A. To accept defeat
B. To accept a challenge
C. To suffer humiliation
D. To accept an honour
✅ The correct answer is option B.
English MCQs
To take people by storm
A. To put people in utter surprise
B. To captivate them unexpectedly
C. To exploit people’s agitation
D. To bring out something sensational attracting people’s attention
✅ The correct answer is option B.
The young heir to his father’s huge estate made ducks and drakes of his patrimony.
A. made best use of
B. took stock of
C. squandered lavishly
D. invested wisely
✅ The correct answer is option C.
He is a plain, simple and sincere man. He will always call a spade a spade.
A. say something to be taken seriously
B. desist from making controversial statement
C. find meaning or purpose in your action
D. avoid controversial situations
✅ The correct answer is option E.
Honesty is at a discount, where corruption is the rule.
A. discouraged
B. rare
C. undervalued
D. unknown
✅ The correct answer is option C.
He is in the habit of fishing in troubled waters.
A. putting others in trouble
B. indulging in evil conspirancies
C. aggravating the situation
D. taking advantage of troubled conditions for personal profit
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Queer somebody’s pitch
A. Upset one’s plan
B. Reprimand him
C. Check him
D. Work him up
✅ The correct answer is option A.
I am afraid the two brothers are at cross purposes.
A. quarrel with each other
B. dislike each other
C. are working against each other
D. are misunderstanding each other
✅ The correct answer is option D.
The recent film ‘Secular India’ has tried to keep the pot of Muslim women’s Bill boiling.
A. to earn enough support for
B. to force the authorities to reconsider
C. keep the controversy alive
D. none of these
✅ The correct answer is option C.
He got hold of the wrong end of the stick.
A. committed a blunder
B. misjudged a situation
C. fixed wrong priorities
D. felt uneasy
✅ The correct answer is option B.