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3271. To show one’s teeth

A. To ridicule

B. To face difficulties

C. To adopt a threatening attitude

D. To be humble

✅ The correct answer is option C.

3272. As a politician he is used to being in the limelight all the time.

A. giving speeches

B. the object of admiration

C. the centre of attraction

D. an object of public notice

✅ The correct answer is option C.

3273. Our school is within a stone’s throw of the railway station.

A. within a certain radius

B. at a short distance

C. within a definite circumference

D. very far off

✅ The correct answer is option B.

3274. To keep one’s head above water

A. To be cautious

B. To be out of debt

C. To remain aloof

D. None of these

✅ The correct answer is option B.

3275. Something up one’s sleeve

A. A grand idea

B. A secret plan

C. A profitable plan

D. Something important

✅ The correct answer is option B.

3276. The parliamentary inquiry into the Bofors deal has not brought to light any startling facts.

A. proved

B. highlighted

C. disclosed

D. probed

✅ The correct answer is option C.

3277. To be lost in the cloud

A. To meet with one’s death

B. To be perplexed

C. To be concealed from view

D. To find oneself in a very uncomfortable position

✅ The correct answer is option B.

3278. Dog in the manger

A. An undersized bull almost the shape of a dog

B. A dog that has no kennel of its own

C. A person who puts himself in difficulties on account of other people

D. A person who prevents others from enjoying something useless to himself

✅ The correct answer is option D.

3279. With the existing management, the future of the company is in doldrums.

A. dull

B. bright

C. uncertain

D. secure

✅ The correct answer is option A.

3280. To make a shot

A. To retaliate

B. To hit someone

C. To make a guess

D. To achieve one’s objective

✅ The correct answer is option C.