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Which one of the longest day in a year?

There are 8 job applicants sitting in waiting room; 4 women and 4 men. If two of the applicants are selected of random, what is the probability that both will be women?

A man 6 feet tall casts a shadow 4 feet long, at the same time a flagpole casts a shadow which is 50 feet long. How long is the flagpole?

A small factory with 3 machines has a job of stamping out a number of pan covers. The newest machine can do the job in 3 day, another machine can do it in 4 days, and the third machine can do it in 6 days. How many days will the factory take to do the job using all three machines?

A candy dealer makes up a mixture of 3 parts of candy costing him Tk. 60 per pound with 2 parts of candy costing him Tk. 70 per pound and 2 pats costing him Tk. 50 per pound .At what price per pound should he sell his mixture to make a profit of 25 percent?      

The head quarter of Asian Development Bank is situated in —-

Government of Bangladesh wants to relocate the tanneries of Hazaribag to

A merchant was selling an item at a certain price, than market it down 20% for spring sale. During the summer, he marked the item down another 20% from its spring price. If the item was sold at the summer price, what percent of the original price did its sell for?

How many pupils can be seated in a room with N single chairs and B double seated benches?

According to the FY 2007-08 budget, the exemption limit of income tax for an individual is Tk.

If 3x – 4y > 2x + 3y, then which of the following must be true?

After working for a total of 4 hours at temporary job we were told that we had just completed 1 4 of the task. How much longer in hour should it takes us to finish the entire job?

Who was recognized as “FIFA” Football of the Year : 2007”?        

A man buys eggs at the rate of Tk. 7.2 per dozen eggs and sells them at taka 70 per 100 eggs. If his profit is Tk. 30, how many eggs did he buy?

Where will the World Cup Cricket be held in 2011?

Pasha is paid an hourly rate of Tk. 11 with overtime at 1.5 the hourly rate for any hours in excess of 40 per week. In addition, he also receives a 6% commission on all sales over Tk. 2500 per week. He worked for 53 hours last week and had sales of Tk. 8.659. What were his gross earnings in Tk. for the week?

A 60-gallon tank is 60% full of water. If 50% of the water is poured in a 90-gallon tank, what percent of the 40-gallan tanks is filled?   

OMS stands for –

How many spoke are there in a wheel of a sports car, if any two consecutive spokes form an angle of 15° ?

The Lunar Eclipse (Eclipse of the moon ) occurs when –

Jennifer purchased 140 shares of a stock at Tk. 135.50 per share and paid a commission of 0.06%. What was her total investment in taka?

Recently India has raised the export price of per ton of non-basmti rice to

A car passes Dhaka at 9.55 am and Gazipur at 10.15am Gazipur is 30 miles from Dhaka. What is the average speed of the car in miles per hour?

Half the graduating class of a college was accepted by a business school. One-third of the class was accepted by a law school. It one-fifth of the class was accepted by both types of school, what fraction of the class was accepted only by a law school?    

Two-thirds of the teachers of a high school are women, twelve of male teachers are unmarried while 3 5 of the male teachers are married. How many teachers are there in the school?

In Rajshahi 5 adults are unemployed for every 120 who have jobs.Out of 2,125 adults how many have jobs?

Today Jim is twice as old as Fred and Sam is 2 years younger than Fred .Four years ago Jim was 4 times as old Sam. How old is Jim now?

The XYZ Corporation sells pens, pencils, and erases. The pens make up 2/5 of all sales, the pencils 1/10 of pens and the erasers ½ of pens and pencils together. What percentage of all sales is for eraser?

How many international airports are there in Bangladesh?

If x < -1, than which of the following must be true?

If a : b =4 : 7 and b : c =5 : 6, then a :b : c = ?         

What is the name of Malaysian Currency?

Which one is the most abundant gas in the air?

Mr. Arif left Tk. 50 lac to his three sons-Abu, Bony and Chinu. The money was distributed amongst the sons in such a way that for every 1Tk. Abu received, Bony received Tk. 1.5 and Chinu received Tk. 2.5.How much money did Bony receive?

What are will the values of x that satisfy the equation x² +4x+3 = 0

One –forth of the students of a school play cricket and two- third of the rest play football. The remaining 400 students do not play either of the games. How many students are there in the school?

Main cause of night blindness is deficiency of Vitamin—

A triangle has a base x and an altitude y. A second triangle has a base twice the altitude of the first triangle, and an altitude twice the base of the first triangle. What is the area of the second triangle?

