Explore topic-wise MCQs in Verbal Ability.

This section includes 49 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Verbal Ability knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

for games designed (A) / produced promising results (B) /Over the past year,/ several small pilot studies have (C) / to help children with autism (D)

A. CBAD
B. CBDA
C. CDBA
D. ADBC
E. ABCD
Answer» B. CBDA
Discussion
2.

to be the first beneficiary of this system (A) / recording facility (B) / to launch the "Dial 100" and (C) / in its control rooms, and Bangalore is likely (D) /The State Police Department is set

A. ABCD
B. ACBD
C. CBAD
D. CDBA
E. CBDA
Answer» F.
Discussion
3.

In Chennai, citizens have petitioned/ of a large canal to remove (A) / the tribunal to stop pollution of the Cooum river, (B) / as well as to ensure proper dredging (C) / silt and improve flow (D)

A. DABC
B. DACB
C. BCAD
D. BACD
E. BADC
Answer» D. BACD
Discussion
4.

After realizing that conventional tools/ with his new students, Vishnu Sharma decided (A) / 50 stories that focused on five strategies (B) / and techniques of teaching will not work (C) / to write a collection of more than (D)

A. CDBA
B. CADB
C. DBCA
D. DBAC
E. CABD
Answer» C. DBCA
Discussion
5.

very aware of the fact that China is quietly (A) / with a sense of urgency (B) /The Indian government needs to be/ and must take steps to counter it (C) / extending its influence in Ladakh (D)

A. ABCD
B. DBCA
C. DBAC
D. ADCB
E. ADBC
Answer» E. ADBC
Discussion
6.

opted for a hike in key interest rates by 25 basis points (A) / at the end of an unusually long three-day meeting, (B) / which is the first such increase in four and a half years (C) / the Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of India (D)

A. CBDA
B. BACD
C. BDAC
D. DCAB
E. No rearrangement required
Answer» D. DCAB
Discussion
7.

between January and May, outflows from (A) / highest level in 10 years, and by June 4, $6.7 billion was (B) / pulled out on a net basis from the domestic capital market (C) / foreign portfolio investors have reached their (D)

A. BDAC
B. ADBC
C. CBDA
D. DACB
E. No rearrangement required
Answer» C. CBDA
Discussion
8.

Companies viable since most of the foreign acquisitions by Indian companies (A)/ the world are calculated on the basis of net present value and probable reserves. (B) are done through loans taken abroad, and valuation of the oil assets all over (C)/ the rise in oil prices makes takeovers of oil blocks by Indian oil and natural gas (D)/

A. DCBA
B. DACB
C. ADCB
D. DBCA
E. No rearrangement required
Answer» C. ADCB
Discussion
9.

Ways, in particular by exploiting a “grey zone” where aggression and coercion (A)/ neither China nor Russia wants a direct military confrontation with America (B)/ that they would surely lose but they are using their growing hard power in other (C)/ work just below the level that would risk military confrontation with the West. (D)

A. BCDA
B. CBDA
C. ACBD
D. BCAD
E. No rearrangement required
Answer» E. No rearrangement required
Discussion
10.

Sides like in commercial disputes between big firms, but the (A)/ low-wage occupations, is often anything but even (B)/ arbitration works well when power is balanced between the two (C)/ balance between an employer and an employee, particularly in (D)

A. CADB
B. DCBA
C. CBDA
D. BADC
E. No rearrangement required
Answer» B. DCBA
Discussion
11.

Apart from the judiciary and the (A) / legislature, the executive in a parliamentary (B) / democracy is supposed to (C) / be answerable to the legislature (D).

A. DCBA
B. ADBC
C. BDCA
D. CBDA
E. No rearrangement required
Answer» F.
Discussion
12.

And political structure and that the fight against corruption (A) / is crucial to build a fairer and more just society (B) / there is no dispute about the fact that corruption and (C) / abuse of power remain an important aspect of India’s economic (D).

A. CDAB
B. ABCD
C. DBCA
D. CBAD
E. No rearrangement required`
Answer» B. ABCD
Discussion
13.

Out to various telecom companies for (A) / voice services all across the country (B) / rolling out mobile internet and (C) / a total of 122 licenses had been given (D).

A. DABC
B. BCDA
C. DACB
D. CBAD
E. No rearrangement required
Answer» D. CBAD
Discussion
14.

Of the World Trade Organization at Buenos Aires is anything (A) / upon wrecking the multilateral framework of the WTO (B) / If the recently concluded 11th Ministerial Conference (C) / to go by, then the United States seems bent (D).

