Read Bangladesh Bank Assistant Director 2013 Exam
1. If x and y are consecutive positive integers, which of she following must been even integer?
(a) x
(b) y
(c) xy y
(d) x y
(e) xy
Ans. e
2. The correct spelling is:
(a) pharmaceutical
(b) pharmaceutical
(c) pharmacitical
(d) farmicitical
(e) farmaceutical
Ans. a
3. Who among the following was/is not a Governor of Bangladesh Bank?
(a) Dr. Akbar Ali Khan
(b) Dr. Mohammed Farashuddin
(c) Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed
(d) Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed
(e) Dr. Atiur rahman
Ans. a
4. A student first reduced a number by 20% and then increased it again 20%. Lf the difference between the last number and the original number is 8, then the original number was:
(a) 200
(b) 250
(c) 300
(d) 450
(e) 400
Ans. a
5. Which of the following commands is given to reboot the computer?
(a) Ctrl + Alt + Del
(b) Ctrl + Alt + Tab
(c) Ctrl + Shift + Del
(d) Ctrl + Shift + Tab
(e) Ctrl + Alt + Shift
Ans. a
6. You must install this on a network if you want to share a broadband internet connection:
(a) Router
(b) Modem
(c) Node
(d) Cable
(e) scanner
Ans. a
7. What is the next Item in the sequence! Change from right.
Layer 1
Layer 1 a b c d e
(a) .
(b) .
(c) .
(d) .
Ans. d
8. “জীবন্মৃত” এর ব্যাস বাক্য কোনটি?
(a) জীবিত কিন্তু মৃত
(b) যে জীবিত সেই মৃত
(c) মৃতের ন্যায় জীবিত
(d) একই সাথে জীবিত ও মৃত
(e) জীবিত থেকেও যে মৃত
Ans. e
9. A company’s profits have doubled for each of the last 5 years. If the total profits for the last 5 years were Tk. 62 million, what were the profits in the first year?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 4
(d) 5
(e) 6
Ans. b
10. The antonym of 'preserve' is:
(a) protect
(b) secure
(c) measure
(d) defend
(e) ruin
Ans. e
11. Everyone has their morning beverages differently. Rumana nd Deepti both take sugar in their drinks. Rumana, Osman and Mahboob all drink tea while the other three drink coffee. Masud and Mahboob have mild in their beverages. Those who don’t add anything, take their beverages black. What does Waquar drink?
(a) Tea with sugar
(b) Coffee and milk
(c) Black tea
(d) Coffee with sugar
(e) black coffee
Ans. e
12. A father said to his son, "l was as old as you are at the present at the of your birthday". If the father’s age is 38 years now, the son's age five year’s back was:
(a) 14
(b) 19
(c) 33
(d) 38
(e) 29
Ans. a
13. Mushfique is as tall as Mominul; Sakib is shorter than Tamim; Tamim is taller than Mornin and Mushfique is shorter than Sakib. Who is the shortest?
(a) Mushfique
(b) Mominul
(c) Sakib
(d) no solution
Ans. e
14. Which of the categories of Nobel Prize was not originally included in the will of Alfred Nobel?
(a) Physics
(b) Chemistry
(c) Peace
(d) Medical Science
(e) Economic Science
Ans. e
15. Insert the missing number: 16, 33, 67, 135, 271, ( .... )
(a) 371
(b) 406
(c) 451
(d) 505
(e) 543
Ans. e
16. নিচের কোনটি “পৃথিবী” শব্দের প্রতিশব্দ নয়?
(a) বসুমতী
(b) বসুধা
(c) ধরা
(d) ধরনী
(e) বারি
Ans. e
17. “চাচা” কাহিনী এর লেখক কে?
