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    Question

    Directions (Q.1-20): In each question, four alternatives are given for the Idiom / Phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom / Phrase and mark it in the Answer Sheet.

    Just before the elections, the outgoing mayor produced

    plans for a new bridge which had been gathering dust for several years.
    A to be operative Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B to be of no use Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C to be discussed a lot Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D to be stagnated Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E to be overactive Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    An idea, plan or project which is gathering dust is in fact stagnating or has not attracted attention for some time.

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