Reading Comprehension

Reading Comprehension

Reading comprehension questions begin with written passages. The passages discuss topics from the social sciences, humanities, the physical or biological sciences, and such business-related fields as marketing, economics, and human resource management. The passages are accompanied by questions that will ask you to interpret the passage, apply the information you gather from the reading, and make inferences (or informed assumptions) based on the reading. The number of questions associated with each passage is 5 (it can be 4 also, depending on the question pattern). A few sample comprehensions are given below with their questions and answer for your preparation.

(*Bold option is the correct answer)

I) Read the following passage and answer the questions 1 through 5:

The fact that superior service can generate a competitive advantage for a company does not mean that every attempt at improving service will create such an advantage. Investments in service, like those in production and distribution, must be balanced against other types of investments on the basis of direct, tangible benefits such as cost reduction and increased revenues. If a company is already effectively on a par with its competitors because it provides service that avoids a damaging reputation and keeps customers from leaving at an unacceptable rate, then investment in higher service levels may be wasted, since service is a deciding factor for customers only in extreme situations.

 This truth was not apparent to managers of one regional bank, which failed to improve its competitive position despite its investment in reducing the time a customer had to wait for a teller. The bank managers did not recognize the level of customer inertia in the consumer banking industry that arises from the inconvenience of switching banks. Nor did they analyze their service improvement to determine whether it would attract new customers by producing a new standard of service that would excite customers or by proving difficult for competitors to copy. The only merit of the improvement was that it could easily be described to customers.

01. The primary purpose of the passage is to --
     A) contrast possible outcomes of a type of business investments
     B) suggest more careful evaluation of a type of business investments
     C) illustrate various ways in which type of business investment could fail to enhance revenues.
     D)trace a general type of problems to a certain type of business investment.
     E) criticize the way in which managers tend to analyze the cost and benefit of business investments.

02. According to the passage investment in service are comparable to investments in production and distribution in terms of the --
     A) tangibility of the benefits that they tend to confer
     B) increased revenues that they ultimately produced
     C) basis on which they need to be weighed
     D) insufficient analysis that managers devote to them
     E) degree of competitive advantage that they are likely to provide

03. The passage suggest which of the following about service provided?
     A) it enabled the bank to retain customers at an acceptable rate
     B) it threatened to weaken the bank's competitive position with respect to other regional banks
     C) it had already been improved after having caused damage to the bank's reputation in the past
     D) It was slightly superior to that of the bank's regional competitors.
     E) it needed to be improved to attain parity with the service provided competing banks.

04. The passage suggests that bank managers failed to consider whether or not the service improvement mentioned--
     A) was too complicated to be easily described to prospective customers.
     B) made a measurable change in the bank's office
     C) could be sustained if the number of customers increased significantly
     D) was an innovation that competing banks could have imitated
     E) was adequate to bring the bank's general level of service to a level that was comparable with that of its         competitors.

05. The author uses the word " only" in the line 27 most likely in order to --
     A) highlight the oddity of the service improvement
     B) emphasize the relatively low value of the investment in service improvement.
     C) distinguish the primary attribute of the service improvement from secondary attributes
     D) single out a certain merit of the service improvement from other merits
     E) point out the limited duration of the actual service improvement


II) Read the following passage and answer the 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

III) Read the following passage and answer the questions 1 through 5:
    One phase of the business cycle is the expansion phase. This phase is a two-fold one, including recovery and prosperity. During the recovery period there is an ever-growing expansion of existing facilities and new facilities for production are created. More businesses are created and older ones expanded. Improvements of various kinds are made. There is an ever increasing optimism about the future of economic growth. Much capital is invested in machinery or "heavy" industry. More labor is employed. More raw material are required. As one part of the economy develops, other parts are affected. For example, a great expansion in automobiles results in an expansion of the steel, glass and rubber industries. 'Roads are required; thus the cement and machinery industries are stimulated. Demand for labor and materials results in greater prosperity for workers and suppliers of raw materials, including farmers. This increases purchasing power and the volume of goods bought and sold. Thus prosperity is diffused among the various segments of the population. This prosperity period may continue to rise and rise without an apparent end. However, a time comes when this phase reaches a peak and stops spiraling upwards. This is the end of the expansion phase.

01. Prosperity in one industry :    A. Reflects itself in many other industries
    B. Will spiral upwards
    C. will affect the steel industry    D. Will end abruptly
    E. Will help all segments of the society except the farmers

02. Which of the following industries will probably be a good indicator of a period of expansion?
    A. Toys
    B. Machine tools
    C. Foodstuffs
    D. Cosmetics
    E. Farming

03. During the period of prosperity, people regard the future :

    A. Cautiously    B. In a confident manner
    C. Opportunely
    D. Indifferently
    E. Bearishly

04. It can be assumed that in the next paragraph the writer will discuss :    A. Cyclical industries
    B. Union demands     C. The status of the farmer
    D. The higher cost of living
    E. The recession period


05. The best title of the passage would be  :

    A. The Business cycle
    B. The Recovery Stage
    C. Attaining Prosperity
    D. An expanding society
    E. The Period of Good Times

IV) Read the following passage and answer the questions 1 through 4:
What is meant by the term economic resources ? In general, these are all the natural, man-made, and human resources that go into the production of goods and services . This obviously covers a lot of ground: factories and farms, tools and machines, transportation and communication facilities, all types of natural resources, and labor. Economic resources can be broken down into two general categories: property resources – land and capital – and human resources – labor and entrepreneurial skills.

What do economics mean by land ? Much more than the non-economist . land refers to all natural resources that are usable in the production process: arable land, forests, mineral and oil deposits, and so on. What about capital ? Capital goods are all the man-made aids to producing, storing, transporting, and distributing goods and services. Capital goods differ from consumer goods in that the latter satisfy wants directly, while the former do so indirectly by facilitating the production of consumer goods. It should be noted that capital as defined here does not refer to money. Money, as such, produces nothing.

The term labor refers to the physical and mental talents of humans used to produce goods or services (with the exception of a certain set of human talents, entrepreneurial skills, which will be considered separately because of their special significance). Thus the services of a factory worker or an office worker, a ballet dancer or an astronaut all fall under the general heading of labor.

01. What is the author’s main purpose in writing this passage?

    A. To explain the concept of labor                                   
    B. To criticize certain uses of capital    C. To define economic resources
    D. To define economic resources
    E. To discuss the differences of opinion of economists and non-economists.

02. The word 'arable' is closest in the meaning?
    A. Dry         B. Fertile         C. Developed         D. Open         E. Government land

03. The skills of the following could be considered examples of labor , as defined in the passage EXCEPT.

    A. artists and scientists              
    B. workers who produce services, not goods
    C. office workers                       
    D. entrepreneurs
    E. Factory workers

04. When non-economists use the term “land”, its definition
    A. Is much more general than when economists use it
    B. Is much more restrictive than when economists use it
    C. Changes from place to place
    D. Includes all types of natural resources
    E. Changes from business to business
V) Read the following passage and answer the questions 1 through 5:
Bangladeshis working overseas sent a record $938 million to their families in August 2009, confounding fears that the global crisis would trigger a flood of returning migrant workers and a plunge in crucial remittances. The month’s inflows, just before the Eid-ul-Fitre festival in the Muslim-majority country, were 30 percent up on last year and helped propel foreign exchange reserves of Bangladesh to an all- time high of $9 billion of September 1. The surge of remittances came after an estimated 6.2m overseas workers of Bangladesh sent back a record $9.7 billion during the financial year ending in June, up 22 percent from the previous financial year.

Overseas remittances are up 18 percent for the first two months of the current financial year. The rising tide of
remittances, which accounted for 10 percent of the country’s gross domestic product last year, follows the exodus of a record 875,000 Bangladeshis to jobs overseas in 2008, up form about 832,000 the year before. Bangladeshi migrants work mainly in the Middle Eastern countries including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Their earnings are a lifeline for millions. In spite of the record remittances, the president of the Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies said that many Bangladeshis were feeling a pinch of the crisis even though the feared wave of returnees had not been materialized. The average income of the average migrant workers reduced tremendously, he said, ‘they had less overtime and in some cases did not have sufficient work.’

The rising remittance inflows also reflect the significant improvement in the banking system of Bangladesh and an
increased willingness of the overseas workers to entrust their cash to it. BAIRA President warned that the recruitment of new workers from Bangladesh for overseas jobs had fallen about 50 percent this year.

01. What appears to be the major challenge for Bangladesh in 2009 regarding foreign remittances?

A. A large number of returning migrant workers from overseas
B. Bangladeshi overseas workers having less overtime work now than before
C. Migrant workers form Bangladesh not having sufficient work
D. The prevailing global crisis in countries where Bangladeshi migrant workers mainly work

02. Which of the following statements concerning financial year 2008-09 is not correct ?

A. 10% of the GDP of Bangladesh came from remittances from overseas by our migrant workers.
B. The foreign exchange reserve of Bangladesh rose to an all time high.
C. About 6,200,000 workers worked in different foreign countries in the year in question.
D. The highest number of Bangladeshis got jobs in foreign countries in the year in question.

03. What is the meaning of the word EXODUS in the second paragraph of the above passage?

A. recruitment
B. Entry
C. Exit
D. Remittance
E. Increase

04. What should be the most appropriate title of the above passage?

A. Bangladeshis Send Home Record $938m in August, 2009.
B. Recruitment of New Workers from Bangladesh Falls in 2009.
C. Bangladeshi Migrants Work Mainly in Middle Eastern Countries.
D. Earnings of Bangladeshi Migrant Workers are a lifeline for millions.
E. Average Income of the Bangladeshi Migrant Workers Reduces Tremendously in 2009.

05. Based on the data given in the passage, what was the estimated amount of remittances made by the overseas
workers form Bangladesh in the financial year ending June 30, 2007?

A. $6.30bln
B. $9.70bln
C. $11.83bln
D. $7.57bln
E. $7.95bln

VI) Read the following passage and answer the questions 1 through 5:
Bangladesh is set to be one of the few countries in the Asia-Pacific region which suffer less than others from the global economic slowdown that has come in the aftermath of the financial crisis. Bangladesh achieved robust growth of 6.2 percent in 2008, down only slightly from 6.4 percent in 2007 despite back-to-back floods and a devastating cyclone. With the global economic crisis deepening, growth of Bangladesh’s economy is expected to further ease to 5.5 percent in 2009, according to the Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific-2008. This year’s issue of the flagship publication of ESCAP is titled “Addressing Triple Threats to Development”. It analyses the three global crises which have converged to threaten development in the Asia-Pacific region : the financial crisis, fuel and food prices, and climate change.