When was the national flag of Independent Bangladesh hoisted?

East Pakistan Stock Exchange Association Ltd. Previous name of Dhaka Stock Exchange, was incorporated in the year.

Which is the nearest planet to the sun?

How many tiles each 1 foot square are necessary to form a 1 foot border around the inside of a room 24 feet?

A related pair of words or phrases is followed by five options. Select an option that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

SCURRY : MOVE

A related pair of words or phrases is followed by five options. Select an option that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

PIPELINE :REFINERY

A related pair of words or phrases is followed by five options. Select an option that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

HEART : PUMP

A related pair of words or phrases is followed by five options. Select an option that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

LUMBER :BEAR

A related pair of words or phrases is followed by five options. Select an option that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

URGE: INSIST

The Buriganga is _____ the south of Dhaka city.

I made ______ my mind to go there.    

He agreed ____ the proposal.

He came _____ a noble family.

You must atone ____ you sin.

Following the Instructions last 3 questions: Each of the following questions below is followed by two statements labeled(i)and (ii) Analyze the information given in the statements (i) and (ii) and then mark the appropriate option in your answer sheet. They are explained below:

A. If statement (i) alone is sufficient to answer the questions, but not statement (ii) alone.
B. If statement (ii) alone is sufficient to answer the questions , but not statement (i) alone.
C. If statements (i) and (ii) together are sufficient to answer the questions, but neither alone is sufficient.
D. If either (i) and (ii) alone is sufficient to answer the question.
E. Need additional date become statements (i) and (ii) together are not sufficient to answer the question.

Que: Rafiq drove total 160 miles. What was his average speed for the trip?
(i)Rafiq drove the first 100 miles at an averages speed of 40 miles per hour.
(ii)Rafiq drove the last 100 miles at an average speed of 50 miles per hour.

How many people are seated in a certain theatre?

(i). If ¼ of the people in the theatre left, the theatre would be filled to 3/5 of capacity.
(ii) If 20 more people entered into the these, it would be filled to full capacity.

If 70 students sat for the same test,what was the average score of the students?

(i) The highest score was 80 and lowest score was 40.
(ii) The average is in the middle of highest and lowest mark.

Choose the word that is correctly spelt.

Choose the word that is correctly spelt.

Choose the word that is correctly spelt.

Choose the word that is correctly spelt.

Choose the word that is correctly spelt.

Instruction: From the given scenario and conditions answer questions 62-65.

An amusement park roller coaster includes five cars, numbers I though 5 from front to back Each car accommodates up to two rides, seated side by side. Six people – Taraq, Galib,Luna, Mark, Pavel and Jamil — are riding the coaster at the same time.

*Luna is sharing a car.
*Mark is not sharing a car and is seated immediately behind an empty car.
*Tareq is not sharing a car with either Galib or Pavel.
*Galib is riding in either the third or fourth car.

If Galib is riding immediately behind Luna’s car and immediately ahead of Tareq’s car, all of the following must be true EXCEPT :

Which of the following groups of riders could occupy the second car?

If Pavel is riding in the second car, which of the following statement(s) must be correct?              

Which one of the following statements CANNOT be true?      

Choose the most appropriate replacement from the options given for the underlined word/words of the following sentences.

The similar meaning of CHASTE is

Choose the most appropriate replacement from the options given for the underlined word/words of the following sentences.

When her dog died, she cried very hard for half an hour.

Choose the most appropriate replacement from the options given for the underlined word/words of the following sentences.

The waiter put mango juice into my glass.

Choose the most appropriate replacement from the options given for the underlined word/words of the following sentences.

The opposite meaning of ASPSTATE is

Choose the most appropriate replacement from the options given for the underlined word/words of the following sentences.

He quickly looked at his watch.

Read Instruction for Que: 71 to 75 : Each question in this section presents a sentence, part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find different ways of phrasing the underlined part. Choose the answer that should replace the underlined part.

Delighted by the reported earnings for the first quarter of the fiscal year, it was decided by the company manager give her staff a raise.

Of all the possible disasters that threaten our agriculture, the possibility of an adverse change in climate is may be the more difficult for analysis .

In addition to having more protein then wheat does, the protein in rice is higher quality than that in wheat, with more of the amino acids essential to the human diet.    

When one eats in this restaurant, you often find that the prices are high.

The psychologist William James believed that facial expressions not only provide a visible sign of an emotion, actually contributing to the feeling itself.