1. If the two digit integers M and N are positive and have the same digits, but in reverse order, which of the following CANNOT be the sum of M and N?

a. 181
b. 165
c. 121
d. 99
e. None of these

2. If x <0 and y> 0?

a. (1) x /y < 0; (2) y-x >0 a. statement (1)ALONE is sufficient ,but statement
b. Alone is not sufficient (b) statement
c. (2)ALONE is sufficient ,but statement (1) alone is not sufficient
d. (c) BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient ,but NETTER statement ALONE is sufficient
e. EACH statement ALONE is sufficient

3. Is rst=1?

a. (1)rs =1 , (2) st =1 a. statement (1) ALONE is sufficient ,but statement
b. (2) Alone is not sufficient together b. statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) is not sufficient
c. c. BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient
d. D. EACH statement ALONE is sufficient
e. Statement (1) and (2) TOGETHER are not suffcient

4. The average of a and b is 40 and the sum of b and c is 70. what is the value of a -c?

a. 5
b. 10
c. 15
d. 20
e. None of them

5. A bag contains 3 red, 4 white and 5 blue marbles. Jason begins removing marbles from the bag at random, one at a time. what is the least number of marbles he must remove to sure that he has at least one of each color?

a. 3
b. 6
c. 8
d. 10
e. None of them

6. If 1 +1/x =2 -2/x , then x =

a. -1
b. 1/3
c. 2/3
d. 2
e. None of them

7. A fruit salad mixture consists of apples, peaches, and grapes in the ratio 6:5:2, respectively, by weight. If 39 pounds of the mixture is prepared, the mixture includes how many more pounds of apples than grapes?

a. 15
b. 12
c. 9
d. 6
e. None of them

8. A tank contains 10,000 gallons of a solution that is 5 percent sodium chloride by volume. If 2500 gallons of water evaporate from the tank, the remaining solution will be approximately what percent sodium chloride?

a. 1.25%
b. 3.75%
c. 6.25%
d. 6.67%
e. None of them

9. Rahim is now 14 years older than Karim . If in 10 years Rahim will be twice as old as Karim, how old will Rahim be in 5 years?

a. 9
b. 19
c. 21
d. 23
e. None of them

10. In a horticulture experiment , 200 seeds were planted in plot I and 300 were planted in plot II. 57 percent of the seeds in plot I germinated and 42 percent of the seeds in plot II germinated, what percent of total numbers of planted seeds was germinated?

a. 45.5%
b. 46.5%
c. 48.0%
d. 49.5%
e. None of them

11. The sum of prime numbers that are greater than 60 but less than 70 is --

a. 67
b. 128
c. 191
d. 197
e. None of them

12. Jasim is shorter than Joli, but taller than Anika, Dina is shorter than Jasim, Malek is shorter than Joli but taller than Jasminb. who is the tallest in terms of height?

a. Jasmin
b. Joli
c. Anika
d. Dina
e. None of them

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

a. NB
b. 2NB
c. 2 (B+N)
d. 2B +N
e. None of them

14. A 20% reduction in price allows a customer to purchase 5 kgs of rice at Tk. 160. How much would have to pay if there was no discount?

a. Tk. 180
b. Tk. 200
c. Tk. 210
d. Tk. 240
e. None of them

15. Three workers can do a job in 12 days . Two the workers work twice as fast as the third. How long would it take one of the faster workers to do the job himself?

a. 24
b. 30
c. 34
d. 40
e. None of them

16. The ratio of boys and girls in a class in 1 :2 and the classroom has 24 students .How man y boys would have to be admitted to make ratio of boys to girls 1:1?

a. 6
b. 8
c. 10
d. 12
e. None of them

17. The price of apple in the year 2010 has increased by 15% from that of the previous year.In 2011 the price has previous year. In 2011 the price has decreased by 10% .In 2011, what was the increase in price respect to that of 2009?

a. 3.5%
b. 4.5%
c. 5.5%
d. 6.5%
e. None of them

18. when 5 is added to 1 /3 of a number, the result is 8. what is the number?

