Read Bangladesh Bank Asst. Director 2012 Exam
1. 'OS' computer abbreviation usually means?
(a) Open Software
(b) Optical Sensor
(c) Operating System
(d) Order of Significance
(e) None of them
Ans. c
2. After replacing an old member by a new member, it was found that the average age of five members of a club is the same as it was 3 years ago. What is the difference between the ages of the old and the new member?
(a) 15 years
(b) 8 years
(c) 4 years
(d) 2 years
(e) None of them
Ans. a
3. The FTSE 100 index is used to measure stock market performance in which country?
(a) France
(b) United Kingdom
(c) Germany
(d) Finland
(e) None of them
Ans. b
4. Which famous marine World Heritage site is home to 400 species of coral and 1,500 species of fish?
(a) Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
(b) Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System. Belize
(c) Great Barrier Reef, Australia
(d) Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
(e) None of them
Ans. c
5. In his address, the principal exhorted the teachers to discover and ____ each student’s ___talents.
(a) suppress, unrecognized
(b) develop, intrinsic
(c) redirect, spacious
(d) belittle, dormant
(e) None of them
Ans. b
6. Humidity is measured by which of the following instrument?
(a) Barometer
(b) Thermometer
(c) Hygrometer
(d) Hydrometer
(e) None of them
Ans. c
7. A closed rectangular tank contains a certain amount of water. When the than is placed on its 3 ft by 4 ft side, the height of the water in the tank is 5 ft. When the tank is placed on another side of dimensions 4 ft by 5 ft, what is the height, in feet, of the surface of the above the ground?
(a) 5 feet
(b) 6 feet
(c) 3 feet
(d) 4 feet
(e) None of them
Ans. c
8. If for integer x, 5
(a) 32
(b) 23
(c) 22
(d) 27
(e) None of them
Ans. b
9. Who co-founded Hotmail in 1996 and then sold the company to Microsoft?
(a) Shawn Fanning
(b) Sabeer Bhatia
(c) Ada Byron Lovelace
(d) Ray Tomlinson
(e) None of them
Ans. b
10. The headquarters of European Central Bank is located in
(a) London
(b) Paris
(c) Frankfurt
(d) Brussels
(e) None of them
Ans. c
11. Which one of the following numbers can be removed from the set S={0,2,5,9} with out changing the average of the elements of the set S?
(a) 2
(b) 5
(c) 9
(d) 4
(e) None of them
Ans. d
12. They laughed a lot last night. The film ___ very funny.
(a) should have been
(b) was to be
(c) must have been
(d) should be
(e) None of them
Ans. c
13. The total cost of Taka 1200 is deposit in two saving accounts for one year, part at 5% and the remainder at 7%. If Taka 72 was earned in interest, how much was deposited at 5%?
(a) 300
(b) 500
(c) 700
(d) 600
(e) None of them
Ans. d
14. The product of two numbers x and y is twice the sum of the numbers. What is the sum of the reciprocals of x and y?
(a) 1 2
(b) 3 3
(c) 3 4
(d) 3 7
(e) None of them
Ans. a
15. Who co-founded the UNIX operating system in 1969 with Dennis Ritchie?
(a) Ken Thompson
(b) Shawn Fanning
(c) Ada Byron Lovelace
(d) Ray Tomlinson
(e) None of them
Ans. a
16. In a zoo, each pigeon has 2 legs, and each rabbit has 4 legs. The head count to the two species together is 12, and the leg count is 32. How many pigeons and how many rabbits are there in the zoo?
(a) 8 & 4
(b) 6 & 3
(c) 5 & 10
(d) 6 & 8
(e) None of them
Ans. a
17. At a party, everyone shook hands with everybody else. There were 66 handshakes. How many people were there in the party?
(a) 13
(b) 11
(c) 10
(d) 12
(e) None of them
Ans. d
18. Train X leaves Dhaka at 10:00 AM and travels East at a constant speed of x miles per hour. If another Train Y leaves Dhaka at 11:30 AM and travels east along the same tracks at speed 4x/3, then at what time will Train Y catch Train X?
(a) 2 PM same day
(b) 6 PM same day
(c) 4 PM same day
(d) 1 PM same day
(e) None of them
Ans. c
19. Point A is 10 miles West of Point B. Point B is 30 miles North to Point C. Point C is 20 miles East of Point D. What is the distance between points A and D?
