Read Bangladesh Bank Asst. Director 2010 Exam
1. WINDOWS is
(a) Antivirus
(b) data storage device
(c) programming language
(d) operating system
(e) scanning software
Ans. d
2. There are 8 more men than women on board of directors of a company. If there are 20 member on the board, how many are men?
(a) 6
(b) 8
(c) 12
(d) 14
(e) 16
Ans. d
3. The biggest desert of the words is:
(a) Great Victoria Desert
(b) Sahara Desert
(c) Kalahari Desert
(d) Tabernas Desert
(e) Patagonia Desert
Ans. b
4. Which of the following is a data software?
(a) MS Word
(b) MS Access
(c) MS Powerpoint
(d) Acrobat Reader
(e) MS Outlook
Ans. b
5. The first Bangladeshi who climbed Mount Everest is
(a) Neil Armstrong
(b) Musa Ibrahim
(c) Musa Islam
(d) Edmond Hillary
(e) Serpa Tenjing
Ans. b
6. Which of the following is not a function of commercial bank?
(a) Receiving deposit
(b) Disbursing loans and advances
(c) Controlling the money supply
(d) Transferring money
(e) Dealing in foreign exchange
Ans. c
7. Try to understand the relationship between the two figures below.
(a) a.
(b) b.
(c) c.
(d) d.
(e) e.
Ans. e
8. Thsumf consecutive odd number is 57. Middle one is
(a) 19
(b) 21
(c) 23
(d) 17
(e) 15
Ans. a
9. Find the correct sentence form the following:
(a) Mr. Hasan came late due to an accident.
(b) Mr. Hasan came late on account of an accident.
(c) Mr. Hasan came late for an accident.
(d) Mr. Hasan came late because he met an accident.
(e) Mr. Hasan came late due owing to an accident.
Ans. a
10. The country known as the land of midnight sum is:
(a) Canada
(b) England
(c) Japan
(d) Indonesia
(e) Norway
Ans. e
11. What number should replace the question mark?
(a) 18
(b) 68
(c) 81
(d) 44
(e) 52
Ans. b
12. How much interest will Tk. 1000 earn is one year at an annual interest rate of 20% if interest rate is compounded every 6 months?
(a) 200
(b) 205
(c) 110
(d) 208
(e) 210
Ans. e
13. The Architect of "Shaheed Minar" is
(a) Munir Chowdhury
(b) Hamidur Rashid
(c) Mainul Hossain
(d) Hamidur Rahman
(e) Kaiyum Chowdhury
Ans. d
14. Kamal is shorter than Ruhan, but taller than Anika, Dina is shorter than Kamal. Rubayet is shorter than Ruhan but taller than Kamal. Who is tallest in terms of height?
(a) Kamal
(b) Ruhan
(c) Anika
(d) Dina
(e) Rubayet
Ans. b
15. Of a pole in a pond, 0.20 portions are in mud, 0.50 of it in water in water and the rest 6 feet is above water. What is the length of the pole?
(a) 40 feet
(b) 35 feet
(c) 30 feet
(d) 25 feet
(e) 20 feet
Ans. e
16. Shanto was asked to find the value of 7 12 of a sum of money. Instead of multiplying the same by 7 12 , he divided it by 7 12 and his answer exceeded the correct answer by 95. The correct answer is -
(a) 48
(b) 89
(c) 84
(d) 69
(e) 49
Ans. e
17. The cost of renting a small bus for a trip was Taka X which was to be shared equally by 16 persons. Actually 10 persons availed the trip. How much be the cost per person?
(a) X 6
(b) X 10
(c) 3X 40
(d) X 16
(e) 3X 80
Ans. e
18. If 6 and X have the same mean as 2, 4 and 24, what is the value of X?
(a) 5
(b) 10
(c) 14
(d) 36
(e) 29
Ans. c
19. Who is the current Prime Minister of the united Kingdom? (year - 2010)
(a) Barka Obama
(b) James Cameron
(c) David Cameron
(d) Tony Blair
(e) John Major
Ans. c
20. Mr. A has won an election by a vote of 250 to 150. What part of the total vote was against him?
(a) 2 5
(b) 3 5
(c) 4 7
(d) 7 15
(e) 3 8
Ans. e
21. Where does p lie if p 2 < q ?
(a) Between -1 and 0
(b) Between -1 and 1
(c) Between 0 and 1+
(d) It is always less than 0
(e) It is always greater than 1
Ans. c
22. The sum of principal and simple interest of a certain amount of money would be Tk. 460 after three years form now and Tk. 500 after 5 years from now. What is the related interest rate?
