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This section includes 129 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Verbal Reasoning knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
While firing crackers, a child gets severe burns on the hand. What would you do ? |
A. | Dip the child's hands in cold water till there is no more burning sensation. |
B. | Wash the hands with Dettol. |
C. | Send someone to call the doctor. |
D. | Apply some ointment on the affected area. |
Answer» B. Wash the hands with Dettol. | |
2. |
Your friend has not invited you to his marriage party. You will : |
A. | hold it against him. |
B. | attend the ceremony |
C. | send him your best wishes. |
D. | ignore the whole affair. |
Answer» D. ignore the whole affair. | |
3. |
Your family is going to your aunt's house, whom you do not particularly like. What would you do ? |
A. | Stay at home and enjoy yourself |
B. | Go to your aunt's house but stay outside |
C. | Go to your aunt's place and maintain a comfort level |
D. | Try and convince your brother and sister to stay back with you as you cannot stay back at home |
Answer» D. Try and convince your brother and sister to stay back with you as you cannot stay back at home | |
4. |
While travelling in a train, you observe some college students pulling the alarm chain simply to get down at their desired point. You would : |
A. | with the help of some passengers, check them from doing so. |
B. | let them pull the chain but check them from detraining. |
C. | inform the guard of the train as soon as it stops. |
D. | keep quiet and do nothing. |
Answer» B. let them pull the chain but check them from detraining. | |
5. |
You are a sincere and dedicated manager in a reputed five star hotel. You have been appointed as the Chief Manager of the Guwahati branch which needs to be developed. Your salary has been hiked. |
A. | You give it a shot for two months and see how it goes |
B. | You accept the challenge and go ahead with the project |
C. | You accept another offer and leave the job |
D. | You crib for limited resources and try to convince the superior to send somebody else instead of you |
Answer» C. You accept another offer and leave the job | |
6. |
You are driving your car on the road when you hit against a fruit vendor's cart. You would : |
A. | escape from the site by driving away. |
B. | abuse the fruit vendor for putting his cart on the way. |
C. | pay the fruit vendor for the damage done to him. |
D. | insist that it was not your fault. |
Answer» D. insist that it was not your fault. | |
7. |
You have been transferred to a new department. You find that most of the staff members criticize one another. You should |
A. | try to know the weakness of staff members |
B. | hold a meeting and try to create an organisation culture |
C. | overlook the matter |
D. | complain to the higher authorities |
Answer» E. | |
8. |
You are playing football in a park. When you kick the ball, it strikes and breaks the window pane of a nearby house. You would : |
A. | demand your ball back from the house owner. |
B. | say that it was no fault of yours. |
C. | stealthily get your ball back. |
D. | apologies to the house owner and contribute to replace the glass. |
Answer» E. | |
9. |
You are passing by a river and you know swimming. Suddenly you hear the cry of a drowning child. You would |
A. | Wait to see, if some other person is there to help |
B. | dive into the river to save him |
C. | look for professional divers |
D. | console the childs parents |
Answer» C. look for professional divers | |
10. |
You are a manager of a company and an employee does not turn up for work because his son was ill. You will |
A. | tell him to come on time now onwards no matter what |
B. | ask him how his son is and give him a day off |
C. | give him a strict warning |
D. | ask how his son is and tell him to call the office, if even in future he decides not to come |
Answer» E. | |
11. |
Your bathroom tap is leaking and is a constant source of irritating noise. You would : |
A. | sleep with pillows upon your ears. |
B. | put a bucket underneath. |
C. | try to put up a cork upon the mouth of the tap. |
D. | call a plumber to repair the tap. |
Answer» E. | |
12. |
If in the examination hall, you find that the question paper is too tough to be answered satisfactorily by you, the best thing to do for you is to : |
A. | tell the examiner that the questions are out of course. |
B. | provoke the candidates to walk out of the examination hall. |
C. | try to know something from your neighbour. |
D. | try to solve the questions as much as you know with a cool head |
Answer» E. | |
13. |
You are moving across the road on a scooter when you observe that two boys on a bike snatch a lady's gold chain and side away. You would |
A. | console the women |
B. | chase the boys to catch hold of them |
C. | inform the police about the matter |
D. | stand and see what happens |
Answer» C. inform the police about the matter | |
14. |
While sitting in a park, you observe that a smart young man comes to the place on a scooter, leaves it there and goes away with someone else on a motorbike. You would |
A. | call back the person |
B. | remain engaged in your enjoyment |
C. | chase the person |
D. | inform the police at the nearby booth |
Answer» E. | |
15. |
You are moving across the road on a scooter when you observe that two boys on a bike snatch a lady's gold chain and ride away. You would : |
