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Hike in the price may mar the future of the trade world.

‘mar’ means
(a) Harness
(b) Help
(c) Better
(d) Worsen

Ans: (d) Worsen

PreliminaryWBCS PRE 2012, WBCS PRE ENGLISH

Replace the underlined part of the sentence by any one of the four alternatives given below:

‘Cacography’ means
(a) Bad spelling
(b) Good spelling
(c) Incorrect spelling
(d) None of this above

Ans: (a) Bad spelling

PreliminaryWBCS PRE 2012, WBCS PRE ENGLISH

‘Deciduous’ trees are

(a) Trees that lose the leaves annually

(b) Trees that are big

(c) Trees that are short

(d) Trees that are scattered

Ans: (a) Trees that lose the leaves annually

PreliminaryWBCS PRE 2013, WBCS PRE ENGLISH

Replace the underlined word by any of the options given below:

It was queer to see his behaviour.
(a) Natural
(b) Odd
(c) Probable
(d) Convincing

Ans: (b) Odd

PreliminaryWBCS PRE 2013, WBCS PRE ENGLISH

Eruption means outbreak, irruption means

(a) Bursting in
(b) Equal
(c) Disease
(d) Evil

Ans: (a) Bursting in

PreliminaryWBCS PRE 2013, WBCS PRE ENGLISH

The patient needed an anodyne for his strained nerves.

anodyne means
(a) Alcohol
(b) Opium
(c) Medicine
(d) Painkilling balm

Ans: (d) Painkilling balm

PreliminaryWBCS PRE 2013, WBCS PRE ENGLISH

A ‘Page’ also means

(a) A sweet dish
(b) A chauffeur
(c) A book
(d) A servant

Ans: (d) A servant

PreliminaryWBCS PRE 2014, WBCS PRE ENGLISH

‘Cricket’ is also a kind of a/an

(a) Bird
(b) Insect
(c) Food
(d) Flower

Ans: (b) Insect

PreliminaryWBCS PRE 2014, WBCS PRE ENGLISH

Select the correct synonym of the following word from the alternatives provided:

Embezzle

(a) Steal
(b) Steel
(c) Honesty
(d) Dazzle

Ans: (a) Steal

PreliminaryWBCS PRE 2014, WBCS PRE ENGLISH

Choose the correct meaning of the word from the alternatives given below:

Incognito

(a) Candid
(b) Impromptu
(c) Opposed
(d) Disguised

Ans: (d) Disguised

PreliminaryWBCS PRE 2014, WBCS PRE ENGLISH
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