Idioms & Phrases Quiz For SSC CGL And SSC CPO Exam 2018: 28th July

July 28, 2018    

   

SSC CGL And SSC CPO 2018 Exams are the latest opportunities to serve in a govt job and to live in clover. The Commission has released the newly revised Exam Calendar for SSC Exams conducting this year. SSC CGL & SSC CPO 2018 Exam dates haven't been decided yet but are to be conducted soon in upcoming next two months. Utilize the remaining time to be on the upswing by following SSC CGL Study Plan on SSC ADDA and team. Download our celebrated app ADDA247 to outsmart others. Our Revised Study Plan is all set to deliver the quizzes and notes on each four subjects asked in SSC CGL Tier-1 Examination. 

Be a part of this revised study plan, visit SSCADDA website regularly to add up each day effort in your practice. SSC CGL and CPO Exam dates can surprise you anytime soon. It is time to knuckle down to get your dream job, Today, in this English quiz we are providing 15 Synonyms Questions with  answers. Attempt this quiz and prepare yourself flawlessly. We wish you good luck for the upcoming Exams.


Directions (1-15): In the following question, out of the four alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Q1.  Get ducks in a row 
(a) Succeeding in your enterprise
(b) To get one's affairs in order or organized
(c) Doing something that will cause your own failure
(d) To become very rich from being poor 
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S1. Ans.(d)
Sol.  Groggy: weak and unable to think clearly or walk correctly.
Unsteady: liable to fall or shake; not steady in position.
Hence Groggy and Unsteady are synonyms to each other.

Q2. Can of worms
(a) Something very useful
(b) Complete change of policy
(c) Concealment
(d) An unsolvable dilemma
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S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. Option D is the correct meaning



Q3. All agog
(a) To become a fool
(b) Excited, in high spirits.
(c) To suffer from an injury
(d) To complete a task finally
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S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. Option B is the correct meaning

Q4. Under the aegis of
(a) Under the shelter of a tree
(b) Under suspicion
(c) Under the protection of
(d) To be in debt
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S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. Option C is the correct meaning

Q5. Wax and wane
(a) To give importance to useless things
(b) To alternatingly increase and decrease.
(c) To speak loudly and slowly alternatively
(d) To alternatingly save and spend money
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S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Option B is the correct meaning



Q6. Vent one’s spleen 
(a) To spread happiness
(b) To get angry with oneself
(c) To give one’s best to get the outcome
(d) To voice one's anger
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S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. Option D is the correct meaning

Q7. Red ink
(a) A euphemism for financial loss
(b) A warning or an alert
(c) Covered in bruises
(d) Covetousness
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S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. Option A is the correct meaning


Q8. Bring to the table
(a) To reveal a secret after a long time
(b) To deceive others
(c) To provide or offer a useful skill or attribute
(d) To make a last effort to win over something
Show Answer

S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. Option C is the correct meaning



Q9.  Cut a rug
(a) To lose one’s temper
(b) To dance
(c) To argue to hide one’s wrong deeds
(d) To face a loss
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S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. Option B is the correct meaning

Q10. Let on
(a) Becomes less intense or strong.
(b) To disappoint someone.
(c) To raise someone or something to a higher level.
(d) To tell something that is a secret or private.
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S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. Option D is the correct meaning.

Q11. Tip off
(a) To take a bribe
(b) Supply with secret or private information.
(c) To be threatened
(d) boosting the claims of
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S11. Ans.(b)
Sol. Option B is the correct meaning


Q12. Bowl over
(a) Proclaim
(b) In poor health
(c) Run about wildly
(d) Overwhelm
Show Answer
S12. Ans.(d)
Sol. Option D is the correct meaning


Q13. To hold a brief for 
(a) To kill someone
(b) To defend someone
(c) To stay on for a brief period
(d) To humiliate somebody
Show Answer
S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. Option B is the correct meaning


Q14. Talk shop
(a) To discuss matters related to one's job or profession.
(b) To abuse someone
(c) To tell a secret without intending to do so
(d) To fling ironical remarks
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S14. Ans.(a)
Sol. Option A is the correct meaning

Q15 Hard-pressed
(a) To get insulted
(b) To be disciplined to achieve goal
(c) Having difficulty doing something
(d) To be enthusiastic to do something
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S15. Ans.(c)
Sol. Option C is the correct meaning

  

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