english MCQs – Page 267

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

5321. Keep at bay means ______________.
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A. Keep thinking about something

B. Keep in mind

C. Keep at a distance

D. Keep at the sea-shore

5322. He passed himself off as a noble man.
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A. Was looked upon

B. Was regarded as

C. Was thought to be

D. Pretended to be
5323. The U.N.O is the forlorn hope for world peace . Forlorn hope means: ___________?
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A. Good initative

B. None of these

C. Desperate enterprise

D. False hope

5324. Prosaic means__________?
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A. None

B. Good

C. Dull

D. Beautiful

5325. He could be easily arrested because the police were tipped off in a advance. tipped off means _____________?
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A. Toppled over

B. Bribed

C. Threatened

D. Given advance information
5326. The idiom Kick the bucket means?
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A. To kill

B. To be successful

C. To achieve a goal

D. To die
5327. Go Dutch means _______ ?
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A. One person paying for everyone

B. share the cost of something, especially a meal, equally

C. To do something badly or cheaply

D. Enjoy two different opportunities at the same time

5328. Your guess is as good as mine means __________?
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A. To have no idea

B. Join a popular trend or activity

C. To know the answer

D. To hear something from the authoritative source

5329. A group of Buffaloes is called?
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A. Gang

B. School

C. Pack

D. Team

5330. Idiom Get the sack means?
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A. was dismissed from

B. got rid of

C. resigned

D. was demoted from

5331. In the armed forces, it is considered a great privilege to die in harness.
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A. die with honour

B. die while still working

C. die in the battlefield

D. die on a horse back

5332. Idiom To cut long story short means?
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A. None of above

B. Come to the point

C. Miss the main points

D. Tell the story briefly

5333. Rule of thumb means ?
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A. an easy choice

B. a rough estimate

C. an unknown rule

D. Mark of thumb on a legal paper

5334. MALA FIDE means ?
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A. Trustworthy

B. Genuine

C. Bad intention

D. Generous

5335. TO EGG ON means ?
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A. to urge

B. to warn

C. to advise

D. to ask

5336. Ace in the hole means __________?
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A. A metaphor for a fatal weakness in spite of overall strength

B. A hidden or secret strength, or unrevealed advantage

C. Anything causing trouble, discord, or jealousy

D. Without any hesitation; instantly

5337. Idiom Red letter day means?
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A. an eventful day

B. a formidable day

C. an important day

D. a dangerous day

5338. To get on the nerves.
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A. To irritate

B. To have an illness

C. To soothe

D. To give medicine

5339. Idiomatic phrase a month of Sundays means: ___________?
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A. a long time

B. no time

C. a short period

D. a special Sunday

5340. A hot potato means _________?
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A. To go to bed to sleep

B. To find fault with something that has been received as a gift or favor

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

D. The one tiny drawback that ruins it