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Idiom and Phrases questions asked in Previous year SSC Exams
Hey Aspirants, If you are preparing for competitive exams like BANK PO/Clerk, SBI PO/ Clerk, SSC CGL/ CHSL etc. then you know that to clear English Section you need to have good command in vocabulary. So from today, we are providing Idioms and Phrases and this part 1 of this series. Hope you can learn new words by this post.
Directions ( 1- 25 ): In the following questions, four alternatives are given for idioms/phrases given in Bold. Choose the alternatives which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrases given in Bold.
- For his alleged involvement in espionage, he is under a cloud these days.
a) Experiencing cloudy weather
b) Enjoying favourable luck
c) Under a suspicion
d) Under observation
ANSWER
c)Under a suspicion
- We have appealed to him again and again there is no use flogging a dead horse now.
a) Repeating our request
b) Making him see reasion
c) Beating about the bush
d) Wasting time in useless effort
ANSWER
d) Wasting time in useless effort
- We should not look down upon the wretched of the earth.
a) Sympathise with
b) Hate intensely
c) Be indifferent to
d) Regard with contempt
ANSWER
d) Regard with contempt means to consider someone or something lesser or inferior in some way.
- Because of his misbehavior, he is bound to face the music.
a) Get finished
b) Get reprimanded
c) Feel sorry
d) listen to the music
ANSWER
b) Get reprimanded
- The working of the factory was disrupted on account of a token strike by the workers
a) Total strike
b) Carefully planned strike
c) Short strike held as a warning
d) Sudden call of strike
ANSWER
c) Short strike held as a warning
- By opposing his proposal he fell foul of him
a) Quarrel with
b) Felt annoyed with
c) Agreed with
d) Got into trouble with
ANSWER
d) Got into trouble with means To become disliked or to come in conflict with due to one’s actions
- Those who work by fits and starts seldom show good results.
a) Rarely
b) Disinterestedly
c) Irregularly
d) Regularly
ANSWER
c) Irregularly
- The new manager thought that he would give employees enough rope for the first six months after which he would check the work done himself
a) Many directives and orders
b) Sufficient advice
c) All the material they needed
d) Enough freedom for action
ANSWER
d) Enough freedom for action
- He was all at sea when he began his new job
a) Happy
b) Sad
c) Puzzled
d) Triumphant
ANSWER
c) Puzzled (completely confused about a subject or some task at hand)
- The sweeping statement by the boss left the conscientious workers disgusted.
a) Rash statement
b) Unpremeditated statement
c) Thoughtless statement
d) Generalised Statement
ANSWER
c) Thoughtless statement
- The failure of crops in successive years put the farmer in a tight corner
a) In a closed room
b) In a small field
c) In a difficult situation
d) In a meadow
ANSWER
c) In a difficult situation
- The effort to trace the culprit was a wild goose chase
a) Fruitful hunting
b) futile search
c) Ideal seeking
d) genuine effort
ANSWER
b) futile search
- The story does not hold water.
a) Does not deserve appreciation
b) Does not fulfil the requirement
c) Cannot be believed
d) Cannot be Valued
ANSWER
c) Cannot be believed
- Raj couldn’t pay the bill, so he asked the owner to put it on the cuff
a) On credit
b) Against his credit card
c) In his bank account
d) IN his friend’s Account
ANSWER
a) On credit
- His statement is out and out a lie
a) Totally
b) Simply
c) merely
d) Slightly
ANSWER
a) Totally
- The luxury car that they bought turned out to be a white elephant
a) A rare article
b) Useful mode of transport
c) Costly or troublesome possession
d) A Proud possession
ANSWER
c) Costly or troublesome possession
- If you are fair and square in your work you will definitely prosper
a) Active
b) Honest
c) Business like
d) Authoritative
ANSWER
b) Honest
- There is no love lost between any two neighbouring countries in the world.
a) Stop loving
b) Not on Good terms
c) Forming a group
d) Have good understanding
ANSWER
b) Not on Good terms
- The heavy downpour played havoc in the coastal area.
a) Caused destruction
b) Caused diseases
c) Caused Floods
d) Caused hardship
ANSWER
a) Caused destruction
- To have a green thumb means
a) One’s nails are painted green
b) One is artistic
c) To have a natural interest in gardning
d) One has a green tattoo on the thumb
ANSWER
c) To have a natural interest in gardning
- When he saw the snake he took to his heels
a) Ran away in fear
b) Went slowly
c) Walked in fear
d) Jumped fast
ANSWER
a) Ran away in fear
- He has to abide by the hard and fast rule of the company
a) Flexible
b) Strict
c) Difficult
d) Honest
ANSWER
b) Strict
- She goes to her mothers house off and on
a) Frequently
b) Rarely
c) Occasionally
d) Sometimes
ANSWER
c) Occasionally
- The robber murdered, the women in cold blood for the shake of the jewels
a) A murder done without feeling
b) A murder done in revenge
c) A murder done in great anger
d) A murder done in enmity
ANSWER
a) A murder done without feeling
- Indians was going places in the field of software technology
a) Going Abroad
b) Going to Spaces
c) Talented and successful
d) Friendly and amicable
ANSWER
c) Talented and successful
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