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Confusable words (commonly confused word pairs) MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
Solve 14 Confusable words (commonly confused word pairs) questions for RAS/RPSC preparation.
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Q1Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence. The revised timetable will ______ every clerk in the district office.
The rule is that 'affect' is the verb meaning to influence, while 'effect' is usually a noun meaning result and only rarely a verb meaning to bring about. The cue is 'will ______ every clerk', which requires a base-form verb showing influence on people. Therefore, 'affect' is the only correct choice; the other options either have the wrong meaning or the wrong part of speech.
Q2Read the Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion (A): In the sentence "The medicine had a good effect on the patient," the word "effect" is correctly used. Reason (R): "Effect" is usually a noun meaning result, while "affect" is usually a verb meaning to influence.
In standard usage, "effect" is usually a noun meaning result, while "affect" is usually a verb meaning to influence. The cue is "had a good", which requires a noun after the article and adjective. In the sentence, "effect" correctly means the result of the medicine on the patient. Therefore, both A and R are true, and R correctly explains A.
Q3Which sentence uses the confusable word incorrectly?
"Concise" means brief, clear, and free from unnecessary words. The cue in option C is "twenty pages" and "every minor detail", which indicates excessive length and detail, not conciseness. Options A, B, and D use "concise" or "precise" correctly: a summary may be concise, and figures or measurements may be precise. Therefore, only option C uses the confusable word incorrectly.
Q4Read the Assertion (A) and Reason (R), and choose the correct option. Assertion (A): In the sentence 'Do not lose the original receipt,' the word 'lose' is correctly used. Reason (R): 'Lose' is a verb meaning to misplace or be deprived of something, while 'loose' is usually an adjective meaning not tight or not firmly fixed.
The rule is that 'lose' is a verb meaning to misplace or be deprived of something, while 'loose' is usually an adjective meaning not tight or not firmly fixed. The cue is 'Do not ______ the original receipt', which warns against misplacing the receipt. Therefore, A is true, R is true, and R correctly explains A.
Q5Match List I with List II and choose the correct option, using the standard exam distinction between farther and further. List I: 1. Principal 2. Principle 3. Farther 4. Further List II: a. More distant in physical distance b. A rule, belief, or standard c. More, additional, or advanced d. Head of an institution; also, chief or main
The rule is that principal means a head of an institution or chief/main, and principle means a rule, belief, or standard. Under the standard exam distinction, farther is used for physical distance, while further means more, additional, or advanced. The cues in List II are "head of an institution", "rule", "physical distance", and "additional". Therefore, the only correct matching is 1-d, 2-b, 3-a, 4-c.
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6Consider the following statements and choose the correct option. Statement 1: Advice is a noun meaning a suggestion or guidance. Statement 2: Advise is a verb meaning to give guidance. Statement 3: The sentence 'The supervisor gave me useful advise' is correct.
7Consider the following statements and choose the correct option. Statement 1: "Compliment" means a polite expression of praise. Statement 2: "Complement" means something that completes or goes well with something else. Statement 3: In the sentence "The blue border complements the white uniform," the word "complements" is incorrectly used.
8Read the statements and choose the correct option. Statement 1: Advice is a noun meaning a suggestion or guidance. Statement 2: Advise is a verb meaning to give a suggestion or guidance.
9Choose the correctly used word to complete the sentence: The new attendance rule will ______ all temporary clerks from next month.
10Read the Assertion (A) and Reason (R), then choose the correct option. Assertion (A): The sentence "The files are laying on the clerk's table" is incorrect in standard English. Reason (R): "Lay" is a transitive verb and normally needs an object; "lie" is used when something rests or is situated.
11Which option contains an incorrect use of a commonly confused word?
12Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: The clerk was asked to ________ the old circular for the exact clause before drafting the new notice.
13Match List I with List II and choose the correct option. List I: 1. Stationary 2. Stationery 3. Principal 4. Principle List II: a. A rule or belief b. Writing materials c. Not moving d. Head of an institution
14Match List I with List II and choose the correct option. List I: 1. Principal 2. Principle 3. Stationary 4. Stationery List II: a. Writing materials b. A rule or belief c. Not moving d. Head of an institution