pass the buck meaning in Hindi

pass the buck in SSC previous-year questions

1. SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Graduate Level) Idioms & Phrases

   Identify the option in which the idiom “to pass the buck” has been used correctly.

   AThe biology department passed the buck by securing an external federal grant that covered all tuition costs for their incoming doctoral candidates.BThe financial committee managed to pass the buck by converting the university's surplus cash reserves into low-yield, highly secure government bonds.CInstead of taking accountability for the data breach, the chief information officer sought to pass the buck by blaming a junior contractor's outdated software patch.DThe provost advised the academic senate to pass the buck by designing a highly rigorous curriculum that challenged the undergraduate students.
   Answer & explanation

   Answer: C) Instead of taking accountability for the data breach, the chief information officer sought to pass the buck by blaming a junior contractor's outdated software patch.

   Meaning: to pass the buck = to shift responsibility or blame onto someone else *(ज़िम्मेदारी/दोष दूसरे पर डाल देना, टालमटोल करना)*.
   
   Find the blame-shifting.
   Option 3: *Instead of* taking accountability *for the data breach, …* by blaming a junior contractor's *outdated software patch.*
   Refusing responsibility and putting the blame on a junior is exactly passing the buck.
   
   Origin.
   In 19th-century American poker a marker called the *buck* (often a buckhorn-handled knife) showed whose turn it was to deal; a player who did not want the job passed the buck to the next man. Hence President Truman's desk sign: *The buck stops here.*
   
   Why the others are wrong.
   #B Option 1 — securing a grant is an a

2. SSC Steno 2026 T-1 Idioms & Phrases

   What does the phrase "Pass the buck" mean?

   ATo bet moneyBTo evade responsibilityCTo speak brieflyDTo transfer something
   Answer & explanation

   Answer: B) To evade responsibility

   Meaning: pass the buck = to shift the blame or responsibility to someone else *(ज़िम्मेदारी दूसरे पर टालना, दोष दूसरे पर डालना)*.
   Origin.
   In American poker a marker called the buck (often a knife with a buckhorn handle) was placed before the player whose turn it was to deal. A player who did not want the duty passed the buck to the next man.
   US President Harry Truman kept a sign on his desk reading "The buck stops here" — the responsibility ends with me.
   to evade responsibility *(ज़िम्मेदारी से बचना)* — the exact sense.
   Why the others are wrong.
   • to bet money *(दांव लगाना)* — the poker setting misleads; the idiom for gambling is *to stake* or *to put money on*.
   • to speak briefly *(संक्षेप

3. SSC CGL 2023 T-1 Idioms & Phrases

   Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
   Pass the buck

   ATrying to calm downBBlaming another personCSaying something unpleasantDProviding essential services
   Answer & explanation

   Answer: B) Blaming another person

   Answer: (2) Blaming another person
   Solution:
   The idiom “pass the buck” means to shift responsibility or blame to someone else (दूसरे पर दोष डालना).
   Word Meanings:
   • Pass the buck – जिम्मेदारी टालना
   • Blaming – दोष देना
   • Calm down – शांत करना
   • Unpleasant – अप्रिय
   • Essential services – आवश्यक सेवाएं

Examples

• “Instead of fixing the error, he tried to pass the buck to his team.”

pass the buck – questions

What is the meaning of pass the buck in Hindi?

pass the buck means “जिम्मेदारी दूसरे पर डालना” in Hindi. In English: To shift blame or responsibility to someone else.

What are the synonyms of pass the buck?

Synonyms of pass the buck: shift blame, dodge responsibility.

What is the opposite of pass the buck?

Antonyms of pass the buck: take responsibility, own up.

Has pass the buck been asked in SSC exams?

Yes – pass the buck has been asked 3 times in SSC exams: SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Graduate Level), SSC Steno 2026 T-1, SSC CGL 2023 T-1.

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