Idioms And Phrases

Question: Discipline is on the wane in schools and colleges these days.
[A].

declining

[B].

increasing

[C].

spreading

[D].

spiralling

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

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Question: The case was held over due to the great opposition to it.
[A].

stopped

[B].

postponed

[C].

dropped

[D].

cancelled

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

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Question: It is time that professors came down from their ivory towers and studied the real needs of the students.
[A].

Detachment and seclusion

[B].

A tower made of ivory

[C].

Prison

[D].

Dream lands

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

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Question: He is always picking holes in every project.
[A].

creating problems in

[B].

finding fault with

[C].

suggesting improvement in

[D].

asking irrelevant questions on

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

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Question: He is leaving the country for a good.
[A].

for better prospects

[B].

for a good cause

[C].

for ever

[D].

for others good

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

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Question: I ran out of money on my European tour.
[A].

exhausted my stock of

[B].

did not have enough

[C].

lost

[D].

carried a lot

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

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Question: In modern democratic societies lynch law seems to have become the spheres of life.
[A].

law of the mob

[B].

law of the underworld

[C].

law of the constitution

[D].

law of the parliament

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

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Question: In the armed forces, it is considered a great privilege to die in harness.
[A].

die on a horse back

[B].

die in the battlefield

[C].

die while still working

[D].

die with honour

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

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Question: It is high time that India did something about the population problem.
[A].

already late

[B].

appropriate time

[C].

desired occasion

[D].

auspicious moment

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

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Question: Dowry is a burning question of the day.
[A].

a widely debated issue

[B].

a dying issue

[C].

a relevant problem

[D].

an irrelevant issue

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

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