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This section includes 2448 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Aptitude knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1251. |
Didn’t you buy __________ when you went shopping? |
| A. | any paper |
| B. | much paper |
| C. | no paper |
| D. | a few paper |
| Answer» B. much paper | |
| 1252. |
is framed as a set ______ questions, the answer |
| A. | Of |
| B. | Off |
| C. | For |
| D. | From |
| Answer» B. Off | |
| 1253. |
In writing an essay, you should - |
| A. | come to the point at once |
| B. | research on the subject for a few days |
| C. | discuss it with many people |
| D. | know about computers |
| Answer» B. research on the subject for a few days | |
| 1254. |
If parents try to understand the child, their reactions will be in consonance with the child’s : |
| A. | behaviour |
| B. | achievements |
| C. | abilities |
| D. | ambitions |
| Answer» D. ambitions | |
| 1255. |
Direction: In this section two sentences are given and you are required to find the correct sentence which combines both the sentences. Choose the correct response 1), 2), 3) or 4) and indicate on the Answer Sheet accordingly.Which is the correct combination of the given two sentences?Priya reached the station. The bus left before her. |
| A. | When Priya reached the station, the bus had already left. |
| B. | When Priya had reached the station, the bus already left. |
| C. | Priya reached the station, when the bus already left. |
| D. | When Priya had reached the station, the bus had already left. |
| Answer» B. When Priya had reached the station, the bus already left. | |
| 1256. |
By saying ‘the audience has not invested in the stand–up comedy art form’ the author means that- |
| A. | the audience prefers to watch only women comedians. |
| B. | the audience don’t wish to develop a sense of humour. |
| C. | it is a new art form and it will take time to build an audience. |
| D. | there are faltering payments and cancelled shows. |
| Answer» D. there are faltering payments and cancelled shows. | |
| 1257. |
Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order.A. His affectionate greeting was surprising.B. Although we were from the same village our relationship was confined to a polite hello whenever our paths crossed.C. As I stepped into the shack, Dorababu beckoned to me, making a little space for me on the bench on which he was sitting.D. "Come here, brother," he greeted me. |
| A. | CABD |
| B. | CDAB |
| C. | BACD |
| D. | DBCA |
| Answer» C. BACD | |
| 1258. |
By professors from which university was Coursera founded? |
| A. | Harvard |
| B. | Massachusetts |
| C. | Stanford |
| D. | Oxford |
| Answer» D. Oxford | |
| 1259. |
"More than 90% of adults in countries such as the UK, Sweden and Ireland can drink milk without suffering any ill effects" because _________. |
| A. | these countries were farmland before they became sophisticated cities |
| B. | they have a lot of dairy products such as cheese and yoghurt |
| C. | they have a history of domesticating farm animals |
| D. | they always had pasteurized milk and avoided fresh milk |
| Answer» D. they always had pasteurized milk and avoided fresh milk | |
| 1260. |
Find the next term in the sequence: 13M, 17Q, 19S, ___ |
| A. | 21W |
| B. | 21V |
| C. | 23W |
| D. | 23V |
| Answer» D. 23V | |
| 1261. |
In which of the following countries, sericulture is not an important cottage industry? |
| A. | France |
| B. | China |
| C. | Korea |
| D. | Armenia |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1262. |
Direction: The question below consist of a set of labelled sentences. Out of four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences which form a paragraph.A Post-it note is a small piece of paper with a strip of low-tack adhesive on the back that allows it to be temporarily attached to documents, walls, computer monitors, and just about anything else.P. The 3M company was initially sceptical about the product's profitability, but in 1980, the product was introduced around the world.Q. The idea for the Post-it note was conceived in 1974 by Arthur Fry as a way of holding bookmarks in his hymnal while singing in the church choir.R. He was aware of an adhesive accidentally developed in 1968 by fellow 3M employee Spencer Silver.S. No application for the lightly sticky stuff was apparent until Fry's ideaToday, Post-it notes are sold in more than 100 countries. |
| A. | QRSP |
| B. | QRPS |
| C. | QPSR |
| D. | QSPR |
| Answer» B. QRPS | |
| 1263. |
1. Sunita Aralikar's story is incredible but true.P. Fortunately she was pulled out of the tiny grave by her maternal grandfather.Q. Her mother died when she was fifteen days old.R. Her grandfather decided to educate her on his own.S. She was buried alive by her illiterate father the next day.6. Today Sunita is an author and a well known social activist, fighting against female infanticide. |
| A. | PQRS |
| B. | SRQP |
| C. | QSPR |
| D. | PRSQ |
| Answer» D. PRSQ | |
| 1264. |
