Nouns MCQs

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Nouns MCQs

Practice Nouns MCQs with answers and detailed explanations. Learn about common nouns, proper nouns, collective nouns, abstract nouns and concrete nouns through multiple choice questions designed for SSC, Railway, Banking, UPSC, JKSSB, Police, Teaching and other competitive exams.

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Question #181
Which is the feminine of 'cock'?
A. cockess
B. cocka
C. hen
D. chick
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The female domestic fowl is a 'hen'.
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Question #182
Identify the neuter gender:
A. stone
B. child
C. servant
D. parent
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'Stone' is non-living.
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Question #183
The plural of 'knife' is:
A. knifeses
B. knives
C. knifes
D. knife
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
-fe -> -ves: knife -> knives.
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Question #184
What is the noun form of 'try'?
A. tryal
B. trieness
C. trial
D. trying
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Trial' is the noun form.
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Question #185
Choose the correct collective noun: 'A ___ of cards.'
A. pack
B. herd
C. flock
D. bunch
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
A 'pack' of cards is the standard collective noun.
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Question #186
The feminine of 'landlord' is:
A. landlady
B. landlordess
C. landlords
D. landladyne
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'Landlady' is the feminine.
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Question #187
Which is the correct plural of 'sheep'?
A. sheepes
B. sheep
C. sheeps
D. sheeves
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Same form.
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Question #188
The noun 'laughter' is:
A. material
B. common
C. collective
D. abstract
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Abstract.
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Question #189
Select the proper noun:
A. river
B. Himalaya
C. mountain
D. book
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Specific mountain range, proper noun.
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Question #190
What type of noun is 'crowd'?
A. Proper
B. Collective
C. Material
D. Abstract
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Group of people.
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Question #191
Identify the error: 'The pair of shoes are new.'
A. are
B. pair
C. shoes
D. new
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'Pair' is singular, so 'The pair of shoes is new.'
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Question #192
Which is uncountable?
A. egg
B. apple
C. bottle
D. milk
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'Milk' is uncountable.
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Question #193
The noun 'knowledge' is:
A. uncountable
B. collective
C. countable
D. proper
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Uncountable.
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Question #194
Choose the correct plural of 'focus':
A. focuses
B. both A and B
C. foci
D. focus
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Both 'focuses' and 'foci' are used.
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Question #195
The word 'police' always takes a ___ verb.
A. singular
B. none
C. both
D. plural
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'Police' is plural: 'The police are investigating.'
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Question #196
Find the abstract noun in: 'Poverty is a curse.'
A. poverty
B. is
C. curse
D. both A and C
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Both 'poverty' and 'curse' are abstract nouns.
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Question #197
The plural of 'person' is:
A. persons
B. peoples
C. people
D. both A and B
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Both 'persons' and 'people' are used; 'people' is more common, 'persons' is formal.
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Question #198
The noun 'cattle' is:
A. none
B. plural
C. collective and singular
D. singular
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
'Cattle' is a plural noun.
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Question #199
What is the feminine of 'negro'?
A. negrowoman
B. negroess
C. negroine
D. negress
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The feminine is 'negress' (though the term is now considered dated/offensive; it's still the grammatical answer).
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Question #200
The noun 'machinery' is:
A. abstract
B. uncountable
C. countable
D. plural
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Uncountable, no plural form.
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