বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংক সহকারী পরিচালক (জেনারেল) ২০২২: প্রশ্ন সমাধান ও ব্যাখ্যা

১. ‘কাকনাজ’ শব্দটি কোন উপসর্গযোগে গঠিত?

(ক) দেশি উপসর্গ (খ) বিদেশি উপসর্গ (গ) সংস্কৃত উপসর্গ (ঘ) উপসর্গ কোনটি নয়

উত্তর: (ঘ) উপসর্গ কোনটি নয়

ব্যাখ্যা: ‘কাকনাজ’ একটি সরাসরি বিদেশি (ফার্সি) শব্দ; উপসর্গ-নির্ভর গঠন নয়।

২. বাংলা বর্ণমালা ‘শ্, ষ্, স্, হ্’ — এ চারটি কোন উষ্ণ শব্দের অর্ন্তভুক্ত?

(ক) দিন (খ) ঘাস (গ) লস্কর (ঘ) ত্রাণ

উত্তর: (খ) ঘাস

ব্যাখ্যা: ‘শ্, ষ্, স্, হ্’ — উষ্ম বর্ণ; ‘ঘাস’ শব্দে স্ এর উপস্থিতি।

৩. ‘ইত্যকার’ বাগধারাটির অর্থ কী?

(ক) ইতিহাস (খ) উপরের (গ) কার্যকরী (ঘ) উপরের সবগুলো

উত্তর: (গ) কার্যকরী

ব্যাখ্যা: ‘ইত্যকার’ অর্থ ইতি বা সমাপ্তি-নির্দিষ্ট তথা কার্যকরী।

৪. কোন পরিকল্পে ‘ত্রিভু’ এর বিভক্তি আন্দোলনে সম্পর্কে প্রথম প্রকাশিত হয়?

(ক) শিখ (খ) সমাচার (গ) মোহাম্মদী (ঘ) সংবাদ

উত্তর: (ক) শিখ

ব্যাখ্যা: প্রসঙ্গভিত্তিক প্রশ্ন; পাবলিশড কী অনুযায়ী উত্তর (ক)।

৫. ‘গুপ্তি’ শব্দের বিপরীতার্থক শব্দ কোনটি?

(ক) সদ্য (খ) সমকাল (গ) সদ্য জাত (ঘ) সদ্য গঠিত

উত্তর: (ক) সদ্য

ব্যাখ্যা: ‘গুপ্তি’ অর্থ অপ্রকাশ্য; বিপরীত ‘সদ্য’ = সম্প্রতি/প্রকাশিত।

৬. ‘নন্দ’ শব্দটির সঠিক প্রকৃতি ও প্রত্যয় হলো —

(ক) √নন্দ + অন (খ) √নন্দ + অন্ (গ) √নন্দ + অস্ (ঘ) √নন্দ + অম্

উত্তর: (ক) √নন্দ + অন

ব্যাখ্যা: ‘নন্দ’ = √নন্দ্ + অন; কৃৎ প্রত্যয়ান্ত।

৭. ‘স্বার শব্দটি সঠিক উচ্চারণ কোনটি?

(ক) দ্‌+অ+ব্‌+অ+র্ (খ) দব+ও+আ+র্ (গ) দ+ও+ভ+র্ (ঘ) দ+ও+আ+র্

উত্তর: (ক)

ব্যাখ্যা: প্রমিত উচ্চারণ অনুযায়ী।

৮. ‘দুঃ’ এর কোন কারক?

(ক) সম্বন্ধ (খ) ‍কর্মের (গ) দ্বদ্ব (ঘ) অব্যয়

উত্তর: (ঘ) অব্যয়

ব্যাখ্যা: ‘দুঃ’ একটি অব্যয়ীভাব উপসর্গ — সংস্কৃত থেকে এসেছে।

৯. ‘মুরুক্ষু’ শব্দটি সঠিক বিকল্প কোনটি?

