Find out the correct meaning of Idioms and Phrases from the four alternatives
Q-1 In the limelight
Q-1 In the limelight
(a) Prominent
(b) Win favour of somebody
(c) to confess
(c) to confess
(d) to try utmost
Ans. (a) Prominent
Q-2 Live-wire
(a) certain
(b) to ascertain
(c) not to understand
(c) not to understand
(d) energetic
Ans. (d) energetic
Q-3 An eye wash
(a) by force of
(b) a pretence
(c) come to nothing
(c) come to nothing
(d) None of these
Ans. (b) a pretence
Q-4 Well disposed to
(a) in fashion
(a) in fashion
(b) to look sad
(c) helpful to somebody
(c) helpful to somebody
(d) shortage
Ans. (c) helpful to somebody
Q-5 A good Samaritan
(a) one who helps strangers
(b) to face final defeat
(c) to discourage
(c) to discourage
(d) None of these
Ans. (a) one who helps strangers
Q-6 In cold blood
(a) official delay
(b) for the reason
(c) full of faults
(c) full of faults
(d) to do something deliberately
Ans.(d) to do something deliberately
Q-7 By the way
(a) gradually
(b) By the way
(c) to be equal
(c) to be equal
(d) None of these
Ans.(b) By the way
Q-8 Apple-pie order
(a) common man
(b) strict
(c) in perfect order
(c) in perfect order
(d) None of these
Ans. (c) in perfect order
Q-9 Above all
(a) before everything else
(b) most important
(c) to keep quite
(c) to keep quite
(d) Violently
Ans.(a) before everything else
Q-10 To give a good account
(a) to act creditable
(b) to fight
(c) to happen
(c) to happen
(d) None of these
Ans. (a) to act creditably
Q-11 A blue stocking
(a) educated but Pedantic lady
(b) to bully
(c) to die
(c) to die
(d) no alternative
Ans.(a) educated but Pedantic lady
Q-12 To kick the bucket
(a) to frown
(b) to weak point
(c) to be fussy
(c) to be fussy
(d) To die
Ans. (d) To die
Q-13 To give the devil his due
Q-13 To give the devil his due
(a) Penniless
(b) Life of ascetic
(c) Out of trouble
(c) Out of trouble
(d) give credit to a worthless person for his good qualities
Ans. (d) give credit to a worthless person for his good qualities
Q-14 Draconian law
(a) extremely severe law
(b) A hypocrite
(c) Postpone
(c) Postpone
(d) None
Ans. (a) extremely severe law
Q-15 Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth
(a) Poor and ruined
(b) A worthless
(c) Criticize a gift
(c) Criticize a gift
(d) None of these
Ans. (c) criticize a gift
Q-16 Besides the mark
(a) to happen
(b) not to care
(c) irrelevant
(c) irrelevant
(d) None of these
Ans.(c) irrelevant
Q-17 Days of reckoning
(a) futile labour
(b) send for help
(c) quarrel
(c) quarrel
(d) time to answer for one’s action
Ans. (d) time to answer for one’s action
Q-18 To save one’s face
(a) receive applause
(b) To avoid disgrace
(c) Out of trouble
(c) Out of trouble
(d) None of these
Ans. (b) To avoid disgrace
Q-19 Window shopping
(a) Dejected
(b) Get
(c) To look goods displayed but not for buying
(c) To look goods displayed but not for buying
(d) None of these
Ans. (c) To look goods displayed but not for buying
Q-20 Down in the mouth
(a) Out of elements
(b) In brief
(c) Scattered things
(c) Scattered things
(d) None of these
Ans. (a) Out of elements
Q-21 Tall stories
(a) to get into trouble
(b) happen
(c) belong to
(c) belong to
(d) exaggerated stories
Ans. (d) exaggerated stories
Q-22 A Spartan life
(a) life of ascetic
(b) close together
(c) Continue
(c) Continue
(d) None of these
Ans. (a) life of ascetic
Q-23 To have to many things at a time
(a) make a speech
(b) doing many things at a time
(c) ruined
(c) ruined
(d) request
Ans. (b) doing many things at a time
Q-24 To sail under false colours
(a) A hypocrite
(b) Extinguish
(c) Suitable
(c) Suitable
(d) None of these
(a) A hypocrite
Q25 Every dog has his day
(a) to be depressed
(b) to happen
(c) Good fortune
(c) Good fortune
(d) meet by chance
Ans. (c) Good fortune