English for WBCS | English Grammar | English Question 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