1576 . Influenza, or flu, is a virus that attacks the respiratory system. The flu virus is highly contagious: when an infected person coughs, sneezes or talks, respiratory droplets are generated and transmitted into the air, and can then be inhaled by anyone nearby. Additionally, a person who touches something with the virus on it and then touches his or her mouth, eyes or nose can become infected. Before COVID-19, the most severe pandemic in recent history was the 1918 influenza virus, often called "the Spanish Flu". The virus infected roughly 500 million people - one-third of the world's population - and caused SO million deaths worldwide (double the number of deaths in World War I). In the United States, a quarter of the population caught the virus, 675,000 died, and life expectancy dropped by 12 years. With no vaccine to protect against the virus, people were urged to isolate, quarantine, practice good personal hygiene, and limit social interaction. The first observations of illness and mortality were documented in the United States (in Kansas) in March 1918 and then in April in France, Germany and the United Kingdom. To maintain morale, World War I censor minimized these early reports. Newspapers were free to report the epidemic'seffects in neutral Spain, such as the grave illness of King Alfonso XIII, and these stories created a false impression of Spain as especially hard hit. This gave rise to the name "Spanish Flu". Until February 2020, the 1918 epidemic was largely overlooked in the teaching of American history, despite the ample documentation at the National Archives and elsewhere of the disease and its devastation. The 100-year-old pictures from 1918 that just months ago seemed quaint and dated now seem oddly prescient. The 1918 influenza was called the Spanish Flu" because-
  • A. it originated in Spain
  • B. Spain was a neutral country in World War I
  • C. King Alfonso XIII of Spain was ill
  • D. of the false impression of Spain as hard hit
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B ইউনিট : ২০২০-২০২১ || চট্টগ্রাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় || 2020
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1577 . Influenza, or flu, is a virus that attacks the respiratory system. The flu virus is highly contagious: when an infected person coughs, sneezes or talks, respiratory droplets are generated and transmitted into the air, and can then be inhaled by anyone nearby. Additionally, a person who touches something with the virus on it and then touches his or her mouth, eyes or nose can become infected. Before COVID-19, the most severe pandemic in recent history was the 1918 influenza virus, often called "the Spanish Flu". The virus infected roughly 500 million people - one-third of the world's population - and caused SO million deaths worldwide (double the number of deaths in World War I). In the United States, a quarter of the population caught the virus, 675,000 died, and life expectancy dropped by 12 years. With no vaccine to protect against the virus, people were urged to isolate, quarantine, practice good personal hygiene, and limit social interaction. The first observations of illness and mortality were documented in the United States (in Kansas) in March 1918 and then in April in France, Germany and the United Kingdom. To maintain morale, World War I censor minimized these early reports. Newspapers were free to report the epidemic'seffects in neutral Spain, such as the grave illness of King Alfonso XIII, and these stories created a false impression of Spain as especially hard hit. This gave rise to the name "Spanish Flu". Until February 2020, the 1918 epidemic was largely overlooked in the teaching of American history, despite the ample documentation at the National Archives and elsewhere of the disease and its devastation. The 100-year-old pictures from 1918 that just months ago seemed quaint and dated now seem oddly prescient. According to the passage, all of the following is TRUE about "1918 Influenza" EXCEPT.
