Selecting Words MCQs : This section focuses on the "Selecting Words". These Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) should be practiced to improve the Selecting Words skills required for various interviews (campus interview, walk-in interview, company interview), placement, entrance exam and other competitive examinations.
Question 1
Fate smiles ...... those who untiringly grapple with stark realities of life.
A. with
B. over
C. on
D. round
Question 2
The miser gazed ...... at the pile of gold coins in front of him.
A. avidly
B. admiringly
C. thoughtfully
D. earnestly
Question 3
Catching the earlier train will give us the ...... to do some shopping.
A. chance
B. luck
C. possibility
D. occasion
Question 4
I saw a ...... of cows in the field.
A. group
B. herd
C. swarm
D. flock
Question 5
The grapes are now ...... enough to be picked.
A. ready
B. mature
C. ripe
D. advanced
Question 6
Success in this examination depends ...... hard work alone.
A. at
B. over
C. for
D. on
Question 7
My uncle decided to take ...... and my sister to the market.
A. I
B. mine
C. me
D. myself
Question 8
If you smuggle goods into the country, they may be ...... by the customs authority.
A. possessed
B. punished
C. confiscated
D. fined
Question 9
Man does not live by ...... alone.
A. food
B. bread
C. meals
D. diet
Question 10
Piyush behaves strangely at times and, therefore, nobody gets ...... with him.
A. about
B. through
C. along
D. up
Question 11
Rohan and Rohit are twin brothers, but they do not look ......
A. unique
B. different
C. likely
D. alike
Question 12
To err is ...... to forgive divine.
A. beastly
B. human
C. inhuman
D. natural
Question 13
The ruling party will have to put its own house ...... order.
A. in
B. on
C. to
D. into
Question 14
...... of old paintings is a job for experts.
A. Resurrection
B. Retrieval
C. Restoration
D. Resumption
Question 15
During Diwali the shops are ...... of people.
A. busy
B. full
C. crowded
D. bubbling
Question 16
The paths of glory lead ...... to the grave.
A. straight
B. but
C. in
D. directly
Question 17
The telephone ...... several times before I answered it.
A. was ringing
B. has rung
C. had rung
D. would ring
Question 18
He passed the examination in the first class because he ......
A. was hard working for it
B. worked hardly for it
C. had worked hard for it
D. was working hard for it
Question 19
Jawaharlal spent his childhood ...... Anand Bhawan.
A. at
B. in
C. on
D. across
Question 20
If negotiations are to prove fruitful, there must not only be sincerity on each side, but there must also be ...... in the sincerity of the other side.
A. faith
B. belief
C. substance
D. certainty
Question 21
I hate sitting ...... him as he always smells of garlic.
A. besides
B. along
C. at
D. beside
Question 22
Some regions of our country still remain ...... to the average man.
A. inaccessible
B. impossible
C. impermeable
D. impenetrable
Question 23
It ...... that Prashant will not be selected for the post
A. feels
B. looks
C. believes
D. seems
Question 24
In Bush, Saddam was up ...... more than his match.
A. for
B. into
C. against
D. to
Question 25
I haven't seen you ...... a week.
A. within
B. since
C. for
D. from
Question 26
I listened, but I had no idea what he was ...... about.
A. saying
B. talking
C. telling
D. discussing
Question 27
The car in which the minister was traveling ...... with an accident.
A. hit
B. drove
C. crashed
D. met
Question 28
The non cooperative attitude of the members can only ...... the image of the society.
A. spoil
B. improve
C. degrade
D. defame
Question 29
Sonika is quite intelligent but rather ......
A. idealistic
B. generous
C. lazy
D. optimistic
Question 30
In a little-publicised deal, Pepsi, Cola has ...... the entire soft drink market in Afghanistan.
A. occupied
B. conquered
C. swallowed
D. captured
Question 31
He ...... in wearing the old fashioned coat in spite of his wife's disapproval.
A. insists
B. persists
C. desists
D. resists
Question 32
She ...... a brief appearance at the end of party.
A. put on
B. put in
C. put across
D. put up
Question 33
Life is to death as pleasure is to ......
