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Antonyms – English – WBCS Preliminary Question Paper

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WBCS Preliminary Question – 2023

1. Choose the word which is the antonym of ‘Chide’.

(criticize, scold, chastise)

(A) Scold

(B) Chastise

(C) Praise

(D) Arraign

 

 

 

WBCS Preliminary Question – 2022

  1. The antonym of ‘Forgo’ is

(give up, waive)

(A) Claim

(B) Despise

(C) Undergo

(D) Remember

 

  1. Choose the appropriate antonym of

      ‘Adore’.

(love, dote on, cherish)

(A) Love

(B) Like

(C) Hate

(D) Ignore

 

 

 

WBCS Preliminary Question – 2021

14. The antonym of the word ‘weird’ is

(uncanny, unreal)

(A) Normal      

(B) Casual      

(C) Tired     

(D) Worried

 

20. The antonym of the word ‘superficial’ is

(surface, exterior)

(A) Deep     

(B) Artificial      

(C) Apparent     

(D) True

 

 

 

WBCS Preliminary Question – 2020

19. Add a suitable prefix to ‘Embark’
(begin, start, commence, undertake)
(A) Disembark    (get off, step off, leave)
(B) Unembark
(C) Imembark
(D) Inembark
 
22. The correct antonym of ‘Lecherous’ is
(lustful, perverted)
(A) Passionate
(B) Dirty
(C) Nasty
(D) Chaste    (virgin, innocent, pure)
 
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WBCS Preliminary Question – 2019

19. Add a suitable prefix to form the opposite of the word
‘Balance‘.
(A) Nonbalance      
(B) Unbalance      
(C) Disbalance     
(D) Imbalance
 
 
 

WBCS Preliminary Question – 2018

13. Mary’s patience and serenity won the admiration of all who saw her
(calmness, peacefulness)
(a) holiness
(b) placidity
(c) agitation   (anxiety, distress)
(d) equanimity
 
Antonym
 

WBCS Preliminary Question – 2017

49. The darkness covered the whole countryside.
(a) Silence
(b) Stillness
(c) Light
(d) Noise
 
 
 

WBCS Preliminary Question – 2016

47. People responded to the leader’s speech with shouts of ecstasy.
(feeling of great happiness, joyful excitement)
(a) Despondency
(b) Despair
(c) Disagreement
(d) Displeasure
 
48. The appearance of the stranger was forbidding.
(hostile, unwelcoming, unfriendly)
(a) Warm
(b) Kind
(c) Friendly
(d) Amiable    (friendly, cordial)
 
 
 

WBCS Preliminary Question – 2015

45. The crowd felt stupefied by the lecture.
(make unable to think or feel properly)
(a) Engulfed
(b) Entertained
(c) Enthused
(d) Encouraged
 
46. The silence of the children was
(a) Catnap
(b) Cacophony
(c) Coarse
(d) Cruelty
 
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WBCS Preliminary Question – 2014

42. His point was lost amid the cacophony
(noise, discord)
(a) Music
(b) Discordance
(c) Silence
(d) Crowd
 
43. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the one underlined below:
The possibility of failure was imminent.
(about to happen, close, near, approaching)
(a) Remote
(b) Inherent
(c) Immediate
(d) Perennial
 
44. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the one underlined below:
There is abundant scope for improvement.
(a) Ample
(b) Scarce   (in short supply)
(c) Copious
(d) Eternal
 
Antonym
 

WBCS Preliminary Question – 2013

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word :
40. Transparency is needed in dealing with a matter of public interest.
(a) Haziness
(b) Trauma
(c) Turbulence
(d) Transition
 
41. The opposite of ‘remote’ is
(a) High
(b) Less
(c) Far
(d) Near
 
51. Select the pair in the following options, which is set in opposition :
(a) Erroneous – Faulty
(b) Reticent – Silent
(c) Vilify – Slander
(d) None of the above
 
Antonym
 

WBCS Preliminary Question – 2012

39. Select the pair in the following options which is set in opposition:
(a) Liquid – Solid
(b) Enough – Adequate
(c) Entice – Lure
(d) Excess – Surplus
 
 
 

WBCS Preliminary Question – 2011

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word :
37. Chaos reigned supreme at the football match.
(a) Order
(b) Confusion
(c) Luck
(d) Anarchy
 
38. The hubbub in the cities makes one tired and irritable.
(noise, confusion, chaos)
(a) Roar
(b) Quiet
(c) Disorder
(d) Disturbance
 
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WBCS Preliminary Question – 2010

34. Select the pair in the following options which is set in opposition :
(a) Pedant — Pedagogic
(b) Humid — Arid
(c) Erroneous — Faulty
(d) Horrible — Horrendous
 
35. (a) Doggish – Canine
(b) Manly – Virile
(c) Divine – Infernal
(d) Earthly – Terrestrial
 
36. The prospect of her marriage is remote. The opposite of ‘remote’ in this sentence would be —
(a) High
(b) Less
(c) Far
(d) Near
 
Antonym
 

WBCS Preliminary Question – 2009

33. The high-handed ways of the manager made him an enemy of the people.
(using authority without considering the feelings of others)
(a) Submissive and friendly
(b) Ignorant
(c) Angry
(d) Impatient
 
 
 

WBCS Preliminary Question – 2008

30. Select the pair among the following which is set in opposition:
(a) Gay : Animated
(b) Full : Replete
(c) Surmise : Fact
(d) Generation :Age
 
