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 the following questions, out of the four
alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences.
alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences.
Q1. One who
speaks too much about himself.
speaks too much about himself.
(a) emancipation
(b) egotist
(c) agnostic
(d) atheist
Q2. One who
physically travels in space.
physically travels in space.
(a)
astronaut
astronaut
(b) recipient
(c) mystic
(d) patriot
Q3. One who
lives alone and avoids others.
lives alone and avoids others.
(a) recluse
(b) saint
(c) hermit
(d) alien
Q4. One who doubts the soundness of inferences.
(a) ascetic
(b) hermit
(c) aesthetic
(d) sceptic
Q5. Fluent
speaker of many languages.
speaker of many languages.
(a) emissary
(b) polyglot
(c) curator
(d) cannibal
Q6.
Incapable of being wounded or damaged.
Incapable of being wounded or damaged.
(a)
invulnerable
invulnerable
(b) insolvable
(c) invisible
(d) indefatigable
Q7. That
cannot be touched or felt.
cannot be touched or felt.
(a)
impracticable
impracticable
(b) improper
(c) imperceptible
(d) inaudible
Q8. Killing
of a king.
of a king.
(a) genocide
(b) regicide
(c) patricide
(d) homicide
Q9. Lover of
women.
women.
(a)
philogynist
philogynist
(b) philogamist
(c) philomuse
(d)
misogynist
misogynist
Q10. One who
totally abstains from alcoholic drink.
totally abstains from alcoholic drink.
(a)
interlocutor
interlocutor
(b) teetotaller
(c) analogy
(d) fossil
Q11. One who
is unable to pay his debt.
is unable to pay his debt.
(a)
insolvent
insolvent
(b) poor
(c) destitute
(d) pauper
Q12. Person kept as a prisoner.
(a) critic
(b) captor
(c) captive
(d) protector
Q13. Person
pretending to be he is not.
pretending to be he is not.
(a) imposter
(b) liar
(c) wicked
(d) artificial
Q14. One who lives and works for the welfare of others.
(a) altruist
(b) saint
(c) recluse
(d)
anarchist
anarchist
Q15. One who
loves and collects books.
loves and collects books.
(a)
bibliophile
bibliophile
(b) beneficiary
(c) recipient
(d)
philatelist
philatelist
