39.

To blaze trail b) cheap d) all b) eyes birds

a) To set on fire c) very expensive
b) To be annoyed d) very cheap
c) To vehemently oppose e) None of these
d) To initiate work in a 48. “Pass away” means
movement a) Disappear
e) None of these b) Die
40. To blow hot and c) Erase
cold. d) Fall
a) Changing weather e) None of Them
b) To be untrustworthy 49. ‘To kick the bucket’
c) To be inconsistent means to--
d) To be rich and poor a) Quarrel
frequently b) neglect
e) None of these c) begin
41. A snake In the grass. d) die
a) Secret or hidden 50. ‘’Once in blue moon’’
enemy means--
b) Unforeseen happening a) Very often
c) Unrecognizable danger b) full moon night
d) Unreliable person c) on a moonlit night
e) none of these d) very rarely
42. The meaning of the 51. ‘’Nota bene’’
Idiom/Phrase:Iron will- means--
a) good health a) For example
b) strong determination b) not sure
c) sticks to the point c) next page
d) has high hemoglobin d) mark well
43. The meaning of the 52. ‘He was in a
Idiom/Phrase:Rack and reverie’—means:
ruin- a) He was sleeping
a) successful b) He was not sleeping
b) debt c) He was dreaming
c) destroyed d) He was relaxing
d) ransacked 53. The expression ‘’cats
44. WHAT IS THE and dogs’’ means---
MEANING OF THE IDIOM a) Enmity
'Full Dozen'? b) heavily
a) A LITTLE LESS THAN A c) fighting
DOZEN d) light
b) A LITTLE MORE THAN 54. What does ‘capital
A DOZEN punishment’ mean---
c) A ROUND DOZEN a) Punished by the
d) A MORE THAN A government
DOZEN b) death penalty
45. WHAT IS THE c) imprisonment
MEANING OF “SOFT d) misery
SOAP? 55. What is the meaning
a) FLATTER FOR SELF of the expression
MOTIVES ‘’Bottom line’’?
b) TO SPEAK ILL OF a) The final step
OTHERS b) The end of a road
c) TO SPEAK HIGH TO c) The last line of a book
OTHERS d) The essential point
d) EXPLAIN WHY GOD 56. ‘’At daggers drawn’’
AND EVIL ARE means---
NECESSARY a) In disorderly
46. TO MEET TROUBLE b) in a standstill
HALF –WAY MEANS- c) on embarrassing point
a) TO BE Puzzled d) on the point of fighting
b) TO GET NERVOUS 57. ‘’Pros and Cons’’
c) TO BE DISAPPOINTED means---
d) TO BEAR UP a) Advantages and
47. The watch costs a disadvantages
pretty penny. b) merits and demerits
a) Expensive c) good and bad
58. What is the meaning
of ‘Soft-soap’?
a) To speak ill of others
b) to speak high of others
c) to recognize others
good deeds
d) to flatter for self
motive
59. What is the meaning
of the phrase ‘come into
force’?
a) make effective
b) perplexity
c) rebuke
d) utter an obscene word
60. What do you mean
by the phrase ‘Sit on the
fence’?
a) Watch over the fence
b) sit idly
c) sit on a height
d) remain neutral in a
dispute
61. ‘’Cut to the quick’’
means--
a) To cut into two pieces
b) to cut quickly
c) to cut at a reasonable
speed
d) to hurt intensely
62. In case---fire, leave
the building.
a) See
b) find
c) of
d) out
63. ‘’Red letter day’’
means--
a) Day written in red
letters
b) day on which red flags
are hoisted
c) day on which
processions are
organized
d) a day of remembering
special event
64. ‘Bring to book’
means---
a) Book written by
famous
b) to set fire to question
paper
c) rebuke
d) to end the issue
65. The man did the
work in the nick of
time.
a) right on time
b) after deadline
c) long before deadline
d) very last minute
66. ‘Birds eye view’
means---
a) A rough idea
c) eyes of a flock of birds
d) a view of the sky
67. Bell to the wall
means-
a) in full force
b) arbitrary
c) hit the target
d) useless argument
e) toppling the barrier
68. Always look before
you---.
a) lip
b) leap
c) lean
d) jump
69. A bird in the hand is
worth---.
a) a thousand rupee
b) two in the bush
c) nothing
d) anything
70. ‘She works at a
snail’s pace’ means--
a) She works steadily
b) She works slowly
c) She works smoothly
d) She works thoughtfully
71. ‘Hire a man’ means--
a) to bring a man
b) to lend a man
c) to employ a man
d) to call a man
72. What is the meaning
of 'White Elephant'?
