BRAC BUSINESS SCHOOL,BRAC
UNIVERSITY
SAMPLE QUESTIONS
SECTION I:
QUANTITATIVE
1) A sporting goods store sold 64 cricket
bats in one week, some for Tk. 3 and the rest for Tk. 4 each. If receipts from
bat sales for the week totaled Tk. 204, what is the fewest number of Tk. 4
cricket bats that could have been sold?
A. 24
B. 12
C. 8
D. 4
E. 2
Answer: B
2) If 2⁄x = 4 and if 2⁄y =
8, then x – y =
A. 1⁄8
B. 1⁄4
C. 3⁄4
D. 4
E. 24
Answer: B
3) Three business people wish to invest in
a new company. Each person is willing to pay one third of the total investment.
After careful calculations, they realize that each of them would pay BDT 7,200
less if they could find two more equal investors. How much is the total
investment in the new business?
A. BDT 64,000
B. BDT 3,600
C. BDT 21,000
D. BDT 5,400
E. BDT 54,000
Answer: E
4) If Mario was 32 years old 8 years ago,
how old was he x years ago?
A. x-40
B. x-24
C. 40-x
D. 24-x
E. 24+x
5) Running at the same constant rate, 6
identical machines can produce a total of 270 bottles per minute. At this rate,
how many bottles could 10 such machines produce in 4 minutes?
A. 648
B. 1,800
C. 2,700
D. 10,800
E. 64,800
Answer: B
SECTION II:
LOGICAL REASONING
This question (Question-1) is based on a
conversation between two friends and from the understanding, you are required
to choose an option out of five to justify the argument:
1) MARY: All of the graduates from Midland
High School go to State College.
ANN:
I don’t know. Some of the students at State College come from North Hills High
School.
Argument: Ann’s response shows that she
has interpreted Mary’s remark to mean that
(A) Most of the
students from North Hills High School attend State College
(B) None of the
students at State College are from Midland High School
(C) It is not only the
students of Midland High School who attend State College
(D) Midland High
School is a better school than North Hills High School
(E)
Some
Midland High School graduates do not attend college
Answer: C
2) Some judges have allowed hospitals to
disconnect life-support equipment of patients who have no prospects for
recovery. But I say that is cold-blooded murder. Either we put a stop to this
practice now, or we will soon have programs of euthanasia for the old and
infirm as well as others who might be considered a burden. Rather than
disconnecting life-support equipment, we should let nature take its course.
All of the following are valid objections
to the above argument EXCEPT
(A) It is internally
inconsistent
(B)
It
employs emotionally charged terms
(C)
It
presents a false dilemma
(D) It oversimplifies
a complex moral situation
(E)
It
appeals to authority not universally accepted
3) Edward was just elected president of
the Student Senate, so he must be a senior.
The statement above makes which of the
following assumptions?
I. Only seniors can be members of the
student senate.
II. Only seniors can be president of the
student senate.
III. Only members of the student senate
can be senior.
A. I only
B. II only
C. III only
D. I and II only
E. None of the above
Answer: B
4) If rains are
dropping it must be rainy season.
This statement can be true if which of the
following statement were true?
A. Rains drop very
frequently in the rainy season
B. Rainy season is
good for farmers
C. Rains drop only in
rainy season
D. Rains do not drop
only in rainy season
E. During rainy
season, rains make a storm
Answer: C
SECTION III:
ENGLISH GRAMMER & LANGUAGE
Correct the following sentences from the
options provided (Questions 1-2):
1)
As the rising toll of victims at Chernobyl made clear, neither the
scientists nor the ecologists knows how to deal with the lethal
effects of nuclear power plant accidents.
A. Neither the
scientists nor the ecologists knows
B. Neither the
scientists nor the ecologists know
C. Neither the
scientists or the ecologists know
D. Neither the
scientists together with the ecologists knows
E. Not the scientist
or the ecologists know
Answer: B
2)
After battling hypertension for years, Mr. Khan was relieved by the results of his
doctor’s annual physical examination, which indicated his blood pressure
was normal.
A. His doctor’s
annual physical examination, which
B. His annual
physical examination by which it was
C. His annual
physical examination, which
D. An annual physical
examination by his doctor, which
E. His doctor’s
annual physical examination that
Answer: D
Complete the sentence from the options
provided (Questions 3-4):
3) Despite his best efforts to conceal his
anger ......
A. We could detect
that he was very happy
B. He failed to give
us an impression of his agony
C. He succeeded in
camouflaging his emotions
D. He could succeed
in doing it easily
E. People came to
know that he was annoyed
Answer: E
4) I felt somewhat more relaxed ......
A. But tense as
compared to earlier
B. And tense as
compared to earlier
C. As there was
already no tension at all
D. And tension-free
as compared to earlier
E. Because the worry
had already captured by mind
Answer: D
SECTION IV:
READING COMPREHENSION
Read the following
passage and answer Questions 1-5:
Pretty
much everybody agrees that clean air is a good thing, right? Evidently not so.
Since the 1960s, when people started talking about clean air in the first
place, the American energy industry, which includes coal companies, oil
companies, and utility companies, has dragged its heels on every initiative to
improve the quality of the air we breathe. Even after the Clean Air Act of 1970
and its amendments in 1977 and 1990 made it clear that controlling air
pollution is a national priority, these companies have found tricks and
loopholes to avoid compliance.
Perhaps
the most egregious loophole is the one that allows older power plants to
disregard limits on sulfur dioxide emissions until they undergo a major
renovation, at which point they have to comply. Sulfur dioxide from
coal-burning power plants is the primary cause of acid rain in North America.
The Clean Air Act states that when coal burning power plants upgrade their
equipment, they must then comply with sulfur dioxide limitations by either
installing scrubbing equipment that cleans the emissions or using fuel with
lower sulfur content. The law tied the timing of compliance to major
renovations in order to give power plants a grace period in which to comply.
Many power plants, however, have exploited a loophole in this law by
instituting a series of “minor” renovations that, in effect, upgrade their
equipment without requiring them to comply with the Clean Air Act. Some plants
have cheated the system by undergoing “minor” renovations for decades.
The
power companies claim that they have to resort to these underhanded measures
because the cost of compliance with the Clean Air Act is too high. And if
everyone else is cheating the system, why should they have to install costly
sulfur dioxide scrubbers?
This
cost argument falls apart upon scrutiny. Since 1977, more than 400 power plants
across the country have managed to comply with the restrictions and are still
making money. The sulfur dioxide scrubbing equipment has turned out to be far
less expensive than the power industry naysayers claimed it would be. Many
power plants have even complied with the emissions limits and reduced their
operating costs by switching from high-sulfur Appalachian coal to the
low-sulfur coal produced in western states such as Wyoming and Idaho. Western
coal is not only cleaner than eastern coal, but also, because it is generally
closer to the surface, as much as 30 percent less expensive to extract.
Clearly,
the costs of compliance with the Clean Air Act can be justified, but if these
companies were honest, such justifications would not have to be made. If they
were honest, they would acknowledge the costs of not complying: the health
costs of increased rates of asthma and lung cancer in high-emissions areas; the
environmental costs of acid scarred forests and lakes; the aesthetic costs of a
haze of sulfur dioxide cutting visibility across the eastern United States to
only half of what it was in pre-
industrial times. When you look at the true costs you
have to ask, is any cost too high for clean air?
1) Which of the following best expresses
the purpose of this passage?
A. To
explain how a loophole in the Clean Air Act allows power plants to avoid
compliance with emissions restrictions
B.
To
raise awareness of the problems caused by sulfur dioxide emissions from
coal-burning power plants
C.
To
argue against a specific implementation of the Clean Air Act that relates to
greenhouse gas emissions
D.
To
argue that companies should not exploit a loophole in the Clean Air Act
concerning an atmospheric pollutant
E. To
advocate the passage of a new Clean Air Act that places limits on sulfur
dioxide emissions
Answer: A
2) The author’s tone can best be described
as which of the following?
A. Angry and
subjective
B. Calm and objective
C. Analytic and
ambivalent
D. Grim and
self-satisfied
E. Tentative and
biased
Answer: C
3) The author most
likely begins and concludes the passage with questions for what reason?
A. To suggest
possible areas for current and future research
B. To pose a question
that is answered in the body of the passage, and then to formulate a question
that arises naturally out of the discussion
C.
To
gain the readers’ attention and encourage their agreement with the arguments in
the passage
D. To suggest through
rhetorical questions that the problems described in the passage do not actually
have answers
E. To test the
readers’ knowledge of the material discussed in the passage
Answer: D
4) According to information given in the passage,
which of the following statements presents the most accurate comparison of an
average ton of coal from Wyoming with an average ton of coal from the
Appalachian range in West Virginia?
A. The former is
cheaper and has higher sulfur content than the latter.
B. The latter is
found closer to the surface and contains more sulfur than the former.
C.
The
former can help coal-burning power plants meet limits on sulfur dioxide
emissions and costs more than the latter.
D. The latter
generates more energy per pound of coal than the former.
E.
The former is found closer to the surface
than the latter and helps coal-burning power plants meet limits on sulfur
dioxide emissions.
Answer: A
5)
According to the information given in the passage, sulfur dioxide emissions are
linked to all except which of the following phenomena?
A. Reduced visibility
in the eastern United States
B. Damage to the
ozone hole
C. Increased rates of
asthma
D. Acid rain
E. Damaged forests
Answer: D
SECTION V: EASSY
WRITING (Maximum 250 words)
Write an essay on:
“The impact of Hartal on business and economics in
Bangladesh”
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