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  1. 4631SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.

    Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: “Go berserk”

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    Correct option: B — Behave in a wild or uncontrolled manner

    Go berserk - Behave in a wild or uncontrolled manner. E.g- The crowd went berserk when the team scored the winning goal.

  2. 4632SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.

    Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: “Sit back on one’s achievements”

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    Correct option: B — To stop trying because of past success

    Sit back on one’s achievements - To stop trying because of past success. E.g- After winning one award, he sat back on his achievements and stopped working hard.

  3. 4633SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.

    Choose the correct meaning for the idiom highlighted in bold. When eco-friendly products became widespread, several companies decided to go with the flow and introduce green packaging.

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    Correct option: B — To follow what most people are doing

    Go with the flow - to follow what most people are doing; to accept things as they happen.

  4. 4634SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.

    Choose the correct phrase for the word highlighted in bold. The construction outside was so loud that Riya felt she needed peace and quiet to finish her assignment.

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    Correct option: B — A calm and silent atmosphere

    Peace and quiet - a calm and silent atmosphere.

  5. 4635SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.

    Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: “Build castles in the air”

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    Correct option: B — To daydream or imagine impossible things

    Build castles in the air - To daydream or imagine impossible things. E.g- He spends all day building castles in the air instead of working.

  6. 4636SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.

    Choose the correct idiom for the word highlighted in bold. After years of practising in the courtroom, Advocate Mehta has become a dab hand at presenting complex arguments.

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    Correct option: B — A person who is very skillful at something

    A dab hand - a person who is very skilled or expert at something.

  7. 4637SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.

    Choose the correct idiom for the word highlighted in bold. On Sundays, my brother becomes as lazy as a toad, refusing to do even the smallest chores.

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    Correct option: B — Someone extremely lazy

    As lazy as a toad - refers to someone extremely lazy.

  8. 4638SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.

    Choose the correct idiom for the word highlighted in bold. When the company discovered that Mahesh had leaked confidential data, he suddenly realized he was in hot water with the management.

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    Correct option: B — Mahesh was in serious trouble.

    In hot water – to be in serious trouble.

  9. 4639SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.

    Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: “Take the bull by the horns”

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    Correct option: B — To confront a difficult or dangerous situation boldly

    Take the bull by the horns - To confront a difficult or dangerous situation boldly. E.g- She decided to take the bull by the horns and speak to the manager directly.

  10. 4640SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.

    Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: “Pick up the gauntlet”

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    Correct option: A — To accept a challenge bravely

    Pick up the gauntlet - To accept a challenge bravely. E.g- He picked up the gauntlet and agreed to compete in the debate.

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Where do these English Language MCQs come from?
They are taken from official past papers of Indian government recruitment exams such as RRB NTPC, RRB Group D and RRB JE, and each question keeps a reference to the exam it appeared in.
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