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Police Station Education Officer #501

Which of the following phrases means "to attack"?

A: Set in
B: Set off
C: Set upon
D: Set up
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Police Station Education Officer #502

Alexander Graham Bell _____ the telephone.

A: inventing
B: who invented
C: invented
D: in inventing
Police Station Education Officer #503

His house is adjacent _____ mine.

A: with
B: against
C: to
D: beside
26th (Special) BCS Preliminary Test (Education) #504

As the sun ---, I decided to go out.

A: Has shone
B: Shine
C: Shines
D: Was shining
36th BCS Preliminary Test #505

Who of the following writers was not a novelist?

A: Charles Dickens
B: W. B. Yeats
C: James Joyce
D: Jane Austen
Police Station Education Officer #506

Museums, _____ art of various kinds, attract most visitors.

A: to feature
B: feature
C: which featuring
D: which feature
37th BCS Preliminary Test #507

Which of the following words is in singular form?

A: formulae
B: agenda
C: oases
D: radius
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26th (Special) BCS Preliminary Test (Education) #508

The lights have been blown-----by the strong wind

A: Out
B: Away
C: Up
D: Off
26th (Special) BCS Preliminary Test (Education) #509

A 'pilgrim' is a person who undertakes a journey to a ------

A: Mosque
B: A new country
C: Holy place
D: Bazar
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26th (Special) BCS Preliminary Test (Education) #510

Maiden speech means-----.

A: Late speech
B: Early speech
C: Final speech
D: First speech
36th BCS Preliminary Test #511

Credit tk 5000---- my account.

A: in
B: with
C: against
D: to
37th BCS Preliminary Test #512

Choose the correct sentence:

A: All of it depend on you
B: All of it are depending on you
C: All of it depends on you
D: All of it are depended on you
Police Station Education Officer #513

_____ is good to take a walk in the park.

A: If the sun is not too hot
B: When the sun is not too hot
C: Why the sun is not too hot
D: Does the sun in not too hot
36th BCS Preliminary Test #514

'To do away with' means----

A: to repeat
B: to start
C: to get rid of
D: to drive off
36th BCS Preliminary Test #515

'Venerate' Means----

A: defame
B: abuse
C: respect
D: accuse
37th BCS Preliminary Test #516

A chart was "appended" to the report. Here 'appended' means----

A: changed
B: removed
C: joined
D: shortened
Police Station Education Officer #517

One of the following plays is not a tragedy-

A: Hamlet
B: Macbeth
C: Othello
D: Tempest
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26th (Special) BCS Preliminary Test (Education) #518

No one can----- that he is clever.

A: Deny
B: Defy
C: Denounce
D: Discard
37th BCS Preliminary Test #519

"A rolling stone gathers no moss" The complex form of the sentence is ----

A: Since a stone is rolling, it gathers no moss.
B: Though a stone rolls, it gathers no moss.
C: A stone what rolls gathers no moss.
D: A stone that rolls gathers no moss.
37th BCS Preliminary Test #520

The new offer of job was "alluring". Here 'alluring' means-----

A: unexpected
B: tempting
C: disappointing
D: ordinary
36th BCS Preliminary Test #521

Which one is a correct sentences ?

A: paper is made of wood
B: paper is made from wood
C: paper is made by wood
D: paper is made on wood
Police Station Education Officer #522

_____ the polar icecaps melt many coastal cities and islands could be submerged.

A: For
B: However
C: If
D: Although
26th (Special) BCS Preliminary Test (Education) #523

'Out and Out' means----.

A: Not at all
B: Brave
C: Thoroughly
D: Whole heatedly
Police Station Education Officer #524

"Sherlock Holmes" detective stories were written by-

A: G. K. Chesterton
B: Edgar Alan Poe
C: John Galsworthy
D: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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Police Station Education Officer #525

The French expression "fait accomli" means=

A: high achievement
B: to accomplish a task
C: a thing that has been done and can not be altered now
D: a total accident
26th (Special) BCS Preliminary Test (Education) #526

He gave up ----football when he got married.

A: Of playing
B: To play
C: Playing
D: Play
Police Station Education Officer #527

Since 1995, Fatema _____ in Dhaka.

A: live
B: lived
C: has lived
D: is living
26th (Special) BCS Preliminary Test (Education) #528

He divided the money------the two children.

A: Over
B: In between
C: Among
D: Between
Police Station Education Officer #529

The expression "to see red" means-

A: to become very angry
B: to draw blood
C: to be enthusiastic
D: to be lethargic
37th BCS Preliminary Test #530

"Who planted this tree here"? The correct passive voice of this sentence is-------

A: By whom was this tree planted here?
B: Who the tree had been planted hereby?
C: The tree was planted here by whom?
D: By whom had the tree been planted here?
37th BCS Preliminary Test #531

Choose the appropriate preposition in the blank of the following sentence: The family doesn't fell----going outing this season.

A: in
B: on
C: like
D: of
37th BCS Preliminary Test #532

The mother sat "vigilantly" beside the sick baby. Here 'vigilantly' is------

A: a noun
B: an adverb
C: an adjective
D: none of the three
31st BCS Preliminary Test #533

Omnipotent----

A: Feeble
B: Supreme
C: Impotent
D: Vulnerable
26th (Special) BCS Preliminary Test (Education) #534

Do not make a noise while your father-----?

A: Is sleeping
B: Has slept
C: Asleep
D: Is being asleep
Police Station Education Officer #535

Select the correct sentence:

A: He was dressed in a nice suite.
B: She stayed in an expensive suit of the hotel.
C: He wore a black suit for the occasion.
D: I won the law suite in court.
Police Station Education Officer #536

To "cold shoulder" somebody is to-

A: insult him
B: ignore him
C: abuse him
D: avoid him
37th BCS Preliminary Test #537

Use the appropriate article----- I saw----one-eyed man when I was walking on the road.

A: a
B: an
C: the
D: no article is needed
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31st BCS Preliminary Test #538

In each of the following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning of the given word : Repeal------

A: Abolish
B: Enact
C: Annul
D: Nullify
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26th (Special) BCS Preliminary Test (Education) #539

He has been ill ---- Friday last.

A: From
B: On
C: In
D: Since
37th BCS Preliminary Test #540

Complete the following sentence choosing the appropriate option: It's raining cats and dogs, so----

A: Watch out for falling animals.
B: Make sure you take an umbrella.
C: Keep your pets inside.
D: Keep the windows open.
31st BCS Preliminary Test #541

In each of the following questions, out of the four alternative, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence : A formal composition or speech expressing high praise of somebody---

A: elegy
B: eulogy
C: caricature
D: exaggeration
37th BCS Preliminary Test #542

Frailty the name is women. Here "Frailty"is :

A: A noun
B: An adjective
C: An adverb
D: A verb
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37th BCS Preliminary Test #543

He worked "with all sincerity". the underlined phrase is ----

A: A noun phrase
B: An adjective phrase
C: An infinitive phrase
D: An adverbial phrase
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31st BCS Preliminary Test #544

In each of the following questions, out of the given alternative, choose the one that best expresses the meaning of the given word : Sporadic-----

A: Consistent
B: Uniform
C: Frequent
D: Scattered
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37th BCS Preliminary Test #545

This is the book "I lost". Here 'I lost' is----

A: A noun clause
B: An adverbial clause
C: An adjective clause
D: None of the three
37th BCS Preliminary Test #546

fill in the blank with appropriate use of tense: I couldn't mend the computer my self, so I----at a shop.

A: had it mended
B: had it mend
C: did it mend
D: had mended
37th BCS Preliminary Test #547

Which do you think is the nearest in meaning to 'proviso':

A: sanction
B: substitute
C: stipulation
D: directive
37th BCS Preliminary Test #548

The phrase 'Achilles' heel' means:

A: A strong point
B: A weak point
C: A permanent solution
D: A serious idea
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31st BCS Preliminary Test #549

Equity-----

A: Uprightness
B: Justice
C: Integrity
D: Bias
37th BCS Preliminary Test #550

Cassandra is a night owl, so she doesn't usually get up untill about :

A: 11 a.m
B: 11 p.m
C: 7 a.m
D: 7 p.m