Combined 3 Bank Senior Officer Question

Vacancy: 367
1. Ansar-VDP Unnayan Bank:31
2. Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation:278
3. Palli Sanchay Bank:58

Question: SECTION-A : English Proficiency

Questions (01-05) : Fill in the blank with right option

1. Sheusually the baby down for sleep at thistime

(a) lies

(b) lied

(c) lay

(d) lays

Answer:la

ys

2. Ipromiseto you in allcircumstances.

(a) stand upto

(b) standwith

(c) standoff

(d) stand by

Answer:

standwith

3. I caught the bus if I hadhurried.

(a) couldhave

(b) canhave

(c) cannothave

(d) could not

have Answer:

couldhave

4. Voting tookplacepeacefully most of thecountry,

(a) across
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(b) besides

(c) into

(d) for

Answer: across

5. His nameringsa but I am unable to rememberhim

(a) toll

(b) bell

(C) cymbal

(d) chime

Answer:

bell

Questions (06-10): Select the pair that best expresses a relationship

similar to that expressed in the original pair:

6. ARTICULATE :UNCLEAR

(a) Explain :Lucid

(b) Elaborate :Sketchy

(c) Grieve:Somber

(d) Assign:Agile

Answer: Elaborate : Sketchy

7. QUARRY :MARBLE

(a) Metal :Silver

(b) Ore:Gold

(c) Mine :Coal

(d) None of

these Answer:

Mine :Coal

8. HARM:DAMAGE

(a) Sweet :Sour

(b) Stout:Weak
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(c) Hook:Crook

(d) Injure:

Incapacitate Answer:

Injure:Incapacitate

9. HACK:CARVE

(a) Gouge :Engrave

(b) Snip :Mince

(c) Hew:Fell

(d) Grind :Polish

Answer: Gouge : Engrave

10. VINDICTIVE:MERCY

(a) Insightful:Hope

(b) Modest :Dignity

(c) Avaricious:Greed

(d) Skeptical:

Credulity Answer:

Skeptical:Credulity

Questions (11-15). Select the word or phrase that best completes the
sentence

11. Computer has revolutionized office procedures more than any

machineof moderntime.

(a) has anymachine

(b) any othermachine

(c) othermachine

(d) none ofthese

Answer: any other machine

12 Writing a beautiful sonnet is as much an achievement as to finisha
400-page novel.

(a) finishing

(b) it is tofinish
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(c) to havefinished

(d) if to

finish

Answer:finish

ing

13. My mother takes the responsibility for runningthehousehold.

(a) movingquickly

(b) going

(c) managing

(d) none of

these

Answer:manag

ing

14. Peopleofdiversebackgroundsnowgotodifferentplacesforpleas
ure, business oreducation.

(a) distinctive

(b) isolated

(c) distant

(d) differen

Answer:diffe

rent

15. Organizingsomeextra-
curriculaactivitieshasoccupiedalotofmytime recently

(a) takenin

(b) takenup

(c) takenover

(d) taken

after Answer:
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takenup

Questions (16-20): Choose the correct spelling from the

given options 16.

(a) Transeint
(b) Transient

(c) Trancient

(d) Transent

Answer:Transi

ent

(a) Collosal

(b) Collossal

(c) Colosal

(d) Colossal

Answer:Coloss

al

(a) Presinct

(b) Precinct

(c) Pricinet

(d) Prescint

Answer:

Precinct 19.

(a) Faxsimile

(b) Fachsimile

(c) Facsimile

(d) Factsimil

Answer:Facsi

mile

(a) Acquaintance
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(b) Aqunintance

(c) Aquantence

(d) Aquaintence

Answer:Acquainta

nce

Question: SECTION-B : Bangla

Question (21-35): Choose the correct answer

21.সমাথক
কশ1 ◌ যািগ34ি◌5কািনট?

(a) ধনী-িগরর

(b) টাকা-পযসা

(c) লন- দন

(d) দনা-পাওনা

Answer: টাকা-পযসা

22. কািনট িসঠক িস7 ি◌ ব+দ?

