WBCS 2013 English Priliminary
WBCS 2013 English Priliminary
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate preposition :
1. I was alarmed —— the news of my brother's illness.
(A) In (B) At (C) Or (D) On
2. Select the pair in the following options, which is set in opposition :
(A) Erroneous — Faulty
(B) Reticent — Silent
(C) Vilify— Slander
(D) None of the above
3. 'To see red' means
(A) To begin to understand
(B) To be mad with anger
(C) A narrow escape
(D) Smart and clean
4. Eruption means outbreak, irruption means
(A) Bursting in
(B) Equal
(C) Disease
(D) Evil
5. Fill in the Blanks :
The street is not properly ——
(A) Illumed
(B) Illumined
(C) Illuminated
(D) Enlightened
6. The opposite of 'remote' is
(A) High
(B) Less
(C) Far
(D) Near
7. He is such a good Samaritan. It means
(A) He is very clever
(B) He is a fool
(C) Someone who tries to help people
(D) He is a bad man
8. 'Deciduous' trees are
(A) Trees that lose the leaves annually
(B) Trees that are big
(C) Trees that are short
(D) Trees that are scattered
Instruction for Question Nos. 9 to 12. Use appropriate words to fill in the blanks :
9. The —— structure of Tajmahal makes it one of the wonders of the world.
(A) Magnanimous
(B) Mediocre
(C) Mighty
(D) Majestic
10. He was penniless when the bank failed and declared himself ——
(A) Insipid
(B) Insolent
(C) Innocent
(D) Insolvent
11. The child proved himself —— by his behaviour and was expelled from the school.
(A) Ill-brend
(B) Ill-advised
(G) Ill-treated
(D) Illogical
12. A —— makes no difference between man and man in spreading his love.
(A) Philander
(B) Philistine
(C) Philosopher
(D) Philanthropist
Instruction for Question Nos. 13 & 14. Choose the correct alternatives from the options to fill in the blanks:
13. They 'laughed down' the man means that they —— the man.
(A) Confined
(B) Laughed with
(C) Ridiculed and belittled
(D) Punished
14. 'Crocodile tears' means ——.
(A) Expression of sorrow
(B) Tears of animals
(C) False tears
(D) Painful Expression
Choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word :
15. <u>Transparency</u> is needed in dealing with a matter of public interest.
(A) Haziness
(B) Trauma
(C) Turbulence
(D) Transition
Identify the correct word from the options given to make the sentence meaningful:
16. The banquet-hail —— decorated to celebrate the occasion.
(A) Slovenly
(B) Simply
(C) Lavishly
(D) Poorly
17. People who do not settle down, speak the Romany language, are called.
(A) Truant
(B) Vagabond
(C) Gypsy
(D) Wanderer
18. A preparation for killing insects is.
(A) Parasite
(B) Insecticide
(C) Humus
(D) Rodent
19. Fill In the blank :
He came of his own ——
(A) Impulse
(B) Instinct
(C) Accord
(D) indifference
20. Replace the underlined word by any of the options given below:
It was <u>queer</u> to see his behaviour.
(A) Natural
(B) Odd
(C) Probable
(D) Convincing
21. 'We are superior to every body else' is the apt utterance of a/an—
(A) Egoist
(B) Pacifist
(C) Anarchist
(D) Chauvinist
Instruction for Question Nos. 22 & 23.
Choose the word closest to the meaning of the underlined words:
22. The Patient needed an <u>anodyne</u> for his strained nerves.
(A) Alcohol
(B) Opium
(C) Medicine
(D) Painkilling balm
23. The news came like a <u>bolt from the blue</u>.
(A) Windfall
(B) Thunderbolt
(C) Sudden and unexpected
(D) Shock
Insert apptopriate phrasal verb in the blank below to make the sentence meaningful:
24. His friend —— his word much to his despair.
(A) Went back on
(B) Went away from
(C) Went with
(D) Went in
25. An <u>omnivorous</u> creature is one who
(A) Eats both plants and animals
(B) Omnipresent
(C) Omniscient
(D) Eats nothing
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