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Elephanta Caves: The Magnificent Rock-Cut Heritage of Shiva | एलिफेंटा की गुफाएँ: भगवान शिव की भव्य शैलकृत विरासत | ENGLISH TRANSLATION PRACTICE

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Q1,221

Not know whether one is coming or going
Hindi Meaning: अत्यधिक व्यस्तता या उलझन के कारण पूरी तरह भ्रमित होना।
English Sentence: With three deadlines today, I don't know whether I'm coming or going.
Hindi Sentence: आज तीन समय-सीमाएँ होने के कारण मैं पूरी तरह उलझ गया हूँ।

A. Be certain about one's plans
B. Travel frequently
C. Be extremely confused or overwhelmed
D. Forget one's destination
Answer
Correct option: CBe extremely confused or overwhelmed
Q1,222

On a hiding to nothing
Hindi Meaning: ऐसी स्थिति में होना जहाँ सफलता की संभावना बहुत कम हो और असफलता पर आलोचना लगभग निश्चित हो।
English Sentence: Trying to satisfy every critic puts the team on a hiding to nothing.
Hindi Sentence: प्रत्येक आलोचक को संतुष्ट करने का प्रयास टीम को ऐसी स्थिति में डाल देता है जहाँ सफलता लगभग असंभव है।

A. Certain to receive a reward
B. In a situation where success is unlikely and criticism is likely
C. Preparing for a secret task
D. Competing without an opponent
Answer
Correct option: BIn a situation where success is unlikely and criticism is likely
Q1,223

On easy street
Hindi Meaning: आर्थिक रूप से आरामदायक और चिंता-मुक्त स्थिति में होना।
English Sentence: The successful investment put the family on easy street.
Hindi Sentence: सफल निवेश ने परिवार को आर्थिक रूप से आरामदायक स्थिति में पहुँचा दिया।

A. Facing serious financial difficulty
B. Travelling without traffic
C. Living an ordinary life
D. In a comfortable financial situation
Answer
Correct option: DIn a comfortable financial situation
Q1,224

On the fiddle
Hindi Meaning: आर्थिक लाभ के लिए बेईमानी या धोखाधड़ी करना।
English Sentence: The audit revealed that one employee had been on the fiddle.
Hindi Sentence: लेखा-परीक्षा से पता चला कि एक कर्मचारी आर्थिक धोखाधड़ी कर रहा था।

A. Engaged in dishonest activity for financial gain
B. Learning a musical instrument
C. Wasting time harmlessly
D. Working without payment
Answer
Correct option: AEngaged in dishonest activity for financial gain
Q1,225

Play one's cards close to one's chest
Hindi Meaning: अपनी योजना, विचार या उद्देश्य दूसरों से छिपाकर रखना।
English Sentence: The company is playing its cards close to its chest about the new product.
Hindi Sentence: कंपनी नए उत्पाद की योजना को अभी गुप्त रख रही है।

A. Play a game cautiously
B. Refuse to make decisions
C. Keep one's plans or intentions secret
D. Reveal information immediately
Answer
Correct option: CKeep one's plans or intentions secret
Q1,226

Pour cold water on
Hindi Meaning: किसी विचार, योजना या उत्साह को हतोत्साहित करना।
English Sentence: His negative comments poured cold water on our plans.
Hindi Sentence: उसकी नकारात्मक टिप्पणियों ने हमारी योजना के प्रति उत्साह कम कर दिया।

A. Encourage an ambitious idea
B. Discourage or criticize an idea or plan
C. Solve a heated argument
D. Delay a project temporarily
Answer
Correct option: BDiscourage or criticize an idea or plan
Q1,227

Pull a fast one
Hindi Meaning: चालाकी से किसी को धोखा देना।
English Sentence: The seller tried to pull a fast one by hiding the defect.
Hindi Sentence: विक्रेता ने खराबी छिपाकर ग्राहक को धोखा देने की कोशिश की।

A. Work very quickly
B. Win a race unexpectedly
C. Make a rapid decision
D. Trick or deceive someone
Answer
Correct option: DTrick or deceive someone
Q1,228

Put one's back into something
Hindi Meaning: किसी काम में पूरी मेहनत और शक्ति लगाना।
English Sentence: If you put your back into your preparation, your performance will improve.
Hindi Sentence: यदि तुम अपनी तैयारी में पूरी मेहनत लगाओगे तो प्रदर्शन बेहतर होगा।

A. Work very hard at something
B. Refuse to continue working
C. Turn away from a problem
D. Delegate a task to others
Answer
Correct option: AWork very hard at something
Q1,229

Put someone through the wringer
Hindi Meaning: किसी व्यक्ति को अत्यधिक कठिन, कठोर या तनावपूर्ण अनुभव से गुजारना।
English Sentence: The lengthy interview put the candidates through the wringer.
Hindi Sentence: लंबे साक्षात्कार ने उम्मीदवारों को अत्यधिक तनावपूर्ण प्रक्रिया से गुजारा।

A. Help someone relax
B. Give someone simple instructions
C. Subject someone to a very difficult or stressful experience
D. Give someone a second opportunity
Answer
Correct option: CSubject someone to a very difficult or stressful experience
Q1,230

Ride for a fall
Hindi Meaning: ऐसा व्यवहार करना जिससे भविष्य में परेशानी या असफलता लगभग निश्चित हो।
English Sentence: Ignoring repeated safety warnings means you are riding for a fall.
Hindi Sentence: बार-बार दी गई सुरक्षा चेतावनियों को अनदेखा करना भविष्य की परेशानी को आमंत्रित करना है।

A. Prepare carefully for success
B. Behave in a way likely to lead to trouble or failure
C. Recover after a defeat
D. Travel despite bad weather
Answer
Correct option: BBehave in a way likely to lead to trouble or failure
Q1,231