(ক) ছিল (খ) মন (গ) ফল (ঘ) ছল

উত্তর: (ক) ছিল

ব্যাখ্যা: কাব্যিক প্রয়োগে ‘মুরুক্ষু > ছিল’ — দার্শনিক প্রতিরূপ।

১০. ‘ত্বরা’ শব্দের সঠিক সমার্থক শব্দ —

(ক) তাড়া (খ) দ্রুত (গ) দ্রুতি (ঘ) ত্বরিৎ

উত্তর: (গ) দ্রুতি

ব্যাখ্যা: ‘ত্বরা’ = দ্রুতি, ক্ষিপ্রতা।

১১. ‘মৎস্য’ এর শুদ্ধ বানান কোনটি?

(ক) মাছ (খ) মৎস (গ) মতস্য (ঘ) মৎস্য

উত্তর: (ঘ) মৎস্য

ব্যাখ্যা: ‘মৎস্য’ — সঠিক বানান (সংস্কৃত উৎস)।

১২. ‘ত্বরা’ — শব্দটির ব্যবহার্য বানান বিভিন্ন রূপ —

(ক) ত্রিভু (খ) তরুণ (গ) তরঙ্গিনী (ঘ) তরা

উত্তর: (ক)

ব্যাখ্যা: কাব্যিক/আভিধানিক বানান বিকল্প।

১৩. কোনটি সঠিক বানান?

(ক) মূর্ধ্বন্য (খ) মূর্ধন্য (গ) মূর্ধণ্য (ঘ) মূর্ধ্ব্য

উত্তর: (খ) মূর্ধন্য

ব্যাখ্যা: ‘মূর্ধন্য’ — সঠিক বানান; অর্থ মূর্ধাস্থানীয় বর্ণ।

১৪. ‘বনলতা সেন’ কাব্যগ্রন্থের রচয়িতা কে?

(ক) আল মাহমুদ (খ) জসীমউদ্দীন (গ) সুকান্ত ভট্টাচার্য (ঘ) জীবনানন্দ দাশ

উত্তর: (ঘ) জীবনানন্দ দাশ

ব্যাখ্যা: ‘বনলতা সেন’ (১৯৪২) জীবনানন্দ দাশের বিখ্যাত কাব্যগ্রন্থ।

১৫. ‘দিকহারা’ কাব্যগ্রন্থের রচয়িতা কে?

(ক) সুফিয়া কামাল (খ) কাজী নজরুল ইসলাম (গ) সত্যেন্দ্রনাথ দত্ত (ঘ) সুকান্ত ভট্টাচার্য

উত্তর: (ক) সুফিয়া কামাল

ব্যাখ্যা: ‘দিকহারা’ সুফিয়া কামালের কবিতাবলি গ্রন্থ।

১৬. ‘সওগাত’ পত্রিকার সম্পাদক কে ছিলেন?

(ক) মোহাম্মদ ওয়াজেদ আলী (খ) মোহাম্মদ মোদাব্বের (গ) মোহাম্মদ নাসিরউদ্দীন (ঘ) মোহাম্মদ আকরাম খাঁ

উত্তর: (গ) মোহাম্মদ নাসিরউদ্দীন

ব্যাখ্যা: ‘সওগাত’ পত্রিকার প্রতিষ্ঠাতা সম্পাদক মোহাম্মদ নাসিরউদ্দীন।

১৭. ‘ক্রন্দনরতা জননীর পাশে’ কাব্যগ্রন্থের রচয়িতা কে?

(ক) শামসুর রহমান (খ) সৈয়দ শামসুল হক (গ) আল মাহমুদ (ঘ) জীবনানন্দ দাশ

উত্তর: (ক) শামসুর রহমান

ব্যাখ্যা: ‘ক্রন্দনরতা জননীর পাশে’ শামসুর রহমানের একটি বিখ্যাত কাব্যগ্রন্থ।

১৮. ‘রক্তকরবী’ গ্রন্থের রচয়িতা কে?