(a) সৈয়দ শামসুল হক
(b) শওকত ওসমান
(c) মাগন ঠাকুর
(d) সৈয়দ মুজতবা আলী
(e) শাহ মুহম্মদ সগীর
Ans. d
18. The synonym of 'reprimand' is:
(a) assume
(b) rebuke
(c) reward
(d) revive
(e) remand
Ans. b
19. Excutive এর পরিভাষা
(a) উর্ধ্বতন কর্মকর্তা
(b) নির্বাহী
(c) সহযোগী
(d) ব্যবস্থাপক
(e) সহকারী
Ans. b
20. The largest river in the world is:
(a) Niles
(b) Brahmaputra
(c) Amazon
(d) Mississippi
(e) Volga
Ans. c
21. সমাস নির্নয় করঃ “দশ আনন যাহার”
(a) দ্বন্দ্ব
(b) কর্মধারয়
(c) বহুব্রীহি
(d) অব্যয়ীভাব
(e) তৎপুরুষ
Ans. c
22. “ দহনকাল” উপন্যাসটির জন্য কথা সাহিত্যে “বাংলা একাডেমী সাহিত্য পুরস্কার ২০১৩” পদকে ভূষিত হন:
(a) হুমায়ন আহমেদ
(b) আনিসুল হক
(c) সনৎ কুমার সাহা
(d) হরিশংকর জলদাস
(e) শামসুর রহমান
Ans. d
23. The first Bangladeshi woman to climb the world's highest peak, the Mount Everest is:
(a) Nishat Majumder
(b) Wasfia Nazreen
(c) Nishat Nazreen
(d) Wasfia Maiumder
(e) Runa Yasmin
Ans. a
24. Addis Abeba is the capita of:
(a) Jordan
(b) Nigeria
(c) Ghana
(d) Ethiopia
(e) Zimbabwe
Ans. d
25. OTC stands for:
(a) Over The counter
(b) Over The Court
(c) over that court
(d) over that counter
(e) old town city
Ans. a
26. In a group of people solicited by a charity, 30% contributed Tk. 40 each, 45% contributed Tk. 20 each and the rest contributed Tk. 12 each. What percentage of the total amount came from people who gave Tk. 40 each?
(a) 25%
(b) 30%
(c) 40%
(d) 45%
(e) 50%
Ans. e
27. Which of the following applications is used for calculations?
(a) Microsoft Word
(b) Microsoft Excel
(c) Microsoft Outlook
(d) Microsoft power Point
(e) Adobe Acrobat
Ans. b
28. In MS World, pressing CRTL + S will result in:
(a) Saving the document
(b) Centering alignment
(c) Exiting from ms word
(d) Underlining text
(e) Deleting text
Ans. a
29. অন্ধজনে দেহ আলো – এখানে “অন্ধজনে” শব্দটি কোন কারকে কোন বিভক্তি?
(a) কর্মে ৭মী
(b) কর্তৃ কারকে শূণ্য
(c) সম্প্রদানে সপ্তমী
(d) করণে দ্বিতীয়া
(e) অপদানে সপ্তমী
Ans. c
30. The synonym of 'notion' is:
(a) truth
(b) lmpression
(c) faith
(d) fact
(e) actually
Ans. b
31. A manufacturer of pickles wants to make a profit of Tk.75 when he sells 300 jars of pickles. It costs Tk. 0.65 each to make the first 100 jars of pickles and Tk.0.55 each to make after the first 100. What price should he charge for the 300 jars of pickles?
(a) Tk. 75
(b) Tk. 175
(c) Tk. 225
(d) Tk. 240
(e) 250
Ans. e
32. জনপ্রিয় উপন্যাসিক জাফর ইকবালের প্রথম প্রথম প্রকাশিত সায়েন্স ফিক্শন?
(a) নিঃসঙ্গ গ্রহচারী
(b) রাজু ও আগুলানির ভূত
(c) কপোট্রনিক সুখ দুঃখ
(d) যারা বায়োবট
(e) রোবট
Ans. c
33. ‘BKash is an example of:
(a) Application software
(b) Third generation language
(c) Mobile banking
(d) First generation language
(e) Operating system
Ans. c
34. সন্ধি বিচ্ছেদ করুনঃ পর্যালোচনা।
(a) পর্য + আলোচনা
(b) পরি + আলোচনা
(c) পর্যা + লোচনা
(d) পর্যালো + চনা
(e) পরিআলো + চনা
Ans. b
35. তোমাকে পাবার জন্যে হে স্বাধীনতা – এ পংক্তিটি কার?
(a) শামসুর রাহমান
(b) সৈয়দ শামসুল হক
(c) রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর
(d) রুদ্র মুহম্মদ শহীদুল্লাহ
(e) দাউদ হায়দার
Ans. a
36. Do not get upset about trivial matters.
(a) unexpected
(b) unimportant
(c) unusual
(d) uncertain
(e) unsure
Ans. b
37. মেধাবী শব্দের প্রকৃতি প্রত্যয় কি হবে?
