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8 Q:Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Fair and square
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64916801cae316dfef673849- 1Calm and quietfalse
- 2Beautiful in appearancefalse
- 3By any means availablefalse
- 4According to the rulestrue
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Answer : 4. "According to the rules"
Explanation :
"Fair and square" means justly and according to the rules, without any cheating.
Q:Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Sit on the fence
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64916dfedad6f2e01f50ad0b- 1Poke fun at peoplefalse
- 2Protect somethingfalse
- 3Create conflictsfalse
- 4Avoid making a decisiontrue
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Answer : 4. "Avoid making a decision"
Explanation :
"Sit on the fence" means to remain neutral or undecided in a situation where a decision is required.
Q:Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom.
The youth involved in the accident escaped by the skin of his teeth.
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6495692413e8bde03239b161- 1Barely managed to escapetrue
- 2Very arrogantfalse
- 3Always taking calculated decisionsfalse
- 4Deficiency of fundsfalse
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Answer : 1. "Barely managed to escape "
Q:Select the appropriate idiom that can replace the underlined phrase in the following sentence.
My father’s office is at a close distance from home.
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6499750bcae316dfef83831d- 1from hand to mouthfalse
- 2a part and parcelfalse
- 3at a stone’s throwtrue
- 4at sixes and sevensfalse
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Answer : 3. "at a stone’s throw "
Explanation :
"At a stone's throw" means at a very short distance.
Q:Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Achilles’ Heel
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649abf0a3662c8741dfe22d3- 1Irrelevant thingfalse
- 2Vulnerable pointtrue
- 3Fast runnerfalse
- 4Costly itemfalse
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Answer : 2. "Vulnerable point"
Explanation :
An "Achilles' Heel" is a person's area of weakness or vulnerability.
Q:Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom
The actress’ daughter is just a chip off the old block
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649c01fd1a612ce001fc14e4- 1To get into the enemy’s territoryfalse
- 2Similar to one's parents in behaviourtrue
- 3To console the drearyfalse
- 4To chip off the edgesfalse
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Answer : 2. "Similar to one's parents in behaviour"
Explanation :
"A chip off the old block" means a person who resembles or behaves like their parent.
Q: A result of the reorganization, what was the number of members of the Constituent Assembly in the year 1947?
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6006be52f5c84e74406681b6- 1450false
- 2572false
- 3299true
- 4272false
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Answer : 3. "299"
Explanation :
New elections were held for the West Punjab and East Bengal (which became part of Pakistan, although East Bengal later seceded to become Bangladesh); the membership of the Constituent Assembly was 299 after the reorganization, and it met on 31 December 1947.
Q: Which amendment of the constitution was offered full statehood to Arunachal Pradesh?
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6093aa216481f36316ea7832- 155thtrue
- 216thfalse
- 344tnhfalse
- 465thfalse
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Answer : 1. "55th"
Explanation :
Arunachal Pradesh was made a full-fledged state by 55th Constitutional Amendment Act. It grants Statehood to Arunachal Pradesh which consequently became the 24th State of the Indian Union.