Read Bangladesh Bank Asst Director 2011 Exam
1. 'কী আপদ! লোকটা যে পিছু ছাড়ে না'। বাক্যটিতে কী প্রকাশ পেয়েছে?
(a) বিরক্তি
(b) ঘৃণা
(c) যন্ত্রণা
(d) কষ্ট
(e) দুঃখ
Ans. a
2. A circular pool is filling with water. Assuming the water level will be 4ft deep and the diameter is 20 ft, what is the approximate volume of the water needed to fill the pool?
(a) 251.2 cubic feet
(b) 1,256 cubic feet
(c) 5,024 cubic feet
(d) 3,140 cubic feet
(e) 4,410 cubic feet
Ans. d
3. Before adapting to changes in value, many prefer to -, to – the universally agreed on principles that have been upheld for centuries.
(a) innovate . . protect
(b) resist . . defend
(c) ponder . . subvert
(d) vacillate . . publicize
(e) revert . . ignore
Ans. b
4. 'বৃষ্টি'র সন্ধি বিচ্ছেদ
(a) বৃষ + টি
(b) বৃশ + টি
(c) বৃষ + তি
(d) বৃ +ষ্টি
(e) বৃষঃ + টি
Ans. c
5. Which Bangladesh engineer is the designer of record (DOR) of the planned large US civil work in Louisiana?
(a) Anwar Zahid
(b) Mahbubul Azam
(c) A. F. Rahman
(d) Jamilur Chowdhury
(e) Ainun Nishat
Ans. c
6. What is the expected GDP growth rate for current fiscal year as stipulated in the budget?
(a) 7%
(b) 7.5%
(c) 8%
(d) 9%
(e) 10%
Ans. a
7. How many degrees does a minute hand move in 20 minutes?
(a) 20 degree
(b) 120 degree
(c) 60 degree
(d) 100 degree
(e) 90 degree
Ans. b
8. If x>0, y x and then what is the value of y in term of x?
(a) 1 x
(b) x
(c) x x
(d) x² x
(e) x 3
Ans. e
9. The only persons who attended a meeting were four ship captains and the first mates of there of those captains. The captains were R, S, T, and W; the first mates were L, N, and V. Each person in turn delivered a report to the group as follows: Each first mate present spoke immediately after his or her captain. S was the first captain to speak, and T was the second captain to speak. Which of the following order did the speaker follow?
(a) S, T, L, W, N, R, V
(b) S, T, V, N, W, R, L
(c) S, L, T, V, W, R, N
(d) S, N, T, V, R, W, L
(e) S, T, L, R, N, W, V
Ans. a
10. Which of the following is not the name of a Greek God?
(a) Venus
(b) Neptune
(c) Pluto
(d) Jupiter
(e) Earth
Ans. e
11. A researcher computed the mean, median and standard deviation for a set of performance score. If 5 were to be added to each score, which of these three statistics would change?
(a) The mean only
(b) The median only
(c) The standard deviation only
(d) The mean and median only
(e) The mean and the standard deviation only
Ans. a
12. By selling a book for Tk. 560, gain is as much percent as it cost taka. The cost price is:
(a) Tk. 400
(b) Tk. 40
(c) Tk. 360
(d) Tk. 140
(e) Tk. 500
Ans.
13. Average of 17 even consecutive integers is 42. what is the third integer from the beginning of the series when the integers are arranged in an increasing in an sequence?
(a) 28
(b) 29
(c) 30
(d) 94
(e) 36
Ans. c
14. Three years ago the government introduced the Youth Training Program to guarantee teenagers leaving school an alternative to the dole. Today, over one hundred thousand 17 and 18 years olds are still signing on for unemployment benefits. Each of the following if true, could account for the above except:
(a) The program provides uninteresting work
(b) It is difficult to find work for all the program’s graduates
(c) The number of 17 and 18 year old youths has increased over the past three years
(d) Unemployment benefits are known while future salaries are not
(e) Youths are unaware of the program’s benefits
Ans. b
15. WAN stands for:
(a) Wap Area Network
(b) Wide Area Network
(c) Wide Array Net
(d) Wireless Area Network
(e) World Area Network
Ans. b
16. In the two consecutive numbers, one-fourth of the smaller one exceeds one-fifth of the larger one by 3. The numbers are:
