Part 01: MCC (Time - 75 minutes)

English ( 20 x 1 = 20 marks)

For each of the following, choose ONE response and put Circle Mark. (1 to 65)

1. There was no one else at the box office. I_____________________in a queue.

A. didn't need to wait
B. mustn't wait
C. needn't have waited
D. needn't wait

2. The present government is doing everything to help_______________________.

A. poor
B. the poor
C. the poors
D. the poor ones

3. You can see the details___________________________the computer screen.

A. at
B. by
C. in
D. on

4. Don't go too fast. I can't keep_____________________________you.

A. on to
B. on with
C. up to
D. up with

5. When I rang Tessa some time last week, she said she was busy_________________day.
A. that
B. the
C. then
D. this

6. On March 15, 2006, the Maywood Recreation Department requested a grant from the state to
rebuild the community center that_____________________in the recent fire.
A. destroys
B. will be destroyed
C. had been destroyed
D. is being destroyed

7. Matthew Morris and Jessica Glassman hosted a holiday party that The River Bank
Café____________.
A. caters
B. will cater
C. is catering
D. catered
8. The boy___________________the bat and ran to first base as fast as he could.
A. swings
B. swinged
C. swung
D. swing

9. The noise from the lawn mowers___________________louder as the morning progresses.

A. gets
B. get
C. have gotten
D. are getting

10. In classical economic theory, the relationship the__________________________price of a

commodity.
A. between supply and demand determines
B. among supply and demand determines
C. among supply and demand determine
D. between supply and demand determine

11. The fireman managed to put___________________________the fire.

A. away
B. down
C. out
D. off

12. The teacher found many mistakes in my composition, when she went____________________it.
A. into
B. about
C. for
D. through

13. The sparrows took no_______________________________the bread.

A. notice of
B. notice about
C. notice from
D. notice to

14. The engineers___________________________this bridge since last year.

A. have repaired
B. had repaired
C. have been repairing
D. are repairing

15. I_____________________hard to establish the validity of the theory from morning.

A. have been trying
B. had tried
C. tried
D. am trying.
In considering the answer choices, be attentive to matters of grammar, diction and syntax, as well as
clarity, precision, and fluency. Do not select an answer that alters the meaning of the original
sentence.(16-20)

16. A recent social research study indicates that even after a decade young men and women still
experience some of the effects of a divorce occurring when a child.
A. occurring when a child
B. that occurred when a child
C. that occurred when they were children
D. that has occurred as each was a child

17. A fire in an enclosed space burns with the aid of reflected radiation that preheats the fuel, making
ignition much easier and flames spreading more quickly.
A. flames spreading
B. flame spreads
C. flames are caused to spread
D. causing flames to spread

18. The CEO failed to deal with widespread corruptions within the company.
A. The CEO failed to deal with widespread corruptions within the company.
B. The CEO failed to deal with widespread corruption within the company.
C. The CEO failed to deal widespread corruptions within the company.
D. The CEO failed to deal with widespread corruption within company.

19. I ask the question whether trainees can attend the professional development course offered this
summer.
A. I ask the question whether trainees
B. I ask the question if trainees
C. I ask the question whether trainee
D. I ask whether trainees

20. Migrant workers last month had sent home $1.48 billion, the highest inflow of remittance in a
single month in Bangladesh's history.
A. Migrant workers last month had sent home
B. Migrant workers last month sent home
C. Migrant workers last month sent to home
D. Migrant workers last month send at home

Mathematics ( 20 x 1 = 20 marks)

21. At a small college, the ratio of men to women is 9:4. If there are presently 720 women, how many
additional women would it take to reduce the ratio of men to women to 2:1?
A. 90
B. 180
C. 252
D. 100
22. A student multiplied a number by 3/5 instead of 5/3. What is the percentage error in the
calculation?
A. 34%
B. 44%
C. 54%
D. 64%

23. The present ages of three persons in proportions 4 : 7 : 9. Eight years ago, the sum of their ages
was 56. Find their present ages (in years).
A. 8, 20, 28
B. 16, 28, 36
C. 20, 35, 45
D. 24, 42, 54

24. The cost of Minicate rice is Tk. 15 per kg and Najirshail rice is Tk. 20 per kg. If both Minicate and
Najirshail are mixed in the ratio of 2 : 3, then the price per kg of the mixed variety of rice is:
A. 17
B. 18
C. 16
D. 20

25. In a survey, 60% people owned a house and 40% people owned a car. If 30% people owned both
house and car, what percent of those people who owned a house or a car but not both?
A. 60%
B. 70%
C. 80%
D. 90%

26. 128 mangoes were divided among Rahim, Karim and Zahid in such a way that Rahim received 4
times as many as Zahid and Zahid received 3 times as many as Karim. How many did Karim receive?
A. 8
B. 6
C. 22
D. 32