In the following question, sentences of a paragraph have been jumbled and labelled as A, B, C, and D. You are required to rearrange the jumbled sentences of the paragraph and mark your response accordingly by selecting the correct option.A. Yuri Gagarin, Alan Shepard, and Neil Armstrong - the first wave of space travelers—were trained astronauts thought to have the “right stuff” for risky missions.B. But early spaceflight wasn’t the exclusive province of men – or even humans.C. More than three years before Gagarin became the first human in space, the Soviets sent up a stray dog.D. Fruit flies, monkeys, mice, dogs, rabbits, and rats flew into space before humans. |
| A. | ABDC |
| B. | ADBC |
| C. | ADCB |
| D. | ABCD |
| Answer» B. ADBC | |
| 1265. |
Given below are four jumbled sentences. Pick the option that gives their correct order. A: They say that Jupiter punished him so, because he was such a lazy stay-at-home that he would not go to Jupiter’s wedding, even when especially invited.B: The Tortoise, you know, carries his house on his back.C: After many years, Tortoise began to wish he had gone to that wedding.D: No matter how hard he tries, he cannot leave home. |
| A. | DCAB |
| B. | BDAC |
| C. | BCDA |
| D. | CABD |
| Answer» C. BCDA | |
| 1266. |
Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order. A. Yet, whatever was printed was profound and even inspirational.B. In pre-independence India, there were two kinds of newspapers.C. The other spoke of the aspirations of the people and pointed out injustice.D. One set was supportive of colonial power. |
| A. | BACD |
| B. | BDCA |
| C. | ABDC |
| D. | DCAB |
| Answer» C. ABDC | |
| 1267. |
If we are afraid of public opinion, the attitude of the people towards us is |
| A. | sympathetic |
| B. | indifferent |
| C. | admiration |
| D. | ruthless |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1268. |
According to Gandhiji, truth complies to which of the following? |
| A. | God is the ultimate truth |
| B. | Truthfulness in word and deed |
| C. | Moral laws and code |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1269. |
Direction: The question below consists of a sentence, the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly.But, Kuala Lumpurwhere modem Malay executives (P) but will never miss Friday prayers (Q) might have a cellular phone in hand (R) is a city firmly rooted in tradition (S) The correct sequence should be |
| A. | R Q S P |
| B. | S P R Q |
| C. | R P S Q |
| D. | S Q R P |
| Answer» C. R P S Q | |
| 1270. |
In the above passage the author wants to convey |
| A. | Patriotism is second to any other sentiment |
| B. | Patriotism is not natural |
| C. | One must be patriotic to and extent |
| D. | One should be grateful to the land where one is born |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1271. |
According to the author, a cynic would say that technology has done nothing to change education because: |
| A. | The teaching fraternity doesn’t welcome any changes in the education sector. |
| B. | The classrooms today do not have any similarity with the classrooms in the past. |
| C. | The classrooms today do not have any similarity with the classrooms in the past and The teaching fraternity doesn’t welcome any changes in the education sector. |
| D. | Classrooms today do not look much different from the way they were in the past. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1272. |
India is still considered a developing economy because |
| A. | India has predominantly an agricultural economy |
| B. | industry contributes 29% to the economy |
| C. | of large dependence on manual labour activity instead of high technology value-added services |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 1273. |
Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.A. That sort of pollution, which is also widespread in other south east Asian nations, regularly kills wildlife like whales and turtles that ingest the waste.B. Environmental groups have tagged the Philippines as one of the world's biggest ocean polluters due to its reliance on single-use plastic.C. In Thailand also, a whale died last year after swallowing more than 80 plastic bags.D. In the latest case, a whale with 40 kilos of plastic trash in its stomach died on Saturday in southern Philippines where it was stranded a day earlier. |
| A. | BCAD |
| B. | ABCD |
| C. | BADC |
| D. | DABC |
| Answer» D. DABC | |
| 1274. |
Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.A. Some people love to watch birds or fish, but I love to watch how men and women behave.B. I love to watch people.C. I have the habit of observing everything they do – the way they walk, talk, pray, what they eat, read or wear.D. Nothing ever escapes my sharp eye. |
| A. | DCAB |
| B. | BACD |
| C. | BDCA |
| D. | CBDA |
| Answer» C. BDCA | |
| 1275. |
According to the passage, ‘necking’ is the: |
| A. | breeding by the largest males |
| B. | fight to woo the females |
| C. | repeated stretching of the neck |
| D. | elongation of the giraffes’ neck |
| Answer» C. repeated stretching of the neck | |
| 1276. |
Choose the best answer: Scientists have linked the mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous period with a meteorite impact on Earth because |
| A. | It is believed that meteorite activity influences the evolution on Earth |
| B. | The site of a large meteorite impact at the end of the Cretaceous period was identified in 1990 |
| C. | There have also been large meteorite impacts on the surface of the Moon, leaving craters |
