bad workman blames his tools meaning in Hindi

bad workman blames his tools in SSC previous-year questions

1. SSC Steno 2026 T-1 Idioms & Phrases

   Choose the alternative which gives the correct meaning of the given idiom or phrase.
   A bad workman always blames his tools

   ATo blame external factors for poor performanceBTo fix equipment before starting workCTo hire assistants when a task is difficult to completeDTo refuse to work without proper training
   Answer & explanation

   Answer: A) To blame external factors for poor performance

   Meaning: a bad workman always blames his tools = an incompetent person faults everything except himself *(नाच न जाने आँगन टेढ़ा)*.
   To blame external factors for poor performance *(अपनी कमी के लिए बाहरी कारणों को दोष देना)* states the proverb in plain words.
   The skill lies in the hand, not in the chisel, so the fault the worker points at is never the real one.
   Origin.
   A craftsman's proverb, in English print since the seventeenth century and older in French — *mauvais ouvrier ne trouvera jamais bon outil*, "a bad workman will never find a good tool".
   Why the others are wrong.
   • to fix equipment before starting work *(काम शुरू करने से पहले औज़ार दुरुस्त करना)* — that is sound preparation, the o

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Has bad workman blames his tools been asked in SSC exams?

Yes – bad workman blames his tools has been asked in SSC exams: SSC Steno 2026 T-1.

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