Q1-5. Directions to Solve: In the following questions four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase italicised and underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of idiom/phrase.
1. Sobhraj could be easily arrested because the police were tipped off in a advance.
(A) Toppled over
(B) Bribed
(C) Given advance information
(D) Threatened
(E) To emphasise
EXPLANATION
Option: C
2. I met him after a long time, but he gave me the cold shoulder.
(A) scolded me
(B) insulted me
(C) abused me
(D) ignored me
(E) None of these
EXPLANATION
Option D
3. He passed himself off as a noble man.
(A) Was regarded as
(B) Pretended to be
(C) Was thought to be
(D) Was looked upon
(E) None of these
EXPLANATION
Option D
4. This matter has been hanging fire for the last many months and must therefore be decided one way or the other.
(A) going on slowly
(B) hotly debated
(C) stuck up
(D) ignored
(E) None of these
EXPLANATION
Option A
5. In the armed forces, it is considered a great privilege to die in harness.
(A) die on a horse back
(B) die in the battlefield
(C) die while still working
(D) die with honour
(E) None of these
EXPLANATION
Option C
Q6-8. Directions to Solve: Some proverbs/idioms are given below together with their meanings. Choose the correct meaning of proverb/idiom, If there is no correct meaning given, E (i.e.) ‘None of these’ will be the answer.
6. To make clean breast of
(A) To gain prominence
(B) To praise oneself
(C) To confess without of reserve
(D) To destroy before it blooms
(E) None of these
EXPLANATION
Option C
7. To keeps one’s temper
(A) To become hungry
(B) To be in good mood
(C) To preserve ones energy
(D) To be aloof from
(E) None of these
EXPLANATION
Option B
8. To catch a tartar
(A) To trap wanted criminal with great difficulty
(B) To catch a dangerous person
(C) To meet with disaster
(D) To deal with a person who is more than one’s match
(E) None of these
EXPLANATION
Option B
