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On hearing the news of the kidnapping, she became afraid of her own shadow.

  • cold and distant
  • afraid of her own safety
  • very nervous and easily frightened
  • afraid of being alone
Correct Option: C  [ very nervous and easily frightened ]

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To be fair and square

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

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She just needs forty winks in order to be able to work all night.

  • someone's help
  • to take a stroll
  • a short nap
  • a little cooperation
Correct Option: C  [ a short nap ]

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The minute she arrived at the office, she was given the pink slip.

  • a raise
  • a promotion
  • a letter to inform that she had lost her job
  • a letter to inform that she had been transferred
Correct Option: C  [ a letter to inform that she had lost her job ]

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The representatives of the two states tried to enforce a treaty which was a dead letter.

  • not well-thought out
  • no longer in force
  • no longer relevant
  • not in keeping with the changing times.
Correct Option: B  [ no longer in force ]

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To drink like a fish:

  • To drink little
  • To drink alone
  • To drink in company of others
  • To be a drunkard
Correct Option: D  [ To be a drunkard ]

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"Cart off" means:

  • discard
  • disregard
  • dejected
  • None of these.
Correct Option: A  [ discard ]

Explanation: "cart off" means to take someone or something away, often forcefully or abruptly.

To get cold feet

  • to run for life
  • to get cold
  • to be afraid
  • to become discourteous
Correct Option: C  [ to be afraid ]

Explanation: "To get cold feet" means to suddenly become too nervous or frightened to do what you had planned to do.

The man cannot be trusted in the post for he has an itching palm.

  • habit of taking bribe
  • has an infectious disease
  • habit of flattery
  • a quarreling habit
Correct Option: A  [ habit of taking bribe ]

Explanation: Itching palm: A desire for money, greed, wanting a bribe.

I cannot deal with a queer fish like him.

  • having too much critical habit
  • dishonest person
  • very mean person
  • eccentric and peculiar person
Correct Option: D  [ eccentric and peculiar person ]

Explanation: a queer fish: a person whose behaviour is strange or unusual.
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