english MCQs – Page 117

Practise multiple-choice questions from english for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

2321. Your guess is as good as mine means __________?
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A. To have no idea

B. To hear something from the authoritative source

C. Join a popular trend or activity

D. To know the answer

2322. An act of speaking ones thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play:
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A. Philanthropist

B. Soliloquy

C. Sinecure

D. Pessimist

2323. A bitter pill means ___________?
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A. When an attempt fails, and its time to start planning all over again

B. A controversial issue or situation that is awkward or unpleasant to deal with

C. A situation or information that is unpleasant but must be accepted

D. Anything causing trouble, discord, or jealousy

2324. She goes to her mothers house off and on. What does idiom / phrase off and on means
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A. occasionally

B. sometimes

C. frequently

D. rarely

2325. He is fully contented _____ his life.
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A. with

B. of

C. in

D. for

2326. To leave someone in the lurch _________?
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A. Constant source of annoyance to someone

B. To desert someone in his difficulties

C. To put someone at ease

D. To come to compromise with someone

2327. Antonym of matutinal is ________.
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A. marsupial

B. crepuscular

C. paternal

D. maritime

2328. He called me last night. me is
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A. Reflexive pronoun

B. Subject pronoun

C. Possessive pronoun

D. Object pronoun
2329. A ladys umbrella is:
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A. Epitaph

B. Aviary

C. Granary

D. Parasol
2330. Do no trust a man who blows his own trumpet
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A. flatters

B. praises others

C. praises himself

D. admonishes others

2331. Antonym of dearth is ________.
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A. abundance

B. foreign

C. poverty

D. lack

2332. Bird Brain means _____?
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A. A person that is too smart; a person that acts Sharp

B. A person that too angry; a person that acts hastly

C. A person that is not too smart; a person that acts stupid

D. A person that is too lazy; a person that acts dull

2333. That which is no longer in use?
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A. Obscure

B. inviolable

C. Obsolete

D. extampore

2334. Antonym of sartorial is __________.
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A. sincere

B. cheerful

C. inelegant

D. homespun
2335. Nelson Mandela was deprived ______ his freedom.
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A. from

B. with

C. of

D. in

2336. He is getting out __________ the car.
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A. of

B. from

C. to

D. through

2337. He accused the man _______ stealing.
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A. with

B. of

C. on

D. for

2338. Spill the beans ________ ?
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A. Reveal someones secret

B. Frivolously performing a simple task

C. To stop something at an early stage

D. Frivolously performing a simple task

2339. Never-never land means:_____________?
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A. A worthless place

B. An ideal pace

C. Dream land

D. A useless situation

2340. Admin is capable ______ doing anything.
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A. in

B. of

C. on

D. about