SSC CPO Tier 1 (09 June 2024)

Question 1:

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

Hold someone or something at bay 

• To seek punishment for a person or group 

• Prevent someone or something from moving closer 

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

• To thrive or to grow very successfully 

Question 2:

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 cause damage to someone

• to not recognize something good

• To be enraged and show it 

Question 3:

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

• Act cordially despite conflict 

• Make peace after an argument

Question 4:

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

Bite someone's head off

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

• Ignoring something that is evidently wrong or unavoidable 

• Guessing or estimating without full information 

• Cause something to be done in a new way 

Question 5:

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

Wipe the floor with someone

• To cheat someone 

• To criticise someone

• To help someone 

• To defeat someone 

Question 6:

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

Have a soft spot for someone

• To show the true nature of someone

• To resolve a problem successfully 

• To argue something with no effect

• To like someone a lot 

Question 7:

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

At loggerheads 

• In one's absence 

• At mercy 

• Disagreeing with 

• To write down 

Question 8:

Direction :- Select the most appropriate SYNONYM of the word given in Bold/Underline. 

Eventually 

• Primarily 

• Originally 

• Initially 

• Ultimately 

Question 9:

Direction :- Select the most appropriate SYNONYM of the word given in Bold/Underline. 

Trendy 

• Popular 

• Foreign 

• Familiar 

• Common 

Question 10:

Direction :- Select the most appropriate SYNONYM of the word given in Bold/Underline. 

Bare 

• Naked

• Hidden

• Earthly

• Holy