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| 1. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Make parade of ' ? |
| A. | To day ones prayer |
| B. | 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 |
| C. | Arrogant |
| D. | Speak highly of |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Monkey’s monkey ' ? |
| A. | shaving small sums at the risk of large ones |
| B. | Wild with excitement |
| C. | Good luck |
| D. | Kind not cash |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Play ducks and drakes with ' ? |
| A. | A possession of high value |
| B. | To start fighting/ quarrelling |
| C. | Grave |
| D. | Squandering |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Green horn ' ? |
| A. | Imparting information , |
| B. | Novice |
| C. | A person’s personal appearances or manner |
| D. | To become a nun |
| Answer» C. A person’s personal appearances or manner | |
| 5. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Ere long ' ? |
| A. | Shortly |
| B. | To be familiar with the matter |
| C. | To waste time |
| D. | Game of chance |
| Answer» B. To be familiar with the matter | |
| 6. |
The energy that can harness heat stored below the earths surface is known as: |
| A. | thermal energy |
| B. | nuclear energy |
| C. | tidal energy |
| D. | geo -thermal energy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Tiptoe ' ? |
| A. | To be addicted to narcotic drug |
| B. | To day ones prayer |
| C. | Anxious |
| D. | Illegal strike |
| Answer» D. Illegal strike | |
| 8. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'High words ' ? |
| A. | Quarrelling with |
| B. | Very fast |
| C. | Arrogant |
| D. | Angry words |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Falling foul of ' ? |
| A. | Underhand means |
| B. | In an untidy situation |
| C. | Quarrelling with |
| D. | As quick as possible |
| Answer» D. As quick as possible | |
| 10. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Take heart ' ? |
| A. | Cheered up |
| B. | Through days of struggle |
| C. | To have a large appetite |
| D. | Gain favour |
| Answer» B. Through days of struggle | |
| 11. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Put some one to mettle ' ? |
| A. | Arouse some one to do his best |
| B. | Uncontrolled |
| C. | To be what one would expect to happen or expect somebody to do |
| D. | To become popular |
| Answer» B. Uncontrolled | |
| 12. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To meet half way someone ' ? |
| A. | To oppose, to protest against |
| B. | Shortly |
| C. | To be murdered |
| D. | Come to a compromise with someone |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Take up the cudgels for ' ? |
| A. | To prepare for or go to war |
| B. | Defend vigorously |
| C. | Froma reliable source |
| D. | At top speed |
| Answer» C. Froma reliable source | |
| 14. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Carrot and stick ' ? |
| A. | To annoy somebody |
| B. | To work carelessly |
| C. | Death |
| D. | Reward and punishment |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Bite the dust ' ? |
| A. | shaving small sums at the risk of large ones |
| B. | Humiliated |
| C. | To reach a crisis |
| D. | For a long time |
| Answer» C. To reach a crisis | |
| 16. |
At upper atmosphere an astronaut feels |
| A. | extremely hot |
| B. | slightly hotter |
| C. | extremely cool |
| D. | slightly cooler |
| Answer» D. slightly cooler | |
| 17. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Come down from ivory towers ' ? |
| A. | Detachment and seclusion |
| B. | To be idle |
| C. | Get a thrill |
| D. | To worship |
| Answer» B. To be idle | |
| 18. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Put/Throw an spanner in the works ' ? |
| A. | To do something that prevents a plan or activity from succeeding |
| B. | Remind repeatedly |
| C. | A place or scene of tumult |
| D. | To die |
| Answer» B. Remind repeatedly | |
| 19. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Bad blood ' ? |
| A. | To become a nun |
| B. | Very fast |
| C. | Angry feeling |
| D. | Cheered up |
| Answer» D. Cheered up | |
| 20. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To rate soundly ' ? |
| A. | Censure strongly |
| B. | Grave |
| C. | 0 |
| D. | To remain calm and composed in the difficult situation |
| Answer» B. Grave | |
| 21. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'A scarlet women ' ? |
| A. | To use very obscene or blasphemous language |
| B. | Wisdom |
| C. | A whore , a prostitute |
| D. | A feeble attempt |
| Answer» D. A feeble attempt | |
| 22. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'In a nutshell ' ? |
| A. | What one likes and can do well |
| B. | To win |
| C. | In a simple and brief manner |
| D. | Serve as strong testimony to |
| Answer» D. Serve as strong testimony to | |
| 23. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To carry the can ' ? |
| A. | Uncontrolled |
| B. | Uncontrolled |
| C. | What one likes and can do well |
| D. | Accept the blame |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Every lecture’s cup of tea ' ? |
| A. | What one likes and can do well |
| B. | Source of much or easy; money |
| C. | To show that he is no longer highly regarded |
| D. | To kill somebody |
| Answer» B. Source of much or easy; money | |
| 25. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Jew’s eye ' ? |
| A. | Without evasion |
| B. | A possession of high value |
| C. | A person’s personal appearances or manner |
| D. | To be familiar with the matter |
| Answer» C. A person’s personal appearances or manner | |
| 26. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Like a fish out of water ' ? |
| A. | In troubled situation |
| B. | To behave informally |
| C. | To pass the responsibility |
