Homonyms MCQ JKSSB Multiple Choice Questions: English Vocabulary & Homonyms
Q1. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option: The local government has strictly decided not to __________ to the unreasonable demands of the protestors. (A) exceed
(B) accede
(C) concede
(D) accept
Q2. Choose the sentence that uses the underlined word correctly: (A) The principal rules of geometry must be memorized by every student.
(B) The principle of our college delivered an inspiring speech on Independence Day.
(C) She refuses to compromise her principles, no matter how difficult the situation.
(D) The investment generated a high rate of principle return over five years.
Q3. Complete the following sentence with the correct pair of words: The committee was set up to __________ the total loss incurred during the floods, and the secretary promised to __________ the higher authorities immediately. (A) apprise, appraise
(B) praise, apprise
(C) appraise, apprise
(D) appraise, praise
Q4. Identify the option that best fills the blank grammatically and contextually: __________ than twenty candidates turned up for the physical endurance test conducted by JKSSB yesterday. (A) Less
(B) Few
(C) Lesser
(D) Fewer
Q5. Fill in the blanks with the correct words: Walking along the river bank, we admired the __________ growth of the forest, which looked incredibly __________ from our hotel terrace. (A) luxurious, luxuriant
(B) luxuriant, luxurious
(C) luxuriant, luxuriously
(D) luxury, luxurious
Q6. Select the option that correctly completes the sentence: The court decided to settle the property dispute __________ after both families agreed to a mutual compromise. (A) amiable
(B) amicably
(C) amity
(D) amoral
Q7. Fill in the blank with the appropriate word: The sudden flash of __________ damaged the power transformer, plunging the entire district into darkness. (A) lightening
(B) lightning
(C) lighting
(D) lightened
Q8. Choose the correct word to fill in the blank: The police officer found it hard to believe his __________ story about escaping from the closed room. (A) incredulous
(B) credible
(C) incredible
(D) credit
Q9. Select the option that uses the correct words for the given sentence: The office staff bought new __________ for the upcoming audit, while the old printer remained completely __________ in the corner. (A) stationary, stationery
(B) stationery, stationary
(C) stationary, stationary
(D) stationery, stationery
Q10. Fill in the blank with the correct option: The border security forces heavily guarded the __________ of the military campsite to prevent any infiltration. (A) parameter
(B) perimeter
(C) peripheral
(D) boundary
Answer Key & Explanations
- (B) accede Explanation: 'Accede' means to agree to a demand or request. 'Exceed' means to go beyond a limit.
- (C) She refuses to compromise her principles, no matter how difficult the situation. Explanation: 'Principle' refers to a moral rule or belief. In options A, B, and D, 'principal' (meaning chief, head of a school, or primary sum of money) should have been used.
- (C) appraise, apprise Explanation: 'Appraise' means to assess or judge the value/quality of something (evaluating flood loss). 'Apprise' means to inform someone.
- (D) Fewer Explanation: 'Fewer' is used for countable nouns (candidates), whereas 'Less' is reserved for uncountable quantities.
- (B) luxuriant, luxurious Explanation: 'Luxuriant' refers to thick, lush vegetation growth. 'Luxurious' refers to high comfort or expensive pleasure.
- (B) amicably Explanation: The blank requires an adverb to modify the verb 'settle'. 'Amicably' means done in a friendly, polite, and peaceful manner.
- (B) lightning Explanation: 'Lightning' (noun) is the electrical discharge in the sky. 'Lightening' is the verb form meaning to reduce weight or make brighter.
- (C) incredible Explanation: 'Incredible' means impossible or very difficult to believe. 'Incredulous' describes a person who is skeptical or unwilling to believe something.
- (B) stationery, stationary Explanation: 'Stationery' with an '-ery' refers to writing materials like paper and pens. 'Stationary' with an '-ary' means fixed or not moving.
- (B) perimeter Explanation: 'Perimeter' refers to the continuous outer boundary or edge of an area of land.