A. poverty
B. suffering
C. anguish
D. pain
Question 34
This, partly, explains how the Mehta family has been able to ...... its lavish lifestyle in recent times, despite the fact that all its assets have been ......
A. keep, removed
B. afford, attached
C. develop, liquidated
D. keep up, destroyed
Question 35
The machine is difficult to build ...... easy to maintain.
A. but
B. and
C. for
D. if
Question 36
If you work beyond your capacity, you will naturally feel ......
A. drowsy
B. tired
C. confident
D. giddy
Question 37
If you persists in telling lies to me I shall sue you ...... slander.
A. to
B. on
C. for
D. with
Question 38
His father-in-law ...... him up in business.
A. put
B. made
C. set
D. built
Question 39
...... works of reference are valuable as Encyclopedia, Brittanica.
A. A few
B. Few
C. The few
D. Fewer
Question 40
This book is quite similar ......
A. with the "Treasure Island"
B. of that film we saw at school
C. to the one I read last week
D. than a story told by our teacher
Question 41
If our friends are not able to take us in their car, we must make ...... arrangements to go to the airport.
A. alternative
B. another
C. alternate
D. possible
Question 42
A crescendo of metallic thuds arose from the market, where the iron-smiths were ...... the pieces of metals.
A. flattening
B. striking
C. hammering
D. thrashing
Question 43
I haven't eaten an apple ...... a long while.
A. from
B. since
C. for
D. until
Question 44
The parliament invested the new organisation ...... judicial authority.
A. by
B. with
C. from
D. through
Question 45
Owing to the power cut in the area, factories are being forced to ...... men
A. throw away
B. send off
C. put off
D. lay off
Question 46
Man must ...... to stop pollution.
A. act
B. perform
C. operate
D. behave
Question 47
He was sent to the prison for his ......
A. sin
B. vice
C. crime
D. guilt
Question 48
The answer was written ...... blue ink.
A. with
B. by
C. in
D. on
Question 49
Many ...... decisions were taken at the meeting.
A. hectic
B. historic
C. historical
D. histrionic
Question 50
Those who persist in the endeavor at long last triumph ...... the odds of life.
A. over
B. on
C. upon
D. about
Question 51
In the modern materialistic society, the only aim of people appears to be ...... money by fair means or foul.
A. print
B. produce
C. acquire
D. extort
Question 52
What is the ...... for an air letter?
A. fare
B. value
C. postage
D. stamp
Question 53
He became enamored ...... her grace when he first saw her dance.
A. with
B. of
C. by
D. in
Question 54
Rama was so badly injured that he needed ...... care in the hospital.
A. extensive
B. little
C. deep
D. intensive
Question 55
You cannot devise a method which ...... all possibility of errors.
A. excludes
B. includes
C. avoids
D. ignores
Question 56
Many areas of the city were ...... into darkness for several hours.
A. spread
B. plunged
C. merged
D. deep
Question 57
Find the ...... that accompany these cartoons.
A. topics
B. titles
C. captions
D. headings
Question 58
I don't really know how to ...... the problem.
A. tackle
B. cope
C. draw
D. erase
Question 59
The English schemed to continue their rule in India by playing off one community ...... the other.
A. before
B. upon
C. against
D. with
Question 60
The passengers were afraid, but the captain ...... them that there was no danger.
A. promised
B. assured
C. advised
D. counselled
Question 61
The family gave father a gold watch on the ...... of his fiftieth birthday.
A. time
B. event
C. occasion
D. celebration
Question 62
The park ...... as far as the river.
A. extends
B. advances
C. enlarges
D. emerges
Question 63
Many of the advances of civilisation have been conceived by young people just on the ...... of adulthood
A. boundary
B. threshold
C. peak
D. horizon
Question 64
Arti pulled a long ...... when she was told that she could not go to Agra.
A. mouth
B. skirt
C. face
D. hand
Question 65
Brothers must live in harmony. They must never fall ......
A. off
B. out
C. apart
D. away
Question 66
I was astounded at his ...... lack of knowledge about the Continent of Africa.
A. abundant
B. colossal
C. huge
D. great
Question 67
Ayesha always ...... the permission of her father before going for movies.
