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WBCS English PYQ — 215 Previous Year Questions

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WBCS English PYQ 1 (2018)

Fill in the blank with the correct word: A ____ bow was seen in the sky.

  1. multicoloured
  2. shooting
  3. staring
  4. melodious

Answer: A. multicoloured

WBCS English PYQ 2 (2016)

Fill in the blank with the correct word or expression: He talked to his horse ___________ the horse could understand his grief.

  1. as though
  2. with a feeling that
  3. feeling that
  4. assuming

Answer: A. as though

WBCS English PYQ 3 (2020)

Fill in the blank with the right verb form.

We_ our dinner last night.

  1. have taken
  2. took
  3. had taken
  4. take

Answer: B. took

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English · 2018

Fill in the blank with the correct word: A ____ bow was seen in the sky.

WBCS English PYQ analysis

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WBCS English PYQ count by year: 2026 — 25, 2022 — 24, 2021 — 27, 2020 — 25, 2019 — 23, 2018 — 21, 2017 — 25, 2016 — 23, 2015 — 22.

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