To be fair and square

• worthy
• honest
• successful
• obedient
Correct Option: B  [ honest ]

Remark:

Choose the most appropriate meaning of the idiom "To cry wolf".

• To Cry copiously
• To raise false alarm
• To be frightened
• To scare people
Correct Option: B  [ To raise false alarm ]

Remark: To cry wolf: to keep asking for help when you do not need it, with the result that people think you do not need help when you really need it.

He says he has invented a time machine, which is clearly a load of cobblers.

• Genuine
• Great
• Nonsense
• Significant
Correct Option: C  [ Nonsense ]

Remark: "A load of cobblers" is indeed an idiom, and it is commonly used to express that something is nonsense, untrue, or of poor quality.

One should always try to keep one’s word.

• to guard a secret
• to be too shy to speak
• to remember
• to fulfill a promise
Correct Option: D  [ to fulfill a promise ]

Remark:

A bolt from the blue

• a delayed event
• an inexplicable event
• an unexpected event
• an unpleasant event
Correct Option: C  [ an unexpected event ]

Remark:

His oily tongue has won him promotion.

• soft speech
• word power
• flattery
• fluency in speech
Correct Option: C  [ flattery ]

Remark:

I am heading out to the party. Do you want to ride shot gun ?

• back seat in a car
• middle seat in a car
• front seat in a car
• None of these
Correct Option: C  [ front seat in a car ]

Remark:

To wash ones dirty linen in public

• to do some ugly work in Public
• to insult in the presence of others
• to discuss secret matters in public
• to discuss private or embarrassing matters in Public, especially when quarreling.
Correct Option: D  [ to discuss private or embarrassing matters in Public, especially when quarreling. ]

Remark:

There is no gainsaying the fact that the country is in difficulties.

• ignoring
• hiding
• forgetting
• denying
Correct Option: D  [ denying ]

Remark:

The MP from our constituency is fond of blowing his own trumpet whenever he gets a chance.

• parading his own good deeds
• speaking too loudly
• looking after his own interest
• making long speeches
Correct Option: A  [ parading his own good deeds ]

Remark: