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Model Test for Petrobangla

INSTRUCTION: Please read carefully! Test Booklet No: MT - 01

01. The test consists of two parts: I. Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) and II. Written Ability.

02. Total duration of the test will be 90 minutes (60 minutes for MCQ This part to be filled in
part & 30 minutes for Writing part ). The answer Sheet (For MCQs) by the Candidate
will be taken away after 60 minutes.
Admit No
03. On this Answer Sheet, write your Admit Number and Test
Booklet Number in the grids and your Name and Signature in the Name
boxes provided using a pen. Darken the corresponding number boxes
below the grids using a pen.

04. On this Test Booklet write your Admit Number and Name in the spaces provided using a pen.

05. Give all your answers in the Answer Sheet by completely darkening the lettered box, which represents the correct
answer to that the letter cannot be seen USE Pen ONLY.
A B D E
06. Do rough work anywhere on the rest booklet,
This part to be filled in by the invigilator
except in the spaces provided for written answers. Do
not use the answer sheet or extra paper for rough work. Please verify that
 Candidate’s Name & Admit Number
07. For each MCQ, 25% of assigned marks will be
matches the information on the admit
deducted for each wrong answer. Each unanswered
question will earn zero marks. card.
08. Switch off your mobile phones.  Candidate’s appearances resembles
the photograph on the Admit Card.
09. Your script will not be examined if you adopt any
unfair means. Admit No
10. Do not use a calculator or any other electronic devices. Signature of the Invigilator

STOP! DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE ASKED TO DO SO.

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 Part I: Multiple Choice Questions [70 marks]
General Knowledge (𝟏𝟕 × 𝟏 = 𝟏𝟕)
1. Which of the following is not true?
A. There are 29 gas fields discovered so far in the country.
B. The total initial gas reserves are 40.43 trillion cubic feet.
C. Bangladesh imports 'Liquefied Natural Gas' from Qatar.
D. The government has designated a total of 26 blocks in the sea of Bangladesh, of which 15 are in the
deep sea and 11 are in the shallow sea.
E. All of the above are true.

2. COP-29 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will be held in -
A. Dubai, UAE B. Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt C. Baku, Azerbaijan
D. Glasgow, Scotland E. None of the above

3. Who is going to host the 2024 women's T20 World Cup?

A. UAE B. India C. Bangladesh D. England E. New Zealand

4. How many people have been awarded the Independence Day Award in 2024?
A. 10 B. 12 C. 15 D. 11 E. 25

5. Who was the first to design the national flag of Bangladesh?

A. Kamrul Hasan B. Zainul Abedin C. Mazharul Islam
D. Shib Narayan Das E. Hamidur Rahman

6. Which of the following is one of the 'Baro Bhuiyans' of Bengal?

A. Musa Khan B. Islam khan C. Mansingha D. Shaesta Khan E. None of these

7. Who first introduced paper currency in Indian subcontinent in 1861?

A. Lord Mountbatten B. Lord Charles Canning C. Lord William Bentinck
D. Lord Mayo E. Jawaharlal Nehru

8. Which of the following is the oldest city of Bangladesh?

A. Gauda B. Samatata C. Harikela D. Mahasthangarh E. Chandradvipa

9. Which of the following is not true about 'The Bolshevik Revolution'?

A. The Bolshevik Revolution happened in 1917.
B. It happened in Russia.
C. Vladimir Lenin was the leader of the Bolsheviks.
D. It is also known as the November Revolution.
E. All are correct.

10. The Normandy landings, also known as D-Day, occurred on -

A. June 6, 1945 B. July 7, 1945 C. June 6, 1944 D. July 7, 1944 E. 6-9 August, 1945

11. Which of the following is not a subfield of artificial intelligence (AI)?

A. Natural Language Processing (NLP) B. Robotics
C. Computer Vision D. Quantum Computing E. Machine Learning

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12. Which of the following produces the best quality graphics reproduction?
A. Laser printer B. Ink Jet printer C. Solid ink printer
D. Dot matrix printer E. Plotter

13. The main virtue for using single Bus structure is ____
A. Fast data transfers
B. Cost-effective connectivity and speed
C. Cost-effective connectivity and ease of attaching peripheral devices
D. Least electricity usage
E. None of the mentioned

14. File manipulation operations in an operating system include:

A. Allocating memory to files B. Assigning file names to processes
C. Loading files into CPU registers D. Reading, writing, and modifying file content
E. None of the above

15. One nibble = _______Bit

A. 2 B. 4 C. 6 D. 8 E. 10

16. Which of the following is not true?

A. Remal is name of a Cyclone B. Remal has been named by Oman.
C. Remal means 'sand' in Arabic. D. Remal developed in the Persian Gulf.
E. All of the above are true.

17. Who is the current President of Iran?

A. Ali Khamenei B. Ebrahim Raisi C. Hassan Rouhani
D. Qasem Soleimani E. None of the above

Mathematics (𝟏𝟖 × 𝟏 = 𝟏𝟖)

Instructions: Solve each of the following problems and mark the correct answer on your Answer Sheet.
DO NOT USE A CALCULATOR. Figures are not drawn to scale.
18. In a certain store, the profit is 320% of the cost. If the cost increases by 25% but the selling price
remains constant, approximately what percentage of the selling price is the profit?
A. 30 B. 70 C. 100 D. 250 E. 280

19. If 3 less than twice the number is equal to 2 more than 3 times the number, then 5 less than 5 times the
number is-
A. -30 B. -15 C. 0 D. 5 E. None of these

20. A and B started a partnership business investing some amount in the ratio of 3:5. C joined them after six
months with an amount equal to that of B. In what proportion should the profit at the end of the first year
be distributed among A, B, and C?
A. 3:5:2 B. 3:5:6 C. 6:10:5 D. Cannot be determined E. None of these

21. A product is sold for 100 taka with a profit of 10%, what is its purchase price?
A. 90 taka B. 91 taka C. 90.91 taka D. 100 taka E. 110 taka

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22. A tank is 40% full of water. If 9 liters of water is removed, the tank becomes 4 full. What is the capacity
of the tank in liter?
A. 20 B. 30 C. 40 D. 60 E. None of these

23. A dealer marks his goods 20% above cost price. He then allows some discount on it and makes a profit
of 8%. The rate of discount is:
A. 12% B. 10% C. 6% D. 4% E. 8%

24. A rectangular piece of paper 11cm x 4cm is folded without overlapping to make a cylinder of height 4
cm. Find the volume of the cylinder.
A. 44 cm3 B. 38.5 cm3 C. 22π cm3 D. 41.5 cm3 E. Data is not sufficient

25. A box contains 200 marbles, 25% of which are black color. Babu took some marbles from the box and
found that 30% of them are black. Of the remaining marbles, 10% were black marbles. How many
marbles did Babu take?
A. 120 B. 125 C. 150 D. 100 E. None of these

26. The difference between the interests (simple) from two different banks on 500 taka for 2 years, is 2.50
taka, the difference between their rates is
A. 1% B. 2.5% C. 0.5% D. 0.25% E. 1.75%

27. For which values of x is the value of (𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 8) negative?

A. 2 < 𝑥 < 4 B. 𝑥 < 4 C. 8 > 𝑥 > 6 D. 𝑥 > 8 E. None of these

28. A man rows to a place 48 km distant and come back in 14 hours. He finds that he can row 4 km with the
stream in the same time as 3 km against the stream. The rate of the stream is:
A. 0.5 km/h B. 1 km/h C. 3.5 km/h D. 1.38 km/h E. None of these

29. A train traveling at 48 kmph completely crosses another train having half its length and traveling in
opposite direction at 42 kmph, in 12 seconds. It also passes a railway platform in 45 seconds. The length
of the platform is
A. 560 m B. 400 m C. 600 m D. 450 m E. 500 m

30. An electric pump can fill a tank in 3 hours. Because of a leak in the tank, it took 3.5 hours to fill the tank.
The leak can drain out all the water of the tank in:
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A. 10 2 hrs B. 12 hrs C. 21 hrs D. 24 hrs E. 5 hrs

31. The average weight of 3 men A, B and C is 84 kg. Another man D joins the group and the average now
becomes 80 kg. If another man E, whose weight is 3 kg more than that of D, replaces A then the average
weight of B, C, D and E becomes 79 kg. The weight of A is:
A. 70 kg B. 72 kg C. 75 kg D. 80 kg E. 85 kg

32. Coffee A normally costs 75 paisa per pound. It is mixed with coffee B, which normally costs 80 paisa
per pound, to form a mixture, which costs 78 paisa per pound. If there are 10 pounds of the mix, how
many pounds of coffee A were used in the mix?
A. 3 pounds B. 4 pounds C. 4.5 pounds D. 5 pounds E. 6 pounds

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33. How much interest will Tk. 1000 earn in one year at an annual interest rate of 20% if interest rate is
compounded every 6 months?
A. 200 B. 205 C. 110 D. 208 E. 210

