PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

PHRASE/WORDS REPLACEMENT

PREPARATORY SET-91 (OLD PATTERN)

Direction (Qs.1-5): Five alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase given in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

 

Question No : 1

Getting fired turned out to be a blessing in disguise for Roshan.

(1) Misfortune resulting into good results

(2) Blessing given by parents

(3) Secret blessing

(4) Pretend to give blessings but intend someone’s misfortune

(5) None of these

Question No : 2

Everyone finds Arun to be an oily tongue person.

(1) Person with unexceptional taste for food

(2) Someone very fond of traditional food

(3) Flattering words

(4) Someone who speaks rarely

(5) None of these

Question No : 3

Getting government jobs is a Herculean task these days.

(1) Task requiring proper planning

(2) Task to beat the famous warrior Herculean

(3) Task requiring tremendous effort

(4) Task based on luck

(5) None of these

Question No : 4

Rajesh is my fair weather friend.

(1) friend who helps in bad weather conditions

(2) Selfish friend

(3) friend who helps occasionally

(4) friend who helps in every situation

(5) None of these

Question No : 5

Sudha always submits her assignments at the eleventh hour.

(1) Eleven hours after specified time

(2) On time

(3) At last moment

(4) At 11am

(5) None of these