General English Section

 

For the following 5 question in this section, correct answers carry 2 marks each.

 

103. Which two sentences in the following convey the same idea? Choose from the combinations listed below:

       (1)  He is in a fool’s paradise.

       (2)  He can’t see the wood for the trees.

       (3)  He can’t distinguish between reality and fancy.

       (4)  He is unable to separate unimportant details from the really important ones

 

       (a)  2, 3                          (b)  2, 4                            (c)  1, 4                            (d)  1, 3

 

       Solution:

Sentence 2 is an idiom whose meaning is given in sentence 4.                                                                         Choice (b)