34. In a class, the ratio of students taking marketing major to students taking finance major is 4:5. If 2
students, who have taken marketing major, switch to finance major, the ratio becomes 2:3. How many
students have taken marketing major?
A. 25 B. 12 C. 20 D. 45 E. None of these

35. 6 students did not participate and 10 students failed in an exam. Among the students who passed in the
exam, Abir stood 15th from the top and 30th from the bottom in the merit list. How many students were
there in the class?
A. 44 B. 50 C. 60 D. 57 E. None of these

English (𝟏𝟖 × 𝟏 = 𝟏𝟖)

36. Recently most countries imposed limitation on the authority of the legislature borrow money, with their
objectives being to protect taxpayers and the credit of state government.
A. to borrow money, with their objectives being to protect
B. to borrow money, the objectives of which are the protecting of
C. to borrow money, limitations intended to protect
D. for borrowing money, of which the objective is protecting
E. None of these

37. Bata Shoe Company has for several years followed a policy aimed at decrease operating costs and
improving the efficiency of its distribution system.
A. aimed at decreasing operation costs and improving
B. aimed at the decreasing of operating costs and improve
C. aimed at the decreasing of operating costs and improving
D. the aim of which is the decreasing of operating costs and improving
E. None of these

38. Detect the wrong one: Parking the car (A) at the parking lot (B), Ms Jones decided (C) to take (D) the
bus to town. No Error (E).

39. Choose the option where the suffix prefix has been incorrectly used.
A. forewarn B. overdo C. undertake
D. intake E. None of these

40. Detect the similar word of ‘Croon’.

A. Swim B. Sing C. Stroke
D. Yell E. None

41. A new and sharper and most ________ sense of loss for that broken musical instrument which had once
been my leg.
A. Tantamount B. Poignant C. Pedantic
D. Petulant E. None of these

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42. The phrase ‘Under a Cloud’ means-
A. under one authority B. under adverse weather C. under suspicion
D. so much tensed E. None of these

43. Fill in the gap: Arrival of a group of friends on Saturday infused new life _______ the weekend.
A. over B. with C. at
D. into E. None of these

44. Last winter, we visited _________.

A. Canada and United States B. The Canada and the United States
C. The Canada and United States D. Canada and the United States E. None of these

45. Give the clothes to ________ needs them.

A. whom B. who C. whose
D. what E. Whoever

46. When I met Samir yesterday, it was the first time I _______ him since my graduation.
A. met B. had meet C. have met
D. have been meeting E. None of these

47. Find the odd one-

A. Mediocre B. Average C. Undistinguished
D. Exemplary E. Ordinary

48. Find the wrong one: Modern farms (A) are much larger (B) than that of (C) former times (D). No error (E).

49. ‘Carte blanche’ means-

A. to bleach something lightly B. to exempt someone from corruption
C. to mitigate the conflict D. to complete freedom to act as one wishes E. None of these

50. Fill in the gap with an appropriate preposition: I had no idea that he was lying to me, I was totally taken
_______.
A. back B. in C. off
D. of E. None of these

51. Find the correctly spelt word.

A. Distilry B. Distillry C. Distillery
D. Distilery E. None of these

52. DEARTH: PAUCITY::

A. huge: empty B. scarcity: shortage C. gentle: rude
D. large: short E. punctual: late

53. When our supply of natural gas is _______, we must find ______ sources of energy.
A. stored ........ hoarded B. compensated ........ significant C. exhausted ........ inefficient
D. increased ........ available E. depleted ........ alternate

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 ফাাংরা (𝟏𝟕 × 𝟏 = 𝟏𝟕)
54.নউই কী ফাচক ঱ব্দ?
ক. অঙ্কফাচক খ. ঩রযভা঩ফাচক গ. গণনাফাচক
ঘ. তারযখফাচক ঙ. পূযণ ফাচক

55. রনচচয ককানটি তরিতান্ত রফচ঱লণ?

ক. তাজা খ. রনখতুঁ গ. জাতীয়
ঘ. ঴াযাচনা ঙ. নাস্তানাবুদ

56. রফবরি঴ীন নাভ ঱ব্দচক কী ফচর?

ক. ধাতু খ. উ঩ধা গ. প্রতযয়
ঘ. প্রারত঩রদক ঙ. বৃরি

57. ‘বারফচত উরচত রছর প্ররতজ্ঞা মখন’- ককান ফাচকযয উদা঴যণ?

