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24th BCS English Questions

1. The ministers arrived __ a decision last night.

a) on

b) at

c) by

d) to

2. 'SAPTA' stands for:

a) South Asian Preferential Trade Association

b) SAARC Preferential Trading Arrangement

c) South Asian Preferential Trading Arrangement

d) South Asian Preferential Trade Agreement

3. Select similar to: Handy

a) convenient to handle or use

b) necessary

c) useful

d) comfortable

4. Choose the correct meaning of the following word: Gullible

a) foolish

b) willing to believe anything or anyone

c) simple

d) easily deceived

5. Similar relationship expressed in the pair: Conscious – Careless

a) Generous – Unkind

b) Well-informed – Knowing little

c) Careful – Indifferent

d) Graceful – Ugly

6. Select not similar word to given word: Viable

a) that can be done

b) possible

c) that will work

d) capable

7. She is beautiful but she is __________ her mother.

a) as beautiful

b) not so beautiful as

c) most beautiful

d) less beautiful

8. The Second World War broke __ in September, 1939.

a) out

b) in

c) away

d) through

9. The government gave __ the demands of the people.

a) in

b) to

c) over to

d) into

10. I thought that __ was the last one.

a) the prettiest one of all

b) the most prettiest of all

c) prettiest one of all

d) the prettiest one from all

11. I don't think you will have any difficulty __ a driving license.

a) for getting

b) get

c) to get

d) in getting

12. Please __ the necessity of arriving early.

a) emphasise to

b) emphasise about

c) emphasise

d) emphasise on

13. At least one of the students __ full marks every time.

a) gets

b) have got

c) are getting

d) get

14. My wife reminded me __.

a) to go my appointment

b) to my appointment

c) my appointment

d) of my appointment

15. The team is __ eleven players.

a) made

b) made of

c) made up of

d) made up

16. We need two hundred dollars __ this to pay for everything.

a) beside

b) besides

c) as well

d) also

17. My friend always goes home __ foot.

a) on a

b) on

c) with

d) by

18. In order to improve farming methods, we need __.

a) machinery

b) machine

c) machineries

d) a machinery

19. My uncle arrived while I __ the dinner.

a) had cooked

b) cook

c) was cooking

d) would cook

20. I decided to go __ with my friend as I needed some exercise.

a) walk

b) to a walk

c) for a walk

d) for a walking

21. Choose the correct alternative: I don't mind __ with the cooking but I am not going to wash the dishes.

a) help

b) helping

c) for helping

d) to held

✅ 24th BCS English Questions' Answers with Explanation

Q#	Question Summary	Correct Answer	Explanation (English)	ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলা)
1	The ministers arrived __ a decision last night.	b) at ✓	The correct phrase is "arrive at a decision".	সঠিক বাক্য হলো "arrive at a decision" — সিদ্ধান্তে পৌঁছানো।
2	'SAPTA' stands for:	c) South Asian Preferential Trading Arrangement ✓	SAPTA is a trade agreement among SAARC countries.	SAPTA হলো SAARC দেশগুলোর মধ্যে বাণিজ্য চুক্তি।
3	Handy means —	a) convenient to handle or use ✓	"Handy" means easy or useful to use.	"Handy" মানে সহজে ব্যবহারযোগ্য বা সুবিধাজনক।
4	Gullible means —	b) willing to believe anything or anyone ✓	Gullible people trust too easily.	"Gullible" মানে সহজে বিশ্বাস করে এমন মানুষ।
5	Conscious – Careless relationship	a) Generous – Unkind ✓	These are antonyms.	এরা বিপরীতার্থক শব্দ — সচেতন vs. অসচেতন, উদার vs. নিষ্ঠুর।
6	Not similar to Viable	d) capable ✓	"Capable" means having ability, not same as “viable” (doable).	"Viable" মানে বাস্তবায়নযোগ্য, কিন্তু "capable" মানে সক্ষম — পুরোপুরি এক নয়।
7	She is beautiful but she is ___ her mother.	b) not so beautiful as ✓	Comparison in negative form uses "not so…as".	তুলনা করতে "not so...as" ব্যবহৃত হয়।
8	WWII broke __ in 1939.	a) out ✓	"Break out" means to start suddenly (for wars/fires etc.).	"Break out" মানে হঠাৎ করে শুরু হওয়া।
9	The govt. gave __ the demands.	d) into ✓	“Give in to” means to accept unwillingly.	“Give in to” মানে অনিচ্ছায় মেনে নেওয়া।
10	I thought that __ was the last one.	a) the prettiest one of all ✓	Superlative must use "the most" or "the -est" — not both.	“The most prettiest” ভুল; “the prettiest” সঠিক।
11	Difficulty __ a license.	d) in getting ✓	"Difficulty in doing something" is the correct phrase.	"Difficulty in getting" মানে পেতে অসুবিধা।
12	Please __ the necessity.	c) emphasise ✓	"Emphasise" takes a direct object; no preposition needed.	"Emphasise" ব্যবহারে কোনো preposition লাগে না।
13	One of the students __ marks.	a) gets ✓	“One of” takes singular verb.	“One of” এর পরে singular verb হয়।
14	My wife reminded me __.	d) of my appointment ✓	“Remind someone of something” is the correct structure.	সঠিক গঠন: "reminded me of something"।
15	Team is __ eleven players.	c) made up of ✓	“Made up of” means composed of.	“Made up of” মানে গঠিত।
16	$200 __ this.	b) besides ✓	"Besides" means in addition to.	“Besides” মানে অতিরিক্ত।
17	Goes home __ foot.	b) on ✓	"On foot" means by walking.	“On foot” মানে পায়ে হেঁটে।
18	Improve farming with __.	a) machinery ✓	"Machinery" is an uncountable noun; no plural.	"Machinery" অগণনযোগ্য, তাই “machineries” নয়।
19	Uncle arrived while I __.	c) was cooking ✓	Past continuous for ongoing past action.	অতীতে চলমান কাজ বোঝাতে “was cooking”।
20	Go __ with my friend.	c) for a walk ✓	The phrase is "go for a walk".	সঠিক বাক্য: “go for a walk”।
21	I don't mind __ with the cooking.	b) helping ✓	"Don’t mind" is followed by gerund (-ing).	“Don’t mind” এর পরে verb-এর -ing ফর্ম হয়।

