University Admission Test English - Dhaka University - C Unit 2012- 2013 Session English Questions' Answers with Explanation

University Admission Test English

Dhaka University - C (Ga) Unit Admission Question

2012 - 2013 Session

English Questions' Answers with Explanation

DU C Unit (2012–13) – English Questions

English

Read the following passage and answer (Questions 1-5) 

Joy Card and Printing Ltd, a local company, made around 4 million SIM cards since 2011 at its own Plant for the country’s mobile phone operators, a testimony to the capability of domestic enterprise. From 2010, the company also supplied 40 million scratch cards used for recharging balance in mobile phones.this local initiative was  able to gain confidence in both national and multinational cell phone companies. Joy, a 200 person strong company with the capacity to produce 2 million SIM cards a month, imports ABS sheet and then installs chips for making the SIM cards. However, the company today is faced with a setback due to poor customer acquisition and the operators’ unwillingness to buy the SIM cards from domestic markets.  

01. One drawback faced by the company was : 

A) Overproduction 

B) Underproduction of SIM Sets 

C) Regulatory problem 

D) Lack of interest in local SIM cards 

E) Lack of government support 

02. ‘Acquisition’ in the passage implies : 

A) lacking B) loss 

C) gaining D) dearth

E) want 

03. The passage is all about 

A) The inefficiency of local mobile markets 

B) A local mobile firm’s experience of SIM production 

C) The competitive nature of mobile banking 

D) Lack of government initiative in SIM production 

E) The structure of the mobile market in Bangladesh 

04. ‘Testimony’ in the passage implies :  

A) hypothesis B) test case 

C) evidence D) glamour

E) denial 

05. ‘Plant’ in the passage refers to :   

A) a place in the ground B) something inserted 

C) a perennial product D) an industrial 

E) a large estate for crops 

06. Which do you think is the nearest in meaning to ‘proviso’ 

A) sanction B) substitute 

C) directive D) supply E) stipulation 

07. Antonym of ‘dogma’ is : 

A) doctrine B) principle 

C) tenet D) unbelief

E) rule 

08. Synonym of ‘apex’ is : 

A) base B) zenith 

C) bottom D) low

E) floor 

09. ‘To smell a rat’ means 

A) to smell a bad smell B) to suspect a trick or deceit 

C) to misunderstand D) to have dirty ways

E) to be bothersome 

10. Antonym of ‘tedious’ is : 

A) boring B) monotonous 

C) tiresome D) refreshing E) dull 

11. ‘Out and out’ means 

A) not at all B) someone from outside 

C) to get out D) to be last

E) thoroughly 

12. ‘Pediatric’ relates to the treatment of : 

A) adults B) women 

C) old people D) children E) men

Identify one of the underlined words or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct:   

13.A)  Joseph’s stroy is B)  a clinical C) portrayal of D)  man as an animal trapped  E) by the fear and hunger. 

Fill in the blanks with appropriate preposition(s) / word (s) [questions 14 – 19]  

14. The doctor suggested that the patient _____ weight. 

A) should lose B) would lose 

C) loss D)  lose

E) lost 

15. Our friends will _______ for two nights. 

A) put us up B) put us in 

C) provide us in D) provide us up

E) provide after 

16. The ozone in the upper layers of Earth’s atmosphere is beneficial, ______ animal and plant life from dangerous ultraviolet radiation.  

A) withdrawing B) thwarting 

C) displacing D) reflecting

E)  protecting

17. Once the audience began to applaud and laugh at his jokes, Monem felt more ______.

A) professional B) ambiguous 

C) uncertain D) relaxed

E) uncomfortable 

18. We drove _____ the river for an hour _____ turned north before we reached it . 

A) to , and B) back , when 

C) towards , but D) in , to

E) on , so 

19. There is ______ in one of your front  teeth. 

A) a filing B) a cavity 

C) decay D) food

E) growth 

20. Which one is the correct spelling? 

A) scaning B) stoped 

C) dyeing D) recommend

E) buget 

21. Which of the following pairs expresses relationship different from the rest in terms of their parts of speech? 

A) convince – convincing B) persuade – persuasive 

C) vary – various D) economise – economie

E) fame – famous 

22. Synonym of ‘paradox’ is : 

A) exaggeration B) hyperbole 

C) contradiction D) invective

E) poetic device 

Choose the correct sentence (questions 23 -25) 

23. A) If I found a bag in the street, I will take it to the police. 

      B) If I found a bag in the street, I would take it to the police. 

      C) If I found a bag in the street, I took it to the police. 

      D) If I found a bag in the street, I’ll be taking it to the police. 

      E) If I found a bag in the street, I have taken it to the police. 

24. A) He used the phrase you know so often that I finally said, No, I don’t know. 

      B) He used the phrase “you know” so often that I finally said, No, I don’t know. 

      C) He used the phrase you know so often that I finally said, “No, I don’t know” 

      D) He used the phrase “you know” so often that I finally said, “No, I don’t know”. 

      E) He used the phrase “you know” so often that I finally said, “No, I don’t know”. 

25.A) Why you have done this? 

     B) Why did you have done this? 

     C) Why have you done this? 

     D) Why you had done this? 

     E) Why did you done this? 

ANSWER

ANSWERS

01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13
D	C	B	C	D	E	D	B	B	D	E	D	E
14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
D	A	E	D	A	B	C	D	C	B	D	C