(a) 18%
(b) 15%
(c) 26%
(d) 5%
(e) 22
Ans. d
23. The correct spelling is:
(a) Incyclopedia
(b) Encycloapedia
(c) Enciclopadia
(d) Encyclopedia
(e) Encyclopidia
Ans.
24. Average mark in Math in a class of 40 students is 45. Average mark of all the 30 boys is 50. Then the average mark obtained by the girls is:
(a) 30
(b) 35
(c) 25
(d) 40
(e) 33
Ans. a
25. Machine A produces bolts at a uniform rate of 120 every 40 seconds and Machine B produce bots at a uniform rate of 100 every 20 second. If the two seconds. If the two machines run simultaneously, how seconds will it take for them to produce a total of 200 bolts.
(a) 22
(b) 25
(c) 28
(d) 32
(e) 56
Ans. b
26. 75% of 0.08 = ?
(a) 0.04
(b) 0.50
(c) 0.06
(d) 0.60
(e) 6.0
Ans. c
27. If x > 0 and y x = x, then what is the value of y in terms of x?
(a) 1 x
(b) x
(c) x x
(d) x 3
(e) x 2 x
Ans. d
28. Indicate the word that express 'cannot be resisted'.
(a) Incredible
(b) Invisible
(c) Inaudible
(d) Inevitable
(e) Irresistaible
Ans. d
29. Find the missing letter marked (?) in the series C, H, M ? W, B.
(a) S
(b) P
(c) Q
(d) R
(e) Z
Ans. d
30. ( 25 + 25 ) 2 = ?
(a) 50
(b) 20
(c) 100
(d) 125
(e) 130
Ans. c
31. Mr. A is 5 years senior to Mr. B is 3 years senior to Mr. C, Mr. C is 2 years junior to Mr. D in job experience. If Mr. D has 15 years job experience then how many years of experience possessing Mr. A?
(a) 18
(b) 19
(c) 20
(d) 21
(e) 22
Ans. d
32. Who was the first governor of Bangladesh Bank?
(a) Nurul Islam
(b) A. N. Hamidullah
(c) A. K. N. Ahmad
(d) Lutfor Rahaman
(e) Atiur Rahman
Ans. b
33. 'My Life' is the autobiography of
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Bill Clinton
(c) Barka Obama
(d) Hilary Clinton
(e) Princess Dinan
Ans. b
34. ( 10 -15 ÷ 10 -4 ) = ?