27. A bridge worker works on 4 different jobs in 40 hour week. He works 6 hours on job A, 12 hours
on job B, 12 hours on job C. What percentage of his job was spent on job D?
A. 10%
B. 90%
C. 25%
D. 75%

28. In a school, 25% of the students are girls. If the number of boys is 450, how many students are
there in the school?
A. 600
B. 450
C. 300
D. 750
29. A stock decreases in value by 20%. By what percent the stock price must increase to reach its
former price?
A. 20%
B. 25%
C. 30%
D. 35%

30. A pen is being sold at a new price of 20% less than the original price. If the original price was
Tk.15, what is the new price of the pen?
A. Tk.6
B. Tk. 8
C. Tk. 10
D. Tk. 12

31. If the value of 2/3 portion of an asset is Tk. 90,000. What will be the total value of the asset?
A. Tk. 1,35,000;
B. Tk. 60,000;
C. Tk. 1,50,000;
D. Tk. 1,20,000.

32. What is the percentage of profit on sales if 25% profit is made on cost?
A. 30%;
B. 25%;
C. 20%;
D. 15%.

33. By selling an item for Tk. 75, gain is as much percent as if cost is take. What will be the cost of
the item?
A. 60%;
B. 50%;
C. 49%;
D. 30%

34. There are 900 students in a school, 4% if them left the school and 50% of the remaining are girls.
What is the percentage of girls remained in the school?
A. 45%;
B. 48%;
C. 55%;
D. 60%.

35. A person’s wages were decreased by 50%. Again the reduced wages were increased by 50%. He
has a loss
A. 0%;
B. 0.25%;
C. 2.5%;
D. 25%
36. A certain product has been marked down twice. The marked down have done by 20% and 25%
successively. If the original price was Tk. 150, what is the final price after the two marked downs?
A. Tk. 60;
B. Tk. 80;
C. Tk. 85;
D. Tk. 90

37. 50 girls and 100 boys were invited to a party. If 30% of the girls and 75% of the boys attended,
what percentage of guests attended to the party?
A. 55%;
B. 60%;
C. 65%;
D. 70%.

38. The ratio of marbles owned by Raihan and Sakib is 8:3. If Raihan gives 8 marbles to Sakib, the
ratio become 6:5. How many marbles does Raihan have?
A. 28;
B. 32;
C. 36;
D. 40.

39. When an item is sold for Tk. 18,700, the owner losses 15%. At what price must the item be sold in
order to gain 15%.
A. Tk. 21,000;
B. Tk. 22,500;
C. Tk. 25,300;
D. Tk. 25,800.

40. from a group if 7 men and 6 women 5 persons are to be selected to form a committee so that at
least 3 men are there on the committee. In how many ways can it be done?
A. 756;
B. 735;
C. 645;
D. 800.

General Knowledge ( 20 x 0.5 = 10 marks )

41. For safety, the fuse wire used in the mains for household supply of electricity must be made of
metal having
A. Low specific heat
B. High melting point
C. High resistance
D. Low melting point

42. For purifying drinking water alum is used

A. For coagulation of mud particles
B. To remove gases
C. To kill bacteria
D. To remove salt
43. ESCAP stands for
A. European Society Council for Africa and Pacific
B. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific
C. Economic and Social Commission for Africa and Pacific
D. Economic Social Community of Asia Pacific

44. Which is principal organ of the United Nations that as virtually accomplished its object?
A. The Security Council
B. The General Assembly
C. The International Court of Justice
D. The Trusteeship Council

45. The concept of sustainable development relates to:

A. Intergenerational Equity
B. Intrageneration Equity
C. Extrageneration Equity
D. All of the above

46. What is part of a database that holds only one type of information?
A. Report
B. Field
C. Record
D. File

47. Who developed Yahoo?

A. Dennis Ritchie & Ken Thompson
B. David Filo & Jerry Yang
C. Vint Cerf & Robert Kahn
D. Steve Case & Jeff Bezos

48. Which country is nicknamed ‘The Cockpit of Europe’ because of the number of battles throughout
history fought on its soil?
A. England
B. USA
C. Belguim
D. Norway

49. Which two countries are either side of the mouth of the River Plate?
A. Norway and Bahrain
B. Argentina and Uruguay
C. Nepal and Bhutan
D. Bangladesh and India

50. The international organization which coordinates shared global use of radio and assists worldwide
technical standards of telecommunication is
A. International Telecommunication Union
B. International Telegraph Organization
C. International Telegraph Bureau
D. International Telecommunication Organization
51. Who invented the genomics of jute?
A. Maksudul Alam
B. Kudrat-E-Khuda
C. Muhammad Alam
D. Maksud Kamal

52. ‘Bourse’ is a European word for what financial mechanism?