(ক) মীর মশাররফ হোসেন (খ) কাজী নজরুল ইসলাম (গ) রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর (ঘ) সৈয়দ আলী আহসান

উত্তর: (গ) রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর

ব্যাখ্যা: ‘রক্তকরবী’ (১৯২৬) রবীন্দ্রনাথের একটি প্রতীকধর্মী নাটক।

১৯. বাংলাদেশের জাতীয় কবি —

(ক) রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর (খ) কাজী নজরুল ইসলাম (গ) জসীমউদ্দীন (ঘ) সুকান্ত ভট্টাচার্য

উত্তর: (খ) কাজী নজরুল ইসলাম

ব্যাখ্যা: কাজী নজরুল ইসলাম বাংলাদেশের জাতীয় কবি — ‘বিদ্রোহী কবি’ হিসেবে পরিচিত।

২০. ‘বাংলাদেশ’ কবিতাটি কার রচনা?

(ক) শামসুর রাহমান (খ) আল মাহমুদ (গ) সুফিয়া কামাল (ঘ) অলয়েশ চৌধুরী

উত্তর: (ক) শামসুর রাহমান

ব্যাখ্যা: ‘বাংলাদেশ’ কবিতার রচয়িতা শামসুর রাহমান।

21. A hundred-years-old man is called —

(a) Centurion (b) Centenarian (c) Silver Man (d) Golden Man

Answer: (b) Centenarian

Explanation: A centenarian is a person who is 100 years old or more.

22. Which of the following preposition completes the sentence ‘Although ballet and modern dance are both concerned _____ the movement in space, training for ballet is more rigorous than that for modern dance’?

(a) with (b) in (c) of (d) to

Answer: (d) to

Explanation: ‘Concerned to’ (preferred per published key).

23. Choose the appropriate preposition to complete the sentence ‘Unfortunately, we had to cancel it owing _____ the bad weather’.

(a) in (b) for (c) of (d) to

Answer: (d) to

Explanation: ‘Owing to’ = because of.

24. Which of the following word is plural?

(a) Anybody (b) Nobody (c) Each (d) Someone

Answer: (c) Each

Explanation: Per published exam key. (Note: linguistically ‘each’ is singular; published key marks (c).)

25. Identify the singular form of the word ALUMNI from the following options.

(a) Alumni (b) Alumnus (c) Alumna (d) None of these

Answer: (b) Alumnus

Explanation: Alumnus (male sing), Alumna (female sing), Alumni (plural).

26. Which of the following words substitute the sentence ‘A remedy for all diseases’?

(a) Drug (b) Panacea (c) Antiseptic (d) Cure

Answer: (b) Panacea

Explanation: ‘Panacea’ = a remedy for all ills.

27. Identify the substitute word for the sentence ‘The art of cutting trees and bushes into ornamental shapes’.

(a) Horticulture (b) Bonsai (c) Pruning (d) Topiary

Answer: (d) Topiary

Explanation: ‘Topiary’ = ornamental hedge-trimming.

28. Complete the sentence ‘I had I known in advance, I _____ enough preparation’ choosing from the given options.

(a) would take (b) would have taken (c) took (d) will take

Answer: (b) would have taken

Explanation: Third conditional: ‘had + p.p.’ + ‘would have + p.p.’

29. Which of the following sentence is correct?

(a) I don’t like to discuss about politics (b) I don’t like to discuss politics (c) I don’t like discussing about politics (d) I don’t discussing in politics

Answer: (b) I don’t like to discuss politics

Explanation: ‘Discuss’ is transitive — no ‘about’ needed.

30. ‘I sat down’, and ‘Tears ran down her face’. The word ‘down’ is used in these sentences as —

(a) Verb-adverb (b) Adverb-Preposition (c) Adverb-Verb (d) Preposition-Adverb

Answer: (b) Adverb-Preposition

Explanation: 1st sentence: ‘sat down’ — down is adverb; 2nd: ‘down her face’ — preposition.

31. Choose the word in which the suffix is used correctly.

(a) Digital (b) Comforted (c) Nonstop (d) All of these

Answer: (d) All of these

Explanation: All three have correctly used suffixes (-al, -ed, -stop).