A. | console the woman. |
B. | chase the boys to catch hold of them. |
C. | inform the police about the matter. |
D. | stand and see what happens next. |
Answer» C. inform the police about the matter. | |
16. |
You have taken up a project to create night shelters for homeless people during the winter season. Within a week of establishing the shelters, you have received complaints from the residents of the area about the increase in theft cases with a demand to remove the shelters. You would |
A. | ask them to lodge a written complaint in the police station |
B. | assure residents of an enquiry into the matter |
C. | ask residents to consider the humanitarian effort made |
D. | continue with the project and ignore their complaint |
Answer» C. ask residents to consider the humanitarian effort made | |
17. |
You are handling a time bound project. During the project review meeting, you find that the project is likely to get delayed due to lack of cooperation of the team members. You would |
A. | warn the team members for their non-cooperation |
B. | look into reasons for non-cooperation |
C. | ask for the replacement of team members |
D. | ask for extension to time citing reasons |
Answer» C. ask for the replacement of team members | |
18. |
You are suffering from diabetes. When you see a whole lot of chocolates, you are tempted to eat them but you also realize that they are not good for you in the long run. What do you do ? |
A. | You would not eat them because you know the harmful effects |
B. | You would not to eat them but keep thinking about them |
C. | You would eat them but feel guilty about what you have done |
D. | You would give in to the temptation and eat the chocolates without being bothered about the consequences |
Answer» B. You would not to eat them but keep thinking about them | |
19. |
You just got to know that your friend has met with an accident and hearing this you immediately leave for the accident spot along with one more friend. In a hurry, you forgot to take your licence and helmet. You were flagged down to stop at the traffic intersection by the traffic constable. You will |
A. | dodge the policeman |
B. | stop and pay fine |
C. | stop and reason it out with about the policeman |
D. | stop and use references |
Answer» C. stop and reason it out with about the policeman | |
20. |
You have to accomplish a very important task for your headquarters within the next two days. Suddenly you meet with an accident. Your officer insists that you complete the task. You would |
A. | ask for an extension of deadline |
B. | inform headquarters of your inability to finish on time |
C. | suggest alternate person to Headquarters who may do the needful |
D. | stay away till you recover |
Answer» C. suggest alternate person to Headquarters who may do the needful | |
21. |
You have been asked to give an explanation for not attending an important official meeting. Your immediate boss who has not informed you about the meeting is now putting pressure on you not to place an allegation against him/her. You would |
A. | send a written reply explaining the fact |
B. | seek an appointment with the top boss to explain the situation |
C. | admit your fault to save the situation |
D. | put the responsibility on the coordinator of the meeting for not informing |
Answer» B. seek an appointment with the top boss to explain the situation | |
22. |
A person lives in a far off village which is almost two hours by bus. The villager's neighbor is a very powerful landlord who is trying to occupy the poor villager's land by force. You are the District Magistrate and busy in a meeting called by a local minister. The villager has come all the way, by bus and on foot, to see you and give an application seeking protection from the powerful landlord. The villager keeps on waiting outside the meeting hall for an hour. You come out of the meeting and are rushing to another meeting. The villager follows you to submit his application. What would you do? |
A. | Tell him to wait for another two hours till you come back from your next meeting |
B. | Tell him that the matter is actually to be dealt by a junior officer and that he should give the application to him |
C. | Call one of your senior subordinate officers and ask him to solve the villager's problem |
D. | Quickly take the application from him, ask him a few relevant questions regarding his problem and then proceed to the meeting |
Answer» E. | |
23. |
You have a pharmaceutical company. You have received information that someone who is not an employee has tampered with a certain type of tablets in a specific area, which has caused some deaths in that area. In this type of crisis, what will you do? |
A. | This incident can have a negative effect on your company's reputation and earnings and can lead to loss. In order to avoid this you don't launch a campaign to alert the people |
B. | Launch a campaign to alert the public and recall tablets from the specific area |
C. | Recall tablets from only the specific area and not the whole country |
D. | Recall those tablets from the entire country despite the fact that the tampering of tablets occurred in a certain area |
Answer» C. Recall tablets from only the specific area and not the whole country | |
24. |
You are an officer in-charge for providing basic medical facilities to the survivors of an earthquake affected area. Despite your best possible effort, people put allegations against you for making money out of the funds given for relief. You would |
