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GST B ইউনিট ভর্তি পরীক্ষার প্রশ্ন ২০২০-২০২১| English

Question 1

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Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow: (questions 1-5)

Today there are nearly 8 billion people living in the world and every year the-number is increasing. Feeding their fast-growing populations is one of the biggest challenges for most countries in Africa and Asia. Scientists, agricultural experts, and planners have to discover new ways to produce more food. One possible way is to bring more land under cultivation. This can be done only in places where there is a lot of land not used for agriculture. In many countries, however, arable land is scarce and whatever is available is needed for other purposes for example, expanding cities and setting up industries. A second way is to make use of new types of seeds to produce more food. Already a number of new strains of paddy and wheat have been developed in-different parts of the-world

1. According-to the passage, an effective way to face the challenge of food shortage is by 

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helping agricultural scientists to produce new types of seeds

stopping cities from expanding

reducing population growth 

creating more agricultural farms

Question 2

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Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow: (questions 1-5)

Today there are nearly 8 billion people living in the world and every year the-number is increasing. Feeding their fast-growing populations is one of the biggest challenges for most countries in Africa and Asia. Scientists, agricultural experts, and planners have to discover new ways to produce more food. One possible way is to bring more land under cultivation. This can be done only in places where there is a lot of land not used for agriculture. In many countries, however, arable land is scarce and whatever is available is needed for other purposes for example, expanding cities and setting up industries. A second way is to make use of new types of seeds to produce more food. Already a number of new strains of paddy and wheat have been developed in-different parts of the-world.

2. The word "arable" means 

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arid

cultivable

available

wet

Question 3

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Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow: (questions 1-5)

Today there are nearly 8 billion people living in the world and every year the-number is increasing. Feeding their fast-growing populations is one of the biggest challenges for most countries in Africa and Asia. Scientists, agricultural experts, and planners have to discover new ways to produce more food. One possible way is to bring more land under cultivation. This can be done only in places where there is a lot of land not used for agriculture. In many countries, however, arable land is scarce and whatever is available is needed for other purposes for example, expanding cities and setting up industries. A second way is to make use of new types of seeds to produce more food. Already a number of new strains of paddy and wheat have been developed in-different parts of the-world

3. Choose a suitable title for the passage from following options:

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The problem of global population growth

How to feed a fast-growing population

The new varieties of crops

The disappearance of arable lands

Question 4

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Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow: (questions 1-5)

Today there are nearly 8 billion people living in the world and every year the-number is increasing. Feeding their fast-growing populations is one of the biggest challenges for most countries in Africa and Asia. Scientists, agricultural experts, and planners have to discover new ways to produce more food. One possible way is to bring more land under cultivation. This can be done only in places where there is a lot of land not used for agriculture. In many countries, however, arable land is scarce and whatever is available is needed for other purposes for example, expanding cities and setting up industries. A second way is to make use of new types of seeds to produce more food. Already a number of new strains of paddy and wheat have been developed in-different parts of the-world

4. The passage implies that 

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there is no scarcity of arable lands in Asia and Africa

more land is available for wheat cultivation

it is possible to discover new strains of paddy and wheat

every year, the population of the world is increasing by 8 billion

Question 5

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Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow: (questions 1-5)

Today there are nearly 8 billion people living in the world and every year the-number is increasing. Feeding their fast-growing populations is one of the biggest challenges for most countries in Africa and Asia. Scientists, agricultural experts, and planners have to discover new ways to produce more food. One possible way is to bring more land under cultivation. This can be done only in places where there is a lot of land not used for agriculture. In many countries, however, arable land is scarce and whatever is available is needed for other purposes for example, expanding cities and setting up industries. A second way is to make use of new types of seeds to produce more food. Already a number of new strains of paddy and wheat have been developed in-different parts of the-world

5. In the passage, the word "planners" refers to those connected with 

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city planning

land management

industrial planning

agriculture

Question 6

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Fill in the blanks with appropriate words (questions 6-8)

6. I always carry an umbrella in case it____. 

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rain

rains

is raining

will rain

Question 7

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Fill in the blanks with appropriate words (questions 6-8)

7. The policeman asked the victim of a theft, "What did you_____?”

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loose

lose

loss

louse

Question 8

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Fill in the blanks with appropriate words (questions 6-8)

8. He made his children _____ their homework every afternoon. 

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doing

to do

do

done

Question 9

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Which is the correct translation of "যারা অলস , তারা চিরকাল পেছনে পড়ে থাকে?

