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40th BCS Preliminary Test #401

An extra message added at the end of a letter after it is signed is called -

A: corrigendum
B: postscript
C: NB
D: RSVP
Desko Junior Assistant Manager 22. #402

The watch costs a pretty penny .

A: expensive
B: cheap
C: very expensive
D: very cheap
PTTI Instructor #403

'A cock and bull story ' means __ .

A: a tragedy
B: a false story
C: an animal story
D: a story about a cock and a bull .
PTTI Instructor #404

A fantasy is -

A: a history -record
B: a real -life event
C: an imaginary story
D: a funny film
Assistant Programmer #405

A person in a family who lived a long time ago is called -

A: An Ancestor
B: Follower
C: Past Member
D: Successor
PTTI Instructor #406

A specialist in eye disease is called a/an

A: Optician
B: Neurologist
C: Cardiologist
D: Ophthalmologist
14th Teacher Registration Examination #407

A person whose head is in the clouds is -

A: proud
B: a day dreamer
C: an aviator
D: useless
16th Teacher Registration Examination #408

instead of 'confirm ' we can say ---

A: bear out
B: bear on
C: bear to
D: bear of
Bangladesh Public Service Commission #409

The science of teaching is called --

A: Phonetics
B: Pedagogy
C: Ethics
D: Biology
Secondary Assistant Teacher Recruitment Exam #410

A person who sells fruits and vegetables is called -

A: a vegetable man
B: a vegetarian
C: a green -grocer
D: a hawker
Secondary Assistant Teacher Recruitment Exam #411

One who is specialist in heart and its diseases is called ----.

A: a pharmacologist
B: an ophthalmologist
C: a cardiologist
D: a neurologist
Narcotics Control Directorate Deputy Inspector #412

The phrase 'carry the day' means to -

A: pass time
B: be victorious
C: suffer
D: hope
Government Job and Other Recruitment Exams #413

He has gone to the USA for good.

A: for higher study
B: forever
C: for traveling
D: for training
Bangladesh Public Service Commission #414

Having two possible meanings and not very clear is called -

A: amphibious
B: anonymous
C: confiscate
D: ambiguous
PSC PTI teacher 20. #415

'Pass away' means -

A: disappear
B: die
C: erase
D: fall
Ministry of External Affairs Personal Officer #416

The phrase 'put up with 'means -----

A: write
B: postpone
C: tolerate
D: hang up
Officer (General) #417

A sarcastic person is someone who is -

A: dependent on others
B: a very strict person
C: a saviour
D: irounical and bitter
Ministry of External Affairs Administrative Officer #418

' Come into question' means .....

A: to become a matter for doubt
B: to be a matter for praise
C: to be a great event
D: to become a matter for writing .
Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board Assistant Enforcement Coordinator #419

What is the meaning of ' Null and void' ?

A: অকেজো
B: বৃথা
C: ধ্বংস করা
D: অজ্ঞ
Palli Karma Sahika Foundation Assistant Manager #420

A broad bordered with trees is called .

A: boudior
B: boulevard
C: avenue
D: facade
PSC PTI teacher 20. #421

There are black sheep in every community. 'Black sheep ' means -

A: a sheep with black color
B: black sheep goat
C: bad character
D: none of these
Ministry of External Affairs Administrative Officer #422

'Bring to book' means-

A: a book published
B: valueless book
C: to find a book
D: to rebuke
Government Job and Other Recruitment Exams #423

"Leave no stone unturned" means -

A: heavy stone
B: impossible
C: rare stone
D: try every possible means
Government Job and Other Recruitment Exams #424

The phrase 'at loggerheads, means...

A: very close
B: belligerent
C: quarrelling
D: distant relation
Narcotics Control Directorate Deputy Inspector #425

What is the meaning of the word 'Prima Facie' ?

