Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

The driver gave (advice) at the court during the murder trial.

 

In the following question the 1st and the last part of the sentence/passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence/ passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence/passage and find out which of the four combinations is orrect.

1. The king was distressed because his people were lazy.
P. All cursed the stone and blamed the Government.
Q. Then the king had the stone removed.
R. Next day people passed by and went round it.
S. He had a big stone put in the middle of the road one night.
6. Under the stone the king had placed a purse full of money.

In the following question the 1st and the last part of the sentence/passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence/ passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence/ passage and find out which of the four combinations is correct.

1. Making ropes is one of the oldest trades in the world.
P. People used them for tethering animals, for drawing water from wells and for dragging large stones which were used in building.
Q. We know that people made ropes several centuries back.
R. They made them from camel hair and from twisted grass.
S. We have found pieces of rope in very old Egyptian tombs.
6. We have found too, ropes which were made of thin copper wire in the city of Pompeii, which was destroyed by a volcano 2000 years ago.

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase.

A laughing stock

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase.

Bad blood

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase.

Cut short

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase.

Ruffle somebody's feather

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase.

With might and main

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase.

At loose ends