জাহাঙ্গীরনগর বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়

সালঃ 2012

F ইউনিট

1. The committee on gender discrimination in the workplaces has highlighted Rainbow Company as a chief offender. Of the fifteen senior executives in the firm, only one is woman .And of the thirty junior executives, only five are female. Rainbow could best defend itself against the charges by showing that-

All job applicants who were rejected had fewer qualification than those accepted

The work pressure and long hours make jobs with the company unattractive to married woman.

They pay the same salary to senior men and senior men

Male and female executives at the same level have the same qualification.

2. Each blank in the following sentences indicates that something has been omitted. Consider the lettered words beneath the sentence and choose the word or set of words that best fits the whole sentence. The fear of ---- of the currencies of Switzerland and Germany has---- a widespread selling of both Swiss France and the Germany Mark.

a devaluation, effected

a deterioration, inhibited

a shortage, precipitated

an appreciation, encouraged

3. Since television has taken tabloid journalism as its model, it is all but impossible to avoid a broadcast news program that ------- violent crime to the virtual ----- of all other kinds of news.

report, elimination

disallows, abandonment

encourages, detriment

broadcasts, admission

4. Dying sea birds along the Kerala coast may be----- signs of potentially dangerous changes in the temperature of the ocean.

threatening

premature

invisible

literal

5. Verb of this word 'false' is--

falsity

falsehood

falsify

falsed

6. A store usually a certain item at 40% profit. In one week the store has a sale during which the item is sold at 10% less then the usual price. During the sale what is the profit the store makes on the item ?

10%

16%

26%

28%

7. Monwar, Jasim, and Khairul had lunch together, Khairul's meal cost 50% more then Jasim's meal cost and Monwar's meal cost 5/6 as much as Khairul's meal . If Jasim paid TK. 1000 for her meal, what was the total amount they paid for lunch?

TK. 2883

TK. 3000

TK. 3500

TK. 3750

8. Ms zareen purchased stock for TK. 15,000 and sold 2/3 of it after its value doubled. She sold the remaining stock at 5 times higher then its purchase price. What was her total profit?

TK. 15000

TK. 20,000

TK. 25,000

TK. 30,000

9. The price of sugar increased by 10%. What percentage of consumption of sugar is to be reduced in order to keep the expenditure on in sugar at the same level?

10

9

9.09

10.01

10. The sense of delayed gratification of working now for late pleasure has helped shape the economic behaviour of our society. However, that sense is no longer nurtured as consistently in our children as it once was. Foe example , it used to be a bit of patience to put together the toys come in whole. which of the following is an assumption made by the argument?

The toys in the cereal boxes have changed partly because the economic conditions of our society have improved

The influence of promotion of gimmicks has on the economic behaviour of our society over time

The toys that used to come in cereal boxes were put together by the same children who played with them .

Part of the pleasure of any toy lies in putting the toy together before playing with its

11. The number of people diagnosed with dengue fever ( which is contacted from the bite of an infected mosquito ) in Bangladesh this year is twice the number diagnosed last year . The authorities have concluded that measures to control the mosquito population have failed in the region. All of the following , if true , would cast doubt on the authorities' conclusion EXCEPT-

More case are now reported because of increased administrative efficiency

A more effective diagnostic test was introduced about nine month ago

The disease is prevalent only in some industrialised areas which have shown a dramatic increase in population due to migration

The incidents (number of cases per thousand) of malaria, also contacted from mosquito bites has increased

12. What is the present name of Somalia?

Islamic Republic of Somalia

Democratic Republic of Somalia

Federal Republic of Somalia

Republic of Somalia

13. First sitting of Bangladesh Parliament was held on-

December 18,1971

January 11, 1972

April 7, 1973

December 16, 1972

14. Which of the following is a full and accurate list of all packages which should be delivered last?

Hurricane, Thunder

Torpedo, Thunder

Cyclone, Hurricane

None of these

15. Torpedo could be delivered in all of the following positions except

First

Second

Third

Fourth

16. If Thunder is delivered before Hurricane, which of the following must be true?

Cyclone is the first package delivered

Typhoon is the first package delivered

Hurricane is delivered after Torpedo is delivered

Tornado is the third package delivered

17. Who is the writer of 'Dreams from My Father' ?

Barack Obama

George Washington

George Bush

Nelson Mandela

18. Pressure cooker cooks rice faster because:

It always lets the steam escape

High pressure crushes the hard covering of rice grains

It does not let the heat energy escape easily

High pressure raises the boiling point of water

19. 20% of 2 is equal to-

10

0.5

0.2

0.4

20. Which fraction among the following is the lowest?

5/6

12/15

11/14

17/21

21. If were running a race and passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now ?

1st

2nd

3rd

just before last

22. Find the answer that best completes the analogy: people: democracy:: wealthy:

oligarchy

oligopoly

plutocracy

autocracy

23. Which number should come next in this series? 25,24,22,19,15,----

4

5

10

14

24. Testifying before the parliament committee investigating charges that cigarette manufactures had manipulated nicotine levels in cigarettes in order consumers to their products, tobacco executives argued that cigarette smoking is not addictive. The primary reason they gave in support of this claim was that cigarette smoking not regulated by the Drug Administration. For the tobacco executives ' argument to be logically correct, which of the following must be assumed?

Substances that are not adjective are not regulated by the Drug Administration

The tobacco executives lied when they claimed that cigarette smoking was not adjective

Some adjective substances are not regulated by the Drug Administration.

Substances that are not regulated by the Drug Administration are not adjective.

25. Khan observes that if flight 409 is cancelled, then the manager could not possible arrive in the time for the meeting . But the flight was not cancelled. Therefore, Khan concludes, the manager will certainly be on time . Halima replies that even if Khan's premises are true, his argument is fallacious. And therefore, she adds, the manager will not arrive on time after all. Which of the following is the strongest thing that we can properly say about this discussion ?

Halima is mistaken in thinking Khan's argument to be fallacious, and so her own conclusion is unwarranted.

Halima is right about Khan's argument, but nevertheless her own conclusion is unwarranted

Since Halima is mistaken about Khan's argument , her own conclusion must be false.

Halima is right about Khan's argument, but nevertheless her own conclusion is false

26. Studies of fatal automobile accidents reveal that , in the majority of cases in which one occupant of an automobile is killed another survives, it is the passenger , not the driver , who is killed. It is ironic that the innocent passenger should suffer for the driver's carelessness, while the driver often suffers only minor injuries or none at all. Which of the following is an assumption underlying the reasoning in the passage above?

In most fatal automobile accidents , the driver of a car in which an occupant is killed is at fault .

Most deaths in fatal automobile accidents are suffered by occupants of cars rather then by pedestrians .

Auto safety experts should increase their efforts to provide protection for those in the passenger seats of automobiles

Automobile passengers sometimes play a contributing role in causing auto accidents

27. Which of the following is not an operating system ?

Linux

Unix

Microsoft Windows

Oracle

28. Which one is not a national currency?

Euro

Dollar

Sterling

Guilder

29. Price of vegetables is very high in city area in comparison to that in rural area. This claim is weakened by the following facts EXCEPT:

There is least demand for vegetables in the city area.

City dwellers purchase vegetables produced only in the city area

Vegetables are mostly a common item of every meal of a city dweller.

Abundantly produced rural vegetables are not allowed to sell in city area

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