Explore topic-wise MCQs in English.

Although as they now stand none appear to be of earlier date than the ninth or tenth century, these stories all breathe the very breath of a primitive world.
I. Even as they now stand
II. Though as they now stand
III. Even though as they now stand

The battle of Saratoga is included by Sir Edward Creasy among his fifteen decisive battles which have, by its result, affected the history of the world.
I. by their results
II. due to its result
III. by virtue of their results

Life is an event of give and take.

We visit the shopping mall off and on.

Many centuries of European history have been marked by war almost ceaseless between France and England when these two states first confronted each other in America.
I. had been marked
II. has been marked
III. is being marked

The magnificent civilization of Atlantis was shattered and plunged beneath the sea in February 1882.
I. was destroyed and dumped
II. shattered and plunged
III. had been shattered and dumped

The archeologist whose business it is to bring to light by pick and spade the relics of bygone ages, is often accused of devoting his energies to work which is of no material profit to mankind at the present day.
I. showcase
II. highlight
III. bring to knowledge

If you look at a Map of the World, you will see, in the left-hand upper corner of the Eastern Hemisphere, two Islands lying beside the sea.
I. lying beyond the sea
II. lying in the sea
III. lying on the sea

The oldest religion to which we have clear and authentic account is probably the pure monotheism held by the Jews.
I. for which
II. of which
III. by which

A man of straw

(A) caused by his non-stop consumption of chivalric romance. (B)/ a country gentleman whose limited estate has been eaten away by (C)/ proudly wears the basin that he has claimed from a bewildered barber as Mambrino s helmet (D)/ The book tells the story of Alonso Quijano, (E)/ the costs to both his purse and mental stability

Sachin Tendulkar s batting skills make him a cut above the rest.

I am very interested to know the outcome of the debate, kindly keep me in the loop.

There is no cut and dried method for doing this.

Suddenly the man blacked out during the parade and had to be helped to a quiet place.

Hold your horses for a moment while I make a phone call.

In the following question, four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase and mark it in the Answer-Sheet.
A man of straw

In the following question, four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase and mark it in the Answer-Sheet.
To play second fiddle

In the following question, four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase and mark it in the Answer-Sheet.
To make clean breast of

Mamata is a dead ringer of one of my friends. I in fact walked up to her at an event mistaking her for my friend.

Direction: In the question, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.
To call it a day

If the decision GOES UNDER me, I ll go bankrupt.

The jewellery has been HANDED DOWN in my family for generations.

She HAMMERED AWAY ON her PC all night and finished the project.

I plan to GO ALONG WITHIN them as far as Los Angeles.

A rumour is GOING OVER involving the Attorney General.

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Face the music

Pull up your socks

Ever since he lost his father, he has been sitting at home eating his heart out.

If anyone wants to succeed, he has to clear the fence.

Directions (27): In each of the question given below a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is then followed by five options which then try to decipher its meaning. Choose the option which gives the correct meaning of the phrases.
A perfect storm

Throw in the towel

Hard and fast

Blue- Blooded

Make one s mark

Fill in the blank (140).

He was all at sea when he began his new job.

When Ram lost the money, he was down in the dumps.

Eating mud

Study of snakes

He is always in a mood to draw a long bow.

The correct meaning of Idiom/Phrase.
In the teeth of

He is worth his salt if he succeeds at this juncture.

Sita is not cut out for this kind of work.

It was clearly a case of the pot calling the kettle black when Ram said that Jagjit was a thief.

Select the option that means the same as the given idiom.
In a nutshell

The sight of the accident made my flesh creep.

To lie on hands

Our founder had done a Herculean task by constructing this great educational institution.