31. The ministers arrived __ a decision last night.

a) on

b) at

c) by

d) to

✅ Correct answer: b) at

66. ‘SAPTA’ stands for:

a) South Asian Preferential Trade Association

b) SAARC Preferential Trading Arrangement

c) South Asian Preferential Trading Arrangement

d) South Asian Preferential Trade Agreement

✅ Correct answer: c) South Asian Preferential Trading Arrangement

70. Select similar to: Handy

a) convenient to handle or use

b) necessary

c) useful

d) comfortable

✅ Correct answer: c) useful

71. Choose the correct meaning of the following word: Gullible

a) foolish

b) willing to believe anything or anyone

c) simple

d) easily deceived

✅ Correct answer: b) willing to believe anything or anyone

72. Similar relationship expressed in the pair: Conscious – Careless

a) Generous – Unkind

b) Well-informed – Knowing little

c) Careful – Indifferent

d) Graceful – Ugly

✅ Correct answer: c) Careful – Indifferent

73. Select not similar word to given word: Viable

a) that can be done

b) possible

c) that will work

d) capable

✅ Correct answer: c) that will work

74. She is beautiful but she is __________ her mother.

a) as beautiful

b) not so beautiful as

c) most beautiful

d) less beautiful

✅ Correct answer: b) not so beautiful as

75. The Second World War broke __ in September, 1939.

a) out

b) in

c) away

d) through

✅ Correct answer: a) out

76. The government gave __ the demands of the people.

a) in

b) to

c) over to

d) into

✅ Correct answer: a) in

77. I thought that __ was the last one.

a) the prettiest one of all

b) the most prettiest of all

c) prettiest one of all

d) the prettiest one from all

✅ Correct answer: a) the prettiest one of all

78. I don’t think you will have any difficulty __ a driving license.

a) for getting

b) get

c) to get

d) in getting

✅ Correct answer: c) to get

79. Please __ the necessity of arriving early.

a) emphasise to

b) emphasise about

c) emphasise

d) emphasise on

✅ Correct answer: d) emphasise on

80. At least one of the students __ full marks every time.

a) gets

b) have got

c) are getting

d) get

✅ Correct answer: a) gets

81. My wife reminded me __.

a) to go my appointment

b) to my appointment

c) my appointment

d) of my appointment

✅ Correct answer: d) of my appointment

82. The team is __ eleven players.

a) made

b) made of

c) made up of

d) made up

✅ Correct answer: c) made up of

83. We need two hundred dollars __ this to pay for everything.

a) beside

b) besides

c) as well

d) also

✅ Correct answer: b) besides

84. My friend always goes home __ foot.

a) on a

b) on

c) with

d) by

✅ Correct answer: b) on

85. In order to improve farming methods, we need __.

a) machinery

b) machine

c) machineries

d) a machinery

✅ Correct answer: a) machinery

86. My uncle arrived while I __ the dinner.

a) had cooked

b) cook

c) was cooking

d) would cook

✅ Correct answer: c) was cooking

87. I decided to go __ with my friend as I needed some exercise.

a) walk

b) to a walk

c) for a walk

d) for a walking

✅ Correct answer: c) for a walk

88. Choose the correct alternative: I don’t mind __ with the cooking but I am not going to wash the dishes.

a) help

b) helping

c) for helping

d) to held

✅ Correct answer: b) helping