IDIOM QUIZ

For each of the following sentences four alternatives are given. You are required to choose the correct meaning of the idiom or phrase given or underlined in the sentence. A square peg in a round hole

A scheme that never works

None of these

An impossible task

A person unsuited to the position he fills

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Sickle-cell anemia is a disease caused due to the abnormality in

Red blood cell

Blood plasma composition

Thrombocytes

White blood cell

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I requested him to put in a word for me.

recommend

introduce

assist

support

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For each of the following sentences four alternatives are given. You are required to choose the correct meaning of the idiom or phrase given or underlined in the sentence. He is an interesting speaker but tends to go off at a tangent.

become boisterous

forget things in between

change the subject immediately

go on at great length

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The P.M has pulled up Orissa partymen.

rewarded

punished

reprimanded

elevated

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To haul over the coals

To say the wrong words

To put to task

To throw into the fire

To put hand in a wrong task

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For each of the following sentences four alternatives are given. You are required to choose the correct meaning of the idiom or phrase given or underlined in the sentence. He is temporarily in charge of the company and is trying to feather his nest.

practice his own brand of management philosophy

diversify the products of the company

raise the image of the company

bring order and discipline in the company

act for his own future benefits

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A tight corner.

In a small field

In a difficult situation

In a closed room

In a meadow

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Has an axe to grind

Works for both side

Has a private agenda

Fails to arouse interest

Has no result

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It was he who put a spoke in my wheel.

helped in the execution of the plan

tried to cause an accident

thwarted in the execution of the plan

destroyed the plan

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