Asked in: SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Graduate Level)
run the gauntlet in SSC previous-year questions
- SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Graduate Level) Idioms & Phrases
Read the following sentence and ascertain whether the underlined idiom is used correctly. If the usage is incorrect, choose the correct option (A/B/C) to suitably replace it. If the usage is correct, choose Option D: “No correction required.”
The evolutionary biologist expected his radical paper on genetic editing to spark a civil debate, but upon publication, he was forced to rule the roost as peers from every major research institute unleashed a barrage of harsh critiques, public reprimands, and demands for its retraction.Answer & explanation
Answer: B) to run the gauntlet
Meaning: to run the gauntlet = to face a series of attacks or harsh criticism from many people at once *(चारों ओर से आलोचना/हमले झेलना)*.
The deciding words.
*peers from every major research institute unleashed* a barrage of harsh critiques, public reprimands, and demands for its retraction — he is under attack from all sides.
*forced to* also fits: one is made to run the gauntlet; nobody is *forced* to dominate.
Origin.
*Gauntlet* here is from Swedish *gatlopp* (lane-run): a soldier being punished had to run between two lines of men who struck him as he passed.
Why the others are wrong.
#B to rule the roost (the underlined idiom) = to be the one in charge, to dominate *(हुकूमत चलाना, सर्
run the gauntlet – questions
Has run the gauntlet been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – run the gauntlet has been asked in SSC exams: SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Graduate Level).