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| 1. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Green eyes ' ? |
| A. | Jealous |
| B. | To do unnecessary things |
| C. | To indulge in over-refined arguments |
| D. | To be anxious |
| Answer» B. To do unnecessary things | |
| 2. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Point-blank' ? |
| A. | Pointedly |
| B. | To make him humble |
| C. | Useless |
| D. | Simplify the producers |
| Answer» B. To make him humble | |
| 3. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Call a spade a spade ' ? |
| A. | Begin to talk in plain, straight forward terms |
| B. | To be careful one one’s mind |
| C. | Be outspoken in language |
| D. | To defend someone |
| Answer» D. To defend someone | |
| 4. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Clinched the issue ' ? |
| A. | Be outspoken in language |
| B. | To be kept watching for sometime |
| C. | Decided |
| D. | To offer someone a thing which he cannot appreciate |
| Answer» D. To offer someone a thing which he cannot appreciate | |
| 5. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Bird’s eye view ' ? |
| A. | A period of importance |
| B. | General view |
| C. | Wait expectantly |
| D. | To indulge in over-refined arguments |
| Answer» C. Wait expectantly | |
| 6. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Neck out ' ? |
| A. | Allowance made to a lady for her expenses |
| B. | Irrelevant |
| C. | Invite trouble unnecessarily |
| D. | To do a hazardous thing without any idea of the result |
| Answer» D. To do a hazardous thing without any idea of the result | |
| 7. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Rest on my laurels ' ? |
| A. | Jealous |
| B. | Be complacent |
| C. | An obsession about something |
| D. | To be perplexed |
| Answer» C. An obsession about something | |
| 8. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Intends and purposes ' ? |
| A. | Practically |
| B. | Maintaining outward show |
| C. | Bribe paid to secure silence |
| D. | To busy oneself in a way which cannot lead to any profitable result |
| Answer» B. Maintaining outward show | |
| 9. |
Which of the following Schemes was launched to provide cooked food to school going children in India so that they are motivated to come to school regularly ? |
| A. | Right to Education |
| B. | Food for Work Scheme |
| C. | Mid-Day Meal Scheme |
| D. | Annapurna Scheme |
| Answer» D. Annapurna Scheme | |
| 10. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'High and low ' ? |
| A. | To restrain |
| B. | Exposing innermost feeling to others |
| C. | Work required great effort |
| D. | Everywhere |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'A drug in the market ' ? |
| A. | To indulge in over-refined arguments |
| B. | To quarrels over trifles |
| C. | Commodities no in demand |
| D. | To lead a life of dissipation |
| Answer» D. To lead a life of dissipation | |
| 12. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Give a wide berth ' ? |
| A. | prejudice |
| B. | Keep away from |
| C. | To rebuke |
| D. | Cheerful |
| Answer» C. To rebuke | |
| 13. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Fits and stars ' ? |
| A. | Irregularly |
| B. | To harm someone because they have harmed you in the past |
| C. | A lover of woman company |
| D. | to evade disgrace |
| Answer» B. To harm someone because they have harmed you in the past | |
| 14. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Brought to light ' ? |
| A. | To take him as a model |
| B. | Disclose |
| C. | To become confused and over exited |
| D. | To surrender or give up the contest |
| Answer» C. To become confused and over exited | |
| 15. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Mealy-mouthed ' ? |
| A. | Cunning |
| B. | To talk about business or professional affairs |
| C. | To be anxious |
| D. | Wait expectantly |
| Answer» B. To talk about business or professional affairs | |
| 16. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Sum and substance ' ? |
| A. | Summary |
| B. | Decided |
| C. | To surrender or give up the contest |
| D. | An obsession about something |
| Answer» B. Decided | |
| 17. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Moot point ' ? |
| A. | To regard with half-hidden displeasure or contempt |
| B. | A frustrated man |
| C. | With strength and fury |
| D. | A debatable point |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To speak daggers ' ? |
| A. | Practically |
| B. | To speak to a person with hostility |
| C. | A debatable point |
| D. | To ride with furious speed |
| Answer» C. A debatable point | |
| 19. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To get the hang of thing ' ? |
| A. | To understand the meaning of it |
| B. | An inexperienced man |
| C. | Looks indifferent |
| D. | To be afraid |
| Answer» B. An inexperienced man | |
| 20. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Pell-mell ' ? |
| A. | A secret plan |
| B. | In hurried disorder |
| C. | To be careful one one’s mind |
| D. | To hurt some body’s feelings /to play tricks |
| Answer» C. To be careful one one’s mind | |
| 21. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'A man of weight ' ? |
| A. | A man of importance |
| B. | Cheerful |
| C. | Distressed |
| D. | To restrain |
| Answer» B. Cheerful | |
| 22. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To give a rap on the knuckles ' ? |
| A. | With strength and fury |
| B. | To give a challenge |
| C. | Commodities no in demand |
| D. | To rebuke |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To ride hell for leather ' ? |
| A. | To offer someone a thing which he cannot appreciate |
| B. | To shift the allegations to |
| C. | To ride with furious speed |
| D. | Fluency of speech |
| Answer» D. Fluency of speech | |
| 24. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To make a shot ' ? |
| A. | To make a guess |
| B. | To die |
| C. | To tip the office boy |
| D. | To live in great comfort and luxury |
| Answer» B. To die | |
| 25. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To put one on one’s mettle ' ? |
| A. | To rouse one to do one’s best |
| B. | Underhand |
| C. | To perseverance when hardships press |
| D. | Commodities no in demand |
