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851.	He is working hard with a view to attain good marks in the examination.
A.	ith a view of attaining
B.	ith a view to attaining
C.	ith a view for attaining
D.	o improvement
Answer» C. ith a view for attaining

Discussion

852.	The novelist stresses his opinion that were it not for the machinations of politicians, India would never have needed to be partitioned.
A.	as it not for
B.	t were not for
C.	ould it not for
D.	o improvement
Answer» E.

Discussion

853.	I am unable to go on the excursion with my friends because I broke my leg.
A.	ave broken
B.	reak
C.	ad broken
D.	o improvement
Answer» B. reak

Discussion

854.	As he started to descend, someone lunged at him from above and knocked his balance off.
A.	nocked off his balance
B.	nocked him off balance
C.	nocked him off from his balance
D.	o correction required
Answer» C. nocked him off from his balance

Discussion

855.	The strangers were heading into a serious disaster.
A.	or
B.	owards
C.	long
D.	o improvement
Answer» B. owards

Discussion

856.	When the thief heard the police siren, he showed a pair of clean heels.
A.	clean pair of heels
B.	lean a pair of heels
C.	pair of heels clean
D.	o improvement
Answer» B. lean a pair of heels

Discussion

857.	He fled from the country lest he should be arrested for his misdeeds.
A.	led off
B.	led
C.	led out of
D.	o improvement
Answer» C. led out of

Discussion

858.	The valley lied quite and peaceful in the sun.
A.	ied quietly and peacefully
B.	ay quite and peaceful
C.	ay quietly and peacefully
D.	o correction required
Answer» C. ay quietly and peacefully

Discussion

859.	Had he turned down my offer, he could not be where he is today.
A.	ay not be
B.	hould not be
C.	ould not be
D.	o improvement
Answer» D. o improvement

Discussion

860.	The engagement ceremony took place in this very hotel last Sunday.
A.	as took place
B.	id take place
C.	as taken place
D.	o improvement
Answer» E.

Discussion

861.	She asked me if I knew a person who could teach her French, I said I wasn't.
A.	o not know
B.	idn't
C.	adn't
D.	o improvement
Answer» C. adn't

Discussion

862.	Just watch out that your shirt's hanging out; tuck it at once.
A.	uck it in
B.	uck it through
C.	uck it into
D.	o improvement
Answer» B. uck it through

Discussion

863.	There is no absolute worry even if your son refuses to marry her.
A.	o absolutely worry
B.	bsolutely no worry
C.	bsolutely not worrying
D.	o improvement
Answer» C. bsolutely not worrying

Discussion

864.	The contractor did not keep his promise that the work will be finished before the end of the week.
A.	hall
B.	ould
C.	ould
D.	o improvement
Answer» C. ould

Discussion

865.	In the past, services of backward communities and weaker sections of society were used without payment of some kind.
A.	ayment or kind
B.	ayment of a kind
C.	ayment of any kind
D.	o improvement
Answer» D. o improvement

Discussion

866.	An educated man's way of life can be contrasted to that of an illiterate person.
A.	ontrasted with
B.	ontrasted at
C.	ontrasted against
D.	o improvement
Answer» B. ontrasted at

Discussion

867.	In quick time he got attached to a renowned leader and politician.
A.	n enough time
B.	n brief time
C.	n no time
D.	n time only
E.	o correction required
Answer» D. n time only

Discussion

868.	I was waiting until everybody will have left the meeting place.
A.	ntil everybody had left
B.	ntil everybody left
C.	ntil everybody would leave
D.	o improvement
Answer» B. ntil everybody left

Discussion

869.	The principal was angry on seeing a wooden broken chair lying in the corridor.
A.	roken wooden chair
B.	ooden and broken chair
C.	roken and wooden chair
D.	o improvement
Answer» B. ooden and broken chair

Discussion

870.	My neighbours are extremely noisy but even more are they quarrelsome.
A.	hey are even more quarrelsome
B.	ven more they are quarrelsome
C.	hey are quarrelsome even more
D.	o improvement
Answer» B. ven more they are quarrelsome

Discussion

871.	Can this apparatus be adopted in this job.
A.	o
B.	or
C.	y
D.	o improvement
Answer» C. y

Discussion

872.	Robert listened to the phone ring again and again.
A.	inging
B.	hat rang
C.	s it rang
D.	o improvement
Answer» E.

Discussion

873.	Vishal, who studies medicine at present, hopes to go abroad after graduation.
A.	as been studying
B.	s studying
C.	ill study
D.	o improvement
Answer» C. ill study