(a) উৎ + শাস
= উ+◌াস
(b)উৎ+ডীণ=উ
#◌ীণ (c) ব
ৎ + ঢাকা = ব
<ড=◌া (d) লহ
+ ধ=ল>

Answer: ব ৎ + ঢাকা = ব <ড=◌া

23. ?র সংিগতর উদাহরণ কািনট?

(a) দশী >

ি◌দশী (b)
িরাA>রাইত
(c) হ ইব>
হব (d)
কািনটইনয

Answer: দশী > ি◌দশী

24. ‘খনার বচন ি◌ক সংB◌াC?

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(a) িকৃ
ষ

(b) রাজিনীত

(c)বEবসা

(d) ি◌শF

Answer: িকৃ
ষ

25. ি◌ নচর কান বাগধািরাট ি◌ভG◌াথ ক

(a) আদায-◌়
কাচকলায

(b) দা-ক◌ু
মড◌়
◌া

(c) 4ই-কাতলা
(d) িঅহ-নক◌ু
ল

Answer: 4ই-কাতলা

26. ‘িএপটাফ’ শ1র অথ

(a) শা ক িকবতা

(b) িগী তকা

(c) সিমাধ-ি◌িলপ

(d) মানপA

Answer: সিমাধ-ি◌িলপ

27.কািনিটনতEস মাসরসমIপl?

(a) দরপত

(b) মনিমাঝ

(c) K◌ামাCর

(d) উপনদী

Answer: K◌ামাCর

28. পরLর কাছািকাছ Mি◌ন বা বণ র ি◌মল নক বল ?

(a) কারক

(b) তEয

(c) িস7

(d) সমাস

Answer: িস7

ত-তEয◌়
29.“জE◌াCশ1ি◌টরিকৃ ়
কী?

(a)জE◌ান+ত

(b)জান + তচ
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(c) জ+এE◌াC

(d) জী + অC

Answer: জী + অC

30.যয পদসমাসহয◌়
়
তাদ রতEিক টিককপদ বল?

(a) পূ
ব পদ
(b)সমI পদ

(c) উNর পদ

(d)সমসE◌ামানপদ

Answer:সমসE◌ামানপদ

31. কািনট
িসঠক?

(a) ভOিতাচত

(b) ভOিতচত

(c) ভOি◌চত

(d) ভOি◌াচত

Exp:িসঠকউNরনই। ভOি◌াচত হব।

32.সংশয◌়
-◌়
এিরবপরীতাথক
কশ1কািনট?

(a) ি◌3ধা

(b) ি◌নভ য

(c) ি◌বPয়

(d) তEয

Answer:তEয

33. ‘কাক ি◌নO◌া- এর িসঠক অথ কািনট ?

(a) কপট ি◌চC◌া

(b) অগভীর
ি◌নO◌া
(c) পররিঅন
%ি◌চC◌া (d)
ি◌নO◌ার
ভানকরা

Answer: অগভীর ি◌নO◌া

কশ1 ◌ যািগ34ি◌5 হ য◌়

34.সমাথক ◌◌়
ছকািন টত?

(a) ভাল মQ
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(b) তাড◌়
= জাড

(c) ধন –দৗলত

(d) আমীর – িফকর

Answer: ধন – দৗলত
35.‘সৗমE”এিরবপরীতশ1ি◌ক

(a)
Qর
অস◌ু

(b)
ক◌ু
িৎসত

(c)কাপ
4ষ
◌ু

(d) কািনটই নয

Answer: কািনটই নয

Question: SECTION-C : General

Mathematics
Questions (36-60) : Choose the correct answer

36. A garden of 100 m length and 60m width has a walkway of 2 m

width on every
side.Whatistheareaofthegarden,insquaremeter,excludingthewalkw
ay?

