Asked in: SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Graduate Level)
blind leading the blind in SSC previous-year questions
- SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Graduate Level) Idioms & Phrases
Choose the correct option:
Richard offered to be my guide through Paris, but since he’d never been there before either, it was a case of:Answer & explanation
Answer: A) The blind leading the blind
Meaning: the blind leading the blind = an ignorant or inexperienced person guiding another who knows just as little *(अंधा अंधे को राह दिखाए; अनाड़ी का अनाड़ी मार्गदर्शक)*.
The deciding words: *"he’d never been there before either"* — the guide knows Paris no better than the guided.
Origin.
From the Bible (Matthew 15:14): *"if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch."*
Why the others are wrong.
#B Seeing is believing = you accept something only when you see it yourself *(आँखों देखा ही सच)* — nothing here needs proof.
#B A sight for sore eyes = a person or thing you are very pleased to see *(आँखों को सुकून देने वाला)* — expresses delight, not shared ignorance.
#B Beauty is
blind leading the blind – questions
Has blind leading the blind been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – blind leading the blind has been asked in SSC exams: SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Graduate Level).