NORTH SOUTH UNIVERSITY

Undergraduate Admission Test

Sample Question Paper

The sample questions indicate the pattern not the difficulty level of the questions that will appear in the
admission test.
The recommended admission test question paper will consist of total 4 sections; the whole admission test
will be completed in 2.0 hours.
QUESTION NO OF TIME
SECTIONS
TYPE QUESTION (MIN)
Section 1: English – Grammar and Vocabulary MCQ 40 20
Section 2: Quantitative Aptitude (General Math) MCQ 50 60
Section 3: Reading Comprehension MCQ 20 20
Section 4: Composition (Essay) Writing 1 20

SAMPLE QUESTION
Section 1: English Grammar and Vocabulary

1. Please be quiet. I ___________ to concentrate.

(A) try (B) will be trying (C) am trying (D) tried
2. Hello, Salim. I haven’t seen you for ____________.
(A) many ages (B) ages (C) few ages (D) age
3. I ______________ this week. I am on holiday.
(A) am not working (B) do not working (C) work not (D) will not do work
4. The River Nile ______________ into the Mediterranean.
(A) flow (B) flowing (C) flowed (D) flows
5. What is _______________in your mind?
(A) going (B) coming (C) going on (D) coming on
6. Salma ________________while driving.
(A) had short of petrol (B) run short of petrol
(C) ran out of petrol (D) running out of petrol
7. It is raining. I don’t think _______________.
(A) of going out (B) I’ll go out (C) about going out (D) I would going out

Section 2: Quantitative Aptitude

1. If (a – b)(a + b) = 7 × 13, then which one of the following pairs could be the values of a
and b, respectively?
(a) 7, 13 (b) 5, 15 (c) 3, 10 (d) 10, 3 (e) -3,-10
2. For any positive integer n, n! denotes the product of all integers from 1 to n. What is the
value of 3!(7-2)!?
(a) 2! (b) 3! (c) 5! (d) 6! (e) 10!
3. If (x – 3)(x + 2) = (x – 2)(x + 3), then x =?
(a) -2 (b) -3 (c) 0 (d) 2 (e) 3
4. What is the area of the triangle to the right?

(a) 6 (b) 7.5 (c) 8 (d) 11 (e) 15

Section 3: Reading Comprehension
THE SUNDARBANS
[1]The Sundarbans are the largest littoral mangrove belt in the world, stretching 80 km (50 miles) into the
Bangladeshi hinterland from the coast. The forests are not only mangrove swamps, but they also include
some of the last remaining stands of the mighty jungles which once covered the Gangetic plain. The
Sundarbans cover an area of 38,500 square kilometers, of which about one-third is covered in water.
Since 1966, the Sundarbans have been a wildlife sanctuary, and it is estimated that there are now four
hundred Royal Bengal Tigers and about thirty thousand spotted deer in the area.
[2]The Sundarbans are home to many different species of birds, mammals, insects, reptiles and fish. Over
120 species of fish and over 260 species of birds have been recorded in the Sundarbans. The Gangetic
River Dolphin (Platanistagangeticus) is common in the rivers. No less than 50 species of reptiles and
eight species of amphibians are known to exist. The Sundarbans now support the only population of Salt-
Water Crocodiles (Crocodylusporosus) in Bangladesh, and that population is estimated at less than two
hundred individuals.
Questions 1-7: Complete the following statements with the best option taken from the given options
below. Indicate the best choice (a, b, c or d) in the appropriate slot on the MCQ sheet.
1. The total area of the Sundarbans is _____________________________.
a. 50,000 square kilometers c. 50,000 square miles
b. 38,500 square kilometers d. 30,000 square miles
2. The total number of fish and bird species found there is_____________________________.
a. 120 b. 200 c. 260 d. 380
3. Some woodcutters live in elevated dwellings because of _____________________________.
a. the convenience of their profession c. their temporary stay at the forest
b. being afraid of animal attacks d. the type of available housing
4. What is the meaning of the word sundarban?
a. Enchanting forest c. Mangrove forest
b. Beautiful forest d. Tidal forest

Section 4: Composition (Essay)

Choose any ONE of the following topics and write an essay of about 250 words.
Question 1: Describe the recent rise of the Bangladeshi cricket team.
Question 2: Is it better to preserve one’s own tradition or keep up with the changes and demands of a
global world?

Instruction for the giving answer of MCQ on OMR sheet:

For the MCQ section 1, 2 and 3 you have to circle the correct answer with ballpoint/fountain pen or pencil
2B as shown below:

Filling more than one space will be considered a wrong answer.

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Sample Question for Undergraduate Programs
Admission Test

Read the admission instruction to identify the sections relevant to you. The sample questions indicate the
pattern not the difficulty level of the questions that will appear in the admission test.
The test consists of SEVEN SECTIONS. Section A, Section C, Section D, Section E contain MCQs.
Section B contains a question on English composition and Section F contains questions on Drawing
and Paragraph Writing.

NO. OF TOTAL
SECTIONS QUESTION TYPE
QUESTIONS MARKS
A. ENGLISH LANGUAGE MCQ 20 20
B. ENGLISH COMPOSITION WRITTEN 1 40
C. MATHEMATICS MCQ 15 15
D. HIGHER MATHEMATICS &
MCQ 10 10
PHYSICS
E. BIOLOGY & CHEMISTRY MCQ 10 10
F. DRAWING DRAWING,WRITTEN 2 60

Applicant's Subject Choice SECTIONS DURATION

ANT, ENG, LLB A, B 1.00 hr
BBA, ECO, BIO, MIC A, B, C 1.30 hrs
CS, CSE, ECE, EEE, MAT, PHY, APE A, B, C, D 1.50 hrs
PHR A, B, C, E 1.50 hrs
CS, CSE, ECE, EEE, MAT, PHY, APE, PHR A, B, C, D, E 2.10 hrs
ARC A, B, C, F 2.10 hrs
ARC, PHR A, B, C, E, F 2.30 hrs
CS, CSE, ECE, EEE, MAT, PHY, APE, ARC A, B, C, D, F 2.30 hrs
CS, CSE, ECE, EEE, MATHS, PHYSICS, APE, PHARMACY,
A, B, C, D, E, F 2.50 hrs
ARCHITECTURE

For SECTIONS A, C, D, and E give all your answers on the Answer Script by filling in the circles on the
answer letter of your choice, using a black ballpoint pen or 2B pencil. Filling more than one circle will be
considered as a wrong answer.
Example: If the correct answer for a question is A, your answer booklet should be marked as shown below:
Sample answer:

For SECTION B and F write your answer in the space provided in the Test Booklet, using a ballpoint or
fountain pen.
Note that section C, D, E and F will be available in both versions: English and Bangla.

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS:

SECTION-A: ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Complete the sentences using the options given below. Select the best option
1. Work should be a meaningful and ____________part of one’s life.
(A) interested (B) productive (C) exported (D) sufficient
2. The concert was ________________ by an hour.
(A) cancelled (B) delayed (C) postponed (D) presented

Read the following text and fill in the blanks with the most suitable answer from the box below:
Tsunami

When an earthquake under the sea is very strong, it can generate a (1)…………………… wall of water called
a tsunami. The powerful movements send enormous (2)…………………… of energy up through the ocean,
moving (3)…………………… amounts of water. The water advances (4)……………………. the shore in giant
waves that can rise to the height of a 10 story building. In December 2004, people around the Indian Ocean
(5)………………….. by helplessly as the world’s deadliest ever tsunami arrived on land.
(6)……………………. people within the area had any warning. The tsunami (7)…………………….. cities and
took thousands of lives.