The survey provides a regional perspective as well country-specific analyses, outlining ways in which economies in the region can move forward in unison towards a more inclusive and sustainable development path. Inflation has been driven up in all the countries of South Asia, partly by unrelenting pressures from higher international commodity prices, particularly the prices of oil, basic metals and selected food items. Inflation in Bangladesh in 2008 rose to around 10 percent, up from 7.2 percent in 2007. With the fall in oil and other commodity prices in international markets, inflation is expected to come down in 2009.

In Bangladesh, the fiscal deficit as a percentage of gross domestic products increased from 3.7 percent in 2007 to 4.8 percent in 2008, despite healthy growth in government revenue. The pressure on the fiscal balance increased due to large increase in spending on flood and cyclone relief work and an expansion of subsidies following the rise in fuel, fertilizer and grain prices in international markets. Fiscal policy is expected to remain expansionary to promote growth and employment, while subsidies on food and fertilizer are expected to remain in place to contain inflation and boost the production of agricultural crops.

The surge in prices of fuel oil, food and other commodities created severe problems for the external balances of most countries in South Asia. However, in Bangladesh, despite an increasing trade deficit propelled by higher imports, the current account balance showed a surplus resulting from robust growth in export earnings and workers’ remittances. The inflow of workers’ remittances increased by one-third, reaching nearly $8 billion in the fiscal year of 2008. If the global economic crisis persists for a longer period, workers’ remittances my fall in coming years, causing difficulties for balance of payments.

Among long-term challenges, poverty remains a major problem for most countries in South Asia. Also, economic and social inequalities remain widespread. Therefore, towards improving growth rate and overcoming inequalities in these countries, the pro-poor growth sectors like agriculture, construction and small and medium enterprises which generate employment should be supported.

1. Which of the following statements is not true in the context of economic performance of Bangladesh during 2008?

a. Government revenue increased during the year.
b. Balance of Trade decreased during the year.
c. Balance of Payment increased during the year.
d. Rate of inflation increased during the year.
e. Balance of Trade increased during the year.

2. Which of the following, you think, should be most appropriate as the title of the passage?

a. Fallouts from Global Recession to be less severe for Bangladesh.
b. Global Financial Crisis and its Impact on Bangladesh.
c. Pro-poor Growth Sectors should be Supported in Bangladesh.
d. Trade Deficits go on Increasing in Bangladesh.
e. Government subsidies may contain inflation and boost production in Bangladesh.

3. Which of the following does not emerge as a logical forecast about the condition of Bangladesh economy in 2009?

a. Bangladesh economy may grow at 5.5% in 2009.
b. The rate of inflation may come down in 2009, compared to that of the previous year.
c. Workers’ remittances may fall in 2009 to less than $8 billion.
d. The balance of payment position of Bangladesh may be more unfavorable in 2009.
e. The rate of inflation may increase in 2009 as compared to that in 2008.

4. How did the economic growth rate change in 2008, compared to that of 2007?

a. It increased by 6.2%
b. It decreased by 6.4%
c. It decreased by 5.5%
d. It decreased by 0.2%
e. It decreased by 3.3%

5. According to the ESCAP Publication which of the following was not identified as a major threat to development in Asia-Pacific region, including Bangladesh?a. Increased fuel prices
b. Devastating floods and cyclones
c. Global financial crisis
d. Changes in climatic conditions
e. Increased food prices

Reading Comprehension

Reading Comprehension for Practice:

I) Read the following passage and answer the questions 1 through 5:
The eyes of a human being are not sensitive to all light, but only that between wavelengths of
380-760 millimicrons. This fact prevents us from being aware that our bodies emit electromagnetic waves. These waves are mostly longer than that we are sensitive to, but thermographic techniques
can translate them into extraordinary colored pictures.

Atoms generate infrared rays since they are constantly in motion. The warmer the atoms are, the
more active they become. This results in thermographic pictures revealing different parts of the body
in different colours : black and blue for the cold parts, green yellow for the cool or slightly warm
ones, and orange and red for those which are hot.

All this has health applications, for such problems as tumors, arthritis, and cancer, which show up as
isolated red areas on the thermographic portraits.

01. According to the article

(A) the eyes of human beings are not all sensitive to light.
(B) light wavelengths vary between 380 and 760 mill microns
(C) some light cannot be seen by the human eye
(D) some people’s bodies emit electro magnetic waves
(E) some eyes emit electromagnetic waves

02. Atoms generate rays of light:

A) because they are infrared
B) if they are active
C) due to constant motion
D) when they become warm
E) when they become dry

03. The majority of electromagnetic waves emitted by the human body:

(A) are above 760 millimicrons in length
(B) vary between 380 and 760 millimicrons in length
(C) translate into thermographic techniques
(D) are below 380 millimicrons in length
(E) are colorless at high temperatures

04. Thermographic portraits show the body in different colours:

(A) only if the patient is suffering from tumors or cancer
(B) according to the activity of atoms in the different parts.
(C) because some parts are black and blue and others orange and red
(D) when the atoms are active
(E) whenever there is health application

05. The atoms in tumors or cancerous areas are

A) problems             B) isolated         C) red
D) very active         E) blue

II) Read the following passage and answer the questions 1 through 5:
Colonel Tibbets, captain of the B29, Enola Gay, was flying at 31,600 feet over the centre of the town
of Hiroshima. In the hold, the bombardier, Major Ferebee, was busy with the mechanism that was to
release The bomb. Now Ferebee took aim at his objective The bomb dropped. With a diabolical
whistling scream, the monster hurtled downwards.

