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

Question : 36

He has too many irons in the fire.

a) has many ideas in his head

b) has several problems

c) has a fire burning constantly in his house

d) is engaged in too many enterprises at the same time

Answer: (d)

Question : 37

The robber murdered, the woman in cold blood for the sake of the jewels.

a) a murder done in great anger

b) a murder done in revenge

c) a murder done in enmity

d) a murder done without feeling

Answer: (d)

Question : 38

The clerk turned a deaf ear to his officer’s advice.

a) disregarded

b) paid attention to

c) acknowledged gratefully

d) disputed

Answer: (a)

Question : 39

a white elephant

a) huge and colossal waste of human energy

b) a report by the government to give information

c) costly and troublesome possession useless to its owner

d) an extinct species of elephant found in Burma

Answer: (c)

Question : 40

The young and the old satcheek by jowl in the large audience.

a) tongue tied

b) very far

c) irritated

d) very near

Answer: (d)

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