SSC CPO Tier 1 (09 June 2024)

Question 1:

Direction:- Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. 

A shortened version of a larger work

• Abridgement 

• Shorts 

• Summary 

• Précis 

Question 2:

Direction:- Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. 

She lived in well-resourced surroundings. 

• No substitute 

• luxuriousness 

• luxury 

• luxurious 

Question 3:

Direction:- Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. 

Formal forgiveness of a person's sins 

• Absolution 

• Ablutions 

• Absolutism 

• Forgiveness 

Question 4:

Direction:- Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. 

A perfectionist 

• Omniscient 

• Optimist 

• Ambidextrous 

• Meticulous 

Question 5:

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words/phrase. 

Fail to notice; ignore; condone (an offence etc.) 

• Overlook 

• Overlong 

• Overlie 

• Overly 

Question 6:

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words/phrase. 

A room where dead bodies are kept until burial 

• Mortuary 

• Safari 

• Museum 

• Sanatorium 

Question 7:

Direction :- Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions 

Hold someone or something at bay 

• Trap or corner a person or animal being hunted or chased 

• Prevent someone or something from moving closer 

• To thrive or to grow very successfully 

• To seek punishment for a person or group 

Question 8:

Direction :- Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions 

He is foaming at the mouth about the committee's decision. 

• to be upset about something that happened in the past 

• to not recognize something good

• to cause damage to someone

• To be enraged and show it 

Question 9:

Direction :- Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions 

Kill two birds with one stone

• To achieve two things by doing a single action 

• Face several problems at a time

• Make peace after an argument

• Act cordially despite conflict 

Question 10:

Direction :- Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions 

Bite someone's head off

• Cause something to be done in a new way 

• Ignoring something that is evidently wrong or unavoidable 

• Guessing or estimating without full information 

• Respond to someone with anger that is often sudden or unprovoked