WBCS priliminary

Model question part 1
English
Section-A: English Composition Direction (1 to 5): Fill in the blanks with appropriate

prepositions

1. Shyam was accused murder (a) for (b) in (c) with (d) of

2 The leader broke in the middle of the Speech as he was not feeling well.

(a) after (b) on (c) into (d) off 3. You should refrain hurting her feelings.

(a) from (b) to (c) over (d) of

4. He is always boasting

(a) with (b) for (c) upon (d) of

his wealth

5. Have you pondered (a) over (b) on (c) about (d) with

my case?

Direction (6 to 9): Fach question given below is

followed by four alternatives. Choose the correct one. 6. Abandon means

(a) Vacate (b) Foll (c) Lose (d) Gain
 7. Amnesty means:

(a) Pardon (b) Penalty (c) Justice (d) Release

8. Zenith means

(a) Nadir (b) Minimum (c) Peak (d) Plant

9. And means

(a) Dry (b) Charge (c) Accuse (d) Apprehend

Direction (10 to 13): Choose the correct one word of

the following.

10. One who firmly believes in fate or destiny.

(a) Gratis (b) Dermatologist (c) Fatalist (d) Honorary 
11. Animals living on plants

(a) Camivorous (b) Herbivorous (c) Cliche (d) Celibate

12. Communication between mind and mind

(a) Telephone (b) Armistice (c) Telepathy (d) Tell-tale

13. A free thinker on religion:

(a) Nepotist (b) Libertine (c) Iconoclast (d) Introvert

Direction (14 to 17): Choose the correct word of the following 
14. Vis-a-vis means

(a) Similar (b) Face to Face (c) Contrary to the fact (d)In good faith

15. Ante Meridiem means:

(a) Before midnight (b) After midnight (c) In the evening (d) Before midday

16. De novo means

(a) A fresh (b) Stale (c) Timely (d) Untimely

17. De facto means:

(a) By law (b) In reality (c) By ment (d) By seniority Direction (18 to 20): Each question given below is followed by four alternatives Choose the correct one. 
18. All and Sundry means.

(a) Everybody without distinction (b) Only rich person (c) Together (d) Selected People
Ins and outs means

(a) No details (b) Finally (c) Major share (d) Full details 20, Get into hot water

(a) Take bath (b) Get into trouble (c) Without aim (d) A

h difficult problem

Direction (21 to 22): Each question given below is

followed by four alternatives. Choose the correct one.

21. Out of the frying pan into the

(a) House (b) Water (c) Building (d) Fire

22 A bad workman quarrels with his

(a) Tools (b) Brush (c) Guns (d) Weapons Direction (23 to 25): Choose the most appropriate

word denoting collection or group from the responses.

23. A

of bees

(a) collection (c) group (c) swam (d) hive 24. A of sheep

(a) fleet (b) bunch (c) herd (d) flock 25. A of representatives.

(a) group (b) herd (c) class (d) congress

Section-B: Indian History

26. The word Hindu as reference to the people of Hind(India) was first used by (a) The Greeks (b) The Romans (c) The Chinese (d) 27. Who among the following was a Brahmavadini

f The Arabs

who composed some hymns of the Vedas?

(a) Lopamudra (b) Gargi (c) Leelavati (d) Savitri

28. The river most mentioned in early Vedic Literature

is:

(a) Sindhu (b) Sutudni (c) Sarasvati (d) Ganga 29. In Sanskrit plays written during the Gupta Period

women and Sudras speak (a) Sanskrit (b) Prakrit (c) Pali (d) Sauraseni

30. The name by which A shoka is generally referred to

his inscnption is:

(a) Chakravarti (b) Dharmadeva (c) Dharmakirti (d)

Priyadarsi

31. The concept of Anuvrata was advocated by: (a) Mahayana Buddhism (b) Hinayana Buddhism (c)

Jainism (d) The Lokayata School 32. The term Yavanapnya mentioned in ancient

Sanskrit texts denoted (a) a fine variety of Indian Muslim (b) ivory (e)

damsels sent to the Greek Court for dance performance

(d) Pepper 33. Who among the following is known for his work

on Medicine during the Gupta Perod? (a) Saumilla (b) Sudraka (c) Shaunaka (d) Susruths

34. Who among the following were famous jurists of

Medieval India?
(a) Vijnanesvarm (b) Himadn (c) Rajasekhara (d) Jimutavahana 35. According to Mimamsa system of Philosophy

liberation is possible by means by: (a) Jnana (b) Bhakti (c) Yoga (d) Karma 36. In Medieval India, Mansabdan system

was

introduced for. (a) making recruitment to the army (b) facilitating revenue collection (c) ensuring religious harmony (d) effecting clean administration 37. Mughal Painting reached its zenith under

(a) Humayun (b) Akbar (c) Jahangir (d) Shahjahan 38. After consolidating his power, Balban assumed the

grand title of:

(a) Tutu-Hind (b) Kaiser-1-Hind (c) Zil-1-llahi d) Din 1-Ilahi

39. Which one of the following monuments has a dome which is said to be one of the largest in the world? (a) Tomb of Shershah, Sasaram (b) Jama Masjid (c)

Tomb of Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq, Delhi (d) Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur 40. A sthapradhan was a council of ministers

(a) in the Gupta Administration (b) in the Chola Administration (c) in the Vijaynagar Administration

(d) In the Maratha Administration

41. Battle of Dharmat was fought between:

(a) Mahammad Ghori and Jai Chand (b) Babur and

Afgans (c) Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh (d) Ahmad

Shah Durrani and the Marathas 42. Mongols under Chengiz khan invaded india during the region of

(a) Balban (b) Firoz Tughlaq (c) Iltutmish (d)

Muhammad Bin Tughlaq

43. The greatest invention of man in Palaeolithic age

was (a) fire (b) potter's wheel (c) metal implements (d)

spinning of cloth

44. The Indus Valley Civilization belongs to the: (a) Neolithic Age (b) Palaeolithic Age (c) Chalcolithic Age (d) Mesolithic Age 45. With which religion is Kaivalya associated?

(a) Buddhism (b) Jainism (c) Hinduism (d) Sikhism 46. The Great Buddhist Council in 483 B.C was held at (a) Ujjain (b) Pataliputra (c) Rajagriha (d) Kashmir 47. What was the rate of Land revenue as given in the

Dharma Shastra?

(a) (b) (c) / (a)

48. Gupta Dynasty was famous for

(a) Art and architecture (b) imperialism (c) revente and land reforms (d) patronage of Literary work 49. Who among the following eamed the title of a (a) Chandragupta Vikramaditya (b) Ashoka (c)

Liberator?

Chandra Gupta Maurya (d) Alexander

50. Vatapi was the Capital of the

(a) Pallavas (b) Rashtrakuts (c) Chalukyas (d) Senas
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Answers

1(d), 2(d), 3(a), 4(d), 5(a), 6(a), 7(a), 8(c), 9(a),

11(b), 12(c), 13(b), 14(b), 15(d), 16(a),

10(c),

17(b), 18(a).

19(d), 20(b), 21(d), 22(a). 23(d), 24(d), 25(d), 26(a)

27(a), 28(a), 29(b), 30(d), 31(c), 32(d), 33(d), 34(c), 35(d), 36(d), 37(c), 38(c), 39(d), 40(d), 41(c), 42(c),

43(a), 44(a), 45(b), 46(c), 47(c), 48(a), 49(c), 50(c),

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