WBCS 2021 English Priliminary

WBCS 2021 English Priliminary

1. The word 'claustrophobia' means

(A) fear of darkness

(B) fear of crowds

(C) fear of confined spaces

(D) fear of water

2. Fill in the blank with the suitable option:

She ___ from the bus and walked to

the back-gate.

(A) boarded

(B) stepped

(C) moved

(D) alighted

3. To feel 'under the weather' means

(A) feel depressed

(B) feel uncomfortable

(C) feel unwell

(D) feel uncertain

4. The word vicissitude means

(A) change

(B) stagnation

(C) uniformity

(D) stability

5. The synonym of supercilious is

(A) officious

(B) superficial

(C) delicious

(D) haughty 

6. The word 'officious, means

(A) self-important

(B) official

(C) serious

(D) enterprising

7. Fill in the blank with the suitable preposition:

He presided ____ the meeting.

(A) over    (B) at      (C) in      (D) for

8. Select the correct answer to fill in the blank.

The ship, with its crew, ____ lost.

(A) were

(B) was

(C) were getting

(D) was being

9. A place where bees are kept ____

(A) Aviary

(B) Abattoir

(C) Granary

(D) Apiary

10. Select the correct spelling:

(A) Accommodition

(B) Accommodation

(C) Accomodation

(D) Acommodation

11. Add a suitable prefix to form the opposite

of the word 'capable'.

(A) Uncapable

(B) Noncapable

(C) Ill-capabte

(D) Incapable

12. The expression 'holier than thou' means

(A) pure

(B) religious

(C) moralistic

(D) sanctimonious

13. The idiomatic expression 'make both ends meet' means

(A) get by

(B) ger over

(C) get done

(D) get well

14. The idiomatic expression, once in a blue

moon, means

(A) rarely

(B) frequently

(C) regularly

(D) never

15. The antonym of the word weird is

(A) Normal

(B) Casual

(C) Tired

(D) Worried

16. Convert the given sentence

interrogative sentence:

I will meet You tomorrow

(A) Where will You meet me?

(B) How will You meet me?

(C) Will You meet me?

(D) When will You meet me?

17. Fill in with a suitable preposition:

He is taller than You ____ two inches'

(A) with       (B) of        (C) in      (D) by

18. The antonym of the word superficial is

(A) Deep

(B) Artificial

(C) Apparent 

(D) True

19. The past tense of rewind is

(A) rewinded

(B) rewounded

(C) rewound

(D) None of the above

20. The serenity of the place overwhelmed me.

Replace the underlined word with a suitable

word

(A) Noiselessness

(B) Calmness

(C) Isolation

(D) Seclusion

21. Choose the right option:

While I ___ in the library, someone

threw a ball through the window.

(A) was sitting

(B) was seated

(C) had been sitting

(D) am sitting

22. Which is the correct sentence?

(A) An one-eyed person was seen roaming

about the streets.

(B) A one-eyed person was seen roaming

about the streets.

(C ) The one eyed person was seen roaming about the streets.

(D) One-eyed person was seen roaming

about the streets.

23. 'La Gioconda' (Mona Lisa) is _____unique work of art.

Fill in the blank with the suitable article'

(A) the       (B) an        (c) a       (D) this

24, Fill in the blank with the right option:

He was offended ____ me unjustify

(A) at     (B) for     (C) with     (D) towards

25. Choose the right word for love of oneself.

(A) Hedonism

(B) Masochism

(C) Narcissism

(D) Sadism

Answer Key:

1C, 2D, 3C, 4A, 5D

6A, 7A, 8B, 9D, 10B

11D, 12D, 13A, 14A, 15A

15D, 17D, 18A, 19C, 20B

21A, 22B, 23C, 24C, 25C