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1151.	The bullet struck a wall and was diverted from its course.
A.	twisted
B.	reflected
C.	deflected
D.	No improvement
Answer» D. No improvement

Discussion

1152.	The Sutlej has changed its path.
A.	journey
B.	course
C.	line
D.	No improvement
Answer» C. line

Discussion

1153.	The visitors arrived at a lucky moment.
A.	an opportunistic
B.	an opportunity
C.	an opportune
D.	No improvement
Answer» D. No improvement

Discussion

1154.	Fuji s invention of super computer will be enable to make Japan super cede America in computer technology.
A.	will make Japan
B.	will enable Japan
C.	can make Japan
D.	No improvement
Answer» C. can make Japan

Discussion

1155.	Because the enemy had a reputation for engaging in sneak attacks we were frequently on the alert.
A.	occasionally
B.	inevitably
C.	constantly
D.	No improvement
Answer» D. No improvement

Discussion

1156.	It is quite tough to declare which candidate will win the presidential election.
A.	predict
B.	augur
C.	portend
D.	No improvement
Answer» B. augur

Discussion

1157.	His lecture was banned because of the bandh.
A.	called off
B.	disturbed
C.	interrupted
D.	No improvement
Answer» B. disturbed

Discussion

1158.	I visited my aunt just before a week.
A.	a week before
B.	a week earlier
C.	a week ago
D.	No improvement
Answer» D. No improvement

Discussion

1159.	The medicine must be take by you.
A.	takes
B.	taken
C.	taking
D.	No improvement
Answer» C. taking

Discussion

1160.	You should not boasting of your achievements.
A.	boast for
B.	boast at
C.	boast of
D.	No improvement
Answer» D. No improvement

Discussion

1161.	The government can see scarcely any valid reason to launch an inquiry.
A.	cannot scarcely see any valid reason
B.	can see any valid reason scarcely
C.	can scarcely see any valid reason
D.	No improvement
Answer» D. No improvement

Discussion

1162.	The learners are intended to read the sources at home.
A.	are meant
B.	are suggested
C.	are expected
D.	No improvement
Answer» D. No improvement

Discussion

1163.	All these events are associated like links in a chain.
A.	attached
B.	bracketed
C.	No improvement
D.	concatenated
Answer» E.

Discussion

1164.	My uncle presented me the more expensive watch.
A.	much
B.	mere
C.	most
D.	No improvement
Answer» D. No improvement

Discussion

1165.	TV sets have become costlier, thanks to the sudden rise in the prices of imported compounds.
A.	tubes
B.	components
C.	things
D.	No improvement
Answer» C. things

Discussion

1166.	Some people garner new experiences after retirement.
A.	episodes
B.	events
C.	happenings
D.	No improvement
Answer» E.

Discussion

1167.	Foreigners often come across with serious difficulties in studying English.
A.	have to come across with
B.	come cross with
C.	come across
D.	No improvement
Answer» D. No improvement

Discussion

1168.	She is improving her pronunciation of English with a view to become a newsreader.
A.	No improvement
B.	be becoming
C.	have become
D.	becoming
Answer» E.

Discussion

1169.	The firm buys frozen seafood in bulk, packs it into smaller pouches and then they sell them to the local grocery stores.
A.	it sells them
B.	sell them
C.	they sell the pouches
D.	No improvement
Answer» B. sell them

Discussion

1170.	Henry is taking John for tea.
A.	taking John on tea
B.	taking John to tea
C.	taking John at tea
D.	No improvement
Answer» E.

Discussion

1171.	Supposing if he comes, what should I do ?
A.	If he comes
B.	In case he will come
C.	In the event of his being come
D.	No improvement
Answer» B. In case he will come

Discussion

1172.	In case if it rains, I shall not visit you.
A.	If so
B.	In case of
C.	If/In case
D.	No improvement
Answer» D. No improvement

Discussion

1173.	Have you ever been in New York ?
A.	at
B.	to
C.	with
D.	No improvement
Answer» C. with

Discussion

1174.	We stayed in Mumbai in five days.
A.	with
B.	for
C.	at
D.	No improvement
Answer» C. at

Discussion

1175.	He work hard will succeed.
A.	who will work hard
B.	who will be working hard
C.	who works hard
D.	No improvement
Answer» D. No improvement