Ride roughshod over
Hindi Meaning: दूसरों की भावनाओं, अधिकारों या विचारों की परवाह किए बिना अपनी इच्छा थोपना।
English Sentence: Management cannot ride roughshod over employees' legitimate concerns.
Hindi Sentence: प्रबंधन कर्मचारियों की उचित चिंताओं की अनदेखी करके अपनी इच्छा नहीं थोप सकता।

A. Treat someone's wishes or rights without consideration
B. Travel over difficult ground
C. Support someone's decision
D. Resolve a dispute peacefully
Answer
Correct option: ATreat someone's wishes or rights without consideration
Q1,232

Sail close to the wind
Hindi Meaning: नियमों या स्वीकार्य व्यवहार की सीमा के बहुत करीब जोखिमपूर्ण ढंग से काम करना।
English Sentence: The advertisement sails close to the wind by making claims it can barely support.
Hindi Sentence: विज्ञापन ऐसे दावे करके स्वीकार्य सीमा के बहुत करीब जोखिमपूर्ण व्यवहार कर रहा है जिन्हें सिद्ध करना कठिन है।

A. Travel efficiently
B. Avoid every possible risk
C. Act in a risky way close to the limits of what is acceptable
D. Follow all rules strictly
Answer
Correct option: CAct in a risky way close to the limits of what is acceptable
Q1,233

Set one's face against
Hindi Meaning: किसी विचार, योजना या कार्य का दृढ़ विरोध करना।
English Sentence: The committee set its face against lowering safety standards.
Hindi Sentence: समिति ने सुरक्षा मानकों को कम करने का दृढ़ विरोध किया।

A. Become interested in something
B. Delay making a decision
C. Accept something reluctantly
D. Strongly oppose something
Answer
Correct option: DStrongly oppose something
Q1,234

Shoot the breeze
Hindi Meaning: आराम से अनौपचारिक बातचीत करना।
English Sentence: We sat outside for an hour shooting the breeze.
Hindi Sentence: हम एक घंटे तक बाहर बैठकर आराम से अनौपचारिक बातचीत करते रहे।

A. Have a relaxed, casual conversation
B. Waste ammunition
C. Speak angrily
D. Spread false information
Answer
Correct option: AHave a relaxed, casual conversation
Q1,235

Smell a bargain
Hindi Meaning: कम कीमत पर अच्छा सौदा मिलने की संभावना पहचान लेना।
English Sentence: Experienced shoppers can smell a bargain from a mile away.
Hindi Sentence: अनुभवी खरीदार अच्छे और सस्ते सौदे का अवसर जल्दी पहचान लेते हैं।

A. Suspect dishonesty
B. Refuse a cheap product
C. Recognize an opportunity to obtain something cheaply
D. Spend money carelessly
Answer
Correct option: CRecognize an opportunity to obtain something cheaply
Q1,236

Steal a march on someone
Hindi Meaning: किसी अन्य व्यक्ति से पहले कदम उठाकर उस पर बढ़त हासिल करना।
English Sentence: The company stole a march on its competitors by launching the service early.
Hindi Sentence: कंपनी ने सेवा पहले शुरू करके अपने प्रतिस्पर्धियों पर बढ़त हासिल कर ली।

A. Copy someone's work
B. Gain an advantage by acting before someone else
C. Prevent someone from progressing
D. Win through unfair marking
Answer
Correct option: BGain an advantage by acting before someone else
Q1,237

Take a powder
Hindi Meaning: अचानक या जल्दी से किसी स्थान से चले जाना।
English Sentence: As soon as trouble began, he took a powder.
Hindi Sentence: परेशानी शुरू होते ही वह तुरंत वहाँ से चला गया।

A. Take medicine
B. Prepare for an examination
C. Relax after hard work
D. Leave quickly or disappear
Answer
Correct option: DLeave quickly or disappear
Q1,238

Take the rough with the smooth
Hindi Meaning: जीवन या किसी परिस्थिति के अच्छे और बुरे दोनों पक्षों को स्वीकार करना।
English Sentence: Every career has challenges; you have to take the rough with the smooth.
Hindi Sentence: प्रत्येक करियर में कठिनाइयाँ होती हैं; हमें अच्छे और बुरे दोनों अनुभव स्वीकार करने पड़ते हैं।

A. Accept both the difficulties and advantages of a situation
B. Choose only easy tasks
C. Avoid unpleasant experiences
D. Remain indifferent to success
Answer
Correct option: AAccept both the difficulties and advantages of a situation
Q1,239

The game is up
Hindi Meaning: किसी धोखे या गुप्त गतिविधि का भंडाफोड़ हो जाना जिससे उसे आगे जारी रखना संभव न रहे।
English Sentence: When the auditors found the false invoices, the game was up.
Hindi Sentence: लेखा-परीक्षकों को नकली बिल मिलते ही धोखाधड़ी का भंडाफोड़ हो गया।

A. A competition has begun
B. A sporting event has ended normally
C. A deception or secret activity has been discovered and can no longer continue
D. Someone has won unexpectedly
Answer
Correct option: CA deception or secret activity has been discovered and can no longer continue
Q1,240

The gloves are off
Hindi Meaning: अब टकराव या प्रतिस्पर्धा अधिक खुलकर और आक्रामक तरीके से होने वाली है।
English Sentence: After months of polite disagreement, the gloves are finally off.
Hindi Sentence: महीनों की शिष्ट असहमति के बाद अब टकराव खुलकर और अधिक तीव्र हो गया है।

A. A contest has ended
B. People are ready to fight or compete more aggressively
C. Everyone has agreed to compromise
D. Rules have become stricter
Answer
Correct option: BPeople are ready to fight or compete more aggressively

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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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