1 A terrifying B fearing C fright D thoughtful

2 A numbers B many C amounts D times

3 A few B huge C high D long

4 A between B for C forward D toward

5 A stand B stood C wait D shout

6 A So B Much C Little D Few

7 A destroyed B destruct C damage D broken

Reading Comprehension

There are two groups of the people who have difficulty in writing – those who cannot write at all, and those
who have to, often for a living. In between there is a huge middle-ground that forms the core of the audience
for “Write On”. This group can be broken down into two sections. The first comprises those who can write a
bit but feel they have nothing to say and therefore rarely write anything. The other group has lots to say but
has no clear idea about how to write it down and so does not bother either.
So, how does a television program encourage first-time writers? One of the best methods of getting people
to write anything down is to encourage them to talk about themselves. When they talk about their own
experiences the words come rushing out. The talker is freed from the worries of correct spelling and grammar
– that can come later.

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Many people have reacted enthusiastically to the possibility of a television series designed to encourage and
improve writing skills. They include students who attend classes and teachers and volunteer tutors who hold
them. And there has been enthusiasm too from those who would like to improve those writing tasks that they
are often required to do in their daily lives. This television series is intended for all these groups; the students
who want guidance and encouragement, the tutors who would like more ideas to help the students, the rest
of us who just want to be better at writing.

Some people do not write because

(A) they are not sure how to (B) they never say anything (C) they can only write a little
(D) they talk too much

SECTION- B: ENGLISH COMPOSITION

Write a composition, not exceeding 200 words, expressing your opinion about the topic below.
Students in the secondary level of Bangladesh must learn two more languages (such as Arabic, Chinese,
French, etc.,) other than Bengali and English, to get high level jobs in overseas countries. Give your opinions
regarding this.

SECTION- C: MATHEMATICS

1. In the following figure BD=4cm, DC=25 cm. The line AD is perpendicular to BC and AD=10 cm. Find
BAC. (নীচের চেচে BD= 8 সেচ িঃ, CD= ২৫ সেচ িঃ। AD েরলচরখা BC েরলচরখার ওপর লম্ব এবং AD= ১০ সেচ িঃ। স াণ <BAC
এর ান ত?) A

B D C

(A) 900 (B) 60

0
(C) 1000 (D) 1150 (E) 300
2. In 1985 the population of town A and town B were the same. From 1985 to 1995 the population of town A
increased by 60% while the population of town B decreased by 60. What percentage of the population of

town A was the population of town B in 1995? ( A B

- A % B %।

A B ?)

(A) 60 (B) 75 (C) 25 (D) 45 (E) 30

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SECTION- D: HIGHER MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS

1. A cube four cm on each side is painted blue and cut into 64 one cm cubes. How many one-cm
cubes are painted blue on exactly two faces? (৪ সেচ দৈচ্যের ধারচবচিষ্ট এ টি ্নচ র োরপাচি নীল রং চৈচে

সেটিচ তয ন চর ে ান ৬৪ টি স াট ্নচ ভাগ রা হল। ১ সেচ দৈচ্যের ধারচবচিষ্ট স াট ্নচ র তগুচলার শুধু াে

ৈু’টি তল নীল রংচবচিষ্ট হচব?)

(A) 8 (B) 12 (C) 16 (D) 24 (E) 32

2. What is the probability of getting 80% or more of the questions correct on a 10-question true-false
exam merely by guessing? (এ টি পরীক্ষাে ১০ টি বা ে আচ । স ান বা ে েতে হচল ‘েতে’ এবং চ থ্ো হচল ‘চ থ্ো’

চলখচত হে। শুধু াে আন্দাজ চর ৮০% বা তার সেচে সবচি েঠি উত্তর সৈবার েম্ভাবেতা ত?)
1 5 3 7 7
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
16 32 16 32 128

1 1
3. Express in radians the period of the graph of the equation y = (𝑐𝑜𝑠2𝑥 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛2𝑥). ( y = (𝑐𝑜𝑠2𝑥 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛2𝑥)
3 3

ে ী রণটির সলখচেে সথ্চ পর্যাে চনণযে চর সরচিোন এ চ রূপান্তচরত র।)

𝜋 3𝜋
(A) (B) 𝜋 (C) (D) 2𝜋 (E) 3𝜋
2 2

4. If x = 1 – et and y = 1 + e–t, find y in terms of x. (র্চৈ x = 1 – et এবং y = 1 + e–t হে, তচব y স x দ্বারা প্র াি

র।)
𝑥−1 𝑥 2−𝑥
(A) y = x (B) y = 1 – x (C) y = (D) y = (E) y =
𝑥 𝑥+1 1−𝑥

SECTION- E: BIOLOGY & CHEMISTRY

Multiple Choice Question

1. A hydrocarbon contains, by mass, 82.7% carbon and 17.3% hydrogen. The molecular formula of the
hydrocarbon is ______. (এ টি হাইচরা াবযচন ৮২.৭% াবযন এবং ১৭.৩% হাইচরাচজন আচ ।হাইচরা াবযনটির আণচব েচেত

হচে _______।)

A. CH3
B. C2H6
C. C2H5
D. C4H10
2. In a DNA double helix, the two strands are held together by ______. (চি.এন.এ িবল সহচলচে ২টি েুে েংর্ুক্ত

হওোর ারণ হচে ।)

A. covalent bonds between bases (২টি সবে এর চধে অবচিত ে চর্াজী বন্ধন)

B. covalent bonds between sugar molecules (২টি ি য রা অণুর চধে অবচিত ে চর্াজী বন্ধন)

C. hydrogen bonds between bases (২টি সবে এর চধে অবচিত হাইচরাচজন বন্ধন)

D. hydrogen bonds between sugar molecules (২টি ি য রা অণুর চধে অবচিত হাইচরাচজন বন্ধন)

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SECTION- F: DRAWING

Question 1.
Drawing to access imagination, free hand sketching ability, proportioning etc. The question will not
directly ask the candidate to draw something i.e. a human figure at work or a table lamp but a
sentence or two will be written and the candidate asked to interpret its meaning through a drawing
in the space provided.
Examples: There is festively in the air
A storm is gathering
Marks: 40
Question 2.
Paragraph Writing. Candidates will be asked to write a small paragraph in English or Bangla. The
question will be directed towards a description of or comments about a particular situation.
Examples: A brief narration about a Village market
Activities at a traffic intersection
Marks: 20

Candidates will have to pass each section (F) separately to qualify; Pass mark is 50% of total mark.

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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY – BANGLADESH (AIUB)

ADMISSION TEST FOR – SCIENCE/ENGINEERING

SET A
NAME:

ROLL NO: – –
Tick (✓) as appropriate

CSE EEE IPE Arch.

Proctor’s Signature
Please read the following instructions carefully:

• Total Marks : 100

• Total Time : 100 minutes
• There are three sections of the test booklet. Number of question and marks distribution are
as follows:
Section Contents Number of question items Marks
A Short Essay Writing 1 **
B Verbal 1 – 25 (25x2) = 50
C Quantitative 26 – 50 (25x2) = 50
** Answering Section (A) is mandatory. It will be evaluated by the viva board to judge your writing ability.

• Use pen only for filling in your Name and Roll Number.
• Also use pen for answering Section A (Short Essay).
• Use HB Pencil only to fill in the OMR Sheet. This will allow you to erase or change your answers if
needed.
• DO NOT write your Roll Number in the ID/ROLL Number section of the OMR Sheet. The Proctor will
write the ROLL Number. FILL in the other sections of the OMR Sheet.
• Then DARKEN the appropriate circles according to your ROLL Number on the OMR Sheet.
• WRITE SET NAME IN THE OMR SHEET
• RETURN THE QUESTION PAPER AT THE END OF THE EXAM.
• Use the given space of the test booklet to answer SECTION A. No extra paper will be provided.
• Use the OMR sheet to answer SECTIONS B & C.
• Use of CALCULATOR IS NOT ALLOWED. Use blank spaces of your test booklet for rough
works/computation. DO NOT USE THE TOP SHEET (FRONT OR BACK) of the test booklet for
ROUGH works/computation.
• You can choose ONLY ONE option in your answers (i.e., A or B or C or D or E). If you circle more
than one option the answer would be treated as INVALID.
• Once you write your Name and Roll Number on the answer script and start answering the
question, YOU CANNOT REQUEST FOR AN EXTRA ANSWER SHEET, OR YOU CANNOT
CHANGE YOUR ANSWER SHEET WITH A NEW ONE.

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 Science/ Engineering Sample Question

SECTION A: Write a Short Essay

(Complete your short essay within the space given below. No extra page will be given)
Maximum 3 paragraphs

“Necessity of Robotics and Automation for the Development of Bangladesh”

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SECTION B: VERBAL SECTION (25 X 2 = 50)

PART A: SPELLING: Choose the correct spelling of the following words:

1. (A) symmatry (B) symetry (C) symmetry (D) simmetry

2. (A) dictionery (B) dictionary (C) diktionary (D) dyctionary

3. (A) biulding (B) bilding (C) building (D) beulding

4. (A) chansellor (B) chancelore (C) chancellor (D) chanceller

5. (A) achive (B) achieve (C) acheive (D) achiev

PART B: NOTIFYING ERROR: Read the following sentences and look carefully at each of the
underlined words/group of words. Choose the portion in each of them which has error.

6. Our tribal woman are very hardworking in nature.

A B C D

7. Bread and butter are always his favorite breakfast.

A B C D

8. A group of students from Harvard University have come to meet our Vice Chancellor.
A B C D

9. Our teacher said that Jupiter was the biggest planet in universe.
(A) (B) (C) (D)

10. A team of students from USA’s California University have come to AIUB on an exchange program.
(A) (B) (C) (D)

PART C: WORD ANALOGY: Choose the item which is related to the word—the way the words of
the first pair are related.

Example: long: short; beautiful: ugly

(A) pretty (B) ugly (C) gorgeous (D) witch

11. We : Us ; She : ________________

(A) Whose (B) His (C) Her (D) Their

12. Pen: Write ; Food: ___________________

(A) Drink (B) Sleep (C) Exercise (D) Eat

13. Library: Student ; Kitchen: __________________

(A) Cooking (B) Meal (C) Customer (D) Chef

14. Detective: Inspector ; Teacher: ________________

(A) Student (B) Child (C) Professor (D) University
15. Anarchy: Order ; Chaos: ___________________
(A)Turbulence (B) Disorder (C) Silence (D) Peace

PART D: VERBS/TENSES: Choose the correct usage of tenses:

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 Science/ Engineering Sample Question

16. Economics ________ my favorite subject in college though I hated the math portions in it.
(A) were (B) have (C) has (D) was

17. Spiderman reached the party after Batman ______________.

(A) would leave (B) have left (C) had left (D) left

18. All of my cousins ___________ in Thailand’s Assumption University’s Ph.D. program.

(A) will enroll (B) enroll (C) are admitting (D) will admit

19. Both of the goalkeepers _______________ comfortable with the Jabulani ball.
(A) are doing (B) are feeling (C) are playing (D) is feeling

20. Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, ________ known to be the fourth largest city in the world.
(A) has (B) had been (C) are (D) is

PART E: PREPOSITIONS/CONJUNCTIONS: Choose the correct word(s) to fill in the gaps or

correct answer for the unlined word(s):

21. The workshop will continue ______ the original plan of action.
(A) as far as (B) as well as (C) according to (D) by means of (E) as long as

22. The phenomenal movie really made my day; I will love to watch it again!
(A) adjective (B) adverb (C) conjunction (D) verb (E) noun

23. Since the man was walking ______________ the road the bus hit him.
(A) across (B) between (C) under (D) from (E) none of these

24. ___________ I see him, I will make him pay for the stupid things he did to me!
(A) Where (B) Wherever (C) Whatever (D) However (E) Whoever

25. ___________ I see him, he moves his face to the other direction.
(A) Where (B) Whenever (C) Despite (D) However (E) Whatever

SECTION C: QUANTITATIVE SECTION (25 x 2 = 50)

26. In an office there are 4 chairs with handle and 3 chairs without handle. In how many ways the chairs
can be arranged for sitting?

(A) 7! (B)
4 (C) 35 (D) 210 (E) 7 c
c 7
3
27. The values of 3 − 1 are
1

 , 2 (B) 1,  3  -1 , −  , − 
2
(A) 1 , (C) 1,-1, (D) (E) none
28. 4 3 2
If x - 2 is a factor of 3x + 5 x + px -13x + 6 , the value of p
(A) -1 (B) 0 (C) 111 (D) -17 (E) none
29. If x - 5  1 the range of the values of
(A) x  6 or x  4 (B) 4  x  6 (C) x  6 (D) ( x  4 (E) − 4  x  4

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 Science/ Engineering Sample Question

30.  1 1 − 2 − 2
If A= − 1 − 1 and B=  3 4 
, then value of the determinant of AB is
  
(A) -1 (B) 0 (C) 4 (D) 1 (E) 5
31. The equation of the straight line passing through (–1, 1) and the intersection of the lines x+ y =3
and 3y − x = 5 is
(A) x+ y =0 (B) 2y + x = 5 (C) 2y − x = 3 (D) 3y − x = 4 (E) None

32.
The equation of a curve is y = x3 − 2x + 1. The gradient (slope) of the curve at the point (2, 5) is
(A) −10 (B) 10 (C) 5 (D) 4 (E) 1

33.
The coefficient of x3 in the expansion of (2 − x)8 is
(A) 1792 (B) 56 (C) −1792 (D) −2000 (E) None

34. The area of the triangle with vertices A(1, 7) , B(−2,−4) and (2,−1) is
(A) 12 (B) 15 (C) 15.5 (D) 17.5 (E) 18

35. In making a television set, the costs for labour and materials are in the ration 3 : 2. The manufacturer
sells for Tk. 15,000 to make a gain of 25% on his outlay. What is the cost of the materials for the
set?
(A) 1600 (B) 3200 (C) 4800 (D) 6400 (E) 8000

36. In a multiple choice question there is one correct answer and four wrong answers to each questions.
For four such questions, in how many ways is it possible to select the wrong answers to all
questions?
(A) 16 (B) 32 (C) 64 (D) 128 (E) 256

37. If the forces acting on a moving body cancel each other out (i.e. are in equilibrium) the body will
(A) move in a straight line at a steady speed (B) slow down to a steady slower speed
(C) speed up to a faster speed (D) be brought to a state of rest
(E) None of these

38.
Iflog 2 k 3 = 6 , then k =
10 19
(A) (B) (C) 1 (D) 8 (E) 4
3 3

39. x+ p q 2
If = + , the values of p and q are
( x − 1)( x − 3) x − 1 x − 3
(A) p = −2, q = 1 (B) p = 2, q = 1 (C) p = 1, q = −2
(D) p = 1, q = −1 (D) None

40.
If (2a + b) 2 = 3 and (a − 2b) 2 = 2 then a 2 + b 2 =
(A) 5 (B) 1 (C) − 1 (D) 13 (E) None

41. An equation of the circle passing through the origin and of radius of 3 is
2 2 2 2
(A) x + y = 9 (B) x + ( y + 1) = 9 (C) ( x + 1) + y = 1
2 2