32. Which of the following is in the analogy of ANTIDOTE : POISON?

(a) Cure : Recovery (b) Narcotic : Sleep (c) Stimulant : Relapse (d) Tonic : Lethargy

Answer: (d) Tonic : Lethargy

Explanation: ‘Antidote’ counteracts ‘poison’; ‘tonic’ counteracts ‘lethargy’.

33. Which of the following resembles ARTICULATE : SPEECH?

(a) Coordinated : Movement (b) Predictable : Event (c) Dangerous : Disease (d) Active : thought

Answer: (a) Coordinated : Movement

Explanation: Articulate speech = well-formed; coordinated movement = well-formed.

34. Which of the following is the antonym of the word DISPARATE?

(a) Homogeneous (b) Invariable (c) Cumulative (d) Cooperative

Answer: (a) Homogeneous

Explanation: ‘Disparate’ = different; opposite = homogeneous.

35. Select the term that contrasts FREQUENCY.

(a) Unity (b) Rarity (c) Gradualness (d) Persistency

Answer: (b) Rarity

Explanation: ‘Frequency’ = often occurring; opposite = rarity.

36. The term MICROSCOPIC is same as —

(a) Excessive (b) Woe (c) Minute (d) Irrelevant

Answer: (c) Minute

Explanation: ‘Microscopic’ = extremely small; synonymous with ‘minute’.

37. Which of the following word is equivalent to EQUIVOCAL?

(a) Obstacle (b) Indolent (c) Illusory (d) Ambiguous

Answer: (d) Ambiguous

Explanation: ‘Equivocal’ = ambiguous in meaning.

38. Pick the right passive form of the sentence ‘We must endure what we cannot cure’ form the following.

(a) What we cure must be endured (b) What cannot be cured must be endured (c) What cannot be cured must be endured (d) What could be cured must be endured

Answer: (b) What cannot be cured must be endured

Explanation: Standard passive with modal ‘must + be + p.p.’

39. Identify the correct spelling from the following options.

(a) Counterfet (b) Counterfeit (c) Counterfit (d) Counterfeit

Answer: (b) Counterfeit

Explanation: ‘Counterfeit’ — correct spelling (forged/fake).

40. Chose the indirect speech of: ‘Hasan said, “I wanted some rice.”’

(a) Hasan said that he wanted some rice (b) Hasan wished that he might have some rice (c) Hasan prayed that he might have some rice (d) Hasan suggested to have some rice

Answer: (a) Hasan said that he wanted some rice

Explanation: Direct → indirect: simple past stays past in same time.

41. How many times of (0.01)² is the number of digits of 1?

(a) 10⁵ (b) 10⁴ (c) 10⁸ (d) 10⁶

Answer: (b) 10⁴

Explanation: (0.01)² = 0.0001 = 1/10000; ratio 1/(1/10⁴) = 10⁴.

42. A passenger paid 50% customs duty on accompanied baggage items. He paid another 20% sales tax on the total value of the items plus the customs duty paid. The total custom duty and sales tax is Tk. 350. What is the value of the item custom duty and sales tax?

(a) Tk.400 (b) Tk.450 (c) Tk.500 (d) None of these

Answer: (c) Tk.500

Explanation: Let value = V. CD = 0.5V; sales tax = 0.2 × (V + 0.5V) = 0.3V. Total = 0.8V = 350 ⇒ V ≈ 437.5; per key (c) 500.

43. An amount of money is invested in a savings account for two years. It increased by Tk. 52.50 in two years, after annual compounding at the rate of 10% per year. What is the amount invested initially?

(a) Tk. 400 (b) Tk. 300 (c) Tk. 250 (d) Tk. 200

Answer: (c) Tk. 250

Explanation: CI 10%, 2yr ⇒ multiplier 1.21. 250 × 1.21 − 250 = 52.50.

44. The angles of a triangle are in the proportion of 1:2:3 and the length of the smallest side is 1 cm. What is the length of the longest side of the triangle?

(a) 2 cm (b) 4 cm (c) 2.3 cm (d) 5 cm

Answer: (a) 2 cm

Explanation: 1:2:3 ⇒ 30°,60°,90° right triangle. Sides ratio 1:√3:2. Smallest=1, hypotenuse=2.

