41st BCS

Ans: b) epicurean
[ materialistic = বাস্তববাদী
epicurean = ইন্দ্রিয়বিলাসী
cynic = হতাশাবাদী
stoic = সুখে দুঃখে নির্বিকার ব্যক্তি]

Ans: c) preposition
[ regarding = বিষয়ে (কোন কিছুর ব্যাপারে)। এখানে regarding দুটি noun phrase কে যুক্ত করেছে, তাই এটি preposition]

Ans: d) adverb
[ Intransitive verb- “go” এর পরে বসায় home শব্দটি এখানে adverb। এছাড়া “কোথায়, কখন, কিভাবে” দিয়ে প্রশ্ন করলে যে উত্তর পাওয়া যায় তা সাধারণত adverb হয় ]

Ans: a) pronoun
[ এখানে that একজনের নামের পরিবর্তে বসেছে ]

Ans: b) knowledge
[ She has knowledge = তার জ্ঞান আছে। তার কি আছে?  সাধারণত “কি” দিয়ে প্রশ্ন করলে যে উত্তর পাওয়া যায় সেটি Noun হয়।

** knowing = adjective / present participle
** known = adjective / past participle
** knowledgeable = adjective]

Ans: c) conjunction
[ I shall help you provided (if) you help me = আমি তোমাকে সাহায্য করব, যদি তুমি আমাকে সাহায্য কর। Provided এখানে দুটি বাক্যকে যুক্ত করেছে। তাই এটি conjunction হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হয়েছে ]

Ans: a) intransitive
[ এখানে ‘arrive’ শব্দটির পর কোন object নেই। Intransitive verb এর পর কোন Noun / object থাকে না।

** Huffing and puffing = to breathe in a loud and heavy way because of physical effort.]

Ans: b) sovereign
[ sovereign- সার্বভৌম ক্ষমতার অধিকারী রাজা / রানী ]

Ans: c) fish
[ Singular- fish, Plural- fish / fishes (both can be used)]

Ans: d) gerund
[ verb+ing – Noun এর মতো কাজ করলে সেটি gerund ]

Ans: a) infinitive
[ infinitive = to + verb; এখানে “to” উহ্য আছে (I will not let you to go)]

Ans: d) no preposition required
[ In general terms, no preposition is used for entering physical spaces, locations or buildings.
Examples:
** She entered the park through a hole in the fence.
** They entered the city on horseback.

To enter into, on the other hand, is used for starting or joining something.
Examples:
** He entered into a discussion with the girl behind the bar.
** She entered into the contract without considering the consequences. ]

Ans: b) What can we do but sit and wait?
[ Here, option a) It is but right to admit our faults. Here, ‘but’ is acting like the word ‘only’ in this sentence. It is but (only) right to admit our faults (meaning- আমাদের ভুল স্বীকার করাই একমাত্র সঠিক পথ/সমাধান). So, ‘but’ is an adverb here.

option b) What can we do but sit and wait? In this sentences ‘but’ is working like the preposition ‘without’. (Meaning- বসে থাকা আর অপেক্ষা করা ছাড়া আমরা কি করতে পারি?). Therefore, ‘but’ is a preposition here.

option c) We tried hard but did not succeed = conjunction (meaning- আমরা চেষ্টা করেছিলাম কিন্তু সফল হতে পারিনি)

option d) There is no one but likes him. Here are two main verbs- ‘is’ and ‘likes’. This sentence can also be written as “There is no one who does not likes him (meaning- এমন কেউ নেই যে তাকে পছন্দ করে না). Here, ‘but’ is replacing the phrase ‘who does not’ and making a connection with rest of the sentence. Therefore, ‘but’ has been used here as a conjunction.

** This question also appeared in Medical Admission Test 2019-20 ]

Ans: a) tell someone that you are very angry with them
[ “Give somebody a piece of your mind” means to speak angrily to someone about something they have done wrong.
Example:
** I’m going to give that mechanic a piece of my mind if my car is not fixed this time.]

Ans: b) noun phrase
[ এখানে To win a prize “কি অর্থে” subject হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হয়েছে ]

Ans: b) detailed
[ terse = সংক্ষিপ্ত, বাহুল্যবর্জিত
concise = সংক্ষিপ্ত
detailed = বিশদ, বিস্তারিত
expressive = স্পষ্ট, অভিব্যক্তিপূর্ণ
descriptive = বর্ণনামূলক ]

Ans: c) questionnaire
[ questionnaire = a form containing a list of questions; a means of gathering information for a survey.

question = a sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response.]

