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  1. 5081AIIMSEnglish 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 following statement. The manager was punished for his negligence in work.

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    Correct option: D — Bring to book

    Bring to book - to punish someone for something they are accountable for.

  2. 5082AIIMSEnglish 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 underlined segment in the following sentence. Everything in the mansion was in great confusion after the robbery.

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    Correct option: B — Pell-mell

    Pell-mell - great confusion.

  3. 5083AIIMSEnglish 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 underlined words in the given sentence. He was alone and knew the dangers ahead during his journey, but he tried to keep up his confidence.

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    Correct option: A — whistled in the dark

    Whistled in the dark - tried to keep up his confidence.

  4. 5084AIIMSEnglish 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 underlined segment in the following sentence. Nitish's promotion is due.

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    Correct option: A — On the cards

    On the cards - due or likely to happen.

  5. 5085AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    Lily-livered

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    Correct option: C — Not brave

    Lily-livered - Not brave. E.g.- The soldier was called lily-livered because he ran away from the battlefield at the first sign of danger.

  6. 5086AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    Pooja tried to explain the problem, but soon she tied herself up in knots.

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    Correct option: B — Become very confused when you are trying to explain something

    To tie yourself in knots - Become very confused when you are trying to explain something.

  7. 5087AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    To bell the cat

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    Correct option: D — To face risk

    To bell the cat - to face the risk E.g.- No one was quite ready to bell the cat.

  8. 5088AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    Today, the country's nationalists rule the roost and hand out the jobs.

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    Correct option: A — To be in charge

    Rule the roost - to be in charge.

  9. 5089AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    Scrape the barrel

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    Correct option: D — To be forced to use one's last and weakest resource

    Scrape the barrel - To be forced to use one's last and weakest resource E.g.- After months of searching, they had to scrape the barrel to find any remaining job candidates.

  10. 5090AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    A dime a dozen

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    Correct option: A — Her ideas were worth a dime a dozen and didn't impress the boss.

    Her ideas were worth a dime a dozen and didn't impress the boss. The idiom "a dime a dozen" means that something is very common and of no particular value. Going through the options, the sentence given in option ‘a’ has the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

English Language practice — common questions

Page 509 of this set has 10 questions on it.

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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.
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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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