Free Vocabulary MCQs with Answers

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81. Magazine : Story : Article

  • A. Tea : Milk : Sugar
  • B. Television : Newspaper : Entertainment
  • C. Bed : Quilt : Pillow
  • D. Novel : Drama : Literature

Explanation: A magazine may contain stories and articles. Tea may contain milk and sugar, so a matches the relationship of a main item combined with its associated contents or additions.

Correct answer: Tea : Milk : Sugar

82. Detect analogy : Bantus : Khasis : Maoris

  • A. Tribal groups
  • B. Herdsmen
  • C. Pasture lands
  • D. Mountaineers

Explanation: Bantus, Khasis, and Maoris are names of ethnic or tribal groups. They are not occupations, geographical features, or types of terrain.

Correct answer: Tribal groups

83. Detect analogy : Newspaper : Hoarding : Television

  • A. Press
  • B. Media
  • C. Broadcast
  • D. Rumour

Explanation: Newspapers, hoardings, and television are all channels used to communicate information or advertisements. “Media” is the collective category, whereas press and broadcast refer to narrower forms.

Correct answer: Media

84. Detect analogy : Shin : Instep : Calf

  • A. Leg parts
  • B. Animal flesh
  • C. Young ones
  • D. Meat

Explanation: The shin, instep, and calf are all parts of the human leg. The other choices refer either to animals or to meat rather than anatomical regions.

Correct answer: Leg parts

85. Detect analogy : Kyat : Yuan : Rial

  • A. Nationalities
  • B. Capitals
  • C. Currencies
  • D. Parliaments

Explanation: Kyat, yuan, and rial are names of monetary units used by different countries. They therefore belong to the category of currencies, not capitals or nationalities.

Correct answer: Currencies

86. Detect analogy : Wasp : Cricket : Beetle

  • A. Insects
  • B. Pathogens
  • C. Microbes
  • D. Pesticides

Explanation: Wasps, crickets, and beetles are all insects. Pathogens, microbes, and pesticides are unrelated categories and do not describe these organisms collectively.

Correct answer: Insects

87. Detect analogy : Lion : Tiger : Leopard

  • A. herbivorous
  • B. Carnivorous
  • C. Zoo
  • D. Circus

Explanation: Lions, tigers, and leopards are predatory mammals that eat meat, so they are carnivorous. A zoo or circus is merely a possible place where such animals may be kept.

Correct answer: Carnivorous

88. Detect analogy : Gram : Grain : Pround

  • A. Currency
  • B. Commodities
  • C. Cereals
  • D. Weight

Explanation: A gram, grain, and pound are all units used to measure weight or mass. “Pround” is evidently a misspelling of “pound,” but the intended classification remains clear.

Correct answer: Weight

89. Detect analogy : Kerosene : Petrol : Diesel

  • A. Firewood
  • B. Engine
  • C. Fuel
  • D. Coal

Explanation: Kerosene, petrol, and diesel are petroleum-derived fuels used mainly for heating, transport, or engines. An engine consumes fuel but is not itself a type of fuel.

Correct answer: Fuel

90. Detect analogy : Couplet : Sonnet : Limerick

  • A. Prose
  • B. Songs
  • C. Lyrics
  • D. Poetry

Explanation: A couplet, sonnet, and limerick are forms of poetry, differing in length, structure, and style. Prose does not follow the defining poetic form of these examples.

Correct answer: Poetry