idiom or phrase
- प्रश्न 1 Replace the underlined words with a single most appropriate word from the options given below:
Passengers should not get-off from a moving train.
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- (अ) walk
- (ब) climb
- (स) crowd
- (द) alight
उत्तर : alight
- प्रश्न 2 The meaning of the idiom ‘to harp on the same string’ is :
Junior Legal Officer - 2023 (Paper-4) (GEN. HINDI & GEN. ENGLISH) -
- (अ) to entertain everyone.
- (ब) to use a single string on the violin.
- (स) to dwell tediously on the same subject.
- (द) to play a musical instrument.
उत्तर : to dwell tediously on the same subject.
- प्रश्न 3 Choose the option that gives correct meaning of the idiom :
“Cock and bull story”
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- (अ) An incompatible partnership
- (ब) An excellent relationship
- (स) Improbable tale
- (द) False friends
उत्तर : Improbable tale
- प्रश्न 4 Choose the option that gives correct meaning of the phrasal verb :
Do away with
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- (अ) work together
- (ब) eliminate
- (स) recommend
- (द) include
उत्तर : eliminate
- प्रश्न 5 Choose the option that best explains the given idiom :
“At sixes and sevens”
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- (अ) at a certain position
- (ब) during infancy
- (स) in confusion
- (द) at an allocated time
उत्तर : in confusion
- प्रश्न 6 Choose the option that gives correct meaning of the idiom :
“Bury the hatchet”
Junior Legal Officer - 2023 (Paper-4) (GEN. HINDI & GEN. ENGLISH) -
- (अ) abandon hostility
- (ब) hide crime
- (स) plan secretly
- (द) hide a treasure
उत्तर : abandon hostility
- प्रश्न 7 Choose the option that clearly explains the meaning of :
(By) a hair’s breadth
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- (अ) agreeing upon the terms of a sale
- (ब) (by) a very small amount or distance
- (स) divide equally
- (द) assessment of one’s physical attributes
उत्तर : (by) a very small amount or distance
- प्रश्न 8 “To be at loggerheads” means :
Junior Legal Officer - 2023 (Paper-4) (GEN. HINDI & GEN. ENGLISH) -
- (अ) continue in the right direction
- (ब) have a hostile relationship
- (स) be deformed
- (द) have large heads
उत्तर : have a hostile relationship
- प्रश्न 9 Choose the correct meaning of the given idiom from the four options :
To be “under the weather” :
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- (अ) feel guilty
- (ब) choosing seasonally
- (स) being undecided
- (द) feel unwell
उत्तर : feel unwell
- प्रश्न 10 Fill in the blank with the correct phrasal verb :
The rich should not ______ the poor.
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- (अ) look down upon
- (ब) look under
- (स) look into
- (द) look up
उत्तर : look down upon
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