A. To solve a difficult problem
B. To be victorious
C. To break ties with someone
D. To defeat a powerful person
✅ The correct answer is option A.
English MCQs
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.
The story published in the newspaper is not true, but the journalist has painted it in bright colours.
A. provided illustrations with it
B. exaggerated it
C. made it more comic
D. added some emotional incident to it
✅ The correct answer is option B.
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.
Rajeev achieved success by resorting to a hole and corner method.
A. obscure
B. usual
C. underhand
D. clever
✅ The correct answer is option C.
A red letter day
A. An important day
B. An auspicious day
C. A dangerous day
D. An unimportant day
✅ The correct answer is option A.
She rejected his proposal of marriage point blank.
A. directly
B. pointedly
C. abruptly
D. briefly
✅ The correct answer is option B.
It was after a long time that the police was able to lay the thief by the heels.
A. run fast after
B. play tricks on
C. chase and capture
D. arrest
✅ The correct answer is option C.
The rebels held out for about a month.
A. bargained
B. resisted
C. retreated
D. waited
✅ The correct answer is option B.
He has been working on and off for several years on this research project.
A. at intervals
B. continuously
C. rarely
D. painstakingly
✅ The correct answer is option A.