Ans. Quiz no.717

 Idioms/ phrases

1.In a tight corner

 A) In a difficult situation✅

 B) In a closed room

 C) In a small field

 D) In a meadow

2.Show the white flag

 A) Calmly left the scene

 B) Surrender✅

 C) Ran away

 D) Were incensed

3.Yeoman's service

 A) Medical help

 B) Excellent work✅

 C) Social work

 D) Hard work

4.Going places

 A) Going abroad

 B) Talented and successful✅

 C) Going to spaces

 D) Friendly and amicable

5.On the wane

 A) Growing more

 B) At its peak

 C) Growing less✅

 D) At rock-bottom

6.Something up one's sleeve

 A) A grand idea

 B) Have an alternate plan✅

 C) A profitable plan

 D) Something important

7.Gravy train

 A) To pretend grief

 B) To punish heavily

 C) By the narrowest margin

 D) Source of easy money✅

8.Short of something

 A) Amusing

 B) Lacking✅

 C) Short in height

 D) At a short distance

9.To keep up

 A) To be on par✅

 B) To avoid

 C) To imitate

 D) To keep in touch

10.A man of straw

 A) A man of little substance✅

 B) A very active person

 C) A worthy fellow

 D) An unnatural person

One word substitution:

11.A disease that affects a large number of people in an area at the same time

 A) Academic

 B) Incorrigible

 C) Contagious

 D) Epidemic✅

12.A disease which is spread by direct contact

 A) Incurable

 B) Infectious

 C) Fatal

 D) Contagious✅

13.A doctor who specializes in the eye diseases of the eyes

 A) Geologist

 B) Ophthalmologist✅

 C) Usurer

 D) Oncologist

14.A doctor who treats children

 A) Gynaecologist

 B) Physiologist

 C) Cardiologist

 D) Paediatrician✅

15.A dramatic performance

 A) Mascot

 B) Masque✅

 C) Mask

 D) Mosque

16.A drawing on transparent paper

 A) Red print

 B) Transparency✅

 C) Blue print

 D) Manuscript

17.A figure of speech in which two essentially unlike things are compared, often in a phrase introduced by like or as

 A) Alliteration

 B) Simile✅

 C) Metaphor

 D) Personification

18.Including disorder

 A) Truculent

 B) Turbulent✅

 C) Treacherous

 D) Truant

19.A former student of a school, college or university

 A) Genius

 B) Learner

 C) Scholar

 D) Alumnus✅

20.A four footed animal

 A) Scullery

 B) Chaperon

 C) Quadruped✅

 D) Matron