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| 1. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Down in the mouth ' ? |
| A. | To defeat completely |
| B. | out of elements |
| C. | Expose |
| D. | to be guided by |
| Answer» C. Expose | |
| 2. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Days of reckoning ' ? |
| A. | Now and then , sometimes |
| B. | To employ |
| C. | Time to answer for someone’s answer |
| D. | To be dismissed from a job |
| Answer» D. To be dismissed from a job | |
| 3. |
The change of a solid into vapour directly is called: |
| A. | vaporization |
| B. | freezing |
| C. | melting |
| D. | sublimation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Eke out ' ? |
| A. | In anxiety , expectancy |
| B. | Alert ,competent |
| C. | Supplement income |
| D. | In anxiety , expectancy |
| Answer» D. In anxiety , expectancy | |
| 5. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Dog in the manager ' ? |
| A. | In disorder |
| B. | Irresponsiblepleasure seeking |
| C. | To ignore |
| D. | A person who prevent s others from enjoying what he cannot |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Die hard ' ? |
| A. | Persistent in struggle |
| B. | On credit |
| C. | Misfortune |
| D. | Unofficial court |
| Answer» B. On credit | |
| 7. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Cave in ' ? |
| A. | Poor and ruined |
| B. | To mimic, |
| C. | Clear |
| D. | Yield |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Dutch courage ' ? |
| A. | Very obvious |
| B. | Very obvious |
| C. | To have an anxious state of mind |
| D. | Bravery under alcoholic influence |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Dare devil ' ? |
| A. | Fearless person |
| B. | Difficult situation |
| C. | Irresponsiblepleasure seeking |
| D. | Excellent service |
| Answer» B. Difficult situation | |
| 10. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Cock a snook ' ? |
| A. | To show impudent contempt |
| B. | Clear |
| C. | Shabby from use |
| D. | To misguide |
| Answer» B. Clear | |
| 11. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Down and out' ? |
| A. | To dominate |
| B. | To make a destructive attack |
| C. | In the lap of sleep |
| D. | Poor and ruined |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Cheek by jowl ' ? |
| A. | A helpless woman |
| B. | To employ |
| C. | Close together |
| D. | Joy and sorrow |
| Answer» D. Joy and sorrow | |
| 13. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Cut through ' ? |
| A. | Though |
| B. | To be proud |
| C. | Positively |
| D. | Friendly or helpful to somebody |
| Answer» B. To be proud | |
| 14. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Cloven off ' ? |
| A. | To serve |
| B. | The evil intention |
| C. | Sound , tenable |
| D. | To have an anxious state of mind |
| Answer» C. Sound , tenable | |
| 15. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Come to a pass ' ? |
| A. | An appointment letter |
| B. | Disappointed face |
| C. | To defeat completely |
| D. | Difficult situation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'By dint of ' ? |
| A. | Close together |
| B. | To look at the goods displayed but not for buying |
| C. | By force of |
| D. | Ruined |
| Answer» D. Ruined | |
| 17. |
When water is heated from 0 degree C to 10 degree C its volume : |
| A. | increases |
| B. | decreases |
| C. | does not change |
| D. | first decreases and then increases |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Bandy words ' ? |
| A. | To be dismissed from a job |
| B. | Poor and ruined |
| C. | To wrangle , to argue |
| D. | In suspension |
| Answer» D. In suspension | |
| 19. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Blue stocking ' ? |
| A. | Educated but pedantic lady |
| B. | To be defeated |
| C. | The weak point in a person |
| D. | Assessment of asituation |
| Answer» B. To be defeated | |
| 20. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Bated breath ' ? |
| A. | In anxiety , expectancy |
| B. | A touch which turns anything into gold |
| C. | Acted without restrained |
| D. | Common sense |
| Answer» B. A touch which turns anything into gold | |
| 21. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Chip of the old block ' ? |
| A. | Make a legitimate living |
| B. | Tolerate |
| C. | The weak point in a person |
| D. | Resembling one’s parents in habits |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Brow beat ' ? |
| A. | Life of ascetic |
| B. | To bully |
| C. | Confessed without reserve |
| D. | Acted without restrained |
| Answer» C. Confessed without reserve | |
| 23. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Bring down the house ' ? |
| A. | Receive applause |
| B. | To win the prize |
| C. | Unprofitableaction |
| D. | Yield |
| Answer» B. To win the prize | |
| 24. |
Low temperatures (cryogenies) find application in: |
| A. | space travel, surgery and magnetic levitation |
| B. | surgery, magnetic levitation and telemetry |
| C. | space travel, surgery and telemetry |
| D. | space travel, magnetic levitation and telemetry |
| Answer» B. surgery, magnetic levitation and telemetry | |
| 25. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Beside oneself ' ? |
| A. | To feel excessively |
| B. | To make a destructive attack |
| C. | As dead as a dodo |
| D. | Irresponsiblepleasure seeking |
| Answer» B. To make a destructive attack | |
| 26. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Bear the burnt of ' ? |