Ans: d) By whom were you taught French?
[ By whom + auxiliary verb + subject + verb 3 + object]

Ans: b) Her teeth were brighter than a string of pearls
[ Comparative করার সময় এ ধরনের বাক্যের অর্থ ঠিক রাখতে পিছনের object কে subject বানাতে হয়। আগে থেকে not থাকলে not উঠে যায়। teeth (plural of tooth) হওয়ায় auxiliary verb- were হবে।]

Ans: b) The doctor took my pulse.
[ “The doctor took my pulse” – means the doctor performed a procedure to record your pulse.

The other three options here are technically correct but slightly unusual / uncommon.

➜ “The doctor found my pulse” – This means the doctor had to search for the pulse, but eventually found it.

➜ “The doctor examined my pulse” – This means the doctor took your pulse and analyzed the pulse for any irregularities or abnormality.

➜ “The doctor saw my pulse” – This one makes a little less common sense, but it is still a correct sentence, meaning the doctor was able to visually see your pulse which is entirely possible.

Source: The explanation has been given / written by – Ben Honey (A contributor of quora.com]

Ans: c) Faustus
[ This lines has been taken from the play “Doctor Faustus” written by Christopher Marlowe. Some parts of the play have been given below –

“Was this the face that launch’d a thousand ships,
And burnt the topless towers of Ilium?
Sweet Helen, make me immortal with a kiss.
(‘kisses her’)
Her lips suck forth my soul: see, where it flies!
Come, Helen, come, give me my soul again.”]

Ans: a) Pygmalion
[ Some other characters of “Pygmalion” (by George Bernard Shaw) are Eliza Doolittle, P. Doolittle, Professor Henry Haggins, Mrs. Haggins etc.]

Ans: c) Denmark

Ans: b) T.S. Eliot
[ Some other notable poems of T.S. Eliot are The Waste Land, Four Quartets, The Hollow Man, Murder in the Cathedral etc.]

Ans: c) A Passage to India
[ Edward Morgan is the author of the novel- “A Passage to India”. Some other characters of this novel are- Dr. Aziz, Cyril Fielding, Ronny Heaslop, Mrs. Turton, Major Callendar etc.]

Ans: b) The Merchant of Venice
[ “The Merchant of Venice” is a famous comedy play by William Shakespeare. Some other characters of this play are- Portia, Bassanio, Antonio, Jessica etc.]

Ans: d) Hamlet
[ Some other famous quotes of “Hamlet” (by william Shakespeare) are- “Brevity is the soul of wit” (Polonius), “Listen to many, speak to a few.” (Polonius), “That one may smile and smile and be a villain.” (Hamlet)]

Ans: c) Alfred Tennyson
[ Some other quotes of Alfred Tennyson are-
“Knolwdge comes but wisdom lingers (দীর্ঘকাল থাকা)”
“A smile abroad is often a scowl (চোখ রাঙ্গান) at home”
“Tis (it is) better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all” ]

Ans: d) Great Expectations
[ Protagonist = প্রধান চরিত্র

The main characters of this novel are- Pip, Joe Gargery, Mrs. Joe Gargery, Biddy, Uncle Pumblechook, Dolge Orlick etc.]

Ans: b) The Rainbow
[ David Herbert Lawrence (D.H. Lawrence) wrote these novels. His other notable novels include “Sons and Lovers”, “Women in Love” etc.]

Ans: b) William Makeppeace Thackeray
[ William Makeppeace Thackeray is an India-born English comic novelist. His notable novels include “Catherine”, “The Luck of Barry Lydon”, “Men’s Wives”, “Vanity Fair”, “Sultan Stork” etc.]

Ans: d) T.S. Eliot
[ T.S. Eliot was an American-English poet, playwright, literary critic, and editor. He is best known as a leader of the Modernist movement in poetry and as the author of such works as The Waste Land (1922) and Four Quartets (1943).]

Ans: c) Harold Pinter
[ Harold Pinter (10 October 1930 – 24 December 2008) was a British playwright, screenwriter, director and actor. A Nobel Prize winner, Pinter was one of the most influential modern British dramatists with a writing career that spanned more than 50 years. His best-known plays include The Birthday Party (1957), The Homecoming (1964), and Betrayal (1978).]

Ans: b) Fern Hill
[ Dylan Thomas was a Welsh poet and writer whose works include the poems “Fern Hill”, “By Fire”, “A Refusal to Mourn the Death”, “Do not Go Gentle into that Good Night”, “And Death shall have no Dominion”, “Light Breaks Where no Sun Shines” etc.]

Ans: a) H.G. Wells
[ H.G. Wells was a science-fiction writer whose notable works include ‘The Time Machine’, ‘War of the Worlds’, ‘The Invisible Man’, ‘The Island of Doctor Moreau’ etc.]