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In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

Feather one's own nest

A) Decorate B) Work hard at home
C) build a home D) make money in an improper way
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) make money in an improper way

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In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Once again, a _____________ monsoon so vital to India's economic fortunes has left some states in shambles. From Assam to Karnataka, heavy rainfall in a ____________ has created paralysing floods that have taken a _______________, wiped out crops and destroyed hard-earned assets. When the waters ___________, a familiar cycle of assessment of damage by Central teams, preparation of loss estimates and expensive ____________ work such as repairs of river embankments, will follow.


When the waters ___________

A) rush back B) recede
C)  flow away D) ebb
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) recede

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Leave no stone unturned

A) Search for the hidden treasure B) Do a futile task
C) Be known for achieving a tremendous feat D) Try every possible course of action in order to achieve something
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Try every possible course of action in order to achieve something

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

 

A place for fish or water plants.

 

A) Aviary B) Apiary
C) Herbarium D) Aquarium
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Aquarium

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

 

The belief that everyone is equal and should have the same right and opportunities.

 

A) Altruistic B) Egoistic
C) Egalitarian D) Octogenarian
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Egalitarian

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

feeding frenzy

 

A) a mad rush to complete a big project before deadline B) an episode of frantic competition for something
C) a party where people hog on food D) a craze which rapidly spreads all over the world
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) an episode of frantic competition for something

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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

 

A) illiterrate B) illiterate
C) iliterate D) iliterrate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) illiterate

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

 

Whoop it up

 

A) Be continually reminded of an unpleasant topic B) Enjoying in a noisy way, usually in a group
C) Be totally ignorant or incompetent D) Used as an exhortation to overcome or be rid of something
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Enjoying in a noisy way, usually in a group

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