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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To fly in the face of' ? |
| A. | To occur , strike |
| B. | To act in defiance of authority , facts , custom |
| C. | To be familiar with the matter |
| D. | A feeble attempt |
| Answer» C. To be familiar with the matter | |
| 2. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'The flesh ' ? |
| A. | Not open to the public |
| B. | Physical or bodily desires , sensual appetites |
| C. | To act in defiance of authority , facts , custom |
| D. | To say something that other people sympathize or identify with |
| Answer» C. To act in defiance of authority , facts , custom | |
| 3. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To fish in troubled water ' ? |
| A. | To try to win advantages for oneself from a disturbed state of affairs, to take advantage of troubled or uncertain conditions for personal gain n |
| B. | A very minor mistake (of somebody) |
| C. | No chance at all |
| D. | To satisfy |
| Answer» B. A very minor mistake (of somebody) | |
| 4. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To feel in one’s bone ' ? |
| A. | Seem likely |
| B. | To be murdered |
| C. | Observant |
| D. | To know or sense some thing intuitively |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To ruffle somebody’s feather ' ? |
| A. | Invaluable |
| B. | Behaving wild |
| C. | To have a large appetite |
| D. | To annoy somebody |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To get into a flap ' ? |
| A. | A man who spends much time at fashionable parties, clubs, theatres |
| B. | No hope at all |
| C. | To be in a state of agitation , confusion, nervous, excitement etc. |
| D. | Children |
| Answer» D. Children | |
| 7. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To snap one’s finger (at)' ? |
| A. | Under no circumstances |
| B. | Shortly |
| C. | An important person |
| D. | To show contempt for |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To kill the fatted calf ' ? |
| A. | To be familiar with the matter |
| B. | To make an exception |
| C. | To be a tall and very thin person |
| D. | To celebrate especially at a prodigal’s return |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
The principle that distinguishes jainism from Buddhism is the- |
| A. | Practice of the eight-fold path |
| B. | rejection of the infallibility of the vedas |
| C. | attribution of a soul to all beings and things |
| D. | belief in rebirth |
| Answer» D. belief in rebirth | |
| 10. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'A dog’s chance ' ? |
| A. | Small but evident part of a much larger concealed situation |
| B. | No hope at all |
| C. | Light conversation |
| D. | Angry feeling |
| Answer» C. Light conversation | |
| 11. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To bid fair ' ? |
| A. | To mess something up, to do a bad job of something |
| B. | Very fast |
| C. | To seem likely |
| D. | To have no care at all |
| Answer» D. To have no care at all | |
| 12. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To fall foul of ' ? |
| A. | Valued highly |
| B. | To quarrel |
| C. | To keep one’s door close |
| D. | Children |
| Answer» C. To keep one’s door close | |
| 13. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To fall aboard of ' ? |
| A. | To try any expedient however useless |
| B. | Be aware of the trick |
| C. | To start fighting/ quarrelling |
| D. | Come to a compromise with someone |
| Answer» D. Come to a compromise with someone | |
| 14. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To chew the fat ' ? |
| A. | To make an exception |
| B. | To be caught in ones own trap |
| C. | To chat |
| D. | To award punishment of death |
| Answer» D. To award punishment of death | |
| 15. |
At normal temperature, due to a puncture the compressed air inside the tube of a car wheel suddenly starts coming out. Then the air inside the tube : |
| A. | Starts becoming hotter |
| B. | starts becoming cooler |
| C. | remains at the same temperatue |
| D. | may become hotter or coller depending on the amount of water vapour present in the air |
| Answer» D. may become hotter or coller depending on the amount of water vapour present in the air | |
| 16. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To die in shoes ' ? |
| A. | To be murdered |
| B. | To annoy somebody |
| C. | Invaluable |
| D. | To say something that other people sympathize or identify with |
| Answer» B. To annoy somebody | |
| 17. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To eat one’s terms ' ? |
| A. | To be in disagreement |
| B. | Tostudy for the bar(law) |
| C. | To whisper endearments as lovers |
| D. | Pregnant |
| Answer» C. To whisper endearments as lovers | |
| 18. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To cry shame upon ' ? |
| A. | To chat |
| B. | Children |
| C. | To oppose, to protest against |
| D. | Keep out of trouble |
| Answer» D. Keep out of trouble | |
| 19. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Off the cuff ' ? |
| A. | To Cheat |
| B. | To act in defiance of authority , facts , custom |
| C. | Quarrelling with |
| D. | Imparting information , |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To go to the devil' ? |
| A. | Kind not cash |
| B. | Death |
| C. | Angry words |
| D. | To fail completely |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'on credit in one’s cup ' ? |
| A. | To celebrate especially at a prodigal’s return |
| B. | Arrogant |
| C. | Under the influence of liquor |
| D. | Squandering |
| Answer» D. Squandering | |
| 22. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To cut somebody down' ? |
| A. | To object the banns |
| B. | Die while still working |
| C. | To kill somebody |
| D. | To spread sadness |
| Answer» D. To spread sadness | |
| 23. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To cry stinking fish ' ? |
| A. | To whisper endearments as lovers |
| B. | To decry one’s own good |
| C. | To know or sense some thing intuitively |
| D. | Tostudy for the bar(law) |
| Answer» C. To know or sense some thing intuitively | |
| 24. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'A gone coon ' ? |
