Explore topic-wise MCQs in Verbal Ability.

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901.

The good fortune of being your student in my younger days has helped me greatly in my life.

A. f my having been your student
B. f myself being your student
C. f my being your student
D. o correction required
Answer» B. f myself being your student
902.

She became conscientious when she realised that the opposite man was staring at her.

A. he man opposite
B. he opposed man
C. an opposite
D. o improvement
Answer» B. he opposed man
903.

Mahatma Gandhi was by far a great man of India.

A. very great man
B. oo great a man
C. he greatest man
D. o improvement
Answer» D. o improvement
904.

He kept us all in suspension regarding his future plans.

A. urprise
B. uspense
C. uspicion
D. o improvement
Answer» C. uspicion
905.

To learn a language well,one must have patience and readiness to work hard.

A. eadiness to working
B. e ready to working
C. eady to working
D. o improvement
Answer» E.
906.

The expert was very interesting in this candidate.

A. as having interest
B. as very interested
C. s having interested
D. o improvement
Answer» C. s having interested
907.

After the discovery of the small pox vaccine, there is no cases of the disease in India.

A. re
B. ere being
C. ave been
D. o improvement
Answer» D. o improvement
908.

If I would have seen the book earlier, I would have recommended it to my students.

A. ould see
B. ad seen
C. aw
D. o correction required
Answer» C. aw
909.

Many accidents can be avoided if we be careful.

A. ight be careful
B. re careful
C. ere careful
D. o improvement
Answer» C. ere careful
910.

It is so tough a competition that you just cannot get through it unless you do not work hard.

A. ou will work hard
B. ou work hard
C. ou do work hard
D. o improvement
Answer» C. ou do work hard
911.

My mother has been walking in the park everyday since we moved into this area.

A. alks
B. ad been walking
C. alked
D. o improvement
Answer» E.
912.

They left the town with bag and baggage.

A. ith bags and baggages
B. ags and baggages
C. ag and baggage
D. o improvement
Answer» D. o improvement
913.

His idea of reducing the quality of the article to cope up with the increasing market prices was not listened to.

A. elcomed
B. aken for granted
C. greed to
D. o improvement
Answer» B. aken for granted
914.

If you ask nicely, your sister will probably allow you have a piece of cake.

A. llow that you have
B. et you have
C. et you to have
D. o improvement
Answer» C. et you to have
915.

When the clock strikes twelve, I shall be waiting here for four hours.

A. shall have been waiting
B. would have been waiting
C. shall have waited
D. would have waited
E. o improvement
Answer» D. would have waited
916.

Students must give ears to what the teacher says.

A. ar
B. he ears
C. n ear
D. o improvement
Answer» B. he ears
917.

You should not discuss about a matter with friends who are likely to find it offensive.

A. iscuss
B. iscuss on
C. iscuss upon
D. o improvement
Answer» B. iscuss on
918.

You will fail in the examination if you will not work hard.

A. f you do not
B. f you did not
C. f you shall not
D. o improvement
Answer» B. f you did not
919.

He shouted that he might attract attention.

A. or attracting attention
B. o attract attention
C. hat he may attract attention
D. o improvement
Answer» C. hat he may attract attention
920.

They could not complete the work; neither could we.

A. either we did
B. either did we
C. or could we
D. or did we
E. o improvement
Answer» F.
921.

Who do you think I was talking over the phone when you came to see me.

A. hom do you think I was talking
B. hom do you think I was talking with
C. ho do you think I was talking to
D. o correction required
Answer» D. o correction required
922.

A well behaved boy is always obedient towards his parents.

A. or his parents
B. f his parents
C. o his parents
D. o improvement
Answer» D. o improvement
923.

The Government has taken a number of steps with a view to improving the conditions of the backward classes.

A. or improving
B. t improving
C. o improve
D. o improvement
Answer» E.
924.

The political situation is no better and not even as good as it was last year.

A. ot better
B. ot better than
C. o better to
D. o better than
E. o correction required
Answer» E. o correction required
925.

The experience was as important to the artists as it was to the thousands who comprise the audience.

A. ho did comprise
B. ho comprised
C. ho would comprise
D. ho comprised of
E. o correction required
Answer» C. ho would comprise
926.

