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Q1,501

Give someone a hard time
Hindi Meaning: किसी व्यक्ति को परेशान करना या उसके लिए परिस्थितियाँ कठिन बनाना।
English Sentence: The supervisor gave him a hard time over the delayed report.
Hindi Sentence: रिपोर्ट में देरी होने पर पर्यवेक्षक ने उसे काफी परेशान किया।

A. Criticize, trouble, or make things difficult for someone
B. Help someone overcome difficulties
C. Give someone additional time
D. Explain a complicated situation
Answer
Correct option: ACriticize, trouble, or make things difficult for someone
Q1,502

Go down like a lead balloon
Hindi Meaning: किसी विचार, टिप्पणी या प्रस्ताव का लोगों द्वारा बहुत खराब स्वागत होना।
English Sentence: The proposal to cancel the annual holiday went down like a lead balloon.
Hindi Sentence: वार्षिक अवकाश रद्द करने के प्रस्ताव का लोगों ने बहुत खराब स्वागत किया।

A. Become very popular
B. Be received very badly or without enthusiasm
C. Cause sudden excitement
D. Produce an unexpected profit
Answer
Correct option: BBe received very badly or without enthusiasm
Q1,503

Go off the deep end
Hindi Meaning: अत्यधिक गुस्से या भावनाओं में नियंत्रण खो देना।
English Sentence: The manager went off the deep end when he discovered the missing records.
Hindi Sentence: अभिलेख गायब होने का पता चलते ही प्रबंधक अत्यधिक क्रोधित हो गया।

A. Make a careful decision
B. Become extremely enthusiastic about work
C. React with excessive anger or emotion
D. Avoid a difficult conversation
Answer
Correct option: CReact with excessive anger or emotion
Q1,504

Have a finger on the pulse
Hindi Meaning: वर्तमान घटनाओं, बदलावों या लोगों की भावनाओं की अच्छी जानकारी रखना।
English Sentence: A good administrator keeps a finger on the pulse of student needs.
Hindi Sentence: अच्छा प्रशासक विद्यार्थियों की आवश्यकताओं और बदलती परिस्थितियों की जानकारी रखता है।

A. Check someone's medical condition
B. Control every employee
C. Work under extreme pressure
D. Be well informed about current developments or public opinion
Answer
Correct option: DBe well informed about current developments or public opinion
Q1,505

Have a hollow ring
Hindi Meaning: किसी कथन या वादे का खोखला या अविश्वसनीय प्रतीत होना।
English Sentence: His promise of immediate reform had a hollow ring.
Hindi Sentence: तत्काल सुधार का उसका वादा खोखला और अविश्वसनीय लगा।

A. Sound insincere or unconvincing
B. Make a loud noise
C. Be completely truthful
D. Create a pleasant impression
Answer
Correct option: ASound insincere or unconvincing
Q1,506

Have an ace up one's sleeve
Hindi Meaning: अपने पास कोई गुप्त लाभ, योजना या उपाय सुरक्षित रखना।
English Sentence: The lawyer had an ace up her sleeve that surprised the opposition.
Hindi Sentence: वकील के पास एक गुप्त उपाय था जिसने विरोधी पक्ष को चौंका दिया।

A. Have no available options
B. Have a secret advantage or plan
C. Depend entirely on luck
D. Reveal one's strategy publicly
Answer
Correct option: BHave a secret advantage or plan
Q1,507

Have one's nose out of joint
Hindi Meaning: किसी बात से नाराज या अपमानित महसूस करना, विशेषकर ईर्ष्या के कारण।
English Sentence: He had his nose out of joint when a younger colleague received the promotion.
Hindi Sentence: छोटे सहकर्मी को पदोन्नति मिलने पर वह नाराज हो गया।

A. Suffer a physical injury
B. Feel extremely tired
C. Feel offended or annoyed, often because of jealousy
D. Become unusually confident
Answer
Correct option: CFeel offended or annoyed, often because of jealousy
Q1,508

Hit the headlines
Hindi Meaning: किसी घटना या व्यक्ति का समाचारों में प्रमुखता से आना।
English Sentence: The scientific discovery hit the headlines across the country.
Hindi Sentence: वैज्ञानिक खोज पूरे देश के समाचारों में प्रमुखता से छा गई।

A. Read a newspaper carefully
B. Publish an advertisement
C. Write a popular article
D. Become widely reported in the news
Answer
Correct option: DBecome widely reported in the news
Q1,509

Hold a candle to
Hindi Meaning: किसी व्यक्ति या वस्तु की गुणवत्ता या क्षमता के बराबर होना।
English Sentence: Few modern buildings can hold a candle to the beauty of this historic monument.
Hindi Sentence: बहुत कम आधुनिक इमारतें इस ऐतिहासिक स्मारक की सुंदरता की बराबरी कर सकती हैं।

A. Be comparable in quality or ability to someone or something
B. Help someone in darkness
C. Support an unpopular opinion
D. Celebrate someone's success
Answer
Correct option: ABe comparable in quality or ability to someone or something
Q1,510

In a cleft stick
Hindi Meaning: ऐसी कठिन परिस्थिति में होना जहाँ कोई भी विकल्प पूरी तरह संतोषजनक न हो।
English Sentence: The principal was in a cleft stick between budget limits and student demands.
Hindi Sentence: प्रधानाचार्य बजट की सीमाओं और विद्यार्थियों की माँगों के बीच कठिन स्थिति में फँस गए।

A. In a highly favourable position
B. In a difficult situation with no satisfactory choice
C. In a state of confusion caused by illness
D. In a temporary disagreement
Answer
Correct option: BIn a difficult situation with no satisfactory choice
Q1,511