a. 15
b. 12
c. 9
d. 6
e. None of them

19. what is the minimum number of oranges that must be added to the existing stock of 263 oranges so that total stock can be equally distributed among 6, 7 or 8 persons?

a. 66
b. 69
c. 73
d. 77
e. None of them

20. Rabbi is 32 years older than Mitu ,in 7 years Rabbi's age will be 5 years more than twice that of Mitu. The age of Rabbi, 3 years from now will be--

a. 45 years
b. 55 years
c. 65 years
d. 75 years
e. None of these

21. Of the following which is the greatest?

a. (1/5)-2
b. (1/3)-2
c. 3-2
d. 5-2
e. None of these

22. Find the value of (p-1)3 if p=(15/18+5/16-20/24).

a. -1231/4096
b. 6
d. 1321/4906
e. None of these

23. The longest side of an isosceles right triangle measures 16m. what is the perimeter of the triangle?

a. 32/2m
b. 32+162m
c. 16+162m
d. 32+2m
e. 48+2m

24. In a race , Kaim is first and Rahman is fifth while Manoj is between them . Joesph is doing better than Kamal. and Kamal is exactly behind Manoj who is in the second position?

a. Karim
b. Rahman
c. Manoj
d. Joseph
e. None of them

25. If the day before yesterday is two days after Monday then what day is it today?

a. wednesday
b. Tuesday
c. Monday
d. Friday
e. None of them

26. Which one of the five choices makes the best comparison for LIVE is to EVIL as 5332 is t:

a. 2523
b. 3252
c. 2325
d. 3225
e. None of them

27. Rehana is one inch taller than Jamila , and two inches shorten than Faria. Amuna is one inch shorten than Jamilas's younger sister. and one inch taller than Jamila. which of the girls is tallest among these girls.?

a. Rehana
b. Iamila's younger sister
c. Faria
d. Jamila
e. can not be determined

28. Most stuffed toys are stuffed with industrial cotton. There are stuffed bears and stuffed tigers.Some chairs are stuffed with industrial cotton. If the first three statements are true then which of the following statements must also be true?

a. I only
b. II only
c. II and III only
d. I,II and III
e. None of them

29. Find the odd one out from the following .

a. University of Dhaka
b. Dhaka college
c. Rangpur Zilla School
d. National Museum
e. None of them

30. what is the next number in the series: 1 ,1 ,2 ,3 , 5, 8, 13, 21 ............. ?

a. 34
b. 31
c. 41
d. 50
e. None of them

31. Five members were present at a board meeting. Each member shook hands with all of the other members before the meeting. How many handshakes took place?

a. 10
b. 11
c. 15
d. 5
e. None of them

32. In a fruit basket there are six appless and three oranges. How many fruits do you have to take to ensure that you take at least one orange?

a. 1
b. 2
c. 4
d. 7
e. None of them

33. If 'ABCD' stands for " WXYA' then 'BAD' stands for --

a. XWZ
b. XYZ
c. WXZ
d. YZW
e. None of them

34. Two years ago, Tim was three times as old as susie . Today he is twice as old as susie. How old is Tim today?

a. 2
b. 4
c. 6
d. 8
e. None of them

35. The present age of Falcon is thrice the present age of Simran who is 20. How many years ago was the age of falcon five times that of Simaran?

a. 3
b. 10
c. 7.5
d. 6
e. None of them

36. The cost of a camera at 20% discount is dolor 100. Find its actual price.

a. dolor 125
b. dolor 130
c. dolor 225
d. dolor 335
e. None of them

37. The length of rectangle ABCD is 6/5th of its breadth, its perimeters 132 . Find its area.

a. 660 m2
b. 2210m2
c. 1080 m2
d. 2160 m2
e. None of them

38. In a certain office 1/3 of the workers are women , 1/2 of the women are married and 1/3 of the married women have children. If 3/4 of the men are married and 2/3 of the married men have children , what part of the workers have no children?

