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 perfectionist 

• Optimist 

• Meticulous 

• Omniscient 

• Ambidextrous 

Question 2:

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.) 

• Overlong 

• Overlook 

• Overly 

• Overlie 

Question 3:

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 

• Sanatorium 

• Safari 

• Museum 

Question 4:

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 seek punishment for a person or group 

• To thrive or to grow very successfully 

Question 5:

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 be enraged and show it 

• to not recognize something good

• to cause damage to someone

Question 6:

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

Kill two birds with one stone

• Make peace after an argument

• Act cordially despite conflict 

• Face several problems at a time

• To achieve two things by doing a single action 

Question 7:

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

Bite someone's head off

• Ignoring something that is evidently wrong or unavoidable 

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

• Guessing or estimating without full information 

• Cause something to be done in a new way 

Question 8:

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

Wipe the floor with someone

• To defeat someone 

• To help someone 

• To criticise someone

• To cheat someone 

Question 9:

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

Have a soft spot for someone

• To resolve a problem successfully 

• To argue something with no effect

• To like someone a lot 

• To show the true nature of someone

Question 10:

• a

• d

• b

• c