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Standard IX
Civics
Paramilitary Forces
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Choose the most appropriate alternative meaning to the given idiom/phrase:
UNDER DURESS
A
With superstition
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According to merit
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Under compulsion
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In good faith
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Solution
The correct option is
C
Under compulsion
The given phrase means 'Under compulsory force'.
Option C is correct. 'Compulsion' means 'compulsory force'. Thus, it has the required meaning and is the correct answer.
Options A, B and D are incorrect. They do not have the required meaning.
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