DU Questions B 15-16

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mgq: 1 NÈv (ýmU- wkgyj) c–Y©gvb : 120

evsjv (Bangla)

wb※Pi Aby※”Q`wU co Ges cÖ_g PviwU cÖ※kœi D⁃i `vI (cÖkœ bs 1-4)t

eva©K¨ ZvnvB  hvnv cyivZb※K, wg_¨v※K, g‾Zz¨※K Avu Kwoqv cwoqv _v※K;

e‾× ZvnvivB  hvnviv gvqv”Qbœ be gvb※ei Awfbe Rq hvÎvi ïay ýevSv

bq weNœ ; kZvãxi behvÎxi Pjvi Q※›` Q※›` wgjvBqv hvnviv KzPKvIqvR

Kwi※Z Rv※b bv, cv※i bv ; hvnviv Rxe nBqvI Ro ; hvnviv AUj

ms¯‹v※ii cvlvY¯@–c Avu Kwoqv cwoqv Av※Q| e‾× ZvnvivB  hvnviv be

Ai“※Yv`q ý`wLqv wb`ªvf※½i f※q Øvi i“× Kwiqv cwoqv _v※K| Av※jvK-

wcqvmx cÖvY P⁀j wkï※`i Kj ýKvjvn※j hvnviv wei³ nBqv Awfm¤•vZ

Kwi※Z _v※K, RxY© cuyw_ Pvcv cowqv hvnv※`i bvwfkŢvm ewn※Z※Q, AwZ

⁂v※bi AwMœgv※›`¨ hvnviv AvR K¼vjmvi  e‾× ZvnvivB| Bnv※`i ag©B

eva©K¨| eva©K¨※K me mgq eq※mi ýdª※g euvav hvq bv| eû hyeK※K

ý`wLqvwQ hvnv※`i ýhŠe※bi Dw`©i wb※Pi eva©※K¨i K¼vj gw– Z|©

1. Aby※”Q`wU※Z W¨vm I nvB※db wPŦ e¨eüZ n※q※Q h_vµ※g

A. 3 evi I 2 evi B. 4 evi I 1 evi

C. 2 evi I 4 evi D. 2 evi I 3 evi

2. ÒDw`©Õ I ÒKzPKvIqvRÕ kã evsjv fvlvq G※m※Q h_vµ※g

A.D`y© I dviwm ý_※K B. ZzwK© I dviwm ý_※K

C. ZzwK© I D`y© ý_※K D. Aviwe I dviwm ý_※K

3. Òe‾×Õ we※klY c※`i we※kl¨-iƒc

A. e‾w× B. e‾×v C. e‾nr D. eva©K¨

4. Aby※”Q※` e¨eüZ wb※Pi ýKvbwU bT Zrcyi“l mgv※mi `‾óvš@? General English

A. Awfbe B. AUj C. wb`ªv D. K¼vj Read the passage below and answer questions 1-5:

5. Reflections on the Revolution in France MÖ※š‟i Vultures are not careful about what they eat. This makes

ýjL※Ki bvg them vulnerable to eating meat that could be toxic. The

A. wiPvW© evK© B. fj※Zqvi C. GWgÛ evK© D. cvj© Gm evK© consequence often is the death of these birds. That is one
reason why these birds are not widely seen in Bangladesh
6. ÒwKš„ g‾Zz¨Äq ýZv cjţxMÖv※giB ýQ※j, cvovMuv※qi  ýZv

gvbyl|Õ ÓwejvmxÑ M※íi G-ev※K¨i kb– ¨¯‟v※b Av※Q anymore. The other is that the trees which vultures perch

A. Av※jv-evZv※mB B. R※j-Kv`vq C. ※Z※j-R※jB D. ýL※q-c※iB on have also been disappearing from the land. The net
7. ÒýPŠPvjv wU※bi N※ii Uzqv my¯•ó|Õ ÓKwjgwÏ `dv`viÑ M※í
result is the birds are not present throughout the country

e¨eüZ ÕUzqvÕ n※”Q in the numbers in which they were viewed a generation,

A. KvQvwi B. Av¯@vbv C. kxl©fvM D. AvwObv or even a decade, ago.

8. Ômve-Bb※¯•±※ii wØZxq eD Avgvi GK iKg AvÍxqv|Õ ÓGKwU 1. A suitable title for the passage would be :

Zzjmx Mv※Qi KvwnbxÑ M※í GB Dw³wU K※i※Qb A. Birds of Bangladesh

A. ýgv`v※eŸi B. AvgRv` C. gwZb D. Kv※`i B. Food habits of Vultures

9. Discriminatory-Gi cvwifvwlK kã C. Disappearing Trees
A. ˆelg¨ B. ˆelg¨g–jK C. Miwgj
D. wek‾Lj D. Disappearing Vultures of Bangladesh
2. ‗The net result‘ is closest in meaning to which of
10. P›`ªwe›`yi fzj cÖ※qvM N※U※Q ýKvbwU※Z

A. Kuva B. muv※Kv C. AuvKveuvKv D. KuvP the following words that have also been used in

11. Òýhgb nvm※Z cvi※Zv ýQ※jUv, ýZgwb Mí Kivi e¨vcv※iI wQj the passage:

I¯@v`Õ Kvi m¤•※K© ejv n※q※Q? A. consequence B. perch

A. Acy B. ýgv`v※eŸi C. Gbv※qZ D. Zcy C. generation D. reason

12. ÒMevw`Õ k※ãi mwÜ-we※”Q` ýKvbwU? 3. An antonym for ‗toxic‘ is:

A. Mev + Avw` B. ýMv + Avevw` C. ýMv + Avw` D. Mev + w` A. deadly B. fatal
13. m※bU c⁀vkr Kvi iPbv?
C. contaminating D. harmless
A. gvB※Kj gaym`– b `Ë B. iex›`ªbv_ VvKzi
4. A ‗decade‘ is the same as :
C. Ave`yj Kvw`i D. cÖg_ ýPŠayix
A. twelve years B. ten years
14. ÒKv`wš^bxÕ A_©
C. twenty years D. thirty years
A. b`x B. ivwÎ C. ýgNgvjv D. bvix
5. `Widely‘ used in the passage is a/an:
15. ÒKicjţeÕ ýKvb mgvm?
A. adjective B. adverb C. participle D. gerund
A. Dcgvb Kg©aviq B. DcwgZ Kg©aviq
Choose the correct preposition to fill in the gap
C. Zrcyi―l D. eûeªxwn
(Question 6):
16. Òým mr, wKš„ Zvi fvB Amr|Õ evK¨wU
6. We must discourage people  throwing trash in
A. mij B. RwUj C. ýhŠwMK D. wgkÖ
public places.
17. AjsKv※ii aŸwb A. for B. from C. into D. into

A. wb°Y B. gg©i C. SsKvi D. wkÄb Fill in the blanks with suitable word/s (Questions
7-15):
18. ÒcÖwZK…wZÕ kãwUi DcmM© ýKvb A※_© e¨eüZ? 7. Since the island soil has been barren for so many

A. mv`‾k¨ B. wecixZ C. wfbœ D. m¤§yL

19. kv¯K¿ v※ii Mvn©¯‟¨ e¨vcviwU※K Kx wn※m※e Kíbv K※i※Qb? years, the islanders must  much of their

A. n¯@ B. c` C. g¯@K D. P¶z food.

20. ‗After meat comes mustered‘-Gi wVK A_© A. deliver B. import C. produce D. utilize
8. After the governor‘s third overseas trip voters
A. my※Li ci `ytL Av※m B. K※ó ýKó ýg※j

C. byb Avb※Z cvš@v dzivq D. hZ M※R© ZZ e※l© bv complained that he was paying too little attention

21. ÒAbye×Õ k※ãi mgv_©K kã ýKvbwU? to  affairs.
A. foreign
A. Aby※iva B. mvbyMÖn C. m–ÎcvZ D. AUzU C. professional B. domestic
D. intellectual
22. ýKvb ýKvb eY© wg※j ÒòÕ hy³eY©wU MwVZ n※q※Q?

A. l& + T B. l& + b C. l& + O D. l& + Y 9. Nature finds ways to ensure the survival of

23. ÒýQvUwU ýKv_vq?Õ ev※K¨ ÒýQvUÕ k※ãi ýk※l ÒwU-i e¨vKiwYK A. the fittest B. the fitters

cwiPq Kx? C. the fitting D. the fits

A. wefw³ B. kãcÖZ¨q C. c`vwkÖZ wb※`©kK D. AbymM© 10. Make sure you read all the  carefully before

24. ÔYÕ-Z¡ weav※bi wbqg Abymv※i ýKvbwU Aï× evbvb? setting up the device.
A. packaging B. papers C. instructions D. files
A. cy※iv※bv B. aib C. Sibv D. eb©bv

25. Ò¯§w‾ Z※mŠaÕ k※ãi cÖwgZ D”PviY 11. Pinocchio is hungry and looks for an egg to cook

A. mw– Z※kvDa& B. mw‾ Z※mvD※av C. m‾uwZ※kvD※av D. mu‾wZ※kvDa&  an omelet; but, to his surprise, the omelet

Answer Keys: 1.B 2.B 3.D 4.B 5.C 6.C 7.C 8.D 9.B flies out of the window.