Discussion

874.	Honestly and efficiently organised socialism is expected to make our economic structure work accordingly with the laws of business morality.
A.	ccording with
B.	ccordingly to
C.	n accordance with
D.	o improvement
Answer» D. o improvement

Discussion

875.	I had never realised that if an innocent act like this could land a man into trouble.
A.	hat an innocent act
B.	hat an innocent act
C.	hat even an innocent act
D.	o improvement
Answer» D. o improvement

Discussion

876.	A basic step for career planning, and also for preparation for interviews is to give serious thought to assess yourself by taking stock of your needs, interests as well as your strengths and weaknesses.
A.	o have your assessment
B.	o assessing yourself
C.	o having assessed yourself
D.	o improvement
Answer» C. o having assessed yourself

Discussion

877.	He never recollected his grand father to say that his job was odd.
A.	ay
B.	o have said
C.	aying
D.	hile saying
Answer» D. hile saying

Discussion

878.	I have already read this book twice.
A.	already twice have read this book
B.	twice have already read this book
C.	have twice already read this book
D.	o improvement
Answer» E.

Discussion

879.	As per my instructions he sent a word to me informing me of the sick man's condition.
A.	ent word
B.	ad sent a word
C.	ent words
D.	o improvement
Answer» B. ad sent a word

Discussion

880.	By aligning with him, he was heading into a serious disaster.
A.	long
B.	owards
C.	or
D.	o improvement
Answer» D. o improvement

Discussion

881.	The detectives followed on several clues but failed to find the murderer.
A.	p
B.	hrough
C.	y
D.	o improvement
Answer» B. hrough

Discussion

882.	He makes friends with all kinds of people.
A.	akes friendship
B.	akes friend
C.	ade friendship
D.	o improvement
Answer» E.

Discussion

883.	Nanda was hurried to the station when she dashed against the car.
A.	as being hurried
B.	s hurried
C.	as hurrying
D.	as to hurry
E.	o correction required
Answer» D. as to hurry

Discussion

884.	They asked me that how I got time to write all these books.
A.	ow did I get
B.	hat how did I get
C.	ow I got
D.	hat how I was getting
E.	o correction required
Answer» D. hat how I was getting

Discussion

885.	I was living in Dehradun for ten years when I was a child.
A.	ad lived
B.	ad been living
C.	ived
D.	o improvement
Answer» B. ad been living

Discussion

886.	Having spent her childhood in Bombay, she has developed her ability to converse in Marathi rather good.
A.	ather well
B.	ather better
C.	airly well
D.	ood rather
Answer» D. ood rather

Discussion

887.	Oliver was assigned the task of serving a summons on Mr. Higgins to appear in a court of law.
A.	summon
B.	he summons
C.	he summon
D.	o improvement
Answer» E.

Discussion

888.	The right to work implies the obligation on the part of the government to give a job to all the unemployed.
A.	ny of the unemployed
B.	very unemployed
C.	ach of the unemployed
D.	o improvement
Answer» E.

Discussion

889.	We might have been visited the sick man if we knew that he was in the hospital.
A.	ould have been
B.	ill have
C.	ould have
D.	ay have been
E.	o correction required
Answer» D. ay have been

Discussion

890.	The intellectual interest which is the mainspring of George Eliot's inspiration alters the angle from which she approaches each aspect of her subject matter.
A.	ither aspect
B.	very aspect
C.	ny aspect
D.	o improvement
Answer» C. ny aspect

Discussion

891.	When he met her for the first time, he felt as if he had been knowingher all his life.
A.	new
B.	as knowing
C.	ad known
D.	o improvement
Answer» D. o improvement

Discussion

892.	Millions of people in our country are deprived of two square meals since independence.
A.	re being deprived
B.	ave been deprived
C.	as been deprived
D.	o improvement
Answer» C. as been deprived

Discussion

893.	He plans to hurriedly complete this work.
A.	o complete hurriedly this work
B.	o complete this work hurriedly
C.	o complete this work in a hurry
D.	o correction required
Answer» C. o complete this work in a hurry

Discussion

894.	In India today many of our intellectuals still talk in terms of the French revolution and the Rights of Man, not appreciating that playing much has happened since then.
A.	uch might happen
B.	uch had happened
C.	uch has been happening
D.	o improvement
Answer» E.