(a) 36,37
(b) 13,12
(c) 64,65
(d) 24,25
(e) 75,76
Ans. c
17. Pixel of a color monitor consists of how many color dots?
(a) 5
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 2
(e) many
Ans. b
18. Which organization of the World Bank is known as the ‘soft-loan window’?
(a) IDA
(b) IFC
(c) EDI
(d) IBRD
(e) ICB
Ans. a
19. If x = -1, then x 4 – x 3 + x² x-1 = ?
(a) -3 2
(b) -1 2
(c) 0
(d) 1 2
(e) 3 2
Ans. a
20. What is the size of Annual Development Programme for Bangladesh for FY 2011-12?
(a) Taka 256 .11 Billion
(b) Taka 649.89 Billion
(c) Taka 512.14 Billion
(d) Taka 472.76 Billion
(e) Taka 397.56 Billion
Ans.
21. The earth’s resources are being depleted must too fast. To correct this, Alpha Country must keep its resource consumption at present levels for many years to come. Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the argument above?
(a) Now resource deposits are constantly being discovered
(b) Alpha Country consumes one-third of all resource used in the world
(c) Other countries need economic development more than Alpha Country does
(d) Other countries have agreed to hold their resource consumption at present levels
(e) Alpha Country has been conserving resources for several years
Ans. b
22. 75% of students of a class answered Question No. 1 correct and 55% answered Question No. 2 correct and 20% answered neither question correctly. What percent of student answered both question correctly?
(a) 20%
(b) 25%
(c) 35%
(d) 45%
(e) 50%
Ans. e
23. What is the missing number in the following series:
1 4 9 ? 25.
(a) 15
(b) 16
(c) 17
(d) 18
(e) 19
Ans. b
24. In the middle of a round pool lies a water-lily. The water-lily doubles in size every day. After exactly 20 day the complete pool will be covered by the lily. After how many days will half of the pool be covered by the water-lily?
(a) 3
(b) 19
(c) 10
(d) 15
(e) 7
Ans. b
25. Which of the following is the prudential regulator of UK financial service industry?
(a) Bank of England
(b) Financial Services Administration
(c) Financial Services Authority
(d) European Ventral Bank
(e) Her Majesty’s Treasury
Ans. b
26. A car uses one liter of petrol to travel 17 miles. After a tune-up, the car travels 17% farther on one liter. How many liters (best approximation) of petrol will it take for the car to travel 170 miles after a tune-up?
(a) 8.1
(b) 7.9
(c) 9.3
(d) 9.1
(e) 8.5
Ans. e
27. 78. Choose the pair of numbers which comes;
75,65,85,55,45,85,35,……..?
(a) 35, 85
(b) 15,85
(c) 35, 25
(d) 25, 85
(e) 25, 15
Ans. d
28. Attention is most often focused on next exports because that figure measures the net effect of a nation’s trade in good and services with the rest of the would. In 2000, net exports were 5.8% of GNP and in 2005, they were 6.8%. If the information above is accurate, which of the following must be true?
(a) Exports were greater than imports in 2005, but not in 2000.
(b) Exports increased from 2000 to 2005.
(c) In 2005, the increase in exports was double of that in 2000.
(d) In 2000, net export were greater than in 2005.
(e) In GNP was constant from 2000 to 2005, net exports were greater in 2005 than in 2000.
Ans. d
29. The exchange rate is the ruling official rate of exchange of dollars for other currencies. It determines the value of American goods in relation to foreign goods. If the dollar is devalued in terms of other currencies, American exports (which are paid for in dollars) become cheaper to foreigners and American imports (paid for by purchasing foreign currency) become more expensive to holders of dollars. What conclusion can be drawn from the above?
