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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 'Penn y wise and pound foolish ' ? |
| A. | To be familiar with the matter |
| B. | To reach a crisis |
| C. | For a long time |
| D. | shaving small sums at the risk of large ones |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To be par for the course ' ? |
| A. | To kill |
| B. | To be what one would expect to happen or expect somebody to do |
| C. | A thing of little value |
| D. | To befool someone |
| Answer» C. A thing of little value | |
| 3. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To be in the picture ' ? |
| A. | A whore , a prostitute |
| B. | To be familiar with the matter |
| C. | To revel a secret |
| D. | What one likes and can do well |
| Answer» C. To revel a secret | |
| 4. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To pay the debt of nature ' ? |
| A. | Average |
| B. | To keep one’s door close |
| C. | Anxious |
| D. | To die |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To sport one’s oak ' ? |
| A. | To keep one’s door close |
| B. | To be what one would expect to happen or expect somebody to do |
| C. | To be what one would expect to happen or expect somebody to do |
| D. | To reach a crisis |
| Answer» B. To be what one would expect to happen or expect somebody to do | |
| 6. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Odd and even ' ? |
| A. | Death |
| B. | Keep out of trouble |
| C. | To befool someone |
| D. | Game of chance |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
The speed of light with the rise in the temperature of the medium: |
| A. | increases |
| B. | decreases |
| C. | Remains unaltered |
| D. | Drops suddently |
| Answer» D. Drops suddently | |
| 8. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'to carry off the palm' ? |
| A. | shaving small sums at the risk of large ones |
| B. | A whore , a prostitute |
| C. | Change the party |
| D. | To be victorious |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To go through the motions ' ? |
| A. | To work carelessly |
| B. | A long period of time |
| C. | To be addicted to narcotic drug |
| D. | All people alive or dead |
| Answer» B. A long period of time | |
| 10. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'In a muck ' ? |
| A. | In an untidy situation |
| B. | To worship |
| C. | Homeless children, odds and even |
| D. | To attempt something for the first time |
| Answer» B. To worship | |
| 11. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To have a monkey on one’s back ' ? |
| A. | Children |
| B. | To be addicted to narcotic drug |
| C. | Living the life of a tramp |
| D. | To Cheat |
| Answer» C. Living the life of a tramp | |
| 12. |
A gas thermometer is more sensitive than a liquid thermometer because a gas: |
| A. | is lighter than liquid |
| B. | expands more than a liquid |
| C. | is easy to obtain |
| D. | does not change state easily |
| Answer» C. is easy to obtain | |
| 13. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Middle of the road ' ? |
| A. | Average |
| B. | To annoy somebody |
| C. | To whisper endearments as lovers |
| D. | Exact counterpart or likeness of |
| Answer» B. To annoy somebody | |
| 14. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To live by one’s wits' ? |
| A. | To object the banns |
| B. | To get money by ingenious and irregular methods not necessarily honest |
| C. | Wisdom |
| D. | One whose case is hopeless |
| Answer» C. Wisdom | |
| 15. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'The devils own luck ' ? |
| A. | To drink |
| B. | Have an extra talent |
| C. | To worship |
| D. | Good luck |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To have a memory like a sieve ' ? |
| A. | A man who spends much time at fashionable parties, clubs, theatres |
| B. | To have a faint memory |
| C. | Not open to the public |
| D. | 0 |
| Answer» C. Not open to the public | |
| 17. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'A lick and a promise ' ? |
| A. | A feeble attempt |
| B. | Reward and punishment |
| C. | To endure |
| D. | Source of much or easy; money |
| Answer» B. Reward and punishment | |
| 18. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Out on a limb ' ? |
| A. | Shortly |
| B. | Exact counterpart or likeness of |
| C. | In a dangerous situation |
| D. | To remain calm and composed in the difficult situation |
| Answer» D. To remain calm and composed in the difficult situation | |
| 19. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'The last straw ' ? |
| A. | To make less noticeable |
| B. | To be serious |
| C. | An addition to a task, burden, etc. Which strained one’s patience to the limit |
| D. | One whose case is hopeless |
| Answer» D. One whose case is hopeless | |
| 20. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'At the rate of knots ' ? |
| A. | Speak highly of |
| B. | Very fast |
| C. | A feeble attempt |
| D. | To ruin one’s chances or plans completely |
| Answer» C. A feeble attempt | |
| 21. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To kick against the pricks ' ? |
| A. | To say something that other people sympathize or identify with |
| B. | For a long time |
| C. | To hurt oneself by useless resistance |
| D. | Prominent |
| Answer» D. Prominent | |
| 22. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'everyman jack ' ? |
| A. | Everyone without exception |
| B. | Under the influence of liquor |
| C. | Grave |
| D. | Good luck |
| Answer» B. Under the influence of liquor | |
| 23. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'The cut of one’s jib ' ? |
| A. | Without evasion |
| B. | A person’s personal appearances or manner |
| C. | Instigate |
| D. | To use very obscene or blasphemous language |
| Answer» C. Instigate | |
| 24. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To have a hollow leg ' ? |
| A. | To know or sense some thing intuitively |
| B. | A squint |
| C. | To have a large appetite |
| D. | To mess something up, to do a bad job of something |
| Answer» D. To mess something up, to do a bad job of something | |