A. seeking
B. seeks
C. sought
D. seeker
Question 68
He felt no ...... as he plunged the knife into her back.
A. qualms
B. scruple
C. conscience
D. morals
Question 69
You haven't had your lunch yet, ...... you?
A. are
B. aren't
C. have
D. haven't
Question 70
The manner in which bombs exploded in five trains with in a short span of time suggests that it is a part of a ......
A. game
B. conspiracy
C. villainy
D. sabotage
Question 71
Wheat ...... carbohydrates, vitamins, proteins, and dietary fibre in our daily diet.
A. has
B. gives
C. yields
D. provides
Question 72
The waiter hasn't brought the coffee ...... I've been here an hour already.
A. till
B. up
C. yet
D. still
Question 73
In our zeal for progress we should not ...... executive with more power.
A. avoid
B. give
C. enhance
D. arm
Question 74
You've only three months to complete the course, Don't give ...... now.
A. out
B. away
C. up
D. off
Question 75
The traveler slept under the ...... shade of banyan tree.
A. cold
B. cool
C. cooling
D. dark
Question 76
She has an aversion ...... taking even onion and garlic.
A. with
B. at
C. against
D. to
Question 77
The river overflowed its ...... and flooded the area.
A. edges
B. fronts
C. limits
D. banks
Question 78
...... The arrival of the police, nobody went near the victim.
A. Unless
B. Although
C. Even
D. Till
Question 79
When I was a child, I ......to school everyday instead going by cycle.
A. had walked
B. walked
C. have walked
D. have been walking
Question 80
Farida sings very well and ...... does salim.
A. even
B. too
C. also
D. so
Question 81
The old Nature versus ...... debate regarding crime continues even today.
A. Man
B. Universe
C. Culture
D. Nurture
Question 82
The Sun ...... at six this morning.
A. raised
B. rose
C. arose
D. aroused
Question 83
That rule is applicable ...... every one.
A. to
B. for
C. about
D. with
Question 84
Her parents will never give their ...... to so much an unsuitable match.
A. acquiescence
B. consent
C. agreement
D. willingness
Question 85
He tried to ...... himself against a horde of ruffians.
A. collect
B. save
C. support
D. defend
Question 86
According to corporate circles data is pushing through the merger to create financially ...... company in the processed foods business, the group's thrust area for the 1990's
A. acceptable
B. powerful
C. leading
D. straight
Question 87
Indeed, all over the world, more and more people are ...... coffee.
A. wanting
B. drinking
C. liking
D. partaking
Question 88
Like any other country India has its ...... share of superstitions.
A. proper
B. abundant
C. fair
D. peculiar
Question 89
The new education policy provides a useful ...... for the planners to remove illiteracy.
A. breakup
B. breakthrough
C. breakaway
D. break-in
Question 90
People who ...... on horses usually lose in the end.
A. gamble
B. play
C. risk
D. place
Question 91
About twenty clerks were made ...... when the banks introduced computers.
A. dispensable
B. redundant
C. expandable
D. obsolete
Question 92
After the rain the weather ...... and the sun came out.
A. cleared out
B. cleared up
C. cleared away
D. cleared off
Question 93
The building comprises ...... sixty rooms.
A. of
B. onto
C. by
D. no preposition needed
Question 94
Namrata was found to ...... the required qualifications for the job.
A. contain
B. disclose
C. posses
D. acquire
Question 95
Government buildings are ...... on the Republic day.
A. enlightened
B. lightened
C. illuminated
D. glowed
Question 96
we had ...... wonderful time at the party last night.
A. such a
B. so
C. such
D. very
Question 97
An employment advertisement should ...... the number of vacancies.
A. provide
B. specify
C. contain
D. declare
Question 98
When varun left the cocktail party he was as ...... as a judge.
A. sober
B. drunk
C. brave
D. wise
Question 99
The criminal seems to have acted in ...... the three others.
A. collusion
B. coalition
C. collision
D. cohesion
Question 100
Soft minded individuals are ...... to embrace all kinds superstitions.
A. disposed
B. eager
C. reluctant
D. prone
Question 101
The stenographer is very efficient. He is ...... to his firm.
