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(Question of April 2011)

Section - I
English Language and Communication
(30 questions: 30 marks)**
**Now 40 marks for 40 questions

Read the following passage and answer questions 1 through 4:

In ancient times wealth was measured and exchanged in things that could be touched food
tools and precious metals and stones. Then the barter system was replaced by coins which
still had real value since they were pieces of rare metal. Coins were followed by fiat money
paper notes that have value only because everyone agrees to accept them. Today electronic
monetary systems are gradually being introduced that will transform money into even less
tangible forms reducing it to a series of "bits and bytes" or units of computerized
information going between machines at the speed of light. Already electronic fund transfer
allows money to be instantly sent and received by different banks companies and countries
through computers and telecommunications devices.

1. Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for the passage
A. International Banking Policies
B. The History of Monetary Exchange
C. The Development of Paper Currencies
D. Current Problems in the Economy
E. Electronic Money & Currency

2. coins once had real value as currency because they ______.

A. were a great improvement over barter
B. permitted easy transportation of wealth
C. could become collector's items
D. were made of precious metals
E. were easy to handle

3. Which of the following statements about computerized monetary systems is NOT supported
by the passage
A. They promote international trade.
B. They allow very rapid money transfers.
C. They are still limited to small transactions
D. They dependent on good telecommunications systems.
E. They have made transactions easy

4. The author mentions food, tools, and precious metals and stones together because they are all:
A. material objects
B. useful items
 C.articles stored in museums
D. expensive
E. convenient

Critical Reasoning (Question 5 through 7):

05. Two friends are watching a game of cricket and chatting:
Arif: I think that Sakib (batsman) just scored six!
Runa: He must have . He is a top order batsman!
The hidden assumption behind Runa's statement is that:
A. All batsman who score sixes are top-order batsman
B. Most batsman who are top-order batsman score sixes
C. Batsman should score sixes in order to be top-order batsman
D. Most batsman who score sixes are top-order batsman
E. All batsman who are top order batsman score sixes

06. If we are doomed to have local drug rehabilitation centers - and society has determined that
we are --- then society ought to pay for them. Which of the following , if tue, would weaken the
argument?
A. Drug rehabilitation centers are too expensive to be locally funded.
B. Many neighborhood group oppose rehabilitation centers.
C. Drug rehabilitation centers are expensive to maintain.
D. Drug addicts may be unwilling to receive treatment.
E. A government committee has convinced many groups that local rehabilitation centers
are ineffective

07. An economist was quoted as saying that the cost of living index will go up next month in
Japan because of a recent increase in the price of fruits and vegetables. Which of the following
can't be inferred from the statement?
A. The cost of fruits and vegetable has risen sharply.
B. Consumers have decreased their consumption of fruits and vegetables.
C. The cost of fruit and vegetable is a major item in the cost of living.
D. Food cost charge is reflected quickly in the cost of living.
E. Other items that make up the cost of living have not significantly decreased in price.

Find the one most nearly similar in meaning to the capitalized word
(Question 8 through 11):
08. VILIFY
A. Defame B. Ameliorate C. Honor D. Perturb E. Rummage

09. SORDID
A. Squalid B. Eccentric C. Succinct D. Limpid E. Steady

10. DESPISE
A. Infuriate B. Commend C. Abhor D. Facilitate E. Fluctuate
11. ENCOUNTER
A. Concord B. Battle C. Harmony D. Part E. Work

Fill in the blanks (Question 12 through 15):

12. The admission test of EMBA program was held -------------- Business Faculty
Building.
A. at the B. in the C. in a D. by the E. on a

13. We often ----------- a victim of circumstances.

A. fallen B. felt C. did fall D. fall E. are felt

14. Dhaka city's traffic system, which is extremely old, -------------- prove difficult to
modernize.
A. it might B. and might C. might D. that might E. it might be

15. In a time of financial crisis, such lavish expenditure must be ---------------.

A. quickened B. corrected C. curtailed D. justified E. adjusted

Find the correct sentences (Question 16 to 19):

16.
A.The decision was hang over.
B. The decision was hung over.
C. The decision was hang down.
D. The decision was hanged down.
E. The decision was hang for.

