To trap wanted criminal with great difficulty

To deal with a person who is more than one's match

English MCQs with Answers – Grammar and Vocabulary – Page 59

Question 1161 Idioms and Phrases

To have an axe to grind

Correct answer A. A private end to serve

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Question 1162 English

To drive home

Correct answer D. To emphasise

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Question 1163 Idioms and Phrases

To catch a tartar

Correct answer B. To catch a dangerous person

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Question 1164 Idioms and Phrases

To keeps one’s temper

Correct answer B. To be in good mood

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Question 1165 Idioms and Phrases

To make clean breast of

Correct answer C. To confess without of reserve

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Question 1166 Completing Statements

His behaviour is so unpredictable that he

Correct answer B. is seldom trusted by others

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Question 1167 Completing Statements

Unless you work harder you will fail, means

Correct answer D. if you do not put more efforts, then you will fail

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Question 1168 Completing Statements

The officer who had neglected to files his income tax returns had to

Correct answer B. pay a fine

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Question 1169 Completing Statements

In order to raise company’s profit, the employees

Correct answer D. offered to work overtime without any compensation

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Question 1170 Completing Statements

Mukhtar need not have purchased the bag, means

Correct answer A. it was not necessary for Mukhtar to purchase the bag but he has purchased it

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Question 1171 Completing Statements

He tames animals because he

Correct answer A. is fond of them

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Question 1172 Completing Statements

“Whatever Dev uttered was without rhyme or reason” means

Correct answer B. Dev said something which has no meaning, it was totally baseless

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Question 1173 Completing Statements

In order to help the company attain its goal of enhancing profit, all the employees

Correct answer D. voluntarily offered to render additional services in lieu of nothing

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Question 1174 Completing Statements

It was an extremely pleasant surprise for the hutment-dweller when the Government officials told him that

Correct answer B. he had been gifted with a furnished apartment in a multi-storeyed building

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Question 1175 Completing Statements

Even though it is very large house,

Correct answer B. there is hardly any space available for children

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Question 1176 Completing Statements

He always stammers in public meetings, but his today’s speech

Correct answer E. was free from that defect

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Question 1177 Completing Statements

The employer appeared to be in such an affable mood that Rohit

Correct answer A. decided to ask for a raise in his salary

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Question 1178 Completing Statements

With great efforts his son succeeded in convincing him not to donate his entire wealth to an orphanage

Correct answer C. and make an orphan of himself

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Question 1179 Completing Statements

Because he believes in democratic principles, he always

Correct answer D. reconciles with the majority views and gives us his own

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Question 1180 Completing Statements

Practically, very little work could be completed in the last week as it was

Correct answer C. full of holidays

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