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Question
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
Correct Answer
Lacking self confidence about
Idioms and Phrases problems
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1. 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
2. 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
3. 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
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Correct Answer: do without the help of others
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
8. 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
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Correct Answer: To take lead in danger.
9. The popularity of the yesterday's superstar is
on the wane.
Options
A. at its peak
B. at rock bottom
C. growing more
D. growing less
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Correct Answer: growing less
10. He is leaving the country
for a good
.
Options
A. for better prospects
B. for a good cause
C. for ever
D. for others good
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Correct Answer: for ever
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