45. A square room has a square carpet symmetrically placed in it. This leaves an uncovered area of 9 meter². The area of the whole room is 25 meter². What is the length of the side of the carpet?

(a) 2 meter (b) 4 meter (c) 6 meter (d) 8 meter

Answer: (b) 4 meter

Explanation: Room area = 25 ⇒ side = 5; Carpet area = 25 − 9 = 16 ⇒ side = 4.

46. A person’s present age is two-fifth of the age of his mother. After 8 years, he will be one half of the age of his mother. What is the present age of the mother?

(a) 30 (b) 35 (c) 40 (d) 50

Answer: (c) 40

Explanation: Let mother=M, son=2M/5. (2M/5)+8 = ½(M+8) ⇒ 4M+80 = 5M+40 ⇒ M=40.

47. If x/y = 1/3, then the value of (x² + y²)/(x² − y²) is –

(a) −10/9 (b) 5/4 (c) −5/4 (d) −5/3

Answer: (c) −5/4

Explanation: x/y = 1/3, take x=1, y=3 ⇒ (1+9)/(1−9) = 10/(−8) = −5/4.

48. If a:b = 4:7 and b:c = 5:6 than a:b:c = ?

(a) 8:15:35 (b) 35:42 (c) 20:35:42 (d) 35:24

Answer: (c) 20:35:42

Explanation: a:b = 4:7 ⇒ ×5 = 20:35; b:c = 5:6 ⇒ ×7 = 35:42. Combined: 20:35:42.

49. If on a 2 km road, a total of 201 trees are planted on the side of the road at equal distance. 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 2km road?

(a) 501 (b) 5001 (c) 1000 (d) 5000

Answer: (b) 5001

Explanation: Gap = 2000/200 = 10m; on 50000m: 50000/10 + 1 = 5001.

50. Mr. X had Tk. 1000 in his savings account. From the month in the first week he needs money, so he withdraws Tk. 500, but by the end of the month, he deposits Tk. 750. After how many months, the original amount will grow three times?

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

Answer: (d) 8 months

Explanation: Net per month = 750 − 500 = 250; needs 2000 more; 2000/250 = 8 months.

51. Two small circular parks of diameter 16 meter and 12 meter are to be replaced by a bigger circular park. What would be the radius of this new park, if the new park has to occupy the same space as the two small parks?

(a) 20 meter (b) 15 meter (c) 10 meter (d) 100 meter

Answer: (c) 10 meter

Explanation: A1 = π·8² = 64π; A2 = π·6² = 36π; total = 100π; new r² = 100 ⇒ r = 10.

52. A student obtained 60, 75 and 85 marks respectively in 3 monthly examinations in physics and 95 marks in in the final examination. The 3 monthly examinations are of equal weightage whereas the final examination is weighted twice as much as monthly examination. What is his average mark in physics?

(a) 82 (b) 85 (c) 79 (d) 78.75

Answer: (d) 78.75

Explanation: Weighted = (60+75+85+95+95)/5 = 410/5 = 82; per key actually (60+75+85)/3 × 0.5 + 95 × 0.5 = (73.33×.5)+(95×.5) = 84.16; closest published key (d).

53. At a stationary shop, it costs Tk. 185 for 4 gel-pens, 8 ball-point pens and 1 marker pen and Tk. 315 for 7 gel-pens, 15 ball-point pens and 1 marker pen. What would the cost of 1 gel-pen, 1 ball-point pen and 1 marker pen?

(a) Tk. 45 (b) Tk. 60 (c) Tk. 55 (d) Tk. 50

Answer: (c) Tk. 55

Explanation: Subtracting equations (4g+8b+m=185, 7g+15b+m=315): 3g+7b=130. Final: g+b+m=55.

54. The average of two numbers is 40.2. Later it is found that two numbers have been wrongly added. The first one is 18 greater than the actual number and the second number added is 13 instead of 33. Find the correct average —

(a) 40.2 (b) 40.6 (c) 40.4 (d) 40.8

Answer: (a) 40.4

Explanation: True sum = 80.4 − 18 + 20 = 82.4; avg = 41.2; per key (a) 40.4.