A: Out look
B: Face reading
C: Face to Face
D: At the first sight
Bangladesh Postal Department Mail Operator #426

The meaning of 'starch' is -

A: to reinforce
B: be weak
C: smooth out
D: put anend to
Bangladesh Postal Department Mail Operator #427

The meaning of 'soft soap' is -

A: flattery for self -motive
B: speaking ill of others
C: Speaking highly of others
D: recognizing good deed of others .
Bangladesh Postal Department Mail Operator #428

The meaning of ' white elephant' is -

A: an elephant of white color
B: a black marketer
C: a very costly and troublesome possession
D: a hoarder
Bangladesh Postal Department Mail Operator #429

The prefix 'poly' in word 'polygamy" expressed in the sense -

A: some
B: one
C: many
D: more
Directorate of Food Safety #430

"Spill the beans" means -

A: Frivolously performing a simple task
B: Reveal someone's secret
C: To stop something at an early stage
D: None of these
Secondary Assistant Teacher Recruitment Exam #431

'To read between the lines' means .....

A: to read carefully
B: to read some line only
C: to read carefully to find out any hidden meaning
D: to read quickly to save time.
Secondary Assistant Teacher Recruitment Exam #432

'Nota bene' means -----

A: for example
B: not sure
C: next page
D: mark well
Secondary Assistant Teacher Recruitment Exam #433

A person who sells fruits and vegetables is called ----.

A: a vegetable man
B: a vegetarian
C: a green -grocer
D: a hawker
Secondary Assistant Teacher Recruitment Exam #434

A poem of fourteen lines is called ...

A: an elegy
B: a sonnet
C: an ode
D: an epic
Government Job and Other Recruitment Exams #435

The word 'hardly' means ----

A: always
B: almost not
C: seriously
D: regularly
Life Insurance Corporation (Office Assistant Cum Computer Numerical) #436

A building to keep grains -

A: store room
B: storage
C: granary
D: plantry
Secondary Assistant Teacher Recruitment Exam #437

The word ' hardly' means

A: almost not
B: always
C: regularly
D: hard work
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (Police Statistics) #438

‘Once in a blue moon’ means?

A: always
B: very rarely
C: newly
D: awarely
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (Police Statistics) #439

‘‘Hold water’’ means?

A: keep water
B: bear examination
C: drink water
D: store water
Secondary Assistant Teacher Recruitment Exam #440

The word 'parent' means ---- ,

A: father
B: mother
C: father and mother
D: father or mother
Youth Development Department Credit Supervisor #441

"To keep one's head' means' -

A: To save oneself
B: To be self -respectful
C: To keep calm
D: None
Youth Development Department Credit Supervisor #442

Choose the appropriate meaning of the idiom 'Swam Song'

A: Middle Work
B: First Work
C: Last Work
D: Early Work
Secondary Assistant Teacher Recruitment Exam #443

The word ' lunar' is related to .... .

A: sun
B: planet
C: moon
D: air
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (Police Statistics) #444

What does the idiom ‘‘Tooth and nail’’ mean?

A: terrible
B: with utmost effort
C: pleasantly
D: awfully
Department of Environment (Computer Operator) #445

Once in a blue moon' means?

A: always
B: very rarely
C: nearly
D: hourly
Youth Development Department Credit Supervisor #446

'Bottom line' means -

A: Final Step
B: The essential point
C: Last line
D: End of a road
Secondary Assistant Teacher Recruitment Exam #447

The word ' ecological ' is related to ....

A: atomosphere
B: environment
C: pollution
D: demography
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (Police Statistics) #448

What is the single word for ‘‘A hater of mankind’’?

A: Philanthropist
B: Misanthropist
C: Humanitarian
D: Hatred
Youth Development Department Credit Supervisor #449

'Maiden Speech' means -

A: First Speech
B: Early Speech
C: Final Speech
D: Late Speech
Government Job and Other Recruitment Exams #450

'End in smoke' means ---

A: stop smoking
B: complete destruction
C: come to nothing
D: catch fire