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Standard XII
English
Question

Choose the one correct or best answer from (A), (B), (C) or (D).
Nitin was caught red-handed. What does this mean?
  1. He was caught in the act of doing something wrong.
  2. He has blood on his hands.
  3. He felt embarrassed.
  4. He had a red ball.

A
He had a red ball.
B
He felt embarrassed.
C
He was caught in the act of doing something wrong.
D
He has blood on his hands.
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Solution
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'Caught red-handed' means 'caught while doing something wrong or illegal'.
Option A is correct. The given statement means that Nitin was caught in the act of doing something wrong.
Option B is incorrect. The given statement does not have the same meaning as the option.
Option C is incorrect. It does not have the required meaning.
Option D is incorrect. The statement does not mean that he had a red ball.

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