The crew of the Enola Gay pulled dark glasses over the eyepieces in their oxygen masks, as they had
been told to do. None of the flyers knew the point of wearing these dark glasses. None of them knew
what would happen in the next few minutes. They were merely carrying out strict instructions.

And all of them waited, all of them numb And they listened, and thought they could hear the whine
of the falling bomb. But it was not the whining they could hear, it was the rush of blood which their
wildly beating hearts sent pounding through their veins. And all of them, with stony faces, stared
blankly into space, motionless, paralyzed by the faint inkling of a disaster such as the world had
never known.

On the bomb, an ingenious device released a parachute. The bomb drifted downwards on its
parachute, and when it was 1,500 feet above the ground, a scientific device lit a fuse inside the
bomb. Neutrons split the atomic nucleus of the heavy metal, uranium 235, and this splitting continued
in a series of unbelievable rapid chain reactions.

In the millionth part of a second, a new sun flamed in the sky, a glaring white light. A hundred times
brighter than the heavenly sun. And this ball of fire radiated several million degrees of heat on to the
city of Hiroshima. At that moment 86,100 people were burned to death, 72,000 people were severely
injured, 6,820 houses were blown to pieces, 3,750 buildings collapsed, and the ruins began to burn.
At that one moment deadly neutrons and gamma-rays bombarded the site of the explosion over an
area of three-quarters of a mile. At that moment man had used his powers of scientific invention to
make his first attempt to destroy himself. The attempt succeeded.

01. Which of the following statements pertaining to the moment surrounding the detonation of the
bomb is correct?

A) The bomb exploded when it was 1,500 feet above the ground.
B) The fuse was lit when the bomb was 1,500 feet above the ground, but the explosion took
place when the bomb hit the ground.
C) The detonation was followed by a glaring yellow light which was many times brighter than the sun.
D) Although the explosion devastated the city of Hiroshima, it had no effect on the plane and its crew.
E) At the time of detonation, the bomb was falling freely and rapidly towards the ground under the force of gravity.

02. The flyers had been instructed 1. to wear dark glasses

A) because it was standard regulation equipment for bomber crews during World War 2.
B) since their aircraft would be flying directly into the path of the midday sun.
C) to shield their eyes from the bright light following the bomb’s detonation.
D) as they had been trained to do so after dropping bombs.
E) for some unknown reason about which no inking is provided in the passage.

03. By giving statistics about the bomb’s devastating effect, 1. the writer aimed to show

A) that the Japanese Government exaggerated the fatalities that took place in Hiroshima.
B) that this was simply a bigger bomb than those dropped earlier by the flyers.
C) the catastrophic consequences of using atom bombs.
D) that his writing has accurately recorded the facts for posterity.
E) he has a competent grasp on the use of statistical data in written pieces.

04. Which of the following is the opinion that the author would most likely have held about the
dropping of the first atom bomb?

A) The flyers should have been told of the reason why they had to wear dark glasses.
B) The flyers should have been fully briefed about the likely effects of the bomb’s detonation.
C) He disapproved of the use of a parachute to drop the bomb to its wrecked.
D) He was excited at the sheer devastation that the bomb had wrecked.
E) He disapproved of the dropping of an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

05. Following the dropping of the bomb, the flyers sat motionless, with stony faces, staring blankly
into space because

A) they were very tired following a particularly strenuous bombing mission.
B) they were suffering from the effects of extreme oxygen deprivation.
C) they were anxious that the bomb might not detonate properly.
D) they were apprehending an impending disaster.
E) they were worried that the bomb might miss its target.

Mathematics Practice

Mathematics Practice

Mathematics Problem for Practice:

Solve each of the following problems:
01. Today is Arif’s 12th birthday and his father’s 40th birthday. How many years from today will Arif’s father be twice as old as Arif at that time?
    A) 12         B) 16         C) 18         D) 24         E) None

02. Sharif ran a 2 mile race at an average speed of 8 miles per hour. If Arif ran the same race at an average speed of 6 miles per hour, how many minutes longer than Sharif did Arif take to complete the race?
     A) 15         B) 10         C) 8         D) 5 (E) none

03. Three workers can do a job in 12 days. Two of the workers work twice as fast as the third.
How long would it take one of the faster workers to do the hob alone?
    A) 30         B) 35         C) 40         D) 42         E) none

04. A rectangular area of 16 meters by 12 meters, is surrounded by a road 3 meters wide. The area
of the road is :
    A) 78         B) 132         C) 204         D) 216         E) none

05. x, y, & z are consecutive integers. If 0 < x < y < z and (x + y + z) is an odd integer, which of the
following could be the value of z?
    A) 2         B) 3         C) 4         D) 5         E) none

06. Coffee A normally costs 100 taka per pound. It is mixed with coffee B, which normally costs 70 taka per pound, to form a mixture which costs 88 taka per pound. If there are 10 pounds of the mix, how many pounds of coffee A are used in the mix?
    A) 4         B) 5         C) 6         D) 7         E) none

07. The ratio of green marbles to red marbles in a box is 3:5. If there are 24 marbles in the box, how many additional green marbles will be required to make the ratio of green marbles to red marbles 1:1?
    A) 12         B) 9         C) 6         D) 3         E) none
08. Club A has 20 members and Club B has 28. If a total of 42 people belong to the two clubs, how
many people belong to both clubs?
    A) 3         B) 4         C) 5         D) 6         E) none

09. A sales person earns a commission of 5% on all sales between TK. 2000 and TK. 6000 and 8% on all sales over TK. 6000. What is his total commission in a week in which his sales total TK. 10,000?
    A) 500         B) 540         C) 620         D) 720         E) none

10. If X is an odd integer and Y is an even integer, which of the following statements is (are) always true?
    (I) X+ Y is odd.     (II) XY is odd.     (III) 2X+ Y is even.
    A) I only            B) II and III only          C) III only        D) I and III only        E) none

11. A football team has won 40 games out of 60 played. It has 32 more games to play. How many of these must the team win to make it record 75% win for the season?
        A) 20         B) 25         C) 29         D) 32         E) none

12. Of 24 kgs of salt water 8% is salt; of another mixture 4% is salt. How many kgs of the second mixture should be added to the first mixture in order to get a mixture that is 5% salt?
        A) 48         B) 56         C) 64         D) 72         E) none

13. If a man was r years old s years ago, how many years old will he be t years from now?
        A) s + r + t         B) rs + t         C) s – r + t         D) r – s + t         E) none

14. Arif travels rd of the distance at an average speed of 5 km/hr, th of the distance at an average speed of 4km/hr and the test 12 miles in 2 hours. What is the total distance traveled by Arif?
        A) 45         B) 48         C) 52         D) 54         E) none

15. Arif gave x no. of stamps to Sharif. He gave Babu one more stamp than he gave Sharif and he gave Asif two stamps fewer than he gave Babu. In terms of x, how many stamps did Arif give to Baby, Sharif and Asif?
    A) 3x         B) 3x + 1         C) 3x – 1         D) 3x + 2         E) none

16. A mother can do a fob as fast as her 2 daughters working together. If one daughter does the job
alone in 3 hours & the other does it alone in 6 hours, how many hours does it take the mother to do
the job alone?
        A) 2         B) 3         C) 4         D) 6         E) none

17. Before anybody could notice, Arif took 1/3 of the chocolates from a box. Later, his three sisters arrived and the remaining chocolates were distributed equally among the four of them. Arif received a total of 48 chocolates. How many did each of her sisters receive?
        A) 16         B) 18         C) 21         D) 24         E) none

18. A ferry can carry 20 buses or 32 cars. If there are 15 buses on the ferry, how many cars can be loaded into it?
        A) 6         B) 8         C) 12         D) 15         E) none

19. A box contains 24 balls, some red and some black. Each of the following could be the ratio of
red to black balls except
        A) 1 : 1         B) 3 : 1         C) 5 : 3         D) 4 : 3         E) 5:1

20. Mr. Rahim who is 28 years of age has a son who is 4 years old. In how many years will Mr. Rahim be 4 times as old as his son?
        A) 1         B) 2         C) 3         D) 4         E) 5

21. In a list of numbers, each number after the first is exactly one-third the number immediately preceding it. If the seventh number in the list is 2, what is the fourth number in the list?
        A) 54         B) 63         C) 27         D) 36         E) none of these

22. If m>n, n<p and n>0, which of 1. the following must be true?
    A) mn > p^2        B) mp > n^2    C) pn > m^2
    D) mn > np         E) none of these

23. Anwar usually walks to his house from his office at a speed of 8 km per hour. It takes him 10 minutes longer to walk the same distance at 6 km per hour. What is the distance (in km) between his house and office?
    A) 7         B) 6         C) 5         D) 4         E) none of these

24. A team of 2 men and 5 women completed one-fourth of a job in 3 days. After 3 days another man joined the team and they took 2 days to compete another one-fourth of the job. How many men can complete the whole job in 4 days?
    A) 4         B) 6         C) 8         D) 9         E) none of these

25. A triangular plot with sides of 25 feet, 40 feet, and 55 feet is to be surrounded by a fence built on pillars set 5 feet apart. How many pillars will be required to surround the plot?
    A) 21         B) 22         C) 23         D) 24         E) none of these

26. ABC is an equilateral triangle. If ÐFGH = 50°, FG = FH, BD = AE and DH = EG, what is the value of ÐCDF?
        A) 80°         B) 90°         C) 100°         D) 110°         E) none of these

27. If m is an even integer and n is an odd integer and both are positive numbers, which of the following must be even?
        A) m^2 + n^2         B) mn + n^2         C) m^3 + n^2         D) mn + m^2         E) none of these

28. In a sugar-water solution, the ratio of water to sugar is 8 : 3. If you add 2 kgs of sugar, the ratio becomes 2:1. What is the amount of sugar in the original solution in kg?
        A) 3         B) 4.5         C) 6         D) 8         E) none of these

293. M is a set of 5 consecutive integers whose average is 4. N is a set of 7 consecutive integers whose average is 7. How many members of set N are also members of set M?
        A) 0         B) 1         C) 2         D) 3         E) none of these

30. Asif is twice as old as Rafique, and Karim is 6 years younger than Rafique. Four years ago, Asif was 4 times as old as Karim. How old is Karim now?
    A) 8         B) 12         C) 16         D) 20         E) none of these

31. Three workers, X, Y and Z, are paid a total of Tk. 5,500 for a particular job. X is paid 133.33% of the amount paid to Y and Y is paid 75% of amount paid to Z. How much is paid to Z?
(A) 1,750 (B) 1,850 (C) 1,950 (D) 2,000 (E) none of these

32. In a certain club, 70% of the members are married, and of the married members, 60% are female. If 60% of the members are female, what percent of the members are unmarried male?
    A) 8%         B) 12%         C) 18%        D) 22.5%         E) none of these

