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Q1.
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What is the meaning of "swan song"? [Rang. U '12-'13]
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first work |
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last work |
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middle work |
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early work |
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Q2.
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What is the meaning of the idiom "take to one's heels"? [Rang. U '12-'13]
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To stand on one's own feet |
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To wear expensive shoe |
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To escape |
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To reach |
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Q3.
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"A foregone conclusion" means — [JUST '12-'13]
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false hope |
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an uneasy situation |
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quite familiar |
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an anticipated result |
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Q4.
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The party arrived in the —. [MVSTU '12-'13]
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proper time |
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nick of time |
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on time |
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timely |
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Q5.
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Capital punishment means —. [MVSTU '12-'13]
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Expelling from the city |
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Death sentence |
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Life time imprisonment |
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Jail |
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Q6.
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"To do away with" means —. [NU '12-'13]
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to repeat |
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to start |
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to get rid of |
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to drive off |
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Q7.
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Find the appropriate meaning of the following phrase —
'Hold good'. [IU '12-'13]
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Well |
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Apply |
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Safe |
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Solve |
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Q8.
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'Called for' refers to —. [DU '11-'12]
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asked for |
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followed |
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begged for |
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summoned |
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Q9.
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"White elephant" means —. [IU '11-'12]
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pretty animal |
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strong animal |
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dubious matter |
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an expensive possession |
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Q10.
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"To smell a rat" means —. [NU '11-'12]
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to give smelly food to rat |
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to put rats in cages |
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to suspect something wrong |
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the smell of a rat |
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Q11.
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'Look after' means to —. [NU '11-'12]
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take care |
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look at |
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follow |
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try again |
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Q12.
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The meaning of "In a nutshell" is —. [RU
'11-'12]
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in a fix |
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likely |
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in brief |
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in fulfillment |
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Q13.
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'Through thick and thin' means —. [JNU '11-'12]
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To make the thick thin |
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Under all conditions |
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Not clear in understanding |
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Of great density |
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Q14.
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'To read between the lines' means —. [JNU '11-'12]
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To read all times |
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To read some times |
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To read quickly |
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To read closely |
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Q15.
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'At a low ebb' means —. [DU '11-'12]
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Increasing |
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Decreasing |
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Still |
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Invalid |
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Q16.
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To mark down prices is to —. [DU '11-'12]
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make them remarkable |
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reduce them |
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deemphasize |
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depress them |
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Q17.
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'Put up with' means —. [JNU '11-'12]
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Be patient |
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Complain |
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Tolerate |
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Hate |
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Q18.
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'Food obsessed person' means —. [IU '11-'12]
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A person who is much interested in food |
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A person who dislikes food |
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A fat person who likes food |
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A fat person who dislikes food |
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Q19.
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'Out and out' means —. [RU '11-'12]
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Not at all |
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Man of outside |
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To be last |
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Thoroughly |
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Q20.
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A "white elephant" refers to a/ an —. [DU
'11-'12]
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attractive thing |
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elephant of white colours |
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useless expensive thing |
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rare species |
