WBCS Prelims 2014 English Composition Question and Solution

ENGLISH COMPOSITION QUESTION AND SOLUTION(QUIZ) - WBCS PRELIMS 2014

  In West Bengal Civil Service (WBCS) Preliminary Examination 2014, total 25 questions was asked from English Composition.

1. Select the correct meaning of the underlined idiom from the alternatives provided.
I gave him a piece of my mind.

[A]  Expressed love        

[B]  Fell in love        

[C]  Expressed anguish        

[D] Trusted him

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [C]  Expressed anguish        

2. Select the correct meaning of the underlined idiom from the alternatives provided.
He has the gift of the gab.

[A]  A talent for speaking      

[B]  A good voice      

[C]  A logical bent of mind      

[D] Talking nonsense

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [A]  A talent for speaking      

3. Choose the correct meaning of the word from the alternatives given below.
Tour de force.

[A]  Masterpiece

[B]  Grand Tour      

[C]  Long Tour      

[D] Art and Culture

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [A]  Masterpiece

4. Choose the correct meaning of the word from the alternatives given below.
INSIPID

[A]  Foolish

[B]  Exciting  

[C]  Dull  

[D] Sensible

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [C]  Dull  

5. Fill in the blank with correct phrasal verb from the options provided below :
They decided to ______his number in the yellow pages.

[A]  look into        

[B]  look at       

[C]  look up       

[D] look onto

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [C]  look up       

6. Select the correct meaning of the underlined idiom from the alternatives provided :
She is a little under the weather today.

[A]  Feeling unwell      

[B]  In sync with the weather       

[C]  Feeling excited       

[D] Feeling sad

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [A]  Feeling unwell      

7. Choose the word opposite meaning to the underlined below :
His point was lost amid the cacophony.

[A]  Music 

[B]  Discordance 

[C]  Silence 

[D] Crowd

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [C]  Silence 

8. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined below:
The possibility of failure was imminent.

[A]  Remote

[B]  Inherent

[C]  Immediate

[D] Perennial

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [A]  Remote

9. Select the correct synonym of the following word from the alternatives provided.
INADVERTENT

[A]  Adversity

[B]  Intentional

[C]  Unintentional 

[D] Advanced

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [C]  Unintentional 

10. Fill in the blank :
He would always ____ the police.

[A]  elude

[B]  illude  

[C]  allude 

[D] delude

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [A]  elude

11. Fill in the blank :
The last_____ will be performed by member of the family only.

[A]  wright

[B]  right

[C]  rite  

[D] write

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [C]  rite  

12. Complete the sentence by choosing the correct meaning from the options provided :
A person of outgoing nature is known as a/an ____ .

[A]  Stoic  

[B]  Extrovert 

[C]  Megalomaniac  

[D] Philanthropist

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [B]  Extrovert 

13. Fill in the blank with the correct preposition :
He held his breath ____ several minutes.

[A]  on

[B]  of

[B]  for

[D] from

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [B]  for

14. Choose the correct meaning of the word from the alternatives given below:
INCOGNITO

[A]  Candid 

[B]  Impromptu 

[C]  Opposed   

[D] Disguised

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [D] Disguised

15. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the one underlined below :
There is abundant scope for improvement.

[A]  Ample 

[B]  Scarce

[C]  Copious 

[D] Eternal

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [B]  Scarce

16. The word ‘Pride’ is also used to describe a group of

[A]  Tigers  

[B]  Elephants 

[C]  Lions    

[D] Hyenas

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [C]  Lions    

17. ‘Cricket’ is also a kind of a/an

[A]  Bird 

[B]  Insect  

[C]  Food 

[D] Flower

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [B]  Insect  

18. A ‘Page’ also means

[A]  A sweet dish       

[B]  A chauffeur        

[C]  A book       

[D] A servant

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [D] A servant

19. Insert the correct phrasal verb from the options provided to make meaningful sentence :
I will _____ to my job until May.

[A]  hold up      

[B]  hold on      

[C]  hold in

[D] hold 

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [B]  hold on      

20. Fill in the blank with correct phrasal verb from the options provided below:
The boss simply could not _____ his inefficiency any more.

[A]  put off       

[B]  put up with     

[C]  put down

[D] put across

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [B]  put up with     

21. Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
He is _____ the phone right now.

[A]  at

[B]  in

[C]  on

[D] to

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [C]  on

22. Select the correct synonym of the following word from the alternatives provided:
EMBEZZLE

[A]  Steal

[B]  Steel    

[C]  Honesty   

[D] Dazzle

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [A]  Steal

23. Select the correct synonym of the following word from the alternatives provided :
LUCID

[A]  Opaque 

[B]  Solid

[C]  Clear 

[D] Hazy

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [C]  Clear 

24. Fill in the blank:
You should _____ her case as a precedent.

[A]  site 

[B]  cite 

[C]  sight 

[D] side

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [B]  cite 

25. Complete the sentence by choosing the correct meaning from the options provided:
A person suffering from an uncontrollable desire to steal is known as a/an ____.

[A]  Kleptomaniac  

[B]   Necromaniac         

[C]  Necrophobic  

[D] Introvert

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [A]  Kleptomaniac