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 #201
Identify the error: 'The sceneries of Shimla are beautiful.'
A. of
B. are
C. beautiful
D. sceneries
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'Scenery' is uncountable, so 'scenery is'.
This question belongs to: English Nouns
Question #202
The plural of 'tooth' is:
A. teeths
B. teeth
C. toothes
D. tooths
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Irregular: tooth -> teeth.
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Question #203
What type of noun is 'gold' in 'Gold is precious'?
A. Common
B. Abstract
C. Material
D. Proper
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Gold' is a metal, a material noun.
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Question #204
The feminine of 'prophet' is:
A. prophetress
B. prophetess
C. propheta
D. prophetine
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
'Prophetess' is the feminine.
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Question #205
Choose the correct plural of 'volcano':
A. both A and B
B. volcanoes
C. volcanos
D. volcani
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Both 'volcanos' and 'volcanoes' are correct.
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Question #206
The word 'billiards' is:
A. plural
B. collective
C. uncountable
D. singular
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'Billiards' as a game is singular: 'Billiards is played by many.'
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Question #207
Which noun is always used in the singular?
A. tongs
B. jeans
C. scissors
D. information
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'Information' is singular uncountable; the others are plural.
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Question #208
Find the abstract noun: 'Her beauty is incomparable.'
A. beauty
B. is
C. incomparable
D. Her
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'Beauty' is an abstract quality.
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Question #209
Which of these is a proper noun?
A. country
B. ocean
C. Paris
D. city
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Paris' is a specific city, proper noun.
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Question #210
The noun 'fleet' refers to a group of:
A. birds
B. fish
C. cattle
D. ships
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
A fleet is a group of ships.
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Question #211
The word 'poetry' is a:
A. countable noun
B. proper noun
C. collective noun
D. uncountable noun
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'Poetry' is uncountable; 'poem' is countable.
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Question #212
Identify the error: 'He gave me two hundreds rupees.'
A. hundreds
B. rupees
C. He
D. gave
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
After a numeral, 'hundred' is singular: 'two hundred rupees'.
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Question #213
The noun 'crowd' is:
A. material
B. proper
C. collective
D. abstract
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Collective noun.
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Question #214
The feminine of 'master' is:
A. miss
B. mister
C. mistress
D. mastress
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Mistress' is the feminine.
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Question #215
What is the gender of 'pen'?
A. neuter
B. feminine
C. common
D. masculine
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Non-living, neuter.
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Question #216
The plural of 'foot' is:
A. footes
B. feet
C. feets
D. foots
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Irregular plural: feet.
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Question #217
Identify the abstract noun: 'His happiness knew no bounds.'
A. knew
B. happiness
C. bounds
D. no
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
'Happiness' is an emotion, abstract.
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Question #218
The noun 'jewellery' is:
A. collective
B. uncountable
C. plural
D. countable
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Uncountable; we say 'a piece of jewellery'.
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Question #219
The plural of 'shelf' is:
A. shelfes
B. shelfs
C. shelves
D. shelvies
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
-f to -ves: shelf -> shelves.
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Question #220
Identify the error: 'The peoples of India are hardworking.'
A. hardworking
B. are
C. peoples
D. of
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'People' is already plural when referring to a nation; 'peoples' is used for multiple ethnic groups. 'The people of India are...' is correct.
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