| 25. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To be all legs ' ? |
| A. | Observant |
| B. | To be a tall and very thin person |
| C. | Arrogant |
| D. | To appear in court |
| Answer» C. Arrogant | |
| 26. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To take issue ' ? |
| A. | To be in disagreement |
| B. | Detachment and seclusion |
| C. | Under no circumstances |
| D. | Very fast |
| Answer» B. Detachment and seclusion | |
| 27. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'High and mighty ' ? |
| A. | To be victorious |
| B. | To be addicted to narcotic drug |
| C. | Arrogant |
| D. | In a dangerous situation |
| Answer» D. In a dangerous situation | |
| 28. |
Clear night are colder than cloudy nights because of : |
| A. | conduction |
| B. | condensation |
| C. | radiation |
| D. | insolation |
| Answer» D. insolation | |
| 29. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'to hoist with one’s own petard ' ? |
| A. | To award punishment of death |
| B. | To spread sadness |
| C. | To be caught in ones own trap |
| D. | Living the life of a tramp |
| Answer» D. Living the life of a tramp | |
| 30. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Like a bat out of hell ' ? |
| A. | At top speed |
| B. | To be caught in ones own trap |
| C. | Prominent |
| D. | To be a tall and very thin person |
| Answer» B. To be caught in ones own trap | |
| 31. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Cat in hell’s chance ' ? |
| A. | Cheat people |
| B. | No chance at all |
| C. | Certain |
| D. | A feeble attempt |
| Answer» C. Certain | |
| 32. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Heavy tidings ' ? |
| A. | Bad news |
| B. | To appear first time in publically |
| C. | Arrogant |
| D. | Wild with excitement |
| Answer» B. To appear first time in publically | |
| 33. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'From the horse’s mouth ' ? |
| A. | Angry feeling |
| B. | Froma reliable source |
| C. | To try any expedient however useless |
| D. | To annoy somebody |
| Answer» C. To try any expedient however useless | |
| 34. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'A hill of beans ' ? |
| A. | Under no circumstances |
| B. | To be wise |
| C. | Not open to the public |
| D. | A thing of little value |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Hell for leather ' ? |
| A. | Seem likely |
| B. | As quick as possible |
| C. | Prosperity and adversity |
| D. | Not legally binding , invalid |
| Answer» C. Prosperity and adversity | |
| 36. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To let one’s hair down ' ? |
| A. | To annoy somebody |
| B. | To behave informally |
| C. | To be on good terms with both sides in a dispute |
| D. | A very minor mistake (of somebody) |
| Answer» C. To be on good terms with both sides in a dispute | |
| 37. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To hand in one’s cheeks ' ? |
| A. | Without evasion |
| B. | Censure strongly |
| C. | To die |
| D. | To become a nun |
| Answer» D. To become a nun | |
| 38. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Like grim death ' ? |
| A. | In troubled situation |
| B. | To behave informally |
| C. | Very firmly |
| D. | Game of chance |
| Answer» D. Game of chance | |
| 39. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To take up the hatchet ' ? |
| A. | Average |
| B. | An important person |
| C. | To prepare for or go to war |
| D. | Paper chase |
| Answer» D. Paper chase | |
| 40. |
Night are cooler in the deserts than in the plains because: |
| A. | sand radiates heat more quickly than the earth |
| B. | the sky remains clear most of the time |
| C. | sand absorbs heat more quickly than the earth |
| D. | of none of the above reasons |
| Answer» B. the sky remains clear most of the time | |
| 41. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To run with the hue and hunt with the hounds ' ? |
| A. | To Cheat |
| B. | To be caught in ones own trap |
| C. | A huge attraction |
| D. | To be on good terms with both sides in a dispute |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Hare and hound ' ? |
| A. | In a dangerous situation |
| B. | Anxious |
| C. | Paper chase |
| D. | To defeat at the last moment |
| Answer» D. To defeat at the last moment | |
| 43. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To fool around ' ? |
| A. | To celebrate especially at a prodigal’s return |
| B. | To be murdered |
| C. | For a long time |
| D. | To waste time |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To the fore ' ? |
| A. | To have a faint memory |
| B. | Prominent |
| C. | Angry feeling |
| D. | Observant |
| Answer» C. Angry feeling | |
| 45. |
A real gas can be liquefied by the application of pressure when its temperature is: |
| A. | Above the room temperature |
| B. | above the inversion temperature |
| C. | At the boyletemperature |
| D. | at the critical temperature |
| Answer» E. | |
| 46. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To cook one’s goose ' ? |
| A. | To annoy somebody |
| B. | To start fighting/ quarrelling |
| C. | To ruin one’s chances or plans completely |
| D. | To pass the responsibility |
| Answer» D. To pass the responsibility | |
| 47. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'Worth one’s weight in cold ' ? |
| A. | All people alive or dead |
| B. | Arouse some one to do his best |
| C. | Invaluable |
| D. | In an untidy situation |
| Answer» D. In an untidy situation | |
| 48. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To be nobody’s fool ' ? |
| A. | To die |
| B. | To become popular |
| C. | To oppose, to protest against |
| D. | To be wise |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To get into bad odour ' ? |
| A. | Illegal strike |
| B. | Accept the blame |
| C. | To become popular |
| D. | Not legally binding , invalid |
| Answer» D. Not legally binding , invalid | |
| 50. |
what is the meaning of idiom 'To blow the gaff ' ? |
| A. | Everyone without exception |
| B. | For a long time |
| C. | To day ones prayer |
| D. | To revel a secret |
| Answer» E. | |