(a) 10 10
(b) 8 10
(c) 7 10
(d) 9 10
(e) None of them
Ans. a
20. What is the term to ask the computer to put information in order numerically or alphabetically?
(a) Crop
(b) Sort
(c) Report
(d) Record
(e) None of them
Ans. b
21. A man ate 100 bananas in five days, each day eating 6 more than the previous day. How many bananas did he eat on the first day?
(a) 6
(b) 7
(c) 10
(d) 8
(e) None of them
Ans. d
22. The ratio of the number of red balls, to yellow balls, to green balls in an urn 2:3:4. What is the probability that a ball chosen at random from the urn is a red ball?
(a) 2 7
(b) 5 10
(c) 5 9
(d) 2 9
(e) None of them
Ans. d
23. 'পৌরসভা' কোন তৎপুরুষ সমাস?
(a) চতুর্থী
(b) তৃতীয়া
(c) ষষ্ঠী
(d) দ্বিতীয়া
(e) কোনোটিই নয়
Ans. c
24. Which of the following countries has introduced 'Direct Democracy'?
(a) India
(b) Russia
(c) Switzerland
(d) France
(e) None of them
Ans. c
25. International Courts of Justice has
(a) 10 Judges
(b) 20 Judges
(c) 15 Judges
(d) 25 Judges
(e) None of them
Ans. c
26. Bank X pays a simple interest of Taka 80 on a principal of Taka 1,000 annually. Bank Y pays a simple interest of Taka 140 on a principal of Taka 1,000 annually. What is the ratio of the interest rates of Bank X to Bank Y?
(a) 4 : 7
(b) 6 : 8
(c) 9 : 18
(d) 2 : 4
(e) None of them
Ans. a
27. What does DOCSIS stand for?
(a) Data Over Cable Security Internet Std
(b) Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification
(c) Data Over Cable Secure International Stds
(d) Data Over Cable Service Internet Standard
(e) None of them
Ans. b
28. How many different six-digit numbers can be formed using all of the following digits : 3,3,4,4,4,5?
(a) 25
(b) 40
(c) 50
(d) 60
(e) None of them
Ans. d
29. Pick the odd one out - 331,482,551,263,383,242,111
(a) 263
(b) 383
(c) 242
(d) 111
(e) None of them
Ans. d
30. 'MPG' extension refers usually to what kind of file?
(a) Word Perfect Document file
(b) MS Office document
(c) Animation/movie file
(d) Image file
(e) None of them
Ans. c
31. 'BAK' extension refers usually to what kind of file?
(a) Audio file
(b) Animation/movie file
(c) MS Encarta document
(d) Backup file
(e) None of them
Ans. d
32. One third the sum of 13 and a certain number is the same as one more than twice the number. Find out the number.
(a) 6
(b) 2
(c) 5
(d) 3
(e) None of them
Ans. b
33. In a country, 60% of the male citizen and 70% of the female citizen are eligible to vote, 70% of male citizens eligible to voted, and 60 % of female citizens eligible to vote voted. What fraction of the citizens voted during the election?
(a) 32 57
(b) 21 50
(c) 5 22
(d) 27 50
(e) None of them
Ans. b
34. Which one of the following is not the official of United Nations Organizations?
(a) Spanish
(b) Arabic
(c) Portuguese
(d) Chinese
(e) None of them
Ans. c
35. The acronym STD on Telephone booth stands for
(a) Straight Telephone Dial
(b) Switch Telephone Dial
(c) Save Telephone Dial
(d) Subscriber Telephone Dial
(e) None of them
Ans. d
36. 'BD' computer abbreviation usually means?
(a) Database
(b) Double Byte
(c) Data Block
(d) Diver Boot
(e) None of them
Ans. a
37. The difference between a two-digit number and the number obtained by interchanging the positions of its digits is 36. What is the difference between the two digits of that number?
