Medical Admission Test (2022-23)

Ans: b) need
[ Need may function both as a modal verb and as an ordinary verb. When need behaves like a modal verb, it is commonly used in the negative form (i.e., needn’t).

‘Need’ as a modal verb:
➜ You needn’t mention this to your father.

‘Need’ as a main verb:
➜ You don’t need to mention this to your father.

Caution in using ‘need’ as a modal verb:
✘ You needn’t an umbrella.
✔ You needn’t carry an umbrella.]

Ans: c) relative
[ “who, what, which” are normally interrogative pronoun. However, they can be use as relative pronoun.
“who, what, which” as interrogative pronoun:
➜ Who has done this?
➜ What has he said?
➜ Which color do you like?

“who, what, which” as relative pronoun:
➜ I know who has done this.
➜ What he has said is unforgivable.
➜ I can guess which color you like.]

Ans: a) mutinous
[ recalcitrant = অবাধ্য, শৃঙ্খলাভঙ্গকারী
mutinous = বিদ্রোহমূলক;
compliant = অনুবর্তী, বাধ্য;
docile = বাধ্য, অনুগত;
amenable = এক্তিয়ারভুক্ত, বাধ্য ]

Ans: b) an adverbial
[ “Shortly” is an adverb. It falls in the sub-category of “Adverb of time”. Other examples of this sub-category include- soon, now, later, then, tomorrow, today, yesterday, last month, tonight, last week, immediately.

★★ Note that, always, never, again, often, sometimes, usually, seldom, daily, weekly, twice, thrice etc. fall in the sub-category of “Adverb of frequency”.]

Ans: c) follower
[ harbinger = অগ্রদূত;
educator = শিক্ষাবিদ;
messenger = পত্রবাহক;
follower = অনুগামী, শিষ্য;
leader = দলপতি, নেতা ]

Ans: d) transitive verb
[ A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase). For example, in the sentences, “He loves”, “She likes”, “I received” the act of the subjects remain incomplete without an object. Therefore, they are transitive verb.

Intransitive verb does not require an object. They are generally followed by an adjective, adverb or preposition.
➜ The fruits smell bad.
➜ She smiles beautifully.
➜ He went to school.

★★ The sentences that includes intransitive verbs can not be transformed from active into passive.]

Ans: a) the results will be published
[ The event of ‘publishing result’ always takes the passive form. A result can not publish itself.

Related:
A common mistake in this short of complex sentence is placing the auxiliary verb right after the relative pronouns (when here).
➜ Incorrect: Do you know when will the results be published?
➜ Correct: Do you know when the results will be published?

➜ Incorrect: Did she know what had he said?
➜ Correct: Did she know what he had said?]

Ans: d) complex sentence
[ A complex sentence includes two clauses- one main (principal / independent) clause and another sub-ordinate (dependent) clause.

If we modify (rearrange) the given sentence, we get-
➜ The man is an architect who sat next to me.
Here:
➜ Main clause – The man is an architect.
➜ Sub-ordinate clause – Who sat next to me.

★★ A sub-ordinate clause cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.

A compound sentence includes two main (independent) clauses. Each independent clause can stand alone.
➜ The man is an architect and he works in a reputed firm.

A simple sentence contains just one main verb.
➜ The man being an architect works in a reputed firm.]

Ans: d) infinitive marker
[ If ‘to’ is followed by a base verb then it is a part of an infinitive. If ‘to’ is followed by a noun, noun phrase or pronoun then it is a preposition.

‘To’ as infinitive marker:
➜ He likes to visit Cox’s Bazar.

‘To’ as preposition:
➜ He went to Cox’s Bazar last year.
➜ Cox’s Bazar is very well-known to him.
➜ He prefers visiting Cox’s Bazar to Darjeeling.]

Ans: c) negative relative
[ Different uses of “but”-
But as a conjunction:
➜ He was poor but he was not dishonest.

But as a preposition:
➜ None but Allah can help us. (আল্লাহ ছাড়া কেউ আমাদের সাহায্য করতে পারে না)।
In this sentence, but is replacing the preposition- ‘except’ or ‘without’. Therefore, ‘but’ has been used here as a preposition.

But as a relative pronoun:
➜ There is no mother but loves her child.

In other words, the above sentence can be written as- There is no mother who does not love her child. Here, ‘but’ has been replaced with the relative pronoun ‘who’. Hence, ‘but’ in the example sentence is a relative pronoun.

But as a verb and noun:
➜ But me no buts. (কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না)।
The above sentence is in imperative form starting with the verb but and ending with the noun buts.
➜ I don’t want to hear any but (as a noun).
➜ The news is good but there is a but.
Here, the first but is a conjunction while the ending but is a noun.

But as an adverb:
➜ He is but a kid. (সে কেবলই একটা শিশু)।
➜ I can but try. (আমি কেবল চেষ্টা করতে পারি)।
In the above sentences, ‘but’ is replacing the adverb- ‘only’ or ‘merely’. So, ‘but’ has been used here as an adverb.]

Ans: c) He gave me some advice.
[ Advice is uncountable, You either say “some advice” or “some pieces of advice”. Advice is always singular.
Correct form of other options:
➜ Option a) – I am very better good today. Or, I am better today.
➜ Option b) – The goods are of inferior qualities quality.
➜ Option d) – He requested of my help. Or, He requested for my help.]

Ans: b) It is growing dark.
[ An inchoative verb describes a change of state, shows a process of beginning or becoming. Another name of inchoative verbs is inceptive verbs (আরম্ভসূচক ক্রিয়া).
Examples:
➜ The roses bloomed.
➜ The snow melted.
➜ The door opened.
➜ The leaves are drying.
➜ The water is freezing.
➜ He is getting older.]

Ans: c) poem of lamentation
[ elegy = শোকের কবিতা, শোকসঙ্গীত;
satire = ব্যঙ্গধর্মী রচনা, বিদ্রুপপূর্ণ কবিতা;
limerick = মজাদার আজগুবি ছড়া;
poem of lamentation =  দুঃখের কবিতা;
hymn = স্তুতি গান, বন্দনার কবিতা ]

Ans: c) death
[ Death is usually genderless. However, Death is most often personified (ব্যক্তিরূপে প্রকাশ করা) in male form. In English and German culture, Death is typically portrayed as male, but in French, Spanish, and Italian culture, it is not uncommon for Death to be female.

Miss is the form always used for girls and therefore feminine noun. Mx. is considered as gender-neutral while Mr. is taken as masculine.

In ancient Greek, spring is considered as neuter. In French, all of the seasons are masculine. However, in English, spring is occasionally used as feminine.

Generally, material and abstract nouns are genderless (neuter gender). Yet, the concept of liberty has frequently been represented by personification (ব্যক্তিরূপে প্রকাশ), often shown as a female classical goddess as we see in the “Statue of Liberty” in the US being portrayed as a girl.]