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 Report Error

The word 'poetry' is:

A. uncountable

B. countable

C. both

D. none

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'Poetry' is an uncountable noun; 'poem' is countable.

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Question #42 Report Error

Which is incorrect?

A. He gave me a piece of good advice.

B. All are correct

C. He gave me some good advice.

D. He gave me a good advice.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'Advice' is uncountable; we cannot use 'a advice'. Use 'some advice' or 'a piece of advice'.

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Question #43 Report Error

Identify the error: 'The sceneries of Kashmir are beautiful.'

A. of

B. are

C. sceneries

D. beautiful

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Scenery' is uncountable; its plural 'sceneries' is wrong. Correct: 'The scenery of Kashmir is beautiful.'

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Question #44 Report Error

Choose the correct noun form:

A. She has many work to do.

B. She has much work to do.

C. She has a lot of works to do.

D. She has many 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 Report Error

The noun 'news' is:

A. none

B. plural

C. both

D. singular

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'News' looks plural but is singular. We say 'The news is good.'

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Question #46 Report Error

Which noun is always used in the plural form?

A. tongs

B. gold

C. homework

D. bread

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'Tongs' is a plural noun; we say 'a pair of tongs'. Gold, bread, homework are singular/uncountable.

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Question #47 Report Error

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 Report Error

The noun form of 'arrive' is:

A. arriving

B. arrives

C. arrival

D. arrived

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Arrival' is the noun.

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Question #49 Report Error

Which suffix forms a noun?

A. -ful

B. -ly

C. -ous

D. -ness

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'-ness' forms abstract nouns (happiness, kindness). '-ly' forms adverbs, '-ful' and '-ous' form adjectives.

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Question #50 Report Error

The word 'bravery' is which type of noun?

A. Proper

B. Collective

C. Common

D. Abstract

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'Bravery' is a quality, an abstract noun.

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Question #51 Report Error

Identify the error: 'He gave me a ten rupees note.'

A. gave

B. a ten rupees

C. note

D. He

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
When a number and noun combine as an adjective, the noun is singular: 'a ten-rupee note'.

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Question #52 Report Error

Correct the sentence: 'He bought two dozens bananas.'

A. He bought two dozens of bananas.

B. He bought two dozen bananas.

C. No correction

D. He bought two dozen of bananas.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
After numerals, 'dozen' is used in singular form: 'two dozen', not 'two dozens'.

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Question #53 Report Error

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 D

Explanation:
Hyphenated compound adjective uses singular noun: 'five-year-old'.

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Question #54 Report Error

Choose the correct noun: 'The ___ of the mountain was difficult.'

A. ascending

B. ascend

C. ascent

D. ascended

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Ascent' is the noun form, meaning the act of climbing.

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Question #55 Report Error

Identify the material noun: 'This chain is made of silver.'

A. silver

B. made

C. this

D. chain

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'Silver' is the name of a material, so a material noun.

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Question #56 Report Error

What type of noun is 'family'?

A. Collective

B. Proper

C. Abstract

D. Material

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'Family' denotes a group of related people, so collective noun.

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Question #57 Report Error

Which one is a countable noun?

A. salt

B. star

C. sand

D. oil

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
'Star' can be counted; the others are uncountable.

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Question #58 Report Error

The plural of 'deer' is:

A. deers

B. deer

C. deeres

D. deerses

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
'Deer' is the same in singular and plural.

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Question #59 Report Error

Choose the incorrect plural:

A. louse – lice

B. goose – geese

C. mouse – mouses

D. tooth – teeth

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The plural of 'mouse' is 'mice', not 'mouses'.

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Question #60 Report Error

The noun 'knife' plural is:

A. knifes

B. knife

C. knives

D. knifeses

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Correct Answer: Option C

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

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