Dhaka School of Bank Management

(Affiliated with the University of Dhaka)

Admission Test for MBM-Evening Intake-2023

Total Marks: 130 Time: 2 hours

Name:
Signature
Exam
and Date of
ID
Invigilator
Signature of Candidate

Instructions
1. The question paper is divided into two parts- Part I and Part II. For Part-I, choose the most
appropriate answer by putting tick () mark. Answers of the written part (Part-II) should be written
in the space given in the question paper.
2. The blank space of the question paper can be used for rough calculation.
3. Only Ball pen can be used for answering question.
4. Use of Digital Watch, Calculator, Mobile Phone and any other Electronic Devices are strictly
prohibited in the exam hall.
5. You should ‘START’ and ‘STOP’ answering as per direction of the invigilators.
6. Adoption of any unfair means will disqualify you for the test.
7. Do not write anything on the opposite page of the top sheet.
8. Any mistake in writing Name and Roll No. may result in cancellation of the answer script.

For Official Use Only

Marks in Part-I Marks in Part-II Total Marks Signature of Signature of

(Out of 80) (Out of 50) (Out of 130) the Examiner the Scrutinizer

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 Part – I (MCQ Section) Marks: 80
Section A: English Proficiency Marks: 1×20 = 20
Q. (1-4): Choose the word which is Opposite in meaning to the given word. 14 = 4
1. Withdraw
(a) Reduce (b) Need (c) Advance (d) Want
2. Luminous
(a) Clear (b) Dim (c) Brittle (d) Clever
3. Scarcity
(a) Abundance (b) Pertinent (c) Bonafied (d) Courage
4. Plaintiff
(a) Complainant (b) Sorrowful (c) Witness (d) Defendant
Q. (6-8): Each sentence has four underlined parts having words or phrases marked (a), (b), (c),
and (d). Identify one of the underlined parts that must be changed to make the sentence correct.
14 = 4
5. In the rush to get to the quarterly meeting, one of the board members forgot their presentation
(a) (b) (c) (d)
6. Having read for more than four hours without a rest, the book fell from his hands.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
7. In order to save petrol motorists must have to be very cautious while driving on the highways.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
8. Honesty, integrity and being intelligent are the qualities, which we look for when we interview
(a) (b) (c)
applicants.
(d)
Q. (9-12) Choose the appropriate preposition to fill in the blank for the following sentences.
14 = 4
9. He behaves just like his father. He really takes ________ him.
(a) to (b) from (c) after (d) by
10. We are offering solutions ________ a price almost anyone can afford.
(a) in (b) at (c) on (d) by
11. There are tall beautiful coconut trees ________ the river.
(a) along (b) at (c) into (d) over
12. Ha has assured me ________ safety.
(a) With (b) of (c) for (d) at

Q. (13-16) Select a pair of words that expresses a relationship similar to that expresses in
the original pair. 14 = 4
13. MASON : STONE ::
(a) soldier : weapon (b) lawyer : law (c) blacksmith : forge (d) carpenter : wood
14. INCEPTION : CONCLUSION ::
(a) departure : arrival (b) culmination : upshot (c) refutation : approval (d) approach : return
15. DEGREE : TEMPERATURE ::
(a) Ounce: Weight (b) Light: Heat (c) Time: Length (d) Mass: Energy
16. MOUNTAIN : RANGE ::
(a) Lake: Ocean (b) Island: Archipelago (c) Sand: Dust (d) Glacier: Snow

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Q. (17-20): Read the given passage and answer the questions 14 = 4
Throughout human history nearly all people were close to the soil. Therefore, their lives were
profoundly affected by the alternation of winter and summer, by the coming and going of the full
moon, and by the pattern of rain and drought and the annual harvest. Steadily the ever-expanding city
replaced the countryside as the home of most of the world’s people; and the big cities now have
dwarfed the biggest city of several hundred years earlier. In 1995, at least 25 cities each held more
than seven million inhabitants.
17. According to the passage, the lives of the people were -
(a) greatly influenced by the nature (b) little influenced by the nature
(c) somewhat influenced by the nature (d) not influenced by the nature
18. “Steadily the ever-expanding city replaced the countryside as the home of most of the world’s
people” means -
(a) gradually the cities destroyed the villages
(b) gradually the cities took up all the space occupied by village
(c) gradually more people started living in cities than in village
(d) people loved city life
19. In the passage the word “dwarfed” means -
(a) were smaller than (b) made look smaller
(c) are comparable to (d) are not as big as
20. The word “drought” is closet in meaning to -
(a) flood (b) occasional rain
(c) rainless period (d) storm

Section B: Mathematics Marks: 1.5×20 = 30

(Q. 21-40): Choose the correct answer.
21. If a2 + b2 = 45 and ab = 18, find 1/a + 1/b
(a) 1/3 (b) 1/2 (c) 2/3 (d) 1/4

0.15  10m
22. If = 5  107 then m – k = ?
0.3  10 k

(a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8 (d) 9

23. If the mean of numbers 28, x, 42, 78 and 104 is 62, what is the mean of 48, 62, 98, 124 and x?
(a) 78 (b) 58 (c) 390 (d) 310

24. The difference between the value of a number increased by 12.5% and the value of the number
decreased by 25% is 30. What is the original number?
(a) 60 (b) 80 (c) 40 (d) 120

25. The cost of 9 mangoes and 5 apples is equal to the cost of 7 mangoes and 8 apples. Find the ratio
between the cost of 1 mango and the cost of one apple.
(a) 3 : 2 (b) 2 : 3 (c) 5 : 8 (d) 9 : 7

26. A shopkeeper has sufficient money to buy 50 books. On reduction in the price of each book by
Tk.4, he could buy 10 books more. How much money does he has?
(a) Tk.1000 (b) Tk.1200 (c) Tk.1500 (d) Tk.2000

27. A merchant who marked his goods up by 50% subsequently offered a discount of 20% on the
marked price. What is the percentage profit that the merchant made after offering the discount?
(a) 30% (b) 125% (c) 25% (d) 20%

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28. On a 2 km road, a total of 201 trees are planted on the side of the road at equal distances. How
many such trees will be planted on a 50 km road such that the distance between two consecutive
trees is the same as that of the consecutive trees on the 2 km road?
(a) 501 (b) 5001 (c) 5000 (d) 1000

29. A man deposits certain amount in his bank account. After a few days, he withdraws half of the
money deposited and deposits Tk.500 more. If he has a balance of Tk.2000 in his bank account,
find the amount deposited initially.
(a) Tk. 1500 (b) Tk.2000 (c) Tk.2500 (d) Tk.3000

30. In a group of 135 persons, 50% people contributed Tk.40 each, 30% contributed Tk.60 each and
the remaining persons contributed Tk.80. Find the average contribution for the group.
(a) Tk.50 (b) Tk.54 (c) Tk.60 (d) Tk.62

31. Income of A is 25% less than B. What percent B’s income would be more than A?
(a) 35% (b) 30% (c) 33.33% (d) 25%

32. A wholesaler bought 1200 radios for Tk.18 each. The wholesaler sold 60 percent of the radios for
Tk.30 each and the rest for Tk.15 each. What is the wholesaler's average (arithmetic mean) profit
per radio?
(a) Tk.6 (b) Tk.5 (c) Tk.4 (d) Tk.3

33. Present age of Fariha is thrice the present age of Samira who is 20. How many years ago was the
age of Fariha five times that of Samira?
(a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 7.5 (d) 10

34. The average weight of a group of 30 friends increases by 1 kg when the weight of their football
coach was added. If average weight of the group after including the weight of the football coach is
31 kg, what is the weight of their football coach?
(a) 31 kg (b) 61 kg (c) 60 kg (d) 62 kg

35. The wages earned by Robin is 30% more than that earned by Elahi. The wages earned by
Chandan is 60% more than that earned by Elahi. How much % is the wages earned by Chandan
more than that earned by Robin?
(a) 23% (b) 18.75% (c) 30% (d) 50%

36. The difference between the value of a number increased by 12.5% and the value of the original
number decreased by 25% is 30. What is the original number?
(a) 40 (b) 60 (c) 80 (d) 120

37. Hasan invested a certain sum of money at 8% per annum simple interest for 'n' years. At the end
of 'n' years, Hasan got back 4 times his original investment. What is the value of n?
(a) 37 years 6 months (b) 50 years (c) 12 years 6 months (d) 25 years

38. The length of one side of a square inscribed in a circle is 2. What is the area of the circle?
(a) /2 (b)  (c) 2 (d) 2

39. If a rectangle’s length and width are both doubled, by what percent is the rectangle’s area
increased?
(a) 50% (b) 100% (c) 200% (d) 300%

40. The area of a square field is 24200 sq m. How long will a lady take to cross the field diagonally at
the rate of 6.6 km/hr?
(a) 3 minutes (b) 0.04 hours (c) 2 minutes (d) 2.4 minutes

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 Section C: Analytical Ability and Critical Reasoning Marks: 20
Q. (41-43): Answer the questions based on the following information. 2×3 = 06
Exactly nine books must be arranged from first (leftmost) to ninth (rightmost) on a shelf. Of the nine
books, four are leather-bound books, three are clothbound books and the remaining two are paperback
books. The four leather-bound books must be next to each other, and the two paperback books must
be next to each other. The three clothbound books do not have to be placed next to each other.

41. If the sixth book is a leather-bound book and the eighth book is a clothbound book, which of the
following must be a paperback book?
(a) The first (b) The second (c) The third (d) The fourth

42. The clothbound books must be next to each other if a paperback book is in which of the following
positions?
(a) The first (b) The third (c) The fifth (d) The seventh

43. If the first and seventh books have the same kind of binding, which of the following must be a
leather-bound book?
(a) The first (b) The second (c) The fourth (d) The sixth

Q. (44-47): Answer the questions based on the following information. 2×4 = 08

L, M. and N each buy at least one kind of food from a street vendor who sells only fruit cups,
hot dogs, pizzas, and kebabs. They make their selections in accordance with the following
restrictions:
• None of the three buys more than one portion of each kind of food.
• If any of the three buys a hot dog, that person does not also buy a kebab.
• At least one of the three buys a hot dog, and at least one buys a pizza.
• M buys a kebab.
• N buys a fruit cup.
• Neither L nor N buys a pizza.
• M does not buy any kind of food that N buys.