| A. | To bear the main shock of |
| B. | Pass away, die |
| C. | To misguide |
| D. | To make a destructive attack |
| Answer» B. Pass away, die | |
| 27. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'As fit as fiddle ' ? |
| A. | Strong and healthy |
| B. | Depressed |
| C. | To make somebody angry |
| D. | Sudden success |
| Answer» B. Depressed | |
| 28. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Break the news ' ? |
| A. | To win the prize |
| B. | To employ |
| C. | To disparage someone |
| D. | To give the bad news |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Bid defiance ' ? |
| A. | A person who prevent s others from enjoying what he cannot |
| B. | On credit |
| C. | Easily |
| D. | To ignore |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'At a loose end ' ? |
| A. | To serve |
| B. | Unoccupied , idle |
| C. | An expert |
| D. | To make a destructive attack |
| Answer» C. An expert | |
| 31. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Assumes airs ' ? |
| A. | To prepare for hard work |
| B. | To employ |
| C. | To pretend to superiority |
| D. | Without preparation |
| Answer» D. Without preparation | |
| 32. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Clean breast ' ? |
| A. | Make a legitimate living |
| B. | To defeat completely |
| C. | Make a legitimate living |
| D. | Confessed without reserve |
| Answer» E. | |
| 33. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'At close quarters ' ? |
| A. | In under developing stage |
| B. | Close examinations |
| C. | To make somebody a tool |
| D. | One who is never constant to one’s work |
| Answer» C. To make somebody a tool | |
| 34. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'In embryo ' ? |
| A. | falling, escaping by a narrow margin |
| B. | In under developing stage |
| C. | To fall back in morals |
| D. | Greed is greater than any other vice |
| Answer» C. To fall back in morals | |
| 35. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Acquainted with ' ? |
| A. | To be extremely enthusiastic over |
| B. | To meet someone |
| C. | Unreliable person |
| D. | Unoccupied , idle |
| Answer» C. Unreliable person | |
| 36. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'A damsel in distress ' ? |
| A. | In suspension |
| B. | In a straight line |
| C. | To reach a crisis |
| D. | A helpless woman |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
The clouds float in the atmosphere because of their low: |
| A. | temperature |
| B. | velocity |
| C. | pressure |
| D. | density |
| Answer» B. velocity | |
| 38. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'At case ' ? |
| A. | Easily |
| B. | Hanging in balance |
| C. | Ruined |
| D. | To marry somebody |
| Answer» B. Hanging in balance | |
| 39. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To catch a tartar' ? |
| A. | Not in the working order |
| B. | Irregularly |
| C. | To deal with someone or something that proves unexpectedly troublesome or powerful |
| D. | Assessment of asituation |
| Answer» D. Assessment of asituation | |
| 40. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'A grass widow ' ? |
| A. | A women whose husband is temporarily away from her |
| B. | Supplement income |
| C. | A highly emotional state |
| D. | After a long time |
| Answer» B. Supplement income | |
| 41. |
A liquid drop tends to assume a spherical shape because of: |
| A. | surface tension |
| B. | viscous force |
| C. | gravitational force |
| D. | elastic force |
| Answer» B. viscous force | |
| 42. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'A nig-nog ' ? |
| A. | A fool |
| B. | To show courage |
| C. | Yet |
| D. | To defy |
| Answer» B. To show courage | |
| 43. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To make a pile ' ? |
| A. | Difficult situation |
| B. | To make a fortune |
| C. | Time to answer for someone’s answer |
| D. | Very small |
| Answer» C. Time to answer for someone’s answer | |
| 44. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Kiss the rod ' ? |
| A. | Accept the punishment |
| B. | Expose |
| C. | With full vigour |
| D. | Sound , tenable |
| Answer» B. Expose | |
| 45. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Itsy bitsy ' ? |
| A. | In trouble |
| B. | Very small |
| C. | An expert |
| D. | Just in the time |
| Answer» C. An expert | |
| 46. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Mother wit ' ? |
| A. | Common sense |
| B. | Alert ,competent |
| C. | One who is never constant to one’s work |
| D. | Ruined |
| Answer» B. Alert ,competent | |
| 47. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'In lieu of ' ? |
| A. | An expert |
| B. | In place of |
| C. | Misfortune |
| D. | In a straight line |
| Answer» C. Misfortune | |
| 48. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To see pink elephants ' ? |
| A. | Irresponsiblepleasure seeking |
| B. | To show courage |
| C. | Left no means of retreat |
| D. | To bear the main shock of |
| Answer» C. Left no means of retreat | |
| 49. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'An old flame ' ? |
| A. | To fail |
| B. | To give compensation |
| C. | Sweat heart |
| D. | Become bankrupt |
| Answer» D. Become bankrupt | |
| 50. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Lump in the throat ' ? |
| A. | A highly emotional state |
| B. | Usually |
| C. | To be dismissed from a job |
| D. | Newspaper publishing sensational news |
| Answer» B. Usually | |