (a) |
| B. | (b) |
| C. | (c) |
| D. | (d) |
| Answer» D. (d) | |
| 189. |
(a) In spite of a large choice /(b) at the breakfast /(c) bread and butter is what he still prefers /(d) No error |
| A. | (a) |
| B. | (b) |
| C. | (c) |
| D. | (d) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 190. |
(a) Amol had packed a knife /(b) in his bag /(c) for his expedition to the jungle, but a knife was not sharp enough. /(d) No error |
| A. | (a) |
| B. | (b) |
| C. | (c) |
| D. | (d) |
| Answer» D. (d) | |
| 191. |
(a) When the awards were being announced at The Hague /(b) Dr. Spock, accompanied by his /(c) research team members, was digging a new-found archaeological site. /(d) No error |
| A. | (a) |
| B. | (b) |
| C. | (c) |
| D. | (d) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 192. |
(a) The luxurious hotel had /(b) only five rooms and each of them were equipped /(c) with a private gym. /(d) No error |
| A. | (a) |
| B. | (b) |
| C. | (c) |
| D. | (d) |
| Answer» C. (c) | |
| 193. |
(a) Out team played better than them /(b) but luck favoured them /(c) with more goals. /(d) No error |
| A. | (a) |
| B. | (b) |
| C. | (c) |
| D. | (d) |
| Answer» B. (b) | |
| 194. |
(a) Isha was very hungry /(b) and she ate the majority /(c) of the cake leaving little for her brother /(d) No error |
| A. | (a) |
| B. | (b) |
| C. | (c) |
| D. | (d) |
| Answer» C. (c) | |
| 195. |
(a) Tanu, together with her sister /(b) and brothers, are going to spent the entire summer with their /(c) grandmother at Nainital /(d) No error |
| A. | (a) |
| B. | (b) |
| C. | (c) |
| D. | (d) |
| Answer» C. (c) | |
| 196. |
(a) The chairman and the managing direct says /(b) that in face of a slowing economy, /(c) the company may not make any profits. /(d) No error |
| A. | (a) |
| B. | (b) |
| C. | (c) |
| D. | (d) |
| Answer» B. (b) | |
| 197. |
She could not help |
| A. | laughing |
| B. | but laughing |
| C. | laugh |
| D. | No improvement |
| Answer» B. but laughing | |
| 198. |
Since 1986, |
| A. | have been |
| B. | are |
| C. | were being |
| D. | No improvement |
| Answer» B. are | |
| 199. |
It is |
| A. | long time |
| B. | long before |
| C. | long ago |
| D. | No improvement |
| Answer» E. | |
| 200. |
I have not written many letter to him since my father had |
| A. | died |
| B. | was dead |
| C. | has died |
| D. | No improvement |
| Answer» B. was dead | |