Discussion

1176.	The pioneer spacecraft went beyond Pluto.
A.	made its way past
B.	went across
C.	went after
D.	No improvement
Answer» B. went across

Discussion

1177.	The kingfisher is a bird founded most in the Eastern Hemisphere, especially in the southeast Asian countries.
A.	a bird find mostly
B.	a bird mostly founded
C.	a bird found mostly
D.	No improvement
Answer» D. No improvement

Discussion

1178.	The medicines made miracles and healed me in two days.
A.	The medicines brought miracles
B.	The medicines worked miracles
C.	The medicine performed miracles
D.	No improvement
Answer» C. The medicine performed miracles

Discussion

1179.	Most children are liking ice -cream.
A.	likes
B.	like
C.	were liking
D.	No improvement
Answer» C. were liking

Discussion

1180.	She does not tell lies, doesn t she?
A.	isn t she ?
B.	does she ?
C.	didn t she ?
D.	No improvement
Answer» C. didn t she ?

Discussion

1181.	He parked his vehicle under the shade of a tree.
A.	on
B.	in
C.	beneath
D.	No improvement
Answer» C. beneath

Discussion

1182.	The difficulty level of this problem is extremely great.
A.	perplexity
B.	hindrance
C.	intricacy
D.	No improvement
Answer» E.

Discussion

1183.	It is high time you started revising your lessons.
A.	start
B.	had started
C.	will start
D.	No improvement
Answer» E.

Discussion

1184.	How many country are there in Europe ?
A.	countries are their in
B.	country are there on
C.	countries are there in
D.	No improvement
Answer» D. No improvement

Discussion

1185.	Instead of his hard work, he did not succeed.
A.	In spite of
B.	In case of
C.	In respect of
D.	No improvement
Answer» B. In case of

Discussion

1186.	How, is beyond my understanding, the boy could fall into the mditch.
A.	How the boy could fall into the ditch is beyond my understanding
B.	Beyond my understanding is how the boy could fall into the ditch
C.	How could the boy fall into the ditch is beyond my understanding
D.	No improvement
Answer» B. Beyond my understanding is how the boy could fall into the ditch

Discussion

1187.	Both of them are good, but this is the best of the two.
A.	No improvement
B.	better
C.	much better
D.	good
Answer» C. much better

Discussion

1188.	Officials were asked to examine the likelihood of providing banking facilities in the area.
A.	probability
B.	possibility
C.	profit
D.	No improvement
Answer» D. No improvement

Discussion

1189.	The disparity of the GDP between the rich and the poor has broadened in the last some decades.
A.	have widened in the last some decades
B.	has widened in the last few decades
C.	have broadened in the last few decades
D.	No improvement
Answer» C. have broadened in the last few decades

Discussion

1190.	Seeing no way to escape, the thief suited to the Inspector.
A.	shooted
B.	surrendered
C.	supplied
D.	No improvement
Answer» C. supplied

Discussion

1191.	The cooking soup on the stove got burnt.
A.	The soup cooking on the stove got burnt.
B.	The soup which has been cooking on the stove gets burnt.
C.	The soup which have been cooking on the stove got burnt
D.	No improvement
Answer» E.

Discussion

1192.	I m really sorry but I haven t got much money myself.
A.	I m really sorry but I have very few money myself.
B.	No improvement.
C.	I m really sorry I have lesser money myself.
D.	I m really sorry but I not have much money myself.
Answer» C. I m really sorry I have lesser money myself.

