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Assistant Engineer (Civil) #4451

What is the meaning of the word "supersede"

A: go faster
B: to take the place of something somebody
C: move very fast
D: suppress
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Government Job and Other Recruitment Exams #4452

John Smith is good--- Mathematics.

A: at
B: in
C: of
D: after
Government Job and Other Recruitment Exams #4453

A sonnet is a poem having --- lies .

A: sixteen
B: ten
C: twelve
D: fourteen
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Assistant Engineer (Civil) #4454

Fill in the blank : The bad news struck me like a bolt from the ---

A: hell
B: sky
C: blue
D: cannon
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Assistant Engineer (Civil) #4455

Which one is antonym for "hate"?

A: admire
B: abhor
C: concern
D: loathe
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Assistant Engineer (Civil) #4456

The word "worse"is the comparative form of the adjective--

A: good
B: bad
C: far
D: little
Assistant Engineer (Civil) #4457

"Do you enjoy teaching?" the word "teaching" is a ----

A: noun
B: participle
C: gerund
D: pronoun
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Government Job and Other Recruitment Exams #4458

The Merchant of Venice is Shakespearean play about ----

A: a Jew
B: a Moor
C: a Roman
D: A Turk
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Assistant Engineer (Civil) #4459

The correct passive form of the sentence "I know him." is ----

A: He is known by me
B: He has been known
C: He is known with me
D: He is known to me
Government Job and Other Recruitment Exams #4460

Badminton is the national sport of ----

A: Malaysia
B: Scotland
C: China
D: Nepal
Government Job and Other Recruitment Exams #4461

"The French" refers to ---

A: the French people
B: The French language
C: The French manners
D: The French society
Government Job and Other Recruitment Exams #4462

The people who carry a coffin at a funeral are called-----

A: Undertakers
B: Supporters
C: Pallbearers
D: Mourners
Assistant Engineer (Civil) #4463

"All that glitters --- not gold". Choose the right verb ---

A: are
B: were
C: is
D: make
Assistant Engineer (Civil) #4464

The idiom "a snake in the grass" means--

A: a sleeping snake
B: a piece of rope
C: a hidden enemy
D: a dead snake
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Government Job and Other Recruitment Exams #4465

The antonym for inimical ----

A: hostile
B: friendly
C: indifferent
D: angry
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Government Job and Other Recruitment Exams #4466

What is the meaning of "White Elephant"?

A: White Elephant
B: A hoader
C: A black marketer
D: A very costly possession
Government Job and Other Recruitment Exams #4467

Cul-de-sec---

A: Selecton
B: dead end
C: error
D: bubble
Assistant Engineer (Civil) #4468

The number of letters in the English alphabet are ---

A: 22
B: 24
C: 27
D: 26
Assistant Engineer (Civil) #4469

The abbreviation "a.m." stands for---

A: anti meridian
B: ante meridiem
C: ante meridium
D: anti meridium
Assistant Engineer (Civil) #4470

The word "tragic" means

A: Pathetic
B: sympathetic
C: pleasing
D: good luck
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Assistant Engineer (Civil) #4471

Choose the correct expression:

A: She was born in 1985
B: She has born in 1985
C: She has been born in 1985
D: She was borne in 1985
Government Job and Other Recruitment Exams #4472

Education is enlightening. here "Enlightening" is ---

A: A gerund
B: A participle
C: An infinitive
D: A finite verb
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Assistant Engineer (Civil) #4473

The drama "Macbeth" was written by --

A: G.B. Shaw
B: John Milton
C: William Shakespeare
D: Christopher Marlowe
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Assistant Engineer (Civil) #4474

A serious play with a sad ending is called a ----

A: comedy
B: farce
C: melodrama
D: tragedy
Assistant Engineer (Civil) #4475

What type of noun "freedom" is?

A: proper
B: abstract
C: collective
D: common
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Assistant Engineer (Civil) #4476

Which one is a synonym for "prohibit"?

