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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 #301
The plural of 'cliff' is:
A. clieves
B. clives
C. cliffs
D. cliffes
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Just add -s: cliffs.
This question belongs to: English Nouns
Question #302
Identify the error: 'His house is full of good furnitures.'
A. is
B. furnitures
C. full of
D. His
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
'Furniture' is uncountable; no plural.
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Question #303
The word 'darts' (game) is:
A. plural
B. collective
C. uncountable
D. singular
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'Darts is a game.' Singular.
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Question #304
The noun 'audience' takes:
A. always singular
B. can be singular or plural
C. uncountable
D. always plural
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Collective noun, can take singular or plural verb.
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Question #305
Find the abstract noun: 'Her kindness touched me.'
A. kindness
B. touched
C. her
D. me
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Quality.
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Question #306
The noun 'crew' is:
A. abstract
B. material
C. collective
D. proper
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Group of sailors/workers.
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Question #307
What is the plural of 'echo'?
A. echoes
B. echos
C. echoi
D. both A and B
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Both 'echos' and 'echoes' are correct.
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Question #308
The noun 'work' when meaning a job is:
A. uncountable
B. countable
C. collective
D. abstract
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Uncountable; 'a job' is countable.
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Question #309
The feminine of 'emperor' is:
A. empires
B. empressa
C. empress
D. emperess
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Empress'.
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Question #310
Choose the correct plural of 'thesaurus':
A. thesaurus
B. both A and B
C. thesauruses
D. thesauri
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Both forms.
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Question #311
Identify the error: 'Ten miles are a long distance.'
A. long distance
B. are
C. a
D. Ten miles
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
When distance, time, amount is considered as a whole, it takes singular verb: 'Ten miles is a long distance.'
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Question #312
The plural of 'mouse' (computer) often used is:
A. both
B. mices
C. mice
D. mouses
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
For computer devices, 'mouses' is common, though 'mice' is also used.
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Question #313
What is the noun form of 'brave'?
A. braveness
B. bravery
C. bravation
D. bravity
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
'Bravery'.
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Question #314
The noun 'swine' can be:
A. both
B. uncountable
C. singular
D. plural
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'Swine' has same singular and plural.
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Question #315
Find the error: 'The United States are a big country.'
A. big
B. a
C. are
D. United States
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'The United States' is singular: 'The United States is a big country.'
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Question #316
Which is a common gender noun?
A. actress
B. actor
C. waitress
D. artist
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'Artist' can be male or female.
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Question #317
The noun 'luggage' is uncountable. The countable equivalent is:
A. luggages
B. a piece of luggage
C. a luggage
D. luggage pieces
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Piece of luggage.
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Question #318
What is the feminine of 'drone'?
A. bee
B. all female bees
C. queen bee
D. worker bee
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
The female is simply 'bee'; drone is the male.
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Question #319
The plural of 'formula' is:
A. both
B. formulas
C. formulaes
D. formulae
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Both.
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Question #320
Identify the error: 'I have a five hundreds rupee note.'
A. a
B. note
C. five hundreds
D. rupee
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Five hundred' (singular).
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