English Idioms and Phrases : All SSC Exams Previous Years Objective Solved Questions Set 6

 

Q.1:- My ten years old son is an incredible live-wire?

1. Lazy
2. Dangerous
3. Naughty
4. Energetic

Q.2:- The Manager was above board in all his dealings with his employees?

1. Dishonest
2. Rude
3. Honest
4. Charitable

Q.3:- A wild-goose chase?

1. Run after a bird
2. A fruitful search
3. Long pursuit
4. Fruitless pursuit

Q.4:- Try to make do with what you have?

1. Create
2. Do
3. Produce
4. Manage

Q.5:- The officer was in the soup when there was a raid in his office?

1. Preparing soup
2. Drinking soup
3. Distributing soup
4. To be in trouble

Q.6:- Despite the highs and lows, life tends to average itself out?

1. Balance itself
2. Be unvarying-
3. Show equal value
4. Get compatible

Q.7: My student is one who knows how many beans make five?

1. Knows mathematical calculations
2. Is fiercely loyal
3. Well informed and intelligent
4. Is accurate and precise

Q.8:-The minister took a  bird’s eye view of the problem?

1. Vision of a bird
2. Visualize
3. See without giving attention
4. A general view from above

Q.9:- The two friends are now at daggers drawn over a pretty issue?

1. Angry
2. Frustrated
3. Enemies
4. Competitors

Q.10:- to have an axe grind?

1. To criticize someone
2. To fall to arouse interest
3. To work for both sides
4. To have a selfish end to serve

Q.11:- to be down to earth?

1. To be unreasonable
2. To be pretentious
3. To be realistic
4. To be impractical

Q.12:- I was in two minds whether to buy a new television or a new computer ?

1. To be firm
2. To be undecided
3. To take two decisions
4. To lose one’s mind

Q.13:- Sudha gave her report quoting chapter and verse?

1. Spoke like a preacher
2. Taught like a teacher
3. Referred to religious books
4. Provided minute details

Q.14:- She vaguely takes after her grandmother?

1. Constitutes
2. Follows
3. Resembles
4. Accepts

Q.15:- Rack and ruin?

1. Successful
2. Debt
3. Destroyed
4. Ransacked

Q.16:- part and parcel?

1. Partly
2. Unnecessary part
3. Essential element
4. Large part

Q.17:- It is bad to try to fish in troubled waters?

1. Make a profit out of a disturbance
2. Go for fishing and cause trouble
3. Fish in hot weather
4. Catch fish in disturbed waters

Q.18:- He had to cool his heels before he could get an appointment with doctor?

1. To be kept waiting
2. To make publicly known
3. To exercise influence
4. To lose one’s temper

Q.19:- In the last few years, India has advanced by leaps and bounds in industrial section ?

1. Very pathetically
2. Very slowly
3. Very rapidly
4. Very competently

Q.20:- He turned up his nose at my offer?

1. Was taken aback by my offer
2. Found it hard to believe my offer
3. Treated my offer with contempt
4. Could not accept my offer

Q.21:- She is a person who pulls no punches ?

1. Speaks politely
2. Speaks frankly
3. Speaks rudely
4. Speaks sweetly

Q.22:- The secretary’s thoughtless remark added fuel to the fire?

1. Added humour to the situation
2. Worsened the difficult situation
3. Helped in improving the situation
4. Prevented the situation

Q.23:- Deepak did not care for his family. He wanted to gather roses only?

1. To save money miserly
2. To paint a rosy picture of the past
3. To seek all enjoyments of life
4. To obtain fame by hardwork

Q.24:- The bridge gave way under the heavy weight?

1. Collapsed
2. Endured
3. Withstood
4. Stooped

Q.25:- His recent statement is an about turn ?

1. A good announcement
2. A declaration of war
3. Complete change of opinion
4. A bold statement