Contents<\/p>\n<\/div>

WBCS Preliminary Question – 2023<\/a><\/li>
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2022<\/a><\/li>
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2021<\/a><\/li>
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2020<\/a><\/li>
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2019<\/a><\/li>
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2018<\/a><\/li>
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2017<\/a><\/li>
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2016<\/a><\/li>
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2015<\/a><\/li>
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2014<\/a><\/li>
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2013<\/a><\/li>
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2012<\/a><\/li>
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2011<\/a><\/li>
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2010<\/a><\/li>
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2009<\/a><\/li>
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2008<\/a><\/li>
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2007<\/a><\/li>
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2006<\/a><\/li>
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2005<\/a><\/li>
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2004<\/a><\/li>
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2003<\/a><\/li>
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2002<\/a><\/li>
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2001<\/a><\/li>
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2000<\/a><\/li>
WBCS Preliminary Question – 1999<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n
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<\/span>WBCS Preliminary Question – 2023<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
1. Choose the word which is the antonym of ‘Chide’.<\/p>\n
(<\/span>criticize, scold, chastise<\/span>)<\/span><\/p>\n
(A) Scold<\/p>\n
(B) Chastise<\/p>\n
(C) Praise<\/span><\/p>\n
(D) Arraign<\/p>\n
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<\/span>WBCS Preliminary Question – 2022<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
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The antonym of ‘Forgo’ is<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
(give up, waive)<\/p>\n
(A) Claim<\/b><\/p>\n
(B) Despise<\/p>\n
(C) Undergo<\/p>\n
(D) Remember<\/p>\n
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Choose the appropriate antonym of<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ‘Adore’.<\/p>\n
(love, dote on, cherish)<\/p>\n
(A) Love<\/p>\n
(B) Like<\/p>\n
(C) Hate<\/b><\/p>\n
(D) Ignore<\/p>\n
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<\/span>WBCS Preliminary Question – 2021<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
14. The antonym of the word ‘weird’ is <\/span><\/p>\n
(uncanny, unreal)<\/span><\/p>\n
(A) Normal<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n
(B) Casual\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n
(C) Tired\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n
(D) Worried<\/span><\/p>\n
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20. The antonym of the word ‘superficial’ is <\/span><\/p>\n
(surface, exterior)<\/span><\/p>\n
(A) Deep<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n
(B) Artificial\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
(C) Apparent\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n
(D) True<\/span><\/p>\n
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<\/span>WBCS Preliminary Question – 2020<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
19. Add a suitable prefix to ‘Embark’<\/div>\n
(begin, start, commence, undertake)<\/div>\n
(A) Disembark\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>(get off, step off, leave)<\/div>\n
(B) Unembark<\/div>\n
(C) Imembark<\/div>\n
(D) Inembark<\/div>\n
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22. The correct antonym of ‘Lecherous’ is<\/div>\n
(lustful, perverted)<\/div>\n
(A) Passionate<\/div>\n
(B) Dirty<\/div>\n
(C) Nasty<\/div>\n
(D) Chaste\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>(virgin, innocent, pure)<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nSponsored<\/b>\n
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\n \n $\"Motilal$ \n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n
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\n \n $\"Mock$ \n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
\n \n $\"WBCS$ \n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/span>WBCS Preliminary Question – 2019<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
19. Add a suitable prefix to form the opposite of the word<\/div>\n
‘Balance<\/span>‘.<\/div>\n
(A) Nonbalance\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/div>\n
(B) Unbalance\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/div>\n
(C) Disbalance\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/div>\n
(D) Imbalance<\/span><\/div>\n
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<\/span>WBCS Preliminary Question – 2018<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
13.\u00a0Mary\u2019s patience and serenity<\/span> won the admiration of all who saw her<\/div>\n
(calmness, peacefulness)<\/div>\n
