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  1. 5241AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    Someone’s heart is in the right place

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    Correct option: D — Someone is good even if they sometimes behave in a wrong manner

    Someone’s heart is in the right place - someone is good even if they sometimes behave in a wrong manner.

  2. 5242AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    Down the tubes

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    Correct option: B — Failing completely

    Down the tubes - failing completely. E.g.- All the hard work of Tushar for the project went down the tubes.

  3. 5243AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    I begged him to reconsider my application, but he put his foot down.

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    Correct option: C — refused to yield

    Put his foot down - refused to yield.

  4. 5244AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    I must tell you that it all went pear-shaped after you left the meeting in the middle.

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    Correct option: A — Went terribly wrong

    Went pear shaped - went terribly wrong.

  5. 5245AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    Select the idiom from the given options that gives the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted text in the following sentence. A village fair is a place that contains many interesting objects. People of all age groups eagerly wait for this.

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    Correct option: C — Aladdin’s cave

    Aladdin’s cave - a place filled with a great number and variety of strange or precious items.

  6. 5246AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    They are rivals and cannot work together in harmony.

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    Correct option: D — Pull together

    Pull together - work together in harmony.

  7. 5247AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    Belly laugh

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    Correct option: C — A loud and unrestrained laugh

    Belly laugh - A loud and unrestrained laugh E.g.- His childish joke caused a belly laugh.

  8. 5248AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    The mother-in-law deliberately rained on the new bride’s parade when she asked her to change the dress of her choice.

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    Correct option: C — To spoil a moment

    Rain on the new bride’s parade - To spoil a moment

  9. 5249AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    At the drop of a dime

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    Correct option: C — Something that can happen very fast without hesitation

    At the drop of a dime - Something that can happen very fast without hesitation. E.g.- The game can start at the drop of a dime, you just need to say the word.

  10. 5250AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    Snowed under

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    Correct option: D — Busy

    Snowed under - Busy E.g.- Manju is snowed under with work.

English Language practice — common questions

Page 525 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.
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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