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21.
Identify the correct conditional sentence:
  • A Had you been there on time you could have had the information.
  • B If you had been there on time you could have the information.
  • C If you had been there on time you might get the information.
  • D Had been you there you could have got the information.
সঠিক উত্তর: Option A

This is a third conditional using the inverted form 'Had + subject + past participle...could have + past participle'. Option (a) uses this structure correctly.

22.
Identify the correct sentence about trees on the road:
  • A There are trees on the both sides of the road.
  • B There are trees on both the sides of the road.
  • C There are trees on both side of the road.
  • D There are trees on either sides of the road.
সঠিক উত্তর: Option B

The correct structure is 'on both the sides' or 'on both sides'. 'Either' should use singular noun. 'The both' is incorrect. Option (b) is the most accepted form.

23.
The antonym of 'boisterous' is __
  • A noisy
  • B quiet
  • C unruly
  • D cheerful
সঠিক উত্তর: Option B

'Boisterous' means noisy energetic and cheerful. Its direct opposite is 'quiet' or calm.

24.
'Plagiarism' means
  • A the act of using someone else's idea as one's own.
  • B the act of planning everything beforehand.
  • C the act of playing a musical instrument.
  • D the art of dealing with forgery.
সঠিক উত্তর: Option A

Plagiarism is the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own. It is a form of literary theft.

25.
The two cities in 'A Tale of Two Cities' are –
  • A London and Manchester
  • B London and Paris
  • C Paris and New York
  • D Paris and Geneva
সঠিক উত্তর: Option B

Charles Dickens's 'A Tale of Two Cities' is set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution.

26.
The line 'Frailty thy name is woman' occurs in Shakespeare's play –
  • A Hamlet
  • B Macbeth
  • C Othello
  • D King Lear
সঠিক উত্তর: Option A

This famous line is spoken by Prince Hamlet in Act 1 Scene 2 of Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' in a soliloquy expressing his disgust at his mother's hasty marriage.

27.
Who of the following compiled an English Dictionary?
  • A Samuel Johnson
  • B T.S. Eliot
  • C John Dryden
  • D William Congreve
সঠিক উত্তর: Option A

Samuel Johnson published 'A Dictionary of the English Language' in 1755. It was one of the most influential dictionaries in the history of English.

28.
Which is not a poetry form?
  • A Sonnet
  • B Ballad
  • C Tale
  • D Epic
সঠিক উত্তর: Option C

Sonnet Ballad and Epic are specific forms of poetry. A 'tale' is a general term for a story which can be prose or verse but is not itself a specific poetic form.

29.
'I am a man more sinned against than sinning'. This is uttered by___
  • A Horatio
  • B Hamlet
  • C King Lear
  • D Macbeth
সঠিক উত্তর: Option C

This line is spoken by King Lear in Act 3 Scene 2 of Shakespeare's tragedy 'King Lear' as he rages against the storm feeling that injustices done to him outweigh his own faults.

30.
Which event influenced the literature of the Romantic period?
  • A French Revolution
  • B Industrial Revolution
  • C Russian Revolution
  • D Hundred Years' War
সঠিক উত্তর: Option A

The ideals of liberty equality and fraternity from the French Revolution (1789) deeply influenced the Romantic poets shaping their emphasis on individualism emotion and nature.

31.
The author of 'A Farewell to Arms' is –
  • A Somerset Maugham
  • B Ernest Hemingway
  • C D. H. Lawrence
  • D Jane Austen
সঠিক উত্তর: Option B

'A Farewell to Arms' (1929) is a novel by American writer Ernest Hemingway set during the Italian campaign of World War I.

32.
Who is the most famous satirist in English literature?
  • A Alexander Pope
  • B Jonathan Swift
  • C John Dryden
  • D William Wordsworth
সঠিক উত্তর: Option B

Jonathan Swift is widely regarded as the foremost satirist in English literature best known for 'Gulliver's Travels' and 'A Modest Proposal'.

33.
Which period is known as "The Golden Age of English Literature"?
  • A The Victorian Age
  • B The Elizabethan Age
  • C The Eighteenth century
  • D The Restoration period
সঠিক উত্তর: Option B

The Elizabethan Age (late 16th to early 17th century) is called the Golden Age because of the flourishing of literature especially drama with Shakespeare and Marlowe.

34.
Which novel is written by an Indian novelist?
  • A The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
  • B The Return of the Native
  • C Things Fall Apart
  • D Heart of Darkness
সঠিক উত্তর: Option A

'The Ministry of Utmost Happiness' (2017) was written by Indian author Arundhati Roy. The other novels are by Hardy (British) Achebe (Nigerian) and Conrad (Polish-British).

35.
Which of the following words can be used as a verb?
  • A mobile
  • B sugar
  • C media
  • D sand
সঠিক উত্তর: Option B

নোট: এখানে B এবং C দুটোই সঠিক উত্তর।