SSC CGL 2019-20 Tier 1 Syllabus, Exam Pattern and Preparation Tips

1.  A good sportsman can't afford to have a fit of the blues before the game.

[1] stimulate

[2] entertainment

[3] steroids or drugs

[4] depression  

Right answer- depression 

Fit of the Blues 

Meaning:- 

Get into depression, to be in low spirits 

Mind Trick:- 

Fit means to get in and The Blues means a slow sad music. So all over meaning feeling of sadness.

2. His utopian idea  was entertaining but not acceptable.

[1] classic idea

[2] intelligent idea

[3] unworthy idea

[4] imaginary idea   

Right answer- imaginary idea 

Utopian Idea

Meaning:-

Idea that is not realistic but only imaginary

Mind Trick:- 

As Utopian means having a strong belief that everything can be perfect, often in a way that does not seem to be realistic or practical.

3.  He has the habit of getting into a row  over trivial matters.

[1] seeking the help

[2] picking up a fight

[3] getting a right path

[4] giving unwanted advice 

Right answer- giving unwanted advice 

Getting into a row

Meaning:-

Providing or giving unnecessary advises

Mind Tricks:- 

As row means a noisy argument between two or more people

4. A small fry

[1] little

[2] important

[3] unimportant 

[4] weak

Right answer- unimportant

5.  Do not lose your head in public.

[1] be embarrassed 

[2] shave your hair

[3] get angry

[4] get a headache

Right answer- be embarrassed

6.  What egged you on to become social worker ?

[1] urged 

[2] dampened

[3] hindered

[4] discouraged

Right answer- urged 

Egg somebody on

Meaning:-

to encourage somebody to do something

7. Many politicians in India are not fit to hold a candle to Mahatma Gandhi. 

[1] superior

[2] equal

[3] inferior 

[4] indifferent

Right answer- inferior 

Not fit to hold a candle

Meaning:-

Someone is not as good as somebody

8. She must be paying through the nose for the face left.

[1] paying less than necessary

[2] paying too much 

[3] paying the right amount

[4] paying reluctantly

Right answer- paying too much

9.   He is putting the cart before the horse by purchasing furniture before buying a house.

[1] doing a thing in the wrong way

[2] doing a thing in the right way

[3] committing a great crime

[4] doing things meticulously

Right answer- doing a thing in the wrong way 

Put the cart before the horse

Meaning:-

to put or do things in the wrong order

Mind Trick:- 

A cart (a small car) is placed behind the horses, placing the cart before the horses is very unusual.

10.  Casting pearls before swine

[1] speaking nice words and convincing them

[2] offering good things to undeserving people 

[3] uplifting the needy for their welfare

[4] doing worthwhile things to unknown people

Right answer- offering good things to undeserving people 

Casting Pearls Before Swine

Meaning:-

To give or offer valuable things to people who do not understand their value

Mind Trick:- 

As we know that pearl is very expensive things and Swine means an unpleasant person. So an unpleasant person never understand the value of good advises.


1-Keep the wolf from the door  

Meaning:-a)to have enough money to avoid going hungry.

b)to stop somebody feeling hungry

Usages:-1-The poor have to do hard work to keep the wolf from the door.

2-Thousands put on a daily fight to keep the wolf from the door .                                                         

(2)-Break the ice   

Meaning:-to say or do something that makes people feel more relaxed, especially at the beginning of a meeting, party, etc.

Usages:-Jim organized a few party games to break the ice when people first arrived.

We should include music the party to break the ice.

3-Null and Void 

Meaning:-having no legal force

not valid

Mind Tricks:-Null means having the value zero and void means empty space.

Usages:-The contract was declared null and void.

The policy has been declared to be null and void.                                                                               

4-To play second fiddle 

Meaning:-to be treated as less important than somebody or something

to have a less important position than than somebody or something else

Mind Tricks:-Fiddle means to keep touching or moving something with your hands, especially because you are bored and want to avoid someone.

Usages:-                                                                                                                                          I am not going to play second fiddle to anyone.

The narrative in this book plays second fiddle to the excellent photographs.

5-Face the music  

Meaning:-to accept and deal with criticism or punishment for something you have done

Usages:-The others all ran off, leaving me to face the music.

Mary broke a dining-room window and had to face the music when her father got home.

6-Call a spade a spade  

Meaning:-to say exactly what you think without trying to hide your opinion

Mind Tricks:-Spade means an offensive word for a black person. Spade is an offensive word and we should not use word spade for a black person. So according to idiom when we call a spade a spade, we do not hide our opinion.

Usages:-Villagers always call a spade a spade.

Be aware to call a spade a spade.

7-Out of my wits 

Meaning:-to make someone very frightened or confused

greatly confused

Mind Tricks:-Wits means ability to think quickly and cleverly.

Usages:-I am out of my wits and therefor cannot find a way to solve the problem

Math subject makes me out of my wits.

8-Jumping down my throat  

Meaning:-to react very angrily to somebody

Usages:-Salman is jumping down my throat.

She has been very irritable recently, jumping down my throat every time I open my mouth.                   

9-For good / For good and all

Meaning:-permanently

Usages:-This time she is leaving for good (permanently leaving).

So many people are leaving country for good.

10-Achilles heel   

Meaning:-a weak point or fault in somebody's character, which can be attacked by other

Mind Tricks:-Names after the Greek hero Achilles. When he was a small child, his mother held him below the surface of the river Styx to protect him against any injury. She held him by his heel, which therefore was not touched by the water. Achilles died after being wounded by an arrow in the heel.   

----- Oxford.

Usages:-

Weak batting order is an Achilles heel of our team.                                                                              

11-Blow his own trumpet/horn    

Meaning:-to tell other people how good and successful you are

Mind Tricks:-Trumpet means to talk about something publicly in a proud or enthusiastic way.

And trumpet is a brass musical instrument.   

Usages:-He is always blowing his own trumpet.                    

12-Cut the Gordian knot    

Meaning:-solve a very complex problem in a simple way remove the difficulty

to solve a problem boldly and decisively

Mind Tricks:-Gordian knot means a verydifficult or impossible task or problem.

Origin Of Gordian Knot:-From the legend that Gordius, king of Gordium in Persia, tied an intricate knot and prophesie

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1. Headquarters of  SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation)

 Answer: Kathmandu

2.Where is the headquarters of NATO ?

Answer: Brussels (Belgium) 

3.Where is the headquarters of ICC (International Cricket Council) ?

Answer: Dubai

4.where is the Headquarters of Greenpeace?

Answer: Amsterdam(Netherlands)

5.where is the Headquarters of  International red cross ?

Answer:Geneva(Switzerland)

6.where is the Headquarters of   Commonwealth of Nations? 

Answer: Marlborough House(London)

*7.Headquarters of NAM(Non-Aligned Movement) 

Answer:Jakarta, Indonesia 

*8. where is the  Headquarters of African Union? 

Answer: Addis Ababa

Headquarters of  Indian organizations 

1.Where is the headquarters of SEBI?

Answer: Mumbai

2.Where is the headquarters of TRAI(Telecom Regulatory Authority of India)?

Answer: Newdelhi 

3. Where is the Headquarters of Konkan railway ?

Answer: Bilapur

4. Where is the Headquarters of Bharat Scouts and Guides ?

Answer:  Newdelhi

5.Headquarters of RAW(Research and Analysis Wing) and CBI ?

 Answer:  Newdelhi