english MCQs – Page 264

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

english Mcqs

1. one word substitutes 2. analytical reasoning 3. fill in the blinks 4. antonyms 5. related pair of words 6. read the passage 7. spelling test 8. synonyms 9. active and passive voice 10. prepositions 11. idioms and phrases

5261. flogging a dead horse__________?
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A. Beating about the bush.

B. Wasting time in useless effort

C. Making him see reason.

D. Repeating our request

5262. Give cold shoulder means__________?
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A. To ignore

B. To support

C. Cold meat

D. Shiver

5263. Better ______ than never.
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A. Late

B. Sometime

C. Once

D. Repeat

5264. A litmus test means __________ ?
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A. False sense of happiness or success

B. To show dislike or disappointment through facial expressions

C. A decisively indicative test

D. Something that is not understandable

5265. A man of straw _________?
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A. A worthy fellow

B. A very active person

C. A man of no substance

D. An unreasonable person

5266. The idiom All and Sundry means?
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A. Specific

B. Experienced

C. Relevant

D. Everyone

5267. Feel good means to;___________?
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A. Show goodwill to someone

B. Know or sense something

C. Move along very carefully

D. Become happy or confident

5268. Do no trust a man who blows his own trumpet
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A. praises others

B. admonishes others

C. praises himself

D. flatters

5269. For this act of indifference he will be taken to task by the authority; here taken to task means:
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A. Entrusted with an official job.

B. Tender his resignation

C. Rewarded

D. Get an official reprimand

5270. Foreign phrase De Jure means?
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A. By law

B. Illegal

C. Compromising

D. Successful

5271. Clique means____________?
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A. A group of birds

B. None of above

C. A group of people

D. A group of animals

5272. Apple of discord means ______?
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A. To speak the truth, even to the point of being blunt and rude

B. Anything causing trouble, discord, or jealousy

C. To further a loss with sarcasm or indignity; to worsen an unfavorable situation

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

5273. Chew the fat means __________?
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A. To action a task; to initiate work

B. To become silent; to stop talking

C. To take offense; to get worked up, aggravated, or annoyed

D. To chat idly or generally waste time talking

5274. Alter ego means:_________?
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A. Harsh Enemy

B. Intimate friend

C. None of theseClass fellow

D. Allies

5275. To have an axe to grind ___________?
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A. A private end to serve

B. To fail to arouse interest

C. To have no result

D. To work for both sides

5276. To beat the air means?
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A. Making progress

B. None of these

C. To keep doing something despite its apparent pointlessness or futility

D. To sound logical

5277. There were no opposition to the new policy by the rank and file of the Government.
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A. The official machinery

B. The cabinet ministers

C. The ordinary members

D. The majority

5278. He was undecided. He let the grass grow under his feet.
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A. moved away

B. stayed out

C. loitered around

D. sat unmoving

5279. Idiom To make amend for means___________?
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A. None of these

B. To bring chance in something

C. Make possible effort

D. To compensate for damage

5280. Black and blue _____________ ?
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A. False sense of happiness or success

B. Full of bruises

C. Something that is not understandable

D. A poor plan

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