a. 5/
b. /
c. //
d. /
e. None of them

39. The rent of a quest house if Tk. 50 per day for the first three days Tk. 100 per day for the next 5 days and Tk. 300 per day for to the days . The registration fee in the beginning in Tk. 50 . If one has to pay Tk. 1300 for how many days has her availed this facility?

a. 1075
b. 1255
c. 1540
d. 100
e. None of them

40. One third of Vindo's marks in Mathematics exceeds half of his marks in social studies by 30 , if he got 240 marks in the two subjects together , how many marks did he get in social studies?

a. 40
b. 60
c. 80
d. 10
e. None of them

41. On sports day. if 30 children were made to stand in a column, 16 columns could be formed. If 24 children were made to stand in a column,how many columns could be formed?

a. 45
b. 20
c. 22
d. 29
e. None of them

42. If one man or two women or three boys can finish a job in 66 days, then find out the number of days in which that work can be done by one man two women , and three boys.

a. 22
b. 34
c. 24
d. 11
e. None of them

43. A man purchased equal number of banans at two different rates one at the rate of 8 taka per dozen and the other at the rate of 10 taka per dozen. After that , he sold those bananas at an average rate of 11 taka per dozen and thus made a profit of 100 taka. How many dozens of banana did he purchase altogether?

a. 60
b. 50
c. 55
d. 45
e. None of them

44. A shopkeeper marks an article at such a price that after allowing a discount of 30% on the tag price he makes a profit of 40% . If the tag price of the article including tax is Tk. 460 . then the cost price of that article is--

a. 232
b. 260
c. 230
d. 330
e. None of them

45. Rakib, Raja and Rajib paid a total of 369 taka for their dinner at a restaurant , If Rakib paid 2/3 of the total amount, Raja paid 82 taka and Rajib paid the rest,what fraction of the total amount did Rajib pay?

a. 1/9
b. 1/3
c. 39/82
d. 82/369
e. None of them

46. A group of 10 people plan to contribute equally to pay for a friend's gift that costs G dollars. If n additional people want to contribute to pay for the gift, the required contribution per person will be reduced by how many dollars?

a. Gn/(100+10n)
b. (10+n)/Gn
c. (10G+Gn)/n
d. (Gn+10G)/Gn-10
e. None of these

47. Marium has n chocolates, where n is an integer such that 20

b. 1
c. 2
d. 3
e. 4

48. If the average of a and b is 45, and the average of b and c is 35, then (a-c)=?

a. 5
b. 10
c. 20
d. 30
e. 40

49. In how many ways can Annie, Bushra, Camelia, Don, Elina and Frazana be seated if Annie and Bushra cannot seated next to each other?

a. 240
b. 360
c. 480
d. 600
e. 720

50. In what ratio should a 20% methyl alcohol solution be mixed with a 50% methyl alcohol solution so that the resultant solution has 40% methyl alcohol in it?

a. 1 : 2
b. 2 : 1
c. 1 : 3
d. 3 : 1
e. 2 : 3

51. Annie invested a certain sum of money in a bank that paid simple interest. The amount grew to Tk 240 at the end of 2 years. she waited for a another 3 years and got a final amount of Tk 300. What was the principal amount that she invested at the beginning?

a. 200
b. 150
c. 210
d. 175
e. 250

52. A car averages 25 miles per gallon of gasoline when driven in the city and 40 miles per gallon when drives on the highway. According to these rates, which of the following is closest to the number of miles per gallon that the car averages when it is driven 10 miles in the city and then 50 miles on the highway?

a. 64
b. 36
c. 12
d. 29
e. 42

53. If-2

a. 1
b. -14
c. -7
d. 1
e. -24

54. What is the radius of the in-circle of the triangle whose sides measure 5 12 and 13 units?

a. 2
b. 12
c. 6.5
d. 6
e. 7.5

55. Which of the following number is not a prefect square?

a. 2187
b. 78125
c. 16284
d. 3125
e. None of these

56. Certain numbers of children were playing a game of football. There was a trial taking place on the field. In this trial the probability that a goal is scored is 2/5. The probability that a gril hits a goal is 7/10 whereas the probability than a boy hits a goal is 1/5. What will be the probability that not only a goal is hit but it is also hit by a boy?

