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  • Question
  • 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

  • Correct Answer
  • thwarted in the execution of the plan 


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    • 1. 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
    • Discuss
    • 2. The case was held over due to the great opposition to it.

    • Options
    • A. stopped
    • B. postponed
    • C. dropped
    • D. cancelled
    • Discuss
    • 3. 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
    • Discuss
    • 4. He is out and out a reactionary.

    • Options
    • A. no more
    • B. thoroughly
    • C. in favour of
    • D. deadly against
    • Discuss
    • 5. Do no trust a man who blows his own trumpet

    • Options
    • A. flatters
    • B. praises others
    • C. admonishes others
    • D. praises himself
    • Discuss
    • 6. 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
    • Discuss
    • 7. 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
    • Discuss
    • 8. 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
    • Discuss
    • 9. 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
    • Discuss
    • 10. Leaders should not only make speeches they should also be prepared to to bell the cat.

    • Options
    • A. To take lead in danger.
    • B. To tie bell to a cat's neck
    • C. To be alert of the enemy
    • D. To make noise
    • Discuss


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