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This section includes 1600 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Verbal Ability knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 951. |
The writer found it difficult to keep to the path because of |
| A. | the darkness and narrowness of the path. |
| B. | poor visibility and grassy track. |
| C. | the darkness and his slow pace. |
| D. | poor visibility and dew on grass. |
| Answer» C. the darkness and his slow pace. | |
| 952. |
It became darker than the writer expected because |
| A. | the nights are shorter in autumn than in summer. |
| B. | the nights are longer in October than mid-summer. |
| C. | the train arrived later than usual. |
| D. | he had walked unduly slowly. |
| Answer» C. the train arrived later than usual. | |
| 953. |
I left all signs of habitation behind me. This means that he |
| A. | came to a place where there were very few houses. |
| B. | was in front of a large collection of cottages. |
| C. | had come very far from places where people lived. |
| D. | had just passed a remote village. |
| Answer» D. had just passed a remote village. | |
| 954. |
The Alaskan pipeline ends |
| A. | north of Alaska. |
| B. | at a seaport village. |
| C. | after passing through canyons and rivers. |
| D. | at a tundra covered village. |
| Answer» C. after passing through canyons and rivers. | |
| 955. |
We must wish for the ______ of our fellow men. |
| A. | well-being |
| B. | pain |
| C. | privation |
| D. | riches |
| Answer» B. pain | |
| 956. |
Progress and improvement in education for women has enabled them to |
| A. | overthrow male hegemony. |
| B. | bag coveted positions for themselves. |
| C. | create an impact on all aspects of life. |
| D. | All of the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 957. |
What does lithography deal with? |
| A. | A print making technique. |
| B. | Copying of etchings. |
| C. | Usage of chemicals to make etchings. |
| D. | Usage of light in printing. |
| Answer» B. Copying of etchings. | |
| 958. |
The writer is of opinion that tribal people can be prevented from combing forest for food |
| A. | to provide employment |
| B. | to increase purchasing power |
| C. | by deterring them from poaching and despoiling vegetation |
| D. | to provide employment and purchasing power for daily necessities. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 959. |
Gandhi s statement It is decreasing in the jungles but it is increasing in the towns! |
| A. | Refers to wild animals decerase in the jungle |
| B. | Refers to flora and fauna. |
| C. | Refers to man s selfishness. |
| D. | Is a satirical comparison of man s callousness to the animals. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 960. |
Nehru objected to the preconquest of Everest since |
| A. | it carries a warlike connotation. |
| B. | it sounds pompous and boastful. |
| C. | it depicts Everest as a victim. |
| D. | Everest is unconquerable. |
| Answer» C. it depicts Everest as a victim. | |
| 961. |
In the passage, the term exploiting nature suggests |
| A. | regretfulness |
| B. | sarcasm |
| C. | destructive urge of man |
| D. | greed of man |
| Answer» C. destructive urge of man | |
| 962. |
The meaning of tsunami |
| A. | mud landslides |
| B. | massive waves |
| C. | harbour waves |
| D. | volcanic eruption |
| Answer» D. volcanic eruption | |
| 963. |
One of the nations that Tsunami of 2004 struck was |
| A. | Malaysia |
| B. | Nepal |
| C. | Bhutan |
| D. | Myanmar |
| Answer» B. Nepal | |
| 964. |
An essential fat is |
| A. | necessary for the body. |
| B. | manufactured in the body. |
| C. | produces healthy cell membrane. |
| D. | completely harmless. |
| Answer» B. manufactured in the body. | |
| 965. |
The Tsunami emphasized the |
| A. | need to build tsunami monitoring systems |
| B. | need to build high walls in coastal areas |
| C. | generosity of the people |
| D. | supremacy of nature |
| Answer» B. need to build high walls in coastal areas | |
| 966. |
Many parts of _____ submerged under water. |
| A. | southern tip of Car Nicobar |
| B. | parts of Andaman and Nicobar Island |
| C. | coastal parts of Kerala |
| D. | coastal part of Andhra Pradesh |
| Answer» B. parts of Andaman and Nicobar Island | |
| 967. |
The total death toll after the tsunami was |
| A. | 170000 |
| B. | 300000 |
| C. | 38000 |
| D. | 5000 |
