Idioms Questions for SSC CGL and MTS Exam

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Hello, Greetings!! Dear Students, At SSC ADDA, we’ve launched our SSC CGL 2017 Campaign. In order to achieve success in the CGL-17 exam, we’ve decided to post ENGLISH QUIZ. Today in this post we have provided Idioms Quiz. Every Day, We’ll post different topics, these quizzes will help you a lot in your complete preparation for the Exam. We’re also providing Vocabulary for SSC exams. 

Directions (1-15): In the following questions, four
alternatives are given for the idiom/phrases. Choose the alternative which best
expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase as your answer.

Q1. Stand by:

(a) support

(b) postpone

(c) stand up

(d) resist

Q2. To give vent to:

(a) cause trouble

(b) lose courage

(c) circulate

(d) express anger

Q3. Part and parcel:  

(a) partly

(b) unnecessary part

(c) essential element

(d) large part

Q4. To get acquainted:

(a) to forget

(b) come to know

(c) to tell

(d) to fly

Q5. Under the thumb of:

(a) beyond control of

(b) under the nose of

(c) active

(d) under control of

Q6. To follow the primrose path

(a) To follow one’s objectives very
steadfastly

(b) To go on wandering

(c) To trek to the mountains

(d) To go in for pursuit of pleasure or an
easy life

Q7. At the eleventh hour

(a) At a late stage

(b) At the beginning

(c) At 11 o’clock

(d) At an early stage

Q8. A shot in the dark

(a) To love to go out on adventures

(b) Be able to work very quickly

(c) Be very violent

(d) An attempt to guess something

Q9. In a nutshell

(a) Angrily

(b) Causally

(c) Writing

(d) Brief

Q10. From the bottom of my heart

(a) Sincerely

(b) Lowest position

(c) Totally

(d) Wholly

Q11. For better or worse

(a) Sometimes

(b) Always happening bad or good

(c) In good times

(d) In bad shape

Q12. A hard nut to crack

(a) A foolish search

(b) A difficult problem

(c) An easy question

(d) An expensive thing

Q13. Hand in glove

(a) Very difficult

(b) Open enemy

(c) Very intimate

(d) Very rude

Q14. A lame excuse

(a) An unsatisfactory explanation

(b) A good explanation

(c) Useless talk

(d) Ill feelings

Q15. At a loss

(a) Expertise

(b) Unanimous

(c) Abscond

(d) puzzled or uncertain

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