BPSC AEDO 2026 English Paper | Qualifying 9/30 | Full Syllabus Covered

📘 BPSC AEDO English Complete Guide 2026

Grammar, Vocabulary, Comprehension & Sentence Correction — Full Syllabus Covered

📅 April 2026 ⏱️ 2 Hours 🎯 100 MCQs (30 English + 70 Hindi)

📖 Paper Structure

English Section: 30 Questions = 30 Marks
Hindi Section: 70 Questions = 70 Marks
Total: 100 marks | Qualifying Paper

⚡ Qualifying Marks (Separate)

🔹 English: 30 में से 9 अंक (30%)
🔹 Hindi: 70 में से 21 अंक (30%)
❌ दोनों में अलग-अलग पास होना अनिवार्य

🏆 Selection Criteria

✅ Language Paper → केवल Qualifying
✅ Merit = GS (100) + Aptitude (100)
⚠️ Negative Marking: -0.33 per wrong

🎯 इस पोस्ट में कवर किया गया

Complete English: Tenses, Modals, Articles, Prepositions, Antonyms (60+), Synonyms (40+), Idioms, One Word Substitution, Comprehension Strategies, Error Spotting, Sentence Rearrangement.

📖 GRAMMAR — व्याकरण (प्रश्न 8-10 आएंगे)

1. Tenses (काल)

Present Indefinite: He goes to office daily.

Present Continuous: They are playing cricket now.

Present Perfect: I have finished my work.

Past Indefinite: She visited Patna yesterday.

Past Continuous: We were watching TV at 8pm.

Future Indefinite: The exam will start at 10am.

⚠️ Common error: "He did not went → He did not go." (Did के बाद V1)

2. Modals (Can, Could, May, Might, Must, Should)

Must → अनिवार्यता: You must follow the rules.

Should → सलाह: Aspirants should revise daily.

Can → क्षमता/अनुमति: She can speak English fluently.

May → संभावना/आज्ञा: May I come in?

Could → विनम्र निवेदन: Could you please help me?

Might → कम संभावना: It might rain today.

3. Articles (A, An, The) & Prepositions

🔹 Articles: A/An (unspecified) , The (specific).
✅ He is an honest man. (honest → vowel sound)
✅ The Ganga is a holy river. (unique river)

🔹 Important Prepositions:
• Interested in • Afraid of • Addicted to • Congratulate on
• Depend on • Different from • Worried about

In/At/On (Time): In the morning, At 5pm, On Monday

Between/Among: Between (two), Among (many)

4. Subject-Verb Agreement & Pronouns

Each / Every / One of → singular verb: Each boy has a pen.

Neither…nor / Either…or → verb agrees with nearest subject: Neither Ram nor his friends are coming.

Collective nouns (team, group) → singular if acting as one: The team is playing well.

Pronoun case: He, She, It (subjective) / Him, Her (objective) / His, Her (possessive)

📖 VOCABULARY — शब्द भंडार (बड़ा हिस्सा)

