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8 Q:Select the correct option of the idiom/phrase.
"A big draw"
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6322fb543f5a4d2dcff6400b- 1To irritate or annoy someonefalse
- 2To get attraction/attention/successtrue
- 3Feel very excited or anxious while waitingfalse
- 4Main idea or gistfalse
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Answer : 2. "To get attraction/attention/success"
Q: Economic policies formulated by the IAS officers are generally above the power of comprehension off most of the ministers.
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63108c664e3bf85cbe80930e- 1the powers of comprehension offfalse
- 2the powerful of comprehension offalse
- 3the power of comprehension oftrue
- 4No correction requiredfalse
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Answer : 3. "the power of comprehension of"
Q:Select the most appropriate idiom ( in the context) to fill in the sentence.
Since he had approved the proposal he had to face the music.
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63033e5fc3bfb21b4ac2543c- 1to lake the blametrue
- 2to see the positive side of thingsfalse
- 3to explain in detailfalse
- 4to entertain the customersfalse
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Answer : 1. "to lake the blame"
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To play ducks and drakes
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5d7f4a57b4835d15d81f53beTo play ducks and drakes
- 1to use recklesslytrue
- 2to act cleverlyfalse
- 3to change placesfalse
- 4to be friendlyfalse
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Answer : 1. "to use recklessly"
Q: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
dark horse
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62f3465039a8157d97fbf328- 1a candidate about whom little is known but who unexpectedly winstrue
- 2a good person who has been unfairly malignedfalse
- 3a person despised by everybody winsfalse
- 4a very unpredictable contestant, sometimes wins sometimes losesfalse
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Answer : 1. "a candidate about whom little is known but who unexpectedly wins"
Q: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
dead ringer
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62f344983342ab118437fe1e- 1a competition whose outcome is already decided (by unfair means)false
- 2a candidate fraudulently substituted for another in a competitiontrue
- 3a person who was in a situation to warn others is now missingfalse
- 4a warning which comes too late, after the damage is donefalse
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Answer : 2. "a candidate fraudulently substituted for another in a competition"
Q: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
every cloud has a silver lining
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62ea4fc74404a856fa18fbd7- 1no bad situation is permanentfalse
- 2if one wants rain then one has to bear with dark cloudsfalse
- 3every blessing comes with a hidden cursefalse
- 4every bad situation has some good aspects to ittrue
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Answer : 4. "every bad situation has some good aspects to it"
Q: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
To stop doing something; cease or abstain.
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62ea4efc6f92bf0da7cf34ea- 1to endurefalse
- 2to desisttrue
- 3to perseverefalse
- 4to dismayfalse
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