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| 1. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Throw down the gauntlet ' ? |
| A. | Embarrassing silence |
| B. | Challenge someone, Behaved as very great and important person |
| C. | To speak our frankly |
| D. | Expert at |
| Answer» C. To speak our frankly | |
| 2. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Cuts both ends ' ? |
| A. | To deceive others |
| B. | Argument in support of both sides of the issue |
| C. | Absurd , a dilemma or difficult circumstance form which there is no escape because of mutually conflicting of dependent conditions |
| D. | Various article |
| Answer» C. Absurd , a dilemma or difficult circumstance form which there is no escape because of mutually conflicting of dependent conditions | |
| 3. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Catch 22 ' ? |
| A. | Absurd , a dilemma or difficult circumstance form which there is no escape because of mutually conflicting of dependent conditions |
| B. | To lessen someone’s force |
| C. | Like a spy |
| D. | Embarrassing silence |
| Answer» B. To lessen someone’s force | |
| 4. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Cool as cucumber ' ? |
| A. | Calm and composed |
| B. | Hard work |
| C. | A long way off |
| D. | Make intention clear |
| Answer» B. Hard work | |
| 5. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'On the wan ' ? |
| A. | Show disappointment |
| B. | A source of anger |
| C. | Declining |
| D. | Posses the same defects |
| Answer» D. Posses the same defects | |
| 6. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Make no bone ' ? |
| A. | To ignore someone totally |
| B. | A child whose parentage is doubtful and may therefore not belong by blood to the family |
| C. | On who is against the religion |
| D. | Do without hesitation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'With a high hand ' ? |
| A. | And article which was brought without previous inspection and which turns out to be worth less than what one paid for it. |
| B. | In a hurry |
| C. | Oppressively |
| D. | Outshine |
| Answer» D. Outshine | |
| 8. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Get hold of the wrong end of the stick ' ? |
| A. | Misjudge the situation |
| B. | Scold |
| C. | An unworthy person |
| D. | Law of the mob |
| Answer» B. Scold | |
| 9. |
Light year is unit of : |
| A. | time |
| B. | speed of light |
| C. | distance |
| D. | mass |
| Answer» D. mass | |
| 10. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To keep the pot boiling ' ? |
| A. | To be reluctant |
| B. | Keep the controversy alive |
| C. | To be confused |
| D. | Unity |
| Answer» C. To be confused | |
| 11. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Far cry ' ? |
| A. | A long way off |
| B. | To have no resources left |
| C. | Very humble |
| D. | Invalid , without legal effect |
| Answer» B. To have no resources left | |
| 12. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Win Hands down ' ? |
| A. | Paid to do something |
| B. | Short sleep |
| C. | Win easily |
| D. | A long way off |
| Answer» D. A long way off | |
| 13. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Bolt from the blue ' ? |
| A. | Unity |
| B. | Various article |
| C. | Sudden Sock |
| D. | To exaggerate about |
| Answer» D. To exaggerate about | |
| 14. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'On and off ' ? |
| A. | Treat lightly |
| B. | Prepare to sail again |
| C. | At intervals |
| D. | And article which was brought without previous inspection and which turns out to be worth less than what one paid for it. |
| Answer» D. And article which was brought without previous inspection and which turns out to be worth less than what one paid for it. | |
| 15. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Keeps a good table ' ? |
| A. | Embarrassing silence |
| B. | Entertain guest sumptuously |
| C. | Make someone feel sorry |
| D. | Advance in harmony |
| Answer» C. Make someone feel sorry | |
| 16. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Draw the long bone ' ? |
| A. | Financial comfortable job |
| B. | Exaggerate |
| C. | Earn enough |
| D. | To admit something readily |
| Answer» C. Earn enough | |
| 17. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Burn the candle a both end' ? |
| A. | Insignificant |
| B. | Overtaxing his energies |
| C. | End in failure |
| D. | Act for won future benefits |
| Answer» C. End in failure | |
| 18. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Hold the enemy at bay ' ? |
| A. | Not to speak plainly |
| B. | Exaggerate |
| C. | Scold |
| D. | Prevented the enemy from coming near |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Come to the crunch ' ? |
| A. | A mean or stingy man |
| B. | To Flatter |
| C. | Decisive movement |
| D. | Have the willingness |
| Answer» D. Have the willingness | |
| 20. |
Which of the following schemes launched by the Government of India provides a guaranteed 100 days employment to rural employment seekers in India ? |
| A. | Bharat Nirman |
| B. | Swaranajayanti Grameen Rajgar Yojana |
| C. | National Rural Employment Guarantee Act |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 21. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To let the bygones be bygones' ? |
| A. | Watching all actions closely |
| B. | Do without the help of others |
| C. | Ignore the past |
| D. | Watch all actions closely |
| Answer» D. Watch all actions closely | |
| 22. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'White elephant ' ? |
| A. | Remember |
| B. | Remember |
| C. | To defend someone |
| D. | Useless |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Fell flat ' ? |
| A. | Not to yield |
| B. | To make him humble |
| C. | Had not effect |
| D. | To find fault with |
| Answer» D. To find fault with | |
| 24. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Turn hand ' ? |
| A. | Practically |
| B. | Adapt himself to |
| C. | With strength and fury |
| D. | To regard with half-hidden displeasure or contempt |