Antonyms (विलोम शब्द) — 60+ Important Pairs

Abundant → Scarce

Adore → Hate

Advance → Retreat

Affirm → Deny

Agree → Disagree

Ancient → Modern

Arrive → Depart

Artificial → Natural

Beautiful → Ugly

Bitter → Sweet

Bold → Timid

Bright → Dim

Calm → Agitated

Careful → Careless

Cheap → Expensive

Clean → Dirty

Clever → Foolish

Cruel → Kind

Deep → Shallow

Defend → Attack

Decrease → Increase

Demand → Supply

Despair → Hope

Divide → Unite

Early → Late

East → West

Easy → Difficult

Expand → Contract

Famous → Obscure

Fast → Slow

Fat → Thin

Foolish → Wise

Frequent → Rare

Gain → Loss

Generous → Stingy

Gloomy → Cheerful

Happy → Sad

Hard → Soft

Heavy → Light

Humble → Proud

Increase → Decrease

Kind → Cruel

Knowledge → Ignorance

Lazy → Industrious

Light → Dark

Love → Hate

Majority → Minority

Mature → Immature

Miserable → Joyful

Native → Foreign

Noisy → Silent

Optimist → Pessimist

Polite → Rude

Poverty → Wealth

Proud → Humble

Quick → Slow

Rise → Fall

Rough → Smooth

Secure → Insecure

Strong → Weak

Superior → Inferior

Urban → Rural

Victory → Defeat

Wide → Narrow

Synonyms (पर्यायवाची) — 40+ Important

Abandon → Forsake, Leave

Abundant → Plentiful, Ample

Brave → Courageous, Valiant

Calm → Peaceful, Serene

Delight → Joy, Pleasure

Eager → Keen, Enthusiastic

Famous → Renowned, Celebrated

Generous → Charitable, Benevolent

Happy → Joyful, Glad

Idea → Notion, Concept

Join → Connect, Unite

Kind → Benevolent, Considerate

Lazy → Idle, Indolent

Mature → Grown-up, Ripe

Neat → Tidy, Clean

Obey → Follow, Comply

Polite → Courteous, Civil

Quick → Rapid, Swift

Rich → Wealthy, Affluent

Strong → Powerful, Mighty

True → Genuine, Authentic

Urgent → Critical, Pressing

Idioms & Phrases (मुहावरे)

Break the ice → मौन तोड़ना / बातचीत शुरू करना

Once in a blue moon → बहुत कभी-कभार

Beat around the bush → घुमा-फिरा कर बात करना

Cost an arm and a leg → बहुत महंगा

Piece of cake → बहुत आसान

Hit the nail on the head → सही बात कहना

Let the cat out of the bag → राज़ खोल देना

Under the weather → तबीयत खराब होना

Bite the bullet → मुश्किल काम करना

Spill the beans → रहस्य उगल देना

One Word Substitution (एक शब्द)

Autobiography → Self-life story

Amphibian → Lives on land & water

Altruist → One who works for others

Bureaucracy → Government by officials

Democracy → Government by people

Geology → Study of earth

Omnipotent → All-powerful

Omniscient → All-knowing

📖 COMPREHENSION — गद्यांश (4-6 प्रश्न)

Passage Reading Tips & Practice

✅ पहले passage को जल्दी-जल्दी पढ़ें, keywords नोट करें।
✅ प्रश्न पढ़ें, फिर passage में वापस जाकर answer ढूंढें।
✅ Inference वाले प्रश्नों के लिए passage का mood समझें।

📄 Sample Passage: "Sustainable development aims to meet present needs without compromising future generations. Renewable energy, such as solar and wind, plays a crucial role. Many nations have pledged carbon neutrality by 2050."

❓ Q1: What is the primary goal of sustainable development?

✅ To meet present needs without harming future generations.

❓ Q2: Which energy sources are mentioned as crucial?

✅ Solar and wind energy.

📖 SENTENCE CORRECTION & ERROR SPOTTING

Common Errors with Examples

❌ She don't like tea.
✅ She doesn't like tea.

❌ He is more taller than me.
✅ He is taller than me.

❌ I have seen him yesterday.
✅ I saw him yesterday.

❌ One of the boy is absent.
✅ One of the boys is absent.

❌ She is afraid from dogs.
✅ She is afraid of dogs.

❌ He told that he will come.
✅ He said that he would come.

✍️ Practice Questions (Error Spotting)

1. The committee have decided the matter.

✅ The committee has decided the matter. (Collective noun singular)

2. Neither Ram nor his friends was present.

✅ Neither Ram nor his friends were present. (verb agrees with 'friends')

3. He prevented me to go there.

✅ He prevented me from going there.

Sentence Rearrangement (Para Jumble)

🔹 पहले mandatory pair ढूंढें (जैसे A के बाद B होगा)
🔹 Time indicators (then, after that, finally) से order पकड़ें।
🔹 Pronoun (he, she, it, they) देखें → previous sentence में noun होगा।

📌 Example: (A) He opened the door. (B) He went inside. (C) He saw a strange box. Correct order: A → B → C

Final Exam Strategy for English (9 Marks Target)

✅ English section में कुल 30 प्रश्न → सिर्फ 9 सही करने हैं (30% passing)।
✅ पहले Grammar & Comprehension करें क्योंकि ये reliable हैं।
✅ Vocabulary में से sure-shot words वाले करें, random guess न करें (negative marking है)
✅ 20-25 मिनट English को दें, बाकी समय Hindi में लगाएँ।
✅ 9 marks पक्के करने के लिए: 6-7 Grammar + 2-3 Comprehension + 2-3 Vocabulary = आराम से 11-12 marks।

BPSC AEDO English Complete Reference | सभी chapters कवर | Grammar, Vocabulary, Comprehension, Sentence Correction