10.D 11.D 12.C 13.D 14.C 15.B 16.C 17.D 18.A 19.C A. his own self B. itself C. oneself D. himself

UCC 20.C 21.C 22.D 23.C 24.D 25.C 19

12.  Pohela Boishakh, there is a festive mood all  24. Find a synonym for the word ‗vigorous‘ from the

the country. options given bellow:

A. At, over B. In, across C. Sin, across D. On, over A. important and necessary

13. did Kamal realize that there was danger. B. shaping and quivering

A. Upon entering the bank C. strong and energetic

B. When he entered the bank D. harmful and dangerous

C. Only after entering the bank 25. The word `vegetarian‘ refers to

D. After he had entered the bank A. plants B. animals

14. He is hardworking and C. mammals D. carnivores

A. I am so B. so I am C. so am I D. I too am Answer Keys: 1.D 2.A 3.D 4.B 5.B 6.B 7.B 8.B 9.A
15. `Rose‘ is often used as  for beauty or the
10.C 11.D 12.D 13.C 14.C 15.B 16.A 17.A 18.C 19.C

beautiful. 20.C 21.C 22.B 23.C 24.C 25.A

A. a metaphor B. parallel (General Knowledge) A

C. collocation D. euphemism 1. wgkÖ A_©‿bwZK e¨e¯‟vq n※jv- (Mixed economic system is)
A. m¤•w⁃i ivóªxq gvwjKvbv (state ownership of property)
16. Which of the following words best replaces
B. m¤•w⁃i e¨w³gvwjKvbv (private ownership of property)
`revealed’ in the sentence: Studies have revealed that
C. m¤•w⁃i e¨w³ I ivó«xq gvwjKvbv (state and private
infections are associated with cancers.

A. found B. warned ownership of property)
D. e¨w³MZ m¤•w⁃i ýhŠ_ gvwjKvbv (joint ownership of
C. emphasized D. told

Choose appropriate article/s (Questions 17-18): individual property)
2. avbwmuwo b`x ýKvb ýRjvq Aew¯‟Z? (In which district is
17. One of Akbar's most vigorous opponents during
the river Dhanshiri located?)
his lifetime had been  outstanding scholar
A. cvebv (Pabna) B. Puv`ciy (Chandpur)
Sheikh Ahmed and, like Akbar, he was also
C. SvjKvwV (Jhalokathi) D. Lyjbv (Khulna)
venerated as  Perfect Man by his own disciples.
3. ýKvbwU Rxevk¥ R¡vjvbx bq? (Which is not fossil fuel?)
A. the, the B. an, a C. an, the D. the, a
A. ýcÖ※Uªvj (petrol) B. cÖvK…wZK M¨vm (natural gas)
18. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial
C. Kqjv (coal) D. ˆReM¨vm (biogas)
Museum stands as  symbol not only of the greatest
moments in our history but also as evidence of the 4. Dreams From My Father eBwUi ýjLK (The author of

darkest moment in  history of this land. the book Dreams From My Father is)
A. evivK Ievgv (Barak Obama)
A. the, a B. a, no article B. Bw›`iv MvÜx (Indira Gandhi)
C. ýkL nvwmbv (Sheikh Hasina)
C. a, the D. the, no article D. ýebwRi f※– Æv (Benazir Bhutto)

19. ‘No man is an island.’ What does this proverb mean? 5. Awef³ evsjvi ýkl gyL¨gš¿x wQ※jb (The last Chief

A. Everyone should always be prepared

B. It is best to do everything on time Minister of undivided Bengal was)
A. G ýK dRjyj nK (A K Fazlul Haque)
C. Everyone needs help from other people B. ýnv※mb knx` ýmvnivIqvw`© (Hoseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy)
C. Aveyj nvwkg (Abul Hashim)
D. Your own home is the most comfortable place to D. LvRv bvwRgywÏb (Khawaja Nazimuddin)
6. A¨vevKvm w`※q Kx Kiv nq? (What is done with abacas?)
live in A. MvwYwZK wnmve (mathematical calculation)
B. ýivM wbY©q (disease detection)
20. Which word is spelt correctly? C. R¡i gvcv (measurement of fever)
D. IRb gvcv (weight measurement)
A. concensus B. hiararchy
7. weL¨vZ wPÎwkíx cve※jv wcKv※mv Rš§ MÖnY K※ib ýh ý`※k
C. medieval D. posession

21. Which of the following is a form of ‗die‘?

A. dryad B. dye C. dying D. dieing

22. Choose the correct passive sentence:

A. The meeting is to be reschedule. (The famous artist Pablo Picasso was born in)
A. hy³ivóª (United States of America)
B. The meeting is to be rescheduled. B. BZvwj (Italy) C. wMÖm (Greece)
D. ý¯•b (Spain)
C. The meeting is to rescheduled.
8. ýWwfW dª† wQ※jb (David Frost was)
D. The meeting to be rescheduled. A. GKRb gyw³※hv×v (a freedom fighter)
23. Òwgbv ejj ýh, ým Amy¯‟Õ The correct translation of B. GKRb wPwKrmK (a physician)

this sentence is : C. GKbRb ivRbxwZwe` (a politician)
D. GKRb mvsevw`K (a journalist)
A. Meena told that she has been ill.

B. Meena said that she is ill.

C. Meena said that she was ill.

UCC D. Meena told that she was ill. 20

9. evsjv※`※ki msweavb G ch©š@ ms※kvab Kiv n※q※Q(So far, A. 8 ým※ŧ¤^i (8 September)
B. 11 ým※ŧ¤^i (11 September)
the constitution of a Bangladesh has been C. 17 gvP© (17 March) D. 21 gvP© 21 gvP© (21 March)
21. ˆPwbK cwieªvRK dv-wn※qb evsjvq Av※mb hvi
amended)
A. ýZ※iv evi (thirteen times) B. ýPŠÏ evi (fourteen times) mg※q(Chinese Traveler Fa-Hien came to Bengal
C. c※b※iv evi (fifteen times) D. ýlv※jv evi (sixteen times)
10. A_©kv※¯¿ Ae`v※bi Rb¨ ýK weL¨vZ? (Who is noted for during the reign of)
A. wØZxq P›`ª¸ß (Chandragupta the second)
contribution to economics?) B. AvjvDwÏb ûmvBb kvn (Alauddin Hussain Shah)
C. cÖ_g P›`ª¸ß (Chandragupta the first)
A. ýKŠwUj¨ (Kautilya) B. ÔcvwYbx (Panini) D. nl©eab© (Harshavardhan)
22. wnRwi mb ýK cÖeZ©b K※ib? (Who introduced the Hijri era?)
C. evrmvqb (Vatsayana) D. evj¥xwK (Valmiki) A. nRiZ Igi [iv.] Hazrat Omar[r.])
B. nRiZ Avjx [iv] (Hazrat Ali [r.])
11. Òmyi mgªvU Kv※K ejv nq? (Who is called the ‗Sur Samrat‘?) C. nRiZ Avey eKi [iv] (Hazrat Abu Bakr[r.])
D. nRiZ Imgvb [iv] (Hazrat Uthman [r.])
A. I¯@v` AvqvZ Avjx Luv (Ustad Ayat All Khan) 23. ýgŠwjK `k©bkv¯¿ wn※m※e we※ePbv Kiv nq ýKvbwU※K? (Which

B. I¯@v` AvjvDwÏb Luv (Ustad Alauddin Khan)

C. I¯@v` Avevi Avjx Luv (Ustad Akbar Ali Khan)

D. I¯@v` e※o ýMvjvg Avjx Luv (Usted Bade Gulam Ali Khan)

12. AvB GmweGb ýh DcKiY wPwŦZ Kivi Kv※R e¨eüZ

nq(ISBN is used to identify)

A. eB (book) B. mvgwqKx (periodicals) one is considered the fundamental phllosophy?)
A. bxwZwe`¨v (Ethics) B. g※bvwe⁂vb (Psychology)
C. md&U&Iqvi (software) D. nvW©Iqvi (hardware) C. ag©kv¯¿ (Religion) D. Awawe`¨v (Metaphysics)
24. ýKvb A_©bxwZwe` ÒA`‾k¨ nvZÕ kã `ywU e¨envi K※ib? (Which
13. ※KvbwU cÖZœZvw⁃¡K ¯‟vb bq? (Which is not an economist has used the term `invisible hand‘?)
A. AgZ©¨ ýmb (Amartya Sen)
archeological site?) B. A¨vWvg w¯§_ (Adam Smith)
A. gqbvgwZ (Mainamoti) B. cvnvocyi (Paharpur) C. Avj※dªW gvk©vj (Alfred Marshall)
C. gnv¯‘vbMo (Mahasthangarh) D. my›`yieb (Sundarbans) D. ýWwfW wiKv※W©v (David Ricardo)
25. Ôgbcyiv 70Õ Kx? (What is ÔManpura 70‘?)
14. ÔAvwmqvbÕ m`m¨ ivóª bq (Not a member state of the A. GKwU KweZv (a poem) B. GKwU Mvb (a song)
C. GKwU Pjw‖PÎ (a film) D. GKwU wPÎKg© (a painting)
ASEAN) 26. PvKgv※`i me※P※q eo ag©xq Drme ýKvbwU? (Which one is

A. gvj※qwkqv (Malaysia) B. kÖxj¼v (Sri Lanka)

C. eª―bvB (Brunei) D. _vBj¨vÛ (Thailand)

15. RvwZmsN wekŢwe`¨vjq ýKv_vq? (Where is the United

Nations University situated?)

A. hy³iv※R¨ (in UK) B. Px※b (In China)

C. hy³iv※óª (in USA) D. Rvcv※b (in Japan) the biggest religious festival of the Chakmas?)

16. wb※Pi ýKvbwU BD※b※¯‹v KZ…©K Iqvì© ýnwi※UR wn※m※e ýNvwlZ A. weRy (biju) B. IqvbMvjv (wangala)

n※q※Q? (Which of the following has been declared C. mv※›`ª (sandrey) D. mvsMÖvB (sangrai)

a world heritage site by the UNESCO?) 27. Aaiv KYvi Aw¯@Z¡ Avwe®‹v※i ýbZ…Z¡ w`※q※Qb evsjv※`wk es※kv™¢–

A. lvU M¤^yR gmwR` (Sixty domed mosque) Z c`v_©weÁvbx (The Bangladeshi physicistwho led the

B. RvZxq Rv`yNi (National Museum) discovery of an elusive massless particle is

C. ým›U gvwU©b AvBj¨vÛ (St. Martin Island) A. gvKmy`yj Avjg (Maksudul Alam)
B. Gg Rvwn` nvmvb (M Zahid Hasan)
D. Avnmvb gwÄj (Ahsan Manzil) C. m※Z¨›`ªbv_ ýevm (Satyendranath Bose)
D. Rvgvj bRi―j Bmjvg (Jamal Nazrul Islam)
17. wb※Pi ýKvb w`emwU XvKv wekŢwe`¨vj※q ÒKv※jv w`emÕ wn※m※e
28. Iqvì© IqvBW I※qe Gi D™¢veK (The inventor of the
cvwjZ nq? (Which of the following days is observed

as ‗black day‘ by the University of Dhaka?)

A. 23 AvM÷ (23 August) B. 25 AvM÷ (25 August) World Wide Web is)
A. gvK© GwjIU RKy vievM© (Mark Elliot Zuckerberg)
C. 25 gvP© (25 March) D. 13 gvP© (13 March) B. wUgw_ Rb evb©vim-wj (Timothy john Berners-Lee)
C. Rv※f` Kvwig (Jawed Karim)
18. b¨v※Uvi GKgvÎ gymwjg m`m¨ ý`k(The only Muslim D. P¨vW nvi※j (Chad Hurley)

member state of the NATO is–) 29. wb※Pi ýKvb RvqMvq Rwgi mvgvwRK gvwjKvbv ýbB? (Which

A. wgki (Egypt) B. wjweqv (Libya)

C. Zzi®‹ (Turkey) D. gi※þv (Morocco)

19. ÒýjwW BD_ `¨ j¨v¤•Õ wn※m※e cwiwPZ ýK? (Who is known of the following places does not have a

as Ôthe lady with the lamp‘?) community land ownership system?)
A. iv½vgvwU (Rangamati) B. LvMovQwo (Khagrachari)
A. m※ivwRbx bvBWz (Sorojini Naidu) C. ev›`ieb (Bandarban) D. PÆMÖvg (Chittagong)
30. mgªvU A※kvK ýKvb es※ki kvmK wQ※jb? (Which dynasty
B. ýn※jb ýKjvi (Helen Keller)

C. ýd¬v※iť bvBwU※½j (Florence Nightingale)

D. gv`vi ýZ※imv (Mother Teresa) did Emperor Ashoka belong to?)

20. Ôwek¦ mv¶iZv w`emÕ cvwjZ nq (‗World literacy‘ day A. ¸ß (Gupta) B. ýgŠh© (Maurya)

is celebrated on the) C. cvj (Pala) D. cvVvb (Pathan)

UCC 21

31. ※Kvb wecţe Ò¯^vaxbZv, mvg¨ I åvZ…Z¡Õ G g–jgš¿ Øviv AbycÖvwYZ 38. fvi※Z B† BwÛqv ýKv¤•vwbi kvm※bi Aemvb N※U ýKvb

n※qwQj? (Which revolution was inspired by the mv※j?(In which year did the rule of the East India

motto `Liberty, equality and fraternity‘?) Company end in India?)

