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
The traveler slept under the ...... shade of banyan tree.
A. cold
B. cool
C. cooling
D. dark
Question 2
The grapes are now ...... enough to be picked.
A. ready
B. mature
C. ripe
D. advanced
Question 3
His father-in-law ...... him up in business.
A. put
B. made
C. set
D. built
Question 4
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 5
The non cooperative attitude of the members can only ...... the image of the society.
A. spoil
B. improve
C. degrade
D. defame
Question 6
Man does not live by ...... alone.
A. food
B. bread
C. meals
D. diet
Question 7
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 8
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 9
An employment advertisement should ...... the number of vacancies.
A. provide
B. specify
C. contain
D. declare
Question 10
I listened, but I had no idea what he was ...... about.
A. saying
B. talking
C. telling
D. discussing
Question 11
Namrata was found to ...... the required qualifications for the job.
A. contain
B. disclose
C. posses
D. acquire
Question 12
The answer was written ...... blue ink.
A. with
B. by
C. in
D. on
Question 13
I don't really know how to ...... the problem.
A. tackle
B. cope
C. draw
D. erase
Question 14
In a little-publicised deal, Pepsi, Cola has ...... the entire soft drink market in Afghanistan.
A. occupied
B. conquered
C. swallowed
D. captured
Question 15
He tried to ...... himself against a horde of ruffians.
A. collect
B. save
C. support
D. defend
Question 16
Brothers must live in harmony. They must never fall ......
A. off
B. out
C. apart
D. away
Question 17
Rama was so badly injured that he needed ...... care in the hospital.
A. extensive
B. little
C. deep
D. intensive
Question 18
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 19
The waiter hasn't brought the coffee ...... I've been here an hour already.
A. till
B. up
C. yet
D. still
Question 20
Nobody can ...... me to do anything which I do not want to do.
A. encourage
B. request
C. oppose
D. compel
Question 21
He felt no ...... as he plunged the knife into her back.
A. qualms
B. scruple
C. conscience
D. morals
Question 22
Catching the earlier train will give us the ...... to do some shopping.
A. chance
B. luck
C. possibility
D. occasion
Question 23
Find the ...... that accompany these cartoons.
A. topics
B. titles
C. captions
D. headings
Question 24
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 25
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 26
The criminal seems to have acted in ...... the three others.
A. collusion
B. coalition
C. collision
D. cohesion
Question 27
Fate smiles ...... those who untiringly grapple with stark realities of life.
A. with
B. over
C. on
D. round
Question 28
The old Nature versus ...... debate regarding crime continues even today.
A. Man
B. Universe
C. Culture
D. Nurture
Question 29
The river overflowed its ...... and flooded the area.
A. edges
B. fronts
C. limits
D. banks
Question 30
Many areas of the city were ...... into darkness for several hours.
A. spread
B. plunged
C. merged
D. deep
Question 31
What is the ...... for an air letter?
A. fare
B. value
C. postage
D. stamp
Question 32
If you work beyond your capacity, you will naturally feel ......
A. drowsy
B. tired
C. confident
D. giddy
Question 33
we had ...... wonderful time at the party last night.
A. such a
B. so
C. such
D. very
Question 34
She has an aversion ...... taking even onion and garlic.
A. with
B. at
C. against
D. to
Question 35
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 36
Sonika is quite intelligent but rather ......
A. idealistic
B. generous
C. lazy
D. optimistic
Question 37
During Diwali the shops are ...... of people.
A. busy
B. full
C. crowded
D. bubbling
Question 38
Man must ...... to stop pollution.
A. act
B. perform
C. operate
D. behave
Question 39
Wheat ...... carbohydrates, vitamins, proteins, and dietary fibre in our daily diet.
A. has
B. gives
C. yields
D. provides
Question 40
I haven't eaten an apple ...... a long while.
A. from
B. since
C. for
D. until
Question 41
After the rain the weather ...... and the sun came out.
A. cleared out
B. cleared up
C. cleared away
D. cleared off
Question 42
You cannot devise a method which ...... all possibility of errors.
A. excludes
B. includes
C. avoids
D. ignores
Question 43
Some regions of our country still remain ...... to the average man.
A. inaccessible
B. impossible
C. impermeable
D. impenetrable
Question 44
...... works of reference are valuable as Encyclopedia, Brittanica.
A. A few
B. Few
C. The few
D. Fewer
Question 45
Life is to death as pleasure is to ......
A. poverty
B. suffering
C. anguish
D. pain
Question 46
Success in this examination depends ...... hard work alone.
A. at
B. over
C. for
D. on
Question 47
...... The arrival of the police, nobody went near the victim.
A. Unless
B. Although
C. Even
D. Till
Question 48
It ...... that Prashant will not be selected for the post
A. feels
B. looks
C. believes
D. seems
Question 49
I was astounded at his ...... lack of knowledge about the Continent of Africa.
A. abundant
B. colossal
C. huge
D. great
Question 50
I hate sitting ...... him as he always smells of garlic.
A. besides
B. along
C. at
D. beside
Question 51
Like any other country India has its ...... share of superstitions.
A. proper
B. abundant
C. fair
D. peculiar
Question 52
The family gave father a gold watch on the ...... of his fiftieth birthday.
