ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
‘Three score’ means-
A
thirty times
B
three hundred times
C
three times twenty
D
more than three
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -three·score ˈthrē-ˈskȯr. : being three times twenty : sixty.

Detailed explanation-2: -being or containing three times twenty; sixty.

Detailed explanation-3: -(somewhat dated, idiomatic) Seventy, being the number of years in a full lifetime of traditionally-expected duration. quotations ▼

Detailed explanation-4: -From the Jewish Bible, in which King David is supposed to have lived three score and ten (70) years.

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