WBCS English Previous Year Questions 2016 with Answers Free PDF Download

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WBCS Preliminary 2016 English Composition Official PYQs with Answers

WBCS Preliminary exams consists of total 200 Questions out of which 25 Questions comes from English Composition section. Topics covered (Basic Grammar & Usage, Vocabulary, Synonyms, Antonyms, Idioms & Phrases, Sentence Correction & Improvement, One-word Substitution, Fill in the blanks, etc.). In this Blog, ExamYog present the WBCS 2016 English Composition PYQs List -

1: Choose the word opposite in meaning to the word underline below:
People responded to the leader's speech with shouts of ecstasy.
A: Despondency
B: Despair
C: Disagreement
D: Displeasure
👉 Correct Answer: D. Displeasure. ✅

2: Put in a correct participle in the blank space.
The sea ____, we went for sail.
A: being rough
B: disturbed
C: being kind
D: being smooth
👉 Correct Answer: D. being smooth. ✅

3: Choose the correct meaning of the word from the alternatives given below:
Quintessential
A: Most typical example
B: Most wanted thing
C: Most popular
D: Most utilized
👉 Correct Answer: A. Most typical example. ✅

4: In a moment of hurry, the files have been by Hamilton. (Insert correct phrasal verb)
A: cast about
B: cast out
C: cast up
D: cast aside
👉 Correct Answer: D. cast aside. ✅

5: Insert proper preposition in the sentence.
I prevailed ______ him to join our group.
A: on
B: upon
C: beside
D: along with
👉 Correct Answer: A. on. ✅

6: Select the correct meaning of the idiom underline below:
There's no love lost between them.
A: A void
B: Not on good terms
C: Challenge
D: Quarrel
👉 Correct Answer: B. Not on good terms. ✅

7: Choose the word opposite in meaning to the word underline below:
The appearance of the stranger was forbidding.
A: Warm
B: Kind
C: Friendly
D: Amiable
👉 Correct Answer: D. Amiable. ✅

8: Select the correct meaning of the idiom underline below:
The belief witchcraft is losing ground.
A: Becoming less acceptable
B: Becoming popular
C: Becoming powerful
D: Losing principle
👉 Correct Answer: A. Becoming less acceptable. ✅

9: 'Surprise' may be expressed by the following interjection:
A: Hush!
B: Alas!
C: Ha!
D: Bravo!
👉 Correct Answer: C. Ha!. ✅

10: An ophthalmologist deals with
A: Kidney
B: Liver
C: Eyes
D: Heart
👉 Correct Answer: C. Eyes. ✅

11: Memorabilia refers to
A: memorable things.
B: memories of war.
C: memories of object collected because of their links with people or events.
D: memories of the past
👉 Correct Answer: C. memories of object collected because of their links with people or events. ✅

12: Choose an expression similar in meaning to the word underline below:
Imbroglio
A: Cacophony
B: Confession
C: A confused situation
D: Candid admission
👉 Correct Answer: C. A confused situation. ✅

13: Fill in the blank with the correct word or expression:
He talked to his horse ______ the horse could understand his grief.
A: as though
B: with a feeling that
C: feeling that
D: assuming
👉 Correct answer: A. as though. ✅

14: Choose an expression similar in meaning to the underline word.
A misanthrope is a person who
A: dislikes women
B: dislikes other people
C: dislikes children
D: dislikes Nature
👉 Correct Answer: B. dislikes other people. ✅

15: Use suitable auxiliary verb to fill in the blank space:
She _______ sit for hours listening to the wireless.
A: will
B: would
C: can
D: could
👉 Correct Answer: B. would. ✅

16: Fill in the blank with an infinitive:
______ is worth ambition.
A: To borrow
B: To reign
C: To repent
D: To cry
👉 Correct Answer: B. To reign. ✅

17: Fill in the blank with relative pronoun.
He is here, ______ is fortunate.
A: who
B: whose
C: which
D: that
👉 Correct Answer: C. which. ✅

18: Edmund Burke had a wonderful gift of the gab.
Gift of the gab means:
A: Intelligence
B: Humanity
C: Eloquence
D: Goodness
👉 Correct Answer: C. Eloquence. ✅

19: 'Mellifluous' means:
A: Sweet-sounding
B: Cacophonic
C: Loud
D: Irritating
👉 Correct Answer: A. Sweet-sounding. ✅

20: Fill in the blank with appropriate participle.
The ______ door awakened the dog.
A: creaking
B: old
C: new
D: waving
👉 Correct Answer: A. creaking. ✅

21: The expression 'to take stock of' means:
A: To question
B: To argue
C: To survey
D: To manipulate
👉 Correct Answer: C. To survey. ✅

22: Fill in the blank with an appropriate preposition.
The crew were _______ the ship for a month.
A: on board
B: aboard
C: on
D: off
👉 Correct Answer: A. on board. ✅

23: Fill in the blank with an appropriate participle.
Weather ____, there will be a garden party at Government House tomorrow.
A: allowing
B: permitting
C: happening
D: favourable
👉 Correct Answer: B. permitting. ✅

24: Fill in the blank with a suitable word.
This is the _______ Post Office to my house.
A: farthest
B: next
C: nearest
D: closest
👉 Correct Answer: C. nearest ✅

25: Fill in the blank with a suitable word.
I can't walk any ____.
A: farther
B: further
C: distance
D: far
👉 Correct Answer: B. further. ✅

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WBCS English Composition Chapter-wise Practice Sets on ExamYog

📚 Basic Grammar

🎯 Noun
🎯 Pronoun
🎯 Adjective
🎯 Subject-Verb Agreement
🎯 Adverbs
🎯 Preposition
🎯 Conjunction
🎯 Article
🎯 INFINITIVE AND GERUND
🎯 Inversion
🎯 Tenses
🎯 Voice Change
🎯 Narration

📚 Sentence Improvement

🎯 Question Tag
🎯 Conditional Sentences
🎯 Superfluous Expressions

📚 Vocabulary

🎯 Synonyms
🎯 Antonym
🎯 One-Word Substitute
🎯 Idioms and Phrases
🎯 Phrasal Verbs
🎯 Spelling

❓ WBCS English Composition Previous Year Questions (PYQs) FAQs

1. How many questions come from the English Composition section in WBCS Prelims?
   Ans: The English Composition section usually contains 25 questions in the WBCS Preliminary Examination in every years.

2. What type of questions are commonly asked in WBCS English?
   Ans: Common question types include Basic Grammar & Usage, Vocabulary, Synonyms, Antonyms, Idioms & Phrases, Sentence Correction & Improvement, One-word Substitution, Fill in the blanks, etc.

3. Why are PYQs important for the WBCS English section?
   Ans: PYQs help aspirants understand the actual exam level, identify repeated topics, and improve speed and accuracy in the exam.

4. Can WBCS English PYQs help in other exams?
   Ans: Yes. WBCS English PYQs are also useful for SSC, Banking, Other state PSC exams and related competitive exams that have a similar English syllabus.

4. Where I can practice the WBCS PYQs easily? or Best Way to Practice WBCS PYQs
   Ans: ExamYog offers topic-wise and year-wise WBCS practice sets. Questions are designed in the same pattern as WBCS Prelims, especially for the English section. You get instant practice, better time management, and concept clarity without any destruction. ExamYog provides destruction free environment for the Aspirants.

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