A. time
B. event
C. occasion
D. celebration
Question 53
That rule is applicable ...... every one.
A. to
B. for
C. about
D. with
Question 54
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 55
Those who persist in the endeavor at long last triumph ...... the odds of life.
A. over
B. on
C. upon
D. about
Question 56
The telephone ...... several times before I answered it.
A. was ringing
B. has rung
C. had rung
D. would ring
Question 57
The ruling party will have to put its own house ...... order.
A. in
B. on
C. to
D. into
Question 58
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 59
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 60
She ...... a brief appearance at the end of party.
A. put on
B. put in
C. put across
D. put up
Question 61
...... of old paintings is a job for experts.
A. Resurrection
B. Retrieval
C. Restoration
D. Resumption
Question 62
He was sent to the prison for his ......
A. sin
B. vice
C. crime
D. guilt
Question 63
The park ...... as far as the river.
A. extends
B. advances
C. enlarges
D. emerges
Question 64
People who ...... on horses usually lose in the end.
A. gamble
B. play
C. risk
D. place
Question 65
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 66
I haven't seen you ...... a week.
A. within
B. since
C. for
D. from
Question 67
The building comprises ...... sixty rooms.
A. of
B. onto
C. by
D. no preposition needed
Question 68
About twenty clerks were made ...... when the banks introduced computers.
A. dispensable
B. redundant
C. expandable
D. obsolete
Question 69
Piyush behaves strangely at times and, therefore, nobody gets ...... with him.
A. about
B. through
C. along
D. up
Question 70
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 71
To err is ...... to forgive divine.
A. beastly
B. human
C. inhuman
D. natural
Question 72
The stenographer is very efficient. He is ...... to his firm.
A. a boon
B. a credit
C. blessing a
D. an asset
Question 73
The paths of glory lead ...... to the grave.
A. straight
B. but
C. in
D. directly
Question 74
The car in which the minister was traveling ...... with an accident.
A. hit
B. drove
C. crashed
D. met
Question 75
The man came in a van to ...... the television set.
A. mend
B. reform
C. correct
D. alter
Question 76
Ayesha always ...... the permission of her father before going for movies.
A. seeking
B. seeks
C. sought
D. seeker
Question 77
When varun left the cocktail party he was as ...... as a judge.
A. sober
B. drunk
C. brave
D. wise
Question 78
You haven't had your lunch yet, ...... you?
A. are
B. aren't
C. have
D. haven't
Question 79
Government buildings are ...... on the Republic day.
A. enlightened
B. lightened
C. illuminated
D. glowed
Question 80
Arti pulled a long ...... when she was told that she could not go to Agra.
A. mouth
B. skirt
C. face
D. hand
Question 81
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 82
The machine is difficult to build ...... easy to maintain.
A. but
B. and
C. for
D. if
Question 83
Farida sings very well and ...... does salim.
A. even
B. too
C. also
D. so
Question 84
Many ...... decisions were taken at the meeting.
A. hectic
B. historic
C. historical
D. histrionic
Question 85
He became enamored ...... her grace when he first saw her dance.
A. with
B. of
C. by
D. in
Question 86
He ...... in wearing the old fashioned coat in spite of his wife's disapproval.
A. insists
B. persists
C. desists
D. resists
Question 87
The new education policy provides a useful ...... for the planners to remove illiteracy.
A. breakup
B. breakthrough
C. breakaway
D. break-in
Question 88
Indeed, all over the world, more and more people are ...... coffee.
A. wanting
B. drinking
C. liking
D. partaking
Question 89
My uncle decided to take ...... and my sister to the market.
A. I
B. mine
C. me
D. myself
Question 90
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 91
The Sun ...... at six this morning.
A. raised
B. rose
C. arose
D. aroused
Question 92
Soft minded individuals are ...... to embrace all kinds superstitions.
A. disposed
B. eager
C. reluctant
D. prone
Question 93
In our zeal for progress we should not ...... executive with more power.
A. avoid
B. give
C. enhance
D. arm
Question 94
The parliament invested the new organisation ...... judicial authority.
A. by
B. with
C. from
D. through
Question 95
If you smuggle goods into the country, they may be ...... by the customs authority.
A. possessed
B. punished
C. confiscated
D. fined
Question 96
I saw a ...... of cows in the field.
A. group
B. herd
C. swarm
D. flock
Question 97
Rohan and Rohit are twin brothers, but they do not look ......
A. unique
B. different
C. likely
D. alike
Question 98
Her parents will never give their ...... to so much an unsuitable match.
A. acquiescence
B. consent
C. agreement
D. willingness
Question 99
You've only three months to complete the course, Don't give ...... now.
A. out
B. away
C. up
D. off
Question 100
The passengers were afraid, but the captain ...... them that there was no danger.
A. promised
B. assured
C. advised
D. counselled
Question 101
Jawaharlal spent his childhood ...... Anand Bhawan.
A. at
B. in
C. on
D. across
Question 102
The miser gazed ...... at the pile of gold coins in front of him.
A. avidly
B. admiringly
C. thoughtfully
D. earnestly
Question 103
In Bush, Saddam was up ...... more than his match.
A. for
B. into
C. against
D. to
Question 104
If you persists in telling lies to me I shall sue you ...... slander.
A. to
B. on
C. for
D. with