Test-4 || WBCS Preliminary-2010 || Objective English

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Choose the right alternative from the options given below :
A gourmet loves —— .
(A) Fashion
(B) Action
(C) Food
(D) Films
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Direction for Question Nos. 2 and 3
Fill in the blanks in the sentences choosing the most meaningful alternative from the ones supplied :
The —— of the place attracts many ascetics.
(A) Quietness
(B) Silence
(C) Quietude
(D) Soundlessness
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The street is not properly —— .
(A) Illumed
(B) Illumined
(C) Illuminated
(D) Enlightened
4/25
Choose the right alternative from the options given:
A man with an irrationally fixed idea is called ——
(A) An eccentric
(B) A maniac
(C) A manikin
(D) A phobic
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Direction for Question Nos. 5 to 7
Fill in the blank with the correct alternative from the ones supplied:
A man in the charge of farming and nurturing animals is called —— .
(A) A ploughman
(B) A farmer
(C) A firm-manager
(D) A husbands man
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Lachrymose nature means —— .
(A) Lethargic
(B) Prone to anger
(C) Prone to tear
(D) Energetic
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The man who follows his nose actually follows his —— .
(A) Passion
(B) Rationality
(C) Instinct
(D) Memory
8/25
Choose the correct alternative from the ones supplied:
Detect where the adjective “public” is used in a derogatory sense:
(A) Public house
(B) Public woman
(C) Public servant
(D) Public speech
9/25
Choose the right word from the alternatives to complete the sentence idiomatically :
A clever man sweeps his family scandals under the —— .
(A) Ground
(B) Floor
(C) Carpet
(D) Grave-stone
10/25
Fill in the blank with correct word to make the sentence meaningful :
It is usual nowadays to blow one’s own —— to impress others.
(A) Horn
(B) Trumpet
(C) Drum
(D) Band
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Direction for Question Nos. 11 and 12
Select the pair in the following option which is set in opposition
(A) Doggish — Canine
(B) Manly — Virile
(C) Divine — Infernal
(D) Earthly —Terrestrial
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Select the pair in the following option which is set in opposition
(A) Pedant —— Pedagogic
(B) Humid —— Arid
(C) Erroneous —— Faulty
(D) Horrible —— Horrendous
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Direction for Question Nos. 13 and 14
Choose the word from the list which is nearest in meaning to the underlined part of the sentence:
Hike in oil price may mar the future of the trade world.
(A) Harness
(B) Help
(C) Better
(D) Worsen
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The separation from a lover fills one’s mind with blues .
(A) Sadness
(B) Romanticism
(C) Nostalgia
(D) Colourfulness
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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
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‘We are superior to everybody else’ is the apt utterance of a/an
(A) egoist
(B) pacifist
(C) anarchist
(D) chauvinist
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‘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
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The prospect of her marriage is remote.
The opposite of ‘remote’ in this sentence, would be
(A) high
(B) less
(C) far
(D) near
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Fill in the blank with the right word:
A lame duck organization is one which needs —— .
(A) authority
(B) staff
(C) power
(D) support
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A manicurist takes care of
(A) foot
(B) ear
(C) nails
(D) mind
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Insert the appropriate phrasal verb in the blank below and make the sentence meaningful:
This evidence —— with what one already knows.
(A) ties in
(B) sets in
(C) gives in
(D) goes down
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The specialist who handles problems in the human body related to bones is a/an
(A) orthodontist
(B) osteopath
(C) podiatrist
(D) oncologist
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A duck is a bird, but to duck is
(A) to feel shy
(B) to refuse
(C) to abandon
(D) to avoid
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Baptism 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
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A pugilist is a
(A) boxer
(B) swimmer
(C) athlete
(D) weight-lifter
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