BCS 38th Preliminary Questions and Answer: English Part

29 Jul 2021

106. Select the correct spelt word:
Heterogeneous
107. ‘ Among is a preposition that is used when …. People are involved.
Ans: more than two
108. Which period is known as “ The golden age of English literature”?
Ans: The Elizabethan age.
109. Which one is the correct indirect narration?
“Why have you beaten my dog”? he said to me?
Ans: He demanded of me why I had beaten his dog
110. Which word is closet in meaning to “ Franchise”
Ans: privilege
111.‘ Once in a blue moon’ means:
Ans:
112.’ Jacobean Period’ of English Literature refers to -----
Ans: 1567–1625
113. A retired officer lives next door. Here, the underlined word used as an/a
Ans: Participle
114. choose the appropriate preposition in the blank of the following sentence: Eight men were concerned _____ plot.
Ans: with
115. Fill in the gap with the right tense: When water _____ it turns into ice.
Ans: freezes
116. What is the correct antonym of “Frugal”
Ans: spendthrift
117. Choose the meaning of idiom--- “Take the bull by horn”
Ans: Out of one’s wit
118. Fill in the Blanks with Correct Quantifier:
I still have_____ money
Ans: A little
119. Select the right compound sentence structure: Though he is poor, he is honest.
Ans: He is poor but honest
120. where do the following lines occur in ?
“ Alone,Alone,all,all alone
Alone on a wide, wide sea
Ans: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
121. what is the plural form of “ Louse”
Ans: Lice
122. Choose the correct answer:
Ans: He refrained from taking any drastic action
123. “The sun went down” the underlined word is a/an-
Ans: Adverb
124. Who is the author of “Man and Superman” ?
Ans: G.B.Shaw
125. The most famous satirist satirist in English literature is:
Ans: Jonathan Swift
126. For god’s sake hold your tounge,and let me love ----
Ans: John Donne
127. Fill in the blank:
Tourist ______ their reservation well in advance if they want to fly to cox’s Bazar
Ans: had better get
128. Which one is singular –
Ans: radius
129. “ It is impossible to do this” passive form –
Ans : this is impossible to be done
130. Of the following author, who wrote an epic?
Ans: Shakespeare
131. literacy term “euphemism” means -
Ans: In offensive expression
132. “Mutton” is a-
Ans: Common noun
133. “Reading is an excellent habit” here underlined word is-
Ans: gerund
134. Which one is distributive pronoun?
Ans: { any, either. Both of them correct }
135. Not a Victorian poet-
Ans: Alexander pope
136. A speech of too many words-
Ans: Verbose speech
137 . “Strike while the iron is hot” is example of-
Ans: Adverbial clause
138. “ The Spanish Tragedy” is written by-
Ans: Thomas Kyd
139. Indian English writer famous novelist -
Ans: R. K. Narayan
140. The word “panegyric” means-
Ans: elaborate praise