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321.
The short story 'The Diamond Necklace' was written by –
  • A Guy de Maupassant
  • B O Henry
  • C Somerset Maugham
  • D George Orwell
সঠিক উত্তর: Option A

The Diamond Necklace is a famous short story with a twist ending by French author Guy de Maupassant (1884).

322.
'All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand' Who said this?
  • A Macbeth
  • B Lady Macbeth
  • C Lady Macduff
  • D Macduff
সঠিক উত্তর: Option B

This guilt-ridden line is spoken by Lady Macbeth in Act V Scene 1 of Shakespeare's "Macbeth" while sleepwalking.

323.
'Where are the songs of Spring? Aye where are they? Think not of them thou hast thy music too.' Who wrote this?
  • A William Wordsworth
  • B Robert Browning
  • C John Keats
  • D Samuel Coleridge
সঠিক উত্তর: Option C

These lines are from the third stanza of John Keats's famous ode "To Autumn".

324.
Who is the central character of 'Wuthering Heights' by Emily Bronte?
  • A Mr.Earnshaw
  • B Catherine
  • C Heathcliff
  • D Hindley Earnshaw
সঠিক উত্তর: Option C

Heathcliff the brooding and vengeful foundling is the central character and anti-hero of Emily Brontë's "Wuthering Heights".

325.
'The old order changeth yielding place to new' This line is from Tennyson's poem –
  • A The Lotos-Eaters
  • B Tithous
  • C Locksley Hall
  • D Morte d' Arthur
সঠিক উত্তর: Option D

This line is spoken by the dying King Arthur in Alfred Lord Tennyson's poem "Morte d'Arthur".

326.
Who has written the poem "The Good Morrow"?
  • A George Herbert
  • B Andrew Marvell
  • C John Donne
  • D Henry Vaughan
সঠিক উত্তর: Option C

The Good-Morrow is a famous metaphysical poem by John Donne published in 1633.

327.
'Please write to me at the above address'. The word 'above' is a/an –
  • A noun
  • B adjective
  • C pronoun
  • D adverb
সঠিক উত্তর: Option B

Here 'above' modifies the noun 'address' (the above address) so it functions as an adjective.

328.
In which sentence is the word 'past' used as a preposition?
  • A Writing letters is a thing of the past.
  • B I look back on the past without regret.
  • C I called out to him as he ran past.
  • D Tania was a wonderful singer but she's past her prime.
সঠিক উত্তর: Option D

In sentence (d) 'past' is followed by the noun phrase 'her prime' so it is a preposition. In others it is a noun or adverb.

329.
The word 'sibling' means-
  • A a brother
  • B a sister
  • C a brother or sister
  • D an infant
সঠিক উত্তর: Option C

'Sibling' is a gender-neutral term for a brother or a sister.

330.
Fill in the blank: As she was talking he suddenly broke __ saying 'That's a lie!'
  • A off
  • B in
  • C down
  • D into
সঠিক উত্তর: Option B

The phrasal verb 'to break in' means to interrupt a conversation.

331.
Fill in the blank: You may go for a walk if you feel _ it.
  • A about
  • B on
  • C like
  • D for
সঠিক উত্তর: Option C

The expression 'to feel like' doing something means to have the desire or inclination to do it.

332.
'The Rape of the Lock' by Alexander Pope is a/an –
  • A epic
  • B ballad
  • C mock-heroic poem
  • D elegy
সঠিক উত্তর: Option C

The Rape of the Lock is a famous mock-heroic poem that satirically treats a trivial subject in the grand style of a classical epic.

333.
Which of the following is not an American poet?
  • A Robert Frost
  • B W.B Yeats
  • C Emily Dickinson
  • D Langston Hughes
সঠিক উত্তর: Option B

W. B. Yeats was an Irish poet. Robert Frost Emily Dickinson and Langston Hughes were American poets.

334.
William Shakespeare was born in-
  • A 1616
  • B 1664
  • C 1564
  • D 1496
সঠিক উত্তর: Option C

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon England in April 1564.

335.
A person who believes that laws and governments are not necessary is known as-
  • A a militant
  • B an anarchist
  • C a terrorist
  • D an extremist
সঠিক উত্তর: Option B

An anarchist believes in anarchism which rejects the state and compulsory government advocating self-governed societies based on voluntary institutions.

336.
He went to hospital because he had _ heart attack.
  • A no article and an
  • B a and an
  • C the and no article
  • D no article and a
সঠিক উত্তর: Option D

When referring to 'hospital' for its primary purpose no article is used. 'Heart attack' takes 'a' as a singular countable noun: "went to hospital... had a heart attack."

337.
The word 'florid' indicates
  • A flour
  • B foliage
  • C floor
  • D flower
সঠিক উত্তর: Option D

'Florid' is etymologically related to Latin 'flos' meaning flower. It means 'flowery in style' or 'having a flushed complexion'.

338.
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
সঠিক উত্তর: Option D

Third conditional: Had + subject + V3 → subject + would have + V3. Correct: "would have invited."

339.
A soporific speech is likely to _.
  • A be incomprehensible
  • B appeal primarily to emotions
  • C put one to sleep
  • D stimulate action
সঠিক উত্তর: Option C

'Soporific' means tending to induce drowsiness or sleep. A soporific speech is boring and likely to make the audience sleepy.

340.
Select the word with right spelling-
  • A Schizophrenia
  • B Seizophrania
  • C Scizophrenia
  • D Schizophrania
সঠিক উত্তর: Option A

The correct spelling for the mental disorder is 'Schizophrenia'.