21st BCS English Questions & Answers with Explanation / English for BCS Examination / BCS Examination Previous Questions and Answers

Fakhruddin Babar
May 23
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Updated: May 27

English Language Questions (21st BCS)

1. No one can – that he is clever.

a) defy

b) denounce

c) discard

d) deny

2. He divided the money – the two children.

a) between

b) over

c) in between

d) among

3. If we want concrete proof, we are looking for –.

a) something to cover a path

b) building material

c) a cement mixer

d) clear evidence

4. Eager : Indifferent ::

a) concerned : careful

b) anxious : nervous

c) enthusiastic : halfhearted

d) devoted : dedicated

5. Lengthen : Prolong ::

a) reach out : cut short

b) stretch : extend

c) distance : reduce

d) draw out : shorten

6. Delay : Retard ::

a) adjourn : start

b) postpone : promote

c) defer : accelerate

d) slow down : hold up

7. Submissive : Disobedient ::

a) observe : defy

b) obey : hearken to

c) comply : conform

d) heed : acquiesce

8. He fantasized ‒ winning the lottery.

a) from

b) after

c) with

d) about

9. The Parthenon is said ‒ erected in the Age of Pericles.

a) to have begun

b) to have been

c) to have had begun

d) to have become

10. As they waited, Rahim argued against war ‒

a) while his brother had discussed the effects of pollution

b) while his brother discusses the effects of pollution

c) while his brother discussed the effects of pollution

d) while his brother was discussing the effects of pollution

11. The Olympic games were watched by ‒ billions of people all over the world.

a) usually

b) exactly

c) literally

d) truly

12. The tree has been blown ‒ by the strong wind.

a) up

b) off

c) out

d) away

13. A reward has been announced for the employees who ‒ hard.

a) will be work

b) have had worked

c) has worked

d) have worked

14. To ‒ the arrival of spring, Bangladesh Television ‒ a special function.

a) announce : telecast

b) celebrate : organized

c) welcome : sanctioned

d) commemorate : launched

21st BCS English Questions & Answers