ক. ঳যর খ. জটির গ. রভশ্র
ঘ. কমৌরগক ঙ. খণ্ড

58. বালায কভৌররক যীরত ককানটি?

ক. কথা ফরায যীরত খ. করখায যীরত গ. ফরায ও করখায যীরত
ঘ. আঞ্চররক যীরত ঙ. ককাচনাটিই নয়

59.বালা আচদারন রবরিক করফতা ‘঳বয়তায ভরনভচে’ কক যচচনা কচযন?

ক. ঱াভসুয যা঴ভান খ. আবু জাপয ওফায়দুল্লা঴ গ. আরাউরিন আর আজাদ
ঘ. স঳য়দ ঱াভসুর ঴ক ঙ. ককাচনাটিই নয়

60.রনচচয ককানটি যফীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুচযয অরতপ্রাকৃত গল্প নয়?

ক. ক্ষুরধত ঩ালাণ খ. রন঱ীচথ গ. আচরা ও ছায়া
ঘ. গুপ্তধন ঙ. ভরন঴ায

61. ঳ারফত্রী ককান উ঩ন্যাচ঳য চরযত্র?

ক. শ্রীকান্ত খ. ঩ল্লী঳ভাজ গ. চরযত্র঴ীন
ঘ. গৃ঴দা঴ ঙ. ককাচনাটিই নয়

62. করৌরকক কার঴নীয আরদ করফ কক?

ক. আরাওর খ. কদৌরত কাজী গ. ইজ্জতুল্লা঴
ঘ. ককাচয঱ী ভাগন ঠাকুয ঙ. স঳য়দ সুরতান

63.আম য বালায উদ্ভফ ঴চয়চছ রনচচয ককানটি কথচক?

ক. ঱তভ খ. ককন্তুভ গ. ঴রয
ঘ. সফরদক ঙ. ককাচনাটিই নয়

64.রযপু ঱চব্দয ঳ভাথ যক ঱ব্দ ককানটি?

ক. ক঴ভ খ. অযারত গ. গুফাক
ঘ. রভর঴য ঙ. সুজরন

65. যজত এয রফ঩যীত ঱ব্দ ককানটি?

ক. যায়ত খ. প্র঳াদ গ. স্বণ য
ঘ. গূঢ় ঙ. ঳াক্ষয

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66. রনচচয ককান ফানানটি ঳ঠিক?
ক. আহুত খ. র঱রযল গ. দুুঃ঳঴
ঘ. কচণ যর ঙ. ককাচনাটিই নয়

67.‘মরদ ঴য় সুজন, কেঁতুর ঩াতায় ন জন’ প্রফাদটিয অথ য কী?

ক. রভচর রভচ঱ কাজ কযচর ঳পরতা আচ঳ খ. কচ঴াযাচত আ঳র গুণ ধযা ঩চে না গ. কমভন কভয কতভন পর
ঘ. রফ঩চদ ঩চে কাজ কযা ঙ. রফরি ঴ওয়া

68.‘Bugger’ ঱চব্দয অথ য কী?

ক. জঘন্য ব্যরি খ. খাফায গ. কবাগফাদ
ঘ. রফস্তায ঙ. রফমূতয

69.঳ওগাত ককান বালায ঱ব্দ?

ক. পার঳ য খ. আযরফ গ. ফাাংরা
ঘ. তুরকয ঙ. র঴রদ

70.কটূরি এয ঳রি রফচেদ ককানটি?

ক. কটূ + উরি খ. কটু + উরি গ. কটু + ইরি
ঘ. কটু + উরি ঙ. কাট + উরি

Part II: Writing Ability [30 marks]

71. Write an argument on the following topic: "Bangladesh is well-prepared to address a possible future
energy crisis." [15 marks]

72. In a group of 45 people, 15 speak Bengali, 17 speak English, and 20 speak French. Five people speak
both Bengali and English, seven people speak both Bengali and French, and eight people speak both
English and French. Three people speak all three languages. How many people do not speak any of these
languages? If a person is randomly selected from the group, what is the probability that he speaks only
English? [5 marks]

73. How many ways can a committee of 4 members be formed from 9 teachers (where 4 are professors and the
rest are lecturers), ensuring that there are at least 2 professors and 1 lecturer in the committee? [5 marks]

74. Write down the answers to the following questions: [5 marks]

a. How many teams participated in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024?
b. How many ships were destroyed in Operation Jackpot?
c. Who first introduced the railway system in Indian subcontinent?
d. Which country most recently joined NATO?
e. How many coal mines are there in Bangladesh?

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