21. Your arguments are of no avail.
A. Unprofitable
B. Useless
C. Helpless
D. Meaningless
👁Answer
Correct Answer: [B] Useless
22. The man in the street is opposed to this idea.
A. The destitute
B. The average, ordinary
C. The beggar
D. The pavement-dweller
👁Answer
Correct Answer: [B] The average, ordinary
23. He is not fit to hold a candle to the predecessor.
A. Not to be named in comparison with
B. Unfit to guide
C. Unable to enlighten
D. Incapable of following
👁Answer
Correct Answer: [A] Not to be named in
comparison with
24. 'A wild-goose chase' means
A. To chase wild geese
B. To protect
C. To go hunting
D. To go on a foolish, fruitless search
👁Answer
Correct Answer: [D] To go on a foolish,
fruitless search
25. The improved tax collections are a shot in the arm for the country's economy.
A. A great encouragement
B. At arm's length
C. A close-range shot
D. A shot-gun blast
👁Answer
Correct Answer: [A] A great
encouragement
26. The separation from a near and dear one fills one's mind with blues.
A. Nostalgia
B. Colourfulness
C. Sadness
D. Romanticism
👁Answer
Correct Answer: [C] Sadness
27. The screen is in character with the rest of the furniture.
A. In keeping
B. Joining
C. Complementing
D. Contrasting
👁Answer
Correct Answer: [A] In keeping
28. She has been sitting on the books taken from the library for a month.
A. Reading the book slowly
B. Keeping the books as a mark of protest
C. Doing nothing with the books
D. Reading the books carefully
👁Answer
Correct Answer: [C] Doing nothing with
the books
29. A bolt from the blue
A. Thunderbolt
B. A blue sky
C. A drop from the sky
D. An unexpected shock
👁Answer
Correct Answer: [D] An unexpected shock
30. The truant boy promised to turn over a new leaf.
A. Move away from the place
B. Change for the worse
C. Turn to nature
D. Start a new and a better life
👁Answer
Correct Answer: [D] Start a new and a
better life
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