Guinness World Records (General Knowledge Focus) MCQs with Answers & Explanations (Page 496)

The idiomatic phrase 'fight shy of' means to intentionally avoid, evade, or keep at a distance from someone or something (کترانا / کنارہ کشی کرنا).

'Scraggly' characterizes someone or something lean, ragged, and thin, which is closely synonymous with 'Gaunt' (or spindly).

A 'Catacomb' is an underground cemetery consisting of tunnels with recesses for tombs, directly synonymous with 'Crypt'.

A 'Sobriquet' is a familiar name or descriptive epithet given to a person or place, meaning 'Nickname'.

'Verisimilitude' is the appearance or semblance of truth or reality in art and literature, synonymous with 'Realism'.

'Egregious' means conspicuously bad or shockingly offensive; its antonym is 'Inconspicuous' (unnoticeable or subtle).

'Mélange' refers to a varied mixture or medley of different elements; its antonym is 'Homogeneous' (uniform throughout).

A 'Solipsist' holds that only the self exists or matters (extreme self-absorption); its direct opposite character trait is 'Selfless'.

'Lionize' means to treat someone with great public acclaim or celebrity status; its opposite is 'Vilify' (to disparage or defame publicly).

Average = Sum / Number of items = 10 / 10 = 1.

Number of boys = (9 / (9 + 5)) * 1050 = (9 / 14) * 1050 = 9 * 75 = 675.

(7 + x) / (13 + x) = 2 / 3 => 3(7 + x) = 2(13 + x) => 21 + 3x = 26 + 2x => x = 5.

Let alcohol = 12k and water = 5k. 12k / (5k + 14) = 4 / 3 => 36k = 20k + 56 => 16k = 56 => k = 3.5. Quantity of alcohol = 12 * 3.5 = 24 litres.

Option A demonstrates correct syntactic complementation with the matrix verb 'recommends'.

A dog chasing its own tail cannot logically use an instrument like 'a spoon', creating a semantic impossibility.

The correct parallel spatial prepositions are 'on the square and under the library'.

The standard verb collocations are 'reeked of' and 'causing someone to lose faith'.

'To sell wolf tickets' means to make aggressive threats or boastful claims without the intent to back them up.

'The carrots are cooked' means all is lost and the situation is completely hopeless.

Because dumpling broth is cloudy, this idiom sarcastically signifies something completely murky, unclear, or confusing.