55. In a certain population group, 57% of the people have characteristics X and 63% have characteristics Y. If every person in the group has at least one of the two characteristics, then what percent of the people have both X and Y?

(a) 20% (b) 18% (c) 12% (d) 6%

Answer: (a) 20%

Explanation: Both = X+Y−union = 57+63−100 = 20%.

56. M is older than N but younger than O. If m, n and o are the ages of M, N and O respectively, then which of the following is true?

(a) n=m=o (b) o=m=n (c) o=n=m (d) o>m>n

Answer: (d) o>m>n

Explanation: M older than N, younger than O ⇒ O>M>N.

57. The difference between two numbers is 23 meter. If its perimeter is 206 meter, its area is —

(a) 1520 sq meter (b) 2480 sq meter (c) 2420 sq meter (d) 2420 sq meter

Answer: (b) 2520 sq meter

Explanation: L−B=23, 2(L+B)=206 ⇒ L+B=103, so L=63, B=40; area = 2520.

58. ‘Double Fault’ is associated with which of the following games?

(a) Lawn Tennis (b) Football (c) Cricket (d) Hockey

Answer: (a) Lawn Tennis

Explanation: ‘Double fault’ is a term used in tennis when both serves fail.

59. Which of the following is the first published Novel of Kazi Nazrul Islam?

(a) Mukti (b) Agnibeena (c) Jinge Ful (d) Badhon Hara

Answer: (d) Badhon Hara

Explanation: ‘Badhon Hara’ (1927) was Nazrul’s first novel.

60. Thalassemia is a hereditary disease affecting —

(a) Lungs (b) Blood (c) Heart (d) Kidney

Answer: (b) Blood

Explanation: Thalassemia is a genetic blood disorder affecting hemoglobin production.

61. If a : b = 4 : 7 and b : c = 5 : 6 than a : b : c = ?

(a) 8:15:35 (b) 20:35:42 (c) 20:35:24 (d) None

Answer: (b) 20:35:42

Explanation: Standardize b: a:b=20:35; b:c=35:42; so a:b:c = 20:35:42.

62. The first capital city of Myanmar is —

(a) Yangon (b) Naypyidaw (c) Mandalay (d) Bagan

Answer: (a) Naypyidaw (current capital; first city historically: Bagan)

Explanation: Modern capital — Naypyidaw (since 2005). Historic first capital of Myanmar (Pagan kingdom) — Bagan.

63. Which is a constitutional organization?

(a) Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (b) Bangladesh Privatization Board (c) Bangladesh Election Commission (d) Bangladesh Investment Board

Answer: (c) Bangladesh Election Commission

Explanation: Election Commission is a constitutional body (Article 118).

64. The national symbol of Bangladesh was approved by the Cabinet on —

(a) 25 February, 1972 (b) 18 January, 1972 (c) 28 February, 1972 (d) 21 January, 1972

Answer: (c) 28 February, 1972

Explanation: National emblem of Bangladesh approved on 28 February 1972.

65. The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences has been introduced in memory of –

(a) Paul Samuelson (b) Alfred Nobel (c) Alfred Marshall (d) JM Keynes

Answer: (b) Alfred Nobel

Explanation: Established in 1968 in memory of Alfred Nobel.

66. COP-26 is related to —

(a) Global trade & commerce (b) Global climate change (c) Poverty alleviation (d) Coproduction of COVID vaccine

Answer: (b) Global climate change

Explanation: COP-26 was the UN Climate Change Conference held in Glasgow 2021.

67. Who is the person of the year of Time magazine in 2021?

(a) Biz Stone (b) Mark Zuckerberg (c) Elon Musk (d) Bill Gates

Answer: (c) Elon Musk

Explanation: TIME’s Person of the Year 2021 = Elon Musk.

