SOLVED PAPER 2020 (CDS) (I) (English)

Total Questions: 120

31. (Questions 31-40) Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meaning to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate expression and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly.

A paper tiger

Correct Answer: (a) Person or organisation that appears powerful, but actually is not.
Solution:The idiom ‘a paper tiger’ means ‘a person or organisation that appears to be powerful but actually is not’.

32. Lily-livered

Correct Answer: (b) Not brave
Solution:The idiom ‘lily livered’ means ‘coward or not brave.

33. Eat like a bird

Correct Answer: (b) Eat very little
Solution:The idiom ‘Eat like a bird’ means ‘eat very little’.

34. The dog days

Correct Answer: (b) The bitter days
Solution:The idiom ‘the dog days’ means ‘The bitter days’.

35. A banana republic

Correct Answer: (a) A small or poor country with a weak government.
Solution:The idiom ‘a banana republic’ means ‘a small or poor country with a weak government’.

36. The pros and cons

Correct Answer: (a) The good and bad parts of a situation.
Solution:The idiom ‘The pros and cons’ means ‘the good and bad parts of a situation’.

37. Prime the pump

Correct Answer: (a) To do something in order to make something succeed.
Solution:The idiom ‘prime the pump’ means ‘to do something in order to make something succeed’.

38. The green-eyed monster

Correct Answer: (b) Feeling of being jealous
Solution:The idiom ‘the green-eyed monster’ means ‘feeling of jealousy’.

39. Rise to the occasion

Correct Answer: (c) To succeed in dealing with a difficult situation.
Solution:The idiom ‘rise to the occasion’ means ‘to succeed in dealing with a difficult situation’.

40. Call it a day

Correct Answer: (b) Completion of work
Solution:The idiom ‘call it a day’ means ‘the completion of work’.