A. | let an enquiry be set up to look into the matter |
B. | ask your senior to appoint some other person in your place |
C. | not pay attention to allegations |
D. | stop undertaking any initiative till the matter is resolved |
Answer» D. stop undertaking any initiative till the matter is resolved | |
25. |
You want to get married to person of your choice, but your family members give their own reasons why you should not marry that person, which you do not find very convincing. What would you do ? |
A. | Go by what your family says |
B. | Become thoroughly confused and still remain undecided |
C. | Marry the person of your choice |
D. | Try to convince your family about your choice |
Answer» E. | |
26. |
You are head of your office. Some media people came to your office and request you to brief them about the pension plan of your office. You will |
A. | ask the media people to come some another day |
B. | immediately accept the offer and brief them |
C. | get them turned out of your office |
D. | ask them to wait and to consult the officials concerned |
Answer» E. | |
27. |
You are the manager of the department. You get to know that one of the subordinates is having a problem with his family, since his father is supposed to undergo bypass surgery but at the same time the subordinate is very important for the current project which you have undertaken. The subordinate wants two week's leave. What would you do ? |
A. | Give him your support by assuring him that his duty towards his father is more important |
B. | Not empathise with the empoyee's situation and ask him to say |
C. | Get an extension for project to be submitted as the employee is very efficient and you cannot trust anyone else |
D. | Transfer the work to some other employee of similar caliber |
Answer» E. | |
28. |
While travelling in a train, you notice a man from the coach behind yours fall off the train. You would : |
A. | pull the alarm chain so that the train may stop and the man may be helped. |
B. | shout at the falling man asking him to get up quickly and entrain. |
C. | jump off the train to assist the falling man. |
D. | wait till the train stops at the next station and inform the railway authorities |
E. | there. |
Answer» B. shout at the falling man asking him to get up quickly and entrain. | |
29. |
You are interviewed for a new job. Which of the following questions is most important to you ? |
A. | Opportunities for promotion |
B. | Remuneration you will be paid |
C. | Scope to develop your ideas and use them to improve the working of the |
D. | organisation |
E. | All the above are equally important |
Answer» E. All the above are equally important | |
30. |
You are passing by a river and you know swimming. Suddenly, you hear the cry of a drowning child. You would : |
A. | dive into the river to save him. |
B. | wait to see if some other person is there to help. |
C. | look for professional divers. |
D. | console the child's parents. |
Answer» B. wait to see if some other person is there to help. | |
31. |
You find that the person whom you call your friend has been cheating you. What would you do ? |
A. | Break relations with him. |
B. | Give him tit for tat. |
C. | Make him realise his mistake. |
D. | Tell other friends about him. |
Answer» B. Give him tit for tat. | |
32. |
You are in a bus. The bus reaches your stop but still you have not purchased the ticket because of heavy rush. What will you do ? |
A. | Jump out quickly to avoid embarrassment. |
B. | Call the conductor, give him the money and get the ticket. |
C. | Hand the money to someone sitting nearby to give it to the conductor. |
D. | Give the money to the driver. |
Answer» C. Hand the money to someone sitting nearby to give it to the conductor. | |
33. |
If you find yourself in a situation where you are required to make a power point presentation and you are already bogged down by too much work, as the manager what would you do? |
A. | Taken an alternative mode of presentation |
B. | Cancel the seminar and reschedule according to your convenience |
C. | Pass the buck to your subordinate, you are the boss, on one can question you |
D. | Prioritise your work and try to squeeze out time for it |
Answer» E. | |
34. |
You have worked hard on an idea which you believe would be a breakthrough but the presentation does not go as you had hoped it would. You |
A. | ignore all the suggestions and believe that you were correct |
B. | break down and get all the emotional |
C. | take this as a learning experience and convince yourself that you would do better the next time |
D. | feel like a loser |
Answer» D. feel like a loser | |
35. |
On reaching the railway station, you find that the train you wanted to catch is just to start and there is hardly any time for purchasing the ticket. The best thing for you is to : |
A. | rush to the train rather than miss it and inform the T.T.I, at the next |
B. | stoppage about your inability to purchase the ticket. |
C. | rush to the train and perform your journey quietly. |
D. | first purchase the ticket and then catch the train if it is there. |
E. | miss the train rather than take the risk of boarding the moving train. |
Answer» E. miss the train rather than take the risk of boarding the moving train. | |
36. |
You are walking down the street and suddenly you see 200 Rs. rupee notes on the pavement. What action will you take ? |
A. | Pocket it yourself. |
B. | Leave it where it is. |
