A hunky-dory situation
- (a)There are serious issues among people
- (b)There are no problems and people are happy
- (c)There is war and bloodshed all over
- (d)There is no work, only enjoyment
Answer
B
Why
Correct — B, 'There are no problems and people are happy'. 'Hunky-dory' means perfectly fine and satisfactory, so a hunky-dory situation is one where everything is going well and people are content — option (b).
Why the others are wrong
- (a)There are serious issues among people — The opposite of the term's positive meaning of 'all is well'.
- (c)There is war and bloodshed all over — Strongly negative, contrary to 'fine and satisfactory'.
- (d)There is no work, only enjoyment — Narrows it to idleness; hunky-dory simply means all is well, not that no one is working.
Concept
'Hunky-dory' means quite satisfactory and fine, so a hunky-dory situation is trouble-free and pleasant.
Related PYQs
No directly related past PYQ was found.
Practice
- practice — not a real PYQ
The word 'hunky-dory' most nearly means —
- (a)chaotic
- (b)perfectly fine
- (c)dangerous
- (d)expensive
Answer(b) perfectly fine — hunky-dory means satisfactory and going well.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Choose the correct meaning of the phrase 'all is well'.
- (a)Everything is satisfactory
- (b)There is great danger
- (c)Work has stopped
- (d)People are quarrelling
Answer(a) Everything is satisfactory — the sense of a hunky-dory situation.