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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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Q1,281

Beyond the shadow of a doubt
Hindi Meaning: बिना किसी संदेह के; पूरी तरह निश्चित रूप से।
English Sentence: The evidence established his identity beyond the shadow of a doubt.
Hindi Sentence: प्रमाणों ने उसकी पहचान को बिना किसी संदेह के स्थापित कर दिया।

A. Slightly doubtful
B. Based on assumption
C. Difficult to prove
D. With complete certainty
Answer
Correct option: DWith complete certainty
Q1,282

Blow off steam
Hindi Meaning: तनाव, गुस्सा या अतिरिक्त ऊर्जा को किसी सुरक्षित तरीके से बाहर निकालना।
English Sentence: He went for a run to blow off steam after the stressful meeting.
Hindi Sentence: तनावपूर्ण बैठक के बाद वह अपना तनाव कम करने के लिए दौड़ने गया।

A. Release strong emotions or energy
B. Damage machinery
C. Avoid expressing feelings
D. Work under pressure
Answer
Correct option: ARelease strong emotions or energy
Q1,283

Break the back of something
Hindi Meaning: किसी कठिन काम का सबसे बड़ा या कठिन हिस्सा पूरा कर लेना।
English Sentence: Once we finish the data analysis, we'll have broken the back of the project.
Hindi Sentence: आँकड़ों का विश्लेषण पूरा होते ही परियोजना का सबसे कठिन हिस्सा समाप्त हो जाएगा।

A. Destroy something physically
B. Begin a difficult task
C. Complete the hardest or largest part of a task
D. Refuse to continue working
Answer
Correct option: CComplete the hardest or largest part of a task
Q1,284

Bring down the curtain on
Hindi Meaning: किसी कार्य, अवधि, करियर या घटना को समाप्त करना।
English Sentence: The final ceremony brought down the curtain on the week-long festival.
Hindi Sentence: अंतिम समारोह के साथ सप्ताह भर चलने वाला उत्सव समाप्त हो गया।

A. Begin a performance
B. Bring something to an end
C. Hide an important fact
D. Delay a decision
Answer
Correct option: BBring something to an end
Q1,285

Catch forty winks
Hindi Meaning: थोड़ी देर के लिए सोना या झपकी लेना।
English Sentence: I caught forty winks before the evening class.
Hindi Sentence: शाम की कक्षा से पहले मैंने थोड़ी देर झपकी ली।

A. Work throughout the night
B. Remain alert
C. Sleep for forty minutes exactly
D. Take a short sleep
Answer
Correct option: DTake a short sleep
Q1,286

Chew the fat
Hindi Meaning: लंबे समय तक आराम से अनौपचारिक बातचीत करना।
English Sentence: We spent the evening chewing the fat about our college days.
Hindi Sentence: हमने शाम कॉलेज के दिनों के बारे में आराम से बातचीत करते हुए बिताई।

A. Have a long, informal conversation
B. Eat excessively
C. Complain about food
D. Discuss an urgent problem formally
Answer
Correct option: AHave a long, informal conversation
Q1,287

Come a cropper
Hindi Meaning: बुरी तरह असफल होना या अचानक गंभीर परेशानी में पड़ जाना।
English Sentence: Several overconfident candidates came a cropper in the difficult test.
Hindi Sentence: कठिन परीक्षा में कई अति-आत्मविश्वासी उम्मीदवार बुरी तरह असफल हुए।

A. Make a large profit
B. Avoid an accident
C. Fail badly or suffer an unexpected fall
D. Complete a difficult task successfully
Answer
Correct option: CFail badly or suffer an unexpected fall
Q1,288

Come out in the wash
Hindi Meaning: समय के साथ किसी समस्या का समाधान हो जाना या सच्चाई का सामने आ जाना।
English Sentence: Don't worry about every small discrepancy; it will come out in the wash.
Hindi Sentence: हर छोटी विसंगति की चिंता मत करो; समय के साथ स्थिति स्पष्ट हो जाएगी।

A. Become permanently hidden
B. Be resolved or revealed eventually
C. Be cleaned completely
D. Become more complicated
Answer
Correct option: BBe resolved or revealed eventually
Q1,289

Cross swords with
Hindi Meaning: किसी व्यक्ति से बहस, टकराव या मतभेद होना।
English Sentence: She frequently crossed swords with her supervisor over deadlines.
Hindi Sentence: समय-सीमा को लेकर उसकी अपने पर्यवेक्षक से अक्सर बहस होती थी।

A. Cooperate closely with
B. Compete in fencing
C. Avoid meeting
D. Have an argument or disagreement with
Answer
Correct option: DHave an argument or disagreement with
Q1,290

Cry one's eyes out
Hindi Meaning: बहुत अधिक और लंबे समय तक रोना।
English Sentence: The child cried his eyes out when his pet disappeared.
Hindi Sentence: पालतू जानवर के गायब होने पर बच्चा बहुत देर तक फूट-फूटकर रोया।

A. Cry very hard for a long time
B. Pretend to be sad
C. Become unable to see
D. Express anger loudly
Answer
Correct option: ACry very hard for a long time
Q1,291