(a) a. There are certain disadvantages for the United States economy attached to devaluation
(b) The prospect of devaluation results in a speculative outflow of funds
(c) By encouraging exports and discouraging imports, devaluation can improve the American balance of payments
(d) The difference between imports and exports is called the Trade Gap
(e) It is possible that inflation neutralizes the beneficial effects of devaluation
Ans. c
30. If cigarettes were banned, life –
(a) will be healthier
(b) becomes healthier
(c) should become healthier
(d) would become healthier
(e) can become healthy
Ans. d
31. If x+y>5 and x-y>3, then which of the following gives all and only possible value of x?
(a) x<3
(b) x>3
(c) x>4
(d) x<5
(e) x>5
Ans. c
32. When did South Sudan become the newest independent state in the World?
(a) March 30, 2011
(b) April 30, 2011
(c) May 04, 2011
(d) June 04, 2011
(e) July 09, 2011
Ans. d
33. Riaz spent 20% of his income on taxes and 20% of the remainder on rent. What percent of his income he spent on rent?
(a) 12
(b) 14
(c) 16
(d) 18
(e) 15
Ans. c
34. Which of the following terms does NOT describe the number 9?
(a) Prime
(b) Integer
(c) Real Number
(d) Whole number
(e) Rational number
Ans. a
35. 150 + 150 = ?
(a) 45
(b) 20
(c) 25
(d) 600
(e) 300
Ans. c
36. The organizers of a fair projected 25% increase of visitors this year over that of the last year but the actual turnover was 20% less than of the last year. What percent of projected visitors attended the fair?
(a) 25%
(b) 45%
(c) 55%
(d) 64%
(e) 67%
Ans. d
37. The SAARC secretariat is situated in:
(a) Dhaka
(b) New Delhi
(c) Male
(d) Colombo
(e) Kathmandu
Ans. e
38. How many of the integers between 110 and 120 are prime numbers?
(a) 4
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 1
(e) 0
Ans. d
39. For the investor who ___ money, silver or bond provides a good option.
(a) has so little a
(b) has very little
(c) has so few
(d) has very few
(e) has a quite a few
Ans. a
40. The principal monetary policy objective is to reduce substantially the import surplus of the coming years while resuming economic growth. Realization of this goal entails a marked structural change of the economy, which can be brought about by freezing the standard of living (per capita private consumption plus public services) and restricting investments that do not further exports. The writer of the above policy assumes that:
(a) Economic growth will result in a structural change of the economy
(b) Only a structural change in the economy can substantially increase imports
(c) Only if people consume less can the economy grow
(d) The import surplus can be reduced if investment id restricted
(e) People will have to be persuaded to give up consumption for the national good
Ans. d
41. 'বসুমতী' শব্দটির সমার্থক শব্দ কোনটি?
(a) ফুল
(b) নগ
(c) গিরি
(d) কানন
(e) ধরিত্রী
Ans. e
42. Choose the correct one:
(a) In spite of my illness, I attended the meeting.
(b) In spite my illness I attended the meeting.
(c) Despite of my illness I attended the meeting.
(d) In spite my illness the meeting.
(e) Despite my illness, I had attended the meeting.
Ans. a
43. 23. If the length and width of a rectangular garden plot were each increased by 20%, what would be the percent increase in the area of the plot?
(a) 20%
(b) 24%
(c) 36%
(d) 40%
(e) 44%
Ans. e
44. What is the regulatory agency for non-bank financial institutions in Bangladesh?
(a) SEC
(b) Ministry of Finance
(c) ICB
(d) Bangladesh Bank
(e) Bangladesh Leasing Association
Ans. d
45. কোনটি সঠিক শব্দ?
(a) আপদমস্তক
(b) আপাদমস্তক
(c) আপদসম্ত
(d) অপাদমস্তক
(e) আপাদমাস্তক
Ans. b
46. বিপরীত শব্দ নির্ণয় করুন ‘ভূত’।
(a) অশরীরী
(b) অবাস্তব
(c) বর্তমান
(d) অতীত
(e) ভবিষ্যৎ
Ans. e
47. A cube has a volume of 8m3. If each is doubled in length, what will be its new volume?
(a) 16 M 3
(b) 24 M 3
(c) 32 M 3
(d) 48 M 3
(e) 64 M 3
Ans. e
48. The country with largest amount of public debt is:
(a) Greece
(b) Portugal
(c) Iceland
(d) USA
(e) China
Ans. d
49. 'যে নারী প্রিয় কথা বলে' এর এক কথায় প্রকাশ কি হবে?