(a) মি + আদবি
(b) মেধা + বি
(c) মেধা + বিণ
(d) মেধ + বি
(e) মৌ + ধাবি
Ans. c
38. He kept his master in the dark for a long time.
(a) in closed doors
(b) in a place without light
(c) in a cool place
(d) in ignorance
(e) in an exciting place.
Ans. d
39. What is the elaboration of "PRSP"?
(a) Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers
(b) population reduction strategy papers
(c) Poverty Reduction Synthesis Papers
(d) population reduction synthesis papers
(e) power reproduction strategy papers
Ans. a
40. VoIP means:
(a) Voice over internet Provider
(b) Voice over internet Practice
(c) Voice over internet Protocol
(d) Voice over internet Protocol
(e) Very odd internet protocol
Ans. d
41. What does ‘doctrine’ mean?
(a) adept
(b) counterfeit
(c) brief
(d) scorn
(e) principle
Ans. e
42. “ঠাকুরমার ঝুলি” কি জাতীয় সংকলন?
(a) ছোট গল্প
(b) রূপকথা
(c) রম্যরচনা
(d) গীতিকাব্য
(e) উপন্যাস
Ans. b
43. Which one of the following five designs is least like the other four?
Layer 1 a b c d e
(a) .
(b) .
(c) .
(d) .
Ans. d
44. A watch which gains 5 seconds in 3 minutes was set right at 7 am. In the afternoon of the same day. When the true time is 1 pm, the watch will indicate:
(a) 1 : 10 pm
(b) 12 : 55 pm
(c) 1 : 05 pm
(d) 1 : 08 pm
(e) 12 : 50 pm
Ans. a
45. The length of the proposed Padma Bridge is:
(a) 4.1 Km
(b) 5.2 Km
(c) 6.15 Km
(d) 6.75 Km
(e) 7.25 Km
Ans. c
46. Shirin Ebadi, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003, is from:
(a) Iraq
(b) Nigeria
(c) Iran
(d) Libya
(e) Egypt
Ans. c
47. Lamp A is less bright than Lamp B; Lamp B is brighter than Lamp C; Lamp C is bright as Lamp D. Lamp B is brighter than Lamp D and Lamp D is brighter than Lamp A. Which lamp is the brightest?
(a) Lamp A
(b) Lamp B
(c) Lamp C
(d) Lamp D
(e) no solution
Ans. b
48. Who is the father of Geometry?
(a) Aristotle
(b) Euclid
(c) Pythagoras
(d) Kepler
(e) Newton
Ans. b
49. “কচ্ছপের কামড়” বাগধারাটির সঠিক অর্থ হচ্ছে -
(a) কঠিন কামড়
(b) অলসতা
(c) সফলতা
(d) কঠিন কাজে সফল হওয়া
(e) নাছোরবান্দা
Ans. e
50. Which of the following, is equal 456 × (72) + 28 × (456)?
(a) 72 × (456 + 28)
(b) 456 × (72 + 28)
(c) (456 + 28) × (456 + 72)
(d) (28 + 456) × (72 + 456)
(e) (456 + 456) × (72 + 28)
Ans. b
51. “The antonym of 'native' is:
(a) local
(b) congenial
(c) intrinsic
(d) inborn
(e) alien
Ans. e
52. Backward integration is.
(a) vertical integration in which a consumer of raw materials acquires its supplies.
(b) A horizontal integration in which a consumer of raw materials acquires its supplies.
(c) Ensuring that factory is located near a river at its backyard.
(d) Ensuring that factory is pollution free.
(e) Engaging in selling of finished goods through new means.
Ans. A
53. Which of the following is not an output device?
(a) Scanner
(b) Printer
(c) Laser printer
(d) Monitor
(e) touch screen
Ans. a
54. The Olympic Games in 2012 took place in:
(a) Los Angeles
(b) Sydney
(c) Seoul
(d) London
(e) Beijing
Ans. e
55. The soft loan window of the World Bank is:
(a) MIGA
(b) IBRD
(c) IDA
(d) IFC
(e) ICSID
Ans. c
56. How many amendments are there in the constitution of the People's Republic’s of Bangladesh?
(a) 10
(b) 12
(c) 15
(d) 18
(e) 19
Ans. c
57. MPEG extension refers to:
(a) System files
(b) MS Office document
(c) Video file
(d) image file
(e) Animation file
Ans. c
58. “সৌম্য” এর বিপরীত শব্দটি কোনটি?
