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161.
Clym Yeobright is the protagonist of the novel—
  • A David Copperfield
  • B Adam Bede
  • C A Passage to India
  • D The Return of the Native
সঠিক উত্তর: Option D

Clym Yeobright is the central character in Thomas Hardy's novel 'The Return of the Native' (1878).

162.
The train is running __ forty miles an hour.
  • A on
  • B to
  • C at
  • D for
সঠিক উত্তর: Option C

The preposition 'at' is used to indicate a specific speed rate or price.

163.
He divided the money __ the two children.
  • A between
  • B over
  • C among
  • D in between
সঠিক উত্তর: Option A

'Between' is used when referring to two people or things. 'Among' is used for more than two.

164.
No one can__ that he is clever.
  • A defy
  • B deny
  • C admire
  • D denounce
সঠিক উত্তর: Option B

'Deny' means to state that something is not true. The sentence means no one can say it's untrue that he is clever.

165.
Choose the right form of verb: The boy (to lie) on the floor yesterday.
  • A lies
  • B lied
  • C lay
  • D layed
সঠিক উত্তর: Option C

The verb 'to lie' (meaning to recline) has the past tense form 'lay'. 'Yesterday' indicates past tense is needed.

166.
She played on the flute. Passive form is—
  • A The flute was played by her.
  • B The flute was played on by her.
  • C The flute was played to her.
  • D The flute was being played by her.
সঠিক উত্তর: Option B

When passivizing a sentence with a phrasal verb ('played on') the preposition 'on' must be retained. So the passive is 'The flute was played on by her.'

167.
Antonym for Adieu__.
  • A Farewell
  • B Good bye
  • C Hello
  • D Valediction
সঠিক উত্তর: Option C

'Adieu' is a French word for 'goodbye'. Its opposite is a greeting word such as 'Hello'. Farewell and Valediction are synonyms of Adieu.

168.
'Walk fast lest you should miss the train'. This is a—
  • A Simple sentence
  • B Compound sentence
  • C Complex sentence
  • D Interrogative sentence
সঠিক উত্তর: Option C

'Lest' is a subordinating conjunction introducing a subordinate clause. A sentence with one main and at least one subordinate clause is complex.

169.
A number of singers in a church is called—
  • A Choir
  • B Cast
  • C Claque
  • D Clump
সঠিক উত্তর: Option A

A 'choir' is an organized group of singers especially one that takes part in church services or performs in public.

170.
Put the right word in the blank: "He reached the_of his literary career."
  • A abattoir
  • B acme
  • C admonish
  • D abdicate
সঠিক উত্তর: Option B

'Acme' means the point at which someone or something is best perfect or most successful. It fits the context of reaching the peak of a career.

171.
Anger may be compared __fire.
  • A to
  • B with
  • C against
  • D into
সঠিক উত্তর: Option A

'Compare to' is used when highlighting similarities between two different types of things (here an emotion and an element).

172.
Identify the correctly spelt word.
  • A Horroscope
  • B Pneumonia
  • C Occassion
  • D Embarass
সঠিক উত্তর: Option B

The correct spelling is 'Pneumonia'. Others should be 'Horoscope' 'Occasion' and 'Embarrass'.

173.
Desdemona is a character in the following Shakespearean play:
  • A Macbeth
  • B Othello
  • C Hamlet
  • D King Lear
সঠিক উত্তর: Option B

Desdemona is the wife of the titular character in William Shakespeare's tragedy 'Othello'.

174.
Meteorology is related to –
  • A concrete slabs
  • B motor vehicles
  • C weather forecasting
  • D motor neurone disease
সঠিক উত্তর: Option C

Meteorology is the branch of science concerned with the processes and phenomena of the atmosphere especially as a means of forecasting the weather.

175.
Select the appropriate preposition: 'Are you doing anything special ___ the weekend?'
  • A at
  • B with
  • C on
  • D for
সঠিক উত্তর: Option A

In British English 'at the weekend' is standard. In American English 'on the weekend' is more common. Both are correct but 'at' is preferred in formal contexts.

176.
What is the plural form of 'sheep'?
  • A sheeps
  • B sheep
  • C sheepes
  • D sheepses
সঠিক উত্তর: Option B

Some nouns have the same form for both singular and plural. 'Sheep' is one of them (one sheep many sheep). Other examples include deer fish etc.

177.
'Sweet are the uses of adversity' is quoted from Shakespeare's –
  • A Julius Caesar
  • B Macbeth
  • C Comedy of Errors
  • D As you Like It
সঠিক উত্তর: Option D

This famous line is spoken by Duke Senior in Act II Scene I of William Shakespeare's comedy 'As You Like It'.

178.
What is the verb form of the word 'ability'?
  • A capable
  • B inability
  • C enable
  • D unable
সঠিক উত্তর: Option C

'Enable' is the verb form meaning 'to make someone able to do something'. 'Capable' is an adjective and 'inability' is a noun.

179.
The word 'equivocation' refers to –
  • A stating like an author
  • B two contradictory things in the same statement
  • C free expression of opinions
  • D a true statement
সঠিক উত্তর: Option B

Equivocation is the use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth. It often involves saying something that can be interpreted in two different contradictory ways.

180.
Life's but a walking shadow a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage — spoken by –
  • A Lady Macbeth
  • B Banquo
  • C Duncan
  • D Macbeth
সঠিক উত্তর: Option D

This is part of a famous soliloquy spoken by Macbeth in Act V Scene V of Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' upon hearing of his wife's death.