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- Question
Which of the following is an example of a simile?
Options- A. Clouds of vanilla cotton candy floated in the sky.
- B. His stomach rumbled like an approaching train.
- C. She was drowning in a sea of grief.
- D. He was a hurricane in her heart.
- Correct Answer
- His stomach rumbled like an approaching train.
ExplanationIn the given options, "His stomach rumbled like an approaching train" is an example of Simile.
All the other options are examples of metaphors.
Simile and Metaphor are both figure of speeches in English which are used for comparing things but the only difference is Simile uses LIKE or AS words in comparing and metaphor directly compares without using any words.
- 1. Sound travels at the fastest speed in
Options- A. steel
- B. water
- C. air
- D. vacuum Discuss
- 2. Which of the book was written by Graham Greene?
Options- A. O' Jerusalem
- B. The Power and Glory
- C. Crisis in India
- D. Of Human Bondage Discuss
- 3. The creator of 'Sherlock Holmes' was
Options- A. Arthur Conan Doyle
- B. Ian Fleming
- C. Dr.Watson
- D. Shakespeare Discuss
- 4. Which of the following fields A. Nageshwara Rao is associated with?
Options- A. Sports
- B. Literature
- C. Motion Pictures
- D. Politics Discuss
- 5. Of the four locations mentioned below the highest inside temperature will be attained in the pressure cooker operated with the pressure valve open
Options- A. at sea level
- B. at the top of Mt. Everest
- C. at a place in a valley below sea level
- D. in an aeroplane flying at a height of 10,000 m with inside pressure maintained at the sea level Discuss
- 6. What groovy item was invented by Englishman Edward Craven Walker in 1963?
Options- A. Leisure suit
- B. Lava lamp
- C. Eight-track tape deck
- D. Hot comb Discuss
- 7. What is the middle name of Akash Chopra, a Delhi batsman?
Options- A. Mohanlal
- B. Shyamlal
- C. Amarnath
- D. Chotaram Discuss
- 8. Which is principal organ of the United Nations that as virtually accomplished its object?
Options- A. The Security Council
- B. The General Assembly
- C. The International Court of Justice
- D. The Trusteeship Council Discuss
- 9. Who synthesized the first wholly artificial gene?
Options- A. Hargobind Khorana
- B. J.J. Thompson
- C. Benjamin Franklin
- D. Meghnad Saha Discuss
- 10. The planets that are called superior planets are
Options- A. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars and Jupiter
- B. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto
- C. Mercury, Pluto, Venus, Neptune and Earth
- D. Earth, Uranus, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter Discuss
More questions
Correct Answer: steel
Correct Answer: The Power and Glory
Correct Answer: Arthur Conan Doyle
Correct Answer: Motion Pictures
Correct Answer: at a place in a valley below sea level
Correct Answer: Lava lamp
Explanation:
Groovy, baby! Lava lamps, which were a fixture in every hip pad in the 1960s and 70s, featured a mixture of water and colored oil that created swirl patterns when heated by a light bulb.
Correct Answer: Shyamlal
Explanation:
He is from Agra, the home of the Taj Mahal.
Correct Answer: The Trusteeship Council
Correct Answer: Hargobind Khorana
Correct Answer: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto
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