English – Yearwise Questions – One Word Substitution – W.B.C.S. Preliminary Examination.

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WBCS Preliminary Question Paper – 2019

1. The word ‘necrophilia’ means
   (A) Love for insects
   (B) Love for children
   (C) Cultivation of knowledge
   (D) Fascination with dead bodies
2. Ornithology is the study of
   (A) Fish
   (B) Coins
   (C) Relics
   (D) Birds

WBCS Preliminary Question Paper – 2018

1) One who considers the happiness and well-being of others first is an
(a) Atheist
(b) Altruistic
(c) Alchemist
(d) Aesthete

2) Choose the correct meaning of the word from the alternatives given below :
Classic __
(a) of the first or highest quality
(b) a long list
(c) loose, flowing robe
(d) sanctified

3) An Ornithologist deals with:
(a) Insects
(b) Birds
(c) Eyes
(d) Heart

4) An indefatigable person remains
(a) untired
(b) unhappy
(c) unrelentful
(d) unsocial

5) Fill in the blank with the correct word:
An Ophthalmologist is a person who deals with ___
(a) heart
(b) eyes
(c) glands
(d) lungs

WBCS Preliminary Question Paper – 2017

1. An orthopedist deals with
   (a) Eyes
   (b) Lungs
   (c) Bones
   (d) Childbirth
2. An Epicurean is one who
   (a) Endures
   (b) Suffers
   (c) Enjoys pleasure
   (d) Loves
3. An illness that is likely to be fatal is
   (a) Mortal
   (b) Serious
   (c) Slight
   (d) Temporary

WBCS Preliminary Question Paper – 2016

1. Memorabilia refers to
   (a) memorable things
   (b) memories of war
   (c) memories of objects collected because of their links with people
   or events
   (d) memories of the past
2. An ophthalmologist deals with
   (a) Kidney
   (b) Liver
   (c) Eyes
   (d) Heart
3. A misanthrope is a person who
   (a) dislikes women
   (b) dislikes other people
   (c) dislikes children
   (d) dislikes Nature

WBCS Preliminary Question Paper – 2015

1. An endocrinologist deals with :
   (a) Teeth
   (b) Glands
   (c) Epidemics
   (d) Heart
2. A person on the verge of death of an illness is :
   (a) Seriously ill
   (b) Terminally ill
   (c) Sporadically ill
   (d) None of the above

WBCS Preliminary Question Paper – 2014

1. A person suffering from an uncontrollable desire to steal is known as a/an
   ____
   (a) Kleptomaniac
   (b) Necromantic
   (c) Necrophobic
   (d) Introvert
2. A person of outgoing nature is known as a/an
   (a) Stoic
   (b) Extrovert
   (c) Megalomaniac
   (d) Philanthropist

WBCS Preliminary Question Paper – 2013

1. An omnivorous creature is one who
   (a) Eats both plants and animals
   (b) Omnipresent
   (c) Omniscient
   (d) Eats nothing
2. People who do not settle down, speak the Romany language, are called
   (a) Truant
   (b) Vagabond
   (c) Gypsy
   (d) Wanderer
3. A preparation for killing insects is
   (a) Parasite
   (b) Insecticide
   (c) Humus
   (d) Rodent
4. ‘Crocodile tears’ means
   (a) Expression of sorrow
   (b) Tears of animals
   (c) False tears
   (d) Painful expression
5. A _______ makes no difference between man and man in spreading his
   love.
   (a) Philander
   (b) Philistine
   (c) Philosopher
   (d) Philanthropist
6. ‘We are superior to everybody else’ is the apart utterance of a/an
   (a) Egoist
   (b) Pacifist
   (c) Anarchist
   (d) Chauvinist