(a) 10 -19
(b) 10 -11
(c) 10 19
(d) 10 11
(e) 10 60
Ans. b
35. The length of rectangle ABCD is 6 5 of its breath. Its perimeter is 132. What is its area?
(a) 660 m 2
(b) 2210 m 2
(c) 1080 m 2
(d) 2160 m 2
(e) 460 m 2
Ans. c
36. If a light flashes every 6 seconds, how many times will it flash in 3 4 of an hour?
(a) 450 times
(b) 449 times
(c) 451 times
(d) 550 times
(e) 448 times
Ans. a
37. A pump removes water at a rate of 6 gallons per minute. How many hours will it take to remove 1800 gallons?
(a) 4 hours
(b) 5 hours
(c) 3 hours
(d) 6 hours
(e) 5 1 2 hours
Ans. b
38. Consider the following series: 3, 4, 6, 9, 13, ___. What comes next?
(a) 15
(b) 16
(c) 17
(d) 18
(e) 19
Ans. d
39. If P Q < 1, and P and Q are positive integers, which of the following must be greater than 1?
(a) P Q
(b) Q
(c) P 2Q
(d) P
(e) Q P
Ans. e
40. Which of the following is not a Bangla Front?
(a) Joy
(b) Ekush
(c) Falgun
(d) Sutonny
(e) Surshee
Ans. a
41. X is west of Y and Y is North of Z. M is south of X. Which direction is M to Z?
(a) West
(b) South
(c) North
(d) East
(e) Southeast
Ans. d
42. Which international organization declared 21st February as the International Mother Language Day?
(a) UNICEF
(b) IMF
(c) UNDP
(d) UNESCO
(e) UNHCU
Ans. d
43. Which Country won the World Cup Football in 2010?
(a) Italy
(b) Brazil
(c) Argentina
(d) Spain
(e) Germany
Ans. d
44. Find the synonym of the word 'Radiant' .
(a) Serenity
(b) Complacency
(c) Victory
(d) Conger
(e) Luminous
Ans. e
45. Which of the following is not an antivirus software?
(a) Kaspersky
(b) Win-pro
(c) AVG
(d) Mc Afee
(e) Symantec
Ans. b
46. When heated an iron bar expands 0.2%. If the increased length is 1 cm, what is the original length of the bar?
(a) 500cm
(b) 5cm
(c) 0.97cm
(d) 1.97cm
(e) 0.95cm
Ans. a
47. If y( 4x - 2 4 ) = y and y ≠ 0, then x = ?
(a) 2 3
(b) 2
(c) 4
(d) 4 3
(e) 3 2
Ans. e
48. Which one is a valid e-mail address?
(a) http:// vianet.com/index.address
(b) F:\\Email\Stanard
(c) Jahid@billme.com
(d) Chaminade.org/teachers/mailaddressess
(e) www.mail.yahoo.com
Ans. c
49. Which of the following is not a central bank?
(a) Bank of England
(b) Federal Reserve System
(c) State Bank of India
(d) State Bank of Pakistan
(e) Bangladesh Bank
Ans. c
50. The value of -4-(-10) is how much greater than the value of -10(-4)?
(a) 0
(b) 6
(c) 14
(d) 12
(e) 24
Ans. d
51. The argument in the passage depends on which of the following assumptions?
(a) The supply of banned products decreased considerably in 2007
(b) The price paid for the banned products did not decrease much in 2007
(c) Domestic production of banned products increased at a higher rate
(d) The price of a few banned products increased considerably in 2007
(e) A decrease in demand for most products in 2007 was not the sole cause of the drop in their price
Ans. b
52. If the length of a rectangle is increased by 30% and the width is decreased by 30% then the area will be -
(a) Decreased by 9%
(b) Increased by 9%
(c) Decreased by 18%
(d) Increased by 16%
(e) Increased by 15%
Ans. a
53. The winner of 2010 Asia Cup Cricket is
(a) India
(b) Pakistan
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Sir Lanka
(e) Afghanistan
Ans. a
54. 25 ? = ? 81 . What is the missing number?
(a) 2025
(b) 45
(c) 53
(d) 49
(e) 65
Ans. b
55. If the ratio of the areas of 2 squares is 2 : 1, then the ratio of the perimeters of the squares is
(a) 1 : 2
(b) 1 : 2
(c) 2 : 1
(d) 2 : 1
(e) 4 : 1
Ans. d
56. The language with the most native speaker is
(a) Bengali
(b) English
(c) Mandarin Chinese
(d) Spanish
(e) Hindi
Ans. c
57. Choose the correct meaning of the underlined idiom:
The bank will not accept the guarantee of a man of straw
(a) A liar
(b) A man of no substance
(c) A man who thinks of material benefits
(d) One who refuses to surrender
(e) A man of bad health
Ans. b
58. In a city 90% of the population won a car, 15% won a motorcycle, and everybody owns one or the or the other or both. What is the percentage of motorcycle owners who own car?
(a) 5%
(b) 15%
(c) 33 1 3 %
(d) 50%
(e) 90%
Ans. c
59. A doctor asked patient, "Do you have high blood sugar?" The patient replied, 'I never went to a hospital.' Conclusion from this conversation is:
(a) The patient does not have high blood sugar
(b) The patient has high blood sugar
(c) Having high blood sugar is normal
(d) The patient did not answer the question directly
(e) The patient was indifferent
Ans. e
60. A person who studies the atmosphere, weather and weather forecasting is known as
(a) sonologist
(b) radiologist
(c) meteorologist
(d) hydeologist
(e) psychologist
Ans. c
61. Computer does mathematical functions by using
(a) Analog digit
(b) Digital digit
(c) Binary digit
(d) Numerical digit
(e) Greek digit
Ans. c
62. If A 3 is odd, which of the following is true?
(a) A is odd only
(b) A 2 is odd only
(c) A 2 is even
(d) Both a and b are true
(e) Both a and c are true
Ans. d
63. "Read accidents have increased significantly." The statement will be strengthened by the following EXCEPT:
(a) Drivers are running cars recklessly
(b) Only well-trained drivers are allowed to run the cars
(c) Road trafficking is almost absent
(d) Street trafficking is not working at night.