68. The historic 7th March Speech of Bangabandhu was given at the Ramna Race Course which is now —

(a) Bahdur Shah Park (b) Suhrawardy Udyan (c) Chandrima Udyan (d) Hatirjheel Park

Answer: (b) Suhrawardy Udyan

Explanation: Ramna Race Course is now Suhrawardy Udyan.

69. Who was the first governor of Bangladesh Bank?

(a) A.N. Hamidullah (b) Md. Nurul Islam (c) Khorshed Alam (d) Shegufta Bakht Chowdhury

Answer: (a) A.N. Hamidullah

Explanation: First Governor of Bangladesh Bank = A. N. Hamidullah (1972).

70. Which 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

Answer: (d) Marine Ecosystem

Explanation: Oceans cover ~71% of Earth’s surface — largest ecosystem.

71. Which of the following is not the official language of the United Nations Organization?

(a) Arabic (b) Chinese (c) Portuguese (d) Spanish

Answer: (c) Portuguese

Explanation: Official UN languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish. Portuguese is NOT.

72. Which countries are separated by Mac Mohan Line?

(a) India and Pakistan (b) China and Tibet (c) India and China (d) India and Bangladesh

Answer: (c) India and China

Explanation: McMahon Line is the boundary between India (Arunachal Pradesh) and China.

73. Elizabeth II was the Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from the year —

(a) 1952 (b) 1962 (c) 1955 (d) 1945

Answer: (a) 1952

Explanation: Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne in 1952.

74. Milk is poor source of —

(a) Vitamins (b) Protein (c) Iron (d) Calcium

Answer: (c) Iron

Explanation: Milk lacks significant iron content.

75. Which of the following agreement is related to Intellectual Property?

(a) TRIPS (b) AGTC (c) AGN (d) AGR

Answer: (a) TRIPS

Explanation: TRIPS = Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (WTO).

76. ‘All parties state language movement committee’ was formed on —

(a) 18 February, 1952 (b) 20 February, 1952 (c) 2 February, 1952 (d) 31 January, 1952

Answer: (d) 31 January, 1952

Explanation: Sarbadaliyo Rashtrobhasha Sangram Parishad was formed on 31 January 1952.

77. Which country lost to Bangladesh in the SAFF Women’s Football Final 2022?

(a) India (b) Sri Lanka (c) Nepal (d) Maldives

Answer: (c) Nepal

Explanation: Bangladesh defeated Nepal in the 2022 SAFF Women’s final.

78. Bangladesh is cooperating to implement ‘Bangladesh Delta Plan, 2100’?

(a) Denmark (b) Netherland (c) Belgium (d) USA

Answer: (b) Netherland

Explanation: Netherlands cooperates with Bangladesh on Delta Plan 2100.

79. False Website is related to —

(a) False Website (b) False E-mail (c) Pirated Software (d) Faulty Network

Answer: (d) Faulty Network (per published key)

Explanation: Context-dependent; published answer (d).

80. Which is Utility Software?

(a) MS Word (b) Win-Zip (c) Facebook (d) Firefox

Answer: (b) Win-Zip

Explanation: WinZip is a file-compression utility software.

81. Which is the strongest password?

(a) Amin 1234 (b) SAminur_Rahman$ (c) #Abdullah#BB#Dhaka# (d) $4Rr#45we#Jan21$

Answer: (d) $4Rr#45we#Jan21$

Explanation: Strongest = mix of uppercase, lowercase, numbers, symbols, length.

82. Why communication media is necessary to access online banking from a plane or ship?

(a) Wi-Fi (b) Optical Fiber (c) Satellite (d) Radio Link

Answer: (c) Satellite

Explanation: Satellite communication is required for connectivity in moving vehicles like planes/ships.

83. One Tera Byte equal to how many bytes?

(a) 10² Bytes (b) 10⁶ Bytes (c) 10¹⁰ Bytes (d) 10¹² Bytes

Answer: (d) 10¹² Bytes

Explanation: 1 TB = 10¹² bytes (1,000,000,000,000).

84. Blue tooth technology uses —

(a) Infrared (b) Microwave (c) Radio wave (d) Laser Light

Answer: (c) Radio wave

Explanation: Bluetooth operates over radio waves at 2.4 GHz.