(a) holiness<\/div>\n
(b) placidity<\/div>\n
(c) agitation<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>(anxiety, distress)<\/div>\n
(d) equanimity<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/div>\n
Antonym<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/div>\n
<\/span>WBCS Preliminary Question – 2017<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
49.\u00a0The darkness<\/span> covered the whole countryside.<\/div>\n
(a) Silence<\/div>\n
(b) Stillness<\/div>\n
(c) Light<\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
(d) Noise<\/div>\n
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<\/span>WBCS Preliminary Question – 2016<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
47.\u00a0People responded to the leader’s speech with shouts of ecstasy<\/span>.<\/div>\n
(feeling of great happiness, joyful excitement)<\/div>\n
(a) Despondency<\/div>\n
(b) Despair<\/div>\n
(c) Disagreement<\/div>\n
(d) Displeasure<\/span><\/div>\n
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48.\u00a0The appearance of the stranger was forbidding<\/span>.<\/div>\n
(hostile, unwelcoming, unfriendly)<\/div>\n
(a) Warm<\/div>\n
(b) Kind<\/div>\n
(c) Friendly<\/div>\n
(d) Amiable\u00a0<\/span> \u00a0 <\/span>(friendly, cordial)<\/div>\n
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<\/span>WBCS Preliminary Question – 2015<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
45.\u00a0The crowd felt stupefied<\/span> by the lecture.<\/div>\n
(make unable to think or feel properly)<\/div>\n
(a) Engulfed<\/div>\n
(b) Entertained<\/div>\n
(c) Enthused<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
(d) Encouraged<\/div>\n
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46. The silence<\/span> of the children was<\/div>\n
(a) Catnap<\/div>\n
(b) Cacophony<\/span> <\/strong><\/div>\n
(c) Coarse<\/div>\n
(d) Cruelty<\/div>\n
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\nSponsored<\/b>\n
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\n \n $\"Motilal$ \n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n
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\n \n $\"Mock$ \n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
\n \n $\"WBCS$ \n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/span>WBCS Preliminary Question – 2014<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
42.\u00a0His point was lost amid the cacophony<\/span><\/div>\n
(noise, discord)<\/div>\n
(a) Music<\/div>\n
(b) Discordance<\/div>\n
(c) Silence<\/span><\/div>\n
(d) Crowd<\/div>\n
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43. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the one underlined below:<\/div>\n
The possibility of failure was imminent<\/span>.<\/div>\n
(about to happen, close, near, approaching)<\/div>\n
(a) Remote<\/span><\/div>\n
(b) Inherent<\/div>\n
(c) Immediate<\/div>\n
(d) Perennial<\/div>\n
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44. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the one underlined below:<\/div>\n
There is abundant<\/span> scope for improvement.<\/div>\n
(a) Ample<\/div>\n
(b) Scarce<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>(in short supply)<\/div>\n
(c) Copious<\/div>\n
(d) Eternal<\/div>\n
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Antonym<\/span><\/div>\n
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<\/span>WBCS Preliminary Question – 2013<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
Choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word :<\/div>\n
40. Transparency<\/span> is needed in dealing with a matter of public interest.<\/div>\n
(a) Haziness<\/span><\/div>\n
(b) Trauma<\/div>\n
(c) Turbulence<\/div>\n
(d) Transition<\/div>\n
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41. The opposite of ‘remote’ is<\/div>\n
(a) High<\/div>\n
(b) Less<\/div>\n
(c) Far<\/div>\n
(d) Near<\/span><\/div>\n
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51. Select the pair in the following options, which is set in opposition :<\/div>\n
(a) Erroneous – Faulty<\/div>\n
(b) Reticent – Silent<\/div>\n
(c) Vilify – Slander<\/div>\n
(d) None of the above<\/span><\/div>\n
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Antonym<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/div>\n
<\/span>WBCS Preliminary Question – 2012<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
39. Select the pair in the following options which is set in opposition:<\/div>\n
(a) Liquid – Solid<\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
(b) Enough – Adequate<\/div>\n
(c) Entice – Lure<\/div>\n
(d) Excess – Surplus<\/div>\n
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<\/span>WBCS Preliminary Question – 2011<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
Choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word :<\/div>\n
37. Chaos<\/span> reigned supreme at the football match.<\/div>\n
(a) Order<\/span><\/div>\n
(b) Confusion<\/div>\n
(c) Luck<\/div>\n
(d) Anarchy<\/div>\n
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38. The hubbub<\/span> in the cities makes one tired and irritable.<\/div>\n
(noise, confusion, chaos)<\/div>\n
(a) Roar<\/div>\n
(b) Quiet<\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
(c) Disorder<\/div>\n
(d) Disturbance<\/div>\n
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