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  • Question
  • This matter has been hanging fire for the last many months and must therefore be decided one way or the other.


  • Options
  • A. going on slowly
  • B. hotly debated
  • C. stuck up
  • D. ignored

  • Correct Answer
  • going on slowly 


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    • 1. He passed himself off as a noble man.

    • Options
    • A. Was regarded as
    • B. Pretended to be
    • C. Was thought to be
    • D. Was looked upon
    • Discuss
    • 2. I met him after a long time, but he gave me the cold shoulder.

    • Options
    • A. scolded me
    • B. insulted me
    • C. abused me
    • D. ignored me
    • Discuss
    • 3. Sobhraj could be easily arrested because the police were tipped off in a advance.

    • Options
    • A. Toppled over
    • B. Bribed
    • C. Given advance information
    • D. Threatened
    • Discuss
    • 4. The indiscriminate demand for mass consumption goods is deplorable.

    • Options
    • A. desperate
    • B. undifferentiated
    • C. discreet
    • D. insensitive
    • Discuss
    • 5. Swift is known in the world of letters for his misogynism.

    • Options
    • A. hate for mankind
    • B. hate for womankind
    • C. love for the reasonable
    • D. love for the womankind
    • Discuss
    • 6. In the armed forces, it is considered a great privilege to die in harness.

    • Options
    • A. die on a horse back
    • B. die in the battlefield
    • C. die while still working
    • D. die with honour
    • Discuss
    • 7. The cricket match proved to be a big draw.

    • Options
    • A. a keen contest
    • B. a huge attraction
    • C. a lovely spectacle
    • D. a game without any result
    • Discuss
    • 8. When he heard that he had once again not been selected he lost heart.

    • Options
    • A. became desperate
    • B. felt sad
    • C. became angry
    • D. became discouraged
    • Discuss
    • 9. He was undecided. He let the grass grow under his feet.

    • Options
    • A. loitered around
    • B. stayed out
    • C. sat unmoving
    • D. moved away
    • Discuss
    • 10. Although he has failed in the written examination, he is using backstairs influence to get the job.

    • Options
    • A. Political influence
    • B. Backing influence
    • C. Deserving and proper influence
    • D. Secret and unfair influence
    • Discuss


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