Discussion

1193.	The shortage of fuel has obstacled interstate transportation.
A.	facilitated
B.	hampered
C.	burdened
D.	No improvement
Answer» C. burdened

Discussion

1194.	Exercise is benevolent to good health.
A.	beneficial
B.	beneficent
C.	bounteous
D.	No improvement
Answer» B. beneficent

Discussion

1195.	I could not help to laugh at the joke.
A.	laughing
B.	laugh
C.	to laughing
D.	No improvement
Answer» B. laugh

Discussion

1196.	Every morning I get up at 4 O' clock, but today I get up at 7 O' clock.
A.	got up
B.	was getting up
C.	am geeting up
D.	No improvement
Answer» B. was getting up

Discussion

1197.	Tillage is the agricultural preparation of soil by mechanical agitation of various types, such as digging, stirring and overturning, and
A.	where agriculture involves human labour it is done using hand tools which includes shovelling, picking, mattock work, hoeing and raking.
B.	where agriculture involves human labour it is done using hand tools which includes shovels, picks, mattocks, hoes and rakes.
C.	agriculture involving human labour is done by hand tools which includes shovelling, picking, mattock work, hoeing and raking.
D.	there where it involves human labour, shovelling, picking, mattock work, hoeing and raking are done
Answer» B. where agriculture involves human labour it is done using hand tools which includes shovels, picks, mattocks, hoes and rakes.

Discussion

1198.	Kannan asked me to go round with them, but I didn't want.
A.	don't want
B.	don't want to
C.	didn't want to
D.	No improvement
Answer» D. No improvement

Discussion

1199.	John had told me that he hasn t done it yet.
A.	told
B.	tells
C.	was telling
D.	No improvement
Answer» C. was telling

Discussion

1200.	The low-cost Mars mission craft of India,
A.	which ISRO successfully placed in the Martian orbit a year back in September 2014.
B.	which ISRO had successfully placed in the Martian orbit a year back in September 2014.
C.	which ISRO could successfully placed in the Martian orbit a year back in September 2014.
D.	which ISRO successfully placed in the Martian orbit a year back on September 2014.
Answer» C. which ISRO could successfully placed in the Martian orbit a year back in September 2014.

Discussion

Explore topic-wise MCQs in Verbal Ability.

The bullet struck a wall and was diverted from its course.

The Sutlej has changed its path.

The visitors arrived at a lucky moment.

Fuji s invention of super computer will be enable to make Japan super cede America in computer technology.

Because the enemy had a reputation for engaging in sneak attacks we were frequently on the alert.

It is quite tough to declare which candidate will win the presidential election.

His lecture was banned because of the bandh.

I visited my aunt just before a week.

The medicine must be take by you.

You should not boasting of your achievements.

The government can see scarcely any valid reason to launch an inquiry.

The learners are intended to read the sources at home.

All these events are associated like links in a chain.

My uncle presented me the more expensive watch.

TV sets have become costlier, thanks to the sudden rise in the prices of imported compounds.

Some people garner new experiences after retirement.

Foreigners often come across with serious difficulties in studying English.

She is improving her pronunciation of English with a view to become a newsreader.

The firm buys frozen seafood in bulk, packs it into smaller pouches and then they sell them to the local grocery stores.

Henry is taking John for tea.

Supposing if he comes, what should I do ?

In case if it rains, I shall not visit you.

Have you ever been in New York ?

We stayed in Mumbai in five days.

He work hard will succeed.

The pioneer spacecraft went beyond Pluto.

The kingfisher is a bird founded most in the Eastern Hemisphere, especially in the southeast Asian countries.

The medicines made miracles and healed me in two days.

Most children are liking ice -cream.

She does not tell lies, doesn t she?

He parked his vehicle under the shade of a tree.

The difficulty level of this problem is extremely great.

It is high time you started revising your lessons.

How many country are there in Europe ?

Instead of his hard work, he did not succeed.

How, is beyond my understanding, the boy could fall into the mditch.

Both of them are good, but this is the best of the two.

Officials were asked to examine the likelihood of providing banking facilities in the area.

The disparity of the GDP between the rich and the poor has broadened in the last some decades.

Seeing no way to escape, the thief suited to the Inspector.

The cooking soup on the stove got burnt.

I m really sorry but I haven t got much money myself.

The shortage of fuel has obstacled interstate transportation.

Exercise is benevolent to good health.

I could not help to laugh at the joke.

Every morning I get up at 4 O' clock, but today I get up at 7 O' clock.

Tillage is the agricultural preparation of soil by mechanical agitation of various types, such as digging, stirring and overturning, and

Kannan asked me to go round with them, but I didn't want.

John had told me that he hasn t done it yet.

The low-cost Mars mission craft of India,