  • A. it was beyond censorship
  • B. it decreased life expectancy
  • C. it was overlooked in American history lessons
  • D. it infected one third of world's population
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B ইউনিট : ২০২০-২০২১ || চট্টগ্রাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় || 2020
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1578 . Influenza, or flu, is a virus that attacks the respiratory system. The flu virus is highly contagious: when an infected person coughs, sneezes or talks, respiratory droplets are generated and transmitted into the air, and can then be inhaled by anyone nearby. Additionally, a person who touches something with the virus on it and then touches his or her mouth, eyes or nose can become infected. Before COVID-19, the most severe pandemic in recent history was the 1918 influenza virus, often called "the Spanish Flu". The virus infected roughly 500 million people - one-third of the world's population - and caused SO million deaths worldwide (double the number of deaths in World War I). In the United States, a quarter of the population caught the virus, 675,000 died, and life expectancy dropped by 12 years. With no vaccine to protect against the virus, people were urged to isolate, quarantine, practice good personal hygiene, and limit social interaction. The first observations of illness and mortality were documented in the United States (in Kansas) in March 1918 and then in April in France, Germany and the United Kingdom. To maintain morale, World War I censor minimized these early reports. Newspapers were free to report the epidemic'seffects in neutral Spain, such as the grave illness of King Alfonso XIII, and these stories created a false impression of Spain as especially hard hit. This gave rise to the name "Spanish Flu". Until February 2020, the 1918 epidemic was largely overlooked in the teaching of American history, despite the ample documentation at the National Archives and elsewhere of the disease and its devastation. The 100-year-old pictures from 1918 that just months ago seemed quaint and dated now seem oddly prescient. Which of the following. according to the passage, is NOT TRUE about 'Flu virus'?
  • A. cannot be controlled by personal hygiene
  • B. examples: Covid-19 and 1918 in influenza
  • C. communicable
  • D. vaccine can protect against the virus
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B ইউনিট : ২০২০-২০২১ || চট্টগ্রাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় || 2020
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1579 . Read the following passage and answer questions An alloy is a substance that is formed by combining a metal with other metals, or nonmetals. For example, brass is an alloy of the metals copper and zinc, and steel is alloy of the metal iron with the nonmetal carbon. The special characteristics of metals, such as hardness, strength, flexibility, and weight are called its properties. By the process of alloying it is possible to create materials with the exact combinations of properties for particular use. In the aircraft industry, there is a need for metals that are both strong and light. Steel is strong but too heavy, whereas aluminum is light but not strong. By mixing aluminum with copper and other metals, an alloy is created that is strong to withstand the stresses of flight, but light enough to reduce the cost of fuel to lift the aircraft. There is an important difference between the alloys created by us and the combination of metals that occur accidentally as impure metals.. Both are mixtures, but alloys are mixtures that have been deliberately combined in specific proportions for definite purpose. What is an alloy?
  • A. Metals melted in liquid form.
  • B. Industrial meterials which are not very good
  • C. A planned combination of materials for a specifice purpose.
  • D. Impure materials that occur accidentally.
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ঘ ইউনিট ২০২০-২০২১ || ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় || 2020
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1580 . Read the following passage and answer questions An alloy is a substance that is formed by combining a metal with other metals, or nonmetals. For example, brass is an alloy of the metals copper and zinc, and steel is alloy of the metal iron with the nonmetal carbon. The special characteristics of metals, such as hardness, strength, flexibility, and weight are called its properties. By the process of alloying it is possible to create materials with the exact combinations of properties for particular use. In the aircraft industry, there is a need for metals that are both strong and light. Steel is strong but too heavy, whereas aluminum is light but not strong. By mixing aluminum with copper and other metals, an alloy is created that is strong to withstand the stresses of flight, but light enough to reduce the cost of fuel to lift the aircraft. There is an important difference between the alloys created by us and the combination of metals that occur accidentally as impure metals.. Both are mixtures, but alloys are mixtures that have been deliberately combined in specific proportions for definite purpose. Which one of the following, according to the passage,is applicable to metals?
  • A. They do not have any weight
  • B. They are not strong
  • C. They are pliable
  • D. They are soft
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ঘ ইউনিট ২০২০-২০২১ || ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় || 2020
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1581 . Read the following passage and answer questions An alloy is a substance that is formed by combining a metal with other metals, or nonmetals. For example, brass is an alloy of the metals copper and zinc, and steel is alloy of the metal iron with the nonmetal carbon. The special characteristics of metals, such as hardness, strength, flexibility, and weight are called its properties. By the process of alloying it is possible to create materials with the exact combinations of properties for particular use. In the aircraft industry, there is a need for metals that are both strong and light. Steel is strong but too heavy, whereas aluminum is light but not strong. By mixing aluminum with copper and other metals, an alloy is created that is strong to withstand the stresses of flight, but light enough to reduce the cost of fuel to lift the aircraft. There is an important difference between the alloys created by us and the combination of metals that occur accidentally as impure metals.. Both are mixtures, but alloys are mixtures that have been deliberately combined in specific proportions for definite purpose. What does the writer say about alloys in the text?