| A. | To endure |
| B. | One whose case is hopeless |
| C. | Good luck |
| D. | In a dangerous situation |
| Answer» C. Good luck | |
| 25. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To cast a chill over ' ? |
| A. | Cheered up |
| B. | shaving small sums at the risk of large ones |
| C. | To spread sadness |
| D. | To award punishment of death |
| Answer» D. To award punishment of death | |
| 26. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To cry Halves ' ? |
| A. | Grave |
| B. | No hope at all |
| C. | To claim with equal share |
| D. | Wild with excitement |
| Answer» D. Wild with excitement | |
| 27. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To serve with the colours ' ? |
| A. | Uncontrolled |
| B. | Grave |
| C. | To be a member of the armed forces |
| D. | Shortly |
| Answer» D. Shortly | |
| 28. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To cross one’s mind ' ? |
| A. | Detachment and seclusion |
| B. | Gain favour |
| C. | To occur , strike |
| D. | To die |
| Answer» D. To die | |
| 29. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To condemn to death ' ? |
| A. | To be idle |
| B. | To prepare for something unpleasant or difficult |
| C. | Object to |
| D. | To award punishment of death |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To catch/clutch at a straw ' ? |
| A. | To say something that other people sympathize or identify with |
| B. | Die while still working |
| C. | Area, neighbourhood |
| D. | To try any expedient however useless |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Till the cows come home ' ? |
| A. | For a long time |
| B. | Gain favour |
| C. | Imparting information , |
| D. | Observant |
| Answer» B. Gain favour | |
| 32. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To cast into the shade ' ? |
| A. | To make less noticeable |
| B. | To behave informally |
| C. | Children |
| D. | In a dangerous situation |
| Answer» B. To behave informally | |
| 33. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To care a damn/farthing ' ? |
| A. | To be addicted to narcotic drug |
| B. | To have no care at all |
| C. | A huge attraction |
| D. | To attempt something for the first time |
| Answer» C. A huge attraction | |
| 34. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'As snug as a bug in the rug ' ? |
| A. | Accept the blame |
| B. | Very cosy and snug |
| C. | Die while still working |
| D. | Under no circumstances |
| Answer» C. Die while still working | |
| 35. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To mean business ' ? |
| A. | Illegal strike |
| B. | To be serious |
| C. | Everyone without exception |
| D. | Exactly |
| Answer» C. Everyone without exception | |
| 36. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'A cast of the eye ' ? |
| A. | Prosperity and adversity |
| B. | A squint |
| C. | Accept the blame |
| D. | Under no circumstances |
| Answer» C. Accept the blame | |
| 37. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To carry with one ' ? |
| A. | To satisfy |
| B. | A possession of high value |
| C. | Invaluable |
| D. | To keep one’s door close |
| Answer» B. A possession of high value | |
| 38. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To bury one’s head in the sand ' ? |
| A. | To attempt something for the first time |
| B. | Wisdom |
| C. | Wisdom |
| D. | To avoid the reality |
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'On the bum ' ? |
| A. | Living the life of a tramp |
| B. | Very friendly |
| C. | Everyone without exception |
| D. | To know or sense some thing intuitively |
| Answer» B. Very friendly | |
| 40. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Brain sauce ' ? |
| A. | To defeat at the last moment |
| B. | Wisdom |
| C. | Invaluable |
| D. | Change the party |
| Answer» C. Invaluable | |
| 41. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To brace oneself for ' ? |
| A. | Extravagant |
| B. | To prepare for something unpleasant or difficult |
| C. | Physical or bodily desires , sensual appetites |
| D. | To be familiar with the matter |
| Answer» C. Physical or bodily desires , sensual appetites | |
| 42. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Bread and cheese ' ? |
| A. | A person’s personal appearances or manner |
| B. | Simple food |
| C. | Instigate |
| D. | To chat |
| Answer» C. Instigate | |
| 43. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To make one’s bow ' ? |
| A. | To seem likely |
| B. | A whore , a prostitute |
| C. | Shortly |
| D. | To appear first time in publically |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Narrow bed ' ? |
| A. | Grave |
| B. | Angry words |
| C. | Very firmly |
| D. | Imparting information , |
| Answer» B. Angry words | |
| 45. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'A bear garden ' ? |
| A. | A place or scene of tumult |
| B. | Show disappointment |
| C. | To attempt something for the first time |
| D. | To suffer the consequences of one’s own action |
| Answer» B. Show disappointment | |
| 46. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To bill and coo ' ? |
| A. | To whisper endearments as lovers |
| B. | To make an exception |
| C. | In a state of panic |
| D. | To be idle |
| Answer» B. To make an exception | |
| 47. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To tell one’s beads ' ? |
| A. | To be in disagreement |
| B. | To be a tall and very thin person |
| C. | To win |
| D. | To day ones prayer |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To forbid the banns ' ? |
| A. | For a long time |
| B. | Observant |
| C. | To object the banns |
| D. | What one likes and can do well |
| Answer» D. What one likes and can do well | |
| 49. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To be at one’s beds ' ? |
| A. | To worship |
| B. | Froma reliable source |
| C. | In a state of panic |
| D. | To waste time |
| Answer» B. Froma reliable source | |
| 50. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To have bats in one’s belfry ' ? |
| A. | No matter how great the reward |
| B. | To have crazy ideas , to be very peculiar or foolish |
| C. | Accept the blame |
| D. | Pregnant |
| Answer» C. Accept the blame | |