(a) শান্ত
(b) সুশীল
(c) উগ্র
(d) উদ্ধত
(e) কঠিন
Ans. c
59. এক কথায় প্রকাশ কর যে – “যে নারী প্রিয় কথা বলে”।
(a) প্রিয় ভাষিনী
(b) প্রিয়ংবদা
(c) প্রিয়ভাষিনী
(d) প্রিয়া
(e) সুভাষিণী
Ans. b
60. Which of the following is not an agency of the United Nations?
(a) ILO
(b) WHO
(c) ASEAN
(d) UNICEF
(e) UNESCO
Ans. c
61. লাঠিতে লাঠিতে যে লড়াই – “লাঠা লাঠি” কোন সমাস?
(a) দ্বন্দ্ব
(b) কর্মধারয়
(c) বহুব্রীহি
(d) তৎপুরুষ
(e) দ্বিগু
Ans. c
62. How many "8" will you pass on the way when you count from 1 to 100?
(a) 11
(b) 20
(c) 80
(d) 70
(e) 10
Ans. b
63. কোন বানানটি শুদ্ধ?
(a) মুমুর্ষু
(b) মুমূর্ষূ
(c) সুমুষৃ
(d) মুমূর্ষু
(e) মূমুর্ষূ
Ans. d
64. “সোনালী কাবিন” কাব্য গ্রন্থের রচয়িতা কে?
(a) আল মাহমুদ
(b) রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর
(c) আবু জাফর ওবায়দুল্লাহ খান
(d) শামসুর রাহমান
(e) সৈয়দ শামসুল হক
Ans. a
65. Which of the following is not an anti-virus software?
(a) Norton
(b) Kaspersky
(c) AVG
(d) Win-pro
(e) McAfee
Ans. d
66. Where is the permanent secretariat of SAARC?
(a) Kathmandu
(b) New Delhi
(c) Islamabad
(d) Colombo
(e) Dhaka
Ans. a
67. Municipal taxes are based on an estimate of the value of one's property.
(a) an appraisal
(b) a forecast
(c) a prediction
(d) an outline
(e) projection
Ans. a
68. Which ocean divides America and Europe?
(a) Pacific
(b) Arctic
(c) Atlantic
(d) Southern
(e) Caspian
Ans. c
69. Masud has all his office supplies laid out in an orderly way on his desk. The pens are directly to the left of the memos. The lamp cannot be next to the stapler. The clipboard is to the left of the stapler. Which position is the lamp in? (giving the positions numbers 1-5 from left to right)
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
(e) 5
Ans. b
70. 35% of Tahia's income is equal to 25% of Nona's income. The ratio of Tahia’s income to Noria's income is:-
(a) 7 : 5
(b) 4 : 3
(c) 4 : 7
(d) 5 : 7
(e) 3 : 4
Ans. d
71. which of the following is least like the others?
(a) cube
(b) sphere
(c) pyramid
(d) circle
(e) cylinder
Ans. d
72. Who did not receive Nobel Prize in literature:
(a) Leo Tolstoy
(b) Bernard Shaw
(c) T. S. Elliot
(d) Bertrand Russell
(e) Pablo Neruda
Ans. a
73. A Farewell to Arms was written by:
(a) Charles Dickens
(b) Ernest Hemingway
(c) Thomas hardy
(d) Leo Tolstoy
(e) William Shakespeare
Ans. b
74. “গোঁফ খেজুরে” অর্থ কি?
(a) গোঁফের বিশেষ আকৃতি
(b) পেটুক
(c) অলস
(d) চটপটে
(e) চতুর
Ans. c
75. The GDP growth rate of Bangladesh in 2010-11 was:
(a) 5%
(b) 5.3%
(c) 6%
(d) 6.3%
(e) 7%
Ans. d
76. The lengths of the sides of a triangle are in the ratio of 3 to 5 to 6. If the perimeter of the triangle is 70, what is the length of the longest side?
