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Q1,101

Make a virtue of necessity
Hindi Meaning: मजबूरी में किए जाने वाले काम को सकारात्मक निर्णय के रूप में प्रस्तुत करना।
English Sentence: Unable to afford a car, he made a virtue of necessity and began cycling to work.
Hindi Sentence: कार खरीदने में असमर्थ होने पर उसने साइकिल से काम पर जाने की मजबूरी को लाभदायक आदत बना लिया।

A. Avoid doing an unpleasant task
B. Refuse to accept difficult circumstances
C. Present an unavoidable action as a positive choice
D. Create a problem deliberately
Answer
Correct option: CPresent an unavoidable action as a positive choice
Q1,102

No strings attached
Hindi Meaning: बिना किसी अतिरिक्त शर्त या बाध्यता के।
English Sentence: The scholarship was offered with no strings attached.
Hindi Sentence: छात्रवृत्ति बिना किसी अतिरिक्त शर्त के प्रदान की गई।

A. Available only after a long process
B. Without additional conditions or obligations
C. Difficult to understand
D. Offered for a limited period only
Answer
Correct option: BWithout additional conditions or obligations
Q1,103

On the blink
Hindi Meaning: किसी मशीन या उपकरण का ठीक से काम न करना।
English Sentence: The printer is on the blink again.
Hindi Sentence: प्रिंटर फिर से ठीक से काम नहीं कर रहा है।

A. Completely new
B. Extremely expensive
C. Working at full capacity
D. Not functioning properly
Answer
Correct option: DNot functioning properly
Q1,104

On the cards
Hindi Meaning: किसी घटना के होने की संभावना होना।
English Sentence: A change in the examination pattern may be on the cards.
Hindi Sentence: परीक्षा के स्वरूप में बदलाव होने की संभावना है।

A. Likely or expected to happen
B. Completely impossible
C. Already forgotten
D. Deliberately concealed
Answer
Correct option: ALikely or expected to happen
Q1,105

On the fly
Hindi Meaning: काम करते समय ही तत्काल निर्णय लेना या बदलाव करना।
English Sentence: The instructor adjusted the lesson on the fly.
Hindi Sentence: प्रशिक्षक ने पढ़ाते समय ही पाठ में आवश्यक बदलाव कर दिया।

A. After extensive preparation
B. According to a fixed plan
C. While an activity is happening, without advance preparation
D. Only during air travel
Answer
Correct option: CWhile an activity is happening, without advance preparation
Q1,106

Out of the question
Hindi Meaning: बिल्कुल असंभव या स्वीकार न किए जाने योग्य।
English Sentence: Cancelling the examination at this stage is out of the question.
Hindi Sentence: इस चरण पर परीक्षा रद्द करना बिल्कुल संभव नहीं है।

A. Open to discussion
B. Completely impossible or unacceptable
C. Difficult but achievable
D. Already approved
Answer
Correct option: BCompletely impossible or unacceptable
Q1,107

Over one's head
Hindi Meaning: किसी की समझ या ज्ञान के स्तर से अधिक कठिन होना।
English Sentence: The advanced physics lecture went over my head.
Hindi Sentence: उन्नत भौतिकी का व्याख्यान मेरी समझ से बाहर था।

A. Extremely easy to understand
B. Within one's professional responsibility
C. Already familiar
D. Too difficult for someone to understand
Answer
Correct option: DToo difficult for someone to understand
Q1,108

Pull one's weight
Hindi Meaning: सामूहिक कार्य में अपनी उचित जिम्मेदारी निभाना।
English Sentence: Every member must pull their weight if the project is to succeed.
Hindi Sentence: परियोजना सफल बनाने के लिए प्रत्येक सदस्य को अपनी उचित जिम्मेदारी निभानी होगी।

A. Do one's fair share of work
B. Avoid responsibility
C. Work harder than everyone else in every situation
D. Make others complete one's tasks
Answer
Correct option: ADo one's fair share of work
Q1,109

