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ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19751
The antonym of "Elegant" is :
A: Eulogy
B: pendant
C: awkward
D: Egotistical
Correct Answer:
C: awkward
ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19752
Translate into Bangla. Everyone wants peace and like the principles of non-violence.
A: "সবাই শান্তি এবং অহিংসা পছন্দ করে।"
B: "সকলেই শান্তি এবং অহিংসার পথ চায়।"
C: "সকলেই শান্তি চায় এবং অহিংসার নীতি পছন্দ করে।"
D: "সকলেই শক্তিকামী এবং অহিংসা নীতির সাধক।"
Correct Answer:
C: "সকলেই শান্তি চায় এবং অহিংসার নীতি পছন্দ করে।"
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ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19753
Mother said to me, "Do not tell a lie." Change into indirect narration.
A: Mother frightened me not to tell a lie.
B: Mother suggested me to not tell a lie.
C: Mother advised me not to tell a lie.
D: Mother warned me to not to tell a lie.
Correct Answer:
C: Mother advised me not to tell a lie.
ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19754
The expression "raison d'etre" means:
A: A cause of one's downfall
B: A very untidy piece of work
C: A leading position in a group
D: A reason for onc's existence
Correct Answer:
D: A reason for onc's existence
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ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19755
The figure of speech found in "I have known the eyes already, known them all" is-
A: Synecdoche
B: Personification
C: Irony
D: Eulogy
Correct Answer:
A: Synecdoche
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ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19756
"Euphemism" is -
A: A direct expression of admiration
B: A witty remark
C: An indirect expression for a harsh one
D: An unpleasant expression
Correct Answer:
C: An indirect expression for a harsh one
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ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19757
The word that is wrongly spelt-
A: Heterogeneous
B: Iconnoclast
C: Impecunious
D: Neophyte
Correct Answer:
B: Iconnoclast
ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19758
'Eulogy' is :
A: A lament for the Dead
B: A study of the Church building and decorations
C: A speech or piece of writing expressing praise
D: A writing record of personal events
Correct Answer:
C: A speech or piece of writing expressing praise
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ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19759
What figure of speech do you find in "budding beauty"?
A: Assonance
B: Alliteration
C: Simile
D: Metaphor
Correct Answer:
B: Alliteration
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ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19760
Misfortunate is to sorrow, as success is to ---
A: Health
B: Joy
C: Money
D: Food
Correct Answer:
B: Joy
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ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19761
"Life is a broken-winged bird." - is an example of-
A: Simile
B: Metaphor
C: Personification
D: Symbol
Correct Answer:
B: Metaphor
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ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19762
The word 'Acquiesce' is -
A: a noun
B: an adverb
C: a verb
D: an adjective
Correct Answer:
C: a verb
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ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19763
A person is 'garrulous' when----
A: (s)he is gaudy
B: (s)he is talkative
C: (s)he feels awkward
D: (s)he feels dizzy
Correct Answer:
B: (s)he is talkative
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ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19764
I raised my head at the rustling of the leaves. 'Rustling' is an example of-
A: Homophone
B: Onomatopoeia
C: Rhyme
D: Metonymy
Correct Answer:
B: Onomatopoeia
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ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19765
'The Brothers Karamazov' is written by-
A: William Shakespeare
B: Leo Tolstoy
C: Henrik Ibesen
D: Fyodor Dostoevsky
Correct Answer:
D: Fyodor Dostoevsky
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ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19766
The quick-witted lawyer in the 'Merchant of Venice' is -
A: Bassanio
B: Antonio
C: Lorenzo
D: Portia
Correct Answer:
D: Portia
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ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19767
The sentence 'Sincerity frightens the boy' is ---- deviant.
A: syntactically
B: semantically
C: lexically
D: phonologically
Correct Answer:
B: semantically
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ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19768
The author who does not fall into the same category-
A: Ernest Hemingway
B: Jane Austen
C: Joseph Conrad
D: Emily Dickinson
Correct Answer:
D: Emily Dickinson
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ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19769
Had I heard the weather report, I --- an umbrella.
A: would have taken
B: would take
C: took
D: would have been taking
Correct Answer:
A: would have taken
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ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19770
A day on mars ---- slightly ---- than a day on earth.
A: are, long
B: can be, as longer
C: was, long
D: is, longer
Correct Answer:
D: is, longer
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ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19771
It's partly finished. There is --- left.
A: nothing
B: everything
C: anything
D: something
Correct Answer:
D: something
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ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19772
The chairman decided to call off the meeting. The meaning of the underlined word is-
A: postpone
B: advance
C: cancel
D: dismiss
Correct Answer:
C: cancel
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ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19773
Although research scientists had hoped that the new drug interferon --- to be a cure for cancer, its application now appears to be more limited.
