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QUESTION 121
Choose the correct meaning of the Italicised Idiom:The news of Rehan’s death spread like wild fire.
  • B Lateful
  • D To get into trouble
  • C In favour with
  • A Spread rapidly
Answer: 'Spread like wild fire' (jungle ki aag ki tarah failna) muhavare ka matlab hai 'bahut tezi se failna'.
QUESTION 122
fill in the blank with the most appropriate phrasal verb –Raja Ram Mohan Roy urged Indians to………….. (do) untouchability.
  • B do away with
  • A do at
  • C do upon
  • D do without
Answer: Phrasal verb 'do away with' ka matlab hota hai 'kisi pratha ya cheez ko samapt karna' ya 'khatm karna' (abolish). Raja Ram Mohan Roy ne bharatiyon se chhuachhut ko khatm karne ka aagrah kiya.
QUESTION 123
After ten years war, China gave in. (Choose the correct meaning of the underlined phrasal verb)
  • D won
  • C surrendered
  • A started afresh.
  • B refrained
Answer: Phrasal verb 'give in' ka matlab hota hai 'haar maan lena' ya 'aatmsamarpan karna' (surrender).
QUESTION 124
From the following options, choose the correct phrase to fill in the blank space:The owner of the house ------- and gave us a bed for the night when our car broke down.
  • D took us for
  • C took us on
  • A took us in
  • B took us off
Answer: Phrasal verb 'take someone in' ka matlab hota hai 'kisi ko apne ghar mein sharan dena' ya 'rehne ki jagah dena'.
QUESTION 125
Choose the correct meaning of the Italicised Idiom. That young fellow was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
  • D Have a spoon in mouth when born.
  • C Refused to yield.
  • A Born in wealth and luxury.
  • B To be very active.
Answer: Is muhavare ka matlab hota hai 'kisi ameer ya samriddh parivar mein paida hona'.
QUESTION 126
Replace the underlined words with a single most appropriate word from the options given below:Passengers should not get-off from a moving train.
  • D alight
  • B climb
  • C crowd
  • A walk
Answer: 'Alight' shabd ka matlab hota hai 'kisi vahan se utarna'. Yeh 'get-off' ka ek formal synonym hai.
QUESTION 127
Give meaning of the following idiom :A man of straw
  • A A man of no substance
  • D A reasonable person
  • B A very active person
  • C A worthy fellow
Answer: 'A man of straw' (tinke ka aadmi) ka matlab hota hai ek kamzor charitra wala vyakti, jiska koi prabhav ya mahatva na ho.
QUESTION 128
Choose the correct meaning of the given idiom from the four options :To be “under the weather” :
  • D feel unwell
  • B choosing seasonally
  • A feel guilty
  • C being undecided
Answer: Idiom 'under the weather' ka matlab hai 'tabiyat kharab hona' ya 'bimar mehsus karna'.
QUESTION 129
Choose the correct meaning of the Italicised Idiom. They are at daggers drawn:
  • B Friendship
  • C Friendly with each other
  • A Strained relations
  • D Helpful to each other
Answer: 'At daggers drawn' ka matlab hai 'khuli dushmani hona' ya 'rishton mein tanav hona'.
QUESTION 130
Fill in the blank with the correct phrasal verb :The rich should not ______ the poor.
  • C look into
  • B look under
  • D look up
  • A look down upon
Answer: Phrasal verb 'look down upon' ka matlab hota hai 'kisi ko neechi nazar se dekhna' ya 'ghrina karna'.