C. | Give the money to a beggar |
D. | Deposit it in the nearest police station. |
Answer» E. | |
37. |
You find a lady's purse dropped on the road and on picking it up, find a 1000 inside. You would : |
A. | take the purse away. |
B. | take out the money and leave the purse there. |
C. | deposit it at the nearest police station. |
D. | stand there and wait for the owner. |
Answer» E. | |
38. |
You are alone in the house and there is quite a danger of thieves around. Just then, you hear a knock at the door. You would : |
A. | open the door to see who is there. |
B. | first peep out from the window to confirm whether you know the person. |
C. | not open the door. |
D. | ask the servant to see who is there. |
Answer» C. not open the door. | |
39. |
You are playing in your friend's house, when he gets stuck with a naked electric wire. You would : |
A. | hold him by the arms and try to set him free. |
B. | hold the wire and pull it away. |
C. | pull off the wire with a wooden stick. |
D. | send for the doctor. |
Answer» D. send for the doctor. | |
40. |
A train is coming and you are standing at the station. Suddenly you notice that the railways track is broken. You will |
A. | inform the authority to take necessary action |
B. | leave the station |
C. | use some means to stop train immediately |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» D. None of the above | |
41. |
You are alone in the house and there is quite a danger of thieves around, just then. You hear a knock at the door. You would |
A. | open the door to see who is there |
B. | first peep out from the window to confirm whether you know the person |
C. | not open the door |
D. | ask the servant to see who is there |
Answer» D. ask the servant to see who is there | |
42. |
While travelling in your car, certain persons stop you on the way asking you to take an injured child to the hospital. You would |
A. | ask them to leave your way and then drive away |
B. | ask them to first call the police |
C. | immediately take the child to hospital |
D. | get out of the car and ask some other person to help |
Answer» D. get out of the car and ask some other person to help | |
43. |
On reaching the railway station, you find that the train you wanted to catch is just to start and there is hardly any time for purchasing the ticket. The best thing for you is to |
A. | rush to the train rather than miss it and inform the T.T.I. at the next stoppage about your inability to purchase the ticket |
B. | rush to the train and perform your journey quietly |
C. | first purchase the ticket and the catch the train, if it is there |
D. | miss the train than take the risk of boarding the moving train |
Answer» B. rush to the train and perform your journey quietly | |
44. |
You have made some silly mistakes which have been pointed out to you. You will : |
A. | laugh it away. |
B. | get angry |
C. | feel miserable. |
D. | feel thankful. |
Answer» E. | |
45. |
While travelling in a train, you observe some college students pulling the alarm chain simply to get down at their desired point. You would |
A. | with the help of some passengers, check them from doing so |
B. | let them pull the chain but check them from detraining |
C. | inform the guard of the train as soon as it stops |
D. | keep quiet and do nothing |
Answer» B. let them pull the chain but check them from detraining | |
46. |
You are a team leader and you are supposed to hold a convention on HR issues but your team members are unable not get adequate sponsorship. |
A. | You put in your money and hold the event as scheduled |
B. | You try and motivate them that they can do it |
C. | You postpone the event and give them some more time |
D. | You tell them things can work out like this and cancel the event |
Answer» C. You postpone the event and give them some more time | |
47. |
Your friend has lost his/her purse with your important documents in it. You would |
A. | feel angry but do not react as anyone can make mistakes |
B. | feel angry and ask him/her to replace/duplicate the documents. |
C. | understand the situation and tell him/her that it's ok and not to worry about it |
D. | blame him/her for being careless and stop talking to him/her |
Answer» B. feel angry and ask him/her to replace/duplicate the documents. | |
48. |
After your graduation, you are offered a well paid Government job. However, your friend says that you have to pay bribe to get the appointment order. You |
A. | go to some influential politician who can help |
B. | accept the job by paying the bribe, consoling yourself that this is the present social setup |
C. | accept the job by paying the bribe but firmly resolve that this is the last time you will pay bribe |
D. | flatly refuse the offer |
Answer» E. | |
49. |
You are driving your car on the road when you hit against a fruit vendor's cart. You would |
A. | escape from the site by driving away |
B. | abuse the fruit vendor for putting his cart on the way |
C. | pay the fruit vendor for the damage done to him |
D. | insist that it was not your fault |
Answer» D. insist that it was not your fault | |
50. |
While addressing people in an open ground, it begins to rain. Your address is important and you cannot afford to postpone it. What will you do ? you would |
A. | ask someone to arrange an umbrella |
B. | stop your address for a while |
C. | continue the address without bothering the rain |
D. | postpone it for a day |
Answer» D. postpone it for a day | |