(D) ( x − 1) 2 + ( y − 1) 2 = 9 (E) x
2
+ ( y − 3) 2 = 9

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 Science/ Engineering Sample Question

42.
A vector is given by
A = 3î + 4 ĵ − 5k̂ . Magnitude of the vector is:

(A) 50 unit (B) – 2 unit (C) 0 (D) 25 2 unit (E) none

43. A particle falls freely from rest through a distance d. Its speed is then
(A) dg (B) − 2 gd (C) − (gd ) / 2 (D) 2 gd (E) None of them

44.
A maximum point on the curve y = x 4 − 4x3 + 4x 2 + 1 is
(A) (−1, 10) (B) (0, 1) (C) (1, 2) (D) (2, 1) (E) None

45. Within the elastic limit, which of the following relation is correct?
(A) Stress = Strain (B) Stress α Strain (C) Stress ≤ Strain (D) Stress ≥ Strain
46. Fahrenheit scale reading will be twice the Celsius scale reading at ---
(A) 180° F (B) 320° F (C) 90° F (D) 0° F (E) none
47. If an oxygen molecule and a hydrogen molecule are at the same temperature, then what is the ratio
of their mean kinetic energy?
(A) 1:1 (B) 2:1 (C) 16:1 (D) 1:4 (E) None
48. If p is the momentum of an object of mass m, then the expression p2/m has the same unit as
(A) acceleration (B) energy (C) force (D) impulse (E) None
49. A satellite weighs 80 N at the earth’s surface. If R is the earth’s radius, at what distance from the
earth would the weight of the satellite be 20 N?
(A) R/4 (B) R/2 (C) R (D) 2R (E) None
50. The smallest unit/constituents of matter is called
(A) atom (B) molecule (C) nucleus (D) electron (E) None

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 Science/ Engineering Sample Question

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY – BANGLADESH (AIUB)

ADMISSION TEST FOR – SCIENCE/ENGINEERING

SET A
NAME:

ROLL NO: – –
Tick (✓) as appropriate

CSE EEE IPE Arch.

Proctor’s Signature
Please read the following instructions carefully:

• Total Marks : 100

• Total Time : 100 minutes
• There are three sections of the test booklet. Number of question and marks distribution are
as follows:
Section Contents Number of question items Marks
A Short Essay Writing 1 **
B Verbal 1 – 25 (25x2) = 50
C Quantitative 26 – 50 (25x2) = 50
** Answering Section (A) is mandatory. It will be evaluated by the viva board to judge your writing ability.

• Use pen only for filling in your Name and Roll Number.
• Also use pen for answering Section A (Short Essay).
• Use HB Pencil only to fill in the OMR Sheet. This will allow you to erase or change your answers if
needed.
• DO NOT write your Roll Number in the ID/ROLL Number section of the OMR Sheet. The Proctor will
write the ROLL Number. FILL in the other sections of the OMR Sheet.
• Then DARKEN the appropriate circles according to your ROLL Number on the OMR Sheet.
• WRITE SET NAME IN THE OMR SHEET
• RETURN THE QUESTION PAPER AT THE END OF THE EXAM.
• Use the given space of the test booklet to answer SECTION A. No extra paper will be provided.
• Use the OMR sheet to answer SECTIONS B & C.
• Use of CALCULATOR IS NOT ALLOWED. Use blank spaces of your test booklet for rough
works/computation. DO NOT USE THE TOP SHEET (FRONT OR BACK) of the test booklet for
ROUGH works/computation.
• You can choose ONLY ONE option in your answers (i.e., A or B or C or D or E). If you circle more
than one option the answer would be treated as INVALID.
• Once you write your Name and Roll Number on the answer script and start answering the
question, YOU CANNOT REQUEST FOR AN EXTRA ANSWER SHEET, OR YOU CANNOT
CHANGE YOUR ANSWER SHEET WITH A NEW ONE.

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SECTION A: Write a Short Essay

(Complete your short essay within the space given below. No extra page will be given)
Maximum 3 paragraphs

“Necessity of Robotics and Automation for the Development of Bangladesh”

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SECTION B: VERBAL SECTION (25 X 2 = 50)

PART A: SPELLING: Choose the correct spelling of the following words:

1. (A) symmatry (B) symetry (C) symmetry (D) simmetry

2. (A) dictionery (B) dictionary (C) diktionary (D) dyctionary

3. (A) biulding (B) bilding (C) building (D) beulding

4. (A) chansellor (B) chancelore (C) chancellor (D) chanceller

5. (A) achive (B) achieve (C) acheive (D) achiev

PART B: NOTIFYING ERROR: Read the following sentences and look carefully at each of the
underlined words/group of words. Choose the portion in each of them which has error.

6. Our tribal woman are very hardworking in nature.

A B C D

7. Bread and butter are always his favorite breakfast.

A B C D

8. A group of students from Harvard University have come to meet our Vice Chancellor.
A B C D

9. Our teacher said that Jupiter was the biggest planet in universe.
(A) (B) (C) (D)

10. A team of students from USA’s California University have come to AIUB on an exchange program.
(A) (B) (C) (D)

PART C: WORD ANALOGY: Choose the item which is related to the word—the way the words of
the first pair are related.

Example: long: short; beautiful: ugly

(A) pretty (B) ugly (C) gorgeous (D) witch

11. We : Us ; She : ________________

(A) Whose (B) His (C) Her (D) Their

12. Pen: Write ; Food: ___________________

(A) Drink (B) Sleep (C) Exercise (D) Eat

13. Library: Student ; Kitchen: __________________

(A) Cooking (B) Meal (C) Customer (D) Chef

14. Detective: Inspector ; Teacher: ________________

(A) Student (B) Child (C) Professor (D) University
15. Anarchy: Order ; Chaos: ___________________
(A)Turbulence (B) Disorder (C) Silence (D) Peace

PART D: VERBS/TENSES: Choose the correct usage of tenses:

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16. Economics ________ my favorite subject in college though I hated the math portions in it.
(A) were (B) have (C) has (D) was

17. Spiderman reached the party after Batman ______________.

(A) would leave (B) have left (C) had left (D) left

18. All of my cousins ___________ in Thailand’s Assumption University’s Ph.D. program.

(A) will enroll (B) enroll (C) are admitting (D) will admit

19. Both of the goalkeepers _______________ comfortable with the Jabulani ball.
(A) are doing (B) are feeling (C) are playing (D) is feeling

20. Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, ________ known to be the fourth largest city in the world.
(A) has (B) had been (C) are (D) is

PART E: PREPOSITIONS/CONJUNCTIONS: Choose the correct word(s) to fill in the gaps or

correct answer for the unlined word(s):

21. The workshop will continue ______ the original plan of action.
(A) as far as (B) as well as (C) according to (D) by means of (E) as long as

22. The phenomenal movie really made my day; I will love to watch it again!
(A) adjective (B) adverb (C) conjunction (D) verb (E) noun

23. Since the man was walking ______________ the road the bus hit him.
(A) across (B) between (C) under (D) from (E) none of these

24. ___________ I see him, I will make him pay for the stupid things he did to me!
(A) Where (B) Wherever (C) Whatever (D) However (E) Whoever

25. ___________ I see him, he moves his face to the other direction.
(A) Where (B) Whenever (C) Despite (D) However (E) Whatever

SECTION C: QUANTITATIVE SECTION (25 x 2 = 50)

26. In an office there are 4 chairs with handle and 3 chairs without handle. In how many ways the chairs
can be arranged for sitting?