Put a brave face on
Hindi Meaning: कठिनाई या दुख के बावजूद साहस और प्रसन्नता दिखाना।
English Sentence: She put a brave face on the disappointing result.
Hindi Sentence: निराशाजनक परिणाम के बावजूद उसने साहस बनाए रखा।

A. Express anger openly
B. Refuse to accept reality
C. Appear cheerful or confident despite difficulty
D. Hide an important achievement
Answer
Correct option: CAppear cheerful or confident despite difficulty
Q1,110

Put one's best foot forward
Hindi Meaning: अपना सर्वोत्तम प्रयास करना या अच्छा प्रभाव डालने की कोशिश करना।
English Sentence: Put your best foot forward during the interview.
Hindi Sentence: साक्षात्कार के दौरान अपना सर्वोत्तम प्रयास करो।

A. Delay an important task
B. Make the best possible effort or impression
C. Refuse to accept criticism
D. Begin a journey on foot
Answer
Correct option: BMake the best possible effort or impression
Q1,111

Put the lid on
Hindi Meaning: किसी गतिविधि, विवाद या योजना को रोक देना या समाप्त कर देना।
English Sentence: The final decision put the lid on further speculation.
Hindi Sentence: अंतिम निर्णय ने आगे की अटकलों पर विराम लगा दिया।

A. Begin a new discussion
B. Make something more complicated
C. Conceal a valuable object
D. Bring something to an end or prevent it from continuing
Answer
Correct option: DBring something to an end or prevent it from continuing
Q1,112

Raise the bar
Hindi Meaning: गुणवत्ता या प्रदर्शन का मानक ऊँचा करना।
English Sentence: The new curriculum raises the bar for scientific understanding.
Hindi Sentence: नया पाठ्यक्रम वैज्ञानिक समझ का मानक ऊँचा करता है।

A. Set a higher standard
B. Make a task easier
C. Reduce expectations
D. Change the location of an event
Answer
Correct option: ASet a higher standard
Q1,113

Read the room
Hindi Meaning: उपस्थित लोगों की भावनाओं, मनोदशा और प्रतिक्रियाओं को समझना।
English Sentence: A good speaker knows how to read the room.
Hindi Sentence: अच्छा वक्ता उपस्थित लोगों की मनोदशा समझना जानता है।

A. Read aloud in a classroom
B. Examine a building carefully
C. Understand the mood and reactions of people present
D. Study before attending a meeting
Answer
Correct option: CUnderstand the mood and reactions of people present
Q1,114

Run a mile
Hindi Meaning: किसी व्यक्ति या परिस्थिति से पूरी तरह बचना या दूर भागना।
English Sentence: I would run a mile from an investment that promises guaranteed extraordinary returns.
Hindi Sentence: असाधारण लाभ की गारंटी देने वाले निवेश से मैं पूरी तरह दूर रहूँगा।

A. Complete a short race
B. Avoid someone or something completely
C. Accept a difficult challenge
D. Travel without preparation
Answer
Correct option: BAvoid someone or something completely
Q1,115

Show someone the door
Hindi Meaning: किसी व्यक्ति को जाने के लिए कहना या उसे पद से हटा देना।
English Sentence: The company showed the dishonest contractor the door.
Hindi Sentence: कंपनी ने बेईमान ठेकेदार को बाहर का रास्ता दिखा दिया।

A. Welcome someone into a building
B. Offer someone employment
C. Give someone directions
D. Tell someone to leave or dismiss them
Answer
Correct option: DTell someone to leave or dismiss them
Q1,116

Strike a chord
Hindi Meaning: किसी बात का लोगों की भावनाओं या अनुभवों से गहरा संबंध स्थापित करना।
English Sentence: The teacher's story struck a chord with the students.
Hindi Sentence: शिक्षक की कहानी ने छात्रों के मन को गहराई से छू लिया।