A. a boon
B. a credit
C. blessing a
D. an asset
Question 102
However, the group's long-term strategy is to ...... on core sector business connected with infrastructure and energy.
A. breed
B. develop
C. concentrate
D. depend
Question 103
The man came in a van to ...... the television set.
A. mend
B. reform
C. correct
D. alter
Question 104
Nobody can ...... me to do anything which I do not want to do.
A. encourage
B. request
C. oppose
D. compel
Question 105
The stenographer is very efficient. He is ...... to his firm.
A. a boon
B. a credit
C. a blessing
D. an asset
Question 106
A sanguine outlook is associated with the ......
A. rationalist
B. socialist
C. philanthropist
D. optimist
Question 107
His conduct is bad, and his honesty is not ...... suspicion.
A. above
B. beyond
C. under
D. in
Question 108
It is 14 years since i ...... him.
A. have seen
B. had seen
C. saw
D. see
Question 109
It being an ...... issue, it is not correct to introduce questions of morality in to the debate.
A. moral
B. immoral
C. amoral
D. irrelevant
Question 110
Natwarlal ...... them all for a ride by producing false documents.
A. took
B. cheated
C. kept
D. let
Question 111
True brevity ...... in saying only what needs to be said.
A. consists
B. depicts
C. portrays
D. resides
Question 112
Health is too important to be ......
A. discarded
B. despised
C. detested
D. neglected
Question 113
In hot weather I like lying in the ...... of a tree.
A. shade
B. shelter
C. protection
D. shadow
Question 114
It was indeed unreasonable ...... him to leave this job and start business.
A. in
B. with
C. upon
D. of
Question 115
One major ...... between the Election Commission and the Union Government related to the powers of the former in respect of the deployment of central police forces at places where are elections is held.
A. irritant
B. conflict
C. pain
D. culprit
Question 116
We shall not to be able to use your ability in court unless we can find someone to ...... to statements.
A. corroborate
B. avouch
C. verify
D. approve
Question 117
He is too dull ...... this problem.
A. solving
B. to solving
C. to solve
D. solves
Question 118
He is the person who is ...... to blame.
A. mostly
B. sure
C. most
D. bound
Question 119
We had to pay more taxi fare because the driver brought us by a ...... route.
A. circular
B. circumscribed
C. longest
D. circuitous
Question 120
He was accused ...... stealing his aunt's necklace.
A. for
B. with
C. of
D. on
Question 121
He knew everything better than anybody else, and it was an affront to his ...... vanity that you should disagree with him.
A. overstrung
B. overweening
C. overwhelming
D. overwrought
Question 122
It's very kind of you to ...... to speak at the meeting.
A. accept
B. agree
C. comply
D. concur
Question 123
Pakistan lost a ...... wicket just when they seemed to be doing so well, and that led to their eventual defeat.
A. critical
B. crucial
C. sensitive
D. providential
Question 124
Sita's heart ...... at the sight of the beautiful diamond necklace.
A. leapt
B. stopped
C. slowed
D. ran
Question 125
He lives near a lovely ...... of countryside.
A. length
B. piece
C. section
D. stretch
Question 126
Ambition is one of those ......which are never satisfied.
A. ideas
B. fancies
C. passions
D. feeds
Question 127
He is a person of sound character and ...... disposition.
A. beneficent
B. morous
C. amiable
D. amicable
Question 128
If I take a state roadways bus, I'll get late, ...... ?
A. isn't it
B. won't I
C. will I
D. is it
Question 129
In high school many of us never realised the importance that grammar would ...... in later life.
A. figure
B. portray
C. play
D. exercise
Question 130
In a changing and ...... unstructured business environment, creativity and innovation are being ...... demanded of executives.
A. highly, extremely
B. progressively, increasingly
C. increasingly, moderately
D. excessively, rapidly
Question 131
On account of the dearth of grass on the arid plains the cattle became ......
A. flippant
B. jubilant
C. agitated
D. emaciated
Question 132
A woman came in with a baby who, she said, ...... a safety pin.