44. Which one of the following statements must be true?

(a) L buys a hot dog (b) L buys a kebab (c) M buys a hot dog (d) M buys a pizza

45. If the vender charges Tk. 100 for each portion of food, what is the minimum amount the three
people could spend?
(a) Tk. 300 (b) Tk. 400 (c) Tk. 500 (d) Tk. 600

46. If L and M buy exactly two kinds of food each, which one of the following statements must be
true?
(a) L buys a fruit cup. (b) L buys a hot dog.
(c) M buys a fruit cup. (d) There is exactly one kind of food that L and M both buy.

47. If L buys a kebab, which one of the following statements must be true?
(a) L buys a fruit cup. (b) M buys a fruit cup.
(c) N buys a hot dog. (d) N buys exactly one kind of food.

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Q. (48-50): Choose the best answer. 2×3 = 06
48. Fill in the missing number of the series: 5, 7, 11, _______, 35, 67
(a) 28 (b) 22 (c) 19 (d) 30

49. A watch was correct at noon, after which it started to lose 17 minutes per hour and stopped
completely at 2.52 pm. What time is it now?
(a) 3.30 pm (b) 4.00 pm (c) 4.30 pm (d) 5.00 pm

50. Find the minimum number of straight lines required to make the given figure.
(a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 17

Section D: General Knowledge and Current Affairs Marks: 1×10 = 10

Q. (51-60): Answer the following questions.

51. Which one of the following ecosystems covers the largest area of the earth's surface?
(a) Desert Ecosystem (b) Grassland Ecosystem
(c) Mountain Ecosystem (d) Marine Ecosystem

52. Which economist has put forward the concept of ‘Creative Destruction?’
(a) Amartya Sen (b) Jean Dreze (c) Joseph Schumpeter (d) Herbert Spencer

53. LOT is the name of an airline of -

(a) Belgium (b) Poland (c) Czech Republic (d) Slovakia

54. Which economist had developed the concept of National Income Measurement and its
significance in Economic Development?
(a) Ragnar Nurkse (b) Amartya Sen
(c) Simon Kuznets (d) John Maynard Keynes

55. Biological Oxygen demand (BOD) is used as a standard measure of -

(a) Oxygen level in water system (b) Oxygen level in animals
(c) Oxygen level in forest System (d) Oxygen level in atmosphere

56. The International Date Line is the -

(a) Equator (b) 0° Longitude (c) 88° East Longitude (d) 180° Longitude

57. The study which deals with secret writing is known as -

(a) Cryptography (b) Secretology (c) Cytography (d) Cryptology

58. The term 16 yards hit is associated with -

(a) Polo (b) Hockey (c) Baseball (d) Badminton

59. Which of the following types of clothes is manufactured by using petroleum products?
(a) Rayon Silk (b) Terelyne (c) Nylon (d) Cotton

60. U Thant Award is given for -

(a) Contribution to east-east understanding (b) Community leadership
(c) Social service (d) Journalism

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 Part – II (Written Section) Marks: 50
1. Translate the following into English 10

বাাংলাদেশ একটি উন্নয়নশীল দেশ যা অদনক উন্নতি কদেদে পঞ্চাশ বেদে। োতেদ্রিা কদেদে
এবাং সাধােন োনুদেে আয় দবদেদে অদনক গুন। তশক্ষাে হাে বৃদ্ধিে সাদে সাদে, অেননতিক
থ
উন্নয়ন এবাং সাোদ্ধিক উন্নয়ন হদয়দে। তশশু েৃিযুে হাে কদেদে এবাং গ্রােীণ অেনীতি
থ চাঙ্গা
হদয়দে। আেো আধুতনক প্রযুদ্ধি বুবহাে কেতে, িদব আেও অদনক তকেয কো েেকাে।

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2. Translate the following into Bengali 10

The weather can change day-to-day, whereas the climate in an area usually takes a long time
to change, and climate usually takes hundreds, thousands, or millions of years to change. In
the world today, climate change is often heard, which is often called global warming. Most
people can agree on the weather, but sometimes climate change or global warming leads to
disagreement. During its life, the climate of the earth has changed quite often and has
experienced an Ice Age, warming, and everything in between. The earth is covered like
a greenhouse, which is used by some farmers, florists, and others to grow plants, it is a 'glass-
covered' building that absorbs the heat from the Sun.

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3. Analytical Writing 15

“Changing Mindset for Becoming Entrepreneur Instead of Looking for a Job

after Exiting from the Universities.” Analyze the statement and put forward your
arguments and counter arguments on the issue.

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