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Those who are lazy are always at the back

Those who are lazy are always left behind

The lazy ones are always late

Those who are lazy are at the back forever

Question 10

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Which of the following sentences is correct? 

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Amin, as well as Suman, wants to play in the team.

Amin, as well as Suman, want to play in the team.

Amin, as well as Sumon, both want to play in the team.

Amin, as well as Sumon, wanting to play in the team.

Question 11

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Which of the following sentences is correct? 

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She accused the man of stealing her phone.

She accused the man for stealing her phone.

She accused the man by stealing her phone

She accused the man to steal her phone.

Question 12

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Find the correctly spelt word 

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Acommodation

Accomodaton

Acomodation

Accommodation

Question 13

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Choose the pair that best expresses the relationship similar to the one given in capital letters:

TREE: ROOT

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Building: Foundation

Shirt: Sleeve

Entrance: Exit

Engine: Automobile

Question 14

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I never____ Chumki anymore. 

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see

seen

seeing

was seen

Question 15

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I don't know who ____ the chair. 

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breaks

broke

breaking

break

Question 16

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My mother____ TV news every night. 

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is watching

watched

watches

watch

Question 17

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Himu is not here, he is out___his uncle. 

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Visited

visiting

is visiting

visits

Question 18

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I ran ____Nehal at the store. 

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into

in

at

with

Question 19

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Green tea is a good alternative______ coffee. 

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for

to

then

of

Question 20

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The shops here are open_____10 am to 8 pm. 

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for

on

at

from

Question 21

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I cannot put____with his insolence. 

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out

up

in

through

Question 22

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A herd of cows_____ grazing in the field.

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was

were

have been

are

Question 23

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I had to run to ___ the rickshaw.

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Keep to

Keep up

Keep up with

Keep into

Question 24

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My uncle, who is a cardiac surgeon, deals with_____.

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kidney patients

heart patients

liver patients

patients with eye problems

Question 25

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"Everyone has the right to a nationality." Here nationality means

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nationalism

race

the status of belonging to a particular nation

diaspora

Question 26

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"Hospitable" means 

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hostile

friendly

hospitalized

haughty

Question 27

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Choose the meaning of the idiom -

Pull someone's leg

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Punish someone

Stretch someone's injured leg

Fool or trick someone

Make life difficult for someone

Question 28

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Choose the meaning of the idiom -

Under the weather

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Slightly unwell

In bad weather

In rainy weather

Feeling happy.

Question 29

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What is the antonym for "timid"? 

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Weak

Shy

Doubtful

Bold

Question 30

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What is the synonym for "resentment"? 

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Anger

Fear

Indignation

Panic

Question 31

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"One hardly knows what to do." Here the word "one" is an example of 

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distributive pronoun

an indefinite pronoun

a demonstrative pronoun

a relative pronoun

Question 32

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Intra-personal conflict occurs 

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between colleagues

between friends

within an individual

between countries

Question 33

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"I'll do better than that," I retorted. "I'll eat nothing for dinner tonight." These lines from Somerset Maugham's "The Luncheon" are spoken-

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ironically

humorously

seriously

sadly

Question 34

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What emotion do the following lines express? "How can the bird that is born for joy / Sit in a cage and sing?" 

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Joy

Contentment

Terror

Grief

Question 35

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The person who has the right to vote in an election is 

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an observer

a voter

a candidate

an agent