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Q.1
To give up the ghost
To die
To make false appearance
To terrify others by acting in suspicious manner
To leave useless spirits
Q.2
Do no trust a man who
blows his own trumpet
flatters
praises others
admonishes others
praises himself
Q.3
He is
out and out
a reactionary.
no more
thoroughly
in favour of
deadly against
Q.4
Although he has failed in the written examination, he is using
backstairs influence
to get the job.
Political influence
Backing influence
Deserving and proper influence
Secret and unfair influence
Q.5
To catch a tartar
To trap wanted criminal with great difficulty
To catch a dangerous person
To meet with disaster
To deal with a person who is more than one's match
None of these
Q.6
Companies producing goods
play to the gallery
to boost their sales.
advertise
cater to the public taste
attempt to appeal to popular taste
depend upon the public for approval
Q.7
To smell a rat
To see signs of plague epidemic
To get bad small of a bad dead rat
To suspect foul dealings
To be in a bad mood
None of these
Q.8
Since he knew what would happen, he should be left to
stew in his own juice
.
Make a stew
Boil
Suffer in his own juice
Suffer for his own act
Q.9
The project did not appear to
hold out
bright prospects.
highlight
show
offer
promise
Q.10
Don't lose patience, things will improve
by and by
soon
finally
gradually
unexpectedly
Q.11
To leave someone in the lurch
To come to compromise with someone
Constant source of annoyance to someone
To put someone at ease
To desert someone in his difficulties
None of these
Q.12
To play second fiddle
To be happy, cheerful and healthy
To reduce importance of one's senior
To support the role and view of another person
To do back seat driving
None of these
Q.13
To cry wolf
To listen eagerly
To give false alarm
To turn pale
To keep off starvation
None of these
Q.14
To end in smoke
To make completely understand
To ruin oneself
To excite great applause
To overcome someone
None of these
Q.15
I felt like a
fish out of water
among all those business tycoons.
troubled
stupid
uncomfortable
inferior
Q.16
The case was
held over
due to the great opposition to it.
stopped
postponed
dropped
cancelled
Q.17
The robber
took to his heels
when the police arrived.
opened fire
hid himself
ran off
surrendered
Q.18
How long will the people
put up with
the increasing economic hardships?
welcome
take easily
remain satisfied with
tolerate
Q.19
The teacher warned the student
once for all
that no mischief shall be tolerated in the class.
authoritatively
finally
angrily
coldly
Q.20
The party stalwarts have advised the President
to take it lying down
for a while.
to be cautious
to be on the defensive
to take rest
to show no reaction
Q.21
The rebels
held out
for about a month
waited
retreated
bargained
resisted
Q.22
The new economic policy is
likely to run into rough weather
.
create problems
encounter difficulties
confuse matters
makes things difficult
Q.23
The old father
brought home
the moral of unity by asking each of his sons to break the bundle of sticks
emphasised
voiced
declared
suggested
Q.24
To be above board
To have a good height
To be honest in any business deal
They have no debts
To try to be beautiful
None of these
Q.25
I did not mind what he was saying, he was only
through his hat
.
talking nonsense
talking ignorantly
talking irresponsibly
talking insultingly
Q.26
To fight to the bitter end
To fight the poison-tipped arrows
To fight to the last point of enemy position
To die fighting
To carry on a contest regardless of consequences
Q.27
I hope it will not
put you out
If I am late.
harm you
irritate you
please you
worry out
Q.28
Govind has left his country
for good
.
for better opportunities
on an important mission
forever
to return soon
Q.29
If you give John all your money, you are likely to
burn your fingers
.
be unhappy
be happy
suffer
be ill
Q.30
Sanjay was the real
power behind the throne
and all politicians were aware of this.
The person who had the real control and power
The acknowledged leader
The person who controlled the monarch
The person who advised the queen
Q.31
His friends
let him down
.
failed
comforted
succeeded
stood by
Q.32
Some people now wonder whether we just
pay lip service
or genuinely subscribe to democracy.
pay oral tribute
attach no value
remain indifferent
show only outward respect
Q.33
Don't
thrust your nose
into my affairs.
Advise me about
Be in opposition
Deal with
Meddle officiously in
Q.34
He visits the doctor
off and on
.
everyday
regularly
never at all
occasionally
Q.35
The recent film "Secular India" has tried to
keep the pot boiling
for Muslim women's.
Earning enough to keep body and soul together
Keep a controversy alive
Boil the bill
Boil something in a pot
Q.36
The thief
took to his heels
when he saw a policeman on the beat.
had some pain in his heels
ran away from the scene
confronted the policeman
could not decide what to do
Q.37
He
struck several bad patches
before he made good.
came across bad soil
Had a bad time
Went through many illness
Had many professional difficulties
Q.38
The accounts of the murder
made her flesh creep
.
Made her sad
Surprised her
Made her cry bitterly
Fill her with horror
Q.39
He is an interesting speaker but tends to
go off at a tangent
.
change the subject immediately
forget things in between
go on at great length
become boisterous
Q.40
He sold his house
for a song
.
at a reasonable price
at a discount
very cheaply
at a premium
Q.41
Despite the trust bestowed on the minister he turned out to be
a snake in the grass
during the revolution.
a secret enemy
a treacherous person
an unforeseen danger
an unexpected misfortune
Q.42
Women should be paid the same as men when they do the same job, for, surely
what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander
.
What is thought suitable pay for a man should also be for a woman
Goose and the gender eat the same sauce
Both goose and gander should be equally treated
The principle of equal treatment should be implemented
Q.43
You cannot
have your cake and eat it too
.
Enjoy forever
Have it both ways
Run away from responsibility
Absolve yourself of guilt
Q.44
To hit the nail right on the head
To do the right thing
To destroy one's reputation
To announce one's fixed views
To teach someone a lesson
None of these
Q.45
To put one's hand to plough
To take up agricultural farming
To take a difficult task
To get entangled into unnecessary things
Take interest in technical work
None of these
Q.46
To pick holes
To find some reason to quarrel
To destroy something
To criticise someone
To cut some part of an item
None of these
Q.47
This matter has been
hanging fire
for the last many months and must therefore be decided one way or the other.
going on slowly
hotly debated
stuck up
ignored
Q.48
In the armed forces, it is considered a great privilege to
die in harness
.
die on a horse back
die in the battlefield
die while still working
die with honour
Q.49
To drive home
To find one's roots
To return to place of rest
Back to original position
To emphasise
None of these
Q.50
To have an axe to grind
A private end to serve
To fail to arouse interest
To have no result
To work for both sides
None of these
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