(a) 4
(b) 2
(c) 10
(d) 16
(e) None of them
Ans. a
38. If I ____ going to enter the competition, I would have done so by now.
(a) am
(b) would be
(c) would been
(d) were
(e) None of them
Ans. d
39. The largest river in the world is
(a) Mississippi
(b) Nile
(c) Amazon
(d) Padma
(e) None of them
Ans. b
40. You must get some fresh ____ for our visitors, this loaf is terribly_____.
(a) milk, salty
(b) bread, stale
(c) fruits, sweet
(d) butter good
(e) None of them
Ans. b
41. Profits of a firm that are distributed or given out to its investors are called
(a) Bonds
(b) Mortgages
(c) Dividends
(d) Equity
(e) None of them
Ans. c
42. The Harry Potter series is written by
(a) J K Rowling
(b) K K Rowling
(c) K J Rowling
(d) A K Rowling
(e) None of them
Ans. a
43. In an election a candidate who get 84% of the votes is elected by majority of 476 votes. What is the total number of votes polled?
(a) 672
(b) 700
(c) 749
(d) 848
(e) None of them
Ans. e
44. In 2007, the arithmetic mean of the annual incomes of Rahim and Karim was Taka 3800. The arithmetic mean of the annual incomes of Karim and Rinpon was Taka 4800, and the arithmetic mean of the annual incomes of Ripon and Rahim was Taka 5800. What is the arithmetic mean of the incomes of the income of the three?
(a) 3200
(b) 1200
(c) 2400
(d) 4800
(e) None of them
Ans. d
45. Detroit in USA is known as the city of
(a) Rockets
(b) Motor Cars
(c) Lights
(d) Aero-planes
(e) None of them
Ans. b
46. That was a great match. I’ll never forget ____ Ronaldo score that goal.
(a) see
(b) to see
(c) seen
(d) seeing
(e) None of them
Ans. d
47. The sum of two numbers is 5, and their product is 4. Then what is the difference between the numbers?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
(e) None of them
Ans. c
48. 'শিক্ষককে শ্রদ্ধা কর' কোন কারকে কোন বিভক্তি?
(a) করণে সপ্তমী
(b) সম্প্রদানে সপ্তমী
(c) অপদানে সপ্তমী
(d) অধিকরণে সপ্তমী
(e) কোনোটিই নয়
Ans. b
49. Which state of USA was once part of Russia?
(a) Alaska
(b) Louisiana
(c) Florida
(d) California
(e) None of them
Ans. a
50. The total income of Mr. Sakib in the year 2003, 2004 and 2005 was Taka 36,400. His income increased by 20% each year. What was his income in 2005?
(a) 1500
(b) 14400
(c) 16450
(d) 12350
(e) None of them
Ans. b
51. The length of a rectangle is increased by 25%. By what percentage should the width be decreased so that the area of the rectangle remains unchanged?
(a) 20%
(b) 25%
(c) 30%
(d) 35%
(e) None of them
Ans. a
52. Which Apollo mission was the the first manned mission to land on the moon in July 1969?
(a) Apollo 10
(b) Apollo 11
(c) Apollo 12
(d) Apollo 13
(e) None of them
Ans. b
53. Rabindranath Tagore was awarded Noble Prize for his literacy work named
(a) Choker Bali
(b) Geetanjali
(c) Rajtarangini
(d) Kapal Kundala
(e) None of them
Ans. b
54. Difference between two numbers is 2 and their sum is 4. Then what is the difference of their square?
(a) 7
(b) 8
(c) 6
(d) 5
(e) None of them
Ans. b
55. Robi takes 3 minutes to inspect a car, and Sashi takes 4 minutes to inspect a car. If they both start inspection different cars at 8:30AM, what would be the ratio of the numbers of cars inspected by Robi and Sashi by 8:54 AM of the same day?
(a) 3 : 2
(b) 4 : 3
(c) 2 : 6
(d) 8 : 12
(e) None of them
Ans. b
56. In which ocean is the Andaman Sea located?
(a) Atlantic Ocean
(b) Indian Ocean
(c) Arctic Ocean
(d) Pacific Ocean
(e) None of them
Ans. b
57. What is the probability that the product of two integers (not necessarily different integers) randomly selected from the numbers 1 though 20, inclusive, is odd?