17.
A. Would you mind close the door?
B. Would you mind closing the door?
C. Would you mind to close the door
D. Would you mind in closing the door?
E. Would you mind to closing the door?

18.
A. I Have much work in hand.
B. I Have more work in my hand.
C. I Have heavy work in me.
D. I Have much work in the hand.
D. I Have much load in hand.

19.
A. Jasmin fall down and broke his leg.
 B. Jasmin fell down and broke his leg.
C. Jasmin fallen down and broke his leg.
D. Jasmin fellen down and broke his leg.
E. Jasmin fellen down and broke his leg.

Choose the pair that best express a relationship similar to the one
expressed by the capitalized pair. ( Question 20 through 22):
20. GRAIN: SILO
A. Seed:Plant B. Druggist: Doctor C. Furlong : Mile D. Water :
Bucket
E. Tree : Fruit

21. PLAY : ACTS

A. Essay : Topics B. Game: Athletes C. Novel : Chapter
D. Poem : Rhymes E. Drama : Actors

22. CAUTION : ACCIDENT

A. Radar: Collision B. Police: Criminal C. Worry: Disaster
D. Sanitation: Health E. Carelessness: Plan

Find the correct portion of sentences for the underlined part (Question 23 through 26):
23. The CEO of Delta phone interviewed several candidates who she thought had the experience
and qualifications the position required.
A. whom she thought B. who she thought C. which she thought
D. she thought who E. of whom she thought

24. After several days' tour, we become convinced that the climate of this deserted island was
like Florida in winter.
A. the climate of this deserted island was like Florida in winter.
B. the climate of this deserted island was like that of Florida in winter.
C. the climate of this desert island was like Florida in winter.
D. the climate of this deserted island in winter was like Florida.
E. the climate of this desert island was as Florida in winter.

25. If any student has a question, they should raise their hand and ask.
A. they should raise their hand and ask.
B. he should raise his hand and ask.
C. they should raise their hands and ask.
D. he should raise his hands and ask.
E. they should raise their hand and ask the question.

26. In an effort to increase profits, the company moved itself from emphasizing its chemicals
business to expand into high-growth pharmaceuticals and futuristic bio-technologies.
A. itself from emphasizing its chemicals business to expand into
B. itself from emphasizing its chemicals business then to expanding
 C. from an emphasis on its chemicals business and to expanding
D. from an emphasis on its chemicals business and to expand
E. from an emphasizing its chemicals business to expanding

Find the most nearly opposite in meaning to the capitalized word (Question 27 through 30):
27. SOOTHE
A. irritate B. Acknowledge C. Conceal D. Charm E. Tolerate

28. PALTRY
A. Weak B. Significant C. Charity D. Thrifty E. Acme

29. SAGE
A. Ignorant B. Cheerful C. Vulgar D. Sincere E. Static

30. HEARTEN
A. Keep cool B. Speak softly C. Slow down D. Deceive E. Discourage

Section II: Logical Reasoning, Critical Analysis and Mathematics

(30Question: 30Marks)
(Now 40 questions for 40 marks)

31. If the average of the four numbers M, 2M+3, 3M+1 is 63. What is the value of M?
A. 11 B. 15.75 C. 22 D. 23 E. 25.3

32. Shuma receives 10% raise each year for three consecutive years. What was her salary after
three raises if her salary was Tk. 10000 per month?
A. 13105 B. 13310 C. 14520 D. 14109 E. 15221

33. The sum of an odd and an even number is:

A. Sometimes an odd number B. Always an odd number C. Always a prime
number
D. Always divisible by 2 E. Always divisible by 3, 5, or 7

34. A student has an average of 86 in three examination. What grade must he/she receive on
his/her next test to raise his/her average to 88?
A. 94 B. 90 C. 92 D. 100 E. 96

35. In a group of 9 children, there are twice as many girls as boys, and twice as many right-
handed people as there are left-handed people. If a third of the boys are left handed, how many
girls are right-handed?
A. 1 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5 E. 6

