WBCS 2021 English

1. The word 'claustrophobia' means (A) fear of darkness (B) fear of crowds (C) fear of confined spaces (D) fear of water 2. Fill in the blank with the suitable option: She _______ from the bus and walked to the back-gate. (A) boarded (B) stepped (C) moved (D) alighted 3. To feel 'under the weather' means (A) feel depressed (B) feel uncomfortable (C) feel unwell (D) feel uncertain 4. The word vicissitude means (A) change (B) stagnation (C) uniformity (D) stability 5. The synonym of supercilious is (A) officious (B) superficial (C) delicious (D) haughty 6. The word 'officious' means (A) self-important (B) official (C) serious (D) enterprising 7. Fill in the blank with the suitable preposition: He presided ____ the meeting. (A) over (B) at (C) in (D) for 8. Select the correct answer to fill in the blank. The ship, with its crew _______ lost. (A) were (B) was (C) were getting (D) was being 9. A place where bees are kept — (A) Aviary (B) Abattoir (C) Granary fD) Apiary 10. Select the correct spelling: (A) Accommodition (B) Accommodation (C) Accomodation (D) Acommodation 11. Add a suitable prefix to form the opposite of the word 'capable'. (A) Uncapable (B) Noncapable (C) [ll-capable (D) Incapable 12. The expression ‘holier than thou' means (A) pure (B) religious (C) moralistic (D) sanctimonious 13. The idiomatic expression 'make both ends meet' means (A) get by (B) get over (C) get done (D) get well 14. The idiomatic expression, once in a blue moon, means (A) rarely (B) frequently (C) regularly (D) never 15. The antonym of the word weird is (A) Normal (B) Casual (C) Tired (D) Worried 16. Convert the given sentence into an interrogative sentence: I will meet you tomorrow. (A) Where will you meet me? (B) How will you meet me? (C) Will you meet me? (D) When will you meet me? 17. Fill in with a suitable preposition: He is taller than you _____ two inches. (A) with (B) of (C) in (D) by 18. The antonym of the word superficial is (A) Deep (B) Artificial (C) Apparent {D) True 19. The past tense of rewind is (A) rewinded (B) rewounded (C) rewound (D) None of the above 20. The 'serenity' of the place overwhelmed me. Replace the underlined word with a suitable word. (A) Noiselessness (B) Calmness (C) Isolation (D) Seclusion 21. Choose the right option: While I in the library, someone threw a ball through the window. (A) was sitting (B) was seated (C) had been sitting (D) am sitting 22. Which is the correct sentence? (A) Anone-eyed person was seen roaming about the streets. (B) A one-eyed person was seen roaming about the streets. (C) The one eyed person was seen roaming about the streets. (D) One-eyed person was seen roaming about the streets. 23. 'La Gioconda' (Mona Lisa) is ________ unique work of art. Fill in the blank with the suitable article. (A) the (B) an (C) a (D) this 24. Fill in the blank with the right option: He was offended _________ me unjustly. (A) at (B) for (C) with (D) towards 25. Choose the right word for love of oneself. (A) Hedonism (B) Masochism (C) Narcissism (D) Sadism 26. The following state is the highest producer of tin in India : (A) Rajasthan (B) Odisha (C) Jharkhand (D) Chhattisgarh 27. Sandhyakar Nandi was the court poet of the (A) Mauryas (B) Senas (C) Hussain Shahis (D) Palas 28. Which Sultan was not a slave before he ascended the throne? (A) Qutub-ud-din Aibak (B) Iltutmish (C) Alauddin Khilji (D) Balban 29. The Chief Justice of High Courtis appointed by the (A) Prime Minister (B) President (C) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (D) Cabinet 30. Who coined the slogan 'Swaraj is my birth right'? (A) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (B) Vasudev Balwant Phadke (C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (D) Balkrishna Chapekar 31. Ratio of the rms speed and the most probable speed for molecules in an ideal gas is - (A) √3 : (B) 1: √3 (C) √3:√2 (D) √2: √3 32. The Valley of Kashmir is located in between the following ranges : (A) Zaskar and Pir Panjal (B) Zaskar and Karakoram (C) Karakoram and Shiwalik (D) Zaskar and Shiwalik 33. The velocity ratio of the hour hand and minute hand of a clock is - (A) 1:12 (B) 12 : 1 (C) 24:1 (D) 1:24 34. The leader of the Narmada Bachao Andolon - (A) Anna Hajare (B) Medha Patker (C) Ramdev (D) Binayak Sen 35. Which was the first incident of a British official's assassination after the revolt of 1857 ? (A) Assassination of British official W.C. Rand by Chapekar Brothers (B) Assassination of British police officer John Saunders by Bhagat Singh and Shivram Rajguru (C) Assassination of William Hutt Curzon Wyllie by Madan Lal Dhingra (D) Assassination of British police officer Jackson by Anant Laxman Kanhere 31. আদর্শ গ্যাসের অণুর জন্য RMS বেগ এবং Most Probable বেগের অনুপাত হল। 32. কাশ্মীর উপত্যকা নিম্নলিখিত পর্বতশ্রেণিগুলির মধ্যে অবস্থিত ? (A) জাস্কার ও পীরপাঞ্জাল (B) জাস্কার ও কারাকোরাম (C) কারাকোরাম ও শিবালিক। (D) জাস্কার ও শিবালিক 33. ঘড়িতে ঘণ্টার কাটা ও মিনিটের কাঁটার গতিবেগের অনুপাত হল (A) 1:12 (B) 12:1 (C) 24:1 (D) 1:24 34. নর্মদা বাঁচাও আন্দোলনে নেতৃত্ব দিয়েছেন (A) আন্না হাজারে (B) মেধা পাটকর (C) রামদেব (D) বিনায়ক সেন