Match the Idioms in the List - I to their correct meanings in List - II.
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List - I |
List - II |
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(A) Under a cloud |
(I) Peaceful period |
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(B) Moot point |
(II) A concise view |
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(C) Halcyon days |
(III) In a suspicious position |
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(D) Bird's eye view |
(IV) Debatable or undecided |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
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| (A) Under a cloud | (III) In a suspicious position | To be under a cloud is to be suspected of having done something wrong, or to be out of favour. | After the money went missing, the cashier was under a cloud. |
| (B) Moot point | (IV) Debatable or undecided | A moot point is a question that is open to argument and not yet settled. | Whether the plan will work is a moot point. |
| (C) Halcyon days | (I) Peaceful period | Halcyon days are a happy, peaceful time in the past, from the old belief that the halcyon bird calmed the sea. | He often talks about the halcyon days of his college life. |
| (D) Bird's eye view | (II) A concise view | A bird's eye view is a view from high above, and so a general view of the whole of a subject. | The first chapter gives a bird's eye view of Indian history. |
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