(a) প্রিয়ভাষিনী
(b) প্রিয়ংবদা
(c) মিষ্টিভাষিনী
(d) সুবক্তা
(e) প্রিয়া
Ans. b
50. Which of the following act empowers Bangladesh to issue license to carry out banking business in Bangladesh?
(a) Bangladesh Bank Ordinance, 1972
(b) Bank and Financial Institutions Act, 2003
(c) Bank Companies Act, 1991
(d) Companies Act, 1994
(e) British Banking Act, 1886
Ans. d
51. In how many ways can the letters of the word, ‘ARRANGE’ be in which the two Rs and two As come together?
(a) 360
(b) 120
(c) 95
(d) 75
(e) 150
Ans. b
52. What is the Statutory Liquidity Reserve (SLR) for the commercial banks set by the Bangladesh Bank?
(a) 19%
(b) 18.5%
(c) 19.5%
(d) 17.5%
(e) 18%
Ans. a
53. The synonym of ‘genesis’ is:
(a) generalized
(b) beginning
(c) ending
(d) magnanimous
(e) greater
Ans. b
54. UNIX is a:
(a) Word Processing Program
(b) Database
(c) Operating System
(d) Hardware
(e) Anti-virus
Ans. c
55. Three angles of a triangle are in proportion 5:6:7. Then what is difference in degrees between the biggest and the smallest angle?
(a) 20
(b) 25
(c) 30
(d) 10
(e) 15
Ans. a
56. According to the proposed national budget for FY 2011-12, what is the minimum level of taxable income for a taxpayer in general?
(a) Tk. 150,000
(b) Tk. 160,000
(c) Tk. 165,000
(d) Tk. 180,000
(e) Tk. 200,000
Ans. d
57. Unless the new reserves are found soon, the world’s supply of coal is being depleted in such way that with demand continuing to grow at present rates, reserves will be exhausted by the year 2050. Which of the following, if true, will weaken the above argument?
(a) It has been known for many years that there are vast stocks of coal under Antarctica with have yet to be economically exploited
(b) As coal resources are depleted more and more marginal supplies, which are more costly to produce and less efficient in use are being mined
(c) Industrial are increasingly using fossil fuels, now-a-days, as the new reserves of such energy have been discovered
(d) There has been slowdown I the rare of increase in world demand for coal over the last 5 years from 10% to 5%
(e) Oil is being increasingly in place of coal for many industrial and domestic uses
Ans. d
58. Who is the president of the “Executive Committee of National Economic Council” of Bangladesh?
(a) Prime Minister
(b) President
(c) Finance Minister
(d) Bangladesh Bank Governor
(e) Planning Minster
Ans. a
59. M goes to the gym every fourth day. E’s exercise routine is to go every third day. Today is Monday and both M and E are at the gym. What will the of the week be the next time they are BOTH at the gym?
(a) Sunday
(b) Wednesday
(c) Saturday
(d) Monday
(e) Friday
Ans. e
60. Square of a number plus two times the number equal 63. What is the number?
(a) 7
(b) 9
(c) -9
(d) 7 or 9
(e) 8
Ans. e
61. How many non-bank financial institutions in the financial market of Bangladesh?
(a) 07
(b) 29
(c) 18
(d) 20
(e) 12
Ans. b
62. Which file extensions do indicate only graphics files?
(a) BMP and DOC
(b) JPEG and TXT
(c) TXT and STK
(d) BMP and GIF
(e) XLS and DAT
Ans. d
63. Presently, how many credit rating agencies are there in Bangladesh?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 6
(e) 12
Ans. c
64. How many squares are there in a chess board if each player has got 16 pawns to play with?
(a) 64
(b) 128
(c) 204
(d) 256
(e) 552
Ans. d
65. 'রক্ত কবরী' কোন জাতীয় গ্রন্থ?
(a) উপন্যাস
(b) কাব্য
(c) নাটক
(d) গল্প গ্রন্থ
(e) কাব্য নাট্য
Ans. c
66. Match the best alternative that corresponds to the underlined words:
Dwelling taxes are based on an estimate of the value of one’s property.
(a) has so little a
(b) has very little
(c) has so few
(d) has very few
(e) has a quite a few
Ans. a
67. Of the five bill collectors at apex Collection Agency, Mr. Mamun has the highest rate of unsuccessful collections. Yet Mr. Mamun is the best bill collector on the agency’s staff. Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent discrepancy?