WBCS Preliminary Question Paper – 2012

1. The meat of dear is called
   (a) Mutton
   (b) Venison
   (c) Spoor
   (d) Tendril
2. Regicide means
   (a) Murder of a father
   (b) Murder of a king
   (c) Murder of a brother
   (d) Murder of a sister
3. A ‘soliloquy means
   (a) Speaking to others
   (b) speaking to oneself
   (c) speaking in whispers
   (d) Speaking to a friend
4. ‘Aural’ means
   (a) Relating to the ear
   (b) Relating to the eye
   (c) Relating to the air
   (d) Relating to the water
5. Tortuous means
   (a) Torture
   (b) Tour
   (c) Full of twists and turns
   (d) Torturous
6. A manicurist takes care of
   (a) Foot
   (b) Ear
   (c) Nails
   (d) Mind
7. Lachrymose nature means
   (a) Lethargic
   (b) Prone to anger
   (c) Prone to tear
   (d) Energetic
8. A gourmet loves
   (a) Fashion
   (b) Action
   (c) Food
   (d) Films
9. ‘Astronomy’ means study of the
   (a) Moon
   (b) stars
   (c) Sky
   (d) Sun
10. A pugilist is
    (a) Boxer
    (b) Swimmer
    (c) Athlete
    (d) Weight-lifter

WBCS Preliminary Question Paper – 2011

1. A female ‘administrator’ will be called an
   (a) Administratoress
   (b) Administress
   (c) Administratrix
   (d) Administrer
2. A dissolute person is one who is
   (a) Debauched
   (b) Dishonest
   (c) Dissimilar
   (d) Discontent
3. Many camels together would be called a
   (a) Team
   (b) Troop
   (c) String
   (d) Caravan
4. A man who catches fish as a hobby is called a/an ______
   (a) Fisherman
   (b) Angler
   (c) Hunter
   (d) Fishmonger
   One word Substitution

WBCS Preliminary Question Paper – 2010

1. A man with an irrationally fixed idea is called
   (a) An eccentric
   (b) A maniac
   (c) A manikin
   (d) A phobic
2. A pugilist is a—
   (a) Boxer
   (b) Swimmer
   (c) Athlete
   (d) Weightlifter
3. A man in charge of farming and nurturing animals called
   (a) A ploughman
   (b) Farmer
   (c) A firm manager
   (d) A husbandman
4. The specialist who handles problems in the human body related to bones
   is a/an —
   (a) Orthodontist
   (b) Osteopath
   (c) Podiatrist
   (d) Oncologist
5. A manicurist takes care of:
   (a) Foot
   (b) Ear
   (c) Nails
   (d) Mind

WBCS Preliminary Question Paper – 2009

1. One who hates mankind is called
   (a) Man-hater
   (b) Cannibal
   (c) Demon
   (d) Misanthropist
2. The art of Cultivating and managing gardens is called
   (a) Horticulture
   (b) Gardening
   (d) Geology
   (d) Botany
3. A fourteen-lined poem is called a
   (a) Sonnet
   (b) Epilogue
   (c) Composition
   (d) Lyric
4. Love for the whole world is called
   (a) Patriotism
   (b) Generousness
   (c) Philanthropy
   (d) Nobility
5. People who look at the stars in the sky are pursuing a wonderful
   vocation.—
   (a) Astrologers
   (b) Astronomers
   (c) Geophpicists
   (d) Geologists
6. A Government by divine guidance is called
   (a) Theocracy
   (b) Episcopacy
   (c) Oligarchy
   (d) Aristocracy
7. A disease affecting many persons at the same time and place is called
   (a) Epidemic
   (b) Infection
   (c) Sickness
   (d) Death
8. A person who makes his journey on foot is called a
   (a) Pedestrian
   (b) Walker
   (c) Rambler
   (d) Wanderer
9. A collection of poems came out to felicitate the poet.
   (a) Guide book
   (b) Collection
   (c) An Anthology
   (d) Compilation
10. People who were present in the hall to listen to the lecture were
    indisciplined.
    (a) Crowd
    (b) Mob
    (c) Audience
    (d) Ruffians

WBCS Preliminary Question Paper – 2008

1. A market where old and used goods are sold is called a
   (a) Grey market
   (b) Share market
   (c) Black market
   (d) Flea market
2. An interpreter is involved with the task of
   (a) Inscription
   (b) Transcription
   (c) Translation
   (d) Transformation
3. One who moves from one place to go to live work in another is called a
   migrant.
   But a vagrant is a person
   (a) Without a valid passport
   (b) Who goes to live in exile
   (c) Without a settled home or regular work
   (d) Who asks for political asylum
4. False belief which cannot be shaken by reason is termed
   (A) Delusion
   (B) Fantasy
   (C) Illusion
   (D) Hallucination
   One word Substitution

