CUET English 2025 24 May Shift 1 PYQs

Match the idioms given in List-I with their meanings given in List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Idioms)	(Meanings)
(A) Chalk and cheese	(I) faced with a choice between two risky courses of action
(B) A chip off the old block	(II) to get or make something quickly
(C) Between the devil and the deep blue sea	(III) very different
(D) Rustle something up	(IV) someone who is very like one of his parents in personality

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Match the idioms given in List-I with the meanings given in List-II

List-I	List-II
(Idioms)	(Meanings)
(A) A blessing in disguise	(I) Do without delay, often without good reason
(B) Jump on the bandwagon	(II) Something fortunate that initially seemed like a problem
(C) Barking up the wrong tree	(III) Joining others in doing something fashionable or likely to be successful
(D) At the drop of a hat	(IV) Pursuing a course of action that s wrongly directed

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. (A) - (II), (B) - (III), (C) - (IV), (D) - (I)
2. (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)
3. (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)
4. (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:

The new law was introduced __ increasing concerns about public safety.