(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 15
(d) 25
(e) 30
Ans. e
77. Which of these numbers are like the others: 3, 5, 11, 14, 17, 21.
(a) 5
(b) 11
(c) 14
(d) 17
(e) 21
Ans. c
78. The numbers 13, 7 and 11 would enjoy the company of which of these numbers: l0, l5, 17, l2, 18?
(a) 10
(b) 15
(c) l7
(d) 12
(e) 18
Ans. c
79. He is the black sheep of the society.
(a) gentle animal
(b) winner
(c) bad character
(d) lazy boy
(e) strange man
Ans. c
80. ভুল প্রতিশব্দ নির্ণয় কর।
(a) অগ্নি-বহ্নি
(b) ইচ্ছা-পরশ্রীকাতরতা
(c) কন্যা-তনয়া
(d) রাত্রি-যামিনী
(e) বিসর্জন-ত্যাগ
Ans. b
81. A biker rode 45 miles in 180 minutes. What was his speed (mph) during this rider?
(a) 17mph
(b) 15 mph
(c) 12 mph
(d) 9 mph
(e) 4 mph
Ans. b
82. Windows is a/an
(a) Scanning software
(b) Operating system
(c) Programming language
(d) Antivirus software
(e) Data storage device
Ans. b
83. What is the next item in the sequence? Choose from right.
Layer 1
Layer 1 a b c d e
(a) .
(b) .
(c) .
(d) .
Ans. d
Choose the pair the best expresses the relationship similar to the first pair
84. Little: Big
(a) Easy : Simple
(b) Quiet : Serene
(c) Good : Better
(d) Tiny : Huge
(e) Plain : Ugly
Ans. d
85. Antenna : Signal
(a) Net : Fish
(b) Bread : Food
(c) Story : Reporter
(d) TV : Sound
(e) telegram : sender
Ans. a
Fill in the blanks
86. Lucky is to fortunate as weak is to
(a) humble
(b) obsolete
(c) legitimate
(d) fragile
(e) confuse
Ans. d
87. While you _____ in the-garden, someone arrived at home.
(a) were working
(b) had worked
(c) work
(d) will work
(e) will be working
Ans. a
88. ______ of this room will sold.
(a) The possession
(b) The position
(c) Position
(d) A possession
(e) a position
Ans. a
89. Plagiarism is _______.
(a) the art of writing
(b) the science of human thoughts and reading minds
(c) the art of politics
(d) the philosophy of existence
(e) stealing someone else’s' ideas and passing them off as one's own
Ans. e
90. For an investor who _______ money, silver or bond are good options. '
(a) has so little a
(b) has very little
(c) has so few
(d) has very few
(e) have very few
Ans. b
91. One should be careful about ____ duty.
(a) his
(b) her
(c) one's
(d) the
(e) ones'
Ans. c
92. The invigilator made us ____ our identity card at the test center.
(a) showing
(b) show
(c) showed
(d) to show
(e) to showing
Ans. b
93. We wouldn't mind
(a) wait
(b) to waiting
(c) to have waite
(d) waiting
(e) waited
Ans. d
Answer the following three questions based on information in the table below (numbers are fictitious):
<!-- Created with SVG-edit - http://svg-edit.googlecode.com/ 64,65,66--> <title>Layer 1</title> Population Statistics Population, 2003 Population, 2000 Households, 2000 Mirpur Dhaka City 19,337,981 1,822,195 708,644 19,190,115 18,976,457 7,056,860
94. How many people approximately were per household in Mirpur in 2000?
(a) 1.5
(b) 2
(c) 2.5
(d) 3
(e) 3.5
Ans. d
95. Mirpur households makeup approximately what percentage of Dhaka city's households in 2000?
(a) 1.5
(b) 1
(c) 10
(d) 3
(e) 3.5
Ans. d
96. If in 2000 there were 61,000 people living per square mile in Mirpur, what is the approximate area of Mirpur?
(a) 15 sq miles
(b) 18 sq miles
(c) 21 sq miles
(d) 30 sq miles
(e) 36 sq miles
Ans. d
The bar graph given below shows the sales of books (in thousand) from six branches (B1, B2, B3, B5, B6) Of publishing company during 2011 and 2012.
<!-- Created with SVG-edit - http://svg-edit.googlecode.com/ --> <title>Layer 1</title> 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 80 105 75 65 95 110 85 95 75 95 70 80 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 2011 2012
97. Which branch bad the worst performance in 2012 compared to its 2011 sales?
(a) B1
(b) B2
(c) B3
(d) B4
(e) B6
Ans. b
98. What is the ratio sales of branch B2 for both year to the total sales of branch B4 for both year?
(a) 2 : 3
(b) 3 : 5
(c) 4 : 5
(d) 7: 9
(e) 1 : 1
Ans. d
99. What is the average sales of all the branches (in thousands) for the year 2011?
(a) 73
(b) 80
(c) 83
(d) 88
(e) 90
Ans. b
100. What is the approximate growth of sales of B5?
(a) 18%
(b) 21%
(c) 23%
(d) 27%
(e) 31%
Ans. d