(A) 7! (B)
4 (C) 35 (D) 210 (E) 7 c
c 7
3
27. The values of 3 − 1 are
1

 , 2 (B) 1,  3  -1 , −  , − 
2
(A) 1 , (C) 1,-1, (D) (E) none
28. 4 3 2
If x - 2 is a factor of 3x + 5 x + px -13x + 6 , the value of p
(A) -1 (B) 0 (C) 111 (D) -17 (E) none
29. If x - 5  1 the range of the values of
(A) x  6 or x  4 (B) 4  x  6 (C) x  6 (D) ( x  4 (E) − 4  x  4

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30.  1 1 − 2 − 2
If A= − 1 − 1 and B=  3 4 
, then value of the determinant of AB is
  
(A) -1 (B) 0 (C) 4 (D) 1 (E) 5
31. The equation of the straight line passing through (–1, 1) and the intersection of the lines x+ y =3
and 3y − x = 5 is
(A) x+ y =0 (B) 2y + x = 5 (C) 2y − x = 3 (D) 3y − x = 4 (E) None

32.
The equation of a curve is y = x3 − 2x + 1. The gradient (slope) of the curve at the point (2, 5) is
(A) −10 (B) 10 (C) 5 (D) 4 (E) 1

33.
The coefficient of x3 in the expansion of (2 − x)8 is
(A) 1792 (B) 56 (C) −1792 (D) −2000 (E) None

34. The area of the triangle with vertices A(1, 7) , B(−2,−4) and (2,−1) is
(A) 12 (B) 15 (C) 15.5 (D) 17.5 (E) 18

35. In making a television set, the costs for labour and materials are in the ration 3 : 2. The manufacturer
sells for Tk. 15,000 to make a gain of 25% on his outlay. What is the cost of the materials for the
set?
(A) 1600 (B) 3200 (C) 4800 (D) 6400 (E) 8000

36. In a multiple choice question there is one correct answer and four wrong answers to each questions.
For four such questions, in how many ways is it possible to select the wrong answers to all
questions?
(A) 16 (B) 32 (C) 64 (D) 128 (E) 256

37. If the forces acting on a moving body cancel each other out (i.e. are in equilibrium) the body will
(A) move in a straight line at a steady speed (B) slow down to a steady slower speed
(C) speed up to a faster speed (D) be brought to a state of rest
(E) None of these

38.
Iflog 2 k 3 = 6 , then k =
10 19
(A) (B) (C) 1 (D) 8 (E) 4
3 3

39. x+ p q 2
If = + , the values of p and q are
( x − 1)( x − 3) x − 1 x − 3
(A) p = −2, q = 1 (B) p = 2, q = 1 (C) p = 1, q = −2
(D) p = 1, q = −1 (D) None

40.
If (2a + b) 2 = 3 and (a − 2b) 2 = 2 then a 2 + b 2 =
(A) 5 (B) 1 (C) − 1 (D) 13 (E) None

41. An equation of the circle passing through the origin and of radius of 3 is
2 2 2 2
(A) x + y = 9 (B) x + ( y + 1) = 9 (C) ( x + 1) + y = 1
2 2

(D) ( x − 1) 2 + ( y − 1) 2 = 9 (E) x
2
+ ( y − 3) 2 = 9

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
42.
A vector is given by
A = 3î + 4 ĵ − 5k̂ . Magnitude of the vector is:

(A) 50 unit (B) – 2 unit (C) 0 (D) 25 2 unit (E) none

43. A particle falls freely from rest through a distance d. Its speed is then
(A) dg (B) − 2 gd (C) − (gd ) / 2 (D) 2 gd (E) None of them

44.
A maximum point on the curve y = x 4 − 4x3 + 4x 2 + 1 is
(A) (−1, 10) (B) (0, 1) (C) (1, 2) (D) (2, 1) (E) None

45. Within the elastic limit, which of the following relation is correct?
(A) Stress = Strain (B) Stress α Strain (C) Stress ≤ Strain (D) Stress ≥ Strain
46. Fahrenheit scale reading will be twice the Celsius scale reading at ---
(A) 180° F (B) 320° F (C) 90° F (D) 0° F (E) none
47. If an oxygen molecule and a hydrogen molecule are at the same temperature, then what is the ratio
of their mean kinetic energy?
(A) 1:1 (B) 2:1 (C) 16:1 (D) 1:4 (E) None
48. If p is the momentum of an object of mass m, then the expression p2/m has the same unit as
(A) acceleration (B) energy (C) force (D) impulse (E) None
49. A satellite weighs 80 N at the earth’s surface. If R is the earth’s radius, at what distance from the
earth would the weight of the satellite be 20 N?
(A) R/4 (B) R/2 (C) R (D) 2R (E) None
50. The smallest unit/constituents of matter is called
(A) atom (B) molecule (C) nucleus (D) electron (E) None

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 University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh

Undergraduate Admission Test

Sample Question Paper (MSJ/ENG)

Parts Question Type No. of Question Total

Marks
Part A:English
(Grammar, Vocabulary & Reading MCQ 30 30
Comprehension)
Part B: Logical Reasoning MCQ 25 50
Part C: Test of Writing Written 1 20
TOTAL 100

Instruction: The admission test question would consist of 3 parts: the whole admission test will
be completed in 1.0 hour. The test is designed to check that candidates have a minimum aptitude in
English to cope with ULAB’s curriculum. The questions will have a difficulty level equivalent to SSC
level. Candidates should bring pen, pencil, sharpener, and eraser.

The sample questions indicate the pattern not the difficulty level of the questions that will appear in
the admission test.

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University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh
Undergraduate Admission Test
Sample Question Paper

Part A: English
(Grammar and Vocabulary)

Tick the right choice word(s) in the underline part for each blank in the following phrases:

1. I like to relax as soon as/while/before I’m on holiday. (Answer: As)

2. The load is too heavy for me to take/ to bear / to clear/ to convey. (Answer: To bear)
3. I’m so worried about Natasha as soon as/while/after you hear any news, phone me.
(Answer: As soon as)
4. Please be quiet. I try/am trying/tried to concentrate. (Answer: Am trying)
5. I am sorry I called you a liar. I take it back/ off/ on/ over. (Answer: Back)
6. The River Nile flow/flowing/flows into the Mediterranean. (Answer: Flows)
7. The man to who I sold/to whom I sold/to whom I sell my house was a cheat. (Answer:
to whom I sold).
8. He is too important for tolerating/to tolerate/at tolerating any delay. (Answer: to
tolerate).

Antonyms: Tick the correct word which is opposite in meaning:

1. Enormous: (a) Soft (b) Average (c) Tiny (d) Weak. Answer: (c)
2. Relinquish: (a) Abdicate (b) Renounce (c) Possess (d) Deny. Answer: (c)
3. Obscure: (a) Transparent (b) Dark (c) Doubtful. Answer: (a)
4. Mortal: (a) Divine (b) Immortal(c) Spiritual(d)Eternal. Answer: (b)
5. Practical: (a) unrealistic (b) sensible (c) workable (d) realistic. Answer: (a)
6. Victorious: (a) Defeated (b) Annexed (c) Destroyed (d) Vanquished. Answer: (a)
7. Vanity: (a) Pride (b) Humility (d) Conceit (d) Ostentatious. Answer: (b)
8. Capacious: (a) Limited (b) Caring (c) Foolish (d) Changeable. Answer: (a)

Synonyms: Tick the correct word which is similar in meaning:

1. Attempt: (a) Serve (b) Explore (c) Try (d) Explain. Answer: (c)
2. Pacify: (a) Irritate (b) Annoy (c) Mitigate. Answer: (c)
3. Glorify: (a) Adore (b) Abuse (c) Depress (d) degrade. Answer: (a)
4. Humorous: (a) Serious (b) dull (c) funny (d) gloomy. Answer: (c)
5. Retain: (a) Preserve (b) give up (c) surrender (d) abandon. Answer: (a)
6. Brief: (a) Limited (b) Small (c) Little (d) Short. Answer: (d)
7. Embezzle: (a) Misappropriate (b) Balance (c) Remunerate (d) Clear. Answer: (a)
8. Canny: (a) Obstinate (b) Handsome (c) Clever (d) Stout. Answer: (c)

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(Reading Comprehension)
Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions:

Marie Curie was one of the most accomplished scientists in history. Together with her
husband, Pierre, she discovered radium, an element widely used for treating cancer, and
studied uranium and other radioactive substances. Pierre and Marie's amicable
collaboration later helped to unlock the secrets of the atom.