(a) None of the bill collectors at the agency has been working longer than Mr. Mamun
(b) The other four bill collectors at the agency consider Mr. Mamun to be a very capable bill collector
(c) Mr. Mamun’s rate of collections per year has remained fairly steady in the last few years
(d) Before joining the agency, Mr. Mamun was affiliated with the credit department of a large department store
(e) Mr. Mamun is assigned to the majority of the most difficult cases at the agency
Ans. e
68. In 1990, Hotel Segull earned Tk. 5 million in tourist revenue. By 2000, tourist revenue doubled and in 2010, it reached the sum Tk. Million. Each of the following, if true, may explain the trend in tourist revenue except:
(a) The number tourists has increased form 1990 to 2010
(b) Average stay per tourist has increased
(c) The number of total hotel rooms has increased
(d) The average price of tourist service has increased
(e) Average expenditure per tourist has increased
Ans. c
69. 'সাত সাগরের মাঝি' কাব্য গ্রন্থের রচয়িতা কে?
(a) কাজী নজরুল ইসলাম
(b) ফররুখ আহমেদ
(c) আব্দুল কাদির
(d) বন্দে আলী মিয়া
(e) জীবনানন্দ দাশ
Ans. b
70. From a group of 7 men and 6 women, five persons are to be selected to from a committee so that at least 3 men are there on the committee. In how many ways can it be done?
(a) 564
(b) 645
(c) 735
(d) 756
(e) 749
Ans. d
71. What is the name of the present regulatory agency for insurance sector in Bangladesh?
(a) Insurance Regulatory Authority
(b) Insurance Controlling Authority
(c) Controller of Insurance
(d) Bangladesh Bank
(e) Bangladesh Insurance Academy
Ans.
72. সমাস নির্ণয় করুণ ‘দশ আনন যাহার-দশানন’।
(a) দ্বন্দ্ব সমাস
(b) কর্মধারয়
(c) বহুব্রীহি সমাস
(d) অব্যয়ীভাব
(e) মধ্যপদলোপী কর্মধারয়
Ans. c
73. A train which travels at uniform speed due to some mechanical fault after traveling for an hour goes at 3/5th of the original speed and reached the destination 2 hours late. If the fault had occurred after 50 miles, the would have reached 40 minutes earlier. What is the distance between the stations?
(a) 280
(b) 310
(c) 300
(d) 320
(e) 305
Ans. c
74. Which of the following are you probably using if you are viewing windows and icons?
(a) Menu-Driven Interface
(b) Graphical User Interface
(c) Command Driven Interface
(d) Character User Interface
(e) Menu User Interface
Ans. b
75. Government fiscal policy is related to:
(a) Tax
(b) Money Supply
(c) Export-Import
(d) Financial Institution
(e) FDI
Ans. a
76. 8% of 0.06 =
(a) 0.048
(b) 0.48
(c) 4.8
(d) 0.0048
(e) 0.00048
Ans. d
77. Mr. A is 5 years senior to Mr. B is 3 years senior to Mr. C, and Mr. C is 2 years junior to Mr. D in job experience. If Mr. D has 15 years Job experience, how many years of experience does Mr. A possess?
(a) 18
(b) 19
(c) 20
(d) 22
(e) 21
Ans. e
78. The price of corn rose 20% two years ago and 15% last year. What is the combined percent increase in price?
(a) 5%
(b) 17.5%
(c) 25%
(d) 35%
(e) 38%
Ans. e
79. The taxicab charges Tk. 4.60 for the first 0.2 miles of a trip and Tk. 1.20 for each 0.2 of a mile or a part there of. If the trip 2.5 miles one way and the waiting charge is Tk. 7.50 for 30 minutes or part thereof. What will be the fare for a round trip if the passenger waited for 70 minutes?