(e) Road signals are not abide by the drivers
Ans. b
64. If x ≥ 10 and y ≥ 12, then which of the following must be true?
(a) (x + y) ≤ 22
(b) (x - y) ≤ 22
(c) (x + y) = 22
(d) (x - y) ≤ 0
(e) (x + y) ≥ 22
Ans. e
65. If > p is an even integer and > q is an odd integer, which of the following must be an odd integer?
(a) p q
(b) 2p + q
(c) pq
(d) 2(p + q)
(e) 3p q
Ans. b
66. A map has a scale of 1 cm to 3 km, what length on actual ground does a 3 cm length on the map represent?
(a) 9 km
(b) 1 km
(c) 6 km
(d) 6 cm
(e) 1 cm
Ans. a
67. Nobel Laureate in peace in 2009 was awarded to
(a) Bill Clinton
(b) Dr. Yunus
(c) Nelson Mandela
(d) Barak Obama
(e) Desmond Tutu
Ans. d
68. The country with highest population density is
(a) China
(b) Japan
(c) Monaco
(d) Bangladesh
(e) India
Ans. c
69. The city which is known as the City of Canals is
(a) Italy
(b) Rome
(c) Kashmir
(d) Venice
(e) Dhaka
Ans. d
70. SAPTA stands for
(a) South Asian Presidential Trading Arrangement
(b) South Asian Profitable Trading Arrangement
(c) South Asian Professional Trading Arrangement
(d) South Asian Perfect Trading Arrangement
(e) South Asian Preferential Trading Agreement
Ans.
N.B. SAPTA এর পূর্ণরূপগুলো হল 1. South Asian Preferential Trade Arrangement (SAPTA) 2. SAARC Preferential Trading Arrangement (SAPTA)
71. Which of the following is the seventh division of Bangladesh?
(a) Sylhet
(b) Barisal
(c) Rangpur
(d) Mymenshigh
(e) Dhaka
Ans. c
72. 729 ml of mixture contains milk and water in ratio 7 : 2. How much of the water is to be added to get a new mixture containing half milk and half water?
(a) 405 ml
(b) 81 ml
(c) 72 ml
(d) 91 ml
(e) 95 ml
Ans. a
73. If x 3 < x 2 < x, then the value of x could be
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 1 3
(d) Square root of 3
(e) 2
Ans. c
74. Today is Monday. After 61 days, it will be:
(a) Wednesday
(b) Saturday
(c) Tuesday
(d) Thursday
(e) Friday
Ans. b
75. Which one works as both an output and input device?
(a) Modem
(b) Scanner
(c) Mouse
(d) Monitor
(e) Keyboard
Ans. a
76. Rind the synonym of the word 'Postulate' .
(a) Assume
(b) Prove
(c) Supplement
(d) Dispatch
(e) Complain
Ans. a
77. What is the term to ask the computer to put information information in order numerically or alphabetically?
(a) Crop
(b) Report
(c) Record
(d) Sort
(e) Combine
Ans. d
78. Which of the following is the latest operating system? (year 2010)
(a) Windows XP
(b) Windows Vista
(c) Windows Millenium
(d) Windows Fujitus
(e) Windows Java
Ans. b
79. A garden of 100 meter length and 60 meter width has a walkway of 2 meter width on every side. What is the area of the garden, in square meters, excluding the walkway?
(a) 5684
(b) 6000
(c) 624
(d) 5376
(e) 312
Ans. d
80. Which of the following is not a free e-mail service provider?
(a) Yahoo
(b) Hotmail
(c) AVG
(d) Gmail
(e) MSN
Ans. c
81. Of the 3,600 employees of ABC Ltd., 1 3 are clerical staff were to be reduced by 1 3 , what percent of the total number of the remaining employees would be clerical?
(a) 22.5%
(b) 20.5%
(c) 25.2%
(d) 25%
(e) 15%
Ans. d
82. Which of the following bank is recently awarded as the best bank among the world?
(a) Janata Bank
(b) American Express
(c) HSBC
(d) City Bank
(e) Standard Chartered Bank
Ans. c
83. 35% of Rifat's income is equal to 25% of Reaz's income. The ratio of their income is -
(a) 7 : 5
(b) 4 : 3
(c) 4 : 7
(d) 5 : 7
(e) 3 : 4
Ans. d
84. The argument in the passage would be most seriously weakened if it were true that
(a) In 2007 smugglers of of banned products had significantly more funds
(b) Domestic production of illegal drugs increased considerably in 2007
(c) The authors statements were made to embarrass the officials
(d) In 2007 banned products entered the county by a different set of routes
(e) The country's citizens spent substantially more money on banned products in 2007 than they did in 2006
Ans. b
85. In a box, there are 8 red, 7 blue and 6 green balls. One ball is picked up randomly. What is the probability that it is neither red nor green?