A. Foreign exchange market
B. Stock exchange
C. Commodity market
D. Money market

53. Where does Rakhain tribe mainly live?

A. Rangamati
B. Bandarban
C. Patuakhali
D. Rajshahi

54. Who is the Chief of the National Assembly of Bangladesh?

A. President
B. Prime minister
C. Chief Whip
D. Speaker

55. Which of the following works as an obstacle to excessive changes in the share price?
A. Direct listing
B. Circuit breaker
C. Price checker
D. Price cutter

56. Which of the following is the first private commercial bank in Bangladesh?
A. National Bank Ltd
B. Pubali Bank Ltd
C. Dhaka Bank Ltd
D. AB Bank Ltd

57. In terms of land area, which one is the largest district of Bangladesh?
A. Chittagong
B. Dhaka
C. Rangamati
D. Dinajpur

58. Balanced food consists of how many ingredients?

A. 7
B. 6
C. 5
D. 4
59. Which creature is primarily responsible for carrying and transmitting nipa virus in human body?
A. Cat
B. Rat
C. Bat
D. Rabbit

60. World literacy day is observed on –

A. 8th March
B. 8th September
C. 8th October
D. 8thNovember

Critical Reasoning (5 x 2 = 10 marks)

61. Automation, the trademark of a modern economy, is essential to maximizing a country's economic
production while minimizing its costs. Health care executives want to increase revenues while
reducing costs. Consequently, they propose significantly greater automation of health care. Yet, this
should be rejected. Radical automation of health care would cause patients to lose trust in the system
as the health care they would receive would lack the in-person care that studies show patients desire.

Which of the following expresses the main point of the argument?

A. Health care should not be heavily automated
B. Patients desire customized in-person care
C. Trends in the general economy do not apply to the health care industry
D. Health care executives are becoming too greedy

62. Due to significant advances in biotechnology, experts predict that within years, doctors will be
able to trace the genetic roots of common medical problems such as depression and bi-polar
syndrome. As a result, some physicians predict that these conditions and others like them will be all
but eliminated through early identification and genetic therapy.

The argument above is based most heavily upon which of the following assumptions?
A. There is one and only one strategy for eliminating common medical problems such as
depression.
B. Common medical problems such as depression are based entirely on treatable genetic
malformations.
C. Within years, genetics will be the only important scientific field in detecting and treating
common medical problems such as depression.
D. Every member of the human race has at least one genetic defect.

63. Photography is no longer an art form. Nowadays everyone has access to digital cameras that only
need to be pointed at the subject in order to generate a perfect image.
The writer of the argument apparently assumes that
A. the selection of the subject is not an important artistic factor in photography
B. digital cameras will continue to improve in quality
C. digital cameras can never go wrong
D. photography with all other types of camera is an art form
64. During the past 20 years, computer scientists focused increasingly on starting and running
successful businesses. However, since businesses must be profitable, computer scientists must focus
on developing products that generate profit. Consequently, computer science has lost its creative
aspect.

Which of the following assumptions is most necessary in order for the conclusion above to be
drawn from the argument above?
A. All computer programs must lack creativity in order to be well received.
B. Some computer scientists entirely disregarded creativity and chose instead to pursue profit.
C. A program cannot be both creative and profitable.
D. Computer scientists are obsessed with the profitability of their work.

65. Stock analyst: "We believe Company A's stock will appreciate at 35% a year for the next 5 to 7
years. Company A just became the leader in its industry and we expect its sales to grow at 8% a year."
Commentator: "But how can the stock's price be expected to grow more quickly than the company's
underlying sales?"

Which of the following, if true, would best support the stock analyst's prediction?
A. The company's expenses will be declining over the next 5 to 10 years.
B. Company A's stock is currently overvalued by a significant amount.
C. The 5 to 7 year time frame is too long for anyone to accurately forecast.
D. Company A's industry peer group is expected to experience stock appreciation rates of
30% over the same time horizon.

1. Translate into English: (5)

a. উন্নয়ন একটি যাত্রা গন্তব্য নয়
b. আইসিসি চ্যাম্পিয়ন্স ট্রফির আসন্ন আইসিসি টি-২০ আসরে আমরা আমাদের ক্রিকেট দল থেকে ভালো
ফলাফল আশা করছি
c. আমাদের ব্যাংকিং শিল্পের ঋন দিন দিন বাড়ছে
d. হুন্ডি ব্যবসায়ের কারণে রেমিটেন্ড হ্রাস পাচ্ছে।
e. সিঙ্গাপুর বিশ্বের সবচেয়ে ব্যয়বহুল শহর

2. Translate into Bengali: (5)

a. He is very good at crisis management
b. One has to complete 48 credits to earn MPA degree
c. Crichiano Ronaldo is a legendary footballer.
d. The European Union, of which France and Germany are economically the most powerful
countries, faces the most severe criticism since its founding.
e. Beijing will fund Dhaka for construction of the ninth Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge
and other infrastructure development projects.

3. Write an essay on the following Topic.

“Transparency and Governance in Business- Myth or Reality?” (10)