A. DABC
B. CADB
C. CBAD
D. BACD
E. No rearrangement required
Answer» C. CBAD
Discussion
15.

Departments are unable to conduct a (A)/ agencies such as the Police and Public Works (B)/ technical investigation into an accident (C)/ without expert help, executive (D)/
A. CDAB
B. CADB
C. CBAD
D. DBAC
E. No rearrangement required
Answer» E. No rearrangement required
Discussion
16.

Cricket has so far dominated the sports space in India /with the Board of Control for Cricket in India being the richest sports body (A) / being organized by the sports federations of all such sports (B) / also thanks to the premier leagues (C) / but recently a lot of other sports have become popular (D)

A. DBCA
B. ADCB
C. ADBC
D. DCAB
E. None of the above
Answer» C. ADBC
Discussion
17.

The judiciary of our country is so overburdened with cases /for the crimes actually committed by them (A) / and it is also the main reason of overcrowding in almost all the prisons in the country (B) / that most of the under-trials are made to stay (C) / inside the prison for a period far exceeding the period of punishment (D)

A. CDBA
B. ADCB
C. CDAB
D. DBAC
E. None of the above
Answer» D. DBAC
Discussion
18.

The Economic Offenders Bill that has been passed recently in the Parliament /with the objective that nobody can be absconding from the country (A) / for a long time without repaying his loans taken from banks (B) / since the government can now attach properties of such people (C) / if the defaulters do not give reply to the notices or summons of the court (D)

A. ADCB
B. BDCA
C. ABDC
D. CADB
E. None of the above
Answer» F.
Discussion
19.

India should focus more on developing alternate /and that is why the farmers have to suffer losses (A) / every year resulting in farmer suicides across the country (B) / techniques for agriculture which is mainly (C) / based on the natural factors such as rains and heat (D)

A. ACBD
B. BDCA
C. CDAB
D. ADCB
E. None of the above
Answer» D. ADCB
Discussion
20.

The education system in India is so shallow that /the PISA Assessment test conducted for the junior grade students (A) / aware of the basic rules of grammar or mathematics (B) / and it has been proved recently by the results of (C) / most of the students are not even (D)

A. BCDA
B. ACDB
C. DBCA
D. DCAB
E. None of the above
Answer» D. DCAB
Discussion
21.

Argentina is not alone… A. in trying to weather the current run B. on currencies due to the rallying C. U.S. dollar and rising interest rates D. among major emerging economies

A. DABC
B. DCBA
C. BCDA
D. CBDA
E. No rearrangmenent required
Answer» B. DCBA
Discussion
22.

The decline in… A. total credit during the 2004-14 period B. in corporate credit of large borrowers C. the share of small borrowers in the D. can be explained by the dramatic rise

A. ABDC
B. CBAD
C. CADB
D. DBCA
E. No rearrangement required
Answer» D. DBCA
Discussion
23.

While the increase in the proportion of adults… A. having bank accounts is indeed impressive, B. 48% of those who have an account C. in a financial institution made no D. withdrawal or deposit in the past one year

A. DBCA
B. DACB
C. CBAD
D. ACDB
E. No rearrangement required
Answer» F.
Discussion
24.

The vicious cycle of violence in… A. stems from a failure of the mainstream B. political parties to implement their core vision C. the Kashmir Valley, that has affected civilians, D. military forces and separatists, fundamentally

A. CDBA
B. BCDA
C. CDAB
D. ACBD
E. No rearrangement required
Answer» D. ACBD
Discussion
25.

Substitution between natural capital and man-made capital… A. agents internalize the costs where destruction is inevitable B. is an inevitable part of economic development but an C. audit of natural assets will incentivize us to figure out D. the least-polluting ways of economic development, and help

A. CBAD
B. ADBC
C. BCDA
D. BDAC
E. No rarrangement required
Answer» D. BDAC
Discussion
26.

those who are on the wrong side of caste, religion and ethnicity (A) / articulate an intersectional politics of hope that insists (B) / Now that the LGBTQ persons are formally being called / on forms of emancipation that do not exclude (C) / into full-fledged sexual citizenship, how does the queer movement (D)

A. DBCA
B. ADBC
C. BDCA
D. CDAB
E. None of the above
Answer» B. ADBC
Discussion
27.

an ideological campaign against state’s role (A) / thereby setting the tone for reducing (B) / To open the space for different forms of privatisation and financialisation, / was necessary, and it successfully demonised the state, (C) / state’s responsibility towards its citizens. (D)

A. DCBA
B. ABDC
C. ACBD
D. BCDA
E. CDAB
Answer» D. BCDA
Discussion
28.

lay crippled as the circle of destruction widened (A) / with the state tottering under (B) / submerged by floodwaters, cities & villages (C) / the worst floods in its history (D) /A resurgent monsoon brought Kerala to its knees on Wednesday.

