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30 th BCS Preliminary

Each of the following idioms is followed by some alternatives. choose the one which best expresses its meaning:-

11. To keep one's head-

[30 th BCS Preliminary : 2010]

1. to save onedelf

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2. to be self respectful

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3. to keep calm

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4. none of these

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12. To put the cart before the horse-

[30 th BCS Preliminary : 2010]

1. to offer a person what he cannot eat

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2. to force a person to do something

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3. to raise obstacle

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4. to reverse the natural order of things

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13. To read between the lines-                                

[30 th BCS Preliminary : 2010]

1. to concentrate

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2. to suspect

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3. to read carefully

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4. to grasp the hidden meaning

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In each of the following questions,a sentence has given in Active (or passive)voice.Out of the four alternatives suggested,select the one which best expresses the same sentence in passive (or Active)voice:-

14. I know him.                                    

[30 th BCS Preliminary : 2010]

1. He is knowm by me

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2. He was known to me

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3. He has been known by me

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4. He is known to me

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15. A lion may be helped even by a little mouse.

[30 th BCS Preliminary : 2010]

1. A little mouse may even help a lion

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2. Even a little mouse may help a lion

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3. A little mouse can even help a lion

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4. Even a little mouse ought to help a lion

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