33. The mile meter of a car misses every eleventh mile being traveled. After a certain time, the meter shows that 1251 miles were traveled. How many miles were actually traveled?
        A) 1291         B) 1325         C) 1376         D) 1421         E) none of these

34. B and C are points on a straight line AD, where AB = BC = CD. What 1. percent of AC is AD?
        A) 1.5%         B) 50%         C) 66.67%         D) 133.33%         E) 150%

35. A square floor with side of 5 meter is to be covered with square tiles. If each tile has a perimeter of 0.8 meter, what is the minimum number of tiles needed to cover the floor?
        A) 144         B) 425         C) 500         D) 625         E) none of these

36. On an average, Arif sells 10 dozens of apple per day and Karim sells 12 dozens of apple per day. Arif’s selling price is 1.5 times as much as that of Karim’s. If Karim’s weekly sales is Tk. 4,200, what is Arif’s weekly sales in taka?
        A) 4,800         B) 5,000         C) 5,250         D) 5,500         E) none of these

37. The sum of 6 consecutive odd integers exceeds twice the biggest integer by 38. Find sum of the
six numbers.
        A) 42         B) 50     C) 57         D) 60         E) 72

38. A picnic was attended by 240 persons. There were 20 more men than women and 20 more adults than children. How many men were there in the picnic?
        A) 240         B) 75         C) 110         D) 130         E) 200

39. If 3<x<7 and 5>y>2, which of the following must be true?
        A) x + y > 8             B) x – y > 0         C) x – 2y < 2
        D) 2x – y > 1            D) none of these

40. The price for a TV is 120% of its cost. The TV was sold at a 10% discount on the price. If the profit is Tk. 2,400, what is the cost of the TV in taka?
    A) 24,000           B) 27,500          C) 30,000          D) 32,000           E) none of these

41. The import duty on a car is 50% of its cost. An additional supplementary tax of 30% is charged on the cost plus import duty. If the total of import duty and supplementary tax is Tk. 2,85,00, what is the cost of the car?
        A) 3,00,000         B) 3,20,000         C) 3,75,000         D) 4,00,000         E) none of these

42. If 4 is subtracted from one-fourth of a number, result is 20. The number is
        A) 84             B) 92         C) 108             D) 116             E) none of these

Mathematics

Mathematics

Quantitative/ Mathematics section of MBA test uses problem solving and data sufficiency questions to gauge your skill level.  To answer mathematical/quantitative questions you require knowledge of the following:

• Arithmetic
• Algebra
• Commonly known concepts of geometry

Problem solving questions are designed to test your basic mathematical skills and understanding of
elementary mathematical concepts, as well as your ability to reason quantitatively, solve quantitative
problems, and interpret graphic data. Few questions from Dhaka University Evening MBA admission test are given below for your understanding of question pattern and difficulty of question.

(**Bold option is the correct answer)

01. What would be the percent increase in the area of a rectangular garden if the length and width of the garden are both increased by 30% ?
    A. 20%         B. 24%         C. 69%         D. 27%         E. 81%

02. In a shipment of 150 machine parts 10% were defective and in another shipment of 100 machine parts 5% were defective. For the two shipments combined, what percent of the machine parts were defective?
    A. 7.5%         B. 8%         C. 8.5%         D. 9%         E. 10%

03. The difference of two numbers is 2 and the difference of their squares is 16. The difference of their cubes will be between:
    A. 50 and 60         B. 60 and 70         C. 80 and 90         D. 90 and 100         E. 100 and 110

04. If a and c are both odd numbers, which of the following numbers must be n even number?
    A. a + c         B. ac         C. ac + 2         D. a + c + 1         E. 2a + c

05. If m + n = 3 and n/m = 2, then n is equal to:
    A. 1         B. 0       C. 2         D. 1.5         E. 0.5

06. How many 4-digit numbers greater than 7,000 can be formed from the digits 3,5,7, 8 and 9?
    A. 48         B. 60         C. 72         D. 80         E. 82

07. Find the approximate future value of Tk 5, 000 at 10% p.a. for 9 months:
    A. Tk 4,375         B. Tk 5,375             C. Tk 6,375             D. Tk 7,375             E. Tk 8,375

08. If x% of 40 is y, then 10x is equal to:
    A. 4y         B. 10y         C. 25y         D. 100y         E. 400y

09. If 25(5^x) = 1, then the value of x is:
    A. -2         B. -1         C. 0         D. 1         E. 2

10. Machine A produces 100 parts twice as fast as machine B does. Machine B produces 100 parts in 40 minutes. If each machine produces parts at a constant rate, how many parts does machine A produce in 6 minutes?
    A. 30         B. 25         C. 20         D. 15         E. 7.5

11. The price of rice goes up by 25% By how much should the consumption of rice be reduced to keep the total expenditure on rice at the previous level?
    A. 25%         B. 20%         C. 33.3%         D. 24%         E. 17.8%

12. The price of rice goes up by 25%. By how much should the consumption of rice be reduced to keep the total machine A produce in 6 minutes?
    A. – 1         B. 2         C. – 2         D. ±3         E. 4

13. What is the rate of discount if a product costing Tk 500 is sold for Tk 470?
    A. 0.05         B. 0.06         C. 0.03         D. 0.03         E. 0.30

14. In a survey of people owing cars or TVs it was revealed that 6% of those surveyed owned a car and 48% of those surveyed owned a TV. If 5% owned both a car and a TV, what per cent of them owned a car, or a TV or both?
    A. 42%         B. 54%         C. 50%         D. 49%         E. 53%

