106 .
Which of the phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? 6. Sharon made it to work in the nicks of times, or else she would have missed the meeting.
A.nick of time
B. nicked time
C. nick of timeliness
D. nick and time
View AnswerAns: nick of time
107 .
Which of the phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? Varun was on cloud nine after having stood first in his class.
A. in ninth cloud
B. on nine clouds
C. a cloudy nine
D.No correction required
View AnswerAns: No correction required
108 .
Which of the phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? Vithal had a habit ofpass the buck when it came to important issues at work.
A. pass to bucking
B. passing buck
C. passing the buck
D.No correction required
View AnswerAns: passing the buck
109 .
Which of the phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? Puneet raked his brains and tried to find an answer to a tricky question given in the paper but couldnt find one.
A. rake his brain
B. racked his brains
C. racked brains
D.No correction required
View AnswerAns: racked his brains
110 .
Statements: All petals are flowers. Some flowers are buds. Some buds are leaves. All leaves are plants. Conclusions: I. Some petals are not buds II. Some flowers are plants. III. No flower is plant.