331. To throw dust in one’s eyes
A. To show false things
B. To make blind
C. To harm someone
D. To deceive
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Idioms And Phrases MCQs
332. To flog a dead horse
A. To act in a foolish way
B. To waste one’s efforts
C. To revise interest in an old subject
D. To revive old memories
✅ The correct answer is option B.
333. To pull one’s socks up
A. To prepare
B. To try hard
C. To get ready
D. To depart
✅ The correct answer is option B.
334. Many people called on the minister when he was ill.
A. helped
B. surrounded
C. visited
D. criticised
✅ The correct answer is option C.
335. To be at loggerheads
A. To have tough encounter
B. To be at enmity or strife
C. To face stiff opposition
D. To tax one’s mind and body
✅ The correct answer is option B.
336. It was out of place for him to talk on politics when the seminar was arranged to discuss recent trends in literature.
A. foolish
B. strange
C. inappropriate
D. odd
✅ The correct answer is option C.
337. Once in a blue moon
A. Once in a month
B. Bi-weekly
C. On rare occasions
D. Every now and then
✅ The correct answer is option C.
338. A large number of small scale industries have been set up in the rural areas.
A. upgraded
B. opened
C. demolished
D. encouraged
✅ The correct answer is option B.
339. The rebels held out for about a month.
A. bargained
B. resisted
C. retreated
D. waited
✅ The correct answer is option B.
340. It is a moot point whether we should stop work or struggle on.
A. all too clear
B. a fixed belief
C. a burning question
D. a debatable point
✅ The correct answer is option D.