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WBCS Preliminary Question Paper – 2023
3. Choose the word that best replaces the italicized words in the given sentence—
In earlier times, rebels were executed for killing the king.
(A) homicide
(B) regicide
(C) parricide
(D) fratricide
8. Identify the incorrect pair
(A) Kidney diseases — urologist
(B) Blood-related diseases — haematologist
(C) Diseases of the stomach — gastroenterologist
(D) Various types of cancer — oncologist
17. Who is a ‘psephologist’?
(A) Someone who specializes in statistical studies of voting patterns in elections.
(B) Someone who specializes in a certain branch of neuropsychology.
(C) Someone who specializes in a certain branch of astrophysics.
(D) Someone who practises Freudian psychoanalysis.
WBCS Preliminary Question Paper – 2022
- An Obstetrician deals with
(A) Child disease
(B) Liver disease
(C) Pregnancy & childbirth
(D) Nerve disease
- Give the one-word substitution of:
One who talks continuously
(talkative, garrulous, voluble, profuse)
(A) Voracious
(B) Impecunious
(C) Loquacious
(D) Avaricious
- Give the one-word substitution of:
Creature having both male and female organs
(androgyne, bisexual, epicene)
(A) Sodomite
(B) Homosexual
(C) Masochist
(D) Hermaphrodite
WBCS Preliminary Question Paper – 2021
3. Choose the right word for love of oneself.
(vanity, self-admiration)
(A) Hedonism
(B) Masochism
(C) Narcissism
(D) Sadism
10. The word ‘claustrophobia’ means
(A) fear of darkness
(B) fear of crowds
(C) fear of confined spaces
(D) fear of water
25. A place where bees are kept _____
(A) Aviary
(B) Abattoir
(C) Granary
(D) Apiary
WBCS Preliminary Question Paper – 2019
13. Ornithology is the study of
(A) Fish
(B) Coins
(C) Relics
(D) Birds
15. The word ‘necrophilia’ means
(A) Love for insects
(B) Love for children
(C) Cultivation of knowledge
(D) Fascination with dead bodies
WBCS Preliminary Question Paper – 2018
9. 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
19. One who considers the happiness and well-being of others first is an
(a) Atheist
(b) Altruistic
(c) Alchemist
(d) Aesthete
20. Fill in the blank with the correct word:
An Ophthalmologist is a person who deals with ____ .
(a) heart
(b) eyes
(c) glands
(d) lungs
22. An Ornithologist deals with:
(a) Insects
(b) Birds
(c) Eyes
(d) Heart
23. An indefatigable person remains
(a) untired
(b) unhappy
(c) unrelentful
(d) unsocial
WBCS Preliminary Question Paper – 2017
9. An Epicurean is one who
(a) Endures
(b) Suffers
(c) Enjoys pleasure
(d) Loves
10. An orthopedist deals with
(a) Eyes
(b) Lungs
(c) Bones
(d) Childbirth
11. An illness that is likely to be fatal is
(a) Mortal
(b) Serious
(c) Slight
(d) Temporary
WBCS Preliminary Question Paper – 2016
16. An ophthalmologist deals with
(a) Kidney
(b) Liver
(c) Eyes
(d) Heart
2. 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
3. A misanthrope is a person who
(hater of mankind)
(a) dislikes women
(b) dislikes other people
(c) dislikes children
(d) dislikes Nature
One word Substitution
WBCS Preliminary Question Paper – 2015
1. 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
2. An endocrinologist deals with :
(a) Teeth
(b) Glands
(c) Epidemics
(d) Heart
WBCS Preliminary Question Paper – 2014
1. A person of outgoing nature is known as a/an
(a) Stoic
(b) Extrovert
(c) Megalomaniac
(d) Philanthropist
2. A person suffering from an uncontrollable desire to steal is known as a/an ____
(a) Kleptomaniac
(b) Necromantic
(c) Necrophobic
(d) Introvert
WBCS Preliminary Question Paper – 2013
1. People who do not settle down, speak the Romany language, are called
(a) Truant
(b) Vagabond
(c) Gypsy
(d) Wanderer
2. An omnivorous creature is one who
(a) Eats both plants and animals
(b) Omnipresent
(c) Omniscient
(d) Eats nothing
3. A preparation for killing insects is
(a) Parasite
(b) Insecticide
(c) Humus
(d) Rodent
4. ‘We are superior to everybody else’ is the apt utterance of a/an
(a) Egoist
(b) Pacifist
(c) Anarchist
(d) Chauvinist
5. ‘Crocodile tears’ means
(a) Expression of sorrow
(b) Tears of animals
(c) False tears
(d) Painful expression
6. A _______ makes no difference between man and man in spreading his love.
(a) Philander
(b) Philistine
(c) Philosopher
(d) Philanthropist
WBCS Preliminary Question Paper – 2012
1. A ‘soliloquy means
(a) Speaking to others
(b) speaking to oneself
(c) speaking in whispers
(d) Speaking to a friend
2. The meat of dear is called
(a) Mutton
(b) Venison
(c) Spoor
(d) Tendril
3. Regicide means
(a) Murder of a father
(b) Murder of a king
(c) Murder of a brother
(d) Murder of a sister
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. ‘Astronomy’ means study of the
(a) Moon
(b) stars
(c) Sky
(d) Sun
7. A manicurist takes care of
(a) Foot
(b) Ear
(c) Nails
(d) Mind
8. Lachrymose nature means
(a) Lethargic
(b) Prone to anger
(c) Prone to tear
(d) Energetic
9. A gourmet loves
(a) Fashion
(b) Action
(c) Food
(d) Films
10. A pugilist is
(a) Boxer
(b) Swimmer
(c) Athlete
(d) Weight-lifter
WBCS Preliminary Question Paper – 2011
1. A dissolute person is one who is
(a) Debauched
(b) Dishonest
(c) Dissimilar
(d) Discontent
2. A female ‘administrator’ will be called an
(a) Administratoress
(b) Administress
(c) Administratrix
(d) Administrer
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 ______
(fishes with a rod and line)
(a) Fisherman
(b) Angler
(c) Hunter
(d) Fishmonger
One word Substitution
WBCS Preliminary Question Paper – 2010
1. The specialist who handles problems in the human body related to bones is a/an —
(a) Orthodontist
(b) Osteopath
(c) Podiatrist
(d) Oncologist
2. A man with an irrationally fixed idea is called
(enthusiast, fan, addict)
(a) An eccentric
(b) A maniac
(c) A manikin
(d) A phobic
3. We are superior to everybody else is the apt utterance of a/an :
(a) egoist (self-centered or selfish person)
(b) pacifist
(c) anarchist
(d) chauvinist (excessively patriotic, male supremacist)
46. A pugilist is a—
(a) Boxer
(b) Swimmer
(c) Athlete
(d) Weightlifter
4. A man in charge of farming and nurturing animals called
(a) A ploughman
(b) Farmer
(c) A firm manager
(d) A husbandman
5. A manicurist takes care of:
(a) Foot
(b) Ear
(c) Nails
(d) Mind
WBCS Preliminary Question Paper – 2009
1. A fourteen-lined poem is called a
(a) Sonnet
(b) Epilogue
(c) Composition
(d) Lyric
2. One who hates mankind is called
(a) Man-hater
(b) Cannibal
(c) Demon
(d) Misanthropist
3. The art of Cultivating and managing gardens is called
(a) Horticulture
(b) Gardening
(d) Geology
(d) Botany
37. Love for the whole world is called
(a) Patriotism
(b) Generousness
(c) Philanthropy
(d) Nobility
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