1. August 15 is a red-letter day in Indian history. 'A red-letter day' means -------.




2. 'Panacea' means -------




3. Both the Governor ----- the Chief Minister attended the function.




4. 'To make both ends meet' means -----




5. He usually signs ---- green ink.




6. I don't think he can ------- the situation.




7. The President-elect is the bête noir of the illegal immigrants. 'Bête noir' means ----




8. They speak French and German in Switzerland (Into the passive voice):




9. "Where do you come from?" He asked. (Put into indirect speech):




10. In which part of the sentence is the mistake?




11. A cow gives milk (Put into the plural):




12. What kind of a house do you -------?




13. Her performance at the concert ------- admiration from the audience.




14. One of the -------- injured.




15. I -------- him two years ago.




16. He wants ---- NOC from his employer to apply for a passport.




17. ----- a single person knew the answer.




18. This isn't all the food we have, -------?




19. Choose the correct spelling:




20. You must be ------- if you have never heard of Subhas Chandra Bose.




21. We planned to meet at the park around 7 pm, but he failed to turn up. 'Turn up' means




22. Procrastination is the thief of time. 'Procrastination' means -------




23. The child ----- its father in looks.




24. ---- when have you been employed here?




25. The old man is sitting ---- an armchair.