A. was just swallowing
B. swallowed
C. had just swallowed
D. just swallowed
Question 133
The Hubble Space Telescope will search for planets around the stars, a key to the ...... extraterrestrial life, and examine interstellar dust and gases out of which stars are born.
A. perception
B. discovery
C. enquiry
D. quest
Question 134
She ...... Rs 80 out of the bank every Friday.
A. obtains
B. draws
C. pulls
D. extracts
Question 135
The American ...... presented his credentials to the President of India.
A. adviser
B. ambassador
C. delegate
D. representative
Question 136
Once he has signed the agreement, he won't be able to ......
A. back up
B. back in
C. back at
D. back out
Question 137
It was difficult to remove my feet as it had got stuck ...... in the mud.
A. fairly
B. greatly
C. widely
D. firmly
Question 138
He is a very careful person, he never takes side but remains ......
A. impartial
B. unbiased
C. neutral
D. prejudiced
Question 139
West Bengal ...... plentiful rainfall and is consequently a very green part of the country.
A. misses
B. receives
C. expects
D. regrets
Question 140
this brand of TV is quite inferior ...... that one.
A. than
B. to
C. with
D. over
Question 141
It is not what you say that ...... but what you do
A. matches
B. implies
C. matters
D. moves
Question 142
Jawaharlal spent his childhood ________ Anand Bhawan.
A. at
B. in
C. on
D. across
Question 143
Find the ...... that accompany these cartoons
A. topics
B. titles
C. captions
D. headings
Question 144
Please' and 'Thank you' are the little courtesies by which we keep the ...... of life oiled and running smoothly.
A. path
B. machine
C. garden
D. river
Question 145
I put ...... the light and slept.
A. up
B. down
C. in
D. out
Question 146
...... all intents and purposes, the manager is the master of the firm.
A. in
B. upon
C. with
D. to
Question 147
The pilot had been warned about the storm, before he ......
A. took away
B. took up
C. took over
D. took off
Question 148
Hardly had he arrived ...... it started raining.
A. before
B. when
C. than
D. after
Question 149
I ...... a car to be absolutely necessary these days.
A. consider
B. regard
C. think
D. agree
Question 150
Besides other provisions, that shopkeeper deals ...... cosmetics.
A. with
B. in
C. at
D. for
Question 151
Leave a two inch ...... on each page for the teacher's remarks.
A. border
B. margin
C. blank
D. gap
Question 152
The team was well trained and strong, but somehow their ...... was low.
A. feeling
B. moral
C. consciousness
D. morale
Question 153
The lovers were meeting each other secretly, but their ...... affair was soon known to everyone.
A. clandestine
B. covert
C. unknown
D. candid
Question 154
The king ...... the rebel.
A. excused
B. forgave
C. pardoned
D. none of these
Question 155
I shall call ...... you tomorrow.
A. at
B. on
C. with
D. by
Question 156
She ...... from the crowd because of her height and flaming red hair.
A. stood out
B. stood off
C. stood up
D. stood by
Question 157
In a large cities people are cut ...... from nature.
A. away
B. off
C. out
D. down
Question 158
The more your action and thought are allied and ...... the happier you grow.
A. diverget
B. unravelled
C. integrated
D. invincible
Question 159
We had a ...... of warm weather in February.
A. time
B. spell
C. length
D. phase
Question 160
Physically we are now all neighbors, but psychologically. we are ...... to each other.
A. primitives
B. complimentary
C. strangers
D. cowards
Question 161
When their examinations are over, the children gleefully ...... the books they had been reading.
A. shelve
B. sidetrack
C. overthrew
D. abandon
Question 162
Chintu is ...... small to start playing cricket now.
A. very
B. much
C. too
D. more
Question 163
The thief ...... all the money.
A. made up
B. made off with
C. mode do with
D. made good
Question 164
The luggage was ...... heavy for him to lift
A. much
B. as
C. so
D. too
Question 165
Walking at 3'o clock, I heard the ...... of thunder.
A. crackle
B. rumble
C. ripple
D. clank
Question 166
A stone that goes on rolling ...... no moss.
A. collects
B. gets
C. gathers
D. accumulates
Question 167
The earth is at present in great danger of becoming uninhabitable because of ...... environmental pollution which is going on at an incredible rapid pace.
