Dhaka University D Unit Admission Test 2013

If anyone attended   DU admission test, which one held today and if you  are confusing the admission test candidates with their false and imaginary answers. So, here I have solved all the questions of "D" Unit Admission Test of Dhaka University so that they may clarify their confusions. 

Dhaka University D Unit Admission Test 2013 Questions and Answers: 

1. When you think someone is “introspective”, you think s/he is – 

A. selfish 

B. thoughtful 

C. rude 

D. reserved 

Answer: B. thoughtful 

2. ‘To lose heart’ is 

A. to have a heart attack 

B. to lose courage 

C. to fall in love 

D. to be without passion 

Answer: B. to lose courage 

3. He stood before me. The underlined word is 

A. Noun 

B. Adverb 

C. Verb 

D. Preposition 

Answer: D. Preposition 

4. Choose the pair which is out of place 

A. ambiguity/clarity 

B. humane/kind 

C. colossal/tiny 

D. worsen/improve 

Answer: B. humane/kind 

5. The synonym for ‘Nepotism’ is 

A. Terrorism 

B. Desposition 

C. Neatness 

D. Favouritism 

Answer: D. Favouritism 

Fill in the blanks (6 – 8 ) 

6. Please leave your key ______ the reception. 

A. in 

B. on 

C. at 

D. with 

Answer: C. at 

7. We better ______ the schedule of the examination. 

A. to check 

B. checked 

C. checking 

D. check 

Answer: D. check 

8. I’ll call you ______ 

A. when I’ll go home. 

B. when I go home. 

C. while I get home. 

D. as I go home. 

Answer: B. when I go home. 

Answer the questions according to the instructions provided. (9 – 12) 

9. Which of the following is a positive attribute? 

A. haughty 

B. conceited 

C. irritable 

D. unassuming 

Answer: D. unassuming 

10. Select the correct spelling 

A. reminiscience 

B. reminiscence 

C. reminiscence 

D. reminisence 

Answer: C. reminiscence 

11. A cobbler is a person who 

A. sells shoes 

B. mends cobblestones 

C. mends shoes 

D. exports cobblestones 

Answer: C. mends shoes 

12. ‘Dog days’ means 

A. a period of being carefree 

B. a period of misfortune 

C. days when dogs breed 

D. hot weather 

Answer: D. hot weather 

13. বিপদ কখনও একা আসে না। 

A. Misfortunes comes never alone. 

B. Misfortunes never come alone. 

C. Misfortunes never alone comes. 

D. Misfortunes comes alone ever. 

Answer: B. Misfortunes never come alone. 

14. অন্যের দোষ ধরা সহজ। 

A. It is easy to find fault of others. 

B. It is easy to find out fault of others. 

C. It is easy to find fault with others. 

D. It is easy to find out faults of others. 

Answer: D. It is easy to find out faults of others. 

Choose the word that is closest in meaning to the keyword in italics. (18 – 19) 

15. It was indiscreet action on their part. 

A. unfair 

B. secret 

C. imprudent 

D. hasty 

Answer: C. imprudent 

16. The back charges an exorbitant rate of interest. 

A. moderate 

B. excessive 

C. fair 

D. increasing 

Answer: B. excessive 

Which of the following sentences is correct? (17 – 20): 

17. 

A. I insist that she come along. 

B. I insist that she comes along. 

C. I insist that she came along. 

D. I insist that she may come along. 

Answer: A. I insist that she come along. 

18. 

A. I have looked for a good doctor before I met you. 

B. I had looked for a good doctor before I met you. 

C. I looked for a good doctor before I meet you. 

D. I am looking for a good doctor before meeting you. 

Answer: B. I had looked for a good doctor before I met you. 

19. 

A. Silver as well as cotton have fallen is price. 

B. Bangla as well as English are taught here. 

C. The mayor, with his councilors, is to be present. 

D. The king, with his ministers, are going on a trip. 

Answer: C. The mayor, with his councilors, is to be present. 

20. 

A. He chose well and prospered. 

B. He choose well and prospered. 

C. He choiced well and prospered. 

D. He chosen well and prospered. 

Answer: A. He chose well and prospered. 

Read the following passage carefully and answer Questions (21 – 25):

Researches suggest that there are creatures that do not know what light means at the bottom of the sea. They don’t have either eyes or ears; the can only feel. There is no day or night for them. There are no winters, no summers, no sun, no moon, and no stars. It is as if a child spent its life in darkness in bed, with nothing to see or hear. How different our own life is! Sight shows us the ground beneath our feet and the heavens above us – the sun, moon, and stars, shooting stars, lightning and the sunset. It shows us day and night. We are able to hear voice, the sound of the sea, and music. We feel, we taste, we smell. How fortunate we are! 

21. We discover that the sea creatures in the story ______ . 

A. have the same sense that we do 

B. have no sense of hearing as well as sight 

C. live in darkness because they do not like light 

D. do not hear the sound of sea as they are accustomed to it. 

Answer: B. have no sense of hearing as well as sight 

22. Which statement is true in the context of the passage? 

A. We are unfortunate because we cannot experience winter and summer. 

B. We can feel, smell and taste unlike the deep sea creatures. 

C. We can spend our lives in darkness in bed. 

D. We can see the ground beneath our feet and the depth of the ocean. 

Answer: B. We can feel, smell and taste unlike the deep sea creatures. 

23. Judging from the passage, we can say that this passage is mainly about ________ . 

A. life of sea creatures at the bottom of the sea 

B. how changes in the seasons are perceived by the deep-sea creatures 

C. how wonderful our lives were and will be 

D. the superiority of human beings over some creatures in terms of senses 

Answer: A. life of sea creatures at the bottom of the sea 

24. ‘Researches’ in line 1 suggest 

A. stories one hears about the deep sea creatures from sailors 

B. scientific discoveries about the deep sea 

C. laboratory tests conducted by marine biologists 

D. Detailed studies about the deep sea creatures to discover new information about them. 

Answer: D. Detailed studies about the deep sea creatures to discover new information about them. 

25. In the passage a child in darkness is likened to _________ . 

A. someone who lives where there are no season 

B. an animal without the sense of touch 

C. a sea creature with no seeing or hearing ability 

D. a deaf child unaffected by the environment 

Answer: C. a sea creature with no seeing or hearing ability