English Idioms and Phrases : All SSC Exams Previous Years Objective Solved Questions Set 12

 

Q.1:- The young boy’s act put his father in a pickle ?

1. In a funny position
2. In a serious position
3. In a sad situation
4. In an embarrassing or awkward situation

Q.2:- The captains of the rival teams should, try to bury the hatchet ?

1. Put up a stiff competition
2. Make peace
3. Win the game
4. Forget the past

Q.3:- Villagers always call a spade a spade ?

1. To speak in a straight forward manner
2. To call someone a spade
3. To speak ill about someone
4. To speak about spades

Q.4:- I have told you time and again not to make this mistake ?

1. Always
2. Often
3. Sometimes
4. Rarely

Q.5:- Play truant ?

1. Play a tyrant
2. Stay away from duty
3. Be responsible
4. Be alert

Q.6:- Throw in the towel ?

1. Fight with vigour
2. Acknowledge defeat
3. Get success
4. Concentrate more

Q.7:- Smell a rat ?

1. Detect bad smell
2. Suspect a trick or deceit
3. Misunderstand
4. See hidden meaning

Q.8:- A drop in a bucket ?

1. As much as possible
2. Nothing at all
3. A handsome amount
4. A very insignificant amount

Q.9:- Hard of hearing ?

1. To be disturbed
2. To be confused
3. To be deaf
4. To be dumb

Q.10:- A cuckoo in the nest ?

1. One who likes to stay at home
2. A view from a high place
3. An unwelcome intruder
4. One who is chosen as the leader of the group

Q.11:- Strain every nerve ?

1. Try all tricks
2. Work very hard
3. Beg before others
4. Spend a large amount

Q.12:- Every dark cloud has a silver lining ?

1. Every unpleasant situation has to wait
2. Every unpleasant situation has a positive side
3. Every dark cloud is upsetting
4. Cloud with dark and silver lining is good

Q.13:- To carry the day ?

1. To postpone to the next day
2. To bear grudge
3. To win a victory
4. To do things in a hurry

Q.14:- He struck several bad patches before he made good ?

1. Eliminated many difficulties
2. Went through many illnesses
3. Had many professional difficulties
4. Came across bad weather

Q.15:- Up a blind alley ?

1. Hiding something intentionally from another person
2. Not warning a person who is in danger
3. One can enjoy thrills only if one takes risk
4. Following a course of action that is certain to lead to an undesirable outcome

Q.16:- He talked over the matter for an hour but without any result ?

1. Assessed
2. Fought about
3. Discussed
4. Surveyed

Q.17:- He was progressing by leaps and bounds because of his hardwork ?

1. Rapidly
2. Slowly
3. Peacefully
4. Strongly

Q.18:- To run one down ?

1. To be in a hurry
2. To be weak and tired
3. To disparage someone
4. To run down a lane

Q.19:- I can no longer put up with her insolence ?

1. Endure
2. Evade
3. Suppress
4. Assume

Q.20:- He cannot hold a candle to his elder brother ?

1. Equal to
2. Not as clever as
3. Cannot be compared to
4. Duller than

Q.21:- In the securities scam, the national credibility was at stake ?

1. On trial
2. Under pressure
3. In danger
4. Challenged

Q.22:- As the bomb exploded people ran helter-skelter ?

1. In great fear
2. In disorderly haste
3. In haste
4. In great sorrow

Q.23:- The news of the accident came as a bolt from the blue ?

1. Something unexpected
2. Something unpleasant
3. Something horrible
4. Something unexpected and unpleasant

Q.24:- There is no love lost between any two neighbouring countries in the worl ?

1. Stop loving
2. Not on good terms
3. Forming a group
4. Have good understanding

Q.25:- His arguments cut no ice with me ?

1. Had no influence on me
2. Did not hurt me
3. Did not benefit me
4. Did not make proud