wbcs 2022 englih questions

WBCS 2022 Prelims English Questions

1. “I have done my duty.” -Which tense is this?

  • A. Present Indefinite
  • B. Present Perfect
  • C. Past Perfect
  • D. Past Indefinite

2. Find the synonym of ‘Covert’

  • A. Revert
  • B. Secret
  • C. Dessert
  • D. Honest

3. What is the most appropriate passive form of “Who has done the work?”

  • A. Who has been done the work?
  • B. By whom has been done the work?
  • C. Whom has done the work by?
  • D. By whom has the work been done?

4. What parts of speech is the word ‘Adjective’?

  • A. Pronoun
  • B. Noun
  • C. Adjective
  • D. Adverb

5. Fine the correctly spelt word.

  • A. Reharsal
  • B. Rehersal
  • C. Rehearsal
  • D. Rehearsel

6. ‘Philanthropist’ means

  • A. Humanitarian
  • B. Mater of man
  • C. Lover of animals
  • D. Lover of books

7. Give the one word substitution of:

One who talks continuously

  • A. Voracious
  • B. Impecunious
  • C. Loquacious
  • D. Avaricious

8. Instead of ‘tolerance’ we can say

  • A. bear on
  • B. bear in
  • C. bear with
  • D. bear at

9. What type of sentence is ‘Do or Die’?

  • A. Simple
  • B. Complex
  • C. Exclamatory
  • D. Compound

10. What is the synonym of ‘Atrocity’?

  • A. Solidarity
  • B. Pity
  • C. Cruelty
  • D. Punctuality

11. The antonym of ‘Forgo’ is

  • A. Claim
  • B. Despite
  • C. Undergo
  • D. Remember

12. The idiomatic expression ‘A slap on the wrist’ means

  • A. Short on time
  • B. A very mild punishment
  • C. To have a dispute
  • D. To force an issue

13. Replace the underlined portion with an idiom from the list below:

They finally agreed on the business deal.

  • A. let the cat out of the bag
  • B. see eye to eye
  • C. to feel under the weather
  • D. to cut a corner

14. It has been established that

(P) Einstein was

(Q) although a great scientist

(R) weak in arithmetic

(S) right from his school days

To form a correct and meaningful sentence. the proper sequence should be:

  • A. QPRS
  • B. PRSQ
  • C. PSQR
  • D. QPSR

15. Give the one word substitution of:

Creature having both male and female organs

  • A. Sodomite
  • B. Homosexual
  • C. Masochist
  • D. Hermaphrodite

16. Fill in the blank with the correct word.

Ram and his brothers were in four in ________.

  • A. quantity
  • B. number
  • C. numbers
  • D. totality

17. Choose the appropriate antonym of ‘Adore’.

  • A. Love
  • B. Like
  • C. Hate
  • D. Ignore

18. Fill in the blank with the appropriate option:

She has no control ________ her temper,

  • A. on
  • B. with
  • C. over
  • D. after

19. Fill in the blank with the appropriate option:

What are you worrying ________?

  • A. to
  • B. with
  • C. for
  • D. about

20. An Obstetrician deals with

  • A. Child disease
  • B. Liver disease
  • C. Pregnancy & child birth
  • D. Nerve disease

21. Use a correct gerund in the blank space:

I like ________ pictures.

  • A. painting
  • B. painted
  • C. to paint
  • D. paint

22. Fill in the blank with the appropriate option:

He spends hours _______ the phone everyday.

  • A. at
  • B. on
  • C. with
  • D. in

23. Fill in the blank with the appropriate option:

He works ________ an insurance company.

  • A. for
  • B. at
  • C. in
  • D. with

24. Which one is the plural number?

  • A. index
  • B. Alumni
  • C. Hypothesis
  • D. Analysis

25. Insert the right preposition in the blank space:

He died ________ dengue.

  • A. with
  • B. from
  • C. of
  • D. by