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  • Question
  • 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

  • Correct Answer
  • a huge attraction 


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    • 1. 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
    • 2. 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
    • Discuss
    • 3. 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
    • 4. 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
    • 5. 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
    • 6. 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
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    • 7. 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
    • 8. 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
    • 9. Companies producing goods play to the gallery to boost their sales.

    • Options
    • A. advertise
    • B. cater to the public taste
    • C. attempt to appeal to popular taste
    • D. depend upon the public for approval
    • Discuss
    • 10. Since he knew what would happen, he should be left to stew in his own juice.

    • Options
    • A. Make a stew
    • B. Boil
    • C. Suffer in his own juice
    • D. Suffer for his own act
    • Discuss


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