36. Recently in city X, residential developers have stopped buying land, contractors are going
without work or longer periods, and specialty workers such as, electricians are relying more or
less lucrative, existing-home remodeling jobs. There must be fewer new residents moving to City
X than there were previously.
Which of the following, if true, indicates a flaw in the reasoning above?
A. This year several housing developments have gone on the market after being held up for
months by legal red tape.
B. The average size of new home has increases significantly over the past years.
C. The populations of the City X is projected to grow by 4% this year, compared with only 3%
for last year.
D. The cost of materials such as lumber and cement has decreased over the past year.
E. Sales of other big-tickets, such as automobiles and boats, have remained steady over
the past year.

37. If m is an integer, then which of the following is the sum of the next two even integers
greater than 4m+1?
A. 8m+2 B. 8m/4 C. 8m+6 D. 8m+8 E. 8m+10

38. The length of a rectangle is three times the width . If the perimeter is 36 cm, the width is:
A. 9 cm B. 4.45 cm C. 13 cm D. 13.5 cm E. 18 cm

39. Automobiles use 20 percent of all energy consumed in Bangladesh. Suppose that the Jatio
Sangsad of Bangladesh has passed legislation requiring all cars builds after 2005 to be twice as
energy efficient, eventually automobiles will consume on 10 percent. The argument makes which
of the following assumptions?
A. CNG cars willl not become widely available
B. The public will not be buying twice as many cars in 2005 as it is currently.
C. As cars become more energy-efficient, the public does not increase its use of cars.
D. Cars will actually be three times as energy-efficient cars in 2005.
E. Cars will not be significantly more expensive in 2005.

40. What is the smallest number of apple that can be distributed equally (without cutting any
apple) among 6, 10, 14 or 18 boys?
A. 1260 B. 315 C. 360 D. 630 E. 780

41. If there are 5 routes for traveling between two places A and B, how many option are there for
a person to travel from A to B and return back?
A. 5 B. 10 C. 9 D. 25 D. 20

42. The quantity of goods produced in firm is given by the equation x^2+5x=6, where x is
number of units produced in thousand units. If you solve this equation, what is the rational level
of production?
A. 6000 B. 4000 C. 5000 D. 1000 E. 2000

43. Disposable diapers, while a convenience, are an environmental disaster. If people would use
cloth diapers instead of those made of disposable paper, much less aper would be produced
savings millions of trees each year.
Therefore, people should go back to buying washing and reusing cloth diapers and Earth's
precious natural resources would not be consumed so rapidly. This argument depends on which
of the following assumptions?
A. Cloth diapers are never disposed of.
B. The current trend in infant care is doing things the old-fashioned way.
C. The process of washing cloth diapers consumes less natural resources than that of
using disposable diapers.
D. Modern people like their conveniences more than anything else.
E. The annual cost to the consumer of using cloth diapers is only 20% the annual cost of suing
disposable diapers.

44. If 3/p=6 and 3/q= 15 then p-q=?

A. 1/3 B. 2/5 C. 3/10 D. 5/6 E. 5

45. What number should come next of the series: 201, 202, 204, 207, ------?
A. 205 B. 208 C. 210 D. 211 E. 213

46. A store usually sells certain item at a 40% profit. In one week, the store has a sale during
which the item is 20% less than the usual price. During the sale what is the percent profit the
store makes on the item?
A. 6% B. 8% C. 11% D. 12% E. 14%

47. The purchase price of an article is Tk 80. In order to include 20% of the cost for overhead
and to provide Tk 20 net profit, the mark up should be:
A. 16% B. 21% C. 25% D. 35% E. 45%

48. Mr. X invests Tk 2400 in the Brac Bank at 5%. How much additional money must he invest
at 8% so that the total annual income will be equal to 6% of his entire investment?
A. Tk 1200 B. Tk 3000 C. Tk 1000 D. Tk 3600 E. Tk 2400

49. A drug that is highly effective in treating many types of infection can, at present, be obtained
only from the bark of the ibora, a tree that is quite rare in the wild. It takes the bark of 5,000 trees
to make one kilogram of the drug. It follows, therefore, that continued production of the drug
must inevitably lead to the ibora's extinction. Which of the following, if true, most seriously
weakens the argument above?
(A) The drug made from ibora bark is dispensed to doctors from a central authority.
(B) The drug made from ibora bark is expensive to produce.
(C) The leaves of the ibora are used in a number of medical products.
(D) The ibora can be propagated from cuttings and grown under cultivation.
(E) The ibora generally grows in largely inaccessible places.

