The secret information was ________ from me.

• held away
• held off
• held back
• held out
Correct Option: C  [ held back ]

Remark: "held back": to refrain from revealing.

After a prolonged suffering he passed away.

• went away
• left
• expired
• yielded
Correct Option: C  [ expired ]

Remark: "passed away": demise, die

You should ________ your bad habit of smoking.

• get down
• give in
• give up
• go up
Correct Option: C  [ give up ]

Remark: "give up": to stop doing, quit,

By his virtuous life, he has made amends for his past actions.

• repented for
• compensated for
• forgotten about
• none of these
Correct Option: B  [ compensated for ]

Remark:

The teacher will ________ a new chapter tomorrow.

• take over
• take up
• take down
• take off
Correct Option: B  [ take up ]

Remark: "take up": to adopt or begin something new.

I see him once in a blue moon.

• regularly
• seldom
• very often
• casually
Correct Option: B  [ seldom ]

Remark: "once in a blue moon": not very often

The actress said that it sometimes took her two hours to _________ her make-up.

• put over
• put up
• put on
• put of
Correct Option: C  [ put on ]

Remark:

Ramesh was called upon to explain guilt.

• summoned
• invited
• explained
• one of these
Correct Option: A  [ summoned ]

Remark: "called upon": call on somebody to do something.

I have hit upon

• broke
• found
• destroyed
• dashed
Correct Option: B  [ found ]

Remark: hit upon: discover, come up with, think of, conceive of.

I cannot make out what you say.

• rely upon
• believe
• understand
• solve
Correct Option: C  [ understand ]

Remark: