39th BCS English Questions & Answers with Explanation / English for BCS Examination / BCS Examination Previous Questions and Answers

39th BCS English Questions

1. A person who believes that law and governments are not necessary is known as –

A. a militant

B. an anarchist

C. a terrorist

D. an extremist

2. He went to —-hospital because he had……heart attack.

A. no article, an

B. the, no article

C. a, an

D. no article, a

3. Complete the sentence- Had I known you were waiting outside, I…..

A. had invited you to come in

B. would invite you to come in

C. would be inviting you to come in

D. would have invited you to come in

4. Cricket is a kind of game and also a name of –

A. insect

B. food

C. bird

D. flower

5. When we want to mean a government by richest class we use the term–

A. Oligarchy

B. Plutocracy

C. Cryptocracy

D. Aristocracy

6. Hospitals …. the sick.

A. Operate

B. treat

C. admit

D. nurse

7. The Warning of the authority falls on deaf ears – Here Warning does the function of_

A. adverb

B. adjective

C. verb

D. Noun

8. The word ‘Culinary’ is related to–

A. printing

B. cooking

C. dress

D. musical instruments

9. Identify the correct Passive voice of the sentence below: Do you know them?

A. Are they known by you?

B. Would they be known by you?

C. Are they known with you?

D. Are they known to you?

10. Panacea means –

A. cure all

B. pancreatic

C. widespread

D. gland

11. What is the plural number of ‘ovum’?

A. ovams

B. ovumes

C. ovumes

D. ova

12. কোন শব্দযুগলটি ভিন্ন?

A. False, True

B. Sharp, Blunt

C. Love, Affection

D. Abundance, Scarcity

13. ‘A Christmas Carol’ is a _ by Charles Dickens.

A. Ballad

B. Sketch story

C. Historical novel

D. Short novel

14. ‘There was a small reception following the wedding’. The word ‘following’ in the sentence above is a/an –

A. Preposition

B. adjective

C. Adverb

D. Noun

15. Which of the following words has been formed with a prefix?

A. Amoral

B. authentic

C. amnesia

D. aspersions

16. লেফটেন্যান্ট এর সঠিক বানান কোনটি?

A. Lieaftenant

B. Lieaftenant

C. Leiftenant

D. Lieutenant

17. ‘To be, or not to be that is the quotation’_ is a famous soliloquy from_

A. Macbeth

B. King Lear

C. Othello

D. Hamlet

18. ‘Geriatrics’ is the branch of medicine concerned with the diseases and care of –

A. Newly-weds

B. Old women

C. Newborn babies

D. Old People

19. নিচের উপমা টি পূর্ণকারী কোনটি? Finger: Hand: Leaf:

A. Flower

B. Twig

C. Tree

D. Branch

20. Love for the whole world is called –

A. Philanthropy

B. Misogyny

C. benevolence

D. Misanthropy

21. Select the word with right spelling –

A. Schizophrenia

B. Seizophrania

C. Scizophrenia

D. Schizophrania

22. A soporific speech is likely to –

A. be incomprehensible

B. appeal primarily to emotions

C. Put one to sleep

D. stimulation action

23. The word ‘Florid’ indicates.

A. flour

B. foliage

C. floor

D. flower

39th BCS English Questions Answer

1. A person who believes that law and governments are not necessary is known as –

A. a militant

B. an anarchist✓

C. a terrorist

D. an extremist

2. He went to —-hospital because he had……heart attack.

A. no article, an

B. the, no article

C. a, an

D. no article, a✓

3. Complete the sentence- Had I known you were waiting outside, I…..

A. had invited you to come in

B. would invite you to come in

C. would be inviting you to come in

D. would have invited you to come in✓

4. Cricket is a kind of game and also a name of –

A. insect✓

B. food

C. bird

D. flower

5. When we want to mean a government by richest class we use the term–

A. Oligarchy

B. Plutocracy✓

C. Cryptocracy

D. Aristocracy

6. Hospitals …. the sick.

A. Operate

B. treat✓

C. admit

D. nurse

7. The Warning of the authority falls on deaf ears – Here Warning does the function of_

A. adverb

B. adjective

C. verb

D. Noun✓

8. The word ‘Culinary’ is related to–

A. printing

B. cooking✓

C. dress

D. musical instruments

9. Identify the correct Passive voice of the sentence below: Do you know them?

A. Are they known by you?

B. Would they be known by you?

C. Are they known with you?

D. Are they known to you?✓

10. Panacea means –

A. cure all✓

B. pancreatic

C. widespread

D. gland

11. What is the plural number of ‘ovum’?

A. ovams

B. ovumes

C. ovumes

D. ova✓

12. কোন শব্দযুগলটি ভিন্ন?

A. False, True

B. Sharp, Blunt

C. Love, Affection✓

D. Abundance, Scarcity

13. ‘A Christmas Carol’ is a _ by Charles Dickens.

A. Ballad

B. Sketch story

C. Historical novel

D. Short novel✓

14. ‘There was a small reception following the wedding’. The word ‘following’ in the sentence above is a/an –

A. Preposition✓

B. adjective

C. Adverb

D. Noun

15. Which of the following words has been formed with a prefix?

A. Amoral✓

B. authentic

C. amnesia

D. aspersions

Explain: Amoral- lacking a moral sense; unconcerned with the rightness or wrongness of something]

16. লেফটেন্যান্ট এর সঠিক বানান কোনটি?

A. Lieaftenant

B. Lieaftenant

C. Leiftenant

D. Lieutenant✓

17. ‘To be, or not to be that is the quotation’_ is a famous soliloquy from_

A. Macbeth

B. King Lear

C. Othello

D. Hamlet✓

18. ‘Geriatrics’ is the branch of medicine concerned with the diseases and care of –

A. Newly-weds

B. Old women

C. Newborn babies

D. Old People✓

19. নিচের উপমা টি পূর্ণকারী কোনটি? Finger: Hand: Leaf:

A. Flower

B. Twig✓

C. Tree

D. Branch

20. Love for the whole world is called –

A. Philanthropy✓

B. Misogyny

C. benevolence

D. Misanthropy

21. Select the word with right spelling –

A. Schizophrenia✓

B. Seizophrania

C. Scizophrenia

D. Schizophrania

22. A soporific speech is likely to –

A. be incomprehensible

B. appeal primarily to emotions

C. Put one to sleep✓

D. stimulation action

23. The word ‘Florid’ indicates.

A. flour

B. foliage

C. floor

D. flower✓

39th BCS English Questions & Answers with Explanation

No.	Answer	Explanation (Bangla)
1	B. an anarchist	যে ব্যক্তি আইন ও সরকারকে অপ্রয়োজনীয় মনে করে তাকে anarchist বলে।
2	D. no article, a	“He went to hospital” – এখানে 'hospital' সাধারণ জায়গা বোঝাচ্ছে, এবং “a heart attack” → heart attack হলো একটির উল্লেখ।
3	D. would have invited you to come in	Third conditional structure: Had + past perfect → would have + past participle।
4	A. insect	Cricket এক ধরনের খেলা এবং এক ধরনের পোকা (insect)।
5	B. Plutocracy	ধনীদের দ্বারা শাসিত সরকারকে plutocracy বলে।
6	B. treat	Hospital রোগীদের চিকিৎসা করে – treat সঠিক ক্রিয়া।
7	D. Noun	“Warning” এখানে noun (বিশেষ্য) হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হয়েছে।
8	B. cooking	Culinary শব্দটি রান্নার সাথে সম্পর্কিত।
9	D. Are they known to you?	Passive structure এর সঠিক রূপ: Are + past participle + to you।
10	A. cure all	Panacea মানে সব সমস্যার সমাধান বা cure-all।
11	D. ova	Ovum এর plural হলো ova (Latin origin)।
12	C. Love, Affection	বাকিগুলো বিপরীতার্থক, কিন্তু Love ও Affection সমার্থক (synonym)।
13	D. Short novel	“A Christmas Carol” একটি ছোট উপন্যাস (novella)।
14	A. Preposition	“Following the wedding” – এখানে “following” preposition হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত।
15	A. Amoral	“Amoral” – prefix “a-” + “moral” → যার নৈতিকতা নেই।
16	D. Lieutenant	“Lieutenant” শব্দটির সঠিক বানান এটি।
17	D. Hamlet	“To be or not to be” → Shakespeare এর ‘Hamlet’ নাটকের বিখ্যাত soliloquy।
18	D. Old People	Geriatrics হলো বৃদ্ধদের রোগ ও চিকিৎসা নিয়ে চিকিৎসা শাখা।
19	B. Twig	Finger : Hand :: Leaf : Twig → অংশ-সম্পর্কে সঠিক উপমা।
20	A. Philanthropy	মানবপ্রেম বা বিশ্বপ্রেম বোঝাতে “philanthropy” শব্দটি ব্যবহার হয়।
21	A. Schizophrenia	সঠিক বানান: Schizophrenia → একটি মানসিক রোগ।
22	C. Put one to sleep	Soporific শব্দের মানে ঘুম পাড়ান বা ঘুমের মতো করে দেওয়া।
23	D. flower	“Florid” শব্দটি ফুল বা অলংকারপূর্ণ কিছু বোঝাতে ব্যবহৃত হয়।