Selecting Words Questions and Answers Part-11

1. Man must ...... to stop pollution.
a) act
b) perform
c) operate
d) behave

Answer: a

2. He was sent to the prison for his ......
a) sin
b) vice
c) crime
d) guilt

Answer: c

3. The answer was written ...... blue ink.
a) with
b) by
c) in
d) on

Answer: c

4. Many ...... decisions were taken at the meeting.
a) hectic
b) historic
c) historical
d) histrionic

Answer: b

5. Those who persist in the endeavor at long last triumph ...... the odds of life.
a) over
b) on
c) upon
d) about

Answer: a

6. If you work beyond your capacity, you will naturally feel ......
a) drowsy
b) tired
c) confident
d) giddy

Answer: b

7. If you persists in telling lies to me I shall sue you ...... slander.
a) to
b) on
c) for
d) with

Answer: c

8. His father-in-law ...... him up in business.
a) put
b) made
c) set
d) built

Answer: c

9. ...... works of reference are valuable as Encyclopedia, Brittanica.
a) A few
b) Few
c) The few
d) Fewer

Answer: b

10. 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

Answer: c