Questions
Directions: The question is followed by four options. Choose the best completion for the given proverb.
One cannot serve ____________ .
- anyone
- oneself in all matters
- the nation always
- two masters
Directions: The question is followed by four options. Choose the best completion for the given proverb.
Empty vessels ____________ .
- fill much water in them
- make much noise
- are easy to carry
- can store many things
Directions: The question is followed by four options. Choose the best completion for the given proverb.
Time once past, ____________ .
- cannot be saved
- reveals that the present is coming
- cannot be recalled
- goes into history
Directions: The question is followed by four options. Choose the best completion for the given proverb.
A bird in hand is worth ____________ .
- two in the bush
- than anything else
- doing nothing
- doing everything
Directions: The question is followed by four options. Choose the best completion for the given proverb.
An open door tempts ___________ .
- even thieves
- even animals
- even a saint
- even beggars
Directions: The question is followed by four options. Choose the best completion for the given proverb.
A bad name is ____________ .
- better than a good name
- worse than bad deeds
- the cause of many problems
- disliked
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Sweep ___________ .
- the rooms before the mistress comes
- before your own door
- the roads before the inspector comes
- before the doors of others
Directions: The question is followed by four options. Choose the best completion for the given proverb.
Death keeps no ____________ .
- one away from it
- knowledge of the good and the bad
- calendar
- place
Directions: The question is followed by four options. Choose the best completion for the given proverb.
Nearer the church, ___________ .
- farther from God
- farther from clergy
- farther from people
- farther from society
Directions: The question is followed by four options. Choose the best completion for the given proverb.
It is no use ___________ .
- my going there
- crying over spilt milk
- helping the greedy
- crying great when wool is little
Directions: The question is followed by four options. Choose the best completion for the given proverb.
Fortune knocks at least once ___________ .
- at every door
- for every child to hear
- to lead astray
- to pick up a quarrel with it
Directions: The question is followed by four options. Choose the best completion for the given proverb.
When a man falls on evil days, ___________ .
- his wits are clouded
- his luck leaves him
- his near and dear ones leave him
- he cannot think of anything
Directions: The question is followed by four options. Choose the best completion for the given proverb.
To lock the stable after ___________ .
- the master is gone
- the horse rider is gone
- the horse is stolen
- the horse comes into the stable
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Every dark cloud ___________ .
- brings more rain
- has a silver lining
- makes the peacocks dance
- brings hope to the farmers
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In times of prosperity, friends will be plenty; ___________.
- in times of adversity, not one in twenty
- and they will live with you
- in times of raining days, hay will not appear
- and they will support you
Directions: The question is followed by four options. Choose the best completion for the given proverb.
Evil cannot ___________ .
- thrive forever
- harm anybody
- compete with the good
- present a good picture
Directions: The question is followed by four options. Choose the best completion for the given proverb.
To make a mountain ___________ .
- of a heap of sand
- of a bundle of bricks
- of a bundle of sticks
- of a mole hill
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Necessity is ____________ .
- the mother of invention
- the cause of many problems
- nothing but success
- the problem shooter
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Cowards die many times ___________ .
- before inviting other’s for tea
- before they can achieve anything
- before their death
- before their friends
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A nod to the wise and ___________ .
- a fish to the fisherman
- a rod to the foolish
- a vegetable for a homemaker
- a cup of tea for a teetotaller