Directions (1-8): In each of the following questions, a sentence is given
with a blank. There are five idioms given below each sentence, one out of which
can be used in the blank to form a meaningful sentence. Choose the most
appropriate idiom among the five options that makes the sentence contextually
meaningful.
Q1. St Catherine’s
Hospice says _________________________ and volunteer at its Chorley book shop.
(a) Get your act
together
(b) Cutting Corners
(c) Don’t Judge A Book
By Its Cover
(d) A taste of his own
medicine
(e) Once in a blue moon
Q2. Several junior managers are _______________________ for
promotion.
(a) Waiting in the
wings
(b) A fine tooth comb
(c) Wiping the floor
with
(d) Think on your feet
(e) Tricks of the trade
Q3. It’s been 20 years
since he took retirement from The Army at the age of 50 but he is ____________________________lapping up
everything that comes his way in life.
(a) A piece of cake
(b) Work like a charm
(c) Dead wood
(d) Get ducks in a row
(e) Fit as a fiddle
Q4. The directors will each get a
large ______________________and a pension.
(a) Waiting in the
wings
(b) To throw spanner in
the works
(c) Golden Handshake
(d) Don’t count your
chickens before they hatch
(e) Pull yourself
together
Q5. Since the 1980s, the federal government
has maintained a permissive attitude toward corporate concentration, ____________________________
to companies that want to get hitched.
(a) Breaking the ice
(b) Giving the benefit
of the doubt
(c) Sending someone to
Coventry
(d) Speak of the
devil’s
(e) Devil’s advocate
Q6. The title went on
to become a classic, of course, and we’ve ____________________________that the
platform holder’s planning some kind of remake.
(a) Beat around the
bush
(b) Call it a day
(c) Heard it on a
grapevine
(d) Hang in there
(e) Hit the cake
Q7. While you may feel a huge rush about the
thought of catering five parties on Friday night, the reality is that you may
be ____________________________.
(a) Let someone off the
hook
(b) Biting off more
than you can chew
(c) Cold Turkey
(d) Break a Leg
(e) Get out of hand
Q8. After having shown us three hours of
instructional and safety videos, the inspector was simply ____________________________by
telling us to buckle up as we got into the van.
(a) Easy does it
(b) Bite a bullet
(c) A dime a dozen
(d) Beating a dead
horse
(e) A blessing in
disguise
Q9. In
each of the following questions, four sentences are given out of which one may
or may not have grammatical errors. Choose the sentence having grammatical
error as your answer. If all the given statements are correct grammatically,
mark your answer as; (E)[All are correct].
(a) The compilation of the NPR is a preliminary
step towards preparing the NRC.
(b) The Appellate Body was set up in 1995 as a
“safety valve” against erroneous panel reports.
(c) India should enact a refugee law wherein
the right to live a life without fear or confined can be protection.
(d) No good will come out of setting off a
clamour for inclusion and panic over possible exclusion.
(e) All are correct
Q10. In
each of the following questions, four sentences are given out of which one may
or may not have grammatical errors. Choose the sentence having grammatical
error as your answer. If all the given statements are correct grammatically,
mark your answer as; (E)[All are correct].
(a) It is imperative that the communal agenda
of the BJP and the Central Government is foiled.
(b) A 2004 amendment to the citizenship law
introduced a clause that ‘illegal migrants’ will not be eligible to apply for
citizenship.
(c) Alitco’s bad loans spiked to 23.8% of its
loan book in the July-September quarter, adding to concerns of recovery for the
lenders.
(d) China said it would cutting tariffs on
products including frozen pork, avocado and some types of semiconductors next
year.
(e) All are correct
Q11. In
each of the following questions, four sentences are given out of which one may
or may not have grammatical errors. Choose the sentence having grammatical
error as your answer. If all the given statements are correct grammatically,
mark your answer as; (E)[All are correct].
(a) Suddenly there were six helicopters and
five Gulfstream jets flied into the city.
(b) The market rate for real estate in the city
went up to ₹2,500-3,000 per sq. ft.
(c) Once Mallikarjuna Reddy and friends tasted
success with their struggle, they put forward an alternate development plan for
the city.
(d) Talking of deplorable health and hygiene
issues in the city, local journalists have a delightful anecdote.
(e) All are correct
Q12. In
each of the following questions, four sentences are given out of which one may
or may not have grammatical errors. Choose the sentence having grammatical
error as your answer. If all the given statements are correct grammatically,
mark your answer as; (E)[All are correct].