(a) 1 3
(b) 3 4
(c) 7 19
(d) 8 21
(e) 9
Ans. a
86. "Price of vegetables is very high in city are in comparison to that in rural area." This claim is weakened by the following facts except:
(a) There is least demand for vegetable in city area
(b) Vegetable are subject to downward price control in city area by the government
(c) City dwellers purchase produced only in the city area
(d) Vegetables are mostly common item of every meal of a city dweller
(e) Abundantly produced rural vegetable are not allowed to sell in city area.
Ans. d
Fill in the blanks with the best alternative.
87. I soon lost interest in Nadis's story as she was ___ herself.
(a) repetitions
(b) repeated
(c) repeatedly
(d) repeats
(e) repeating
Ans. e
88. The list of examination marks ____ missing from Tani's drawers only a while ago.
(a) is found
(b) was found
(c) are found
(d) were found
(e) had found
Ans. b
89. How long ____ English?
(a) are you learning
(b) do you learn
(c) have you been learning
(d) you learn
(e) have learned
Ans. c
90. Choose the correct words:
A good book is ___ with a hard cover to ___ its contents.
(a) made, outshine
(b) hidden, reveal
(c) written, hide
(d) designed, protect
(e) composed, play
Ans. d
One mark for each correct answer and 0.25 to be deducted for each wrong answer.
91. কোনগুলো দেশী শব্দ?
(a) চা, চিনি
(b) চাল, চুলা
(c) লুঙ্গি, ফুঙ্গি
(d) টেবিল, চেয়ার
(e) চন্দ্র, পৃথিবী
Ans. b
92. কোনটি উত্তম পুরুষের উদাহরণ?
(a) আমি
(b) তুমি
(c) সে
(d) যিনি
(e) তারা
Ans. a
93. 'সন্ধি' শব্দের বিপরীতার্থক শব্দ কোনটি?
(a) বিয়োগ
(b) বিগ্রহ
(c) নিগ্রহ
(d) বর্জন
(e) তিরোভাব
Ans. a
94. 'হে বঙ্গ ভাণ্ডারে তব বিবিধ রতন, তা সবে অবোধ আমি অবহেলা করি পরধন লোভে মত্ত' - কোন কবির কবিতা থেকে নেয়া হয়েছে?
(a) রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর
(b) জসীমউদ্দীন
(c) মাইকেল মধুসূদন দত্ত
(d) সুফিয়া কামাল
(e) নির্মলেন্দু গুন
Ans. c
95. 'যা দীপ্তি পাচ্ছে' - এক কথায়
(a) দেদীপ্যমান
(b) উজ্জ্বল
(c) দীপ্তিমান
(d) আলোকিত
(e) দোদুল্যমান
Ans. a
96. কোনটি সঠিক?
(a) ভদ্রতাচিত
(b) ভদ্রচিত
(c) ভদ্রাচিত
(d) ভদ্রতাচিত
(e) ভদ্রতচিত
Ans.
N.B. বাংলা একাডেমীর অভিধানে এই বানাটি আছে - ভদ্রোচিত
97. কোনটি 'আকাশ' শব্দের সমার্থক শব্দ নয়?
(a) অন্তরীক্ষ
(b) অম্বর
(c) গগন
(d) হিমাংশু
(e) ব্যোম
Ans. d
98. কোন শব্দটির লিঙ্গান্তর হয় না?
(a) সাহেব
(b) কবি
(c) বাদশা
(d) কোকিল
(e) কবিরাজ
Ans. e
99. 'উনপাঁজুরে' শব্দের অর্থ:
(a) সৌভাগ্যবান
(b) লোভী
(c) কর্মঠ
(d) হতভাগ্য
(e) দুর্বল
Ans. e
100. 'দিনের আলো ও সন্ধ্যার আঁধারে মিলন' - এক কথায়
(a) পরাহ্ন
(b) গোধূলী
(c) অপরাহ্ন
(d) প্রদোষ
(e) সায়াহ্ন
Ans. b