221. How many eggs have your hens _ this month? Which of the following words best completes the above sentence?

 ক. Lain

খ. Laid

গ. Lay

ঘ. Lied

সমাধানঃ Laid

 

222. The walls of our house have been painted green.-Which is the correct preposition in the blank above?

ক. No preposition

খ. By

গ. In

ঘ. With

সমাধানঃ No preposition

 

223. Can you tell me where ________? Which of the following is the best clause in the above sentence?

ক. Does Mr. Ali live

খ. Mr. Ali doesn’t live

গ. Mr. Ali lives

ঘ. Lives Mr. Ali

সমাধানঃ Mr. Ali lives

 

224. What is the full name of the great American short story writter O’Henry?

 ক. Walt whitman

খ. William sydney porter

গ. Marjorie kinnan rawlings

ঘ. Mark twain

সমাধানঃ William Sydney Porter

 

225. Now-a-days many villages are lit----Electricity. Which is the correct preposition in the above blank?

ক. With

খ. By

গ. From

ঘ. On

 সমাধানঃ With

 

226. The second anniversary celebration of our college will be held on December, 15-which of the following is the correct phrase for  ‘will be held’ above?

 ক. takes off 

খ. Comes off

গ.will bring about

ঘ.will come round

 সমাধানঃ Comes off

 

227. ‘Dog day’ means-

 ক.a period of being carefree

খ.a period of habing youthful flings

গ.a period of misfortunate

ঘ. hot weather 

 সমাধানঃ hot weather

 

228. select the meaning of the word   'stagflagation'  -

         ক. controlled prices

        খ. economic slow down

        গ. a disintegrating government

        ঘ. cultural dullness

 উত্তর : খ. economic slow down

 

229. what is the meaning of the word 'scuttle ' -

         ক. to tease

        খ. abandon

        গ. pile up

        ঘ. gossip

 উত্তর : খ. abandon

 

230. what is the meaning of the word 'stanch' -

         ক. to reinforce

        খ. be weak

        গ. smooth out

        ঘ. put an end to

 উত্তর :    ঘ. put an end to

 

231. what is the meaning of the word 'belated ' -

         ক. complaining

        খ. off hand

        গ. weak

        ঘ. Tardy

উত্তর : ঘ. Tardy

 

232. what is the meaning of the word 'sequence '?

        ক. to follow

        খ. round up

        গ. withdraw

        ঘ. question closely

 উত্তর :    ক. to follow

 

233. what is the meaning of the word 'euphemism '?

         ক. vague idea

        খ. in offensive expression

        গ. verbal play

        ঘ. wise saying

 উত্তর :      খ. in offensive expression

 

234. 'The Rainbow 'is -.

         ক. a poem by wordsworth

        খ. a short story by somerset maugham

        গ. a novel by D.H. Lawrence

        ঘ. a verse by coleridge

 উত্তর :   গ. a novel by D.H. Lawrence

 

235. 'Tom Jones' by Henry Fielding was first published in -.

         ক. the 1st half of 19th century

        খ. the 2nd half of 19th century

        গ. the 1st half of 18th century

        ঘ. the 2nd half of 18th century

উত্তর : ক. the 1st half of 19th century

 

236. The literary work 'kuble khan'is -.

         ক. a history by vincent smith

        খ. a verse by coleridge

        গ. a drama by oscar wilde

        ঘ. a short story by somerset Maugham

 উত্তর :    খ. a verse by Coleridge

 

237. T.S. Eliot was born in -.

         ক. Ireland

        খ. England

        গ. Wales

        ঘ. U.S.A

 উত্তর :   ঘ. U.S.A

 

238. what was the real name of the great American short story writer ,'O'Henry?

         ক. Samuel L clemens

        খ. William sydeney porter

        গ. Fitz-james O'Brien

        ঘ. William huntington wright

 উত্তর :   খ. William Sydeney Porter

 

239. Anything 'pernicious' tends to injure or destroy. something which has no such harmful effect is -.

         ক. innocuous

        খ. innocent

        গ. immaculate

        ঘ. salutary

 উত্তর :     ক. Innocuous

 

240. Do not worry, English grammar is not_ to understand._ which of the following does best fit in the blank space?

         ক. so difficult

        খ. very difficult

        গ. too difficult

        ঘ. difficult enough

উত্তর :    গ. too difficult