A: forbit
B: order
C: support
D: protest
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Assistant Engineer (Civil) #4477

Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition : Please lean the ladder --- the wall.

A: with
B: on
C: against
D: by
Assistant Engineer (Civil) #4478

Choose the right form of verb. I (buy) a new bicycle last week".

A: have bought
B: had bought
C: have been bought
D: bought
Government Job and Other Recruitment Exams #4479

Which of the following words can be used as a verb?

A: Mister
B: Mistress
C: Master
D: Mastery
Assistant Engineer (Civil) #4480

"By the end of the day we were tried but happy." The word "but" is---

A: a preposition
B: an adjective
C: a conjunction
D: an adverb
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Assistant Engineer (Civil) #4481

The abbreviation "e.g." means--

A: very important
B: for example
C: please note
D: namely
Government Job and Other Recruitment Exams #4482

'You may fool some of the people some of the time, you can even fool some of the people all the time. but you can't fool all the people all time, was stated by--

A: George Washington
B: V.L. lenin
C: Abraham Lincoln
D: Churchill
Deputy Assistant Engineer, Ministry of Railways #4483

Which of these words is not correctly spelt?

A: auspicious
B: intellegent
C: committee
D: psychology
Deputy Assistant Engineer, Ministry of Railways #4484

A word which can be interpreted in more than one way is ----

A: anachronistic
B: confusing
C: ambiguous
D: foolish
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Deputy Assistant Engineer, Ministry of Railways #4485

Which part of speech is "Book"?

A: noun
B: verb
C: adjective
D: both noun and verb
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Deputy Assistant Engineer, Ministry of Railways #4486

Which of these words rhymes with the word "won"?

A: zone
B: done
C: cone
D: moan
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Deputy Assistant Engineer, Ministry of Railways #4487

I'd like to know ---

A: why did he leave?
B: why he left.
C: why have he left.
D: why did he left.
Deputy Assistant Engineer, Ministry of Railways #4488

I need --- milk.

A: a few
B: a little
C: a hot
D: a lot
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Bangladesh Public Works Commission (PSC) #4489

Don't worry you can___ me. I'll do the job for you.

A: count a
B: count on
C: count upon
D: count for
Deputy Assistant Engineer, Ministry of Railways #4490

Which of these words is the odd man out?

A: ethereal
B: spiritual
C: impalpable
D: concrete
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Secondary Education Sector Investment Program Assistant Police Station Secondary Education Officer #4491

The adjective of 'rigidity' is-

A: rigor
B: rigid
C: rigorous
D: rigidness
Deputy Assistant Engineer, Ministry of Railways #4492

"To stick to one's gun" means---

A: to be brave
B: to be arrogant
C: to stand near a gun
D: to refuse to change one's position
Bangladesh Public Works Commission (PSC) #4493

We have postponed __ anyone the news until after the marriage.

A: telling
B: to tell
C: for telling
D: without telling
Bangladesh Public Works Commission (PSC) #4494

The customer gets what he pays-

A: off
B: at
C: for
D: from
Deputy Assistant Engineer, Ministry of Railways #4495

He succeeded ---- the examination.

A: to pass
B: in passing
C: to pass in
D: by passing
Bangladesh Public Works Commission (PSC) #4496

He is___ to drinking.

A: devoted
B: used
C: addicted
D: accustomed
Deputy Assistant Engineer, Ministry of Railways #4497

Mr. Khan---- this factory in 1861.

A: founded
B: was found
C: was founded
D: has founded
Deputy Assistant Engineer, Ministry of Railways #4498

Which of these sentences is correct?

A: You would rather go yourself, had you?
B: You would rather go yourself, had't you?
C: You would rather go yourself, wouldn't you?
D: You would rather go yourself, would you?
Deputy Assistant Engineer, Ministry of Railways #4499

Open the door ---?

A: will you
B: do you
C: don't you
D: haven't you
Bangladesh Public Works Commission (PSC) #4500

The general public___ a large number of computers now as the prices are decreasing.

A: must buy
B: must have bought
C: must be buying
D: must have to buy