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Question
Read the columns carefully and match the expressions with their meanings.
| No | Column A | Column B | |
| (1) | The head is held high | (a) | A fearless person |
| (2) | Narrow domestic walls | (b) | Sincerity of heart |
| (3) | Knowledge is free | (c) | A person with self-respect and proud of possessing it |
| (4) | Depth of truth | (d) | Narrow mindedness |
| (5) | Mind is without fear | (e) | Education is given to all |
| (6) | Stretches its arms | (f) | Dried up, infertile land of sands |
| (7) | Clear stream of reason | (g) | Clear thinking |
| (8) | Dead habits | (h) | Aim at perfection |
| (9) | Ever widening thought and action | (i) | Broadening the outlook and attitude |
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Solution
| No | Column A | Column B | |
| (1) | The head is held high | (c) | A person with self-respect, and proud of possessing it. |
| (2) | Narrow domestic walls | (d) | Narrow-mindedness |
| (3) | Knowledge is free | (e) | Education is given to all |
| (4) | Depth of truth | (b) | Sincerity of heart |
| (5) | Mind is without fear | (a) | A fearless person |
| (6) | Stretches its arms | (h) | Aim at perfection |
| (7) | Clear stream of reason | (g) | Clear thinking |
| (8) | Dead habits | (f) | Dried, infertile land of sands |
| (9) | Ever widening thought and action | (i) | Broadening the outlook and attitude |
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