Cut a dash
Hindi Meaning: अपने आकर्षक रूप या पहनावे से प्रभावशाली छाप छोड़ना।
English Sentence: He cut a dash in his new suit at the ceremony.
Hindi Sentence: समारोह में उसने अपने नए सूट से प्रभावशाली छाप छोड़ी।

A. Leave suddenly
B. Make a quick decision
C. Make a striking or stylish impression
D. Damage one's reputation
Answer
Correct option: CMake a striking or stylish impression
Q1,292

Dance to someone's tune
Hindi Meaning: किसी दूसरे व्यक्ति की इच्छा या नियंत्रण के अनुसार कार्य करना।
English Sentence: The committee refused to dance to the sponsor's tune.
Hindi Sentence: समिति ने प्रायोजक के निर्देशों के अनुसार चलने से इनकार कर दिया।

A. Teach someone to dance
B. Do what another person wants or controls
C. Cooperate voluntarily
D. Change one's opinion independently
Answer
Correct option: BDo what another person wants or controls
Q1,293

Dead in the water
Hindi Meaning: ऐसी योजना या गतिविधि जिसका आगे बढ़ना या सफल होना लगभग असंभव हो गया हो।
English Sentence: Without funding, the expansion plan is dead in the water.
Hindi Sentence: धन के बिना विस्तार योजना का आगे बढ़ना लगभग असंभव है।

A. Temporarily delayed
B. Extremely dangerous
C. Almost completed
D. Unable to progress or succeed
Answer
Correct option: DUnable to progress or succeed
Q1,294

Divide and rule
Hindi Meaning: लोगों या समूहों को विभाजित रखकर उन पर नियंत्रण बनाए रखने की नीति।
English Sentence: The ruler used a divide-and-rule strategy to weaken his opponents.
Hindi Sentence: शासक ने विरोधियों को कमजोर करने के लिए उन्हें विभाजित रखने की नीति अपनाई।

A. Maintain control by keeping groups divided
B. Share authority equally
C. Resolve disagreements fairly
D. Create independent institutions
Answer
Correct option: AMaintain control by keeping groups divided
Q1,295

Do one's bit
Hindi Meaning: किसी सामूहिक कार्य में अपनी ओर से उचित योगदान देना।
English Sentence: Everyone should do their bit to keep the neighbourhood clean.
Hindi Sentence: मोहल्ले को स्वच्छ रखने में सभी को अपनी ओर से उचित योगदान देना चाहिए।

A. Complete only part of an examination
B. Work reluctantly
C. Make one's fair contribution to an effort
D. Avoid taking responsibility
Answer
Correct option: CMake one's fair contribution to an effort
Q1,296

Don't count your chickens before they hatch
Hindi Meaning: सफलता मिलने से पहले ही उसे निश्चित मानकर योजना नहीं बनानी चाहिए।
English Sentence: You haven't received the offer yet, so don't count your chickens before they hatch.
Hindi Sentence: अभी तुम्हें प्रस्ताव मिला नहीं है, इसलिए सफलता को पहले से निश्चित मत मानो।

A. Never plan for the future
B. Do not assume success before it actually happens
C. Avoid investing money
D. Always expect failure
Answer
Correct option: BDo not assume success before it actually happens
Q1,297

Down the drain
Hindi Meaning: पूरी तरह बर्बाद या व्यर्थ हो जाना।
English Sentence: Months of work went down the drain when the files were deleted.
Hindi Sentence: फाइलें मिट जाने से महीनों की मेहनत पूरी तरह बर्बाद हो गई।

A. Properly invested
B. Carefully stored
C. Used for public benefit
D. Wasted or lost completely
Answer
Correct option: DWasted or lost completely
Q1,298

Eat one's heart out
Hindi Meaning: ईर्ष्या, दुख या निराशा से बहुत परेशान होना।
English Sentence: He sat at home eating his heart out after missing the opportunity.
Hindi Sentence: अवसर चूकने के बाद वह घर पर बैठा गहरे दुख और निराशा में डूबा रहा।

A. Feel intense jealousy, sadness, or disappointment
B. Eat because of stress
C. Celebrate another person's success
D. Stop caring about something
Answer
Correct option: AFeel intense jealousy, sadness, or disappointment
Q1,299

Every nook and cranny
Hindi Meaning: किसी स्थान का प्रत्येक छोटा-बड़ा हिस्सा या कोना।
English Sentence: We searched every nook and cranny for the missing document.
Hindi Sentence: हमने गायब दस्तावेज के लिए हर छोटे-बड़े कोने में खोज की।

A. Only the main areas
B. Several important places
C. Every part or corner of a place
D. A hidden room
Answer
Correct option: CEvery part or corner of a place
Q1,300

Fall from grace
Hindi Meaning: प्रतिष्ठा, सम्मान या अनुकूल स्थिति खो देना।
English Sentence: The respected executive fell from grace after the scandal.
Hindi Sentence: विवाद के बाद सम्मानित अधिकारी ने अपनी प्रतिष्ठा खो दी।

A. Become suddenly wealthy
B. Lose respect, status, or favour
C. Escape punishment
D. Gain public recognition
Answer
Correct option: BLose respect, status, or favour

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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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