A: prove
B: had proven
C: would prove
D: will prove
Correct Answer:
C: would prove
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ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19774
Chose the correct pair ..... Rage : Anger
A: Billis : Apatht
B: Dismay : Distress
C: Approval : Cencure
D: Fear : Shame
Correct Answer:
B: Dismay : Distress
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ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19775
By the middle of the twenty first century, the computer --- a necessity in every home.
A: became
B: becoming
C: has become
D: will have become
Correct Answer:
D: will have become
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ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19776
The antonym of the word 'Nullification' is-
A: Commencement
B: Proscription
C: Disavowal
D: Repudiation
Correct Answer:
A: Commencement
ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19777
John Keats, ill ____ tuberculosis, left the foggy weather of London for the more ---- climate of Rome.
A: with, salubrious
B: of, pleasant
C: for, inauspicious
D: in, noxious
Correct Answer:
A: with, salubrious
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ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19778
The wrongly spelt word is-
A: Harass
B: Caribbean
C: Convalece
D: Millennium
Correct Answer:
C: Convalece
ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19779
The myth of Narcissus tells the tale of a good looking but --- youth who gazes at his reflection in a pool of water until he turns into a flower.
A: verbose
B: vibrant
C: viliant
D: vain
Correct Answer:
D: vain
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ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19780
Do you know the name of -- artist who painted this portrait?
A: a
B: no article
C: an
D: the
Correct Answer:
D: the
ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19781
Like foolish people who continue to live near an active volcano, many of us are --- about the --- of atomic warfare and its attendant destruction.
A: worried, possibility
B: unconcerned, threat
C: excite, power
D: cheered, possession
Correct Answer:
B: unconcerned, threat
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ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19782
What is the antonym of 'gloomy'?
A: Dark
B: Bright
C: Grey
D: Pale
Correct Answer:
B: Bright
ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19783
The word 'exacerbate' means -
A: Make better
B: Make good
C: Make worse
D: Make sure
Correct Answer:
C: Make worse
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ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19784
The correct translation of the following sentence is: আমাদের ভবিষ্যৎ সম্পর্কে আমাদেরকে আশাবাদী হওয়া উচিত।
ক: We should be hopeful about our future
খ: Our future is hopeful no doubt
গ: Our future must be hopeful about us
ঘ: We must feel our future is good
Correct Answer:
ক: We should be hopeful about our future
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ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19785
'Value' mean:
A: Principles
B: Punctuality
C: Product
D: Judgement
Correct Answer:
D: Judgement
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ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19786
Find a synonym of the word 'tenacious' from the options given below:
A: patient
B: hard-working
C: firm
D: slippery
Correct Answer:
C: firm
ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19787
My nephew ---- chicken pox this weekend.
A: came round with
B: came along with
C: came down with
D: came over with
Correct Answer:
C: came down with
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ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19788
The recipe for vegetable soup has a number of different ----.
A: parts
B: components
C: ingredients
D: elements
Correct Answer:
C: ingredients
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ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19789
What is the synonym of 'Exhausted'?
A: plenty
B: stored
C: animated
D: drained
Correct Answer:
D: drained
ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19790
Rahim is one ----- superstitious people I knnow.
A: much
B: very much
C: of the more
D: of the most
Correct Answer:
D: of the most
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ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19791
--- pair of socks ---- too small for mee.
A: This, is
B: These, are
C: These, is
D: This, are
Correct Answer:
A: This, is
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ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19792
Control -----, Sabah! Everything is fine, so don't start crying.
A: yourself
B: you
C: me
D: herself
Correct Answer:
A: yourself
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ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19793
When ---- Penicillin?
A: did Fleming invent
B: Fleming invented
C: Fleming invents
D: hal Fleming invented
Correct Answer:
A: did Fleming invent
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ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19794
We went to Rajshahi last month to see the house where we ---- in the 1960s.
A: will live
B: live
C: would live
D: used to live
Correct Answer:
D: used to live
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ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19795
All my efforts to bring about a compromise ended ---- smoke.
A: with
B: in
C: off
D: through
Correct Answer:
B: in
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ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19796
To "cach off guard" means-
A: to neglect duty
B: to substitute a guard
C: to be on guard
D: get someone when he/she is careless
Correct Answer:
D: get someone when he/she is careless
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ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19797
Hamidur Rahaman ---- to make the ---- of the Shaheed Minar.
A: had responsibility, foundation
B: was asked, selection
C: had, construction
D: was assigned, design
Correct Answer:
D: was assigned, design
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ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19798
We ---- to Dhaka in 1994 and ---- here since then.
A: came, lived
B: came, were living
C: came, have been living
D: came, had lived
Correct Answer:
C: came, have been living
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ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (B Unit) #19799
He wanted nobody --- to know --- the treasure was hidden.
A: except him, what
B: but himself, where
C: else, which
D: and him, when
Correct Answer:
B: but himself, where
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