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WBCS 2018 Preliminary Exam Question Set With Answer

Q.21) Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition :

She was running short ______ time.

A. at

B. of

C. with

D. for

Q.22) An Ornithologist deals with :

A. Insects

B. Birds

C. Eyes

D. Heart

An ornithologist is someone who studies ornithology — the branch of science devoted to birds.Ornithologists study every aspect of birds, including bird songs, flight patterns, physical appearance, and migration patterns. Birds are genetically related to dinosaurs, which is something else an ornithologist might study.

Q.23) An indefatigable person remains

A. untired

B. unhappy

C. unrelentful

D. unsocial

Q.24) Select the correct meaning of the idiom underlined below :

He stood in hot water

A. in trouble or disgrace

B. met with an accident

C. stepped into boiling water

D. was angry

Q.25) Select the correct meaning of the idiom underlined below

We didn’t really want that particular hotel, but it was a case of Hobson’s Choice.

A. state of dilemma

B. taking what is available or nothing at all

C. teacher’s choice

D. economical

Q.26) Which one of the following countries has won the 2017 FIFA Confederation Cup?

A. Germany

B. Chile

C. Argentina

D. Portugal

Q.27) Which Rajput ruler was not a contemporary of Akbar?

A. Man Singh

B. Amar Singh

C. Udai Singh

D. Jaswant Singh

Q.28) Geomorphologists opine that change of the course of the Kosi river resulted in

A. Ganga river flowing mainly through the Padma in Bangladesh

B. Teesta river flowing in North Bengal

C. Kolkata Port declining

D. Earthquakes in Gangtok and Darjeeling

Q.29) Who described the Quit India Movement [1942] as by far the most serious rebellion since 1857?

A. Viceroy Lord Linlithgow

B. Franklin Roosevelt

C. Chiang Kai Shek

D. Winston Churchill

Q.30) Party founded by Subhash Bose was

A. Indian Freedom Party

B. Azad Hind Fauz

C. Revolutionary Front

D. Forward Block

The All India Forward Bloc is a left-wing nationalist political party in India. It emerged as a faction within the Indian National Congress in 1939, led by Subhas Chandra Bose.

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