Directions: Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings for each. Choose the most appropriate answer from among the options (a), (b), (c) or (d).

Heath Robinson

Directions: Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings for each. Choose the most appropriate answer from among the options (a), (b), (c) or (d).

As thick as thieves

Two identical spring balances S₁ and S₂ are connected one after the other and are held vertically as shown in the figure. A mass of 10 kg is hanging from S₂. If the readings on S₁ and S₂ are W₁ and W₂ respectively, then :

A stone is thrown horizontally from the top of a 20 m high building with a speed of 12 m/s. It hits the ground at a distance R from the building. Taking g = 10 m/s² and neglecting air resistance will give :