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. At SSC adda, we have also provided English Grammar Rules for SSC CGL 2017.
Directions
(1-15): In each of the following questions an idiomatic expression and its four
possible meanings are given. Find out the correct meaning of the idiomatic
expression and mark the number of that meaning as your answer.
(1-15): In each of the following questions an idiomatic expression and its four
possible meanings are given. Find out the correct meaning of the idiomatic
expression and mark the number of that meaning as your answer.
Q1. play
one’s cards right
one’s cards right
(a) losing
the last penny in gambling
the last penny in gambling
(b) a game
of cards
of cards
(c) an
ineffective card game
ineffective card game
(d) to
maneuver skillfully
maneuver skillfully
(a) In good
position
position
(b) Drunk
(c) Cheerful
(d) Shocked
Q3. Play it
safe
safe
(a) avoid
risks
risks
(b) play a
game peacefully
game peacefully
(c) play
light games
light games
(d) play for
pleasure
pleasure
Q4. Play second
fiddle to somebody
fiddle to somebody
(a) to
fiddle somebody
fiddle somebody
(b) be
subordinate in position
subordinate in position
(c)
unnecessary argument
unnecessary argument
(d) be in
someone’s company
someone’s company
Q5. Plough a
lone furrow
lone furrow
(a) to play
the best card
the best card
(b) to play
the last card
the last card
(c) do
something that achieves the desired success
something that achieves the desired success
(d) to achieve
something singlehandedly
something singlehandedly
Q6. A
prophet of doom
prophet of doom
(a) a godman
who bless
who bless
(b)
prediction of goodness
prediction of goodness
(c) a person
who holds and spreads pessimistic views
who holds and spreads pessimistic views
(d) a person
who holds the world guilty
who holds the world guilty
Q7. To pull
weight
weight
(a) a dark
weight
weight
(b) a
blemish in otherwise good work
blemish in otherwise good work
(c) multicolored
decoration
decoration
(d) to do
fair share of work
fair share of work
Q8. A
pyrrhic victory
pyrrhic victory
(a) a
victory which is not possible
victory which is not possible
(b) unfair victory
(c) a
victory that brings more loss than gains
victory that brings more loss than gains
(d) a win
even after losing
even after losing
Q9. A quid
pro quo
pro quo
(a)
something done in revenge or retaliation
something done in revenge or retaliation
(b) give up
(c) selfless
service
service
(d) selfish
act of revenge
act of revenge
Q10. Under a
cloud
cloud
(a)
experiencing cloudy weather
experiencing cloudy weather
(b) enjoying
favourable luck
favourable luck
(c) under
suspicion
suspicion
(d) under
observation
observation
Q11.
Flogging a dead horse
Flogging a dead horse
(a)
repeating our request
repeating our request
(b) making
him see reason
him see reason
(c) beating
about the bush
about the bush
(d) wasting
time in useless effort
time in useless effort
Q12. Face
the music
the music
(a) get
finished
finished
(b) get
reprimanded
reprimanded
(c) feel
sorry
sorry
(d) listen
to the music
to the music
Q13. Token
strike
strike
(a) total
strike
strike
(b)
carefully planned strike
carefully planned strike
(c) short
strike held as warning
strike held as warning
(d) sudden
call of strike
call of strike
Q14.
Sweeping statement
Sweeping statement
(a) rash
statement
statement
(b)
unpremeditated statement
unpremeditated statement
(c)
thoughtless statement
thoughtless statement
(d)
generalized statements
generalized statements
Q15. To a
hair
hair
(a) vaguely
(b) to some
extent
extent
(c) exactly
(d) not the
like of
like of
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