WBCS Preliminary Question Paper – 2007

1. Political crime against one’s own country is called
   (a) Treachery
   (b) Treason
   (c) Sedition
   (d) Terrorism
2. A drawback usually observed in women is called
   (a) Womanly
   (b) Womanish
   (c) Female
   (d) Feminine
3. The trees which shed all their leaves at a particular time of the year are
   called
   (a) Evergreen
   (b) Coniferous
   (c) Deciduous
   (d) Savanna
4. The concluding part of a literary work is called
   (a) Epigraph
   (b) Epitaph
   (c) Conclusion
   (d) Epilogue

5: One who knows all is called
(a) Scholarly
(b) Omniscient
(c) Learned
(d) Erudite

6. A government of the richest class is called
   (a) Monarchy
   (b) Aristocracy
   (c) Plutocracy
   (d) Oligarchy

7A person out to destroy the government is knows as
(a) A terrorist
(b) An anarchist
(c) A militant
(d) An extremist

8. People who believe anything told to them are not dependable.
   (a) Faithful
   (b) Credible
   (c) All-believing
   (d) Credulous
9. The two men coming from the same country booked the same hotel in
   the neighboring State.
   (a) Immigrants
   (b) Compatriots
   (c) Comrades
   (d) Refugees

WBCS Preliminary Question Paper – 2006

1. To conduct talks with a party with the aim of settling an issue is to —
   (a) Negotiate
   (b) Confer
   (c) Consult
   (d) Advise
2. To make use of marks like commas or full stops is to
   (a) Deviate
   (b) Vary
   (c) Regulate
   (d) Punctuate
3. A child who has lost both his parents is known as —
   (a) Unlucky
   (b) A foundling
   (c) An orphan
   (d) A street-child
4. When the author gives a name which is not his real one, the book is said
   to be written under a —
   (a) Fiction
   (b) Falsehood
   (c) Pseudonym
   (d) Mistake
5. A seller of cakes
   (a) Baker
   (b) Salesman
   (c) Cake-seller
   (d) Confectioner
6. A dwelling in which soldiers live —
   (a) Camp
   (b) Barracks
   (c) Tents
   (d) Cottage
7. The waves that tumble on to the beach are called —
   (a) Tumblers
   (b) Breakers
   (c) Currents
   (d) Roarers
8. The man who passed himself off as another was finally caught by the
   alert young detective.
   (a) Wrong-doer
   (b) Cheat
   (c) Impostor
   (d) Traitor
9. The people of the country rebelled against the oppressive and cruel
   ruler.
   (a) Dictator
   (b) Tyrant
   (c) Demagogue
   (d) Emperor
10. My friend was apt to act suddenly without thinking.
    a) Courageously
    (b) Excitedly
    (c) Thoughtlessly
    (d) Impulsively
11. Part of the examination should be conducted by word of mouth.
    (a) Orally
    (b) Intelligently
    (c) Confidentially
    (d) Literally
12. Apiece writing done by hand is called a
    (a) Script
    (b) Copy
    (c) Manuscript
    (d) Essay
13. A collection of assorted poems or other writings is known as
    (a) A casebook
    (b) An anthology
    (c) A journal
    (d) Reviews
14. An author who writes the story of another person’s life is known as —
    (a) Historian
    (b) Chronicler
    (c) Biographer
    (d) Diarist
15. When an animal sleeps through the winter it is
    (a) Ruminating
    (b) Hibernating
    (c) Gravitating
    (d) Radiating

WBCS Preliminary Question Paper – 2005

1. One who leaves his country for another is
   (a) A traitor
   (b) A refugee
   (c) An emigrant
   (d) An immigrant
2. One who acquires a bad name is
   (a) Famous
   (b) Evil
   (c) Notorious
   (d) Infamous
3. His ghost story was beyond belief.
   (a) Fantastic
   (b) Terrifying
   (c) Incredible
   (d) Imaginary
4. That which is not permissible is
   (a) Wrong
   (b) Prohibited
   (c) Evil
   (d) Impermanent
5. My friend was a person apt to act suddenly without thinking.
   (a) Impulsive
   (b) Excitable
   (c) Thoughtless
   (d) Violent

WBCS Preliminary Question Paper – 2003

1. Ichthyology is related with
   (A) fish
   (B) bird
   (C) insect
   (D) mamma
2. His sudden and unexpected appearance seemed to petrify her
   (fossilized, frozen)
   (a) Amaze
   (b) Turn to stone
   (c) Frighten
   (d) Shock

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