| D. | Large meteorite impacts, such as one at the end of the Cretaceous period, can seriously affect climate, ecological niches, plants and animals |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1277. |
Directions: Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence(s), the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled as P, Q, R and S. given below each sentence are four sequences namely (1), (2), (3) and (4). You are required to rearrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly.P: several years agoQ: course on climate change at Texas A & M UniversityR: Professor Andrew Dessler created an introductoryS: for freshmen and sophomores |
| A. | P R Q S |
| B. | Q R P S |
| C. | S Q R P |
| D. | P Q R S |
| Answer» B. Q R P S | |
| 1278. |
Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order.A. As man's intelligence grew so did his power.B. This intelligence made him cleverer and stronger than enormous animals which would otherwise have destroyed him.C. The chief difference between man and the other animals was the intelligence of man.D. Combining intelligence with power, man developed weapons to fight his enemies. |
| A. | BCDA |
| B. | ACDB |
| C. | CBAD |
| D. | DABC |
| Answer» D. DABC | |
| 1279. |
Given below are six sentences of a passage. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences.S1: The climate question presents a leapfrog era for India's development paradigm.S6: This presents a good template for India, building on its existing plans to introduce electric mobility through buses first, and cars by 2030.P: It is aimed at achieving a shift to sustainable fuels, getting cities to commit to eco-friendly mobility and delivering more walkable communities, all of which will improve the quality of urban life.Q: At the Bonn conference, a new Transport Decarbonisation Alliance has been declared.R: This has to be resolutely pursued, breaking down the barriers to wider adoption of rooftop solar energy at every level and implementing net metering systems for all categories of consumers.S: Already, the country has chalked out an ambitious policy on renewable energy, hoping to generate 175 gigawatts of power from green sources by 2022. |
| A. | S R Q P |
| B. | S P R Q |
| C. | P R S Q |
| D. | Q R S P |
| Answer» B. S P R Q | |
| 1280. |
Choose the best option that expresses the tone of the passage. |
| A. | serious |
| B. | dismissive |
| C. | sentimental |
| D. | casual |
| Answer» D. casual | |
| 1281. |
According to Ruskin Bond, why is he an Indian? |
| A. | Because his parents have always lived in India. |
| B. | Because he has a history with India. |
| C. | Because he owns a house in India. |
| D. | Because he was raised by his step-father, an Indian Hindu. |
| Answer» C. Because he owns a house in India. | |
| 1282. |
Based on the passage, choose the statement that is not true. |
| A. | Will self’s daughter is discouraged from reading the novel ‘Great Expectations’ by her English teacher. |
| B. | The passage uses metaphors and allusions to junk food to foreground the dangers of ‘fast culture’. |
| C. | If Shakespeare were living today, the literary world would highly appreciate and honour his works. |
| D. | The Anglo-Saxon and Latin roots of English language vocabulary regularly lends itself to creation of new words. |
| Answer» D. The Anglo-Saxon and Latin roots of English language vocabulary regularly lends itself to creation of new words. | |
| 1283. |
Directions: Given below are four sentences, three of which, are jumbled. Pick the option that gives the correct order.A. In less than ten minutes, the two young men found the way that led to the cliff top.B. Halfway up, a large rock blocked their way.C. But their troubles were not over.D. They started shouting, hoping that someone might hear them. |
| A. | ABCD |
| B. | ACBD |
| C. | ADCB |
| D. | ADBC |
| Answer» C. ADCB | |
| 1284. |
Arrange the jumbled sentences to make a meaningful paragraph.A. Half the world's population is now under lockdown orders.B. As more information about the virus has become available, public advisories have also shapeshifted accordingly.C. It is to help fight the Covid-19 contagion that has picked up fearful pace through the month of March.D. One such evolution has taken place on the question of masks. |
| A. | ADBC |
| B. | ACBD |
| C. | ABCD |
| D. | ACDB |
| Answer» C. ABCD | |
| 1285. |
In the western societies, the occurrence of polio, diphtheria and tuberculosis has _______. |
| A. | Increased |
| B. | Completely stopped |
| C. | Decreased |
| D. | Continued without changes |
| Answer» D. Continued without changes | |
| 1286. |
Egya Mensa was reputed to: |
| A. | cure all patients in the central hospital |
| B. | help where Western medicines failed |
| C. | handle 75 per cent of rural population |
| D. | heal people by magic and religion |
| Answer» C. handle 75 per cent of rural population | |
| 1287. |
From the passage one can conclude that |
| A. | by showing smokers’ diseased lungs to teens, parents can influence them |
| B. | parents must pay for sports and other activities for their children. |
| C. | strict punishment is needed as it acts as a deterrent. |
| D. | bad habits can be checked by engaging teens in alternative activities. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1288. |
Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence, the part of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly.P: say from their forties onward,Q: it is a good ideaR: and continue to exercise for the rest of their livesS: for adults to start exercising, |
| A. | P R S Q |
| B. | Q R S P |
| C. | Q S P R |
| D. | P Q R S |
| Answer» D. P Q R S | |
| 1289. |
'Creates a tornado of restlessness' The word 'tornado' here means |
| A. | storm |
| B. | mixture |
| C. | waterfall |
| D. | confusion |
| Answer» B. mixture | |
| 1290. |
Given below are four sentences in jumbled order. Pick the option that gives their correct order.A. Very soon, he bought a young goat.B. When all his goats left him, Abdul was very lonely.C. He simply couldn’t do without his pets.D. He thought, “A young goat will stay with me for long.” |
| A. | CDBA |
| B. | BDAC |
| C. | BCAD |
| D. | CADB |
| Answer» D. CADB | |
| 1291. |
1. A poor woman lost her only son.P. He asked her to bring mustard seed from a house where no death had ever taken place.Q. As Buddha wanted her to understand that death is inevitable.R. She could not find such a house.S. She came to Buddha to bring her son back to life.6. The woman understood the message of Buddha. |
| A. | SPQR |
| B. | SQPR |
| C. | RSPQ |
| D. | SRPQ |
| Answer» C. RSPQ | |
| 1292. |
Given below are four jumbled sentences. Pick the option that gives their correct order.A. This record of migration is one of the greatest natural events on earth.B. Each Autumn, millions of Monarch butterflies leave their breeding grounds in US and Canada.C. The migration of the Monarch butterfly is an amazing phenomenon.D. They travel over 3000 miles to reach their destination. |
| A. | CBDA |
| B. | ADBC |
| C. | DCBA |
| D. | ABDC |
| Answer» B. ADBC | |
| 1293. |
In the following question, the 1st and the last part of the sentence/passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence/ passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence/passage and find out which of the four combinations iscorrect.1. I got on a colourful bus filled with all kinds of strange people.P. We arrived at a gate like the one in Salvador Dali's paintings.Q. The bus rode across the dirty expanses without roads.R. At first, I wasn't aware that the bus roof was loaded with drugs.S. Everyone was filled with dust and often the wheels would sink into the soft soil.6. It was a gate neither separated nor connected anything from or to anything. |
| A. | QRSP |
| B. | SPQR |
| C. | RQSP |
| D. | RSPQ |
| Answer» D. RSPQ | |
| 1294. |
Given below are six sentences of a passage. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as SI and S6. The middle four-sentence in each have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences.S1: The weak have no place here, in this life or in any other life. weakness leads to slavery.S6: This is a great fact: strength is life, weakness is death, Strength is felicity, life eternal, immortal; weakness is constant strain and misery: weakness is death.P: They dare not approach us, they have no power to get a hold on us, until the mind is weakened.Q: Weakness leads to all kinds of misery, physical and mental. Weakness is death.R: But they cannot harm us unless we become weak until the body is ready and predisposed to receive them.S: There are hundreds of thousands of microbes surrounding us. |
| A. | P Q R S |
| B. | P R Q S |
| C. | Q R S P |
| D. | Q S R P |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1295. |
Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order. A. I found he was an old sailor and knew all the seafaring men in Bristol.B. So, I engaged him on the spot to be the ship's cook but he proved to be much more.C. He had lost his health ashore and wanted a berth as cook to get to the sea again.D. I was standing on the dock when by accident I fell in talk with a stranger. |
| A. | DACB |
| B. | CBAD |
| C. | DBAC |
| D. | BACD |
| Answer» B. CBAD | |
| 1296. |
Directions: In the following sentences, some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up, you are required to rearrange these parts which are labeled as P, Q, R, S to produce the correct sentence.Mrs. Dalal had a soft spot for Boorima______(P) occasionally she gave the old woman(Q) flavor her stew(R) some ginger paste(S) with which to |
| A. | PQRS |
| B. | SRPQ |
| C. | QRPS |
| D. | PRSQ |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1297. |
In which paragraph does the writer say that it is revealed that some women would not like to work in the factory? |
| A. | In paragraph four |
| B. | In paragraph three |
| C. | In paragraph two |
| D. | In paragraph one |
| Answer» B. In paragraph three | |
| 1298. |
If ‘KCLFTSB’ stands for ‘best of luck’ and ‘SHSWDG’ stands for ‘good wishes’, which of the following indicates ‘ace the exam’? |
| A. | MCHTX |
| B. | MXHTC |
| C. | XMHCT |
| D. | XMHTC |
| Answer» C. XMHCT | |
| 1299. |
At present, man is partly ______ in his behaviour and attitude. |
| A. | beastly |
| B. | divine |
| C. | cowardly |
| D. | ignorant |
| Answer» B. divine | |
| 1300. |
'As if in ceaseless activity' The word 'ceaseless' means |
| A. | temporary |
| B. | flawless |
| C. | permanent |
| D. | continuous |
| Answer» E. | |