WBCS Previous Year English Question Answer (2010)
English Grammar For WBCS. In this episode we shared Wbcs 2010 English paper Question answer. You can Download these English Question Answer which were coming in the 2010 Previous year. You can solve these English Grammar Question answer for your Up coming Wbcs Preliminary Examination.
WBCS 2010 Question And Answer
Choose the
right alternative from the options given below:
1. A gourmet loves_____.
(A) Fashion
(B) Action
(C) Food
(D) Films
Ans: Food
Direction for Question no. 2 & 3
Fill in the blanks in the sentences choosing the
most meaningful alternative from the ones supplied:
2. The____ of the place attracts many ascetics.
(A) Quietness
(B) Silence
(C) Quietude
(D) Soundlessness
Ans: Silence
3. The Street is not properly _____.
(A) Illumed
(B) Illumined
(C) Illuminated
(D) Enlightened
Ans: Illuminated
4. Choose the right alternative from the given
options:
A man with an irrationally fixed idea is called _____.
(A) An eccentric
(B) A maniac
(C) A mankind
(D) A phobic
Ans: An eccentric
Direction for Question no. 5 to 7
Fill in the blank with the correct alternative from
the ones supplied:
5. A man in the charge of farming and nurturing animals is called_____
(A) A ploughman
(B) A farmer
(C) A firm-manager
(D) A husband man
Ans: A farmer
6. Lachrymose nature means ______.
(A) Lethargic
(B) Prone to anger
(C) Prone to tear
(D) Energetic
Ans: Energetic
7. The man who follows his nose actually follows his______-
(A) Passion
(B) Rationality
(C) Instinct
(D) Memory
Ans: Instinct
8. Choose the correct alternative from the ones
supplied:
Detect where the adjective 'public ' is used in derogatory sense
(A) Public house
(B) Public woman
(C) Public servant
(D) Public speech
Ans: Public woman
9. Choose the right word from the alternative to
complete the sentence idiomatically:
A clever man sweeps his family scandals under the______
(A) Ground
(B) Floor
(C) Capet
(D) Grave-stone
Ans: Capet
10. Fill in blank with correct word to make the
sentence meaningful.
It is usual now-a-days to blow Ones own ______ to impress others.
(A) Horn
(B) Trumpet
(C) Drum
(D) Band
Ans: Trumpet
Direction for Question no. 11 &
12
Select the pair in the following options which is
set opposition
11. (A) Doggish --- Canine
(B) Manly --- Virile
(C) Divine --- Infernal
(D) Earthly --- Terrestrial
Ans: Divine --- Infernal
12. (A) Pedant - Pedagogic
(B) Humid --- Arid
(C) Erroneous --- Faulty
(D) Horrible --- Horrendous
Ans: Humid --- Arid
Direction for Question no. 13 &
14
Choose the word from the list which is nearest in
meaning to the underlined part of the sentence:
13. Hike in oil price may mar the future of the trade world
(A) Harness
(B) Help
(C) Better
(D) Worsen
Ans: Better
14. The separation from a lover fills one's mind with blues
(A) Sadness
(B) Romanticism
(C) Nostalgia
(D) Colourfulness
Ans: Sadness
15. Choose the correct alternative from the options
to fill in the blanks:
In the time of danger, we should try to take the bull by the horns means
"In the time of danger we should try to____"
(A) Surmount it
(B) Face the situation boldly
(C) Overcome it
(D) Control ourselves
Ans: Face the situation boldly
16. 'We are superior to everybody else' is the apt utterance of a/an
(A) Egoist
(B) Pacifist
(C) Anarchist
(D) Humanist
Ans: Egoist
17. To give a dog a bad name means
(A) It is very difficult to destroy the reputation of a loyal person
(B) It is very difficult to lose a bad reputation
(C) It is very difficult to earn a good reputation in a bad company
(D) It is very difficult to both be loyal and do something that jeopardizes
self-reputation
Ans: It is very difficult to lose a bad reputation
18. The prospect of her marriage is remote. The opposite of 'remote' in this
sentence, would be
(A) High
(B) Less
(C) Far
(D) Near
Ans: Near
19. Fill in the blank with the right word:
A lame duck organisation is one which needs_____
(A) Authority
(B) Staff
(C) Power
(D) Support
Ans: Support
20. A manicurist takes care of
(A) Foot
(B) Ear
(C) Nails
(D) Mind
Ans: Nails
21. A duck is a bird, but to duck is
(A) To feel shy
(B) To refuse
(C) To abandon
(D) To avoid
Ans: To feel shy
22. Insert the appropriate phrasal verb in the blank
below and make the sentence meaningful:
This evidence _____ with what one already knows
(A) Tics in
(B) Sets in
(C) Gives in
(D) Goes down
Ans: Tics in
23. The specialist who handles problems in the human body related to bones
is a/an:
(A) Orthodontist
(B) Osteopath
(C) Podiatrist
(D) Oncologist
Ans: Osteopath
24. Baptist of fire means
(A) A fire fighting act
(B) A bad beginning in the first job
(C) A difficult introduction to an experience
(D) A religious experience
Ans: A difficult introduction to an experience
25. A pugilist is a
(A) Boxer
(B) Swimmer
(C) Athlete
(D) Weight - lifter
Ans: Boxer
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