Tell your leader that I grant him permission of stay in my kingdom.

A. or stay
B. bout staying
C. o stay
D. o improvement
Answer» D. o improvement
927.

A highly improved variety of seeds is available to the farmer these days.

A. as been
B. re
C. ill be
D. o improvement
Answer» E.
928.

His salary is not adequate for him to make the both ends meet.

A. ake both ends meet
B. ake both the ends meet
C. ake both his ends meet
D. o correction required
Answer» B. ake both the ends meet
929.

Holmes took up a second letter which lay unnoticed upon the table whilst he had been absorbed with the first.

A. as lying unnoticed
B. as been lying unnoticed
C. ad laid unnoticed
D. o improvement
Answer» D. o improvement
930.

He is in the habit of purchasing the very good of all things available.

A. he most good
B. he better
C. he very better
D. est
Answer» E.
931.

The discovery of the radio and the television have not been without some effects.

A. ad not been
B. as not been
C. ould not be
D. o improvement
Answer» E.
932.

You had better got your reservation well in advance or you won't be able to go.

A. ad better get
B. ad better to get
C. ad to better get
D. o improvement
Answer» B. ad better to get
933.

Mr. Dewan has driven almost thrice so far as Mr. Gupta has.

A. s far
B. s far as
C. s much as
D. o improvement
Answer» C. s much as
934.

The government is investing more and more in development activities.

A. ore and most
B. uch and more
C. uch more
D. o improvement
Answer» E.
935.

I congratulated him on his creditable performance in the I.F.S. examination.

A. redible
B. reditworthy
C. redulous
D. o improvement
Answer» E.
936.

My employer threatened me to dismiss if I was late again.

A. hreatened of dismissing me
B. hreatened to dismiss me
C. hreatened dismiss me
D. o improvement
Answer» C. hreatened dismiss me
937.

But just how far he will manage to run with those shoes remains to be seen.

A. ut just how farther
B. ut just how much far
C. ut just how further
D. o improvement
Answer» E.
938.

Not only did he invite his relatives but also all his friends and colleagues.

A. e did not invite only
B. e invited not only
C. ot only he invited
D. e not only invited
Answer» C. ot only he invited
939.

Inspite of all those hurdles, the scheduled day came of in a few months.

A. ame up
B. ame on
C. ame off
D. ame over
E. o correction required
Answer» D. ame over
940.

Seeing them all at one place, we realise that something drastic have to be done.

A. as to be done
B. ad to be done
C. ill have to be done
D. o improvement
Answer» C. ill have to be done
941.

The artist continues to work in the medium he understands best, breathing his inborn individuality and vitality into newer forms.

A. ithin
B. or
C. nto
D. ith
E. o improvement
Answer» E. o improvement
942.

She is not used to work for so long.

A. o working
B. o have worked
C. o be working
D. o improvement
Answer» B. o have worked
943.

He didn't believe in God but he went to church regularly.

A. et
B. evertheless
C. owever
D. o improvement
Answer» B. evertheless
944.

You ought to stating the problem first before proceeding to suggest the solution.

A. tate the problem at first
B. tate the problem first
C. irst stating the problem
D. o improvement
Answer» C. irst stating the problem
945.

He did not respond to her inquiring, I did not neither.

A. did neither
B. or did I
C. did either
D. o improvement
Answer» C. did either
946.

As soon as I stepped inside the hall, I could hear the sound of boys and girls singing aloud.

A. o sooner had
B. ardly
C. ooner than
D. o improvement
Answer» E.
947.

He is so handsome man that people turn round to look at him.

A. ery handsome
B. uch a handsome
C. oo handsome
D. o improvement
Answer» C. oo handsome
948.

As they met again at 9 p.m. he said, "Good night, very pleased to see you again."

A. ood day
B. ood evening
C. ood bye
D. o improvement
Answer» C. ood bye
949.

He hesitated to accept the post as he did not think that the salary was enough for him to sustain his family.

A. ccepting
B. o accepting
C. n accepting
D. hile accepting
E. o correction required
Answer» D. hile accepting
950.

We had stop for petrol because we had hardly much left.

A. ore
B. ome
C. ny
D. o improvement
Answer» D. o improvement