৩৮তম বিসিএস প্রিলিমিনারি - Read Mode
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Here 'retired' modifies the noun 'officer'. It acts as an adjective but is formed from a verb (past participle form), so it is a Participle (specifically, Past Participle).
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'Concerned in' means involved or implicated in something (like a plot/crime). 'Concerned with' means interested in or dealing with something. Here 'in' is correct.
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This is a scientific truth/Zero Conditional sentence. Both parts take Present Indefinite Tense. So, 'freezes' is the correct form.
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'Frugal' means economical or thrifty (মিতব্যয়ী). Its antonym is 'spendthrift' (অপব্যয়ী). 'Economical' is a synonym.
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'Take the bull by the horns' means to deal with a difficult situation directly and with courage.
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'Money' is an uncountable noun. 'A few' and 'many' are used for countable nouns. 'A little' is used for uncountable nouns to mean a small amount.
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To make a sentence compound from 'Though/Although', we use 'but'. Thus: 'He is poor but honest'.
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These famous lines are from S.T. Coleridge's poem 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'.
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This line opens the poem 'The Canonization' by the metaphysical poet John Donne.
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'Had better' is used to give strong advice. The structure is 'Subject + had better + base form of verb'. So, 'had better get' is correct.