Marie was born in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland, where her father was a professor of physics. At
an early age, she displayed a brilliant mind and a blithe personality. Her great exuberance
for learning prompted her to continue with her studies after high school. She became
disgruntled, however, when she learned that the university in Warsaw was closed to
women. Determined to receive a higher education, she defiantly left Poland and in 1891
entered the Sorbonne, a French university, where she earned her master's degree and
doctorate in physics.

Marie was fortunate to have studied at the Sorbonne with some of the greatest scientists of
her day, one of whom was Pierre Curie. Marie and Pierre were married in 1895 and spent
many productive years working together in the physics laboratory. A short time after they
discovered radium, Pierre was killed by a horse-drawn wagon in 1906. Marie was stunned
by this horrible misfortune and endured heartbreaking anguish. Despondently she recalled
their close relationship and the joy that they had shared in scientific research. The fact that
she had two young daughters to raise by herself greatly increased her distress.

Curie's feeling of desolation finally began to fade when she was asked to succeed her
husband as a physics professor at the Sorbonne. She was the first woman to be given a
professorship at the world-famous university. In 1911 she received the Nobel Prize in
chemistry for isolating radium. Although Marie Curie eventually suffered a fatal illness
from her long exposure to radium, she never became disillusioned about her work.
Regardless of the consequences, she had dedicated herself to science and to revealing the
mysteries of the physical world.

1. The Curies' _________ collaboration helped to unlock the secrets of the atom.
A. friendly
B. competitive
C. courteous
D. industrious
E. chemistry
Answer: A

2. Marie had a bright mind and a ______ personality.

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A. strong
B. lighthearted
C. humorous
D. strange
E. envious
Answer: B

3. When she learned that she could not attend the university in Warsaw, she felt
_________.
A. hopeless
B. annoyed
C. depressed
D. worried
E. None of the above
Answer: B

4. Marie _________ by leaving Poland and traveling to France to enter the Sorbonne.
A. challenged authority
B. showed intelligence
C. behaved
D. was distressed
E. Answer not available
Answer: E

5. _________ she remembered their joy together.

A. Dejectedly
B. Worried
C. Tearfully
D. Happily
E. Irefully

Answer: A

Part B: Critical Reasoning:

Q: Five persons are sitting in a line. One of the two persons, at the farthest ends is,
Sheuli, the other one is Farid. Osama is sitting to the right of Karim. Taimur is to the left
of Farid and Karim is sitting between Sheuli and Osama.

1. Taimur is at which place counting from right?

(a) First (b) second (c) third (d) fourth (e) cannot be determined

Answer: (b)

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 2. To whose left is Osama sitting?

(a) Farid (b) Sheuli (c) Taimur (d) Karim (e) cannot be determined

Answer: (d)

Q: In a group of business students, all those who like accounting also like finance.
Those who enjoy finance hate marketing. Some students who like finance also like
statistics. All those who enjoy marketing also enjoy economics. Some of those who
enjoy economics also enjoy finance. Some of those who like statistics hate
marketing.

1. If a student likes accounting, she cannot like

(a) Marketing (b) economics (c) statistics (d) finance (e) both economics and
statistics

Answer: (a)

2. If a student likes marketing, which of the following must be false?

(a) She likes economics (b) she does not like statistics (c) she likes neither
accounting nor statistics (d) she does not like accounting (e) she may like
accounting

Answer: (d)

Q: Ali speaks Bangla and Hindi, Bela speaks Hindi and English, Chameli speaks Japanese
and English, Daud speaks Bangla and French, Ershad speaks Japanese and French.

1. Which of the following can act as an interpreter when Chameli and Daud wish to talk
to each other?

(a) Only Ali (b) only Bela (c) Ali or Bela (d) only Ershad (e) Ali or Ershad

Answer: (d)

2. Each of the following pairs can converse between them without an interpreter except:

(a) Bela and Daud (b) Ali and Bela (c) Bela and Chameli (d) Chameli and Ershad
(e) Ali and Daud

Answer: (a)

Q: Look at this series: 7, 10, 8, 11, 9, 12, ... What number should come next?

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 (a) 7 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 13

Answer: (b)

Q: Pen is to poet as needle is to

(a) Thread (b) Button (c) Sewing (d) Tailor

Part C: Test of Writing:

Write a paragraph on ‘’Traffic Jam in Dhaka City’’ or ‘’ Role of Social Media in Everyday Life’’

(You will be marked on the correctness of the spelling, grammar, syntax, usage and sentence
construction.)

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 University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh

Undergraduate Admission Test

Sample Question Paper (BBA)

Total
Parts Question Type No. of Question
Marks
Part A:English
(Grammar, Vocabulary & Reading MCQ 30 30
Comprehension)
Part B: Mathematics
MCQ 25 50
Part C: Test of Writing Written 1 20
TOTAL 100

Instruction: The admission test question would consist of 3 parts: the whole admission test will
be completed in 1.0 hour. The test is designed to check that candidates have a minimum aptitude in
English to cope with ULAB’s curriculum. The questions will have a difficulty level equivalent to SSC
level. Candidates should bring pen, pencil, sharpener, and eraser. Calculator will be allowed.

The sample questions indicate the pattern not the difficulty level of the questions that will appear in
the admission test.

Version: 01 (SPRING 2019)

 University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh
Undergraduate Admission Test
Sample Question Paper

Part A: English
(Grammar and Vocabulary)

Tick the right choice word(s) in the underline part for each blank in the following phrases:

1. I like to relax as soon as/while/before I’m on holiday. (Answer: As)

2. The load is too heavy for me to take/ to bear / to clear/ to convey. (Answer: To bear)
3. I’m so worried about Natasha as soon as/while/after you hear any news, phone me.
(Answer: As soon as)
4. Please be quiet. I try/am trying/tried to concentrate. (Answer: Am trying)
5. I am sorry I called you a liar. I take it back/ off/ on/ over. (Answer: Back)
6. The River Nile flow/flowing/flows into the Mediterranean. (Answer: Flows)
7. The man to who I sold/to whom I sold/to whom I sell my house was a cheat. (Answer:
to whom I sold).
8. He is too important for tolerating/to tolerate/at tolerating any delay. (Answer: to
tolerate).

