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As we all know, Verbal Aptitude is an important component of
a number of competitive examinations such as the UPSC Civil Services
Examination, Banking Entrance Examinations, SSC CGL/CHSL Examination, MBA
Entrance Examination, Combined Defence Services Examination, etc. In order to
help you practice and improve your verbal ability, we are providing you this English
Quiz.
Given below are a few questions from SSC examinations held in
the last few years. Leave your answers/ responses in the comments section below
and soon we’ll let you know the correct answers!
Directions (1-5): In the questions given below, four
alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose
the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
1. He is a nationalist to the core.
(a)
partially (b) ultimately (c) completely (d) consequently
2. He burnt his fingers by interfering in his
neighbour’s affair.
(a) got himself into trouble
(b) burnt himself (c)
got rebuked (d) got himself insulted
3. With my limited means, to think of buying a house in
Mumbai is crying for the moon.
(a) wishing for something impossible (b) crying in vain (c)
wishful thinking (d) living in a
fool’s paradise
4. The Director of Sports gave away the prizes to the
participants.
(a) donated
(b) promised (c) dumped (d) distributed
5. She kept her home spick and span
(a) well-furnished
(b) clean and tidy (c)
untidy (d) closed
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Answers
1(c) 2(a) 3(a)
4(d) 5(b)