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Directions:

In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

[SSC CAPFs SI, CISF ASI & Delhi Police SI 2015]

Question : 1

I have clean hands, so why should I be afraid of any one.

a) faulty

b) innocent

c) hygienic

d) beautiful

Discuss »

Answer: (b)

clean hands : not offensive; not doing anything immoral.

I’m clean hands, so I’m not afraid of appearing before the judge.

The best option is innocent

Question : 2

You cannot expect even a single penny from him, he is a closefisted man.

a) boxer

b) courageous

c) generous

d) miser

Discuss »

Answer: (d)

a close - fisted person : not liking to spend money; miser.

She has always been a close-fisted person with her money.

The best option is miser

Question : 3

to keep the wolf away from the door

a) to guard against wild animals

b) to guard against enemies

c) to keep aloof from disputed matters

d) to keep off starvation

Discuss »

Answer: (d)

to keep the wolf away from the door : to have enough money to avoid going hungry; to stop somebody feeling hungry.

I don‘t make a lot of money, just enough to keep the wolf from the door.

The best option is to keep off starvation.

Question : 4

to set the Thames on fire

a) do something to suit one’s own purpose

b) to burn someone alive

c) destroy with fire

d) do a heroic deed

Discuss »

Answer: (d)

to set the Thames on fire : to do such a work that needs a strenuous effort.

To win Mount Everest is like setting the Thames on fire.

The best option is do a heroic deed.

Question : 5

The future of Kashmir is still a vexed question.

a) None of the given options.

b) important

c) confused

d) controversial

Discuss »

Answer: (d)

a vexed question : a problem that is difficult to deal with ; thorny.

The conference spent days discussing the vexed question of border controls.

The best option is controversial

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