Directions: You are required to identify the words that are contextually similar to the phrase given in bold and mark that as your answer. If none of the option expresses the correct meaning, mark (E) as your answer. The options do not need to be correct grammatically.
The National Human Rights Commission is all bark and no bite as it lacks the authority to penalize those guilty of human rights violations.
Impressive action
Incorrect AnswerIntimidating action
Incorrect AnswerLow on action
Correct AnswerThreatening action
Incorrect AnswerNone of the above
Incorrect AnswerExplanation:
Correct Answer is (c).
All bark and no bite: Full of talk that is more threatening or impressive than that which one can or will actually do.
Eg: He always threatens to call the police if I don't stay off his lawn, but he's all bark and no bite.
The most suitable option thus is C. The rest do not convey the correct meaning.Hence, option C is correct.
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By: Abhishek kumar