(a) 2 6
(b) 1 2
(c) 1 4
(d) 4 3
(e) None of them
Ans. c
58. Who said: 'Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower'?
(a) Steve Jobs
(b) Rupert Murdoch
(c) Bill Gates
(d) Martha Stewart
(e) None of them
Ans. a
59. The sum of ages of 5 children born at the intervals of 3 years each is 50 years. What is the age of the youngest child?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6
(e) None of them
Ans. b
60. The selling price of 15 items equals the cost of 20 items. What is the percentage profit earned by the seller?
(a) 32.2%
(b) 12.1%
(c) 33.3%
(d) 48.3%
(e) None of them
Ans. c
61. Who developed Yahoo?
(a) David Filo and Jerry Yang
(b) Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson
(c) Vint Cerf and Robert Khan
(d) Steve Case and Jeff Bezos
(e) None of them
Ans. a
62. 'INI' extension refers usually to what kind of file?
(a) Image file
(b) System file
(c) Hypertext related file
(d) Image color Matching Profile file
(e) None of them
Ans. b
63. The Term Grand Slam is associated with which of the following sports?
(a) Tennis
(b) Chess
(c) Billiards
(d) Cricket
(e) None of them
Ans. a
64. Which country is the originator of the high speed'"Bullet Train'?
(a) United States
(b) China
(c) Japan
(d) Russia
(e) None of them
Ans. c
65. Find the smallest number of oranges that can be distributed completely among 4,6,10 or 18 children.
(a) 16
(b) 60
(c) 240
(d) 180
(e) None of them
Ans. d
66. Word Intellectual property Right day is observed on
(a) 26 January
(b) 25 April
(c) 26 April
(d) 25 January
(e) None of them
Ans.
67. In a set of three numbers, the average of first two numbers is 2, the average of the last two numbers is 3, and the average of the first and the last numbers is 4. What is the average of three numbers?
(a) 3
(b) 6
(c) 9
(d) 25
(e) None of them
Ans. a
Choose the word which most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters
68. GRANDIOSE
(a) false
(b) rented
(c) occupied
(d) simple
(e) None of them
Ans. d
69. DEBACLE
(a) debate
(b) success
(c) discord
(d) decide
(e) None of them
Ans. b
70. BONA-FIDE
(a) honest
(b) spurious
(c) bondage
(d) similar
(e) None of them
Ans. b
71. AMALGAMATE
(a) generate
(b) separate
(c) materialize
(d) equip
(e) None of them
Ans. b
72. UNTENABLE
(a) temporary
(b) occupied
(c) maintainable
(d) rented
(e) None of them
Ans. c
Each of the following questions contains a pair of words in capital letters, next to which are five pairs of world or phrases, Choose the pair that best expresses the relationship similar to the one expressed by the pair of words in capital letters.
73. EXEMPTION: EXCLUSION
(a) forgive: condone
(b) immunity: isolation
(c) discharge: elimination
(d) debarment: prevention
(e) None of them
Ans. c
74. SAW: CARPENTER
(a) Wagon: farmer
(b) Brush: painter
(c) Scissors: tailor
(d) Typewriter: author
(e) None of them
Ans. c
75. CONDUIT: WATER
(a) behaviour: liquid
(b) artery: blood
(c) electricity: television
(d) wire sound
(e) None of them
Ans. b
76. HYGROMETER: BAROMETER
(a) snow: rain
(b) Temperature: weather
(c) humidity: pressure
(d) water: mercury
(e) None of them
Ans. c
77. ENTREPRENEUR: LABORER
(a) mediator: conflict
(b) capitalism: communism
(c) profits: wags
(d) arbitrator: capitalist
(e) None of them
Ans. c
Select the alternative that best replaces the underlined portion of the sentence
78. His poor health is the main road block to his promotion.
(a) obstacle
(b) worry
(c) disaster
(d) problem
(e) None of them
Ans. a
79. The jurist went on arguing nonetheless.
(a) in spite of everything
(b) just in case
(c) just as much
(d) regardless
(e) None of them
Ans. a
80. Meteorologists are at odds over the working of the tornadoes.
(a) mystified
(b) against
(c) in disagreement
(d) in disarray
(e) None of them
Ans. c
81. She is one of the delegates who was chosen to attend the convention.
(a) who was chosen
(b) that was chosen
(c) whom was chosen
(d) who were chosen
(e) None of them
Ans. b
82. To get the positive result, we must be prepared to work hard.
(a) To get the positive result
(b) To obtain the positive result
(c) To get positive results
(d) For the positive result
(e) None of them
Ans. b
কোনটি প্রতিশব্দ নয়
83. .