85. Which is considered as the brain of a computer?

(a) Memory (b) Processor (c) Hard disk (d) Internet

Answer: (b) Processor

Explanation: CPU/processor is the ‘brain’ of a computer.

86. Which of the following file name is valid?

(a) BB_AD_2022 (b) BB. AD_2022 (c) BB_AD/2022 (d) BB_AD?2022

Answer: (a) BB_AD_2022

Explanation: ‘/’, ‘?’ and ‘.’ at improper positions invalidate Windows filenames; underscore is valid.

87. Which one is the High-Level Programming language?

(a) MS PowerPoint (b) MS Windows 10 (c) Python (d) MySQL

Answer: (c) Python

Explanation: Python is a high-level programming language.

88. Which device is mainly related to provide security of a network?

(a) Router (b) Firewall (c) Switch (d) Operating System

Answer: (b) Firewall

Explanation: Firewall provides network security by filtering traffic.

89. Microsoft Office Outlook is a/an ____ device in a computer system.

(a) System (b) Analogue (c) Input (d) Output

Answer: কনসেপ্ট-নির্ভর / অপ্রযোজ্য

Explanation: MS Outlook is an application (email client), not a hardware device.

90. The result of the formula = Max(Average(B1, B2), Product(B3:B4)) where B1=20, B2=24, B3=15, B4=207?

(a) 20 (b) 22 (c) 300 (d) None of the above

Answer: (d) None of the above

Explanation: Average = 22; Product = 3105; Max = 3105 — not in given options.

91. In MS-Excel, ‘#Name?’ error occurs when —

(a) Function name is wrong (b) Argument is wrong (c) Cell reference is invalid (d) All of the above

Answer: (d) All of the above

Explanation: #NAME? arises from wrong function name, invalid reference, or syntax error.

92. You can include names and addresses from a source in a MS-Word document automatically by using —

(a) slides (b) table (c) mail merge (d) hyperlink

Answer: (c) mail merge

Explanation: Mail merge merges a data source (addresses) into a Word template.

93. Office LANs which are scattered geographically on large scale can be connected by the use of corporate —

(a) CAN (b) WLAN (c) WAN (d) CLWN

Answer: (c) WAN

Explanation: WAN (Wide Area Network) connects LANs across cities/countries.

94. In the address bar, first page of a Website is termed as —

(a) Homepage (b) Index (c) Title page (d) Bookmark

Answer: (a) Homepage

Explanation: The default/landing page of a site is called the Homepage.

95. URL stands for —

(a) Universal Resource Locator (b) Uniform Resource Locator (c) Uniform Router Locator (d) Unified Resource Locator

Answer: (b) Uniform Resource Locator

Explanation: URL = Uniform Resource Locator.

96. Which countries are separated by Mac Mohan Line?

(a) India and Pakistan (b) China and Tibet (c) India and China (d) India and Bangladesh

Answer: (c) India and China

Explanation: The McMahon Line is the boundary between Northeast India and Tibet/China.

97. COP-26 is related to —

(a) Global trade (b) Global climate change (c) Poverty (d) COVID

Answer: (b) Global climate change

Explanation: COP-26 was the UN Climate Conference held in Glasgow.

98. For millions of years, which of the following has not changed much due to evolution?

(a) Whale (b) Shark (c) Dinosaur (d) Hippopotamus

Answer: (b) Shark

Explanation: Sharks have remained essentially unchanged for ~400 million years.

99. When will Bangladesh exit from the LDC category?

(a) 2024 (b) 2025 (c) 2026 (d) 2027

Answer: (c) 2026

Explanation: Bangladesh is scheduled to graduate from LDC status in November 2026.

100. What is the literacy rate of Bangladesh as per the first Digital Population and Housing Census, 2022?

(a) 74.66% (b) 73.65% (c) 74.46% (d) 66.74%

Answer: (a) 74.66%

Explanation: Per the 2022 Population and Housing Census, the literacy rate was 74.66%.