a. 14/50
b. 7/50
c. 2/5
d. 2/25
e. None of these

57. Rehana leaves her home early in the morning so that she can reach her office on time. If she walks at the rate of 7 km/hr then she reaches her office 8 minutes late. But, if she walks at a speed of 8 km/hr, then she reaches her 4 minutes early. What is the distance in km between Rehana's house and her office?

a. 10
b. 11.2
c. 11.5
d. 12
e. None of these

58. A tank is fitted with 8 pipes, some of them that fill the tank and others that are waste pipe meant to those that empty the tank can empty it in 6 hours. If all the pipes are kept open when the tank is full, it will take exactly 6 hours for the tank to empty. How many of these are these are fill pipes?

a. 2
b. 4
c. 6
d. 5
e. None of these

59. Alim and Badrul enter in to a partnership and Alim invests Tk 10,000 in the partnership. At the end of 4 months he withdraws Tk 2000. At the end of another 5 month, he withdraws another Tk 3000. If Badrul receives Tk 9600 as his share of the total profit of Tk 19,100 for the year, how much did Badrul invest in the company?

a. 12,000
b. 96,000
c. 8,000
d. 6,000
e. None of these

60. Two merchants sell, each an article for Tk. 1000. If Merchant A computer his profion cost price, while Merchant B computes his profit on selling price, they end up making profits of 25% respectively. By how much is the profit made by Merchant B greater than that of Merchant A?

a. 66.67
b. 50
c. 125
d. 200
e. None of these

61. The length of a rope, to which a cow is tied, is increased from 19m to 30m. How much additional ground will it be able to graze? Assume that the cow is able to move on all sides with equal ease.

a. 1696 sq.m
b. 1794 sq.m
c. 1594 sq.m
d. 1756 sq.m
e. 1896 sq.m

62. A cube of side 5cm is painted on all its side. If it is sliced into 1 cubic centimeter cubes, how many 1 cubic centimeter cubes will have exactly one of their sides painted?

a. 9
b. 61
c. 98
d. 54
e. 64

63. If 0

a. a
b. b
c. c
d. d
e. e

64. If a and b are integers greater than 100 such that a+b=300, which of the following could be the each color?

a. 9 to 1
b. 5 to 2
c. 5 to 3
d. 4 to 1
e. 3 to 2

65. Papia has 16 marbles in her pocket. She has 8 red ones, 4 green ones, and 4 blue ones. What is the minimum number of marbles she must take out of her pocket to ensure that she has one of each color?

a. 4
b. 8
c. 12
d. 13
e. 16

66. The preferred stock of Jay's Comics currently sells for Tk. 23.25 per share. The annual dividend of Tk. 1.50 is fixed. Assuming a constant dividend forever,what is the rate of return on this stock ?

a. 3.49 percent
b. 6.45 percent
c. 8.06 percent
d. 8.50 percent

67. You own a bond issued by the CP railroad that promises to pay holder Tk. 100 annually forever. You plan to sell the born three years from now. If similar investments yield 6 percent at that time, how much will the boan be worth?

a. Tk. 918.79
b. Tk. 1,333.34
c. Tk. 1,666.67
d. Tk. 1,789.42

68. You have Tk. 90,000 saved today and want to purchase a new bike when your money grows to Tk. 250,000. If you can earn 8 percent on your percent on your investments, how long do you have to wait to buy your bike?

a. 25.22 years
b. 12.18 years
c. 15.27 years
d. None of these

69. Five years ago, Tk. 1,200 was deposited into a savings account paying 4.5% interest. Today, the balance in the account is Tk. 1,495. If interest paid on the account was compounded annually, how much interest on interest was earned?

a. Tk 25.00
b. Tk. 93.10
c. Tk. 102.39
d. Tk. 130.28

70. You are considering investing in a firm and wish to place a value on the common stock. The dividend on the firm's stock has not changed in the last five years. In absence of any information suggesting future changes in the dividend rate, the most appropriate stock valuation model be the -----model.