(a) 50
(b) 55
(c) 60
(d) 6.50
(e) 75
Ans. b
80. A is thrice as good as workman as B and therefore is able to finish a job in 60 days less than B. Working together, they can do it in:
(a) 20 days
(b) 22.5 days
(c) 25 days
(d) 30 days
(e) 15 days
Ans. b
81. Which of the following would be analogous to “Refinery: Petroleum”?
(a) mill: grain
(b) mine: one
(c) warehouse: merchandise
(d) generator: electricity
(e) forest: lumber
Ans. a
82. An economist was quoted as saying that the cost-of-living index (COL) will go up next month because of a recent increase in the price of fruits and vegetables. Which of the following cannot be inferred form the statement?
(a) The cost of fruits and vegetables has risen sharply.
(b) b. Consumers have decreased their consumption of fruits and vegetables.
(c) The cost of fruits and vegetables is a major item in the COL.
(d) Other items that make up the COL have not significantly decreased in price.
(e) Food cost changes are reflected quickly in the COL.
Ans. b
83. Two planes leave the airport at the same time. Minutes later, plane A is 33 miles due north of the airport and plane B is 56 miles due east of the airport. How far apart are the two planes?
(a) 82
(b) 119
(c) 65
(d) 93
(e) 66
Ans. c
84. Who won the Nobel prize in Economics in 2011?
(a) Peter A. Diamond
(b) Dale T. Mortensen
(c) Christopher A. Passarides
(d) A, B, and C
(e) Ptere Dale Franics
Ans. d
85. The average of a series of consecutive odd number is 33. If there are 7 numbers in the series, what is the lowest number in the series?
(a) 25
(b) 27
(c) 29
(d) 37
(e) 39
Ans. b
86. Monopoly is characterized by an absence of or decline in competition. The ABC Company realizes that its operations are in competitive industries. Which of the following conclusions my be inferred from the above?
(a) Monopoly is defined as one seller in a market
(b) ABC’s market is not monopolistic
(c) The ABC company has no domestic competitors
(d) The ABC Company is publicly own
(e) The ABC company is in a service industry
Ans. b
87. 'পরার্থ' শব্দের অর্থ -
(a) পরাধীন
(b) ভিন্ন অর্থ
(c) দৈব
(d) পরোপকার
(e) পরনিন্দা করা
Ans. d
88. What is the slope of the line that contains the points (1,3) and (4, -3)?
(a) -2
(b) -0.5
(c) 1
(d) 2
(e) 3
Ans. a
89. If x = 5, what is the value of ( x 7 ÷ x 5 × x² )?
(a) 5
(b) 25
(c) 125
(d) 625
(e) 50
Ans. d
90. Bluetooth is the popular name for the – wireless networking standard.
(a) 802.15
(b) 802.11
(c) 702.15
(d) 702.11
(e) 815.05
Ans. b
91. Which of the following units represents the largest amount of data?
(a) Gigabyte
(b) Terabyte
(c) Byte
(d) Megabyte
(e) Kilobyte
Ans. b
92. In MS Word, CTRL + E will result in:
(a) Table
(b) Center alignment
(c) Exit from MS Word
(d) Underlined Text
(e) Deleted Text
Ans. b
93. If the second day of the month is a Monday, the eighteenth day of the month is a . . . . .
(a) Sunday
(b) Tuesday
(c) Thursday
(d) Monday
(e) Wednesday
Ans. e
94. With which device are earthquakes recorder?
(a) Barometer
(b) Oscillator
(c) Voltmeter
(d) Seismograph
(e) Thermometer
Ans. d
95. When electrical power is disrupted or cut off, data and programs are lost in:
(a) Secondary Storage
(b) Hard Disk
(c) Operating System
(d) RAM
(e) ROM
Ans. d
96. The goal to ensure the accuracy, integrity and safety of all information system processes and resources is goal of:
(a) Security management
(b) Firewalls
(c) Encryptions
(d) Cyber theft
(e) Hacking
Ans. b
97. ‘Plagiarism’ is:
(a) the act of using some else’s ideas as one’s own
(b) the act of planning everything beforehand
(c) the art of pottery
(d) the art of playing a musical instrument
(e) the belief in self love
Ans. a
Find the appropriate antonyms for Questions
98. Gargantuan:
(a) fearful
(b) tiny in size
(c) eager
(d) success
(e) rare
Ans. b
99. Vacillate:
(a) irritate
(b) hesitate
(c) determine
(d) debate
(e) amplify
Ans. c