English MCQs
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What is the synonym of the word "defraud"?
Correct Answer:
B: Cheat
Explanation:
What is the synonym of the word "defraud"? Correct Answer Cheat Defray - বহন করা। Debunk - অনাবৃত করা। Fraudulently - জালিয়াতির মাধ্যমে। Cheat - প্রতারণা। Defraud - প্রতারণা করা। সঠিক উত্তর - Cheat.
'He is out and out corrupt' means---
Correct Answer:
C: he is corrupt to the backbone
Explanation:
'He is out and out corrupt' means--- Correct Answer he is corrupt to the backbone Out and Out - পুরোপুরি, ষোলো আনা। Thoroughly, To the backbone.
If you are seeking ____ that will resolve all our ailments, you are undertaking an impossible task.
Correct Answer:
B: a panacea
Explanation:
If you are seeking ____ that will resolve all our ailments, you are undertaking an impossible task. Correct Answer a panacea Ailments - অসুস্থতা। Precedent - অতীতের উদাহরণ বা নজির। Panacea - সর্বরোগনিবারক ঔষধ। Direction - দিক নির্দেশ। Abstraction - লুকিয়ে রাখা। In Computer programming, a process of hiding the implementation details from the user is called Abstraction.
The young man was quickly promoted when his employers saw how ___ he was.
Correct Answer:
C: assiduous
Explanation:
The young man was quickly promoted when his employers saw how ___ he was. Correct Answer assiduous Indigent - উদাসীন। Indifferent - উদাসীন। Lethargic - অলস। Assiduous - একনিষ্ঠ, পরিশ্রমী।
Which one is not an infinitive pronoun?
Correct Answer:
A: Today
Explanation:
Which one is not an infinitive pronoun? Correct Answer Today Today - আজ। Someday - কিছু দিন। One day - একদিন। Anyday - যেকোন দিন। এখানে infinitive pronoun হলো Today.
"Hamlet" was written by ---
Correct Answer:
D: Shakespeare
Explanation:
"Hamlet" was written by --- Correct Answer Shakespeare Hamlet হলো বিখ্যাত কবি, নাট্যকার William Shakespeare - এর একটি জনপ্রিয় Tragedy. তার রচিত tragedy গুলো হলো - Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, king lear etc.
Which one is the right preposition? The helicopter is hovering ----- the trees.
Correct Answer:
B: over
Explanation:
Which one is the right preposition? The helicopter is hovering ----- the trees. Correct Answer over কোনো কিছুর উপরে /শূন্যে ঘূর্ণায়মান অবস্থায় থাকলে over ব্যবহৃত হয়। এখানে হেলিকপ্টার ওপরে ঘুরছে বোঝানো হচ্ছে এজন্য over বসেছে। সঠিক উত্তর - over.
Riding a horse he went to a distant place. Here riding is ---
Correct Answer:
D: present participle
Explanation:
Riding a horse he went to a distant place. Here riding is --- Correct Answer present participle Verb + ing যখন কোনো noun / pronoun কে বিশেষায়িত করে তখন তাকে present participle হিসেবে গণ্য হয়। Riding এখানে present participle হিসেবে কাজ করছে।
The Sunderbans is a---
Correct Answer:
C: mangrove forest
Explanation:
The Sunderbans is a--- Correct Answer mangrove forest The Sundarbans mangrove forest, one of the largest such forests in the world (140,000 ha), lies on the delta of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers on the Bay of Bengal. The Sundarbans Reserve Forest (SRF), located in the south - west of Bangladesh between the river Baleswar in the East and the Harinbanga in the West, adjoining to the Bay of Bengal, is the largest contiguous mangrove forest in the world.The area is known for its wide range of fauna, including 260 bird species, the Bengal tiger and other threatened species such as the estuarine crocodile and the Indian python.
Which one is always used as singular?
Correct Answer:
C: bread
Explanation:
Which one is always used as singular? Correct Answer bread Some singular uncountable nouns end in –s. They have no plural forms. Examples are: news, bread, billiards, draughts, measles etc. Other nouns which do not change in the plural are craft, sheep, fish and deer.
The antonym of 'atheist' is--
Correct Answer:
C: believer
Explanation:
The antonym of 'atheist' is-- Correct Answer believer Atheist ( noun) : নাস্তিক; অনীশ্বরবাদী; পাষণ্ড; নাস্তিক ব্যক্তি; নিরীশ্বরবাদী; দুষ্ট; অধার্মিক The antonym of 'atheist' is : believer, Christian, Jew, Muslim.
A fact is said to be not ---- when it is neither proved nor disproved.
Correct Answer:
A: false
John Keats is a ---
Correct Answer:
A: poet
Explanation:
John Keats is a --- Correct Answer poet John keats ( 31 October 1795 - 23 February 1821) . John keats একজন ইংলিশ রোমান্টিক কবি। তার বিখ্যাত গ্রন্থ হলো - Ode to Autumn. Ode to a Nightingale.
No sooner had the thief seen the police ____
Correct Answer:
A: than he ran away
Explanation:
No sooner had the thief seen the police ____ Correct Answer than he ran away No sooner had the thief seen the police than he ran away. The expression 'no sooner…than' is used to suggest that, one action or situation takes place/took place immediately after another action or situation. It is often used with the past perfect, and usually followed by than. It can be used only in a sentence in which two actions take place.
রানী ছবি আঁকে ।
Correct Answer:
ঘ: Rani draws a picture.
He is working hard ___
Correct Answer:
D: so that he can shine in life
Explanation:
He is working hard ___ Correct Answer so that he can shine in life 1. Incomplete Sentence এর শেষে so that থাকলে তার প্রথম subject + may/can বসে বা might / couldb + অর্থপূর্ণ verb + .... Note: 1st Clause present tense এর হলে may / can বসে। আর। past tense হলে might / could বসে। যেমন: He is working hard so that he can shine in life.
The word 'inept' means the same as--
Correct Answer:
D: incompetent
Explanation:
The word 'inept' means the same as-- Correct Answer incompetent Inept (adjective):অদক্ষ, নিরর্থক, উটকো, অপ্রাসঙ্গিক Incompetent (adjective): অপদার্থ, অনধিকার, অক্ষম, যোগ্যতাহীন
সে কি গতকাল এসেছে?
Correct Answer:
ক: Did he come yesterday?
'Cry wolf' means---
Correct Answer:
A: give a false alarm
Explanation:
'Cry wolf' means--- Correct Answer give a false alarm cry wolf : to give alarm unnecessarily Example: News organizations have been warned not to cry wolf.
লোকটি হাসতে হাসতে আমার কাছে আসলো ।
Correct Answer:
গ: The man came to me laughing.
'He is going to set up a school' -- বাক্যটির সঠিক পরিবর্তিত voice হবে-
Correct Answer:
ক: A school is going to be set up by him
'pass for' means---
Correct Answer:
D: qualify
Explanation:
'pass for' means--- Correct Answer qualify Pass for( phrasal verb): to be accepted or regarded as (something).
'Look over' means--
Correct Answer:
B: examine closely
Explanation:
'Look over' means-- Correct Answer examine closely Look over (transitive verb): to inspect or examine especially in a cursory way Look over sentence example: He threw her a sharp look over his shoulder. ... Let's give the mules a rest while I look over our back trail.
Chose the correct verb to complete the sentence. You had better _____ a doctor.
Correct Answer:
B: See
Explanation:
Chose the correct verb to complete the sentence. You had better _____ a doctor. Correct Answer See had better এর পরে মূল verb বসে। তাই সঠিক উত্তর: see
A fall guy is--
Correct Answer:
C: a scapegoat
Explanation:
A fall guy is-- Correct Answer a scapegoat Fall guy (noun): a scapegoat. "he contends that he is innocent, that he was set up as a fall guy"
'proscribe' means--
Correct Answer:
D: prohibit
Explanation:
'proscribe' means-- Correct Answer prohibit Proscribe (verb) : বেআইনী ঘোষণা করা, নির্বাসিত করা Similar: forbid, prohibit, banbar, disallow, rule out, embargo, veto.
'Run counter to' means--
Correct Answer:
D: contradict
Explanation:
'Run counter to' means-- Correct Answer contradict run counter to (idiom): to be opposed to : to disagree with His theory ran counter to the beliefs of his time.
Because it arrives so early in the season before many other birds, the robin has been called the ___ of spring.
Correct Answer:
C: harbinger
Explanation:
Because it arrives so early in the season before many other birds, the robin has been called the ___ of spring. Correct Answer harbinger Robin - পাখিবিশেষ। Hostage - জিম্মি। Harbinger - অগ্রদূত। Newcomer - নবাগত। Autocrat - স্বৈরাচার।
Although the economy suffers downturns, it also has strong ___ and self-correction tendencies.
Correct Answer:
D: recuperative
Explanation:
Although the economy suffers downturns, it also has strong ___ and self-correction tendencies. Correct Answer recuperative Downturns - মন্দা। Unstable - অস্থিতিশীল। Recidivist - অপরাধপ্রবণ ব্যাক্তি। Recuperative - পুনরুদ্ধারযোগ্য। Inauspicious - অমঙ্গলসূচক, অকল্যাণকর।
'Circumvent' means--
Correct Answer:
C: find a way of overcoming or avoiding
Explanation:
'Circumvent' means-- Correct Answer find a way of overcoming or avoiding Circumvent (verb): find a way around (an obstacle). "if you come to an obstruction in a road you can seek to circumvent it" Similar: avoid, get round, find a way round, evade, get past, bypass.
'You will be helped by me' -- বাক্যটির সডটক পরিবর্তিত voice হবে-
Correct Answer:
গ: I shall help you
Explanation:
'You will be helped by me' -- বাক্যটির সডটক পরিবর্তিত voice হবে- সঠিক উত্তর I shall help you Active: I shall help you. Passive: You will be helped by me. It's a simple "Future Indefinite Tense" sentence, hence to change it into passive voice , the rules apply are - Use shall be/will be according to the subject made from the object of the active sentence. Use the principle verb in past participle form. Use “by” for grammatical purposes. Make the subject the object in the passive voice.
The synonym for 'corrective' is---
Correct Answer:
D: remedial
Explanation:
The synonym for 'corrective' is--- Correct Answer remedial Corrective (adjective): designed to correct or counteract something harmful or undesirable. "management were informed so that corrective action could be taken" Similar: therapeutic, restorative, curative, reparatory, reparative, rehabilitative, ameliorative, correctional, punitive, penal, disciplinary, disciplinarian, castigatory, reformatory, penitentiary.
The word 'evasive' means :
Correct Answer:
A: elusive
Explanation:
The word 'evasive' means : Correct Answer elusive Evasive (adjective): অসরল - evasive, tortuous, disingenuous, crooked, curved, oblique চতুর - cute, clever, tricky, chic, canning, evasive ছলনাময় - wily, artful, wileful, guileful, evasive, elusive
In a parliamentary system, it is not the president but the prime Minister--
Correct Answer:
B: who has the real power
'Allegation' means--
Correct Answer:
A: accusation
Explanation:
'Allegation' means-- Correct Answer accusation Allegation Noun: allegation; Plural noun: allegations A claim or assertion that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically one made without proof.
"Cupboard love' is--
Correct Answer:
C: show of affection
Explanation:
"Cupboard love' is-- Correct Answer show of affection Cupboard love( noun ) : insincere love professed for the sake of gain.
Over-work will tell --- your health.
Correct Answer:
A: upon
Explanation:
Over-work will tell --- your health. Correct Answer upon Tell upon - ক্ষতি করা।
It is difficult to part--- a long - held belief.
Correct Answer:
D: with
Explanation:
It is difficult to part--- a long - held belief. Correct Answer with It is difficult to part with a long held belief. দীর্ঘদিনের ধারণ করা বিশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা কঠিন।
She has great fondness----- classical music.
Correct Answer:
B: for
Explanation:
She has great fondness----- classical music. Correct Answer for Fondness for - কোন কিছুর জন্য অনুরাগ।
The opposite of the word 'untenable' is:
Correct Answer:
C: defensible
Explanation:
The opposite of the word 'untenable' is: Correct Answer defensible Untenable( অসমর্থনীয়) Opposite meaning is defensible (সমর্থনীয়)
Try to fill --- the cracks first.
Correct Answer:
A: up
Explanation:
Try to fill --- the cracks first. Correct Answer up Cracks - চিড়/ফাটল। Fill up - পূরণ করা, ভরাট করা।
'At one go ' means--
Correct Answer:
B: in one single attempt
Explanation:
'At one go ' means-- Correct Answer in one single attempt At one go (idiom): in one attempt : without stopping Example: He managed to finish the work at one go.
The word 'plethora' means:
Correct Answer:
C: excess
Explanation:
The word 'plethora' means: Correct Answer excess Plethora (noun): আধিক্য; রক্তাধিক্য; রক্তে লাল কণিকার আধিক্য SYNONYM - Excess.
The opposite of the word 'terminate' is:
Correct Answer:
C: begin
Explanation:
The opposite of the word 'terminate' is: Correct Answer begin Terminate(verb): bring to an end. "he was advised to terminate the contract" Antonyms for terminate: begin, commence, inaugurate, open, start.
'Cataclysm' means--
Correct Answer:
D: sudden violent change of disaster
Explanation:
'Cataclysm' means-- Correct Answer sudden violent change of disaster Cataclysm is a catastrophe or a large - scale and often violent event that causes change or upheaval. A devastating and destructive tsunami is an example of a cataclysm. A violent political uprising that leads to a new leader coming into power is an example of a cataclysm.
The word 'disregard' means:
Correct Answer:
C: ignore
Explanation:
The word 'disregard' means: Correct Answer ignore Disregard: verb: disregard; 3rd person present: disregards; past tense: disregarded; past participle: disregarded; gerund or present participle: disregarding pay no attention to; ignore. "the body of evidence is too substantial to disregard"
The word 'anathema' means--
Correct Answer:
A: detested person of thing
Explanation:
The word 'anathema' means-- Correct Answer detested person of thing Anathema (noun): যে লোক বা জিনিস অভিসম্পিত something or someone that one vehemently dislikes. "racial hatred was anathema to her"
Which punctuation mark indicates a major pause of break ?
Correct Answer:
D: (.)
Explanation:
Which punctuation mark indicates a major pause of break ? Correct Answer (.) Full Stop (.) :Called a period in the US, the full stop marks the end of a sentence. It suggests a long pause in the writing. Comma (,): A comma has two purposes; it can break up a sentence with a short pause between phrases and clauses, or be used to separate items in a list. Semi Colon (;):A semi colon can be used in two ways. It separates items in a list, where each item is made up from several words. More complicatedly, it works to show a pause in a sentence which is greater than a comma, but less than a full stop. This will be where there are two clauses of equal importance next to each other.
He is _____ European.
Correct Answer:
A: a
Explanation:
He is _____ European. Correct Answer a He is a European. এখানে European বাংলা ' ইউ' এর মতো উচ্চারিত হওয়ায় a হয়েছে।
I don't know how you can ___ so much noise ?
Correct Answer:
C: put up with
Explanation:
I don't know how you can ___ so much noise ? Correct Answer put up with Put up with (phrasal verb of put): tolerate or endure something. Example: "I don't know how you can put up with so much noise?"