WBCS 2007 English Priliminary
1. Political crime against one’s own country is called
(A) Treachery
(B) Treason
(C) Sedition
(D) Terrorism
2. A drawback usually observed in women is called
(A) Womanly
(B) Womanish
(C) Female
(D) Feminine
3. The trees which shed all their leaves at a particular time of the year called
(A) Evergreen
(B) Coniferous
(C) Deciduous
(D) Savanna
4. Choose the correct item:
Dance is an art form, but to dance attendance is to
(A) Take part in group dance attendance
(B) Entertain by dancing
(C) Be subservient
(D) Be flattering
5. Our gateman is a man of enormous size.
(A) Healthy
(B) Tall
(C) Gigantic
(D) Big
6. The receptionist of the hotel greeted us with the pink of courtesy.
(A) Very sweetly
(B) With seriousness
(C) Warmly
(D) Respectfully
7. Choose of the opposite of the following idiomatic expression from the options given:
To have other fish to fry
(A) To play the second fiddle
(B) To do the Yeoman’s Service
(C) To oil one’s own machine
(D) To cut the coat according to one’s cloth
8. The concluding part of a literary work is called
(A) Epigraph
(B) Epitaph
(C) Conclusion
(D) Epilogue
9. One who knows all is called
(A) Scholarly
(B) Omniscient
(C) Learned
(D) Erudite
10. The beautiful lady compared ---------- the moon by the poet.
(A) with
(B) to
(C) of
(D) like
11. Competitors -------- the globe took part in the game.
(A) from
(B) over
(C) around
(D)across
12. The senior officer was angry -------- the sobordinates
(A) upon
(B) on
(C) with
(D) against
13. Shylock nurtured a deep-rooted hatred --- Antonio.
(A) for
(B) to
(C) against
(D) about
14. A government of the richest class is called
(A) Monarchy
(B) Aristocracy
(C) Plutocracy
(D) Oligarchy
15. A person out to destroy the government is known as
(A) a terrorist
(B) an anarchist
(C) a militant
(D) an extremist
16. From the given options choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank in the sentence:
After one week’s continuous fever, the relatives of the patient became-----about the mode of treatment.
(A) Suspicious
(B) doubtful
(C) apprehensive
(D) inquisitive
17. We all ------------ an unknown danger before us.
(A) Foresaw
(B) predicted
(C) anticipated
(D) apprehended
18. This method is not wrong ; but there may be a more ------------- method then this.
(A) suitable
(B) effective
(C) effectual
(D) working
19. Complete the sentence by choosing appropriate word from the given option.
(A) observed
(B) enjoyed
(C) celebrated
(D) performed
20. Choose the correct meaning of the following idiomatic expression from the option given.
At daggers drawn
(A) Hostile to other
(B) Violent to other
(C) Dangerous for other
(D) Violently opposed to each other
21. From the options choose the word most nearly opposite in meaning to those underlined in the following sentence :
The 19th century was the hey-day of the renaissance in Bangal.
(A) Days of decline
(B) peak-point
(C) period of stagnation
(D) Time of up-rise
22. After much resistance the robbers gave in to the police.
(A) Arrested
(B) Apologized
(C) Yielded
(D) Defeated
23. Man dose not live by bread alone.
(A) Food
(B) Sustenance
(C) Material prosperity
(D) Good health
24. People who believe anything told to them are not dependable.
(A) Faithful
(B) Credible
(C) All-believing
(D) Credulous
25. The two men coming from the same country booked the same hotel in the nighbouring state.
(A) Immigrants
(B) Compatriots
(C) Comrades
(D) Refugees
Answer key: 2007
1.b, 2.b, 3.c, 4.c, 5.c,
6.c, 7.c, 8.d, 9.b, 10.a,
11.c, 12.c, 13.b, 14.b, 15.b,
16.b, 17.d, 18.b, 19.c, 20.d,
21.d, 22.c, 23.c, 24.d, 25.b
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