(a) কৌমুদী
(b) শতদল
(c) উৎপল
(d) নলিনী
(e) কোনোটিই নয়
Ans. d
84. .
(a) অর্ক
(b) অনিল
(c) তপন
(d) সুর
(e) কোনোটিই নয়
Ans. b
85. .
(a) বিজলি
(b) মিহির
(c) অরুন
(d) দিনেশ
(e) কোনোটিই নয়
Ans. a
86. .
(a) তোয়
(b) আগার
(c) ধাম
(d) নিকেতন
(e) কোনোটিই নয়
Ans. a
87. .
(a) সুত
(b) বামা
(c) রামা
(d) কান্তা
(e) কোনোটিই নয়
Ans. a
বিপরীতার্থক শব্দ
88. 'ভূত' এর বিপরীত শব্দ কোনটি?
(a) দৈত্য
(b) জীন
(c) ভবিষ্যৎ
(d) নির্ভীক
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. c
89. 'আপদ' এর বিপরীত শব্দ কোনটি?
(a) সম্পদ
(b) বিপদ
(c) বিগ্রহ
(d) নিগ্রহ
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. a
90. 'সান্ত' এর বিপরীত শব্দ কোনটি?
(a) স্থির
(b) অনবরত
(c) অনন্ত
(d) গতিশীল
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. c
91. 'কৃতঘ্ন'এর বিপরীত শব্দ কোনটি?
(a) অকৃতজ্ঞ
(b) কৃতজ্ঞ
(c) উপকারী
(d) ক্ষতিকর
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. b
শুদ্ধ বাক্য
92. কোন বাক্যটি শুদ্ধ?
(a) সর্বদা পরিস্ককার থাকিবে
(b) সর্বদা পরিস্কৃত থাকিবে
(c) সর্বদা পরিস্কারময় থাকিবে
(d) সর্বদা পরিস্কৃত থাকিবে
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. e
93. কোন বাক্যটি শুদ্ধ?
(a) ইহার আবশ্যক নাই
(b) ইহা প্রমান হইয়াছে
(c) বুনো কচু, বাঘা তেতুল
(d) বুনো ওল, বাঘা তেতুল
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. d
94. কোন বাক্যটি শুদ্ধ?
(a) রহিমা পাগলি হয়ে গেছে
(b) রহিমা পাগল হয়ে গেছে
(c) রহিমা পাগলিনী হয়ে গেছে
(d) রহিমা পাগলী হয়ে গেছে
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. b
95. কোন বাক্যটি শুদ্ধ?
(a) তুমি কি ঢাকা যাবে?
(b) তুমি কী ঢাকা যাবে?
(c) তোমরা কী ঢাকা যাবে?
(d) তোমরা কী ঢাকায় যাবে?
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. a
সমার্থক শব্দ
96. 'সমুদ্র' শব্দের সমার্থক শব্দ কোনটি?
(a) বিশাল
(b) তুরঙ্গম
(c) পাথার
(d) ঐন্দ্রিলা
(e) কোনোটিই নয়
Ans. c
97. 'চাঁদ' শব্দের সমার্থক শব্দ কোনটি?
(a) চাঁদিনী
(b) নিশাপতি
(c) চন্দ্রিকা
(d) কৌমুদী
(e) কোনোটিই নয়
Ans. b
98. 'জল' শব্দের সমার্থক শব্দ কোনটি?
(a) সরিৎ
(b) অম্বু
(c) তড়িত
(d) নিম্ব
(e) কোনোটিই নয়
Ans. b
99. 'বায়ু' শব্দের সমার্থক শব্দ কোনটি?
(a) অলি
(b) বাত
(c) বলবাহক
(d) বারি
(e) কোনোটিই নয়
Ans. b
100. 'রাজা' শব্দের সমার্থক শব্দ কোনটি?
(a) জমিদার
(b) নরেন্দ্র
(c) মহেন্দ্র
(d) সফেদ
(e) কোনোটিই নয়
Ans. b