A. CABD
B. ACBD
C. BDAC
D. ADBC
E. BADC
Answer» D. ADBC
Discussion
29.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement on Independence Day that Ayushman Bharat/ will be launched formally on September 25 sends out the signal that the government (A) / is finally recognising the link between (B) / or the national Health Protection mission (C) / health care and economic development (D)

A. CADB
B. ACBD
C. ABCD
D. ADBC
E. CABD
Answer» F.
Discussion
30.

to those aggrieved (A)/ the Supreme Court has now extended some concessions (B)/ which aimed to revamp cricket administration in the country (C)/ by the rigorous rules. (D)/Two years after accepting the Justice R. M. Lodha Committee’s recommendations

A. BADC
B. ACBD
C. ABCD
D. ADBC
E. CBAD
Answer» B. ACBD
Discussion
31.

S1 : In a study made recently, 28,000 accidents were recorded among a group of 60,000 workers. S6 : The study points out that this is a four-fold increase in the rate of accidents involving the same number of workmen in 2002-2003 as compared to that of 1998-1999. It recommends the reduction of the number of hours of work. P : The introduction of machines is not at all responsible for these accidents. Q : This implies that the conditions at work were safer in 1998-1999. R : It notes that the real reason is the constant increase in the workload. S : The number of accidents in 1998-1999 was 7,000 for the same number of workmen. Which one of the following is the correct sequence?

A. PQSR
B. SRPQ
C. PRSQ
D. SQPR
Answer» E.
Discussion
32.

S1 : The rate at which the world population is increasing gives the impression of an explosion. S6 : Diseases, for which no cure or prevention was known, caused terrible mortality, and the social disruption because of wars lowered the birth rate. P : How did this situation come about ? Q : For centuries before the Industrial Revolution, human population was held in check by natural disasters over which they had no control. R : This phenomenal increase is still continuing and estimates predict that the world population will be doubled by the year 2010. S : Starvation followed when crops failed. Which one of the following is the correct sequence?

A. RPQS
B. QSRP
C. RSQP
D. QPRS
Answer» B. QSRP
Discussion
33.

S1 : On a sunny autumn morning, my wife and I visited the Honshu tunnel site in Japan. S6 : My wife’s disappointment was tempered by a chance to stroll through the bright town. P : “Although we are building for tomorrow, our superstitions are yesterday’s - the men say that a woman in the tunnel would bring bad luck.” Q : But our guide brought only a single set of overalls and one hard hat. R : “You must forgive us,” he said with exquisite politeness. S : We had assumed that we would both be allowed down into the tunnel. Which one of the following is the correct sequence?

A. PRQS
B. SQRP
C. PQRS
D. SRQP
Answer» C. PQRS
Discussion
34.

S1 : Most people don’t think of cultural shifts when they move to a new country. S6 : If you give them a patient hearing, they will treat you with respect and there is a possibility that they will give importance to family values. P : It’s quite natural for your children to covet the same things that you wanted and even look for a social life within their age groups. Q : If you oppose them, they will resent you. R : When you decided to move to the US, obviously money and material goods figured high on your priority list. S : When that happens, you will lose them completely. Which one of the following is the correct sequence?

A. SPQR
B. RQPS
C. SQPR
D. RPQS
Answer» E.
Discussion
35.

S1 : The neem tree has been revered by Indians since time immemorial. S6 : As a result, it is blessed with the property to cure all ailments. P : Many by-products of neem can be effectively used for treating various health problems. Q : Wherever the Indians migrated, they made efforts to introduce the plant. R : According to mythology, when Indra was carrying the urn containing amrit to heaven on his white elephant, some of the amrit fell on the neem tree. S : It provides plentiful shade all the year round and its presence keeps several types of insects away. Which one of the following is the correct sequence?

