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English Quizzes, for SBI PO, Clerk Prelims 2021 – 11th July

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Directions (1-15): In each of the question given below
a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is then followed by five options which
then try to decipher its meaning as used in the sentence. Choose the option
which gives the meaning of the phrases.

 

Q1.
A Dime a Dozen

(a)
When something is difficult to acquire

(b)
When something is difficult to quantify

(c)
When something is easy and simple to measure

(d)
When something is extremely common and simple to acquire

(e)
When something is really expensive

 

Q2.Cup
of Joe

(a)
A cup of tea

(b)
A cup of coffee

(c)
A cup of someone special

(d)
A very special possession of someone

(e)
A difficult situation for someone

 

Q3.
A Fool and His Money Are Soon Parted

(a)
Someone acting foolish can easily lose his or her money due to carelessness

(b)
Someone acting smart can easily save the money

(c)
Someone acting foolish can’t save the money

(d)
Someone cheating an innocent will soon die

(e)
Someone trying to smart will soon suffer a loss

 

Q4.
Beating a Dead Horse

(a)
Beating an animal mercilessly

(b)
Suppressing someone under the power of authority

(c)
Revitalizing someone

(d)
Something considered as lucrative

(e)
Something that is seen as futile

 

Q5.
Close But No Cigar

(a)
Coming close to a trade but then find no way to start it

(b)
Coming close to a place but then find it useless

(c)
Coming close to a successful outcome only to fall short at the end

(d)
Trying to achieve something big but fail at the end

(e)
Trying to save someone from a loss but fail at the end

 

Q6.
Cut the Mustard

(a)
Harvesting the crop

(b)
Meeting expectations

(c)
Breaking the silence

(d)
Leaving abandoned

(e)
Making futile

 

Q7.
Fat City

(a)
An important country

(b)
A big pub or club

(c)
A wide community

(d)
A great society

(e)
A great thing or place

 

Q8.
Go for pinks

(a)
To be a feminist

(b)
To be a male chauvinist

(c)
A drag race where the stakes are the car’s pink slip

(d)
An event organized by the females

(e)
To choose pink as your favorite color

 

Q9.
Royal shaft

(a)
Royal treatment

(b)
Bad or unfair treatment

(c)
Royal place

(d)
Royal food

(e)
An expensive possession

 

Q10.
Make the scene

(a)
Make a plan

(b)
Destroy a plan

(c)
Create a history

(d)
Miss an event or activity

(e)
Attend an event or activity

 

Q11.
Mushroom people

(a)
People who come out at night to play

(b)
People who are unwanted to a particular place

(c)
People who are intellectuals

(d)
People who are dwarfs

(e)
People who are very important

 

Q12.
Cut To the Chase

(a)
To summarize

(b)
To cut the difficulties

(c)
To reach to the conclusion

(d)
To get to the main point

(e)
To win the argument

 

Q13.
Knuckle sandwich

(a)
A delicious sandwich

(b)
A dish which is tasteless

(c)
A reason of contention

(d)
A fist in the face

(e)
To face the music

 

Q14.
Razz the berries

(a)
Scandalize

(b)
Excite or impress

(c)
Burst with the anger

(d)
Break the silence

(e)
Start the argument

 

Q15.
Agitate the Gravel 

(a)
To leave

(b)
To die

(c)
To get angry

(d)
To fasten

(e)
To slow down

 

Solutions

S1.
Ans.(d)

Sol.
A Dime a Dozen-When something is extremely common and simple to acquire

 

S2.
Ans.(b)

Sol.
Cup Of Joe-A cup of coffee

 

S3.
Ans.(a)

Sol.
 A Fool and His Money Are Soon Parted-Someone
acting foolish can easily lose his or her money due to carelessness

 

S4.
Ans.(e)

Sol.
Beating a Dead Horse-Something that is seen as futile

 

S5.
Ans.(c)

Sol.
Close But No Cigar-Coming close to a successful outcome only to fall
short at the end

 

S6.
Ans.(b)

Sol.
Cut The Mustard-Meeting expectations

 

S7.
Ans.(e)

Sol.
Fat City-A great thing or place

 

S8.
Ans.(c)

Sol.
Go for pinks-A drag race where the stakes are the car’s pink slip

 

S9.
Ans.(b)

Sol.
Royal shaft-Bad or unfair treatment

 

S10.
Ans.(e)

Sol.
Make the scene-Attend an event or activity

 

S11.
Ans.(a)

Sol.
Mushroom people-People who come out at night to play

 

S12.
Ans.(d)

Sol.
Cut To The Chase-To get to the main point

 

S13.
Ans.(d)

Sol.
Knuckle sandwich-A fist in the face

 

S14.
Ans.(b)

Sol.
Razz the berries-Excite or impress

 

S15.
Ans.(a)

Sol.
Agitate the Gravel-To leave