A. gigantic
B. inhuman
C. stupendous
D. colossal
Question 168
Moreover, a fact finding mission ...... by BSN to India in January this year strongly recommended that the French group should go it alone, and not hand over ...... to an Indian Partner.
A. organised, papers
B. constituted, authority
C. sponsored, power
D. dispatched, control
Question 169
There is a keen ...... in each trade.
A. contest
B. comparison
C. competition
D. cooperation
Question 170
Now, the management graduate can expect to have a prosperous life on a ...... income without having to depend on finding a place in family busiess having to tend the paternal estates.
A. professional
B. regular
C. meaningful
D. dependable
Question 171
The boy fell ...... bicycle.
A. of
B. off
C. from
D. under
Question 172
The French ...... reputed to have a very good sense of humour.
A. is
B. was
C. are
D. will be
Question 173
Johny, where are you? ...... up this tree.
A. There I am
B. There am I
C. Here am I
D. Here I am
Question 174
That the poor in our country, are happy is
A. a dream
B. a vision
C. an ideal
D. an illusion
Question 175
The robbers were arrested and ...... prison yesterday.
A. brought into
B. brought to
C. taken into
D. taken to
Question 176
The cinema ...... a welcome escape from cramped and dull city life and the Indians are avid movie-goers.
A. depicts
B. highlights
C. follows
D. offers
Question 177
I shall take revenge ...... you.
A. from
B. with
C. on
D. at
Question 178
This book is a useful ...... to our library.
A. discovery
B. asset
C. addition
D. arrival
Question 179
The boy was cured ...... typhoid.
A. from
B. of
C. for
D. through
Question 180
The communalist represents the ...... of everything noble that we have inherited from our culture and history.
A. antithesis
B. antidote
C. immorality
D. antagonism
Question 181
He is so ...... to light that he never leaves the house without sunglasses.
A. insensitive
B. sensitive
C. afraid
D. immune
Question 182
The ...... of the Minister's statement cannot be verified by people who have no access to official records.
A. veracity
B. verbosity
C. ambiguity
D. validity
Question 183
But the introductory fee does not stop after the initial handshake, brokers have to ...... it up after each transaction.
A. bring
B. cough
C. boost
D. give
Question 184
Colgate has also set an ambitious aim of ......on 8% value shared of tooth paste market by then end of first years.
A. cornering
B. soliciting
C. disturbing
D. keeping
Question 185
...... a failure of some traffic lights, traffic is moving very slowly.
A. Owing
B. Due to
C. Because
D. Since
Question 186
The battalion operating from the mountain was able to ...... three enemy divisons.
A. tie up
B. tie down
C. tie on
D. tie with
Question 187
I purposely ...... meet you during my last visit to Kashmir.
A. didn't
B. won't
C. hadn't
D. wouldn't
Question 188
I have read one novel by Premchand. I want to read ...... novel by him.
A. other
B. another
C. all
D. few
Question 189
A man remains narrow minded, self compliance and ignorant unless he visits other people and ...... from them.
A. earns
B. borrows
C. learns
D. hears
Question 190
My father ...... down for a nap.
A. lays
B. laid
C. lain
D. lie
Question 191
I think they allow their children too much ......
A. liberality
B. latitude
C. lassitude
D. levity
Question 192
Once you suspect a person of double dealing, you ought to keep him at arm's ......
A. distance
B. length
C. aim
D. width
Question 193
Affix a revenue stamp and put your signature ...... it.
A. on
B. upo
C. above
D. over
Question 194
My first lesson ...... forgiveness came from my mother.
A. upon
B. about
C. in
D. on
Question 195
At one point, it looked as if an area of agreement would ...... specially over the issue of productivity linked wages.
A. develop
B. come out
C. emerge
D. grow
Question 196
Do you know ......?
A. where she comes from
B. where does she come from
C. where from she comes
D. from where does she come
Question 197
God is ......
A. graceful
B. gracious
C. grateful
D. greatful
Question 198
He is so ...... that he immediately believe my story of ghosts.
A. innocent
B. credulous
C. vociferous
D. credible