A. divwm wecÐe (French revolution) A. 1858 (1858) B. 1905 (1905)

B. gvwK©b wecÐe (American revolution) C. 1911 (1911) D. 1947 (1947)

C. i―k wecţe (Russian revolution) 39. ýMŠZg ey※×i Rš§¯‟vb jwy ¤^bx n※jv (Lumbini, the birth
D. Pxbv wecÐe (Chinese revolution)
32. ýKvb ý`k ev ms¯‟v evsjv※`k※K wbæ ga¨g Av※qi wn※m※e place of Gautam Buddha, is in)
ýNvlYv K※i?(Which of the following countries or
A. fvi※Z (India) B. fzUv※b (Bhutan)

C. kÖxj¼vq (Sri Lanka) D. ýbcv※j (Nepal)

organizations declared Bangladesh as a low- 40. evsjv※`※ki ¯^vaxbZv hy※×i mg※q XvKv  Gi Aš@fz©³ wQj|

middle income country?) (During the liberation war of Bangladesh, Dhaka
A. Gkxq Dbœqb e¨vsK (Asian Development Bank)
B. gvwK©b hy³ivóª (USA) C. wek¦e¨vsK (World Bank) was under  . B. ým±i 2 (Sector 2)
D. Rvcvb (Japan) A. ým±i 1 (Sector 1)
33. GK mKv※j Zzwg Mjv e¨_v I mw`© wb※q Nyg ý_※K DV※j| Wv³vi
ýZvgv※K cix¶v K※i ej※jb Gw›Uev※qvwU※K ýZvgvi ýivM fv※jv C. ým±i 3 (Sector 3) D. ým±i 4 (Sector 4)
n※e bv| wb※Pi ýKvbwU Wv³v※ii Giƒc gš@※e¨i KviY e¨vL¨v
K※i? (One morning you wake up with a sore 41. wb※Pi ýKvbwU mvsweavwbK cÖwZôvb bq? (Which one of the

throat and a running nose. Your doctor examines following is not a constitutional body)
A. miKvwi Kg©Kwgkb (Public Service Commission)
you and says that antibiotic will not help you get
B. `ybx©wZ `gb Kwgkb (Anti-corruption Commission)
better. Which of the following is the most likely
reason for the doctor‘s statement?) C. wbe©vPb Kwgkb (Election Commission)
A. Gw›Uev※qvwU※K ýivM ýe※o ýh※Z cv※i (antibiotic may
D. gnvwnmve wbix¶K I wbqš¿※Ki Kvh©vjq (Office of the
increase your pain)
Comptroller and Auditor General)
42. evsjv※`k-fviZ wQUgnj wewbgq Pzw³ Kvh©Ki nq 2015 mv※ji

ýKvb gv※m? (In which month of 2015 did the

B. Gw›Uev※qvwU※Ki cwie※Z© ýZvgvi wUKv ýbIqv c※Ö qvRb (you Bangladesh. India Enclaves Exchange Treaty

need to be vaccinated instead of taking an become effective?)

antibiotic) A. Rvbqy vwi (January) B. gvP© (March)

C. ýZvgvi Rb¨ Gw›Uev※qvwUK bq Gw›U※mwŧK c※Ö qvRb (you C. Ryb (June) D. AvM÷ (August)

need an antiseptic, not an antibiotic) 43. wn›`yg※Z gvÜvZv wQ※jb  hy※Mi kvmK| (ÔMandhata‘,

D. ýZvgvi fvBiv※mi msµgY N※U※Qb (you are infected by a virus) accordingto Hindu mythology, was a ruler of  .)
34. XvKvi weL¨vZ Zviv gmwR` ýK wbg©vY K※ib? (Who built A. mZ¨hyM (The Satya Yuga)

the famous Tara Mosque of Dhaka?) B. ýÎZvhyM (The Treta Youga)
A. myRv Lvb (Suja Khan) B. cixwewe (Paribibi)
C. Cmv Lvb (Isa Khan) D. kv※q¯@v Lvb (Shaista Khan) C. `vcihyM (The Dapar Yuga)
35. ÒAvmv※`i kvU©Õ KweZvwUi iPwqZv ýK? (Who wrote the
poem ÔAsader Shirt‘?) D. KwjhyM (The Koli Yuga)
A. wmKvb&`vi Avey Rvdi (Sikandar Abu Zafar)
B. Avey Rvdi Ievq`yjÐvn (Abu Zafar Obaidullah) 44. ýKvb ý`※ki wØZxq ivóªfvlv evsjv? (In which country is
C. wbg©※j›`y ¸Y (Nirmalendu Gun)
D. kvgmyi ivngvb (Shamsur Rahman) Bangla the second state language?)

