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441.
What would be the right antonym for 'initiative'?
  • A apathy
  • B indolence
  • C enterprise
  • D activity
সঠিক উত্তর: Option A

'Initiative' means eagerness to act. Its antonym 'apathy' means indifference or lack of interest.

442.
The play 'Candida' is by-
  • A James Joyce
  • B Shakespeare
  • C G. B. Shaw
  • D Arthur Miller
সঠিক উত্তর: Option C

'Candida' is a comedy play written by George Bernard Shaw.

443.
Which of the following writers belongs to the romantic period in English literature?
  • A A. Tennyson
  • B Alexander Pope
  • C John Dryden
  • D S. T. Coleridge
সঠিক উত্তর: Option D

Samuel Taylor Coleridge was a major poet of the English Romantic period.

444.
This could have worked if I been more cautious.
  • A had
  • B have
  • C might
  • D would
সঠিক উত্তর: Option A

Third Conditional: If + Past Perfect → could/would/might + have + V3.

445.
The Climax of a plot is what happens___.
  • A in the beginning
  • B at the height
  • C at the end
  • D in the confrontation
সঠিক উত্তর: Option B

The climax is the highest point of tension or the turning point in a plot.

446.
London town is found a living being in the works of___.
  • A Thomas Hardy
  • B Charles Dickens
  • C W. Congreve
  • D D. H. Lawrence
সঠিক উত্তর: Option B

Charles Dickens vividly depicted London's life in his Victorian novels.

447.
I have been living in Dhaka 2000.
  • A since
  • B from
  • C after
  • D till
সঠিক উত্তর: Option A

Present Perfect Continuous + specific point in time → 'since'.

448.
Give the antonym of the word 'transitory'.
  • A temporary
  • B permanent
  • C transparent
  • D short-lived
সঠিক উত্তর: Option B

'Transitory' means short-lived. Its antonym is 'permanent' meaning lasting or enduring.

449.
Verb of 'Number' is:
  • A number
  • B enumerate
  • C numbering
  • D numerical
সঠিক উত্তর: Option A

'Number' can function as a verb meaning to assign numbers to or to count.

450.
'Child is the father of man' is taken from the poem of.
  • A W. Wordsworth
  • B S. T. Coleridge
  • C P. B. Shelley
  • D A. C. Swinburne
সঠিক উত্তর: Option A

This famous line is from William Wordsworth's poem 'My Heart Leaps Up'.

451.
Slow and steady the race.
  • A win
  • B wins
  • C has won
  • D won
সঠিক উত্তর: Option B

'Slow and steady' is a single concept so it takes a singular verb 'wins'.

452.
'Man is a political animal' who said this?
  • A Dante
  • B Plato
  • C Aristotle
  • D Socrates
সঠিক উত্তর: Option C

Greek philosopher Aristotle said this in his work 'Politics'.

453.
Who is known as 'the poet of nature' in English literature?
  • A Lord Tennyson
  • B John Milton
  • C William Wordsworth
  • D John Keats
সঠিক উত্তর: Option C

William Wordsworth is known as the 'poet of nature' for his deep spiritual portrayal of nature.

454.
Identify the correct sentence?
  • A Yesterday he has gone home
  • B Yesterday he did gone home
  • C Yesterday he had gone home
  • D Yesterday he went home
সঠিক উত্তর: Option D

'Yesterday' indicates past indefinite tense → 'he went home'.

455.
'A Passage to India' is written by-
  • A E. M. Forster
  • B Rudyard Kipling
  • C Galls Worthy
  • D A. H. Auden
সঠিক উত্তর: Option A

'A Passage to India' (1924) is written by British novelist E. M. Forster.

456.
'Gitanjali' of Rabindranath Tagore was translated by-
  • A W. B. Yeats
  • B Robert Frost
  • C John Keats
  • D Rudyard Kipling
সঠিক উত্তর: Option A

Rabindranath Tagore translated Gitanjali himself. W. B. Yeats wrote the famous preface to the English edition.

457.
'Venerate' means-
  • A defame
  • B abuse
  • C respect
  • D accuse
সঠিক উত্তর: Option C

'Venerate' means to regard with great respect or reverence.

458.
Credit tk 5000 my account.
  • A in
  • B with
  • C against
  • D to
সঠিক উত্তর: Option D

'Credit to' an account is the correct preposition usage.

459.
'To do away with' means-
  • A to repeat
  • B to start
  • C to get rid of
  • D to drive off
সঠিক উত্তর: Option C

'To do away with' is a phrasal verb meaning to eliminate or get rid of something.

460.
Who of the following writers was not a novelist?
  • A Charles Dickens
  • B W. B. Yeats
  • C James Joyce
  • D Jane Austen
সঠিক উত্তর: Option B

W. B. Yeats was a poet and playwright not a novelist.