In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

To go off the air

(A) To remove ventilator of a patient on his death bed

(B) To not eat food for a long period of time

(C) To stop broadcasting a radio or TV program

(D) To waste time on silly or trivial things.

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

A person who deceives others by pretending to be someone else

(A) Unrecognisable

(B) Fraud

(C) Impostor

(D) Inaccessible

Select the most appropriate idiom that can substitute the highlighted words in the given sentence.

He was sacked from his job because of a (grave error) on his part.

(A) raining cats and dogs

(B) minding one's p's and q's

(C) picking holes in one's coat

(D) Himalayan blunder

Direction: Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the right order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

(A) The current state of affairs cannot be allowed to continue for long.

(B) Universities cannot be equated with commercial enterprises and the Cost-benefit yardstick thus should not be applied in the case of universities.

(C) Most of the universities in the country are now facing a financial crisis.

(D) Proper development of universities and colleges must be ensured.

(E) The Government should realize this before it is too late.

🔍Conspiracy (noun)

📌Meaning: a secret plan by a group of people to do something harmful or illegal

📌Example: In the past, lightbulb manufacturers made a conspiracy to limit the lifespan of lightbulbs.🤦‍♂️💡