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NDA 1 2024 GAT, question 26

Topic: Idioms and phrases

Directions · Q26 to Q30

Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Select the most appropriate response from the options (a), (b), (c) or (d), and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Q26

Be bad news

  1. (a) feelings of hate
  2. (b) someone who behaves in a dishonest way
  3. (c) someone who is considered undesirableCorrect answer
  4. (d) to be ill

Solution.

Answer: (c) someone who is considered undesirable

  1. A person described as bad news is considered undesirable or likely to cause trouble.
  2. Dishonesty may be one reason, but the idiom is broader than that.
  3. Option (c) best expresses it.