| Answer» C. 38000 | |
| 968. |
Citizens of a country should work and cherish |
| A. | liberty, justice and opportunity |
| B. | liberty and happiness |
| C. | opportunity and justice |
| D. | love |
| Answer» B. liberty and happiness | |
| 969. |
We must be generous for what we _______ in time. |
| A. | give loses its value |
| B. | give away remain ours |
| C. | keep loses its value |
| D. | keep remains |
| Answer» C. keep loses its value | |
| 970. |
We must learn to be _______ things that come our way. |
| A. | thankful for every bad |
| B. | thankless for every good |
| C. | thankless for every bad |
| D. | thankful for every good |
| Answer» E. | |
| 971. |
We must _____ in the face of steep challenges. |
| A. | not lose courage even if we make small progress |
| B. | not lose courage if we make no progress |
| C. | not lose courage even if we make big progress |
| D. | lose courage if we make small progress |
| Answer» B. not lose courage if we make no progress | |
| 972. |
It will make us ______ if we continue to live in the past. |
| A. | lonely |
| B. | happy |
| C. | unhappy |
| D. | nothing |
| Answer» D. nothing | |
| 973. |
In the context of the passage enriched bread indicates putting |
| A. | magnesium back into the bread |
| B. | about eight of the important nutrients back into the bread |
| C. | flour back into the bread |
| D. | vital nutrients back into the bread |
| Answer» C. flour back into the bread | |
| 974. |
Shipping food over long distances requires |
| A. | constant processing |
| B. | cold storage and other preservation methods |
| C. | special transportation and storage techniques |
| D. | picking fruits and vegetables before they mature |
| Answer» C. special transportation and storage techniques | |
| 975. |
The wide variety of fruits and vegetables from all over the world throughout the year, according to Dr. Strand, |
| A. | is a sacrifice of all the nutrients |
| B. | is good |
| C. | shows green harvesting at its worst |
| D. | shows green harvesting at its best |
| Answer» C. shows green harvesting at its worst | |
| 976. |
At the beginning of the passage, the writer expresses her opinion that in many countries progress is synonymous with |
| A. | development. |
| B. | utmost care for nature. |
| C. | a balanced treatment to nature. |
| D. | utmost cruelty to nature. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 977. |
Tagore was optimistic of the mutual cultural _____ through an association between East and West. |
| A. | enrichment |
| B. | thinking |
| C. | reconciliation |
| D. | expression |
| Answer» B. thinking | |
| 978. |
What characterizes western civilization? |
| A. | Racism |
| B. | Materialism |
| C. | Superstitious beliefs |
| D. | Optimism |
| Answer» C. Superstitious beliefs | |
| 979. |
Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose, one of the greatest of modern scientists, graduated from which college? |
| A. | St. Xavier s College, Kolkata |
| B. | Cambridge University |
| C. | Presidency College, Kolkata |
| D. | Bose Institute |
| Answer» B. Cambridge University | |
| 980. |
What are scientists doing? |
| A. | Racing in labs and research centres around the world |
| B. | Asking us to start dieting |
| C. | Creating the perfect diet for us |
| D. | Try and make us taller |
| Answer» D. Try and make us taller | |
| 981. |
Which word in the passage means violent enthusiasm in religion? |
| A. | sentiments |
| B. | spiritualism |
| C. | fanaticism |
| D. | crusade |
| Answer» D. crusade | |
| 982. |
What was the destructive and dangerous effect that Tagore foresaw on man and nature? |
| A. | Effect of science and technologies |
| B. | Effect of wars in the history of the world |
| C. | Cultural enrichment |
| D. | Materialism |
| Answer» B. Effect of wars in the history of the world | |
| 983. |
Tagore clearly perceived the basic difference between |
| A. | child marriage and casteism |
| B. | progressive thinking and spirituality |
| C. | culture and tradition |
| D. | the West and the East |
| Answer» E. | |
| 984. |
Tagore expressed his concerns about the dangers, of religious fanaticism and racism in his book |
| A. | Materialism |
| B. | Nationalism |
| C. | Racism |
| D. | Casteism |
| Answer» C. Racism | |
| 985. |
The question on personality development has ____ |
| A. | no definitive answers |
| B. | correct answers |
