MCQ With Answer
1.(a)Wildcraft, one of india's few /(b) home-grown companies, was set up in 1992 /(c) and introduced a new fashionable travel brand /(d) No error
A.(a)
B.(b)
C.(c)
D.(d)
Correct Option: B
'Home-grown companies was set up 1992.' The subject is Wildcraft.' which is singular.
2.(a) The investigation found that when the fire broke out /(b) in the factory, neither the extinguishers nor the sprinkler system /(c) were working /(d) No error
A.(a)
B.(b)
C.(c)
D.(d)
Correct Option: C
With 'neither...nor' construct, the verb agrees with the noun that comes later.
3.Take this medication twice in a day. It will inhibit the infection's spread in the body. What does “inhibit” mean?
A.live in a certain place
B.block or slow down
C.itch or burn
D.help to do something important
Correct Option: B
Inhibit means hinder, restrain, or prevent (an action or process)
This discovery was subsequently used to inhibit the formation of these proteins
The residual dream feelings may either reinforce or inhibit contemplated action
4.EVOCATIVE
A.Reminiscent
B.Inciting
C.Incendiary
D.Falsified
Correct Option: A
Prompting memories of things from the past.
5.AFFLUENCE
A.Influence
B.Comfort
C.Wealth
D.Power
Correct Option: C
Wealth. Influence has power as a synonym
6.Hand in glove
A.Not volunteering to work
B.Helping someone
C.Work in close association with someone
D.Work secretly
Correct Option: C
7.The rebel spies were charged with ______ and put on trial.
A.sedition
B.attrition
C.interaction
D.reiteration
E.perdition
Correct Option: A
means resistance, insurrection; conduct directed against public order and the tranquility of the state.
8.A blessing in disguise
A.Something bad that turns out to be beneficial
B.A dishonest blessing
C.A curse
D.A blessing that turns out to be undesirable
Correct Option: A
9.Hand in glove
A.Not volunteering to work
B.Helping someone
C.Work in close association with someone
D.Work secretly
Correct Option: C
work in close association with someone,usually for something illegal or understand
10.(a) The authorities must be cautious enough to prevent such misadventure
(b) Internet is one of the most modern communication techniques
(c) But there is danger of foreign businessmen encroaching into the field of indian technology
(d) It may be regarded as milestone in the development of communication facilities in India
(e) India has just started trying it nationally
A.becda
B.bdcea
C.bedca
D.badce
Correct Option: C
b is the opening sentence in all choices. d follows e (..just started...milestone...) similarly a follows c (...such misadventure in a refers to ...The danger of....in c)
11.The ______ weather patterns of the tropical island meant tourists had to carry both umbrellas and sunglasses.
A.impertinent
B.supplicant
C.preeminent
D.illustrative
E.kaleidoscopic
Correct Option: E
means continually changing or quickly shifting.
12.Although I’d asked a simple “yes” or “no” question, Irfan’s reply was ______, and I didn’t know how to interpret it.
A.prodigal
B.irate
C.equivocal
D.voracious
E.harrowing
Correct Option: C
means open to two or more interpretations, ambiguous and often intended to mislead; open to question, uncertain.
13.FCI has assured the government it will be able to implement recommendations of the panel that has _______ a complete ____________ of the organisation.
A.Recommended, revamp
B.Resisted, haul up
C.Insisted, departure
D.Contested, statute
Correct Option: A
Recommended, revamp`
14.Feasible
A.Practical
B.Impossible
C.Pragmatic
D.Drastic
Correct Option: B
Feasible means possible and practical to do easily or conveniently
The plan looked feasible in theory but it completely failed on implementation
The scientists are looking for the most feasible scenario
The opposite of feasible is impossible
It is impossible to recreate life in laboratory
Meaning of other words in the option
Pragmatic means dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations
The Kashmir issue can only be solved through pragmatic approach
His pragmatic behavior earned him many success in his business
Drastic means likely to have a strong or far-reaching effect; radical and extreme
With economy in doldrums, the government was forced to take drastic steps to prop up economy
15.BUOYANT
A.Increasing
B.Cheerful
C.Sinking
D.Levelling
Correct Option: B
The word means able to float or coming up or cheerful and optimistic.
16.Hand out
A.Award
B.Advertisement
C.Request
D.None of these
Correct Option: A
To hand out is to award something to someone or distribute something. Usage: 'The contract to build the dam was handed out to company from Sweden'.
17.Find the correctly spelt word
A.Absense
B.Absence
C.Abcence
D.Abcense
Correct Option: B
Absence means the state of being away from a place or person
18.Giulia soon discovered the source of the ______ smell in the room: a week-old tuna sandwich that one of the children had hidden in the closet.
A.quaint
B.fastidious
C.clandestine
D.laconic
E.fetid
Correct Option: E
means having a foul or offensive odor, putrid.
19.An audit says the $211 million state advertising contract intended to help boost the economy has shown no TANGIBLE results.
A.Good
B.Perceptible
C.Immediate
D.Long-Term
Correct Option: B
Tangible is something that is significant or perceptible.
20.The settlers found an ideal location with plenty of ______ land for farming and a mountain stream for fresh water and irrigation.
A.candid
B.provincial
C.arable
D.timid
E.quaint
Correct Option: C
means suitable for cultivation, fit for plowing and farming productively.
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