WBCS 2012 English Priliminary
WBCS 2012 English Priliminary
Direction for Question Nos. 1 and 2
Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition:
1. I have no desire —— fame.
(A) Of
(B) For
(C) In
(D) To
2. There is an exception —— every rule.
(A) To
(B) For
(C) In
(D) Up
3. 'Hold fire' means
(A) To delay doing something
(B) Catch Fire
(C) Prevent fire
(D) Magnify
4. Select the pair in the following options which is set in opposition:
(A) Liquid - Solid
(B) Enough - Adequate
(C) Entice - Lure
(D) Excess - Surplus
5. A 'soliloquy means
(A) Speaking to others
(B) Speaking to oneself
(C) Speaking in whispers
(D) Speaking to a friend
6. To take up the gauntlet means
(A) To accept the challenge
(B) To refuse
(C) To appreciate
(D) To move
7. 'Thespian art' refers to
(A) The art of tragedy
(B) The art of history
(C) The art of story telling
(D) Tribal art
8. 'Cacography means
(A) Bad spelling
(B) Good spelling
(C) Incorrect spelling
(D) None of this above
9. The meat of dear is called
(A) Mutton
(B) Vension
(C) Spoor
(D) Tendil
10. 'Astronomy' means study of the
(A) Moon
(B) Stars
(C) Sky
(D) Sun
11. Regicide means
(A) Murder of a father
(B) Murder of a king
(C) Murder of brother
(D) Murder of a sister
12. 'Aural' means
(A) Relating to the ear
(B) Relating to the eye
(C) Relating to the air
(D) Relating to the water
13. Fill in the blanks with the following pairs:
I am going to Chennai —— Monday —— tour
(A) On, of
(B) On, with
(C) In, with
(D) Of, on
14. Tortuous means
(A) Torture
(B) Turn
(C) Full of twists and turns
(D) Torturous
15. Replace the underlined part of the sentence by any one of the four alternatives given below:
He changed his job and was <u>out of frying pan o fire</u>.
(A) Happy with the job
(B) Misfit
(C) In a condition from bad to worse
(D) Lucky in the choice
16. He sympathised —— him in his bereavement.
(A) In
(B) For
(C) With
(D) By
17. He succeeded by dint —— his hard labour.
(A) Of
(B) BY
(C) For
(D) Because
Choose the correct alternatives of the underlined words
18. He tried by all means, <u>by hook or by crook</u> to win the case.
(A) By any means fair or foul
(B) By money
(C) By Man power
(D) By muscle power
19. She is proficient in music but weak
(A) In study
(B) At lessons
(C) With study
(D) On study
20. A manicurist takes care of
(A) Foot
(B) Ear
(C) Nails
(D) Mind
21. Lachrymose nature means
(A) Lethargic
(B) Prone to anger
(C) Prone to tear
(D) Energetic
22. A gourmet loves
(A) Fashion
(B) Action
(C) Food
(D) Films
23. A clever man sweeps his family scandals under the
(A) Ground
(B) Floor
(C) Carpet
(D) Grave-stone
24. Hike in oil price may mar the future of the trade world.
(A) Harness
(B) Help
(C) Better
(D) Worsen
25. A pugilist is a
(A) Boxer
(B) Swimmer
(C) Athlete
(D) Weight-lifter
Answers
1B, 2A, 3A, 4A, 5B
6A, 7A, 8A, 9B, 10B
11B, 12A, 13A, 14C, 15C
16C, 17A, 18A, 19A, 20C
21C, 22C, 23C, 24D, 25A
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