(a) The Board of Directors decided that a
change in leadership was necessary to restore confidence in the Company
(b) Jharkhand Assembly election results will be
declared today as counting votes began from 8 am.
(c) The BJP had won in 37 seats while AJSU was
victorious in five of them.
(d) AIMIM failed to win any of the eight seats
it had contested in the just-concluded Jharkhand state elections.
(e) All are correct
Q13. In
each of the following questions, four sentences are given out of which one may
or may not have grammatical errors. Choose the sentence having grammatical
error as your answer. If all the given statements are correct grammatically,
mark your answer as; (E)[All are correct].
(a) The creditors’ committee had sought extension
of corporate insolvency resolution process of the debt laden airline
(b) All non-BJP parties must raise their sights
and rally around the Congress to save Constitution of India.
(c) Peer-to-Peer lending mandates that all the
transactions through bank accounts and cash transaction are strictly
prohibited.
(d) The Japanese technology conglomerate is now
likely to enter the New Year without the WeWork financing
(e) All are correct
Q14. In
each of the following questions, four sentences are given out of which one may
or may not have grammatical errors. Choose the sentence having grammatical
error as your answer. If all the given statements are correct grammatically,
mark your answer as; (E)[All are correct].
(a) RBI recently announced that the NEFT has
become a 24×7 facility that will be available round the year, including bank
holidays.
(b) Tehran and Delhi have agreed to accelerate
the development of Chabahar Port
(c) Reliance Jio on Monday announced the ‘2020
Happy New Year Offer’ under which it is offering deals for mobile recharges and
handsets..
(d) According to UIDAI, if you don’t have your
ID and address proof, you can apply for your Aadhaar card through introducer.
(e) All are correct
Q15. In
each of the following questions, four sentences are given out of which one may
or may not have grammatical errors. Choose the sentence having grammatical
error as your answer. If all the given statements are correct grammatically,
mark your answer as; (E)[All are correct].
(a) IndiGo is offering flight tickets for as
low as ₹899 for domestic and ₹2,999 international routes in the new sale.
(b) Incorporating biometrics, and creating a
standard for face ID-based payments would be a major leap to enable digital
payments on a mass scale.
(c) The banking ombudsman plays a key role when it
comes to your rights as a customer.
(d) You can only complain to the ombudsman branch
within whose jurisdiction the bank branch in question is located.
(e) All are correct
Solutions
S1. Ans. (c)
Sol. Don’t Judge A Book By Its Cover means Not judging something by its initial
appearance. Hence, option (c) is
the right answer choice.
S2. Ans. (a)
Sol. Waiting in the wings means ready to enter a situation, be brought to
public attention, or undertake a role, position, etc. Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
S3. Ans. (e)
Sol. Fit as a fiddle means Being in good health. Hence, option (e) is the right answer choice.
S4. Ans. (c)
Sol. Golden Handshake means a payment given to someone who is made
redundant or retires early. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
S5. Ans. (b)
Sol. Giving the benefit of the doubt means Believing someone’s story without proof
even though it may seem unbelievable. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
S6. Ans. (c)
Sol. Heard it on a grapevine means Hearing rumors about someone or
something. Hence, option
(c) is the right answer choice.
S7. Ans. (b)
Sol. Biting off more than you can chew means
take on a commitment one cannot fulfil. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
S8. Ans. (d)
Sol. Beating a dead horse means a particular effort is a waste of time as
there will be no outcome. Hence, option
(d) is the right answer choice.
S9. Ans. (c)
Sol. Protection
should be replaced with ‘protected’.
Hence, option (c) is the right
answer choice.
S10. Ans. (d)
Sol. ‘Cut’
should replace ‘cutting’. Hence,
option (d) is the right answer
choice.
S11. Ans. (a)
Sol. ‘Flied’
should be replaced with ‘flying’. Hence,
option (a) is the right answer
choice.
S12. Ans. (e)
Sol. Here, all the given statements are correct
grammatically and contextually. So, option
(e) is the right answer choice.
S13. Ans. (b)
Sol. ‘The’
should be included before ‘Constitution
of India’. Hence, option (b) is
the right answer choice.
S14. Ans. (d)
Sol. ‘an’
should be included before ‘introducer’.
Hence, option (d) is the right
answer choice.
S15. Ans. (a)
Sol. ‘for’
should be used after ‘₹2,999’. Hence, option
(a) is the right answer choice.
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