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Pyrrhic victory

  • Great victory
  • Victory with a policy
  • Much awaited victory
  • Victory at a high cost

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Greek victory over Trojans proved to be pyrrhic victory.

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1. Out of the woods

  • Out of the city
  • Out of control
  • Out of stock
  • Out of the danger

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Example : He was very serious but now he is out of the woods.

2. Days of reckoning

  • time to celebrate
  • time to answer for quiz questions
  • great moments of life
  • time to answer for one's action

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Example : He committed this crime even he knew that days of reckoning will come soon.

3. To drive home

  • To find one's roots
  • To emphasise
  • Back to original position
  • To return to place of rest
  • None of these

Answer: Option B

4. One's Achilles heel

  • Dancing steps
  • Go away fast
  • Waiting
  • Weak point

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Example : Everyone has his Achilles heel.

5. Wild-goose chase

  • collective effort
  • hard work
  • very profitable
  • unprofitable

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Example : All the efforts of NGO's to root out the curse of dowry system is still a wild-goose chase in certain areas.

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