50.Suppose you begin reading a book on page h and end on age k. if you read each page
completely and the page are numbered and read consecutively, then how many pages have you
read.
A. h+k B. h-k C. k-h+2 D. k-h-1 E. k-h+1

51. The length of a rectangle is 7 more than its width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is the
same as the perimeter of a square of side 8.5, what is the length of a diagonal of the rectangle?
A. 12 B. 13 C. 23 D. 31 E. 33

52. Most antidepressant drugs cause weight gain. While dieting can help reduce the amount of
weight gained while taking such antidepressants, some weight gain is unlikely to be preventable.
The information above most strongly supports which one of the following?
(A) A physician should not prescribe any antidepressant drug for a patient if that patient is
overweight.
(B) People who are trying to lose weight should not ask their doctors for an antidepressant drug.
(C) At least some patients taking antidepressant drugs gain weight as a result of taking
them.
(D) The weight gain experienced by patients taking antidepressant drugs should be attributed to
lack of dieting.
(E) All patients taking antidepressant drugs should diet to maintain their weight
53. If one root of the equation 2x^2 + x - k = 0 is 6, what is the value of k?
A. 90 B. 42 C. 18 D. 10 E. -10

54. Employers do not need to be concerned about the happiness of their employees since
psychology has shown us that all creatures do what makes them happiest. Therefore anyone
who is an employee must be happy.
Which of the following is the most serious flaw in the above reasoning?
A. No objective evidence is pretended to support psychological conclusion.
B. The author applies the knowledge of one discipline to another field in which this
knowledge is appropriate.
C. No distinction is made between the types of the jobs performed be employees
D. By increasing employee happiness an employer can reduce the turnover rate of his
employees
E. The analogy used does not take into consideration degrees of happiness.

55. If a 10% deposit has been paid toward the purchase of a certain product is Tk 110, how much
more remains to be paid?
A. 880 B. 990 C. 1000 D. 1010 E. 1110

56. When we observe the activities of the team-based sports like football and cricket, we find
that the teams display strong socialist tendencies in their requirement of individual
subordination to the authority of coaches and managers. Which conclusion may not be inferred
from the information?
A. All team sports are authoritarian.
B. All team players are subordinates to their coaches.
C. Without employee subordination to managerial authority, production for profit would
not be possible.
D. all team-based sports have socialist tendencies.
 E. Individual subordination to authority is an aspect of socialism.

57. Taxi service charge an initial fee of Tk 22.50 at the begining of a tri and an additional charge
of Tk 3.50 for 2/5 of a mile traveled. What is the total charge for a trip of 3.6 miles?
A. Tk 31.50 B. Tk 44.50 C. Tk 45.00 D. Tk 48.00 E. Tk 54.00

58. If 5a=3b=25, then 30ab=?

A. 50 B. 100 C. 625 D. 1000 E. 1250

59. At a special sale, 5 tickets can be purchased for the price of 3 tickets. If 5 tickets are
purchased at this sale, the amount saved will be what percent of the original price of the 5
tickets?
A. 20% B. 33 1/3% C. 40% D. 60% E. 66 2/3%

60. How many prime numbers are there from 1 to 30?

A. 11 B. 8 C. 9 D. 10 E. 12

Section III
Translation and Paragraph Writing
(20 Marks)

1. Translate the following sentences into English: -- (5X2 = 10 Marks)

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

2. Write a paragraph in 10 (ten Sentence on "Importance of Studying MBA" --- (10 Marks)