a) An elephant of white
colour
b) A hoarder
c) A black marketer
d) A very costly or
troublesome possession
73. We were waiting for
the bus. The underlined
part is.
a) a noun phrase
b) an infinitive
c) a prepositional phrase
d) a verb phrase
74. "To be or not to be,
that is the__".
a) Meaning
b) question
c) answer
d) isssue
75. "Into the __ of death
rode the six hundred."
a) City
b) tunnel
c) road
d) valley
76. ’Prior to’means
a) After
b) Before
c) Immediately
d) During the period of
77. Choose the one word b) seats b) The test should be b) spoiled
or phrase that best c) lives based on idea c) ancient
completes the sentence: d) funds c) The test should be d) primitive
‒ glass is, for all practical 86. Each of the following based on assumption 103. The player isn't
purposes, a solid, its idioms is followed by d) The test should be fat;------, he's quite
molecular structure is some alternatives. based on calculation skinny.
that of a liquid. choose the one which 94. The idiom ‘put up a) in any case
a) If best expresses its with’ means – b) by rights
b) Because meaning:-To keep one's a) stay together c) in practice
c) Since head- b) tolerate d) on the contrary
d) Although a) to save oneself c) keep trust 104. The police
78. First language means b) to be self respectful d) protect questioned each witness
the _ language . c) to keep calm 95. 'Maiden speech' in------- .
a) important d) none of these means . a) return
b) main 87. To 'raise ones brows' a) Late speech b) order
c) natural indicate_ b) Early speech c) turn
d) offical a) annoyance c) Final speech d) silence
79. 'Misanthropist' b) disapproval d) First speech 105. ''Lend me your
means : c) indifference 96. ''Birds eye view'' ears'' means----
a) One who first with d) surprise means--- a) let me check your ears
ladies 88. A bird in hand is a) A rough idea b) let me whisper into
b) A person of narrow worth two in the bush. b) eyes of birds your ears
views a) Take what you have c) eyes of a flock of birds c) listen to me
c) A hater of mankind readily available rather d) a view of the sky d) come close to me
d) one who believe that than expecting better in 97. ''Fall into line'' 106. ''The old man works
God is in everything the future means----- at a snail's pace''
80. He advised me _ b) The seen is better than a) honest means-----
smoking . the unseen b) brave a) he works smoothly
a) giving up c) Promises are better c) disagree b) he works carefully
b) to give up than actuals d) agree c) he works steadily
c) in giving up d) It is no good beating 98. Day dream d) he works slowly
d) from giving up about the bush. means----- 107. ''Red letter day''
81. Stockings are _ socks 89. "No news is good a) reverie means----
a) long news" b) dream seen in the day a) the day of sorrow
b) small a) It is likely that we sleep b) dangerous day
c) big expect bad news c) speculation c) memorable day
d) short b) it is likely to have bad d) manipulation d) fearful day
82. Which phrase news 99. Meaning of the 108. Meaning of the
contains words opposed c) it is likely that nothing phrase ''On the spur of phrase ''to make good''
to each other in bad has happend the moment''----- is----
meaning? d) it is unlikely that a) after careful thought a) to help others
a) Hopes and aspirations nothing bad has b) for only a short time b) to do good works
b) Heat and dust happend c) without previous c) to compensate
c) Reproduction and 90. "Call to mind" thought d) to do justice
death means d) at the earliest possible 109. ''A bull market''
d) Emerged and a) fantasize moment means that share prices
advanced b) attend 100. The phrase ''in high are-----
83. If we want concrete c) remember spirit'' means---- a) falling
proof, we are looking for d) request a) tensed b) rising
- 91. "Pass away" means b) cheerful c) moving
a) building material a) disappear c) worried d) finishing
b) something to cover a b) die d) tolerate 110. ''A burning
path c) erase 101. ''To fish in troubled question'' means-----
c) clear evidence d) fall waters'' means---- a) a false question
d) a cement mixer 92. The expression ‘take a) to indulge in evil b) a hard question
84. Which living in into account’ means conspiracies c) an important question
poverty, the poet had to a) count numbers b) to make a personal d) an uncommon
_ a great deal of b) consider profit out of a question
sufferings c) think seriously disturbance 111. The phrase ''put up
a) see through d) assess c) to catch fish in rough with'' means----
b) put up with 93. Such claim needs to water a) avoid
c) pass by be tested empirically’ d) to aggravate the b) resent
