Test Series - idioms and phrases
Test Number 9/13
Q: This regular absenteeism is a bad business since on work is being completed.
A. Bad for business
B. Non-business like
C. An unfortunate event
D. Creating ill-will
Solution: An unfortunate event
Q: When he tells stories about himself, he is inclined to draw the long bow
A. understate
B. get emotional
C. exaggerate
D. get excited
Q: Vikram said that he has got a problem to square up with the manager
A. consider
B. discuss
C. settle
D. workout
Q: Although both the parents are running the show for the last ten years but their business is now on its last legs
A. About to fructify
B. About to perish
C. About to produce results
D. About to take off
Solution: About to perish
Q: The time is running out, you must look sharp
A. be careful
B. make haste
C. be punctual
D. be sensible
Q: He is in the habit of throwing dust in his superiors eyes
A. To put sand into eyes
B. To make blind
C. To deceive
D. To show false things
Q: In modern democratic societies lynch law seems to have become the spheres of life
A. law of the mob
B. law of the underworld
C. law of the constitution
D. law of the parliament
Q: He was in high spirits when I met him in the restaurant
A. He was in a drunken state
B. He was very cheerful
C. He talked incoherently
D. He was deeply engrossed in thoughts
Solution: He was very cheerful
Q: In his youth, he was practically rolling in money
A. Spending more than his income
B. Borrowing money liberally
C. Very rich
D. Wasting a lot of money
Q: Jaya had a chequered career. since I first knew him as an office assistant in the insurance company
A. Had a variety of jobs and experiences
B. A career which helped him make lot of money
C. A career where he signed a lot of cheques
D. Did odd jobs
Solution: Had a variety of jobs and experiences