English Selecting Words Quiz, Selecting Words Verbal Ability Questions and Answers

Selecting words - Questions

1 .

The criminal seems to have acted in ...... the three others.

A)

collision

B)

collusion

C)

cohesion

D)

coalition

Correct Answer : collusion

2 .

In hot weather I like lying in the ...... of a tree.

A)

shadow

B)

shelter

C)

shade

D)

protection

Correct Answer : shade

3 .

Ambition is one of those ......which are never satisfied.

A)

passions

B)

ideas

C)

feeds

D)

fancies

Correct Answer : passions

4 .

West Bengal ...... plentiful rainfall and is consequently a very green part of the country.

A)

misses

B)

regrets

C)

expects

D)

receives

Correct Answer : receives

5 .

The king ...... the rebel.

A)

forgave

B)

excused

C)

pardoned

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : pardoned

6 .

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)

colossal

C)

inhuman

D)

stupendous

Correct Answer : colossal

7 .

The communalist represents the ...... of everything noble that we have inherited from our culture and history.

A)

antidote

B)

antithesis

C)

immorality

D)

antagonism

Correct Answer : antithesis

8 .

Affix a revenue stamp and put your signature ...... it.

A)

on

B)

upo

C)

over

D)

above

Correct Answer : on

9 .

My uncle decided to take ___________ and my sister to the market.

A)

I

B)

is

C)

in

D)

me

Correct Answer : me

10 .

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)

belief

B)

certainty

C)

faith

D)

substance

Correct Answer : faith