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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.
| 1051. |
The established order is supported by religion to |
| A. | alleviate the suffering of the poor in the capitalist system |
| B. | help the tortured men to seek redress |
| C. | balance the suffering of the poor with hopes of future reward |
| D. | perpetuate the injustice imposed by the capitalist system |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1052. |
What was the tone of the essay at the beginning? |
| A. | Celebrative |
| B. | Emotionally charged |
| C. | Gloomy |
| D. | Lighthearted |
| Answer» D. Lighthearted | |
| 1053. |
Give a synonym for antiquity. |
| A. | Ancient |
| B. | Antipathy |
| C. | Modern |
| D. | Uniqueness |
| Answer» B. Antipathy | |
| 1054. |
Why was Black is beautiful coined? |
| A. | To encourage Racial and Caste bias |
| B. | To discourage negro slavery system |
| C. | To combat the pre-judiced feelings against blacks |
| D. | To enhance the confidence of aboriginals |
| Answer» D. To enhance the confidence of aboriginals | |
| 1055. |
The passengers were allowed to get off the plane |
| A. | after the plane was taken to the parking bay. |
| B. | immediately. |
| C. | after many hours. |
| D. | the next day. |
| Answer» B. immediately. | |
| 1056. |
Why was a different arrangement proposed? |
| A. | Because Kalu s routine was known by the police. |
| B. | So that Kalu would be able to keep his metal scrap. |
| C. | So that Kalu could pass on information about local drug dealers |
| D. | Because Kalu kept getting caught |
| Answer» D. Because Kalu kept getting caught | |
| 1057. |
Mary s father made demands for __________ |
| A. | a small sum of money |
| B. | large sums of money |
| C. | no money |
| D. | a reasonable sum of money |
| Answer» C. no money | |
| 1058. |
What does the author try to convey? |
| A. | One has to be complacent about his present self. |
| B. | One has to work hard and learn at least from failures. |
| C. | Only inborn genius brings success in life. |
| D. | One has to believe in luck. |
| Answer» C. Only inborn genius brings success in life. | |
| 1059. |
Mandarin Chinese is spoken by ________ people. |
| A. | little |
| B. | few |
| C. | many |
| D. | big |
| Answer» D. big | |
| 1060. |
The lowest common denominator of the Indian culture today is |
| A. | Hema Malini |
| B. | songs of Vividh Bharati |
| C. | Masala Dosa |
| D. | synthetic fibre |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1061. |
What has helped solve many of the challenges encountered by man ? |
| A. | Biomimicry |
| B. | Evolution |
| C. | Innovation |
| D. | Invention |
| Answer» C. Innovation | |
| 1062. |
Where and when did Negro folk singing flourish? |
| A. | In the urban Southland of the United Slates after the Civil War |
| B. | In the United States at the end of the Civil War |
| C. | In the Southland during the Civil War. |
| D. | In the rural Southland of the United States before the Civil War. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1063. |
Modern means of entertainment and communication _______ street theatre. |
| A. | does affect |
| B. | does not affect |
| C. | helps popularise |
| D. | helps establish |
| Answer» C. helps popularise | |
| 1064. |
What is Biogas? |
| A. | A mixture of methane, carbon dioxide, hydrogen and hydrogen sulphide. |
| B. | Fermentation of alcohols |
| C. | A synthetic gas by catalytic conversion of methane. |
| D. | The smoke that contains impurities like sulphur. |
| Answer» B. Fermentation of alcohols | |
| 1065. |
How did Kalu manage to raid the airline recycling bins before they were emptied? |
| A. | He was an expert. |
| B. | He jumped over the barbed wire fences. |
| C. | He had mastered the trash trucks schedules. |
| D. | He worked at night. |
| Answer» D. He worked at night. | |
| 1066. |
Why did the birds fly into the plane? |
| A. | As the birds were attracted to the plane. |
| B. | As it was taking off slowly. |
| C. | As the captain slammed the brakes. |
| D. | As the birds were attracted to the waste pile-up near the airport. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1067. |