| C. | a definitive answer |
| D. | no answers |
| Answer» B. correct answers | |
| 986. |
Marcus Aurelius preached to the Roman youth of his day to___________ |
| A. | express themselves |
| B. | understand themselves |
| C. | be themselves |
| D. | know themselves |
| Answer» D. know themselves | |
| 987. |
The Greek philosopher Socrates promoted ______ |
| A. | tested knowledge |
| B. | self knowledge |
| C. | referred knowledge |
| D. | borrowed-knowledge |
| Answer» C. referred knowledge | |
| 988. |
What was the contribution of Daguerre? |
| A. | He improvised upon the work of Roche. |
| B. | He introduced the method of photography. |
| C. | He started the print making technique. |
| D. | He could print images on canvas. |
| Answer» C. He started the print making technique. | |
| 989. |
The dream of the cryptozoologist is to find ______. |
| A. | Species of sea or land animals hitherto completely unknown. |
| B. | All of the given options. |
| C. | Living examples of animals thought to have died out ages ago. |
| D. | Hidden, supposedly extinct animals. |
| Answer» D. Hidden, supposedly extinct animals. | |
| 990. |
Often the cryptozoologists get a lot of leads from _____ |
| A. | native people. |
| B. | the animal s size and habitat. |
| C. | myths |
| D. | legends |
| Answer» B. the animal s size and habitat. | |
| 991. |
____ still look forward to discovering sensational surprises. |
| A. | P.A.Ouwens |
| B. | The natives |
| C. | The naturalists |
| D. | A small band of biologists |
| Answer» E. | |
| 992. |
A bumblebee size bat that lives in caves in Thailand was dicovered in ________ |
| A. | 1973 |
| B. | 1936 |
| C. | 1912 |
| D. | 1975 |
| Answer» B. 1936 | |
| 993. |
The word opportunities used in the passage may be replaced by all except |
| A. | openings |
| B. | failures |
| C. | scope |
| D. | prospects |
| Answer» C. scope | |
| 994. |
The dramatic gains for women and change in the attitude of a significant portion of the larger society are logically related to each other in as much as the author puts forward the latter as |
| A. | the major reason for absence of the former. |
| B. | a public response to achievement of the former. |
| C. | a reason for some of the former being lost again. |
| D. | a precondition for any prospect of achieving the former. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 995. |
It can be inferred from the passage that |
| A. | The change to all-volunteer armed forces took place many years ago. |
| B. | Opportunities for women in military are certain to decline. |
| C. | The Government sanctions equal pay for equal work. |
| D. | The society encourages increased participation of women in direct combat. |
| Answer» B. Opportunities for women in military are certain to decline. | |
| 996. |
It can be inferred from the passage that after the recent change |
| A. | Some join willingly, some are forced. |
| B. | Everyone joins the military under compulsion. |
| C. | Men are forced, women join willingly. |
| D. | Everyone joins the military willingly. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 997. |
How had the bird been injured? |
| A. | By a great storm |
| B. | While flying through the woods |
| C. | By wild animals |
| D. | She had been shot by hunters |
| Answer» E. | |
| 998. |
According to the passage, despite the United States armed forces commitment to occupational equality for women in the military, certain other factors preclude women |
| A. | being assigned all of the military tasks that are assigned to men. |
| B. | drawing assignments from a wider range of assignments than before. |
| C. | having access to positions of responsibility |
| D. | receiving equal pay for equal work |
| Answer» B. drawing assignments from a wider range of assignments than before. | |
| 999. |
The Pyreolophore was |
| A. | a self propelled mechanical vehicle |
| B. | a steam-powered tricycle |
| C. | a steam tractor |
| D. | The name of the world s first internal combustion engine |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1000. |
........ has been a major boost for female literacy in India today. |
| A. | The global movement to gain equal status for women |
| B. | The modern governmental system |
| C. | Increase in the number of broad-minded men |
| D. | Increase in the number of women in prominent positions |
| Answer» B. The modern governmental system | |