(a) 5684

(b) 6000

(c) 5376

(d) 5123

Answer:

5376

Solution:

Area of the garden excluding walkway = {(100-2×2) × (60-2×2)}=

96×56=5376m2

37. Three angles of a triangle are in proportion 5:6:7. Then what is the
difference in degrees between the biggest and the smallestangles?

(a) 10°

(b) 20°
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(c) 25°

(d) 30°

Answer:

20°

Solution:

Sum of 3 angles of a

triangle = 180° Sum of ratio

= 5+6+7 = 18

So, the larger angle = 180° × 7/18 = 70°

And, the smaller angle = 180° ×

5/18 = 50° Difference = 70° – 50°

= 20°

38. Triangle ABC has the following vertices: A (1,0), B (5,0) and C
(3.4). Which of the following istrue-

(a) AB=BC

(b) CA=CB

(c) AB=AC

(d) AC<BC

Answer:

CA=CB

Solution:

Distance of (x1,y1) & (x2,y2) = √{(x1– x2)2 + (y1– y2)2}

AB/BA = √{(1 – 5)2 + (0 – 0)2 }= √(-4)2 =

√16 = 4 BC/CB = √{(5 – 3)2 + (0 – 4)2 }=

√22 + 16 = √20 = 2√5 AC/CA=√{(1-3)2 + (0 –

4)2 }= √4 + 16 =√20 = 2√5

39. If a>b>l, then which of the following istrue?

(a) (a-b)<0

(b) a2<ab
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(c) (b+a)>2a

(d) a2>b2A

nswer:a2>b2

Solutio

n: Let,

a = 3 & b=2

Option a) a2> b2 = (3)2> (2)2 = 9 > 4 True

Option b) a2 < ab = (3)2 < 3 x 2

=9<6 false Option c) a – b<0= 3-

2<0 = 1< 0 false

Option d) b +a > 2a = 2+3> 2 x 3 = 5 > 6 false

40. When 6 gallons of gasoline are put into a car, the indicator goes
41. from 1/4 to 5/8. What is the total capacity of the gasolinetank?
12

(a) 14

(b) 16

(c) 18

Answer:

16

Solution:

(5/8 – ¼) = 3/8 means 6 gallons

So, Total capacity = 6×8/3 = 16 gallons

42. A square carpet with an area of 169 cm2 must have 2 cm cut
off one of its edges in order to be a perfect fit for a
rectangular room. What is the area (in cm) of this
rectangularroom!

(a) 117

(b) 143

(C) 145

(d) 165
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Answer:

143

Solution:

Let, the carpet

length = x x2 = 169

x = 13

width of the room = (13-2) cm =

11 cm area of the room = (13×11)2

= 143 cm2

43. A box contains 12 poles and 7 pieces of net. Each piece of net
weighs 0.2 gm: each pole weighs 1.1gm. The box and its contents
together weigh 16.25 gm. How much does the empty boxweigh?

(a) 1.2gm

(b) 1.65gm

(c) 2.75gm

(d) 6.15 gm

Answer:

1.65gm

Solution:

Weight of 7 nets = (7×0.2)gm

=1.4gm Weight of 12 poles =

(12×1.1)gm = 13.2gm

Total weight of net and pole =

(1.4+13.2)gm = 14.6gm Box weight is =

(16.25 – 14.6) = 1.65gm

44. If an inspector rejects 0.08% of a product as defective, how

many units of the product will he examined in order to reject2?

(a) 1500

(b)

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500 (c)

2000

(d)

2500

Answer:

2500

Solution:

0.08 product is rejected from = 100

So, 2 product is rejected from = (100 × 2 × 100)/8 = 2500

45. A box is made in the form of a cube. If a second cubical box has
inside dimensions three times those of the first box, how many
times as much does the second boxcontain?

(a) 12

(b) 27

(c) 9

(d) 6

Answer:

27

Solution:

Let,

one side of first cube

= a So, Volume of

first cube =a3

ATQ,

One side of the 2nd cube = (3a)3 = 27a3

Times = 27a3 / a3 = 27
46. The average of 6 numbers is 25. If 3 more numbers, with an
average of 22 are added to these numbers, what will be the
average of the combined 9numbers?