The writer says The Law is an ass because |
| A. | it is as patient as an ass. |
| B. | it does not punish the criminals severely. |
| C. | punishments do not help to reform criminals. |
| D. | criminals can escape punishment. |
| Answer» D. criminals can escape punishment. | |
| 1068. |
Mary _________ to the demands of her father. |
| A. | could not refuse to pay any attention |
| B. | wanted to refuse to pay any attention |
| C. | finally refused to pay any attention |
| D. | initially refused to pay any attention |
| Answer» B. wanted to refuse to pay any attention | |
| 1069. |
A person who is good at foreign languages is known as |
| A. | Virtuoso |
| B. | Linguist |
| C. | Ventriloquist |
| D. | Scholar |
| Answer» C. Ventriloquist | |
| 1070. |
Biomimicry views the natural world as a |
| A. | mine for resources |
| B. | minefield of ideas |
| C. | mentor |
| D. | source of inspiration |
| Answer» D. source of inspiration | |
| 1071. |
What is the main difference between international and domestic trade? |
| A. | One is more significant than the other |
| B. | One is more costly than the other |
| C. | One is more advanced than the other |
| D. | One is more crucial than the other |
| Answer» C. One is more advanced than the other | |
| 1072. |
Who sang the folksongs? |
| A. | The religious groups. |
| B. | Voices from everywhere in the South. |
| C. | The early Jazz musicians. |
| D. | The Negro musicians. |
| Answer» C. The early Jazz musicians. | |
| 1073. |
Why is biogas useful? |
| A. | It is very easy to use. |
| B. | It is non-polluting, clean and low-cost fuel. |
| C. | It can be easily obtained from plants and animals |
| D. | It is abundant. |
| Answer» C. It can be easily obtained from plants and animals | |
| 1074. |
In the olden days street theatre _____ to villages or small localities of the city. |
| A. | was restricted |
| B. | was not restricted |
| C. | was opened |
| D. | was entertained |
| Answer» B. was not restricted | |
| 1075. |
Close shave means |
| A. | emergency |
| B. | danger |
| C. | a narrow escape |
| D. | to shave carefully |
| Answer» D. to shave carefully | |
| 1076. |
What did Sunil think of parrots? |
| A. | That they should be captured and sold. |
| B. | That they had been abducted in the night. |
| C. | That they should not be captured and sold. |
| D. | That they squawked every morning. |
| Answer» D. That they squawked every morning. | |
| 1077. |
Gopal Yadhav came out on bail |
| A. | in order to murder his enemy. |
| B. | to cremate his mother. |
| C. | so that he could be rearrested. |
| D. | to see his four children under- going treatment in the hospital. |
| Answer» C. so that he could be rearrested. | |
| 1078. |
Mary s father had __________ all the money he took from her. |
| A. | gambled |
| B. | wasted |
| C. | invested |
| D. | saved |
| Answer» D. saved | |
| 1079. |
According to the author, increasing international trade |
| A. | brings about speedy industrialization |
| B. | uplifts technology and transportation |
| C. | is crucial to the continuance of globalization |
| D. | encourages multinational corporations |
| Answer» D. encourages multinational corporations | |
| 1080. |
Biomimicry refers to designs that |
| A. | are inspired by natural things |
| B. | transformed society |
| C. | are based on scientific engineering |
| D. | arise out of man s creativity |
| Answer» B. transformed society | |
| 1081. |
Street theatre usually ____with issues of public importance. |
| A. | is distanced |
| B. | is performed |
| C. | deals |
| D. | does not deal |
| Answer» D. does not deal | |
| 1082. |
How is biogas produced? |
| A. | By anaerobic degradation of animal wastes. |
| B. | By fertilizers containing bacterial biomass. |
| C. | By burning of waste products. |
| D. | By direct supply of gas from the plants. |
| Answer» B. By fertilizers containing bacterial biomass. | |
| 1083. |
Talking about health all the time makes people |
| A. | always suffer from imaginary illness |
| B. | sometimes suffer from imaginary illness |
| C. | rarely suffer from imaginary illness |