A. QSPR
B. PSQR
C. QRPS
D. PRQS
Answer» B. PSQR
Discussion
36.

Surge pricing is a price discrimination policy which is (A)/ supply and is a strategy of taking advantage of (B)/ followed when the demand for a product exceeds its (C)/ low price elasticity of demand during peak or rush times. (D)

A. ACBD
B. ABCD
C. DACB
D. CABD
E. No rearrangement required
Answer» B. ABCD
Discussion
37.

That from January 2018, user charges in public hospitals for various services will (A) / services tax (GST) and to finance better quality services and improved maintenance (B) / At the end of 2017, the Maharashtra government issued a government resolution (C) / increase substantially, in order to cover the increased costs to hospitals due to goods and (D)

A. DABC
B. CBAD
C. BACD
D. CADB
E. No rearrangement required
Answer» E. No rearrangement required
Discussion
38.

Claimed that an “independent agency” found that (A) / the Prime Minister, in a recent televised interview, misleadingly (B) / 70 lakh Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) accounts (C) / were opened for persons aged 18–25 years (D)

A. BACD
B. BCDA
C. ADCB
D. DBCA
E. No rearrangement required
Answer» B. BCDA
Discussion
39.

Constructed role for women places them in the (A) / domestic sphere and prevents them from undertaking (B) / social, economic, and political activities designated for men (C) / In traditional, patriarchal societies, the culturally (D)

A. ADCB
B. BCDA
C. DABC
D. DACB
E. No rearrangement required
Answer» D. DACB
Discussion
40.

the Emergency, the real story of the buying and selling of the media began with (A)/ of media organisations began to be chipped away at until it disappeared (B)/ the advent of liberalisation, when the wall dividing the business from the editorial side (C)/ leaving aside the compromises the majority of media houses made in the 1970s during (D)/

A. DACB
B. DBCA
C. CBDA
D. BCAD
E. No rearrangement required
Answer» B. DBCA
Discussion
41.

the dignity of the government lies in its moral (A)/ capacity to perceive and confront the lived truth, (B)/ such as the widespread despair, frustration, and (C)/ irreparable loss of dignity leading to farmers’ suicides (D)/

A. BCAD
B. CDBA
C. ADCB
D. DCAB
E. No rearrangement required
Answer» F.
Discussion
42.

A federation of 130 farmer bodies has decided (A) / dairy produce to major cities and hold a (B) / to stop supplies of vegetables and (C) / dharna on 30 national highways to protest against rising prices (D)

A. ACBD
B. BCDA
C. CABD
D. CBDA
E. No rearrangement required
Answer» B. BCDA
Discussion
43.

of plastic articles also show little (A) / remain on paper while the producers (B) / the Solid Waste Management Rules mostly (C) / concern about their negative environmental impact (D)

A. CABD
B. CBAD
C. DBCA
D. DABC
E. No rearrangement required
Answer» C. DBCA
Discussion
44.

2016, but little money has come in as retailers want (A) / like soaps and shampoos for customers (B) / permission to stock a few non-food items (C) / 100% FDI was allowed in the food retail business in (D)

A. CBAD
B. BACD
C. BADC
D. DACB
E. No rearrangement required
Answer» E. No rearrangement required
Discussion
45.

The move to subsidise sugar exports, without/ areas unsuited for the crop, will tide (A) / any move to discourage cane cultivation in (B) /only to further misallocate resources (C) / over an immediate political problem. (D)

A. BADC
B. CADB
C. BDAC
D. ACDB
E. None of the above
Answer» B. CADB
Discussion
46.

Orissa’s is an outstanding example of learning / acquired the hard way with (A) / every reason to share the expertise (B) / to cope with disasters, and there is (C) / other Indian states and other nations. (D)

A. DBCA
B. CADB
C. BDAC
D. CBAD
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
47.

With greater segmentation of credit and different kinds of / large banks that can lend to large companies (A) / as small finance banks, regional banks, non-banking financial companies and fintech serving (B) / banks catering to different customer classes such (C) / the small borrowers, India can do with a few more (D)

A. DBCA
B. CBDA
C. BDAC
D. CDBA
E. None of the above
Answer» C. BDAC
Discussion
48.

Global conditions do matter, but / come internally, instead of (A) / India is uniquely placed as a large economy (B) / depending on export markets (C) / whose major activity, wealth- and job-creation (D)

A. DBCA
B. BCAD
C. BDAC
D. ACDB
E. None of the above
Answer» D. ACDB
Discussion
49.

The Cabinet decision last week to set up the International Coalition / towards tackling climate and other environmental (A) / for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure is yet (B) / crises confronting the world (C) / another leadership effort by India (D) /

A. DBCA
B. BCAD
C. BDAC
D. ACDB
E. None of the above
Answer» D. ACDB
Discussion