Antonyms: Tick the correct word which is opposite in meaning:

1. Enormous: (a) Soft (b) Average (c) Tiny (d) Weak. Answer: (c)
2. Relinquish: (a) Abdicate (b) Renounce (c) Possess (d) Deny. Answer: (c)
3. Obscure: (a) Transparent (b) Dark (c) Doubtful. Answer: (a)
4. Mortal: (a) Divine (b) Immortal(c) Spiritual(d)Eternal. Answer: (b)
5. Practical: (a) unrealistic (b) sensible (c) workable (d) realistic. Answer: (a)
6. Victorious: (a) Defeated (b) Annexed (c) Destroyed (d) Vanquished. Answer: (a)
7. Vanity: (a) Pride (b) Humility (d) Conceit (d) Ostentatious. Answer: (b)
8. Capacious: (a) Limited (b) Caring (c) Foolish (d) Changeable. Answer: (a)

Synonyms: Tick the correct word which is similar in meaning:

1. Attempt: (a) Serve (b) Explore (c) Try (d) Explain. Answer: (c)
2. Pacify: (a) Irritate (b) Annoy (c) Mitigate. Answer: (c)
3. Glorify: (a) Adore (b) Abuse (c) Depress (d) degrade. Answer: (a)
4. Humorous: (a) Serious (b) dull (c) funny (d) gloomy. Answer: (c)
5. Retain: (a) Preserve (b) give up (c) surrender (d) abandon. Answer: (a)
6. Brief: (a) Limited (b) Small (c) Little (d) Short. Answer: (d)
7. Embezzle: (a) Misappropriate (b) Balance (c) Remunerate (d) Clear. Answer: (a)
8. Canny: (a) Obstinate (b) Handsome (c) Clever (d) Stout. Answer: (c)

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 (Reading Comprehension)
Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions:

Marie Curie was one of the most accomplished scientists in history. Together with her
husband, Pierre, she discovered radium, an element widely used for treating cancer, and
studied uranium and other radioactive substances. Pierre and Marie's amicable
collaboration later helped to unlock the secrets of the atom.

Marie was born in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland, where her father was a professor of physics. At
an early age, she displayed a brilliant mind and a blithe personality. Her great exuberance
for learning prompted her to continue with her studies after high school. She became
disgruntled, however, when she learned that the university in Warsaw was closed to
women. Determined to receive a higher education, she defiantly left Poland and in 1891
entered the Sorbonne, a French university, where she earned her master's degree and
doctorate in physics.

Marie was fortunate to have studied at the Sorbonne with some of the greatest scientists of
her day, one of whom was Pierre Curie. Marie and Pierre were married in 1895 and spent
many productive years working together in the physics laboratory. A short time after they
discovered radium, Pierre was killed by a horse-drawn wagon in 1906. Marie was stunned
by this horrible misfortune and endured heartbreaking anguish. Despondently she recalled
their close relationship and the joy that they had shared in scientific research. The fact that
she had two young daughters to raise by herself greatly increased her distress.

Curie's feeling of desolation finally began to fade when she was asked to succeed her
husband as a physics professor at the Sorbonne. She was the first woman to be given a
professorship at the world-famous university. In 1911 she received the Nobel Prize in
chemistry for isolating radium. Although Marie Curie eventually suffered a fatal illness
from her long exposure to radium, she never became disillusioned about her work.
Regardless of the consequences, she had dedicated herself to science and to revealing the
mysteries of the physical world.

1. The Curies' _________ collaboration helped to unlock the secrets of the atom.
A. friendly
B. competitive
C. courteous
D. industrious
E. chemistry

Answer: A

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2. Marie had a bright mind and a ______ personality.
A. strong
B. lighthearted
C. humorous
D. strange
E. envious

Answer: B

3. When she learned that she could not attend the university in Warsaw, she felt
_________.
A. hopeless
B. annoyed
C. depressed
D. worried
E. None of the above
Answer: B

4. Marie _________ by leaving Poland and traveling to France to enter the Sorbonne.
A. challenged authority
B. showed intelligence
C. behaved
D. was distressed
E. Answer not available
Answer: E

5. _________ she remembered their joy together.

A. Dejectedly
B. Worried
C. Tearfully
D. Happily
E. Irefully

Answer: A

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 Part B: Mathematics:

1. If x books cost TK. 5 each and y books cost TK. 8 each, then the average cost, in taka per
book is equal to:

(a) (5x + 8y) / (x + y) (b) (5x + 8y) / xy (c) (5x + 8y) / 13 (d) 40xy / (x + y)

Answer: (a)

2. How many minutes does it take for Kamal to type y words, if he types at the rate of x
words per minute?

(a) x/y
(b) y/6x
(c) xy
(d) 60x/y
(e) y/x

Answer: (e)

3. The average (arithmetic mean) of the integers from 200 to 400, inclusive, is how much
greater than the average of the integers from 50 to 100, inclusive?

(a) 150 (b) 175 (c) 200 (d) 225 (e) 300

Answer: (d)

4. Three angles of a triangle are in the proportion of 5: 6: 7. What is the difference in

degrees between biggest and the smallest angles?

(a) 15
(b) 20
(c) 25
(d) 30
(e) 10

Answer: (b)

5. If xy = 2 and xy2= 8, what is the value of x?

(a) 1/2 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 18 (e) 16

Answer: (a)

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 6. If Tina 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

Answer: (c)

7. In the first 10 overs of a cricket game, the run rate was only 3.2. What should be the run
rate in the remaining 40 overs to reach the target of 282 runs?

(a) 6.25 (b) 6.50 (c) 6.75 (d) 7.00

Answer: (a)

8. A grocer has a sale of TK. 6435, TK. 6927, TK. 6855, TK. 7230 and TK. 6562 for 5
consecutive months. How much sale must he have in the sixth month so that he gets an
average sale of TK. 6500?

(a)TK. 4991 (b) TK. 5991 (c) 6001 (d) 6991

Answer: (a)

9. A man complete a journey in 10 hours. He travels first half of the journey at the rate of 21
km/hr and second half at the rate of 24 km/hr. Find the total journey in km.

(a) 220 km (b) 224 km (c) 230 km (d) 234 km

Answer: (b)

10.A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40% apples and still has 420 apples. Originally,
he had:

(a) 588 apples (b) 600 apples (c) 672 apples (d) 700 apples

Answer: (d)

11.An aero plane covers a certain distance at a speed of 240 kmph in 5 hours. To cover the
same distance in 1 hours, it must travel at a speed of:

(a) 300kmph (b) 360kmph (c) 600kmph (d) 720kmph

Answer: (d)

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12.If a person walks at 14 km/hr instead of 10 km/hr, he would have walked 20 km more.
The actual distance travelled by him is:

(a) 50km (b) 56km (c) 70km (d) 80km

Answer: (a)

13. The salaries A, B, C are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5. If the increments of 15%, 10% and 20% are
allowed respectively in their salaries, then what will be new ratio of their salaries?

(a) 3 : 3 : 10 (b) 10 : 11 : 20 (c) 23 : 33 : 60 (d) Cannot be determined

Answer: (c)

Part C: Test of Writing:

Write a paragraph on ‘’Traffic Jam in Dhaka City’’ or ‘’ Role of Social Media in Everyday Life’’

(You will be marked on the correctness of the spelling, grammar, syntax, usage and sentence
construction.)

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 University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh

Undergraduate Admission Test

Sample Question for School of Engineering

Total
Parts Question Type No. of Question
Marks
Part A:English
(Grammar, Vocabulary & Reading MCQ 30 30
Comprehension)
Part B: Mathematics MCQ 15 30
Part C: Physics MCQ 10 20
Part D: Test of Writing Written 1 20
TOTAL 100

Instruction: The admission test question would consist of 4 parts: the whole admission test will
be completed in 1.0 hour. The test is designed to check that candidates have a minimum aptitude in
English to cope with ULAB’s curriculum. Candidates should bring pen, pencil, sharpener, and eraser.
Calculator will be allowed.

The sample questions indicate the pattern not the difficulty level of the questions that will appear in
the admission test.

