1. A day in winter is cold but to turn a cold shoulder to a person is to
A. Approach him
B. Hurt him
C. Pursue him
D. Ignore him
👁Answer
Correct Answer: [D] Ignore him
2. There's no love lost between them.
A. Challenge
B. Quarrel
C. Avoid
D. Not on good terms
👁Answer
Correct Answer: [D] Not on good terms
3. He gained success by dint of hard work.
A. By way of
B. By virtue of
C. By means of
D. Force of
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Correct Answer: [C] By means of
4. I did not notice in him anything out of the way.
A. Charming
B. Attractive
C. Familiar
D. Strange
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Correct Answer: [D] Strange
5. The success of his welfare project added another feather in his cap.
A. Frined
B. Achievement to be proud of
C. Advantage
D. Problem
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Correct Answer: [B] Achievement to be
proud of
6. Edmund Burke had a wonderful gift of the gab. Gift of the gab means:
A. Eloquence
B. Goodness
C. Intelligence
D. Humanity
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Correct Answer: [A] Eloquence
7. Her bank account was in the blank.
A. Was kept secret
B. Contained the profits of crime
C. Contained untaxed money
D. Had a credit balance
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Correct Answer: [A] Was kept secret
8. To make headway is to -
A. To progress towards collision
B. To proceed to travel
C. Make Progress
D. Make little progress
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Correct Answer: [C] Make Progress
9. On no account
A. By all means
B. By hook or by crook
C. With an ill grace
D. In the open
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Correct Answer: [A] By all means
10. It is high time that India and Pakistan iron out their differences over Kashmir and other issues.
A. Smooth over an argument or quarrel
B. Argue out
C. Find a solution
D. Harden even further their belligerent attitude
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Correct Answer: [C] Find a solution
