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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2019 — General Studies · Question 6 of 200

Q6
EnglishParts of Speech
He preferred classical music ______ popular numbers. Choose the correct preposition.
  1. a.from
  2. b.of
  3. c.over
  4. d.to

Answer: (D) to

"Prefer X to Y" is the standard fixed collocation in English for expressing a preference between two things, so "to" is required here, not "over" (which is common in casual speech but not the grammatically preferred form tested in this construction).