| Answer» C. With strength and fury | |
| 25. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Gentleman on large ' ? |
| A. | To understand the meaning of it |
| B. | Has no serious occupation |
| C. | To try hard |
| D. | To send away |
| Answer» C. To try hard | |
| 26. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Gift of the gab ' ? |
| A. | Cheerful |
| B. | To tip the office boy |
| C. | Summary |
| D. | Fluency of speech |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
Which of the following indexes is developed to measure life expectancy, level of literacy, education and standard of living of people in a country ? |
| A. | Inflation |
| B. | Sensex |
| C. | SLR |
| D. | Human Development Index (HDI) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Keeping up appearances ' ? |
| A. | To live in great comfort and luxury |
| B. | Useless |
| C. | Maintaining outward show |
| D. | Misunderstanding ofeach other’s purposes |
| Answer» D. Misunderstanding ofeach other’s purposes | |
| 29. |
what is the meaning of idiom ' Mare’s nest ' ? |
| A. | To do a hazardous thing without any idea of the result |
| B. | To raise a false alarm |
| C. | Irrelevant |
| D. | A false invention |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'A bee in bonnet ' ? |
| A. | Everywhere |
| B. | An obsession about something |
| C. | People will get into serve trouble |
| D. | An impractical plan |
| Answer» C. People will get into serve trouble | |
| 31. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Back-chat ' ? |
| A. | To gain experience |
| B. | Chance and capture |
| C. | Impertinent/disrespectful remarks |
| D. | To quarrels over trifles |
| Answer» D. To quarrels over trifles | |
| 32. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Heads will roll ' ? |
| A. | To find oneself in an awkward predicament |
| B. | Work required great effort |
| C. | People will get into serve trouble |
| D. | Confused |
| Answer» D. Confused | |
| 33. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To cut your teeth ' ? |
| A. | A task difficult to perform |
| B. | Commodities no in demand |
| C. | Neat and clean |
| D. | To gain experience |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Little elbow ' ? |
| A. | To be afraid |
| B. | Beyond one’s power to describe adequately |
| C. | Freedom |
| D. | To be afraid |
| Answer» D. To be afraid | |
| 35. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Bear in mind' ? |
| A. | To suffer humiliation |
| B. | Commodities no in demand |
| C. | A frustrated man |
| D. | Remember |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Hanky-panky ' ? |
| A. | Jugglery |
| B. | To tell someone the details about someone or something |
| C. | To try hard |
| D. | A widely debated issue |
| Answer» B. To tell someone the details about someone or something | |
| 37. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Stick one’s neck out ' ? |
| A. | An obsession about something |
| B. | Growing less |
| C. | General view |
| D. | To Take a risk |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'At sea ' ? |
| A. | To be offended |
| B. | Confused |
| C. | To offer someone a thing which he cannot appreciate |
| D. | To regard with half-hidden displeasure or contempt |
| Answer» C. To offer someone a thing which he cannot appreciate | |
| 39. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Lay by the heels ' ? |
| A. | To live in great comfort and luxury |
| B. | Chance and capture |
| C. | About to start |
| D. | To do unnecessary things |
| Answer» C. About to start | |
| 40. |
Which of the following is a project to develop water sheds in India ? |
| A. | DRDO |
| B. | CARE |
| C. | AVARD |
| D. | NWDPRA |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Gather roses only ' ? |
| A. | Anything which eludes or deceives |
| B. | Seek all the enjoyment of life |
| C. | Only just |
| D. | To tip the office boy |
| Answer» C. Only just | |
| 42. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Queer fish ' ? |
| A. | Strange person |
| B. | About to start |
| C. | Impertinent/disrespectful remarks |
| D. | A task difficult to perform |
| Answer» B. About to start | |
| 43. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Broken reed ' ? |
| A. | Depended on himself |
| B. | A frustrated man |
| C. | To restrain |
| D. | At dawn |
| Answer» C. To restrain | |
| 44. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Design on ' ? |
| A. | At dawn |
| B. | To leave some one unsupported and unable to manoeuvre |
| C. | To bag the first position |
| D. | To have plans to exploit or somehow take of someone advantage or something |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Kick heels ' ? |
| A. | Earnest /sincere |
| B. | Squandered lavishly |
| C. | waste time |
| D. | Simplify the producers |
| Answer» D. Simplify the producers | |
| 46. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Means business ' ? |
| A. | Earnest /sincere |
| B. | To show no reaction |
| C. | Simplify the producers |
| D. | To be quick |
| Answer» B. To show no reaction | |
| 47. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Gone down the drained ' ? |
| A. | To speak to a person with hostility |
| B. | To offer someone a thing which he cannot appreciate |
| C. | To keep on talking |
| D. | Wasted |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Lying down ' ? |
| A. | To do a hazardous thing without any idea of the result |
| B. | Irritate |
| C. | To be anxious |
| D. | To show no reaction |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'in the offing ' ? |
| A. | To revive a quarrel which was almost forgotten |
| B. | About to start |
| C. | To agree |
| D. | Remain cool and composed |
| Answer» C. To agree | |
| 50. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'A left handed compliment ' ? |
| A. | To bag the first position |
| B. | To regard with half-hidden displeasure or contempt |
| C. | Maintaining outward show |
| D. | An insincere |
| Answer» E. | |