General ability (Part-A: English) NDA/NA SOLVED PAPER 2021-II (01 to 50)Total Questions: 5041. Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings for each. Choose the most appropriate answer from among the options (a), (b), (c) or(d).question = (41 to 50) One-over(a) To do something quickly(b) To do something elaborately(c) To do something perforce(d) To do something for othersCorrect Answer: (a) To do something quicklySolution:"To do something quickly" is the closest in meaning to the given idiom. By dictionary: Once-over- means a piece of work that is done quickly42. A bag of bones(a) An extremely fat person(b) An extremely thin person(c) A wealthy person(d) A healthy personCorrect Answer: (b) An extremely thin personSolution:"An extremely thin person" is the closest in meaning to the given idiom.43. Muddy the waters(a) To spread dirt around(b) To make a situation easy(c) To make one's life happy(d) To make the situation complicatedCorrect Answer: (d) To make the situation complicatedSolution:"To make the situation complicated" is the closest in meaning to the given idiom.44. To level with(a) To be honest(b) To be on a plain(c) To cheat someone(d) To take revengeCorrect Answer: (a) To be honestSolution:"To be honest" is the closest in meaning to the given idiom.45. Show your hand(a) To tell people about the past(b) To tell people about the future(c) To tell people about them(d) To tell people about your plansCorrect Answer: (d) To tell people about your plansSolution:"To tell people about your plans" is the closest in meaning to the given idiom.46. To pull up(a) To lift heavy weights(b) To check oneself(c) To shorten the distance(d) Too short of destinationCorrect Answer: (b) To check oneselfSolution:"To check oneself" is the closest in meaning to the given idiom.47. Be out of action(a) To get punishment(b) To get reward(c) To become dysfunctional(d) To become superactiveCorrect Answer: (c) To become dysfunctionalSolution:"To become dysfunctional" is the closest in meaning to the given idiom.48. Learning from the school of hard knocks(a) Learning things from experience(b) Learning things from others(c) Learning things from environment(d) Learning things through difficult experiencesCorrect Answer: (d) Learning things through difficult experiencesSolution:"Learning things through difficult experiences" is the closest in meaning to the given idiom.49. Raise some hackles(a) To annoy(b) To make someone happy(c) To do great task(d) To sit idleCorrect Answer: (a) To annoySolution:"To annoy" is the closest in meaning to the given idiom.50. A man of letters(a) An excellent artist(b) A scholar in literature(c) An outstanding sportsman(d) A known novelistCorrect Answer: (b) A scholar in literatureSolution:"A scholar in literature" is the closest in meaning to the given idiom.Submit Quiz« Previous12345
