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QUESTION 141
Complete the phrasal verb in the following sentence: Many parents were at the railway station to see ...... their children.
  • A away
  • C off
  • B at
  • D after
Answer: Phrasal verb 'see off' ka matlab hota hai 'kisi ko vida karne jaana'.
QUESTION 142
He refuse to attend the meeting ........ his illness-
  • D with a view to
  • B on point of
  • A on part of
  • C on the ground of
Answer: Phrase 'on the ground of' ka matlab hota hai 'is aadhar par' ya 'is karan se'. Yahan, usne meeting mein aane se mana kar diya 'apni bimari ke karan'.
QUESTION 143
Fill in the blank space with the correct phrasal verb from the given options-The meeting was ………….. because of bad weather.
  • C called in
  • A called off
  • B call back
  • D called back
Answer: Phrasal verb 'called off' ka matlab hota hai 'radd kar dena' ya 'cancel kar dena'. Kharab mausam ke karan meeting radd kar di gayi.
QUESTION 144
Choose the option that gives correct meaning of the idiom :“Bury the hatchet”
  • D hide a treasure
  • B hide crime
  • C plan secretly
  • A abandon hostility
Answer: 'Bury the hatchet' ka matlab hai 'dushmani khatm karna' aur 'sulah kar lena'.
QUESTION 145
Complete the sentence with correct word phrase:It is a story of two men and a batch of ______ armoured cars.
  • D None of these
  • B defeated
  • A deceased
  • C decrepit
Answer: 'Decrepit' shabd ka matlab hota hai 'jarjar' ya 'bahut purana aur kharab haalat mein'. 'Deceased' ka matlab 'mrit' aur 'defeated' ka matlab 'hara hua' hota hai.
QUESTION 146
Choose the correct meaning of the phrasal verb from the options that follow: The thief held back the details of the robbery.
  • C revealed
  • B concealed
  • A forgot
  • D explained
Answer: Phrasal verb 'held back' (hold back ka past tense) ka ek matlab hota hai 'kuch chhipana' ya 'poori jaankari na dena'. 'Concealed' ka bhi yahi arth hai.
QUESTION 147
Choose the option that gives correct meaning of the phrasal verb :Do away with
  • B eliminate
  • C recommend
  • D include
  • A work together
Answer: Phrasal verb 'Do away with' ka matlab hota hai 'khatm karna' ya 'samapt karna' (eliminate).
QUESTION 148
Choose the correct option that expresses the meaning of the underlined idiom : Smugglers tried to fish in the troubled waters during World War II.
  • C try to destroy the enemy
  • D to take advantage from a chaotic situation
  • B to work hard to survive
  • A to take double benefit
Answer: Is muhavare ka matlab hai 'mushkil paristhitiyon ka laabh uthana'. Yani jab sthiti gadbad ho, tab usmein se apna fayda nikalne ki koshish karna.
QUESTION 149
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the underlined idiom/phrase –The winning team decided to go for the jugular in the last quarter of the match.
  • C attack all out
  • A give reserve playe a chance
  • B forfeit the match
  • D give easy opportunities to the opposite team
Answer: 'Go for the jugular' ka matlab hai 'sabse kamzor jagah par poori taqat se hamla karna'. Jugular gardan ki ek mahatvapurna nas hoti hai.
QUESTION 150
Match the idioms in column I with their meanings in column II –Column-I Column-II(i) Call it a day (A) saying good luck to someone(ii) Feeling under the weather (B) to leak a secret(iii) Spill the beans (C) not very well(iv) Break a leg (D) to stop work or another activity
  • C i-(A), ii-(C), iii-(B), iv-(D)
  • D i-(D), ii-(C), iii-(A), iv-(B)
  • B i-(D), ii-(C), iii-(B), iv-(A)
  • A i-(C), ii-(D), iii-(B), iv-(A)
Answer: (i) 'Call it a day' matlab kaam band karna. (ii) 'Feeling under the weather' matlab bimar mehsus karna. (iii) 'Spill the beans' matlab raaz khol dena. (iv) 'Break a leg' theatre mein 'good luck' kehne ka ek tareeka hai.