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8 Q:In the following question, two columns are given containing three phrases each. In the first column, phrases are A, B, and C, and in the second column, the phrases are D, E, and F. A phrase from the first column may or may not connect with a phrase from the second column to make a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. There are five options, four of which display the sequence(s) in which the phrases can be joined to form a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. If none of the options forms a correct sentence after combination, select ‘None of these’ as your answer.
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- 1A-Ffalse
- 2C-Dfalse
- 3A-Efalse
- 4B-Dfalse
- 5B-Etrue
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Answer : 5. "B-E"
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
On the double
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64be75502d3130f5754f0b65- 1on the verge of collapsefalse
- 2at a fast pacetrue
- 3out of orderfalse
- 4between two undesirable thingsfalse
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Answer : 2. "at a fast pace"
Explanation :
The correct answer is 'at a fast pace'. In the given sentence 'On the double' is an idiom. The meaning of it is as follows: On the double: very quickly and without any delay.
Q:In the following question, two columns are given containing three phrases each. In the first column, phrases are A, B, and C, and in the second column, the phrases are D, E, and F. A phrase from the first column may or may not connect with a phrase from the second column to make a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. There are five options, four of which display the sequence(s) in which the phrases can be joined to form a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. If none of the options forms a correct sentence after combination, select ‘None of these’ as your answer.
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- 1B -E and C-Ftrue
- 2A-E, B-F and C-Dfalse
- 3A-F and C-Dfalse
- 4B-Ffalse
- 5None of thesefalse
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Answer : 1. "B -E and C-F"
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
Come rain or shine, I will go to Paris tomorrow.
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642ac92bed76c064b863bbdb- 1At the last momentfalse
- 2Whatever happenstrue
- 3To decide laterfalse
- 4To come before the decided timefalse
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Answer : 2. "Whatever happens "
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Face up to
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644136eb5e6b046f1b104b34- 1Alter the face offalse
- 2To accept a difficult situationtrue
- 3Look into facefalse
- 4Personallyfalse
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Answer : 2. "To accept a difficult situation"
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Hit the sack
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6458df4b13eb5908ae4557e0- 1Miss the markfalse
- 2Confirm the targetfalse
- 3Complete the assignmentfalse
- 4Go to sleeptrue
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Answer : 4. "Go to sleep"
Explanation :
The correct answer is 'went to bed'. To Hit the sack means to go to bed. After the long journey, he hit the sack as soon as he reached home.
Q:Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Get one’s dander up
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645a1d5b131c83edd3e7395a- 1Rush into someonefalse
- 2get into a difficult situationfalse
- 3Lose one’s tempertrue
- 4To glare venomouslyfalse
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Answer : 3. "Lose one’s temper"
Q:Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Child’s play
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645b3c80cdae930acb6580d3- 1An easy tasktrue
- 2Cricketfalse
- 3A restricted playgroundfalse
- 4Children’s dramafalse
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