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Question
In the organised society of today no individual or nation can
plough a lonely furrow
.
Options
A. remain unaffected
B. do without the help of others
C. survive in isolation
D. remain non-aligned
Correct Answer
do without the help of others
Idioms and Phrases problems
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1. The case was
held over
due to the great opposition to it.
Options
A. stopped
B. postponed
C. dropped
D. cancelled
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Correct Answer: postponed
2. I did not mind what he was saying, he was only
through his hat
.
Options
A. talking nonsense
B. talking ignorantly
C. talking irresponsibly
D. talking insultingly
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Correct Answer: talking nonsense
3. He is
out and out
a reactionary.
Options
A. no more
B. thoroughly
C. in favour of
D. deadly against
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Correct Answer: thoroughly
4. Do no trust a man who
blows his own trumpet
Options
A. flatters
B. praises others
C. admonishes others
D. praises himself
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Correct Answer: praises himself
5. The university will have to
shelve
its plans for expansion in view of present situation
Options
A. cancel
B. discuss
C. reconsider
D. postpone
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Correct Answer: postpone
6. It was he who
put a spoke in my wheel
.
Options
A. tried to cause an accident
B. helped in the execution of the plan
C. thwarted in the execution of the plan
D. destroyed the plan
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Correct Answer: thwarted in the execution of the plan
7. It is no longer easy to
strike gold
in Shakespeare's research since much work has already been done on him.
Options
A. Hit a golden spot
B. Come across gold
C. Come across the word "gold"
D. Uncover or find a valuable line of argument or information
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Correct Answer: Uncover or find a valuable line of argument or information
8. Sanjay is
very different about
passing the Civil Services Examination this year.
Options
A. Dead sure of
B. Very hopeful of
C. Lacking self confidence about
D. Reasonably certain of
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Correct Answer: Lacking self confidence about
9. Why must you look a
gift horse in the mouth
?
Options
A. welcome a gift
B. find fault with a gift
C. be fastidious
D. examine a gift carefully
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Correct Answer: find fault with a gift
10. Dowry is a
burning question
of the day.
Options
A. a widely debated issue
B. a dying issue
C. a relevant problem
D. an irrelevant issue
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Correct Answer: a widely debated issue
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