| D. | To oppose, to protest against |
| Answer» B. To behave informally | |
| 27. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Die in harness ' ? |
| A. | Wild with excitement |
| B. | Die while still working |
| C. | A long period of time |
| D. | To kill somebody |
| Answer» C. A long period of time | |
| 28. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Take people inn ' ? |
| A. | A very minor mistake (of somebody) |
| B. | Seem likely |
| C. | To try any expedient however useless |
| D. | Cheat people |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Hard of hearing ' ? |
| A. | To be on good terms with both sides in a dispute |
| B. | To deal with firmly |
| C. | To know or sense some thing intuitively |
| D. | deaf |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Carry off of the feet ' ? |
| A. | To avoid the reality |
| B. | Cheat people |
| C. | Object to |
| D. | Wild with excitement |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Running riot ' ? |
| A. | Seem likely |
| B. | Behaving wild |
| C. | A man who spends much time at fashionable parties, clubs, theatres |
| D. | To realise suddenly |
| Answer» C. A man who spends much time at fashionable parties, clubs, theatres | |
| 32. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'See through the design ' ? |
| A. | Be aware of the trick |
| B. | Tostudy for the bar(law) |
| C. | Tostudy for the bar(law) |
| D. | Get a thrill |
| Answer» B. Tostudy for the bar(law) | |
| 33. |
An instrument used to measure humidity is : |
| A. | anemometer |
| B. | hygrometer |
| C. | thermometer |
| D. | pyrheliometer |
| Answer» C. thermometer | |
| 34. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To a hair ' ? |
| A. | Exactly |
| B. | In a simple and brief manner |
| C. | Underhand means |
| D. | To worship |
| Answer» B. In a simple and brief manner | |
| 35. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Prodigal son ' ? |
| A. | Extravagant |
| B. | Cheered up |
| C. | To emphasize |
| D. | Accept the blame |
| Answer» B. Cheered up | |
| 36. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Held in camera ' ? |
| A. | Froma reliable source |
| B. | To mess something up, to do a bad job of something |
| C. | Not open to the public |
| D. | shaving small sums at the risk of large ones |
| Answer» D. shaving small sums at the risk of large ones | |
| 37. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Small talk ' ? |
| A. | Light conversation |
| B. | Wild with excitement |
| C. | To act in defiance of authority , facts , custom |
| D. | Remind repeatedly |
| Answer» B. Wild with excitement | |
| 38. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Have an eye ' ? |
| A. | To be serious |
| B. | Have an extra talent |
| C. | To celebrate especially at a prodigal’s return |
| D. | To deal with firmly |
| Answer» C. To celebrate especially at a prodigal’s return | |
| 39. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Come to a head ' ? |
| A. | To pass the responsibility |
| B. | An important person |
| C. | To behave informally |
| D. | To reach a crisis |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Botch something up ' ? |
| A. | To do something that prevents a plan or activity from succeeding |
| B. | To be serious |
| C. | To act in defiance of authority , facts , custom |
| D. | To mess something up, to do a bad job of something |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Keep your nose clean ' ? |
| A. | A squint |
| B. | Keep out of trouble |
| C. | A person’s personal appearances or manner |
| D. | To be a member of the armed forces |
| Answer» C. A person’s personal appearances or manner | |
| 42. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Wipe the nose ' ? |
| A. | To Cheat |
| B. | Kind not cash |
| C. | Good luck |
| D. | Everyone without exception |
| Answer» B. Kind not cash | |
| 43. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Get a kick ' ? |
| A. | Get a thrill |
| B. | In a simple and brief manner |
| C. | To be familiar with the matter |
| D. | To be in a state of agitation , confusion, nervous, excitement etc. |
| Answer» B. In a simple and brief manner | |
| 44. |
Water is used in hot water bags because: |
| A. | it is easily obtained |
| B. | it is cheaper and is not harmful |
| C. | it has high specific heat |
| D. | it is easy to heat water |
| Answer» D. it is easy to heat water | |
| 45. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Family way ' ? |
| A. | Pregnant |
| B. | Behaving wild |
| C. | Not legally binding , invalid |
| D. | Angry words |
| Answer» B. Behaving wild | |
| 46. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'On the cards ' ? |
| A. | Die while still working |
| B. | Certain |
| C. | Very fast |
| D. | To celebrate especially at a prodigal’s return |
| Answer» C. Very fast | |
| 47. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To curry favour ' ? |
| A. | Very friendly |
| B. | To be caught in ones own trap |
| C. | Detachment and seclusion |
| D. | Gain favour |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Make a wry face ' ? |
| 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. | Show disappointment |
| C. | Come to a compromise with someone |
| D. | A very minor mistake (of somebody) |
| Answer» C. Come to a compromise with someone | |
| 49. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Speak volumes ' ? |
| A. | Show disappointment |
| B. | To mess something up, to do a bad job of something |
| C. | Serve as strong testimony to |
| D. | Keep out of trouble |
| Answer» D. Keep out of trouble | |
| 50. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Worth of salt ' ? |
| A. | Of value |
| B. | Valued highly |
| C. | Source of much or easy; money |
| D. | To chat |
| Answer» B. Valued highly | |