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English QUESTION #8570

Question 821

What does the idiom 'to fish in troubled waters' mean?

catch fish in flood waters
to dive in deep waters
to go for a daunting task
to make personal profit from a disturbance✔️

Correct Answer Logic:

'Fish in troubled waters' means to exploit a disturbed situation for personal gain.

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English QUESTION #8571

Question 822

What does the idiom 'to have an axe to grind' mean?

to use axe frequently
selfish motive✔️
to have dispute with someone
to be fair with someone

Correct Answer Logic:

'Have an axe to grind' means to have a hidden selfish motive.

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English QUESTION #8572

Question 823

What does the idiom 'to hit below the belt' mean?

An unexpected misfortune
To fight unfairly✔️
To extort money
None of these

Correct Answer Logic:

'Hit below the belt' means to act unfairly or unscrupulously.

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English QUESTION #8573

Question 824

What does the idiom 'to husband one's resources' mean?

to manage one's means with frugality✔️
to hand over everything to husband
to take household expenses from husband
to leave all affairs to life partner

Correct Answer Logic:

'Husband' as a verb means to manage resources carefully.

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English QUESTION #8574

Question 825

What does the idiom 'to lose face' mean?

To look blank
To look angry
To be helpless
To be humiliated✔️

Correct Answer Logic:

'Lose face' means to be embarrassed or humiliated.

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English QUESTION #8575

Question 826

What does the idiom 'to take with a grain of salt' mean?

To take with some reservation✔️
To Reject
To take wholeheartedly
To take seriously

Correct Answer Logic:

'Take with a grain of salt' means to be skeptical or not completely believe.

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English QUESTION #8576

Question 827

What does the idiom 'to talk through one's hat' mean?

To speak fluently
To talk nonsense✔️
To talk wisdom
To speak at random

Correct Answer Logic:

'Talk through one's hat' means to speak nonsense.

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English QUESTION #8577

Question 828

What does the phrase 'thinking out of the box' mean?

It is necessary to sit in a box and then come out
You must not exercise your imagination but focus on facts only
You have to use your creativity to think differently✔️
None of the above

Correct Answer Logic:

'Think out of the box' means to think creatively and unconventionally.

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English QUESTION #8578

Question 829

What is 'contraband'?

All narcotics
Articles banned by a government✔️
All smuggled material
Goods which may assist in war

Correct Answer Logic:

Contraband refers to goods prohibited by law.

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English QUESTION #8579

Question 830

What is the noun form of the verb 'excite'?

Exciting
excited
excitement✔️
excitement

Correct Answer Logic:

The noun is 'excitement' (option c, though both c and d look same).

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English QUESTION #8580

Question 831

What is the one-word substitution for a person who is unable to pay his debts?

Poor
Vegabond
Solvent
Insolvent✔️

Correct Answer Logic:

Insolvent means unable to pay debts.

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English QUESTION #8581

Question 832

What is the synonym of 'Icon'?

Symbol✔️
Relative
Mediocrity
Importance

Correct Answer Logic:

Icon means a symbol or representation.

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English QUESTION #8582

Question 833

What is the term for a husband who is ruled by his wife?

Penpricked
Henpecked✔️
Indebted
Liquidator

Correct Answer Logic:

Henpecked means dominated by one's wife.

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English QUESTION #8583

Question 834

What tool is used for finding a similar word in a document?

Finder
Thesaurus✔️
Dictionary
Find/Replace

Correct Answer Logic:

Thesaurus provides synonyms.

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English QUESTION #8584

Question 835

Which leader of Tamil Nadu died in 2016?

Jayalalithaa✔️
Binari
Sonubhai
Kaleeho

Correct Answer Logic:

Jayalalithaa died in December 2016.

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English QUESTION #8585

Question 836

While traveling to Karachi, I ran _______ a very old friend of mine.

into
against
across✔️
None of these

Correct Answer Logic:

'Ran across' means met by chance.

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English QUESTION #8586

Question 837

Who had been knocking _______ the door?

At✔️
On
In
Out

Correct Answer Logic:

'Knocking at the door' is standard.

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English QUESTION #8587

Question 838

ZEALOT means:

beginner
patron
fanatic✔️
murderer

Correct Answer Logic:

Zealot means fanatic.

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