| Answer» B. Underhand | |
| 26. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To cry wolf ' ? |
| A. | To raise a false alarm |
| B. | To rebuke |
| C. | To speak to a person with hostility |
| D. | To lose one’s temper |
| Answer» B. To rebuke | |
| 27. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To cut the Gordian knot ' ? |
| A. | To try hard |
| B. | To remove a misapprehension |
| C. | Upright |
| D. | to be victorious |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To have one’s heart in one’s boots' ? |
| A. | Wasted |
| B. | To be deeply depressed |
| C. | Occasionally |
| D. | To be inconsistent |
| Answer» C. Occasionally | |
| 29. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To bear the palm ' ? |
| A. | To produce the proof of something |
| B. | In unsociable |
| C. | To win |
| D. | To regard with half-hidden displeasure or contempt |
| Answer» D. To regard with half-hidden displeasure or contempt | |
| 30. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To give one’s ears ' ? |
| A. | A useless undertaking |
| B. | Simplify the producers |
| C. | To listen carefully |
| D. | To take him as a model |
| Answer» D. To take him as a model | |
| 31. |
Which of the following scheme was launched to promote basic education in India and attract children in school going age to attend the classes ? |
| A. | Pulse Polio Abhiyan |
| B. | Operation flood |
| C. | Mid--Day meal scheme |
| D. | Operation Black Board |
| Answer» D. Operation Black Board | |
| 32. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To hang up one’s hat ' ? |
| A. | Cunning |
| B. | To make oneself comfortable in another person’s home |
| C. | To lead a life of dissipation |
| D. | Upset one’s plan |
| Answer» C. To lead a life of dissipation | |
| 33. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To change the colour ' ? |
| A. | Misunderstanding ofeach other’s purposes |
| B. | To shift the allegations to |
| C. | To rouse one to do one’s best |
| D. | Strange person |
| Answer» C. To rouse one to do one’s best | |
| 34. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To strike one’s colours ' ? |
| A. | To offer someone a thing which he cannot appreciate |
| B. | To find oneself in an awkward predicament |
| C. | Has no serious occupation |
| D. | To surrender |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To set he Thames on fire' ? |
| A. | To try to do the impossible |
| B. | To become confused and over exited |
| C. | Strange person |
| D. | By practical experience which is rather rough |
| Answer» B. To become confused and over exited | |
| 36. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To live fast ' ? |
| A. | To harm someone because they have harmed you in the past |
| B. | Cunning |
| C. | Fluency of speech |
| D. | To lead a life of dissipation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To keep one’s head above eater ' ? |
| A. | To keep out of debt |
| B. | Fluency of speech |
| C. | To calm a quarrel with soothing words |
| D. | To listen carefully |
| Answer» B. Fluency of speech | |
| 38. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To cast the pearl before a swine ' ? |
| A. | to evade disgrace |
| B. | A debatable point |
| C. | To rouse one to do one’s best |
| D. | To offer someone a thing which he cannot appreciate |
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To pay off old scores ' ? |
| A. | To be careful one one’s mind |
| B. | A lover of woman company |
| C. | To harm someone because they have harmed you in the past |
| D. | Remember |
| Answer» D. Remember | |
| 40. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To take a leaf out of somebody’s book' ? |
| A. | Squandered lavishly |
| B. | To take him as a model |
| C. | A period of importance |
| D. | To talk about business or professional affairs |
| Answer» C. A period of importance | |
| 41. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To hold a brief for ' ? |
| A. | To defend someone |
| B. | To send away |
| C. | To reveal secret information |
| D. | Keep away from |
| Answer» B. To send away | |
| 42. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To cut the crackle ' ? |
| A. | A lover of woman company |
| B. | To make him humble |
| C. | To stop talking and start |
| D. | Passed the crisis |
| Answer» D. Passed the crisis | |
| 43. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'By the rule of thumb ' ? |
| A. | Everything without distinction |
| B. | A secret plan |
| C. | A period of importance |
| D. | By practical experience which is rather rough |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To talk shop ' ? |
| A. | By practical experience which is rather rough |
| B. | To send away |
| C. | To talk about business or professional affairs |
| D. | To catch somebody of guard |
| Answer» D. To catch somebody of guard | |
| 45. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To oil the knocker' ? |
| A. | Had not effect |
| B. | In difficulties |
| C. | To tip the office boy |
| D. | Exposing innermost feeling to others |
| Answer» D. Exposing innermost feeling to others | |
| 46. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To mind one’s P’s and Q’s ' ? |
| A. | Narrowly |
| B. | To be careful one one’s mind |
| C. | To be afraid |
| D. | Everything without distinction |
| Answer» C. To be afraid | |
| 47. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'A fool’s errand ' ? |
| A. | A useless undertaking |
| B. | Squandered lavishly |
| C. | Earnest /sincere |
| D. | To make him humble |
| Answer» B. Squandered lavishly | |
| 48. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To cool one’s heels' ? |
| A. | To gain experience |
| B. | To remove a misapprehension |
| C. | In dispute |
| D. | To be kept watching for sometime |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To put somebody in his place ' ? |
| A. | To restrain |
| B. | To make him humble |
| C. | An insincere |
| D. | Thirteen |
| Answer» C. An insincere | |
| 50. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To look sharp ' ? |
| A. | Wasted |
| B. | To be quick |
| C. | To calm a quarrel with soothing words |
| D. | To hurt some body’s feelings /to play tricks |
| Answer» C. To calm a quarrel with soothing words | |