English Idioms and Phrases : All SSC Exams Previous Years Objective Solved Questions Set 17

 

Q.1:- The foolish young man soon vast property his father left him ?

1. Squandered
2. Distributed
3. Spent
4. Gave in charity

Q.2:- He has to abide by the hard and fast rule of the company ?

1. Flexible
2. Strict
3. Difficult
4. Honest

Q.3:- The watchdogs were asleep when the bulls ran riot ?

1. Behaved cleverly
2. Acted without restraint
3. Wandered aimlessly
4. Had the best of time

Q.4:- Suresh takes after his father ?

1. Follows
2. Imitates
3. Obeys
4. Resembles

Q.5:- She tries very hard to keep up with her rich neighbours ?

1. To imitate
2. To keep in touch
3. To avoid
4. To be on par

Q.6:- the green-eyed monster strikes a woman the moment she sees her husband talking to another pretty woman ?

1. Anger
2. Hatred
3. Envy
4. Jealousy

Q.7:- to take to one’s heels ?

1. To run off
2. To show one’s heels
3. To turn around
4. To walk leisurely

Q.8:- The teacher announced that she had no blue-eyed boys in the class ?

1. Royal children
2. Young boys
3. Foreigners
4. Favourites

Q.9:- We wanted to give Rita a surprise party but John let the cat out of the bag ?

1. Spoilt the party with a cat
2. Gave her a party himself
3. Told her about it unintentionally
4. Prevented her from attending it

Q.10:- in high spirits ?

1. Full of hope and enthusiasm
2. Under tremendous stress
3. Under the influence of liquor
4. Mentally deranged

Q.11:- to die in harness ?

1. Premeditated murder
2. Dying young in an accident
3. To die while in service
4. To be taken by surprise

Q.12:- to take someone for a ride ?

1. To give a ride to someone
2. To deceive someone
3. To be indifferent
4. To disclose a secret

Q.13:- Naresh Goyal had to stand on his feet very early in his life ?

1. To be physically strong
2. To be independent
3. To stand erect
4. To be successful

Q.14:- a little gush of gratitude ?

1. Gradual recovery
2. Friendly feeling
3. Excessive labour
4. Excessive enthusiasm

Q.15:- to make a mountain of a molehill ?

1. To make advantage of a small thing
2. To give great importance to little things
3. To get into trouble
4. To see a thing with prejudiced mind

Q.16:- to add fuel to the fire ?

1. To make matters bright
2. To cause additional anger
3. To bring matters to a conclusion
4. To start a revolt

Q.17:- The manager doctored the accounts of the company ?

1. To make changes in account books
2. To clear the doctors bill
3. To verify the accounts in detail
4. To manipulate the accounts

Q.18:- Most parents find it difficult to make both ends meet because of inflation ?

1. To lead a lavish life
2. To live within one’s income
3. To live a miserly life
4. To lead an active life

Q.19:- Having no arguments to defend his point, the speaker began to beat about the bush ?

1. Wander across the words
2. Speak in a haphazard manner
3. Speak in a round-about manner
4. Make use of irrelevant reference

Q.20:- The piece of parental property has created bad blood between the two brothers ?

1. Impure relation
2. Ill-matched temper
3. Active enmity
4. Bad parentage

Q.21:- Tagore was a man of letters ?

1. Of wide contacts
2. An excellent letter dictator
3. A great writer of letters
4. Proficient in literary art

Q.22:- to go scot-free ?

1. To walk like a native of Scotland
2. To get something free
3. to escape without punishment
4. to save tax

Q.23:- a while elephant ?

1. An extinct species of elephant found in Burma
2. A report by the government to give information
3. Huge and colossal waste of human energy
4. Costly and troublesome possession useless to its owner

Q.24:- build castles in the air ?

1. Waste time
2. Daydream
3. Build houses
4. Work hard

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 me proud