English Grammar

38 BCS Question


৩৮তম BCS


1. “Mutton” is a/an

a
Common noun
b
Abstract noun
c
Materiel noun
d
Proper noun

 


2. Reading is an excellent habit, Here, the “Reading” word is a —–

a
Verbal noun
b
Praticiple
c
Verb
d
Greund

 


3. Which one of the following words is an example of a distributive pronoun?

a
such
b
either
c
that
d
any

 


4. Who is not a Victorian poet ?

a
Mathew Arnold
b
Alexander Pope
c
Robert Browning
d
Alfred Tennyson

 


5. A speech of too many words is called—

a
A big speech
b
Maiden speech
c
An unimportant speeech
d
A verbose speech

 


6. “Strike while the iron is hot” is an example of —

a
Noun clause
b
Adjective clause
c
Adverbial clause
d
Subordinate clause

 


7. The play “The Spanish Tragedy” is written by—

a
Thomas Kyd
b
Christopher Marlowe
c
Shakespeare
d
Ben Jonson

 


8. Who among the following Indian English writers is a famous novelist ?

a
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
b
R.K. Narayan
c
Nissim Ezekiel
d
Kamala Das

 


9. The word “Panegyric” means

a
Criticism
b
elaborate prasie
c
curse
d
high sound

 


10. Select the correctly spelt word :

a
heterogeneous
b
hetarogeneous
c
hetrogeneous
d
hetroganeous

 


11. Which period is known as “The golden age of English literature ?

a
The Victorian age
b
The Elizabethen age
c
The Restoration age
d
The Eighteenth Century

 


12. Which one in the correct indirect narration? “Why have you beaten my dog”? he said to me.

a
He demanded me why had I beaten his dog
b
He asked me why I have had beaten his dog
c
He enquired me why had I had beaten his dog
d
He demanded of me why I had beaten his dog

 


13. Who is the author of “Man and Superman” ?

a
G.B. Shaw
b
Thomas Hardy
c
Ernest hemingway
d
Charles Dickens

 

 


14. The most famous satirist in English literature is —

a
Jonathan Swift
b
Alexander Pope
c
Joseph Addison
d
Richard Steel

 

 


15. “Among” is a preposition that is used when —– people are involved.

a
two
b
more than two
c
two or more than two
d
four only

 

 


16. The novelist has a hold of __ in writing.

a
Style
b
manner
c
history
d
tradition

 

 


17. What is the plural form of the word “louse” ?

a
louses
b
lice
c
lices
d
licess

 

 


18. Choose the correct sentence ?

a
He refrained to take any drastic action
b
He refrained to taking any drastic action
c
He refrained taking any drastic actions
d
He refrained from taking any drastic action

 

 


19. Which word is closest in meaning to “Franchise” ?

a
utility
b
frankness
c
privilege
d
superficial

 

 


20. “Once in a blue moon” means —

a
always
b
very rarely
c
nearly
d
hourly

 

 


21. “Jacobean Period” of English Literature refers to —

a
1558-1603
b
1625-1649
c
1603-1625
d
1649-1660

 

 


22. A retired officer lives next door. Here “retired” word is used as a/an :

a
Gerund
b
adverb
c
preposition
d
participle

 

 


23. Choose the appropriate preposition in the blank of the following sentence : Eight men were concerned — the plot.

a
at
b
with
c
in
d
for

 

 


24. Fill in the gap with the right tense : When water — it turns into ice.

a
will freeze
b
freezes
c
would freeze
d
froze

 

 


25. Which one is the correct antonym of “frugal” ?

a
Extraordinary
b
spendthrift
c
economical
d
authentic

 

 


26. Choose the meaning of the idiom — “Take the bull by the horns.”

a
To challenge the enemy with courage
b
Force the enemy to submit
c
Out of one’s wit
d
Surrender before the enemy

 

 


27. Fill in the blank with the correct quantifier. I still have — money.

a
a few
b
quite a few
c
many
d
a little

 

 


28. Select the right compound structure of the sentence : “Though he is poor, he is honest”

a
He is poor and honest
b
As he is poor, he is honest
c
He is poor but honest
d
Since he is poor, he is honest

 

 


29. Where do the following lines occur in? “Alone, alone, all, all alone, Alone on a wide, wide sea ......”

a
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
b
Kubla Khan
c
The Nightingle
d
The Dungeon

 

 


30. “For God’s sake hold your tongue, and let me love.” This line is written by —

a
Emily Dickinson
b
T.S Eliot
c
Mathew Arnold
d
John Donne

 

 


31. Fill in the blank : Tourists — their reservations well in advance if they want to fly to Cox’s Bazar.

a
better to had get
b
had better to get
c
had better got
d
had better get

 

 


32. The sun went down. The “down” word is used here as a/an :

a
preposition
b
adverb
c
noun
d
conjuction

 

 


33. Identify the right passive voice of “It is impossible to do this”.

a
Doing this is impossible
b
This is impossible to be done
c
This is must be done
d
This can’t be done

 

 


34. Of the following authors, who wrote an epic ?

a
John Milton
b
Jane Mansfield
c
William Cowper
d
William Shakespeare

 

 


35. The literary term “euphemism” means—

a
vague idea
b
in offensive expression
c
a sonnet
d
wise saying

 

 






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