BCS - ইংরেজি

 বিসিএস ইংরেজি বিষয়ক প্রস্তুতি।[প্রিলিমিনারি ও লিখিত].  বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় ভর্তি পরীক্ষায় বিসিএস এর প্রিলিমিনারি প্রশ্নসমূহ হুমহু কমন থাকে। বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় ভর্তি পরীক্ষার্থীরা এই অংশ টুকু খুব গুরুত্ব দিয়ে পড়বেন। 

01. Which of the following words can be used as a verb? [46^th BCS-2024]  Ans: Sugar, Sand.

02. In which sentence ‘like’ is used as a preposition? [46^th BCS-2024]  

      (a) He likes to eat fish (b) He laughs like his father does

      (c) He climed the tree like a cat

      (d) Like minded people are necessary to start a business.       Ans: c.

03. He died following the incident. The underlined word is a/an – [46^th BCS-2024]  

        Ans: Preposition.

04. Writing a diary is a very good practice to develop the writing skill. The underlined part is a/an _[46^th BCS-2024]   Ans: Noun Phrase.

05. Fill in the blank with the correct word. ___ he lay on the ground groaning. [46^th BCS-2024]   Ans: Injured.

06. Find out the meaning of the following phrase: By and large [46^th BCS-2024]  

        Ans: on the whole.

07. Choose the best alternative for the underlined. He went back on his promise of voting for me. [46^th BCS-2024]   Ans: Withdrew.

08. ‘Let the cat out of the bag’ means_ [46^th BCS-2024]  Ans: Reveal a secret carelessly.

09. He is a man to depend on. The underlined part is _ [46^th BCS-2024]  

        Ans: An adjective phrase.

10. His dream that he will be a B.C.S cadre finally came true. The underlined part is __ [46^th BCS-2024]  Ans: A noun clause.  

11. Which of the following is a correct simple sentence? [46^th BCS-2024]  

      (a) All that glitters is not gold

      (b) All’s well that ends well (c) Do or die

      (d) I saw an old man walking past me     Ans: d.

12. Which is the correct complex form of the sentence? ‘A corrupt man cannot win the respect of others’ [46^th BCS-2024]  Ans: A man who is corrupt cannot win the respect of others.

13. Find out the correct positive form of the sentence: ‘Who else is the better player than Zaman in the team’? [46^th BCS-2024]  

    Ans: Is there any other player in this team who is as good as Zaman?

14. The submarine dipped to avoid ___ by the enemy plane. [46^th BCS-2024]  Ans: being seen.

15. In fear of ___ he escaped elsewhere. [46^th BCS-2024]  Ans: being arrested.

16. I didn’t follow who passed by me. It __ Shajib. [46^th BCS-2024]  Ans: might be.

17. Samin is my colleague. I ___ him for ten years. [46^th BCS-2024]  Ans: have known.

18. The snow swirls ___ the valley. [46^th BCS-2024]   Ans: down.

19. There is a coffee shop ___ the street. [46^th BCS-2024]  Ans: across.

20. Identify the correct sentence: [46^th BCS-2024]  

      (a) He has said to me that I will go but you will stay there in Dhaka.

      (b) He has told me that he will go but I will stay here in Dhaka.

      (c) He has told me that I would go but you would stay there in Dhaka.

      (d) He has told me that he would go but I would stay here in Dhaka.    Ans: (b).  

21. Identify the correct sentence: [46^th BCS-2024]  

      (a) Had you been there on time, you could have had the information.

      (b) If you had been there on time, you could have the information.

      (c) If you had been there on time, you might get the information.

      (d) Had been you there, you could have got the information.  Ans: a

22. Identify the correct sentence: [46^th BCS-2024]  

      (a) There are tress on the both sides of the road.

      (b) There are trees on both the sides of the road.

      (c) There are tress, on both side of the road.

      (d) There are trees on either sides of the road.        Ans: b

23. The antonym of ‘boisterous’ is __ [46^th BCS-2024]  Ans: Quiet.

24. ‘Plagiarism’ means [46^th BCS-2024]  

       Ans: The act of using some ones else’s idea as one’s own.

25. The two cities in A Tale of Two Cities are__ [46^th BCS-2024]  Ans: London and Paris.

26. The line ‘Frailty, thou name is woman’ occurs in Shakespeare’s play __ [46^th BCS-2024]  

      Ans: Hamlet.

27. Who of the following complied an English Dictionary_ [46^th BCS-2024]  

        Ans: Samuel Johnson.

28. Which is not a poetry form? [46^th BCS-2024]  

      (a) Sonnet (b) Ballad (c) Tale (d) Epic Ans: c.

29. ‘I am a man more sinned against than sinning’. This is uttered by __ [46^th BCS-2024]  

        Ans: King Lear.

30. Which event influenced the literature of the Romantic period? [46^th BCS-2024]  

        Ans: French Revolution.

31. The author of ‘A farewell to Arms’ is [46^th BCS-2024]  Ans: Ernest Hemingway.

32. Who is the most famous satirist in English literature? [46^th BCS-2024]  

      Ans: Jonathan Swift.

33. Which period is known as ‘The Golden Age of English Literature’? [46^th BCS-2024]  

        Ans: The Elizabethan Age.

34. Which novel is written by an Indian novelist? [46^th BCS-2024]   

       (a) The ministry of Utmost Happiness

      (b) The Return of the Native

      (c) Things Fall Apart (d) Heart of Darkness Ans: a

35. Identify the correct sentence: [46^th BCS-2024]  

      (a) The room was darkened by switching off all the lights

      (b) The room was darkened switching off all the lights.

      (c) The room was darkened to switch off all the lights.

      (d) Switching off all the lights the room was darkened.

Ans: a.