Free Vocabulary MCQs with Answers

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61. Vigilant : Alert : : Viable : ___________?

  • A. Active
  • B. Gentle
  • C. Hopeless
  • D. Feasible
  • E. Useful

Explanation: Vigilant means alert, and viable means capable of working or succeeding, which is closest to feasible. Hopeless is an opposite rather than a synonym.

Correct answer: Feasible

62. Bombay : Maharashtra : : Trivandrum : __________ ?

  • A. Calcutta
  • B. Gujarat
  • C. Rajasthan
  • D. Kerala
  • E. Sikkim

Explanation: Bombay, now officially Mumbai, is the capital city of Maharashtra, just as Trivandrum, or Thiruvananthapuram, is the capital of Kerala. The other choices are Indian states unrelated to Trivandrum.

Correct answer: Kerala

63. Newspaper : Press : : Cloth : ___________ ?

  • A. Tailor
  • B. Textile
  • C. Fibre
  • D. Factory
  • E. Mill

Explanation: A newspaper is produced by a press, while cloth is produced in a mill. Textile names the material or industry, not the corresponding production establishment.

Correct answer: Mill

64. Music : Guiter : Performer

  • A. Dance : Tune : Instrument
  • B. Food : Recipe : Cook
  • C. Patient : Medicine : Doctor
  • D. Trick : Rope : Acrobat

Explanation: A performer may use a guitar to produce music, just as an acrobat may use a rope to perform a trick. The other pairs do not preserve this performer, instrument, and performance relationship.

Correct answer: Trick : Rope : Acrobat

65. Love : Adoration : Infatuation

  • A. Smile : Frown : Anger
  • B. Hates : Dislike : Attract
  • C. Murder : Stab : Assassinate
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Love, adoration, and infatuation are related feelings involving strong affection. Murder and assassination are forms of killing, while stabbing is a method of killing, making option c the closest parallel.

Correct answer: Murder : Stab : Assassinate

66. Morning : Evening : Dusk

  • A. Triangle : Quadrilateral : Pentagon
  • B. Happy : Gay : Excited
  • C. Summer : Winter : Autumn
  • D. Botany : Zoology : Physiology

Explanation: Morning, evening, and dusk are times or divisions of the day. Summer, winter, and autumn are divisions of the year, so c matches the relationship.

Correct answer: Summer : Winter : Autumn

67. Pink : Red : White

  • A. Orange : Yellow : Black
  • B. Green : Blue : Yellow
  • C. Yellow : Red : Green
  • D. Brown : Black : Blue

Explanation: Pink can be produced by combining red and white. Similarly, green is produced by combining blue and yellow, which makes b the matching colour relationship.

Correct answer: Green : Blue : Yellow

68. Studio : Bombay : Stars

  • A. Ship : Madras : Harbour
  • B. Oranges : Nagpur : Juice
  • C. Parliament : Delhi : Ministers
  • D. Sunrise : Darjeeling : Sherpas

Explanation: A studio is associated with Bombay as a centre of film production, and stars are associated with that studio industry. Parliament is associated with Delhi, and ministers are associated with Parliament, so c is the closest match.

Correct answer: Parliament : Delhi : Ministers

69. Hand : Wrist : Bangle

  • A. Foot : Ankle : Anklet
  • B. Toe : Foot : Knee
  • C. Neck : Head : Collar
  • D. Foot : Socks : Toes

Explanation: A bangle is worn around the wrist, and the wrist is part of the hand or arm. An anklet is worn around the ankle, which is connected to the foot, so a matches exactly.

Correct answer: Foot : Ankle : Anklet

70. Researcher : Historian : Scholar

  • A. Epic : Novel : Book
  • B. Teacher : Graduate : Poet
  • C. Teacher : Professor : Lecturer
  • D. History : Story : Book

Explanation: A historian and a scholar can be types of researchers. Similarly, an epic and a novel are types of books, so a preserves the category-and-members relationship.

Correct answer: Epic : Novel : Book