d) fall back means – situation c) decline
85. The horror movie a) The test should be 102. ''Out of date'' d) tolerate
scared them out of their- based on experience means----- 112. By and large
a) Wits a) not in fashion means-----
a) very large a) least 132. What is the d) when you walk
b) mostly b) large meaning of the idiom ''a 140. To let the grass
c) everywhere c) length bad egg'' ? grow under one's feet
d) far away d) home a) an unreliable person means-----
113. The phrase ''Far 123. You have to come b) a dangerous person a) to miss the
cry'' means---- back at any------ c) A person who can't opportunity
a) ruined a) time create anything b) to let things go on in
b) lovely b) cost d) none of these their natural way
c) real c) way 133. The correct c) to delay and linger
d) long distance d) where meaning of ''At home'' d) to cause harm to
114. End in smoke 124. At----,he loses his is---- another
means---- temper. a) within the home 141. The phrase
a) come to nothing a) last b) outside home ''Donkey work''
b) destruct b) morning c) expert means------
c) catch fire c) times d) inexperience a) a serious assignment
d) stop smoking d) any cost 134. What is the b) manual labour
115. The phrase ''Beggar 125. Beasts move at----in meaning of the idiom c) the hard and boring
Description'' means----- the forest. ''out and about'' ? part of a job
a) the life of a beggar a) least a) inactive d) very simple work
b) miserable life b) free b) active 142. The idiom '' in black
c) indescribable c) large c) irregular and white'' means----
d) undesirable d) all d) free from anxiety a) false
116. The meaning of ''in 126. 'At a low ebb'--- 135. What is the b) true
a nutshell''------- means meaning of ''Herculean c) verbally
a) in a fix a) increasing task'' ? d) in writing
b) likely b) decreasing a) task which is 143. ''Numb scull''
c) in fulfillment c) still enormous but futile means---
d) in brief d) invalid b) task which needs the a) a great idler
117. The new 127. BAD BLOOD knowledge of Roman b) anant fool
regulations are in force. means----- myth c) fearless man
a) being used a) wrong blood c) task which needs the d) stupid person
b) being discussed b) poisonous knowledge of Greek 144. The correct
c) being eliminated c) enmity myth meaning of ''A man of
d) being reconsidered d) affinity d) task which needs great letter's'' is
118. The meaning of '' 128. The meaning of the strength and a) a postman
have eyes at the back of idioms ''Leave no stone determination b) a scholar
your head'' ---- unturned''----- 136. What is the c) an efficient person
a) be partial a) heavy stone meaning of the idiom d) an attentive man
b) see everything b) rare stone ''bury the hatchet'' ? 145. The meaning of ''
c) be blind c) impossible a) stop doing something bottom line''---
d) see the past d) try every possible b) stop quarrelling and a) the final step
119. He was excused---- means become friendly b) the essential point
his age. 129. What is the c) preserve something for c) the end of a road
a) in view of meaning of the idiom bad days d) the last line of a book
b) in the light of ''take to one's heels'' ? d) try to destroy a 146. Don't---- a long face
c) in quest of a) to stand on one's own hatchet over your face.
d) in accordance with feet 137. The country was a) take
120. I'll give you my b) to wear expensive left needing massive b) make
answer tomorrow shoe reconstruction and c) get
without------- . c) to escape rebuilding------ of the d) pull
a) miss d) to reach war. 147. By leaps and
b) lack 130. What is the a) in the aftermath bounds means----
c) less meaning of '' a white lie'' b) at the outset a) aimlessly
d) fail ? c) in full swing b) rapidly
121. What is the a) harmful lie d) in the event c) slowly
meaning of the idiom b) harmless lie 138. Put an end to d) steadily
''To wash one's dirty c) useless lie means----- 148. ''Blame and
linen in public'' ? d) irrelevant lie a) caused to happen criticize'' means---
a) to quarrel in the open 131. The phrase ''red- b) stopped a) come heavily on
b) to do some ugly work handed' means----- c) spread b) fall down on
in public a) later d) confirmed c) come down on
c) to wash one's cloth in b) trap 139. Do not burn the d) fall heavily on
the open c) with proof candle------- . 149. ''Salt of life'' stands
d) to be clean in habit d) none of these a) at both ends for-----
122. The thief was b) in daylight a) sorrows of life
caught at------ . c) when you are asleep b) saline water
c) sodium chloride
d) valuable things
150. ''A hard nut to
crack'' means-----
a) difficult
b) not easy
c) very easy
d) difficulty