15. A store loses one tenth of its merchandise due to fire. An insurance company reimburses the store for two-fifths of lost merchandise. The insurance company paid the store Tk 8,250. What was the value of the store’s total inventory before the fire?
    A. Tk 2.060         B. Tk 12,875         C. Tk 51,500         D. Tk 206,250         E. Tk 160,000

16. The price of a television set is discounted by 10% and the reduced price is further discounted by 10%. The series of successive discount is equivalent to a single discount of:
    A. 25%         B. 65%         C. 29%         D. 20%         E. 19%

17. An investor wants to have $1 million in 20 years. If the return is 10% compounded annually, what lump-sum amount should be invested to attain the goal of the investor?
    A. $ 100,000         B. $117,459         C. $ 148,644         D. $161,506         E. $500,000

18. If m = n = 3s and m.n.s = 243, then s is equal to:
    A. 4         B. 2√2         C. 3         D. 3√3         E. 9

19. If you distribute Tk 25,800 between two persons at the ratio of 8:2, the difference between their shares would be.
    A. Tk 20,640         B. Tk 15,480         C. Tk 5,160         D. Tk 18,060         E. 12,900

20. If the population of Dhaka doubles every 10 years, how many times the population of the city will be in the year X+ 100 as compared to the years X?
    A. 200         B. 1,990         C. 1,000         D. 100         E. 1,024

21. A number of building blocks were purchased to construct a wall at cost of Tk 40 each, but only 5/6th of them were used. If the unused 290 bricks were returned and their cost refunded, what was the cost of building blocks used to make the wall?
        A. 76,000         B. Tk 22,800         C. Tk 30,400         D. Tk 41,400         E. Tk 58,000

22. A Ding-dong Restaurant Akram and Maisha pay Tk 240 as sales tax after a Tk 4000 lunch. If Maisha had
ordered three more dishes so that their lunch had cost Tk 6,000, how much they would have to pay in sales tax?
    A. Tk 260         B. Tk 600         C. Tk 412         D. Tk 360         E. Tk 375

23. If 2^2x = 8^(x-1), the value of x is equal to:
    A. 2         B. 4         C. 5         D. 6         E. 3

24. A bus uses 18 gallons of petrol in fuel in traveling 270 miles. By how many miles per gallon the fuel mileage of the bus must be increased in order for it to travel the same distance using 10 gallons of petrol fuel?
    A. 8         B. 9         C. 12         D. 15         E. 27

25. In a class of 50 students 30 have taken Economics, 24 have taken Mathematics and 10 have taken both subjects. How many students have taken neither Economics nor Mathematics?
        A. 6         B. 4         C. 2         D. 8         E. 9

26. Toyota Road Tourer goes 15 miles on a gallon of gas when it is driven at 50 miles per hour. When the car is drive at 60 miles per hour it only goes 60% as far. How far will travel on a gallon of gas at 60 miles per hour?
    A. 12 miles         B. 9 miles         C. 20 miles         D. 15 miles         E. 7.5 miles

27. Two cars start from the same point and travel in opposite directions. If one car travels at 45 miles per hour and the other at 60 miles per hour, how much time will pass before they are 210 apart?
    A. 1.5 hours         B. 2 hours         C. 2.5 hours         D. 3 hours         E. 3.5 hours

28. What will be the approximate future value of Tk 1,000 in 10 years at 10% per year if interest in calculated monthly?
    A. 2,000         B. 2,2000         C. 2,500         D. 2,700         E. 3,000

29. You want to earn an annual interest of 10% on a note that you want to buy. What should be the nearest amount (in Taka) that you would pay for the note if it is worth Tk 5,000 and matures in 9 months?
    A. 4,000         B. 5, 500         C. 4,400         D. 4, 750         E. 4, 650

30. You spent a total of Tk 3,000 out of which Tk 300 was spent on meat. What angle was created for meat in a pie-chart?
    A. 100 degree       B. 36 degree          C. 46 degree         D. 60 degree         E. 10 degree      


31. Ahnaaf purchased brand A T-shirts for TK 400 a piece and brand B-T-shirt for Taka 280 a piece. If Ahnaaf purchased a total of 12 of these T-shirts for Taka 4,200, how many brand A T-shirts did he purchase?
    A. 4         B. 5         C. 6         D. 7         E. 8

32. A man borrows Tk 20,000 at 4% compound interest and agrees to pay both the principal and the interest in 10
equal annual installments at the end of each year. What is the amount of these installments?
    A. 2,360         B. 2,415         C. 2,470         D. 2,475         E. 2,510

33. A trader marks up is 100%. During the first week he allows 20% discount on the mark up price. During the
second week he again allows 20% discount on discounted price. How much does the trader make profit on second week’s sale?
    A. 100%         B. 50%         C. 80%         D. 28%         E. 60%

34. If 5y = 2y – 6, what does y + 5 equal?
    A.–3         B. 3         C. 7         D. 5         E. –2

35. If a + √b = x + √y, what will be the value of ab?
        A. a√x         B. b√y         C. √x√y         D. √a√b         E. xy

36. Find out the next numbers in a sequence of 3, 6, 11, 18 …………
    A. 24         B. 25         C. 26         D. 27         E. 28

37. Find out the value of 2a + 2b if a + 2b = 6 and a + b = 10.
        A. 1         B. 4         C. 20         D. –6         E. –20

38. The first 100 copies of a book cost Tk x each. After the first 100 copies have been printed, extra copies cost Tk x/10 each. How much Taka would be required to print 300 copies of the book?
        A. 120x         B. 140x         C. 150x         D. 160x         E. 200x.

