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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2015 — General Studies · Question 16 of 200

Q16
EnglishParts of Speech
He hinted — some loss treasure.
  1. a.of
  2. b.for
  3. c.with
  4. d.at

Answer: (D) at

The verb 'hint' takes the preposition 'at' — 'to hint at something' means to refer to it indirectly. 'He hinted at some lost treasure' is the grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence.