Direction: Given below is an idiom/phrase followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (A), (B), (C) or (D) which is the most appropriate expression.
Don’t count your chickens before the eggs have hatched.
Important Questions on Previous Year Papers
Direction: Given below is an idiom/phrase followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (A), (B), (C) or (D) which is the most appropriate expression.
Give the benefit of the doubt.
Direction: In the given question, each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly.
S1: The ruin of Indian handicrafts was reflected in the ruin of the towns and cities which were famous for their manufactures.
S6: Centres were developed and laid waste.
P: Dacca, Surat, Murshidabad and many other rising industrial
Q: Ravages of war and plunder, failed to
R: Survive British conquest
S: Cities which had withstood the
The proper sequence should be:
In the following sentence, there is a blank space and words given after the sentence. Select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space from the options provided.
The tired traveller _____ on in the hope of finding some resting place.
In the following sentence, there is a blank space and words given after the sentence. Select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the answer sheet accordingly.
The car was damaged beyond repair in the _____ accident.
In the following sentence, there is a blank space and words given after the sentence. Select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space from the options provided.
They gave a _____ dinner to celebrate the occasion, which impressed every guest.
In the following sentence, there is a blank space and words given after the sentence. Select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space from the options provided.
Once the _____ manuscript is received by the publishers, it is typed in double space.
In the following sentence, there is a blank space and words given after the sentence. Select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space from the options provided.
I am used to _____ in queues.
Directions: A sentence is given with a highlighted word. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the highlighted word.
The police officer tried to intimidate the witness but in vain.
