Match the sentences in List-I with the proverbs given in List-II: | List-1 | List-II | | --- | --- | | (Sentences) | (Proverbs) | | (A) Sameer got up and started getting ready for work, not realising that he had retired. | (I) Procrastination is the thief of time. | | (B) Aruna got her hair cut very badly at the local hairdresser and vowed never to go there again. | (II) Silence means consent | | (C) It is better to complete your assignment today than to keep putting it off and spend time worrying about it. | (III) Once bitten, twice shy | | (D) You should have denied the whole thing; now they will think you are guilty. | (IV) Old habits die hard | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Question

Option 1: (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)

Option 2: (A) - (II), (B) - (III), (C) - (IV), (D) - (I)

Option 3: (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)

Option 4: (A) - (IV), (B) - (III), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

AfterBoards · Accepted Answer

The answer is '(A) - (IV), (B) - (III), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)'. View full solution:

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

List-I	List-II
Sentences	Idioms
(A) The manager appears to be incharge, but all the important decisions are made by___at the head office in Mumbai.	(I) jumped the gun
(B) He has been____me ever since I was critical about his new book.	(II) the big guns
(C) He ____by thanking the Boss before the awards were announced.	(III) great guns
(D) The school choir team was going____in the inter school competition as they reached the semi finals.	(IV) gunning for

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