English - 06
26. 'A wild-goose chase' means
(A) To chase wild geese
(B) To protect
(C) To go hunting
(D) To go on a foolish, fruitless search
(A) To chase wild geese
(B) To protect
(C) To go hunting
(D) To go on a foolish, fruitless search
[Idiom]
Correct Answer: [D] To go on a foolish, fruitless search.
27. The improved tax collections are a shot in the arm for the country's economy.
(A) A great encouragement
(B) At arm's length
(C) A close-range shot
(D) A shot-gun blast
(A) A great encouragement
(B) At arm's length
(C) A close-range shot
(D) A shot-gun blast
[Idiom]
Correct Answer: [A] A great encouragement.
28. The separation from a near and dear one fills one's mind with blues.
(A) Nostalgia
(B) Colourfulness
(C) Sadness
(D) Romanticism
(A) Nostalgia
(B) Colourfulness
(C) Sadness
(D) Romanticism
[Idiom]
Correct Answer: [C] Sadness.
29. The screen is in character with the rest of the furniture.
(A) In keeping
(B) Joining
(C) Complementing
(D) Contrasting
(A) In keeping
(B) Joining
(C) Complementing
(D) Contrasting
[Idiom]
Correct Answer: [A] In keeping.
30. She has been sitting on the books taken from the library for a month.
(A) Reading the book slowly
(B) Keeping the books as a mark of protest
(C) Doing nothing with the books
(D) Reading the books carefully
(A) Reading the book slowly
(B) Keeping the books as a mark of protest
(C) Doing nothing with the books
(D) Reading the books carefully
[Idiom]
Correct Answer: [C] Doing nothing with the books.
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