  • A. They are not useful
  • B. They are created from waste products
  • C. They are a combination of metals in specific proportions
  • D. In alloys metals are combined in random proportions
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ঘ ইউনিট ২০২০-২০২১ || ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় || 2020
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1582 . Read the following passage and answer questions An alloy is a substance that is formed by combining a metal with other metals, or nonmetals. For example, brass is an alloy of the metals copper and zinc, and steel is alloy of the metal iron with the nonmetal carbon. The special characteristics of metals, such as hardness, strength, flexibility, and weight are called its properties. By the process of alloying it is possible to create materials with the exact combinations of properties for particular use. In the aircraft industry, there is a need for metals that are both strong and light. Steel is strong but too heavy, whereas aluminum is light but not strong. By mixing aluminum with copper and other metals, an alloy is created that is strong to withstand the stresses of flight, but light enough to reduce the cost of fuel to lift the aircraft. There is an important difference between the alloys created by us and the combination of metals that occur accidentally as impure metals.. Both are mixtures, but alloys are mixtures that have been deliberately combined in specific proportions for definite purpose. Why does the passage give the example of the aircraft industry?
  • A. To emphasise the importance of the aircraft industry.
  • B. To demonstrate how alloys can be used to solve industrial problems.
  • C. To show how materials can be used without alloying.
  • D. To show the negative side of alloys.
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ঘ ইউনিট ২০২০-২০২১ || ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় || 2020
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1583 . Read the following passage and answer questions An alloy is a substance that is formed by combining a metal with other metals, or nonmetals. For example, brass is an alloy of the metals copper and zinc, and steel is alloy of the metal iron with the nonmetal carbon. The special characteristics of metals, such as hardness, strength, flexibility, and weight are called its properties. By the process of alloying it is possible to create materials with the exact combinations of properties for particular use. In the aircraft industry, there is a need for metals that are both strong and light. Steel is strong but too heavy, whereas aluminum is light but not strong. By mixing aluminum with copper and other metals, an alloy is created that is strong to withstand the stresses of flight, but light enough to reduce the cost of fuel to lift the aircraft. There is an important difference between the alloys created by us and the combination of metals that occur accidentally as impure metals.. Both are mixtures, but alloys are mixtures that have been deliberately combined in specific proportions for definite purpose. The passage says that alloys are--
  • A. industrial by products
  • B. industrially unimportant
  • C. made by us
  • D. only used in aircraft industry
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ঘ ইউনিট ২০২০-২০২১ || ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় || 2020
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1584 . There is a misconception that people who belong to Oriental culture are inferior to those who belong to Occidental one. Academically, Asian students are outperforming their Americans counterparts at all levels. However, as adults, we are discovering ourselves falling short in the area of creativity and the ability to influence others, and the successful people are those who know how to exert influence on others. This is an area that is emphasized in a Western upbringing in the West, children are oriented to question authority by asking why, something which is not encouraged in Asian culture. At the same time, I think that the Western emphasis on creativity may have gone too far. On the other hand, in Asia there is too much stress on rote learning and drilling. It is found that Asian students in law school have trouble coming up with creative ideas. Ideally, we should take the best from both worlds. The phrase “On the other hand” is used to signal that the writer will
  • A. To prove that the most effective upbringing is the Asian way
  • B. To provide statistics of student performance
  • C. To show that the Western way of upbringing is superior to the Asian way
  • D. To show that both ways of upbringing have both advantages and disadvantages
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C ইউনিট : ২০১৯-২০২০ || চট্টগ্রাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় || 2019