In the teeth of
Hindi Meaning: कठोर विरोध या कठिन परिस्थितियों के बावजूद।
English Sentence: The rescue team continued its work in the teeth of the storm.
Hindi Sentence: भीषण तूफान के बावजूद बचाव दल ने अपना कार्य जारी रखा।

A. Without any opposition
B. After obtaining permission
C. Despite strong opposition or difficulty
D. At the beginning of a task
Answer
Correct option: CDespite strong opposition or difficulty
Q1,512

Keep someone in the picture
Hindi Meaning: किसी व्यक्ति को घटनाओं या प्रगति की जानकारी देते रहना।
English Sentence: Please keep me in the picture about changes to the examination schedule.
Hindi Sentence: कृपया परीक्षा कार्यक्रम में होने वाले बदलावों की जानकारी मुझे देते रहें।

A. Take someone's photograph
B. Prevent someone from interfering
C. Keep someone away from a discussion
D. Keep someone informed about developments
Answer
Correct option: DKeep someone informed about developments
Q1,513

Leave someone out in the cold
Hindi Meaning: किसी व्यक्ति को भागीदारी, अवसर या लाभ से वंचित रखना।
English Sentence: The revised policy left several temporary workers out in the cold.
Hindi Sentence: संशोधित नीति ने कई अस्थायी कर्मचारियों को लाभ से वंचित कर दिया।

A. Exclude someone from participation or benefits
B. Make someone wait outdoors
C. Refuse to help someone during winter
D. Give someone an unpleasant responsibility
Answer
Correct option: AExclude someone from participation or benefits
Q1,514

Let the dust settle
Hindi Meaning: किसी विवाद या उथल-पुथल के बाद स्थिति शांत और स्पष्ट होने की प्रतीक्षा करना।
English Sentence: Let's let the dust settle before making another announcement.
Hindi Sentence: अगली घोषणा करने से पहले स्थिति शांत और स्पष्ट होने की प्रतीक्षा करते हैं।

A. Ignore a serious problem
B. Wait until a situation becomes calmer and clearer
C. Stop all work permanently
D. Avoid making any decision
Answer
Correct option: BWait until a situation becomes calmer and clearer
Q1,515

Make a hash of
Hindi Meaning: किसी काम को बहुत खराब तरीके से करना या बिगाड़ देना।
English Sentence: The inexperienced team made a hash of the arrangements.
Hindi Sentence: अनुभवहीन टीम ने व्यवस्थाओं को पूरी तरह बिगाड़ दिया।

A. Prepare something carefully
B. Complete something quickly
C. Do something very badly or make a mess of it
D. Improve a difficult situation
Answer
Correct option: CDo something very badly or make a mess of it
Q1,516

Make a meal of
Hindi Meaning: छोटी या आसान बात को आवश्यकता से अधिक कठिन या महत्वपूर्ण बना देना।
English Sentence: Don't make a meal of such a simple calculation.
Hindi Sentence: इतनी सरल गणना को अनावश्यक रूप से कठिन मत बनाओ।

A. Prepare an elaborate dinner
B. Solve a problem easily
C. Avoid discussing a problem
D. Make something seem more difficult or important than it is
Answer
Correct option: DMake something seem more difficult or important than it is
Q1,517

Make a virtue of necessity
Hindi Meaning: मजबूरी को सकारात्मक अवसर या लाभ में बदल देना।
English Sentence: When the library closed, students made a virtue of necessity by forming online study groups.
Hindi Sentence: पुस्तकालय बंद होने पर विद्यार्थियों ने ऑनलाइन अध्ययन समूह बनाकर मजबूरी को अवसर में बदल दिया।

A. Turn an unavoidable situation into something positive
B. Avoid an unpleasant duty
C. Pretend that a mistake never happened
D. Refuse to accept circumstances
Answer
Correct option: ATurn an unavoidable situation into something positive
Q1,518

On the horns of a dilemma
Hindi Meaning: दो कठिन विकल्पों के बीच फँस जाना।
English Sentence: She was on the horns of a dilemma between accepting the job and continuing her studies.
Hindi Sentence: वह नौकरी स्वीकार करने और पढ़ाई जारी रखने के दो कठिन विकल्पों के बीच फँसी थी।

A. In complete agreement
B. Forced to choose between two difficult alternatives
C. Ready to accept an opportunity
D. Unable to understand a simple question
Answer
Correct option: BForced to choose between two difficult alternatives
Q1,519

Out of the blue
Hindi Meaning: अचानक और बिना किसी पूर्व संकेत के।
English Sentence: Out of the blue, he received an offer from a reputed company.
Hindi Sentence: अचानक उसे एक प्रतिष्ठित कंपनी से नौकरी का प्रस्ताव मिला।

A. After careful planning
B. As expected
C. Suddenly and unexpectedly
D. Without any importance
Answer
Correct option: CSuddenly and unexpectedly
Q1,520

Play devil's advocate
Hindi Meaning: किसी विचार की मजबूती जाँचने के लिए जानबूझकर उसका विरोधी पक्ष रखना।
English Sentence: Let me play devil's advocate and question the assumptions behind this plan.
Hindi Sentence: मुझे इस योजना की धारणाओं की जाँच करने के लिए जानबूझकर विरोधी तर्क रखने दीजिए।

A. Support a dishonest person
B. Argue without evidence
C. Avoid expressing an opinion
D. Present an opposing argument to test an idea
Answer
Correct option: DPresent an opposing argument to test an idea

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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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