Idioms & Phrases MCQ Solved Paper for RRB NTPC

1. To talk through ones hat :
A. To speak fluently
B. To talk nonsense
C. To talk wisdom
D. To speak at random
Answer : B

2. He is on the wrong side of seventy.
A. more than seventy years old
B. less than seventy years old
C. seventy years old
D. eighty years old
Answer : A

3. To ride hell for Leather :
A. To ride with furious speed
B. To adopt flase means to succeed
C. To work hard for a small accomplishment
D. To earn money by all means
Answer : A

4. To give/get the bird :
A. To get the awaited
B. To have good luck
C. To send away
D. To get the impossible
Answer : C

5. Once the case reached the court, the police washed their hands off it .
A. waited for a response to
B. claimed credit for
C. disassociated themselves from
D. seemed eager to continue
Answer : C

6. To play second fiddle
A. To be happy, cheerful and healthy
B. To reduce importance of one's senior
C. To support the role and view of another person
D. To do back seat driving
Answer : C

7. To carry the coal to newcastle :
A. To work hard
B. To finish a jab
C. To do unnecessary things
D. To do menial jobs
Answer : C

8. To be old as the hills :
A. To be very ancient
B. To be wise tand learned
C. To be old but foolish
D. Not being worth the age
Answer : A

9. An apple of discord
A. cause of happiness
B. cause of quarrel
C. cause of wealth
D. cause of illness
Answer : B

10. To set one's face against
A. To oppose with determination
B. To judge by appearence
C. To get out of difficulty
D. To look at one steadily
Answer : A

11. The sailors nailed their colours to their mast.
A. put up a colourful mast
B. refused to climb down
C. took over the ship
D. decided to abandon the ship
Answer : B

12. The convict claimed innocence and stood his ground in spite of the repeated accusations.
A. knelt
B. surrendered
C. kept standing
D. refused to yield
Answer : D

13. The new manager ruled the roost to every one.
A. exercised authority
B. rushed through work
C. got paid very handsomely
D. created good impression
Answer : A

14. To turn the tables :
A. To defeat
B. To oppose
C. To create chaos
D. To change the sorry scheme
Answer : D

15. Will o the wisp :
A. Anything which eludes or deceives
B. To act in a childish way
C. To act in a foolish way
D. To have desires unbacked by efforts
Answer : A

16. Lions share
A. look angrily
B. minor share
C. heart of the prey
D. major share
Answer : D

17. To wrangle over an asss shadow :
A. To act in a foolish way
B. To do something funny
C. To quarrel over trifles
D. To quarrel over the possession of an ass
Answer : C

18. To be in abeyance :
A. To be in trouble
B. Dual minded
C. In a fighting mood
D. Insuspense
Answer : D

19. To take people by storm :
A. To put people in utter surprise
B. To captivate them unexpectedly
C. To exploit peoples agitation
D. To bring out something sensational attracting peoples attention
Answer : B

20. A black sheep
A. An unlucky person
B. A lucky person
C. An ugly person
D. None of these
Answer : D

21. To give chapter and verse for a thing :
A. To produce the proof of something
B. To eulogize the qualities of a thing
C. To make publicity of a thing
D. To attach artificial value to a thing
Answer : A

22. To drive home.
A. To find ones root
B. To return to place of rest
C. Back to original position
D. To emphasise
Answer : D

23. a tight corner
A. in a difficult situation
B. in a closed room
C. in a small field
D. in a meadow
Answer : A

24. To save ones face :
A. To hide oneself
B. To oppose
C. To avade disgrace
D. To say plainly
Answer : C

25. Hobsons choice :
A. Feeling of inscurity
B. Accept or leave the other
C. Feeling of strength
D. Excellent choice
Answer : B

26. To strike ones colours :
A. To fight vigorously
B. To work hard
C. To surrender
D. To make a rude gesture
Answer : C

27. To hit the nail right on the head
A. To do the right thing
B. To destroy one's reputation
C. To announce one's fixed views
D. To teach someone a lesson
Answer : A

28. A green horn :
A. An envious lady
B. A trainee
C. An inexperienced man
D. A soft-hearted man
Answer : C

29. At dagger's drawn
A. to be very friendly
B. to have bitter enmity
C. to be very familiar
D. to be unknown
Answer : B

30. Spick and span :
A. Neat and clean
B. Outspoken
C. A ready-made thing
D. Garrulous
Answer : A

31. To show the white feather :
A. To show signs to cowardice
B. To seek peace
C. To show arrogance
D. To become polite
Answer : A

32. Ins and Outs
A. full details
B. major share
C. no details
D. finally
Answer : A

33. A bakers dozen :
A. Twelve
B. Charity
C. Thirteen
D. Allowance
Answer : C

34. The convict claimed innocence and stood his ground in spite of the repeated accusations.
A. knelt
B. surrendered
C. kept standing
D. refused to yield
Answer : D

35. To change colour :
A. To change appearance
B. To shift allegiance to
C. To favour the wrong person
D. None of these
Answer : B

36. To have an axe to grind.
A. a private end to serve
B. to fail to arouse interest
C. to have no result
D. to work for both sides
Answer : A

37. My sincere advice to my maidservant fell on stony ground.
A. was counter productive
B. had a strong impact
C. made on stubborn
D. had little success
Answer : D

38. With great difficulty, he was able to carve out a niche for himself.
A. became a sculptor
B. did the best he could do
C. destroyed his career
D. developed a specific position for himself
Answer : D

39. To beg the question
A. To refer to
B. To take for granted
C. To raise objections
D. To be discussed
Answer : B

40. To pull ones socks up :
A. To prepare
B. To try hard
C. To get ready
D. To depart
Answer : B

41. To cry wolf.
A. To listen eagerly
B. To give false alarm
C. To turn pale
D. To keep off starvation
Answer : B

42. The pros and cons :
A. For and aginst a thing
B. Foul and fair
C. Good and evil
D. Former and latter
Answer : A

43. You will succeed if you follow my advice to the letter .
A. about writing letters
B. written in the letter
C. in every detail
D. very thoughtfully
Answer : C

44. We had (had) better batten down the hatches . The weather is unpredictable.
A. stay in-door
B. prepare for a difficult situation
C. go somewhere safe
D. face the obstacles
Answer : B

45. A bull in a china shop :
A. A person who is very ugly but loves the beautiful things of life
B. A person who takes a sadistic delight in harming innocient people
C. A person who becomes too excited where no excitment is warranted
D. A person who is rought and clumsy where skill and care are required
Answer : D

46. It is difficult to have a sensible discussion with her as she flies off at a tangent.
A. gets carried away
B. starts discussing something irrelevant
C. loses her temper easily
D. does not really understand anything
Answer : B

47. To give a false colouring :
A. To misrepresent
B. To submit the false report
C. To be dishonest
D. To conceal the facts
Answer : A

48. To take the bull by the horns :
A. To punish a person severly for his arrogance
B. To grapple courageously with difficulty that lies in our way
C. To handle it by fierce attack
D. To bypass the legal process and take action according to ones own whims
Answer : B

49. To take with a grain of salt :
A. To take with some reservation
B. To take with total disbelief
C. To take whole heartedly
D. To take seriously
Answer : A