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GATE 2016 ME (ME3) – Question 3

General Aptitude · Verbal Aptitude: Grammar and Vocabulary · 1 mark · Multiple choice

After India’s cricket world cup victory in 1985, Shrotria who was playing both tennis and cricket till then, decided to concentrate only on cricket. And the rest is history. What does the underlined phrase mean in this context?

  1. history will rest in peace
  2. rest is recorded in history books
  3. rest is well known
  4. rest is archaic

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Correct answer: (C) rest is well known

Explanation

The idiom means that the subsequent events are already well known and need not be narrated. Thus **C** expresses its meaning. It does not mean that the events ceased or that their details have been forgotten.