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  1. 4951AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.

    What we need is skilled and energetic planning and elbow grease.

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    Correct option: A — Hard work that one puts into doing something

    Elbow grease - hard work that one puts into doing something.

  2. 4952AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.

    Select the most appropriate idiom that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. Do you believe that you have a possibility of getting that job ?

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    Correct option: D — stand a chance

    Stand a chance - have a possibility.

  3. 4953AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.

    Select the most appropriate idiom for the given situation focusing on the underlined segment. The modern era statistics data provides useful advantage to the players at competent level.

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    Correct option: C — Grist to the mill

    Grist to the mill - provides useful advantage.

  4. 4954AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.

    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. At some point in the past, there were rows of temporary shops that used to display various cooking utensils.

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    Correct option: B — Long ago

    Long ago The phrase ‘long ago’ means at a time in the distant past, which is synonymous with the phrase ‘at some point in the past’. Hence, ‘long ago’ is the most appropriate answer.

  5. 4955AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.

    Steer clear of

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    Correct option: B — Avoid someone or something because it is dangerous for you

    Steer clear of - avoid someone or something because it is dangerous for you. E.g.- After hearing about the recent increase in car thefts, she decided to steer clear of parking her vehicle in that area.

  6. 4956AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.

    He ate the whole bunch of grapes under the nose of all of us.

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    Correct option: C — In full view of somebody

    Under the nose - in full view of somebody.

  7. 4957AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.

    Select the most appropriate idiom for the given situation. You wanted to speak but you controlled yourself and became patient. What have you done?

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    Correct option: D — Hold your horses

    Hold your horses - to be patient and stop making hasty decisions.

  8. 4958AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.

    Step up to the plate

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    Correct option: A — Take control of a situation

    Step up to the plate - take control of a situation. E.g.- When the team needed a leader, he was ready to step up to the plate and guide them through the challenging project.

  9. 4959AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom in the given sentence. Nancy held a grudge against her teacher for a long time, but she finally decided to let bygones be bygones.

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    Correct option: A — Ignore the past

    Let bygones be bygones - ignore the past.

  10. 4960AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.

    Choose the option which means the same as the underlined segment. The boss wanted to finish the case before the arrival of the Inspection team.

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    Correct option: B — be over and done with

    Be over and done with - finish.

English Language practice — common questions

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Where do these English Language MCQs come from?
They are taken from official past papers of Indian government recruitment exams such as RRB NTPC, RRB Group D and RRB JE, and each question keeps a reference to the exam it appeared in.
Are the questions available in Hindi?
Yes. Many papers are set in both languages, so a large share of these questions are available in Hindi. Use the language filter at the top of the page.
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Every question shows the correct option. Where the source paper included a worked solution, the explanation is shown under "Show answer".
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