In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
The Principal called the latecomers to her room and delivered a curtain lecture on the subject of late hours.

• brief lecture

• cautionary talk given in private

• talk behind the curtain

• dramatic lecture

In the following questions out of the four alternatives, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Ebullient

• Soulless

• Mindless

• Heartless

• Heartless

In the following questions out of the four alternatives, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Volatile

• Stable

• Angry

• Favourable

• Favourable

In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Those intending to take up the military service must be prepared to go through the hoops.

• be punished severely

• be made to undergo gruelling tests

• be made to sign bonds

• be made to pay heavy amounts of money

In the following questions out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
Mollify

• Disseminate

• Assuage

• Persuade

• Persuade

In the following questions out of the four alternatives, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Plummet

• Fall

• Soar

• Equate

• Equate

In the following questions out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
Audacious

• Uncaring

• Boisterous

• Daring

• Daring

In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
He immediately set about organising the department.

• took charge

• started

• took steps towards

• looked around

In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
The project to clean the River Ganga ended in smoke.

• yielded only confusion

• yielded no profit

• yielded no plan

• yielded no practical result

In the following questions out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
Obstacle

• Progress

• Hindrance

• Cessation

• Cessation