(a) 20

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(b) 24

(c) 26

(d) 32

Answer:

24

Solution:

Sum of 6 numbers = (6×25) = 150.

Sum of 3 additional numbers = (3 × 22) = 66.

Sum of (6 + 3) =9 numbers = (150+66)=216

.:. average of 9 numbers = 216/9 = 24

47. In a container, there are 2 green marbles and 2 red marbles. You
randomly pick the marbles. What is the probability that both of
them aregreen?

(a) ½

(b) 1/4

(c) 1/6

(d) 1/3

Answer:

1/6

Solution:

green ball

= 2 Red

ball = 2

From 4 balls, possibility of 2 green = 4C2= 6

From 2 balls, possibility of 1 green = 2C2= 1.

From rest 2 balls, possibility of being

green = 2C2=1 Possibility of 2 green =

(2C2x 2C2)/4C2= (1×1)/6= 1/6

48. Three boys have marbles in the ratio of 19:5:3. If the boy with the
least number has 9 marbles. how many marbles does the boy with
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 the greatest number have?
(a) 57

(b) 33

(c) 27

(d) 81

Answer:

57

Solution:

Smaller ratio 3 = 9

So, Smaller ratio 1 =

9/3 = 3 Now,

Highest ratio 19 = 19×3 = 57

49. A water tank has two taps (Tap-1 and Tap-2). Tap-1 can fill a
tank in 8 hours and Tap.2.can empty the tank in 16 hours. How
long will they take to fill the tank if both taps are opened
simultaneously but Tap-2 is closed after 8hours?

(a) 10

(b) 12

(c) 14

(d) 16

Answer:

12

Solution:

Tap-1, fills in 1 hr =1/8

Tap-2, empties in 1 hr = 1/16

When both taps are open, the tank fills in 1 hr =

(1/8 – 1/16) = 1/16 In 8 hrs, the tank fills = 1/16 ×৪ =

Remaining = 1 – ½ = ½

½ is filled by only
15/2
Tap 1 1/8 is filled by

Tap-1 in 1hr

So, ½ is filled by =

(1×8)/2= 4 hr Total time

= 8+4 = 12 hr

50. An iron rod that weighs 24 kg is cut into two pieces so that one
of these pieces weighs16kgandis34mlong.Ift
length, how long is the other piece?

(a) 11m

(b) 17m

(c) 34m

(d) 68 m

Answer: 17

m Solution:

16 kg rod = 34m

24 kg rod = (34×24)/16 = 51m

Length of the other part is = 51-34 = 17m

51. The price of a pen is 25% more than the price of a book. The
price of a pen holder is 50% more than the price of the book.
How much is the price of the pen holder more than the price of
thepen?

(a) 50%

(b) 25%

(c) 20%

(d)

37.5%

Answer:

20%

Solution:

Let price of book = 100tk

16/2
Price of pen = 100+100×25% = 125 tk

Price of penholder = 100 + 100×50%

= 150 tk Difference is = 150 -125 = 25

tk

Percentage = (25×100)/125 = 20%

52. A 10% monthly salary increase resulted in a Tk.9000 per year

increase in salary for an employee. What was his monthly salary
before theincrease?

(a) Tk.7500

(b) Tk.8500

(c) Tk.5000
(d) Tk.9500

Answer: Tk.

7500 Solution:

Yearly increase = 9000 tk

Monthly increase = 9000/12 =

750 tk 10% of Salary is = 750

tk

100% of Salary is = (750×100)/10 = 7500 tk

53. The sum of principal and simple interest of a certain amount of

money would be Tk.460 after 3 years from now and Tk. 500
after 5 years from now. What is the total interestrate?