a. zero growth
b. constant growth
c. non-constant groth
d. growing perpetuity

71. To increase a given present value, the discount rate should

a. be increased
b. be decreased
c. not be changed
d. none of these

72. All else equal, the existence of a ---will increase the required return on a bond.

a. call provision
b. conversion feature
c. put provision
d. trust deed

73. A firm has sales of Tk. 750, total assets of Tk. 400, and a debt-equity ratio of 1.50. If the return on equity is 10%, what is the firm's net income?

a. Tk 16
b. Tk 20
c. Tk 32
d. Tk 40

74. A firm is having difficulty controlling its operating expenses. Which one of the following ratio categories will most directly reflect this problem?

a. liquidity
b. profitability
c. market value
d. turnover

75. A very short-term creditor, such as a supplier who grants credit for only 30 days, is likely to be most interested in a firm's :

a. current ratio
b. quick ratio
c. cash converge ratio
d. cash ratio

76. At a college football game, 4/5 of the seats in the lower deck of the stadium were sold. If one-fourth of all the seats in the stadium were located in the lower deck, and if 2/3 of all the seats in the stadium were sold, what fraction of the unsold seats in the stadium were in the lower deck?

a. 3/20
b. 1/6
c. 1/3
d. 7/15

77. A collection of books went on sale and 2/3 of these were sold Tk. 2.30 each. If none of the 36 remaining books that were sold?

a. Tk. 180
b. Tk. 135
c. Tk. 90
d. Tk. 60

78. A factory with 3 machines has a job of stamping out a number of pan covers. The newest machine can do the job in 3 days, 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. 1.333
b. 4.333
c. 6
d. 13

79. Tina rented a rickshaw for Tk. 18 plus Tk. 0.10 per km. Ruby rented another rickshaw for Tk.25 plus Tk. 0.05 per km. If each moves d km and paid exactly the same amount of rental, then d=?

a. 100
b. 120
c. 135
d. 140

80. After taking 30 socks out of the dryer, Dina noticed that the ratio of blue socks to brown socks to black socks was 2:3:5. How many black socks were in the dryer?

a. 21
b. 15
c. 9
d. None of these

81. If both length and width of rectangular plot a garden are increased by 20%, how many percent of the area of the plot would be increased?

a. 20%
b. 24%
c. 36%
d. None of these

82. If b<2 and 2x-3d=0, which of the following must be true?

a. x>-3
b. x<2
c. x=3
d. x<3

83. If 40% of all women are voters, and 52% of the population is women, what percent of the population are women voters?

a. 18.1
b. 20.8
c. 26.4
d. 40

84. How much interest will Tk. 2000 earn in one year at an annual rate of 8% if the interest is compounded every six months?

a. Tk. 160
b. Tk. 163.20
c. Tk. 249.73
d. Tk. 332.80

85. The average annual salary of executive at Nationwide Travel last year was Tk. 550,000, while the average salary for travel consultants was Tk. 470,000. The average annual salary for all employees was Tk. 380,000.

a. There were fewer executive than travel consultants at nationwide Travel Last year.
b. No travel consultants earned more than an executive last year.
c. There was at least one employee who earned less than the average for a travel consultant.
d. Some travel consultants earn more than the lowest paid executives.

86. Who is the tallest? Omar and Osman are of the same height Babu is shorter than Bithi. Bithi is taller than Osman. Omar is shorter than Babu.

a. Omar
b. Osman
c. Babu
d. None of these

87. Fifteen percent of the people in Chittagong have unlisted phone numbers. If you select 300 names at random from the phone directory, what is the expected number of people who will have an unlisted phone unmber?

a. 15
b. 145
c. 300
d. None of these

88. Look carefully for the letter pattern, and then choose which letters fill in the gap. CMM, EOO, GQQ----, KUU

a. GRR
b. GSS
c. ISS
d. ITT

89. Choose which pair of numbers comes next in the following serise : 8,11,21,15,18,21 22?

a. 25, 18
b. 25, 29
c. 24, 21
d. 25, 21