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A person of outgoing nature is known as a/an

  • Stoic
  • Extrovert
  • Megalomaniac
  • Philanthropist
  • Correct Option: B  [ Extrovert ]

    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.

The public _______ the thief red-handed.

  • catch
  • caught
  • is caught
  • catching
  • Correct Option: B  [ caught ]

    Remark:

He threw cold water over the project that the secretary had prepared.

  • rejected
  • encouraged
  • cleared
  • discouraged
  • Correct Option: D  [ discouraged ]

    Remark:

________ her looks I could see she was in trouble.

  • of
  • by
  • from
  • with
  • Correct Option: C  [ from ]

    Remark:

One of my desires(A)/ are to become(B)/ a doctor.(C)/ No error(D)

  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • Correct Option: B  [ B ]

    Remark: Use ' is to become'

Did you get married after leaving ________ University?

  • an
  • the
  • a
  • No article required
  • Correct Option: B  [ the ]

    Remark:

The party high command wanted to stave off an open battle.

  • postpone
  • wait and see
  • allow it to take its own course
  • prevent
  • Correct Option: D  [ prevent ]

    Remark:

Adults suffering chicken pox(A)/ can develop(B)/ all kinds of complications.(C)/ No error(D)

  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • Correct Option: A  [ A ]

    Remark: Use Adults suffering from chicken pox

Give me __________ one-rupee note.

  • an
  • a
  • the
  • none of these
  • Correct Option: B  [ a ]

    Remark: "a" is an indefinite article. It is used before a singular countable noun to refer to any one item of that kind.