(a) 5%

(b) 12%

(c) 15%

(d) 20%

Answer:

5%

Solution:

(5 – 3) yr = 2 yrs interest = (500 –

17/2
460) = 40 tk 1 year interest = 40/2

= 20 tk.

3 year interest = (20 × 3) = 60 tk

Principal amount= (460 – 60)

= 400 tk Interest rate =

60/(400×3) = 0.05 = 5%

54. The ratio between the perimeter and the breadth of a

rectangular is 5:1. If the area of the rectangle is 216 cm2, what
is the length of therectangle?

(a) 16cm

(b) 18cm

(c) 20cm

(d) 22 cm

Answer: 18

cm Solution:

Let,
Length and breadth of the

rectangle= x, y So, area = xy

Perimeter =

2(x+y) ATQ,

2(x+y)/y = 5

Or, 2x + 2y =

5y Or, 2x =

3y

Or, y =

2x/3 Now,

xy = 216

Or, x × 2x/3 =

216 Or, 2x2 =

648
18/2
Or, x2 =

324 Or, x

= 18

55. An article when sold at a gain of 5% yields Tk. 15 more than when
sold at a loss of 5%. Its cost price wouldbe

(a) Tk.100

(b) Tk150

(c) Tk200

(d) Tk 250

Answer: Tk.

150 Solution:

At 5% profit, selling price =

100+5=105 tk. At 5% loss, selling

price = 100-5= 95 tk.

Difference between selling price = 105

-95=10 tk. If difference 10, then cost =

100tk

If difference 1, then cost = 100/10 tk

If difference 15, then cost = (100×15)/10 tk = 150tk.

56. If for integer x, 5<x<10 and y=x+5, what is the greatest possible
value ofx+y?

(a) 32

(b) 22

(c) 23

(d) 27

Answer:

23

Solution:

Given,

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5 < x < 10 and y =x+5

Possible value of x = 6,

7, 8, 9

When x =9,

y =9+5 = 14

Now,

x + y = 9 + 14 = 23

57. Increasing the original price of an item by 10%, then decreasing

by 20% and then again increasing the price by 10% isequivalent:

(a) 4.4%increase

(b) 3.2%decrease

(c) 3.5%decrease

(d) None of these

Answer: 3.2%

decrease Solution:

Let,

Selling price = 100

After 10% increase = (100+10)=110

After 20% decrease = (110 – 20% of 110) = 88

After 10% increase = (88 + 10% of

88) = 96.8 Final decrease = (100-

96.8)=3.2%

58. The interest charged on a loan is p dollars per $1,000 for the first
month andq
dollars per $1000 for each month after the first month. How
much interest will be charged during the first three months on a
loan of $10,000?

(a) 10p+20q

(b) 30q

(C) 30p

(d) 20p+10q
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Answer:

10p+20q

Solution:

Interest = 1st month + 2nd month + 3rd month

= p×(10000/1000) + q×(10000/1000) + q×(10000/1000)

=10p +10q + 10q

= 10p + 20q

59. In a club 50% of the male voters and 80% of the female voters
voted for candidate A. If candida A received 70% of the total
votes, what is the ratio of male to femalevoters?

(a) 1/3

(b) ¾

(c) 1/4

(d) 1/2

Answer: 1/2

Solution:

Male voter

=x

Female voter = y

50% of x + 80% of y = 70%

of (x+y) 50x/100 + 80y/100

= 70(x+y)/100

50x + 80y = 70x + 70y

80y – 70y= 70x – 50x

10y = 20x

x/y = 10/20 = ½

60. In June a baseball team that played 60 games had won 30% of
itsgames
played. After a phenomenal winning streak this team raised its
average to 50% How many games must the team have won in a
row to attain this average?

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(a) 30

(b) 45

(c) 20

(d) 24

Answer:

24

Solution:

Let, Additional match = x

Now,
30% of 60+ x = 50% of
(60+x) Or, 18+x =
30+0.5x

Or, x = 24

61. A rectangular fish tank 25m by 9m has water in it to a level of

2m. This water is carefully poured into a cylindrical container
with a diameter of 10m. How high will the water reach in the
cylindricalcontainer?