Discussion

895.	When I get home, my children would be playing.
A.	ould have been
B.	ill be
C.	ave been
D.	o correction required
Answer» C. ave been

Discussion

896.	Only a potter can shape clay in a pot.
A.	lay into a pot
B.	lay as a pot
C.	he clay as a pot
D.	o improvement
Answer» B. lay as a pot

Discussion

897.	There is that special quality which makes him who he is.
A.	here he is
B.	hat he is
C.	hy he is
D.	hom he is
E.	o improvement
Answer» C. hy he is

Discussion

898.	The best of us are not without faults or failings.
A.	ault and failings
B.	aults and failures
C.	aults and failings
D.	o improvement
Answer» D. o improvement

Discussion

899.	The blue jacket is least expensive of the two apparels.
A.	he less expensive
B.	ess expensive
C.	he lesser expensive
D.	o improvement
Answer» B. ess expensive

Discussion

900.	The boys of our class have reported considerable progress for the implementation of their policies.
A.	n the implementation of
B.	y implementing
C.	y introducing implements
D.	owards implementing
E.	o correction required
Answer» B. y implementing

Discussion

Explore topic-wise MCQs in Verbal Ability.

He is working hard with a view to attain good marks in the examination.

The novelist stresses his opinion that were it not for the machinations of politicians, India would never have needed to be partitioned.

I am unable to go on the excursion with my friends because I broke my leg.

As he started to descend, someone lunged at him from above and knocked his balance off.

The strangers were heading into a serious disaster.

When the thief heard the police siren, he showed a pair of clean heels.

He fled from the country lest he should be arrested for his misdeeds.

The valley lied quite and peaceful in the sun.

Had he turned down my offer, he could not be where he is today.

The engagement ceremony took place in this very hotel last Sunday.

She asked me if I knew a person who could teach her French, I said I wasn't.

Just watch out that your shirt's hanging out; tuck it at once.

There is no absolute worry even if your son refuses to marry her.

The contractor did not keep his promise that the work will be finished before the end of the week.

In the past, services of backward communities and weaker sections of society were used without payment of some kind.

An educated man's way of life can be contrasted to that of an illiterate person.

In quick time he got attached to a renowned leader and politician.

I was waiting until everybody will have left the meeting place.

The principal was angry on seeing a wooden broken chair lying in the corridor.

My neighbours are extremely noisy but even more are they quarrelsome.

Can this apparatus be adopted in this job.

Robert listened to the phone ring again and again.

Vishal, who studies medicine at present, hopes to go abroad after graduation.

Honestly and efficiently organised socialism is expected to make our economic structure work accordingly with the laws of business morality.

I had never realised that if an innocent act like this could land a man into trouble.

A basic step for career planning, and also for preparation for interviews is to give serious thought to assess yourself by taking stock of your needs, interests as well as your strengths and weaknesses.

He never recollected his grand father to say that his job was odd.

I have already read this book twice.

As per my instructions he sent a word to me informing me of the sick man's condition.

By aligning with him, he was heading into a serious disaster.

The detectives followed on several clues but failed to find the murderer.

He makes friends with all kinds of people.

Nanda was hurried to the station when she dashed against the car.

They asked me that how I got time to write all these books.

I was living in Dehradun for ten years when I was a child.

Having spent her childhood in Bombay, she has developed her ability to converse in Marathi rather good.

Oliver was assigned the task of serving a summons on Mr. Higgins to appear in a court of law.

The right to work implies the obligation on the part of the government to give a job to all the unemployed.

We might have been visited the sick man if we knew that he was in the hospital.

The intellectual interest which is the mainspring of George Eliot's inspiration alters the angle from which she approaches each aspect of her subject matter.

When he met her for the first time, he felt as if he had been knowingher all his life.

Millions of people in our country are deprived of two square meals since independence.

He plans to hurriedly complete this work.

In India today many of our intellectuals still talk in terms of the French revolution and the Rights of Man, not appreciating that playing much has happened since then.

When I get home, my children would be playing.

Only a potter can shape clay in a pot.

There is that special quality which makes him who he is.

The best of us are not without faults or failings.

The blue jacket is least expensive of the two apparels.

The boys of our class have reported considerable progress for the implementation of their policies.