| D. | often suffer from imaginary illness |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1084. |
Where were the folk songs sung? |
| A. | Everywhere |
| B. | In the churches only |
| C. | On the railroads, in the cotton fields and in the churches |
| D. | Everywhere in the urban Southland |
| Answer» D. Everywhere in the urban Southland | |
| 1085. |
What was the second coolest thing about the Jamun tree? |
| A. | Shaking down the berries for Mirchi. |
| B. | There were parrots nesting in the tree. |
| C. | Selling parrots in the Marol Market. |
| D. | Capturing parrots in the tree. |
| Answer» D. Capturing parrots in the tree. | |
| 1086. |
The aeroplane was inspired by |
| A. | animals |
| B. | plants |
| C. | birds |
| D. | flies |
| Answer» D. flies | |
| 1087. |
Which one of the following has a major impact on international trade? |
| A. | Contribution to GDP |
| B. | Industrialization |
| C. | Outsourcing |
| D. | Domestic trade |
| Answer» C. Outsourcing | |
| 1088. |
During the depression Mary __________ in the stock market. |
| A. | lost no money at all |
| B. | lost her money |
| C. | lost some money |
| D. | lost lot of money |
| Answer» C. lost some money | |
| 1089. |
The mother in the second case cannot be called a criminal because she |
| A. | rushed her children to the hospital. |
| B. | mixed an ineffective poison in the food. |
| C. | was able to save three out of four children. |
| D. | was deserted by her husband. |
| Answer» B. mixed an ineffective poison in the food. | |
| 1090. |
Which of the following statements is true in the context of the passage? The early Jazz musicians |
| A. | were familiar with the instruments they were learning to play. |
| B. | were not familiar with the instruments they were learning to play. |
| C. | knew about the rules of music. |
| D. | were taught to play the instruments. |
| Answer» D. were taught to play the instruments. | |
| 1091. |
During the process of degradation of matter by bacteria, what is necessary? |
| A. | Both oxygen and water. |
| B. | Presence of oxygen and absence of water. |
| C. | Both oxygen and water are not required. |
| D. | The presence of water and absence of oxygen. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1092. |
Street theatre is ____ to stage. |
| A. | nothing |
| B. | costly |
| C. | reasonable |
| D. | affordable |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1093. |
Who told Sujata Dey to lodge a police complaint? |
| A. | Local residents. |
| B. | The police. |
| C. | Her friend. |
| D. | Papiya Roy Chowdhury. |
| Answer» C. Her friend. | |
| 1094. |
_______ are regional variations of a language. |
| A. | English |
| B. | Mandarin Chinese |
| C. | Home language |
| D. | Dialects |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1095. |
What was the greatest pleasure this side of the lake? |
| A. | A secret farm. |
| B. | The Jamun tree. |
| C. | Feasting on the branches of the Jamun tree. |
| D. | Labourers looking away when the children came to dig and eat. |
| Answer» C. Feasting on the branches of the Jamun tree. | |
| 1096. |
What impression does the word black carry? |
| A. | Negative |
| B. | Contemptible |
| C. | All of the above |
| D. | Unfavourable |
| Answer» B. Contemptible | |
| 1097. |
What is meant by chewed and digested? |
| A. | Thoroughly read and understood. |
| B. | Partly read and understood. |
| C. | Understood without any effort. |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» B. Partly read and understood. | |
| 1098. |
God at times, makes hard demands so that He __________ when we least expect it. |
| A. | can balance the scales against us |
| B. | can balance the scales in our favour |
| C. | can harm us |
| D. | can refuse to assist us |
| Answer» C. can harm us | |
| 1099. |
What is the synonym of mobile? |
| A. | Versatile |
| B. | Moveable |
| C. | Changeable |
| D. | Transferable |
| Answer» C. Changeable | |
| 1100. |
The meaning of succumbing is |
| A. | giving way to an underground passage |
| B. | giving way to something powerful |
| C. | following order |
| D. | coming in the way of |
| Answer» C. following order | |