1. Who is the current Secretary General of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)?

a. Yadav kanta Silwal
b. Arjun Bahadur Thapa
c. Shiva Prasad Koirala
d. Ahmed Saleem
e. None of these

2. 'Earth hour' is a movement uniting people to protect the planet, organized by --

a. World Bank
b. UNESCO
c. Green Peace
d. Worldwide Fund for Nature
e. None of these

3. What is the name of robotic submarine deployed to solve the mystery of the missing Malaysian airliner MH370?

a. Bluefin 21
b. Seabird
c. Detector-1A
d. Drive Down
e. None of these

4. Which among the following international organization is not base in Geneva?

a. ILO
b. ITU
c. World Bank
d. WTO
e. None of these

5. The famous actress Suchitra Sen is originally from which district?

a. Birbhum
b. Jessore
c. Pabna
d. Kolkata
e. None of these

6. Who was the first Bangladesh woman to climb the Mount Everest?

a. Shirin Ebadi
b. Nishat Mozumdar
c. Suzana Khan
d. Nishi Haque
e. None of these

7. Who won the Nobel Prize in literature in 2013?

a. Alice Munro
b. Mario Vargas Liosa
c. Mo Yan
d. Gabriel Garcia Marquez
e. None of these

8. Which one of the following football clubs clinched the title of the UEFA Europa League 2014?

a. Sevilla FC
b. Benfica
c. Valencia
d. Bayern Munich
e. None of these

9. Which one of the following countries is not a democratic country and has no actual political parties?

a. Uganda
b. Qatar
c. Tunisia
d. Rwanda
e. None of these

10. The first census of Bangladesh was held in ---

a. 1972
b. 1973
c. 1974
d. 1975
e. None of these

11. Which of the following movies was directed by Jahir Raihan?

a. Behula
b. kokhono Asheni
c. Stop Genocide
d. All of a, b, c
e. None of these

12. Which one of the following is the first sea shore gas field in Bangladesh?

a. Bakhrabad
b. Sangu
c. Semutang
d. Srikail
e. None of these

13. Bush house is located in ----

a. Washington
b. Montreal
c. New Delhi
d. London
e. None of these

14. Which one of following countries does not share any border with China?

a. Thailand
b. Mongolia
c. Vietnam
d. Kazakhstan
e. None of these

15. Beneath which sea has China recently unveiled its plans to build the world's longest underwater tunnel?

a. South China Sea
b. East China Sea
c. Bohai Sea
d. Yellow Sea
e. None of these

16. Recently, ------general election has been held in India.

a. 12th
b. 15th
c. 16th
d. 18th
e. None of these

17. Where is the headquarters of the Islamic Development Bank located?

a. Madian
b. Jeddah
c. Istanbul
d. Islamabad
e. None of these

18. In Bangladesh, which of the following organizations is responsible for conducting research on Islamic Economics?

a. BIDS
b. Islamic Economics Research Bureau
c. Bangladesh Islamic Centre
d. Darul Arabia
e. None of these

19. Which one of the following surah is called "Ummul Quran"?

a. Surah Ikhlas
b. Surah Baqarah
c. Surah Yasin
d. Surah Fatiha
e. None of these

20. An authority, appointed by an Islamic financial institution, which supervises and ensures both the Shari'ah compliance of new product development and the operations is called ---

a. Shari'ah Regulatory Agency
b. Shariah Supervisory Board
c. Shari'ah Compliance Board
d. Shari'ah Regulatory Authority
e. None of these

21. Which one of the following charters formed the basis of the first Islamic state?

a. Charter of Mecca
b. Hudaibiyah Treaty
c. Charter of Jeddah
d. Charter of Medina
e. None of these

22. Which of the following model of Islamic financing can be used for large fixed assets financing such as houses, transport, machinery, etc.?

a. Murabaha
b. Salam
c. Diminishing musharakah
d. All of a, b, c
e. None of these

23. The guard left the fragments because he

a. did not notice them
b. wished to punish Dantes
c. was too laze to bother
d. wanted Dantes to clear them up
e. None of these

24. Dantes heard the key grate in the lock when the

a. cell door was shut.
b. cell door was opened.
c. storeroom was opened
d. storeroom was shut.
e. None of these

25. Dantes was in ---

a. a hostel
b. a dining room
c. an army barrack
d. a prison
e. None of these

26. Which method of organizing content points did you feel more comfortable?

a. among
b. with
c. have
d. between
e. No word is missing

27. Considering how long she yearned to see Italy, her first reaction was curiously tepid.

a. almost
b. should
c. rather
d. had
e. No word is missing

28. Rajshahi has one of lowest motor fatality rates in the country.

a. is
b. the
c. of
d. between
e. No word is missing

29. The ultimate test of a good education is supposed to be that it teaches to think.

a. you
b. all
c. if
d. by
e. No word is missing

30. He felt no qualms borrowing money from his friends.

a. to
b. for
c. of
d. about
e. No word is missing

31. Fill in the gap : Given the existence of so many -----in the field, it was unrealistic of Moin to expect any ---of opinion.

a. sections --integration
b. conflicts --assessment
c. divergences --formation
d. factions --uniformity
e. None of these

32. Fill in the gap : The merger will eliminate ---and provide more ----cross training to staff.

a. paperwork ---or less
b. loss---aggressive
c. duplication ---effective
d. competitors ---directed
e. None of these

33. Fill in the gap : Early sailing ships, --in uncharted seas, at times faced many ----in reaching their destination.

a. were navigated ---problems
b. navigation ---hazards
c. has navigated --adversities
d. being navigated--perils
e. None of these

34. Fill in the gap : Small investors who are ---of the sponsors and directors' intents, consequently---their hard-earned money in the stock market.

a. aware --recoup
b. ignorant---loss
c. oblivious---lose
d. unmindful---retrieve
e. None of these

35. Fill in the gap : The hypocrite ---feeling which s/he does not ---- but which s/he feels s/he should display.

a. shows-apprehend
b. depicts-possess
c. decries-hold
d. simulates-admire
e. None of these