A. Produce a strong feeling of recognition or sympathy
B. Start a musical performance only
C. Cause immediate disagreement
D. Reveal a hidden secret
Answer
Correct option: AProduce a strong feeling of recognition or sympathy
Q1,117

Take a rain check
Hindi Meaning: किसी निमंत्रण या प्रस्ताव को अभी स्वीकार न करके बाद के लिए टालना।
English Sentence: I cannot join you for dinner tonight, but may I take a rain check?
Hindi Sentence: मैं आज रात भोजन के लिए नहीं आ सकता; क्या हम किसी और दिन मिल सकते हैं?

A. Predict the weather
B. Cancel an invitation permanently
C. Postpone an invitation or offer until another time
D. Accept an offer immediately
Answer
Correct option: CPostpone an invitation or offer until another time
Q1,118

Take the reins
Hindi Meaning: किसी कार्य या संगठन का नियंत्रण अथवा नेतृत्व संभालना।
English Sentence: She took the reins of the organization after the director retired.
Hindi Sentence: निदेशक के सेवानिवृत्त होने के बाद उसने संगठन का नेतृत्व संभाला।

A. Avoid a leadership position
B. Assume control or leadership
C. Complete a journey
D. Accept a minor responsibility
Answer
Correct option: BAssume control or leadership
Q1,119

Throw a lifeline
Hindi Meaning: कठिन परिस्थिति में किसी को अत्यंत आवश्यक सहायता प्रदान करना।
English Sentence: The emergency loan threw a lifeline to the struggling business.
Hindi Sentence: आपातकालीन ऋण ने संकटग्रस्त व्यवसाय को अत्यंत आवश्यक सहायता प्रदान की।

A. Create a new obstacle
B. Refuse assistance
C. Make an unrealistic promise
D. Provide crucial help to someone in difficulty
Answer
Correct option: DProvide crucial help to someone in difficulty
Q1,120

Turn the tide
Hindi Meaning: किसी परिस्थिति या घटनाक्रम की दिशा बदल देना।
English Sentence: The new strategy helped turn the tide in the team's favour.
Hindi Sentence: नई रणनीति ने परिस्थितियों को टीम के पक्ष में बदलने में सहायता की।

A. Reverse the course of events or change a situation significantly
B. Delay an important decision
C. Accept defeat immediately
D. Follow an established routine
Answer
Correct option: AReverse the course of events or change a situation significantly

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Q1

Select the most appropriate synonym of 'Obsequious'.

  1. Defiant
  2. Servile
  3. Independent
  4. Arrogant
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Answer: Servile

Obsequious describes a person who is excessively eager to please or obey someone, particularly a person in authority. Servile is the closest synonym because it suggests exaggerated submission and willingness to flatter. For example, an obsequious employee may agree with every opinion expressed by a superior, even when the opinion is incorrect. The word generally carries a negative meaning.

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Q2

Select the most appropriate antonym of 'Profligate'.

  1. Wasteful
  2. Extravagant
  3. Thrifty
  4. Reckless
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Answer: Thrifty

Profligate means recklessly extravagant or wasteful, especially in spending money. Thrifty describes someone who manages resources carefully and avoids unnecessary expenditure. Therefore, thrifty is the best antonym. A profligate person may spend beyond their means, whereas a thrifty person tries to save money and use resources efficiently.

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Q3

Choose the grammatically correct sentence.

  1. Neither of the two explanations are satisfactory.
  2. Neither of the two explanations is satisfactory.
  3. Neither of the two explanation is satisfactory.
  4. Neither of the two explanations have satisfactory.
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Answer: Neither of the two explanations is satisfactory.

In formal standard English, neither, when used as a singular pronoun referring to two alternatives, generally takes a singular verb. Therefore, 'Neither of the two explanations is satisfactory' is the expected examination answer. The noun following 'of the two' remains plural, but the subject of the verb is 'neither'.

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