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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 practise and improve your verbal ability, we provide 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 to 5: In the questions given below, four
alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase. Choose the alternative which best
expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
1. To get into hot water
(a) To take bath in hot water
(b) To get a lot of money
(c) To fall into debt
(d) To face a lot of trouble
2. To fish in troubled water
(a) To try to sell fish caught in dirty waters
(b) Trying to catch as much fish as possible
(c) To try to go for fishing in spite of bad weather
(d) To try to gain advantages from a disturbed state
3. Lion’s share
(a) Share of a lion
(b) The larger part
(c) The worthy part
(d) The smaller part
4. To turn one’s back on
(a) To give away
(b) To avoid
(c) To cheat
(d) To conspire
against
5. To smell a rat
(a) To see hidden meaning
(b) To detect bad smell
(c) To misunderstand
(d) To suspect a trick or deceit
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Answers
1(d) 2(d) 3(b)
4(b) 5(d)