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 University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh
Undergraduate Admission Test
Sample Question Paper

Part A: English
(Grammar and Vocabulary)
Tick the right choice word(s) in the underline part for each blank in the following phrases:

1. I like to relax as soon as/while/before I’m on holiday. (Answer: As)

2. The load is too heavy for me to take/ to bear / to clear/ to convey. (Answer: To bear)
3. I’m so worried about Natasha as soon as/while/after you hear any news, phone me. (Answer:
As soon as)
4. Please be quiet. I try/am trying/tried to concentrate. (Answer: Am trying)
5. I am sorry I called you a liar. I take it back/ off/ on/ over. (Answer: Back)
6. The River Nile flow/flowing/flows into the Mediterranean. (Answer: Flows)
7. The man to who I sold/to whom I sold/to whom I sell my house was a cheat. (Answer: to
whom I sold).
8. He is too important for tolerating/to tolerate/at tolerating any delay. (Answer: to tolerate).

Antonyms: Tick the correct word which is opposite in meaning:

1. Enormous: (a) Soft (b) Average (c) Tiny (d) Weak. Answer: (c)
2. Relinquish: (a) Abdicate (b) Renounce (c) Possess (d) Deny. Answer: (c)
3. Obscure: (a) Transparent (b) Dark (c) Doubtful. Answer: (a)
4. Mortal: (a) Divine (b) Immortal(c) Spiritual(d)Eternal. Answer: (b)
5. Practical: (a) unrealistic (b) sensible (c) workable (d) realistic. Answer: (a)
6. Victorious: (a) Defeated (b) Annexed (c) Destroyed (d) Vanquished. Answer: (a)
7. Vanity: (a) Pride (b) Humility (d) Conceit (d) Ostentatious. Answer: (b)
8. Capacious: (a) Limited (b) Caring (c) Foolish (d) Changeable. Answer: (a)

Synonyms: Tick the correct word which is similar in meaning:

1. Attempt: (a) Serve (b) Explore (c) Try (d) Explain. Answer: (c)
2. Pacify: (a) Irritate (b) Annoy (c) Mitigate. Answer: (c)
3. Glorify: (a) Adore (b) Abuse (c) Depress (d) degrade. Answer: (a)
4. Humorous: (a) Serious (b) dull (c) funny (d) gloomy. Answer: (c)
5. Retain: (a) Preserve (b) give up (c) surrender (d) abandon. Answer: (a)
6. Brief: (a) Limited (b) Small (c) Little (d) Short. Answer: (d)
7. Embezzle: (a) Misappropriate (b) Balance (c) Remunerate (d) Clear. Answer: (a)
8. Canny: (a) Obstinate (b) Handsome (c) Clever (d) Stout. Answer: (c)

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 (Reading Comprehension)
Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions:

Marie Curie was one of the most accomplished scientists in history. Together with her husband,
Pierre, she discovered radium, an element widely used for treating cancer, and studied uranium
and other radioactive substances. Pierre and Marie's amicable collaboration later helped to
unlock the secrets of the atom.

Marie was born in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland, where her father was a professor of physics. At an
early age, she displayed a brilliant mind and a blithe personality. Her great exuberance for
learning prompted her to continue with her studies after high school. She became disgruntled,
however, when she learned that the university in Warsaw was closed to women. Determined to
receive a higher education, she defiantly left Poland and in 1891 entered the Sorbonne, a French
university, where she earned her master's degree and doctorate in physics.

Marie was fortunate to have studied at the Sorbonne with some of the greatest scientists of her
day, one of whom was Pierre Curie. Marie and Pierre were married in 1895 and spent many
productive years working together in the physics laboratory. A short time after they discovered
radium, Pierre was killed by a horse-drawn wagon in 1906. Marie was stunned by this horrible
misfortune and endured heartbreaking anguish. Despondently she recalled their close
relationship and the joy that they had shared in scientific research. The fact that she had two
young daughters to raise by herself greatly increased her distress.

Curie's feeling of desolation finally began to fade when she was asked to succeed her husband as
a physics professor at the Sorbonne. She was the first woman to be given a professorship at the
world-famous university. In 1911 she received the Nobel Prize in chemistry for isolating radium.
Although Marie Curie eventually suffered a fatal illness from her long exposure to radium, she
never became disillusioned about her work. Regardless of the consequences, she had dedicated
herself to science and to revealing the mysteries of the physical world.

1. The Curies' _________ collaboration helped to unlock the secrets of the atom.
A. friendly
B. competitive
C. courteous
D. industrious
E. chemistry

Answer: A

2. Marie had a bright mind and a ______ personality.

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A. strong
B. lighthearted
C. humorous
D. strange
E. envious

Answer: B

3. When she learned that she could not attend the university in Warsaw, she felt
_________.
A. hopeless
B. annoyed
C. depressed
D. worried
E. None of the above
Answer: B

4. Marie _________ by leaving Poland and traveling to France to enter the Sorbonne.
A. challenged authority
B. showed intelligence
C. behaved
D. was distressed
E. Answer not available
Answer: E

5. _________ she remembered their joy together.

A. Dejectedly
B. Worried
C. Tearfully
D. Happily
E. Irefully

Answer: A

Part B: Mathematics

Q.1If x2+y2=25 then what is the value of dy/dx at (3, -4)?

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 (a) 5/6
(b) 3/4
(c) 0
(d) 7/2

Q.2 If (x,y), (2,3) and (5,-1) are on the same straight line then:

(a) 4x-3y-17=0

(b) 4x+3y-17=0
(c) 3x+4y+17=0
(d) 3x+4y-17=0

Q.3 The value of the following integral

𝜋⁄
2
∫ (1 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥)2 sin 𝑥 𝑑𝑥
0

(a) 1/3

(b) 7/3

(c) 3/7

(d) 4/3

𝑥 𝑥
a) Q.4 The value of lim (1+ 𝑥) is:
𝑛→∞
b) -∞
c) -1
d) e-1
e) e

Q.5 Convert decimal (115)10into binary:

a) 1110111
b) 1101111
c) 1111011
d) (d)1110011

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 𝑥𝑦𝑧 𝑥 𝑦
Q.6 What is the value of | 𝑥 𝑥+𝑧 𝑧 |?
𝑦 𝑧 𝑦+𝑧

a) 4𝑥𝑦𝑧
b) 2𝑥𝑦𝑧
c) (c)0
d) -1

Part C: Physics

1. What is the frequency of a photon whose energy is 66.3 eV?

a. 1.6 × 1015 Hz
b. 1.6 × 1016 Hz
c. 1.6 × 1018 Hz
d. 2.6 × 1016 Hz
e. 2.6 × 1015 Hz

2. A fan rotates 60 times per minute. What is its angular velocity?

a. π rad/s
b. π/2 rad/s
c. 4π rad/s
d. 3π rad/s
e. 2π rad/s

3. A car is moving with an initial speed of 10 m/s and traveled a distance of 500m by
10s. The acceleration of the car is:

a) 1 m/s2
b) 2 m/s2
c) 5 m/s2
d) 8 m/s2
e) 10 m/s2

4. In a conductor, 60 C charge flows within 15 seconds. What is the current flow in the
conductor?

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 a) 4A
b) 5A
c) 6A
d) 7A
e) 8A

5. What will be the pressure of a gas at 60⁰C temperature, if the pressure of the gas at
0⁰C is 3 x 105 Pa?
a) 4.66 × 105 𝑃𝑎
b) 3.66 × 105 𝑃𝑎
c) 4.66 × 104 𝑃𝑎
d) 5.66 × 105 𝑃𝑎
e) 6.66 × 105 𝑃𝑎

Part D: Test of Writing:

Write a paragraph on ‘’Traffic Jam in Dhaka City’’ or ‘’ Role of Social Media in Everyday Life’’

(You will be marked on the correctness of the spelling, grammar, syntax, usage and sentence
construction.)

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