Question

Choose the best answer:
"Maheep was in the seventh heaven when he heard the news" means
A. Maheep was seven years old when he got the news.
B. Maheep died of a heart attack when he heard the news.
C. Maheep was on the seventh floor of the building when he heard the news.
D. Maheep was extremely happy when he got the news.

Answer 1

Hint:Seventh heaven is used to refer to the state of an emotion. It is used to refer to a blissful state and is considered the highest place of heaven.

Complete step-by-step answer:
Option A is Maheep was seven years old when he got the news is an incorrect option because it does not define the state of person and also seventh heaven is not used to refer to age of person.
Option B is Maheep died of a heart attack when he heard the news is an incorrect option because in the above given sentence seventh heaven is used to refer to the state of Maheep's emotions when he heard the news and seventh heaven has no relation with the death.
Option C Maheep was on the seventh floor of the building when he heard the news is an incorrect option because Seventh heaven is not used to denote the actual level of the building. It is an idiom used to make sentences more attractive and short.
Option D is Maheep was extremely happy when he got the news is a correct option and best fits into the meaning of seventh heaven. Seventh heaven is used to refer to the highest level of feeling of happiness and bliss. For example, My parents were in seventh heaven after sitting in my new car. Therefore option D complies with the appropriate meaning of Maheep was in the seventh heaven when he heard the news.
Option B is the correct answer

Note:Seventh heaven is an idiom and idioms are short phrases used as replacement for a sentence to make the sentence look more attractive to the reader. It is considered as a place where angels reside.