CDS Exam (I)- 2021 - English Defence Question Paper

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CDS Exam (I)- 2021 - English

CDS Exam (I)- 2021 - English Defence Questions

11.
IDIOMS AND PHRASES
Directions (Next 10 Questions): Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings 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.

Be in eclipse
A.
Less successful
B.
Feeling happy
C.
Very successful
D.
Being defeated
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ANSWER :
A. Less successful
12.
Ways and means
A.
A technique
B.
Methods of achieving something
C.
Norms and regulations of doing something
D.
Improving one's way of doing
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ANSWER :
B. Methods of achieving something
13.
Up in arms
A.
Very happy
B.
Very satisfied
C.
Very angry
D.
Feeling fine
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ANSWER :
C. Very angry
14.
Big ticket
A.
Very less
B.
Very costly
C.
Very easy
D.
Not much
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ANSWER :
B. Very costly
15.
Bolt from the blue
A.
An event or piece of news which is unexpected
B.
Desirable event or news
C.
An event which takes place as planned
D.
News which has been long expected, but arrives late
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ANSWER :
A. An event or piece of news which is unexpected
16.
Be a law unto yourself
A.
Behave unconventional and unpredictable
B.
Abide by law and order
C.
Ask others to follow the law
D.
Create law and order for others
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ANSWER :
A. Behave unconventional and unpredictable
17.
Spiff up
A.
To make oneself look neat
B.
To make oneself look untidy
C.
To make oneself look arrogant
D.
To appear on the stage as a baboon
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ANSWER :
A. To make oneself look neat
18.
Run wild
A.
To run like a wild animal
B.
To treat anyone like a wild creature
C.
To feel like a wild animal
D.
To grow without any control
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ANSWER :
D. To grow without any control
19.
Wind down
A.
To relax after a period of activity
B.
To act furiously after a period of silence
C.
To speak out the truth to people
D.
To act on the ground
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ANSWER :
A. To relax after a period of activity
20.
Mellow out
A.
To feel bad about other's enjoyment
B.
To like and dislike people concurrently
C.
To enjoy oneself without doing much
D.
To work hard and doing much work
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ANSWER :
C. To enjoy oneself without doing much
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