W.B.C.S Executive Examination, 2010: Time: 2 Hours 30 Minutes Marks: 200
W.B.C.S Executive Examination, 2010: Time: 2 Hours 30 Minutes Marks: 200
W.B.C.S Executive Examination, 2010: Time: 2 Hours 30 Minutes Marks: 200
S EXECUTIVE EXAMINATION, 2010
Preliminary
Time: 2 hours 30 minutes Marks: 200
GENERAL STUDIES
1. A pugilist is a
(A) boxer (B) swimmer
(C) athlete (D) weight-lifter
2. The specialist who handles problems in the human body related to bones
is a/an
(A) orthodontist (B) osteopath
(C) podiatrist (D) oncologist
3. 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
4. A duck is a bird, but to duck is
(A) to feel shy (B) to refuse
(C) to abandon (D) to avoid
5. 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
6. A manicurist takes care of
(A) foot (B) ear
(C) nails (D) mind
7. Fill in the blank with the right word:
A lame duck organization is one which needs ___________.
(A) authority (B) staff
(C) power (D) support
8. ‘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
9. The prospect of her marriage is remote.
The opposite of ‘remote’, in this sentence, would be
(A) high (B) less
(C) far (D) near
10. ‘We are superior to everybody else’ is the aptitterance of a/an
(A) egoist (B) pacifist
(C) anarchist (D) chauvinist
11. Choose the right alternative from the options given below:
A gourmet loves —.
(A) Fashion (B) Action
(C) Food (D) Films
Direction for Question Nos. 12 and 13
Fill in the blanks in the sentences choosing the most meaningful alternative
from the ones supplied:
12. The street is not properly .
(A) Illumed (B) Illumined
(C) Illuminated (D) Enlightened
13. The of the place attracts many ascetics.
(A) Quietness (B) Silence
(C) Quietude (D) Soundlessness
14. 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
Direction for Question Nos. 15 to 17
Fill in the blank with the correct alternative from the ones supplied:
15. The man who follows his nose actually follows his .
(A) Passion (B) Rationality
(C) Instinct (D) Memory
16. Lachrymose nature means .
(A) Lethargic (B) Prone to anger
(C) Prone to tear (D) Energetic
17. 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
18. 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
19. 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
20. 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
Direction for Question Nos. 21 and 22
Opposite Meaning from these:
21. (A) Doggish Canine
(B) Manly Virile
(C) Divine Infernal
(D) Earthly Terrestrial
22. (A) Pedant Pedagogic
(B) Humid Arid
(C) Erroneous Faulty
(D) Horrible — Horrendous
23. 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