A. fviZ (India) B. Nvbv (Ghana)

C. wm※qiv wjIb (Siera Leone) D. i―qvÛv (Ruanda)

45. e¨vWwg›Ub ýh ý`※ki RvZxq ýLjv (Badminton is the

36. evsjvi cÖ_g ¯^vaxb myjZvb wQ※jb(The first national sport of)

independent Sultan of Bangal was) A. Pxb (China) B. gvj※qwkqv (Malaysia)
A. nvwR Bwjqvm kvn (Haji Ilias Shah)
B. dLi―wÏb ýgveviK kvn (Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah) C. ýbcvj (Nepal) D. ¯‹Uj¨vÛ (Scotland)
C. ûmvBb kvn (Hussain Shah)
46. Òýgv※`i Mie ýgv※`i Avkv, Av-gvwi| evsjv fvlvÕ Mv※bi

iPwqZv- (The composer of the song `Moder Garob

D. ýgvnv¤§` ýNvwi (Mohammad Ghori) Moder Asha, A-mori ! Bangla Bhasha’ is)

37. ÒwQqv⁃※ii gš^š@iÕ evsjv ýKvb m※b msNwUZ nq? (In which Bangla A. iex›`ªbv_ VvKzi (Rabindranath Tagore)

year did the great `famine of seventy six‘ occur?) B. KvRx bRi―j Bmjvg (Kazi Nazrul Islam)

A. 1076 (1076) B. 1176 (1176) C. wW. Gj. ivq (D.L. Roy)

C. 1276 (1276) D. 1376 (1376) D. AZzj cÖmv` ýmb (Atul Prasad Sen)

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47. RvwZms※Ni bvix-Dbœqb welqK Znwe※ji bvg (The name of 2. According to the author of the passage, which of

UN fund related to women’s development is-) the following is true?

A. BDGb DB※gb (UN Women) A. People in poor countries lack entrepreneurial spirit.
B. BDwb※dg (UNIFEM) B. People in rich countries exhibit plenty of
C. mgZv Znwej (Equity Fund)
D. ýRÛvi mgZv Znwej (Gender Equity Fund) entrepreneurial energy.
48. cÖ¯v@ weZ wUcvBgyL euva wbg©v※Yi cwiKíbv ýKvb b`x※Z? C. Micro-credit is an effective strategy for large-
(Across which river will the proposed Tipaimukh
scale poverty reduction.
D. People in poor countries are more entrepreneurial than

people in rich countries.

Dam be built?) 3. The word `loiterer‘ means:

A. myigv (the Surma) B. Kzwkqviv (the Kushiara) A. destitute and disorganized B. dishonest person

C. eivK (the Barak) D. wZZvm (the Titas) C. lazy in an aimless manner
49. dªv¼dzU© kniwU ýh Rb¨ weL¨vZ (Frankfurt city is D. ruthlessly ambitious
4. In the passage, the word ‗obstacle‘ refers to:
famous for) A. poverty and lack of opportunity
A. AvBm nwK (Ice hockey) B. eB※gjv (book fair) B. lack of institutions
C. Ilya cY¨ (medical products) C. Lack of entrepreneurial spirit

D. K…wlcY¨ (agricultural products) D. domination of the rich

50. cÖ_g ýbv※ej weRqx bvix ýK? (Who is the first female 5. The word ‘pronounced’ in the passage implies:

Nobel laureate?) 6. A. stated B. secret C. unreal D. genuine
A. g¨vwi Kzwi (Marie Curie) B. AvBwib Kzwi (Irine Curie) Fill upthegapswiththebest option(Questions 6-13):
C. DBwb g¨v※Ûjv (Winnie mandela) Melbourne has  its status as the world's
D. jiv ýRwb (Laura Jenni) most livable city for a fourth  year.
A. retained, consecutive B. sustained, repeated
Answer Keys: 1. C 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.B 6.A 7.D 8.D 9. D 10.A C. prolonged, successive D. maintained, consecutive
You are at loggerheads, when 
11.B 12.A 13.D 14.B 15.D 16.A 17.A 18.C 19.C 20.A 21.A 7. A. you are in strong disagreement
22.A 23.A 24.B 25.D 26.A 27.B 28.B 29.D 30.B 31.A 32.C B. you are in a confused state of mind
C. you are cutting wood into logs
33.D 34.D 35.D 36.B 37.B 38.A 39.D 40.B 41.B 42.D 43.B D. you are unable to think logically

