MPSC PYQ

Phrasal verbs

Phrasal verbs is a English Language concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 3 past MPSC questions (2018, 2020, 2024). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations.

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3
Years tested
3 · 2018–2024
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दिलेल्या वाक्प्रचाराचा योग्य अर्थ निवडा. "टू पीक अ बोन वुईथ वन" Choose the correct meaning of the given idiom. "To pick a bone with one"

1)शिकणे / To learn
2)दोष देणे / To blame✓ Correct
3)टीका करणे / To criticise
4)मरणे / To die

The idiom "To pick a bone with one" means to have a grievance or complaint to discuss with someone, or to start a dispute.

Umbrage means

(a)Shady

(b)Appreciate

(c)Resent

(d)Offended

1)Only a, b and c
2)Only a, c and d✓ Correct
3)Only a
4)All of the above

Umbrage means offence, annoyance, or resentment. The synonyms provided in options a (shady in a metaphorical sense of doubt/suspicion or resentment), c (resent), and d (offended) align with this definition, while appreciate is an antonym.

Choose the best option/s : The richness of great books shows itself in the many levels of meaning they ____________.

1)control
2)envelop✓ Correct
3)prevent
4)have

Great books contain multiple levels of meaning that they 'envelop' or hold within themselves, making option 2 the standard literary collocation.

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