126. 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.
127. 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'.
128. 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'.
129. 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'.
130. Choose the option that best explains the given idiom : “At sixes and sevens”
- C. in confusion
- D. at an allocated time
- A. at a certain position
- B. during infancy
Answer: 'At sixes and sevens' muhavare ka matlab hota hai 'asth-vyasth' ya 'uljhan ki sthiti mein hona'.
131. Give meaning of Idiom At loggerheads
- D. None of these
- C. to be at strife
- A. very happy together
- B. in difficulty
Answer: 'At loggerheads' ka matlab hai 'kisi baat par tez vivaad ya asahmati mein hona'. 'To be at strife' ka bhi yahi arth hai.
132. Funny how you can get a bee in your bonnet about the most unlikely matters -
- C. speak succinctly
- D. stay up
- A. go wild
- B. obsessed with an idea
Answer: 'To have a bee in your bonnet' ka matlab hai 'kisi ek vichaar ya baat ke baare mein junooni ho jaana' aur lagatar usi ke baare mein sochna ya baat karna.
133. In the sentence given below, the underlined phrasal verb means:You should allow for delays when planning a journey.
- B. exclude something in a plan or calculation
- C. include something in a plan or calculation
- A. withdraw your plans and proposals
- D. to make a mathematical total
Answer: Phrasal verb 'allow for' ka matlab hota hai 'kisi cheez ko apni yojna ya ganana mein shamil karna' ya 'uske liye jagah rakhna'.
134. Fill in the blank with the correct phrasal verb :She ___ the orphan as her own child.
- D. brought in
- B. brought up
- A. brought out
- C. brought about
Answer: Phrasal verb 'brought up' (bring up ka past tense) ka matlab hota hai 'paalan-poshan karna'.
135. Give meaning of idiom At one’s wit’s end
- A. Perplexed
- B. Clear up
- C. Explain
- D. Enlighten
Answer: 'At one's wit's end' ka matlab hai 'bahut pareshan ya hairan hona', aisi sthiti mein hona jab samajh na aaye ki aage kya karein. 'Perplexed' ka bhi yahi matlab hai.
136. Choose the correct phrasal verb to fill in the blank:We must _____ expenses, or we’ll be getting into debt.
- A. cut off
- B. cut upon
- C. cut in
- D. cut down
Answer: Phrasal verb 'cut down' ka matlab hota hai 'kisi cheez ki maatra mein kami karna' ya 'katauti karna'. Is vakya mein, kharchon mein katauti karne ki baat ho rahi hai.
137. I shall write ............ know the reasons of your not coming to Ajmer -
- A. home in
- C. In lieu of
- B. as to
- D. With reference to
Answer: Phrase 'as to' ka upyog 'ke baare mein' ya 'ke sambandh mein' ke arth mein kiya jaata hai. 'I shall write as to know the reasons...' ka matlab hai 'Main karan janne ke sambandh mein likhunga...'
138. Choose the option that best explains the underlined idiom/phrase: The teacher always played the devil’s advocate to provoke discussion in the classroom.
- D. Embarassed the female students
- C. Be on the side of the administration
- A. Favour the weak
- B. Present a counter argument
Answer: 'To play the devil's advocate' ka matlab hai 'jaanbujhkar vipaksh mein tark dena' taaki kisi mudde ke sabhi pehluon par charcha ho sake.
139. Give meaning of Idiom : Cry Wolf
- B. To refer to
- A. To give false alarm
- C. To emphasise
- D. To have no result
Answer: 'Cry wolf' muhavara us kahani se aata hai jisme ek ladka baar-baar 'bhediya aaya' chilla kar jhootha alarm deta hai. Iska matlab hai 'jhoothi chetavni dena'.
140. 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'.
141. 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'.
142. 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.
143. 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'.
144. 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.
145. 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.
146. 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).
147. 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.
148. 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.
149. 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.
150. Choose the correct meaning of the Italicised Idiom: Beware of that fellow. He is a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
- B. Hypocrite
- C. Completely insane
- D. Agile
- A. Formidable
Answer: 'A wolf in sheep’s clothing' (bhed ki khaal mein bhediya) ka matlab hai ek 'dhongi' ya 'pakhandi' vyakti, jo dikhta kuch aur hai aur hota kuch aur hai.