44.C 45.B 46.D 47.B 48.C 49.B 50.A

Elective English 8. A `dirge‘ is a song to be sung at

Read the following passage and answer questions 1–5:

There is a popular perception that the reason behind the A. weddings B. reunions C. funerals D. temples
lack of economic dynamism in a range of countries is the
of entrepreneurship. The reality is that people who live in 9. The evil of class and race hatred must be
poor countries have to be very entrepreneurial even just to
survive. For every loiterer in a developing country, you eliminated while still in  state.
have two or three children shining shoes and four or five
people hawking things. What makes the poor countries A. an embryonic B. the budding
poor is not the absence of entrepreneurial energy at the
personal level, but the absence of productive technologies C. a dormant D. the growing
and developed social institutions, especially modern firms.
The increasingly apparent problems with micro-credit- 10. The narrator of a novel written in the third
very small loans given to poor people in developing
countries with the pronounced aim of helping them set up person is called  narrator.
business-shows the limitations of individual
entrepreneurship. Especially in the last century, A. a dedicated B. an omniscient
entrepreneurship has become a collective activity, and so
the poverty of collective organization has become an even C. a ubiquitous D. an evanescent
bigger obstacle to economic development than the
deficient entrepreneurial spirits of individuals. 11. Wars  everybody, and their destructive  last
1. A suitable title for the passage would be:
for generations.

A. affects, effects B. effect, affect

C. affect, effects D. effect, effect

12. Anger, even when it is has no virtue ; it overcomes

A. sinful, sloth B. inevitable, reason

C. unnecessary, malice D. Intense, hate

13. London is being  by outrageous crimes against

architectural taste.

A. racked up B. wrecked C. whacked D. roughed up
14. The bank will not accept the guarantee of a man of

straw. The underlined phrase means:

A. Entrepreneurship in poor and rich countries A. one who refuses to surrender

B. What makes the poor countries poor B. a man of no substance

C. Limitations of individual entrepreneurship C. one who never thinks of material gains

D. Collective organizations as obstacles to development. D. a liar

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15. When we say someone is ‗occidental‘, we mean -

he /she is associated with:

A. Europe and America B. the occult and the oriental

C. Asia Minor D. occupational therapy

16. The antonym of ‗flout‘ is:

A. disregard B. approve C. break D. change

17. Substitution of an unpleasant or vulgar

expression is called:

A. euphemism B. alliteration C. allusion D. eponym

18. Choose the correct sentence:

A. Whose does house belong to?

B. To whom does the house belong to?

C. Who does the house belong to?

D. Who belongs to the house?

19. The word `Reminisce‘ is

A. a verb B. an adjective C. a noun D. an adverb

Choose the word or set of words for each blank

that fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole

(Questions 20-22):
20. it I  Aladin‘s magic Iamp, I  all the problems

of our country.

A. had, will solve B. had had, would have solved

C. have had, would solve

D. had, would have solved
21. In Germany, her startling powers as a novelist are

widely , but she is almost unknown in the English

speaking world because of the difficulties of  her
eccentric prose.

A. ignored, editing B. admired, translating

C. espoused, revealing D. obscured, comprehending

22. Liberty is not easy, but it is far better to be an 

fox, hungry and threatened on its hill than a 

canary safe and secure in its cage.

A. aging, young B. angry, content

C. imperious, lethargic D. unfettered, well-fed
23. High levels of absenteeism, reduced productivity,

uncharacteristic accidents or bad decisions are tell
tale signs of depression, Here ‘tell tale’ means:

A. superficial B. revealing C. superfluous D. fertile
24. An antonym of `eerie‘ is:

A. bizarre B. ordinary C. supercilious D. weird

25. Find a related pair of words or phrases that best

expresses a relationship similar to that expressed

in the original pair in capital  DIGRESSIVE :

STATEMENT

A. slanderous : slur

B. tangential : presupposition

C. biased : opinion

D. circuitous : route

Answer Keys: 1.A 2.D 3.C 4.A 5.A 6.C 7.A 8.C 9.A

10.B 11.C 12.A 13.B 14.B 15.A 16.B 17.A 18.C 19.A

20.B 21.B 22.D 23.B 24.B 25.A

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