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 #41
The word 'poetry' is:
A. none
B. countable
C. uncountable
D. both
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Poetry' is an uncountable noun; 'poem' is countable.
This question belongs to: English Nouns
Question #42
Which is incorrect?
A. He gave me some good advice.
B. He gave me a piece of good advice.
C. He gave me a good advice.
D. All are correct
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Advice' is uncountable; we cannot use 'a advice'. Use 'some advice' or 'a piece of advice'.
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Question #43
Identify the error: 'The sceneries of Kashmir are beautiful.'
A. sceneries
B. are
C. beautiful
D. of
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'Scenery' is uncountable; its plural 'sceneries' is wrong. Correct: 'The scenery of Kashmir is beautiful.'
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Question #44
Choose the correct noun form:
A. She has many work to do.
B. She has much work to do.
C. She has many works to do.
D. She has a lot of works to do.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
'Work' is uncountable; use 'much work' or 'a lot of work'. 'Works' means literary works or factory.
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Question #45
The noun 'news' is:
A. singular
B. both
C. plural
D. none
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'News' looks plural but is singular. We say 'The news is good.'
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Question #46
Which noun is always used in the plural form?
A. gold
B. homework
C. bread
D. tongs
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'Tongs' is a plural noun; we say 'a pair of tongs'. Gold, bread, homework are singular/uncountable.
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Question #47
What is the noun form of 'decide'?
A. decisive
B. decide
C. decision
D. decided
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Decision' is the noun form of the verb 'decide'.
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Question #48
The noun form of 'arrive' is:
A. arriving
B. arrival
C. arrived
D. arrives
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
'Arrival' is the noun.
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Question #49
Which suffix forms a noun?
A. -ly
B. -ful
C. -ness
D. -ous
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'-ness' forms abstract nouns (happiness, kindness). '-ly' forms adverbs, '-ful' and '-ous' form adjectives.
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Question #50
The word 'bravery' is which type of noun?
A. Abstract
B. Common
C. Proper
D. Collective
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'Bravery' is a quality, an abstract noun.
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Question #51
Identify the error: 'He gave me a ten rupees note.'
A. a ten rupees
B. gave
C. He
D. note
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
When a number and noun combine as an adjective, the noun is singular: 'a ten-rupee note'.
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Question #52
Correct the sentence: 'He bought two dozens bananas.'
A. No correction
B. He bought two dozens of bananas.
C. He bought two dozen of bananas.
D. He bought two dozen bananas.
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
After numerals, 'dozen' is used in singular form: 'two dozen', not 'two dozens'.
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Question #53
Which is the correct formation?
A. She has a five years old son.
B. She has a five-years-old son.
C. She has a five-year-old son.
D. She has a five year old son.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Hyphenated compound adjective uses singular noun: 'five-year-old'.
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Question #54
Choose the correct noun: 'The ___ of the mountain was difficult.'
A. ascent
B. ascend
C. ascended
D. ascending
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'Ascent' is the noun form, meaning the act of climbing.
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Question #55
Identify the material noun: 'This chain is made of silver.'
A. chain
B. this
C. made
D. silver
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'Silver' is the name of a material, so a material noun.
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Question #56
What type of noun is 'family'?
A. Proper
B. Collective
C. Abstract
D. Material
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
'Family' denotes a group of related people, so collective noun.
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Question #57
Which one is a countable noun?
A. salt
B. oil
C. sand
D. star
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'Star' can be counted; the others are uncountable.
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Question #58
The plural of 'deer' is:
A. deeres
B. deerses
C. deers
D. deer
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'Deer' is the same in singular and plural.
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Question #59
Choose the incorrect plural:
A. goose – geese
B. tooth – teeth
C. louse – lice
D. mouse – mouses
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The plural of 'mouse' is 'mice', not 'mouses'.
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Question #60
The noun 'knife' plural is:
A. knifeses
B. knives
C. knife
D. knifes
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Nouns ending in -fe change to -ves: knife -> knives.
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