Completing Statements - English Aptitude MCQ Questions and Answers

21

With great efforts his son succeeded in convincing him not to donate his entire wealth to an orphanage ......

A) and lead the life of a wealthy merchant B) but to a home for the forsaken children C) and make an orphan of himself D) as the orphanage needed a lot of donations E) as the orphanage had been set up by him

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

With great efforts his son succeeded in convincing him not to donate his entire wealth to an orphanage and make an orphan of himself.

22

The employer appeared to be in such an affable mood that Rohit ......

A) decided to ask for a raise in his salary B) was scared to talk to him about his leave C) felt very guilty for his inadvertent slip D) promised him that he would not commit mistake again E) was pained to press his demand for a new flat.

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

The employer appeared to be in such an affable mood that Rohit decided to ask for a raise in his salary.

23

He always stammers in public meetings, but his today's speech ......

A) was fairly audible to everyone present in the hall B) was not received satisfactorily C) could not be understood properly D) was not liked by the audience E) was free from that defect

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option E

Solution:

He always stammers in public meetings, but his today's speech was free from that defect.

24

Even though it is very large house, ......

A) there is a lot of space available in it for children B) there is hardly any space available for children C) there is no dearth of space for children D) the servants take a long time to clean it E) the municipal taxes on it are very happy

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

Even though it is very large house, there is hardly any space available for children.

25

It was an extremely pleasant surprise for the hutment-dweller when the Government officials told him that ......

A) he had to vacate hutment which he had been unauthorisedly occupying B) he had been gifted with a furnished apartment in a multi-storeyed building C) he would be arrested for wrongfully encroaching on the pavement outside his dwelling D) they would not accede to his request E) they had received the orders from the court to take possession of all his belongings

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

It was an extremely pleasant surprise for the hutment-dweller when the Government officials told him that he had been gifted with a furnished apartment in a multi-storeyed building.

26

In order to help the company attain its goal of enhancing profit, all the employees ......

A) urged the management to grant paid leave B) appealed the management to implement new welfare schemes C) voluntarily offered to work overtime with lucrative compensation D) voluntarily offered to render additional services in lieu of nothing E) decided to enhance production at the cost of quality of the product

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option D

Solution:

In order to help the company attain its goal of enhancing profit, all the employees voluntarily offered to render additional services in lieu of nothing.

27

"Whatever Dev uttered was without rhyme or reason" means ......

A) Dev could not recite any poem or speech B) Dev said something which has no meaning, it was totally baseless C) Dev was talking something which was beyond our experience D) Dev spoke flatly without any emotion or reason E) Dev did not refer to any poem to support his statements

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

"Whatever Dev uttered was without rhyme or reason" means Dev said something which has no meaning, it was totally baseless.

28

He tames animals because he ......

A) is fond of them B) hates them C) is afraid of them D) want to set them free E) seldom loves them

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

He tames animals because he is fond of them.

29

Mahesh need not have purchased the bag, means ......

A) it was not necessary for Mahesh to purchase the bag but he has purchased it B) it was necessary for Mahesh to purchase the bag and he has not purchased it C) it was not necessary for Mahesh to purchase the bag and he has not purchased it D) it was necessary for Mahesh to purchase the bag but he has not purchased it E) Mahesh already has a bag but still he purchased another one

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

Mahesh need not have purchased the bag, means it was not necessary for Mahesh to purchase the bag but he has purchased it.

30

In order to raise company's profit, the employees ......

A) demanded two additional increments B) decided to go on paid holidays C) requested the management to implement new welfare schemes D) offered to work overtime without any compensation E) decided to raise the cost of raw material

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option D

Solution:

In order to raise company's profit, the employees offered to work overtime without any compensation.