39. Distribute 6000 items among 2 girls, 5 boys and 3 men in such a way that a boy will get twice the items a girl gets and a men will get thrice of what a boy gets. How many items 2 men will get?
        A. 200         B. 2400         C. 1200         D. 4800          E. 1000

40. Machine A fills 120 bottles in every 40 seconds and Machine B fills 100 bottles in every 20 seconds. If the two
machines run simultaneously fill, how many seconds will it take to produce a total of 200 bottles?
        A. 20         B. 22         C. 25         D. 28         E. 32

41. If (7.5/.5+x)=10, then x =
        A. 0.3         B. 0.5         C. 2.5         D. 0.1         E. 0.25

42. ABC is an isosceles triangle. Its two sides AB and AC are equal to one another. Its BAC = 20 degree. The baseline BC is extended upto D. Of how many degrees is the angle ACD?
    A. 80 degree        B. 100 degree        C. 90 degree         D. 110 degree        E. 120d degree

43. If the total salary expense of a company in year Y was Tk. 84,000, which was 20% more than in year X, what was the total salary expense in Taka in year X?
    A. 64,000         B. 68,320         C. 70,000         D. 60,000         E. 52,320

44. If a > b > c, then which of the following is true?
    A. a – b < b – c         B. a – c > a – b         C. a + b = b + c
    D. a – c < a – b         E. a + b > 2a

45. What percent of 3/4 is 1/4 of 3/5?
    A. 15%         B. 20%         C. 33 1/3%         D. 75%         E. 80%

46. Between two consecutive numbers if one-fourth of the smaller one exceeds the one-fifth of larger one by 3, find out the numbers.
    A. 64 & 65         B. 60 & 61         C. 44 & 45         D. 40 & 41         E. 20 & 21

47. The integrated value of ax^2 + bx + c (in terms of x) is :
    A.             B.         C.                D. 2ax + b         E.

48. In how many ways can 4 Bangladeshis and 4 Americans be seated at a round table so that no two Bangladeshis
may be together?
    A. 104         B. 124         C. 134         D. 144         E. 154

49. In the final examination 20% students failed in Math and 25% students failed in Bangla. Fifteen percent students failed in both Bangla and Math. If 28 students passed in both Bangla and Math, what is the total number of students?
        A. 40         B. 12         C. 30         D. 56         E. 80

50. Ali lives 4 km north of school and Moshi lives 3 km east of school. A straight road is made between Ali’s house
and Moshi’s house. If the cost of road is Taka 100,000 per km, what is total cost of constructing the road in Taka?
    A. 7,00,000         B. 6,00,000         C. 5,00,000        D. 4,00,000         E. 8,00,000

51. If p is less than q which of the following numbers is greater than p and less than q?
    A. ((p+q)/2        B. (pq)/2        C. q^2– p^2         D. pq         E. q – p

52. Given that a and b are real numbers, let f (a, b) = ab and let g(a) = a^2 + 2, then f [3, g (3)]=?
    A. 3a^2 + 2         B. 3a^2 + 6         C. 27         D. 29         E. 33

53. The ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls in a certain school club is 3:4. If there are 5 more girls than boys in the club, how many girls are in the club?
        A. 7         B. 8         C. 12         D. 15         E. 20

54. Out of a total of 600 employees in a corporation, 54 percent are females and 25 percent of these females work in research. If 48 percent of the total numbers of employees work in research, how many male employees do not work in research?
    A. 292         B. 98         C. 357         D. 69         E. 149

55. In each production lot for a certain toy, 25 percent of the toys are red and 75 percent of the toys are blue. Half of the toys are size A and Half are size B. If 10 out of a lot of 100 toys are red and size A, how many of the toys are blue and size B?
        A. 15         B. 25         C. 35         D. 40         E. 30

56. One-fifth of the light switches produced by a certain factory are defective. Four-fifths of the defective switches are rejected and one-twentieth of the non-defective switches are rejected by mistake. If all the switches not rejected are sold, what percent of the switches sold by the factory are defective?
        A. 4%         B. 5%         C. 6.75%         D. 18%         E. 13%

57. Hasan’s income is 50% more than Javed’s income, and Javed’s income is 40% less than Babu’s income. What
percent of Babu’s income is Hasan’s income?
        A. 160%        B. 90%         C. 96%         D. 120%         E. 75%

58. At apartment complex z, 30 percent of the residents are men over the age of 18 and 40 percent are women over the age of 18. If there are 24 children living in the complex, how many total residents live in apartment complex z?
        A. 32         B. 80         C. 94         D. 112         E. 124

59. If x > 1 and (√x/(x^3)), what is the value of m?
        A. -7/2        B. –3         C.  -5/2           D. –2         E. -3/2

60. If x is equal to 2 more than the product of 4 and z, y is equal to 2 less than the product of 3 and z, then how much 3x is greater than 4y?
        A. 2         B. –2         C. 12         D. 5         E. 14

61. 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

62. 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

63. 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

64. 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

65. 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

66. 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

67. 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

68. 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

69. 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

70. 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

71. 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

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

73. 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%

74. 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%

75. 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

76.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

77. 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

78. 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

79. 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
80. 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

81. If 5a=3b=25, then 30ab=?
    A. 50        B. 100        C. 625        D. 1000        E. 1250

82. 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%

83. How many prime numbers are there from 1 to 30?
    A. 11         B. 8        C. 9        D. 10        E. 12