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Question 124Asked in BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 11-12

Choose the meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence__

Choose the meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence__ Greek victory over Trojan proved to be 'Pyrrhic Victory'.
  1. AVictory without any cost
  2. BVictory at a low cost
  3. CVictory at a high cost
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (C) Victory at a high cost

Explanation

A Pyrrhic victory is one won at so great a cost that it is almost a defeat, named after King Pyrrhus of Epirus.

From BPSC TRE 3.0 (2024) English Class 11-12 — Previous Year Paper

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