(a) 18π

(b) 18/π

(c) π/18

(d) 9/2π

Answer:

18/π

Solution:

The volume of the fish tank = 25×9×2 = 450

square inch Let height of the cylindrical

container is = h

πr2h = 450

h = 450/ πr2 = 450/π52 = 18/π

Question: SECTION-D : General Knowledge and Basic

Computer Questions
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(61-80) : Choose the correct answer
62. The headquarter of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are
situatedat

(a) Vienna

(b) Geneva

(c) Rome

(d) Paris

Answer:Vien

na

63. Profits of a firm that are distributed or given out to its investors
arecalled

(a) Bonds

(b) Equity

(c) Dividends

(d) None of

these

Answer:Dividen

ds

64. Money market is a marketfor

(a) short-termfund

(b) long-termfund

(c) hedgefund

(d) Risk free

assets Answer:

short-termfund

65. Fathometer is used tomeasure

(a) Oceandepth

(b) Earthquakes

(c) Rainfall

(d) Sound
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intensity Answer:

Oceandepth

66. India has largestdepositsof in theworld.

(a) gold

(b) copper

(c) mica
(d) None of the

above

Answer:mica

67. In cricket, a run taken when the ball passes the batsman
without touching his bat or body iscalled

(a) legbye

(b) bye

(c) bosic

(d) drive

Answer:b

ye

68. Of the various non-conventional energy sources that are being

tapped, which has the largestpotential?

(a) Waterpower

(b) Windpower

(c) Solarpower

(d) Biomass

power Answer:

Solarpower

69. The chief constituent of gobar ( গাবর) gasis

(a) ethane

(b) methane

(C) hydrogen

(d) carbon
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dioxide

Answer:

methane

70. The longest mountain range in the worldis

(a) TheAlps

(b) TheHimalayas

(c) TheAndes

(d) The

Rockies Answer:

TheAndes

71. The main object of which of the following UN agency is to

help the underdeveloped countries in the task of raising
their livingstandards?
(a) IMF

(b) UNICEF

(c) UNDP

(d) IDA

Answer:UND

72. By default, your documentsprintin mode.

(a) Pagesetup

(b) Landscape

(c) Portrait

(d) Print

preview

Answer:Portr

ait

73. Which of these toolbars allows changing of Fonts and theirsizes?

(a) Formatting

(b) Standard
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(c) PrintPreview

(d) None of

these

Answer:Format

ting

74. All of the following are examples of real security and privacy
risksEXCEPT:

(a) Viruses

(b) Spam

(c) Hackers

(d) none of

them

Answer:Spa

75. The basic unit of a worksheet into which you enter data in Excel is
calleda

(a) column

(b) box

(c) table

(d) cell
Answer: cell

76. You can detect spelling and grammar errorsby

(a) Press Shift +F7

(b) Press Ctrl +F7

(c) Press Alt+F7

(d) Press F7

Answer:

PressF7

77. Verification of a login name and password is knownas:

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(a) configuration

(b) authentication

(C) accessibility

(d) logging in

Answer: authentication

78. A light sensitive device that converts drawing, printed text or

other images into digital formis

(a) Keyboard

(b) Plotter

(c) Scanner

(d) None of

these

Answer:Scann

er

79. Graphical pictures that represent an object like file, folders etc.are:

(a) Icons

(b) Desktop

(c) Taskbar

(d) Windo

ws

Answer:Ico

ns

80. Computer Virusisa .

(a) Hardware

(b) Software
(c) Bacteria

(d) Freeware

Answer:Softw

are

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 81. Which of the followings is word processingsoftware?

(a) Perfect

(b) Wordpad

(c) MSWord

(d) All of

these Answer:

All ofthese

MD. MONZURUL ISLAM (SHAMIM)

BSc Honours
Department of Mathematics
MSc in Mathematics
Mobile :01723019074

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