19th BCS English Questions & Answers with Explanation / English for BCS Examination / BCS Examination Previous Questions and Answers

19th BCS English Questions & Answers

1. A 13-year-old is not ____ to vote in an election.

a) enough old

b) enough old as

c) old enough

d) as old enough

Answer: c) old enough

2. Price for bicycles can run ___________ Tk. 2,000.00.

a) so high as

b) as high as

c) as high for

d) as high to

Answer: b) as high as

3. Choose the word or phrase that is most nearly similar in meaning to: INFRINGE

a) Purloin

b) Invade

c) Intrude

d) Transgress

Answer: d) Transgress

4. Choose the word or phrase that is most nearly similar in meaning to: BROCHURE

a) Censor

b) Opening

c) Pamphlet

d) Bureau

Answer: c) Pamphlet

5. 'Existentialism' কী?

a) ভূ-বিদ্যার একটি তত্ত্ব

b) পদার্থবিদ্যার একটি তত্ত্ব

c) একটি দার্শনিক মতবাদ

d) প্রাণীবিদ্যার একটি তত্ত্ব

Answer: c) একটি দার্শনিক মতবাদ

6. Choose the word or phrase that is most nearly similar in meaning to: EQUIVOCAL

a) Mistaken

b) Universal

c) Clear

d) Quaint

Answer: a) Mistaken

7. Choose the word or phrase that is most nearly similar in meaning to: ILLUSIVE

a) Not obvious

b) Not coherent

c) Not deceptive

d) Not certain

Answer: d) Not certain

8. Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to: CARPENTER : SAW

a) painter : brush

b) lawyer : brief

c) stenographer : typewriter

d) seamstress : scissors

Answer: d) seamstress : scissors

9. Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to: FIRE : ASHES

a) Water : waves

b) Event : memories

c) Wood : splinters

d) Accident : delay

Answer: b) Event : memories

10. Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to: STARE : GLANCE

a) participate : observe

b) gulp : sip

c) confide : tell

d) scorn : admire

Answer: b) gulp : sip

11. Choose the set of words that best fits the sentence: Although a few years ago the fundamental fact about the Milky Way seemed fairly well ___ now even its mass and radius have come into ___.

a) established __ question

b) ignored __ danger

c) diminished __ disrepute

d) determined __ resolution

Answer: a) established __ question

12. Choose the set of words that best fits the sentence: A __ statement is an __ comparison; it does not compare things explicitly, but suggests a likeness between them.

a) sanguine-inherent

b) blatant-overt

c) metaphorical-implied

d) sarcastic-unfair

Answer: c) metaphorical-implied

13. Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence: If a ruby is heated it ___ temporarily lose its color.

a) would

b) will

c) does

d) has

Answer: b) will

14. Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence: All of the people at the NAM conference are ___.

a) Mathematic's teachers

b) Mathematic teachers

c) Mathematics teachers

d) Mathematics teacher

Answer: c) Mathematics teachers

15. Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence: Almost everyone fails ___ on the first try.

a) to have passed his driver's test

b) in passing his driver's test

c) passing his driver's test

d) to his driver's test

Answer: c) passing his driver's test

16. Choose the set of words that best fits the sentence: Because she had a reputation for __ we were surprised and pleased when she greeted us so __

a) insouciance-cordially

b) arrogance-disdainfully

c) querulousness - affably

d) insolence-irately

Answer: c) querulousness - affably

17. 'Honesty is the best policy' - এর বাংলা অনুবাদ কোনটি?

a) সততা সর্বোৎকৃষ্ট পন্থা

b) সততা একটি ভালো পথ

c) সততা সেরা গুণ

d) সততা ভালো পন্থা

Answer: a) সততা সর্বোৎকৃষ্ট পন্থা

18. The correct translation of "সততা সর্বোৎকৃষ্ট পন্থা" is:

a) Honesty is a good way

b) Honesty is the best policy

c) Honesty is the best virtue

d) Honesty is the better way

Answer: b) Honesty is the best policy

English Language Questions (18th BCS)

A 13-year-old is not ____ to vote in an election.

a) enough old

b) enough old as

c) old enough

d) as old enough

Price for bicycles can run ___________ Tk. 2,000.00.

a) so high as

b) as high as

c) as high for

d) as high to

Choose the word or phrase that is most nearly similar in meaning to: INFRINGE

a) Purloin

b) Invade

c) Intrude

d) Transgress

Choose the word or phrase that is most nearly similar in meaning to: BROCHURE

a) Censor

b) Opening

c) Pamphlet

d) Bureau

'Existentialism' কী?

a) ভূ-বিদ্যার একটি তত্ত্ব

b) পদার্থবিদ্যার একটি তত্ত্ব

c) একটি দার্শনিক মতবাদ

d) প্রাণীবিদ্যার একটি তত্ত্ব

Choose the word or phrase that is most nearly similar in meaning to: EQUIVOCAL

a) Mistaken

b) Universal

c) Clear

d) Quaint

Choose the word or phrase that is most nearly similar in meaning to: ILLUSIVE

a) Not obvious

b) Not coherent

c) Not deceptive

d) Not certain

Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to: CARPENTER : SAW

a) painter : brush

b) lawyer : brief

c) stenographer : typewriter

d) seamstress : scissors

Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to: FIRE : ASHES

a) Water : waves

b) Event : memories

c) Wood : splinters

d) Accident : delay

Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to: STARE : GLANCE

a) participate : observe

b) gulp : sip

c) confide : tell

d) scorn : admire

Choose the set of words that best fits the sentence: Although a few years ago the fundamental fact about the Milky Way seemed fairly well ___ now even its mass and radius have come into ___.

a) established __ question

b) ignored __ danger

c) diminished __ disrepute

d) determined __ resolution

Choose the set of words that best fits the sentence: A __ statement is an __ comparison; it does not compare things explicitly, but suggests a likeness between them.

a) sanguine-inherent

b) blatant-overt

c) metaphorical-implied

d) sarcastic-unfair

Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence: If a ruby is heated it ___ temporarily lose its color.

a) would

b) will

c) does

d) has

Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence: All of the people at the NAM conference are ___.

a) Mathematic's teachers

b) Mathematic teachers

c) Mathematics teachers

d) Mathematics teacher

Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence: Almost everyone fails ___ on the first try.

a) to have passed his driver's test

b) in passing his driver's test

c) passing his driver's test

d) to his driver's test

Choose the set of words that best fits the sentence: Because she had a reputation for __ we were surprised and pleased when she greeted us so __

a) insouciance-cordially

b) arrogance-disdainfully

c) querulousness - affably

d) insolence-irately

'Honesty is the best policy' - এর বাংলা অনুবাদ কোনটি?

a) সততা সর্বোৎকৃষ্ট পন্থা

b) সততা একটি ভালো পথ

c) সততা সেরা গুণ

d) সততা ভালো পন্থা

The correct translation of "সততা সর্বোৎকৃষ্ট পন্থা" is:

a) Honesty is a good way

b) Honesty is the best policy

c) Honesty is the best virtue

d) Honesty is the better way

Answers

1. c) old enough

2. b) as high as

3. d) Transgress

4. c) Pamphlet

5. c) একটি দার্শনিক মতবাদ

6. a) Mistaken

7. d) Not certain

8. d) seamstress : scissors

9. b) Event : memories

10. b) gulp : sip

11. a) established __ question

12. c) metaphorical-implied

13. b) will

14. c) Mathematics teachers

15. a) to have passed his driver's test

16. c) querulousness - affably

17. a) সততা সর্বোৎকৃষ্ট পন্থা

18. b) Honesty is the best policy