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21.
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).

22.
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.

23.
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.

24.
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.

25.
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.

26.
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.'

27.
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.

28.
'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.

29.
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.

30.
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.

31.
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).

32.
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'.

33.
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'.

34.
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.