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

English Language Questions (21st BCS)

No one can – that he is clever.

a) defy

b) denounce

c) discard

d) deny

He divided the money – the two children.

a) between

b) over

c) in between

d) among

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

Eager:Indifferent ::

a) concerned:careful

b) anxious:nervous

c) enthusiastic:halfhearted

d) devoted:dedicated

Lengthen : Prolong ::

a) reach out : cut short

b) stretch : extend

c) distance : reduce

d) draw out : shorten

Delay : Retard ::

a) adjourn : start

b) postpone : promote

c) defer : accelerate

d) slow down : hold up

Submissive : Disobedient ::

a) observe : defy

b) obey : hearken to

c) comply : conform

d) heed : acquiesce

He fantasized ‒ winning the lottery.

a) from

b) after

c) with

d) about

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

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

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

a) usually

b) exactly

c) literally

d) truly

The tree has been blown ‒ by the strong wind.

a) up

b) off

c) out

d) away

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

a) will be work

b) have had worked

c) has worked

d) have worked

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

a) announce : telecast

b) celebrate : organized

c) welcome : sanctioned

d) commemorate : launched

Answers

d) deny

a) between

d) clear evidence

c) enthusiastic:halfhearted

b) stretch : extend

d) slow down : hold up

a) observe : defy

d) about

b) to have been

d) while his brother was discussing the effects of pollution

c) literally

b) off

d) have worked

b) celebrate : organized