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1585 . There is a misconception that people who belong to Oriental culture are inferior to those who belong to Occidental one. Academically, Asian students are outperforming their Americans counterparts at all levels. However, as adults, we are discovering ourselves falling short in the area of creativity and the ability to influence others, and the successful people are those who know how to exert influence on others. This is an area that is emphasized in a Western upbringing in the West, children are oriented to question authority by asking why, something which is not encouraged in Asian culture. At the same time, I think that the Western emphasis on creativity may have gone too far. On the other hand, in Asia there is too much stress on rote learning and drilling. It is found that Asian students in law school have trouble coming up with creative ideas. Ideally, we should take the best from both worlds. The word ‘outperforms’ means-----
  • A. to out number
  • B. to accomplish
  • C. to fall short
  • D. to surpass
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C ইউনিট : ২০১৯-২০২০ || চট্টগ্রাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় || 2019
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1586 . There is a misconception that people who belong to Oriental culture are inferior to those who belong to Occidental one. Academically, Asian students are outperforming their Americans counterparts at all levels. However, as adults, we are discovering ourselves falling short in the area of creativity and the ability to influence others, and the successful people are those who know how to exert influence on others. This is an area that is emphasized in a Western upbringing in the West, children are oriented to question authority by asking why, something which is not encouraged in Asian culture. At the same time, I think that the Western emphasis on creativity may have gone too far. On the other hand, in Asia there is too much stress on rote learning and drilling. It is found that Asian students in law school have trouble coming up with creative ideas. Ideally, we should take the best from both worlds. Which of the following is a criticism of Western upbringing made by the writer?
  • A. There is too much stress on creativity
  • B. There is not enough respect for authority
  • C. There is no discipline
  • D. There is not enough memorization
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C ইউনিট : ২০১৯-২০২০ || চট্টগ্রাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় || 2019
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1587 . There is a misconception that people who belong to Oriental culture are inferior to those who belong to Occidental one. Academically, Asian students are outperforming their Americans counterparts at all levels. However, as adults, we are discovering ourselves falling short in the area of creativity and the ability to influence others, and the successful people are those who know how to exert influence on others. This is an area that is emphasized in a Western upbringing in the West, children are oriented to question authority by asking why, something which is not encouraged in Asian culture. At the same time, I think that the Western emphasis on creativity may have gone too far. On the other hand, in Asia there is too much stress on rote learning and drilling. It is found that Asian students in law school have trouble coming up with creative ideas. Ideally, we should take the best from both worlds. The phrase “rote learning” refers to
  • A. cramming
  • B. learning clearly
  • C. reasoning
  • D. thinking critically
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C ইউনিট : ২০১৯-২০২০ || চট্টগ্রাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় || 2019
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1588 . "Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance." These lines are taken from the poem-?
  • A. The Solitary Reaper
  • B. I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud
  • C. My Heart Leaps Up
  • D. It is a Beautcous Evening
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৪৫ তম বিসিএস প্রিলিমিনারি টেস্ট (অনির্বাচিত প্রশ্নপত্র) সেট : (কীর্তনখোলা ২০২৩) || 2023
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1589 . "Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the worlds." This extract is taken from the poem-
  • A. A Prayer for My Daughter
  • B. Easter 1916
  • C. The Second Coming
  • D. The Wild Swans at Coole
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৪৫ তম বিসিএস প্রিলিমিনারি টেস্ট (অনির্বাচিত প্রশ্নপত্র) সেট : (কীর্তনখোলা ২০২৩) || 2023
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1590 . "No! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be; Am an attendant lord, one that will do To swell a progress." These lines are taken from the poem of-
  • A. W.B. Yeats
  • B. T.S. Eliot
  • C. William Shakespeare
  • D. Dylan Thomas
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৪৫ তম বিসিএস প্রিলিমিনারি টেস্ট (অনির্বাচিত প্রশ্নপত্র) সেট : (কীর্তনখোলা ২০২৩) || 2023
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