31.
(a) Wanton : Restrained
(b) Sardonic : Bitter
(c) Bright : Refulgent
(d) Fetch : Bring
 
32.
(a) Macabre : Eerie
(b) Abortive : Successful
(c) Secret : Covert
(d) Mock : Rally
 
 
 

WBCS Preliminary Question – 2007

29. The 19th century was the heyday of the renaissance in Bengali.
(prime, peak, high point)
(a) Days of decline
(b) Peak-point
(c) Period of stagnation
(d) Time of up-rise
 
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WBCS Preliminary Question – 2006

Tick the exact opposite of each word given below :
27. Extravagance
(spending money, using resources, luxury)
(a) Rashness
(b) Meanness
(c) Prudence     (cautiousness, thrift)
(d) Excess
 
28. Humility
(modesty, humbleness)
(a) Rudeness
(b) Vanity
(c) Pride
(d) Arrogance
 
28. The opposite of help is
(a) Hate
(b) Helpless
(c) Hindrance     (resistance, obstruction)
(d) Stop
 
 
 

WBCS Preliminary Question – 2005

25. The boy wore a dismal look after having failed to clear the final examination.
(dim, dark, gloomy)
(a) Despondent
(b) Solemn
(c) Beautiful
(d) Cheerful
 
26. The liberal views of the leader did not find favour with a section of his party.
(a) Biased
(b) Prejudiced
(c) Conservative
(d) Backward
 
 
 

WBCS Preliminary Question – 2004

22. We had a rich diet there.
(a) Poor
(b) Plain
(c) Simple
(d) Lean
 
23. He had a sharp attack of fever.
(a) Sudden
(b) Mild
(c) Intermittent
(d) Slow
 
24. He spoke in a whisper.
(a) Shout
(b) Murmur
(c) Rumble
(d) Roar
 
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WBCS Preliminary Question – 2003

17. He is very sagacious for such a young person.
(wise, clever, intelligent)
(a) Foolish
(b) Bitter
(c) Voracious
(d) Veracious
 
18. I find writing this book to be an odious task.
(extremely unpleasant)
(a) Stimulating
(b) Satisfactory
(c) Nice
(d) Delightful
 
19. Parents should not belittle their children’s early attempts at drawing.
(dismiss as unimportant)
(a) Magnify
(b) Encourage    (give support or confidence)
(c) Extol
(d) Flatter
 
20. The Glitter and opulence of the Ballroom took Cinderella’s breath away.
(great wealth or luxuriousness)
(a) Potency
(b) Glamour
(c) Poverty
(d) Squalor
 
21. Philosophical work are cerebral in nature and require much thought.
(intellectual rather than emotional or physical)
(a) Spiritual
(b) Intellectual
(c) Carnal    (relating to physical, especially sexua)
(d) Sensational
 
 
 

WBCS Preliminary Question – 2002

14. It was an arduous task.
(difficult, hard, heavy)
(a) Difficult
(b) Problematic
(c) Effortless
(d) Fitting
 
15. Many people prefer a vegetarian diet.
(a) Desire
(b) Taste
(c) Abhor    (hate)
(d) Like
 
16. The truck was traveling at a trot.
(with reference to a horse or other quadruped)
(a) At break-neck speed
(b) At a snail’s pace
(c) Slowly
(d) Leisurely
 
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WBCS Preliminary Question – 2001

10. We were served a rich jare in the dinner.
(a) Poor
(b) Plain
(c) Tasteless
(d) Unpleasant
 
11. He was rather reluctant to help me.
(unwilling, hesitant, disinclined)
(a) Willing
(b) Ready
(c) Eager     (keen, strongly wanting)
(d) Inclined
 
12 . The barber was a most loquacious man.
(talkative, garrulous)
(a) Taciturn    (untalkative, quiet)
(b) Reserved
(c) Quiet
(d) Tongue-tied
 
13. The gentle had aristocratic manners.
(a) Coarse
(b) Democratic
(c) Base
(d) Plebeian   (a commoner)
 
 
 

WBCS Preliminary Question – 2000

7. This proposal seems practicable
(feasible, possible)
(a) Realistic
(b) Expensive
(c) Unfamiliar
(d) Unfeasible
 
8. His conduct was always been licentious.
(dissolute, dissipated)
(a) Controlled
(b) Uncontrolled
(c) Illegal
(d) Unofficial
 
9. Mr. Singh’s report was at odd with Mr. Sharmas’
(a) Consistent with
(b) Conflicting
(c) As peculiar as
(d) As simple as
 
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WBCS Preliminary Question – 1999

1. The President is the nominal head of the state.
(formal, token, symbolic)
(a) Actual
(b) Titular
(c) Assumptive
(d) Hereditary
 
2. The travelers were served tender meat by their host.
(gentleness, kindness)
(a) Raw
(b) Tough
(c) Cooked
(d) Well-done
 
3. Her conduct in this affair was inconsistent with her usual politeness and gentleness.
(not staying the same throughout)
(a) At variance with
(b) In accordance
(c) Incompatible
(d) Contrary to
 
4. Towards the end of his career, he seemed to be constantly out of luck.
(a) Happy
(b) Thriving
(c) Fortunate
(d) Miserable
 
5. My parents are quite old-fashioned in their views.
(a) Antiquated
(b) Conservative
(c) Modern
(d) Fresh
 
6. The child was reluctant to listen to his elders.
(unwilling, disinclined)
(a) Slow
(b) Willing
(c) Unable
(d) Hesitant
 
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