IBA Free Mock Question by MHB Sakib

Executive MBA Mock Admission Test
IBA, University of Dhaka, 2020

Prepared by MHB Sakib, Economics, University of Dhaka
Ex-Research Officer at the United Nations
Test Duration: 60 minutes Total Marks: 40
Section-1: Language & Communication
Q.1: NID-verified purchase of tickets has helped Bangladesh Railways to subdue the years long Black
Market for train tickets. However, as the whole country is yet to be fully digitalized, many people,
specially those living in the rural areas with little to no knowledge about Information Technology, are
finding it immensely difficult to do the simple job of buying an e-ticket for desired travelling under this
new system. Discuss, how the Rail Authorities could come up with effective solutions for such people.
Q.2: Write a thematic essay using the keywords listed below under the title “Modernization of Agro
Industries”. Underline the words where used & you may change the form of the words as relevant to
your usage.
Population growth, increasing demand for food, technological revolution, hybrid vs organic crops,
better sustenance, fighting malnourishment, efficient production methods, affordable prices
Section-2: Analytical ability
Q.3: Critical Reasoning

1. Shonjukta is clearly going to make an awful professor. Nearly half of her students failed their
final this past spring. She should probably choose another career path, because her students’
performance demonstrates that she doesn’t teach very well.
What statement, if true, most weakens the argument above?
A) This was Shonjukta’s second time teaching a college class.
B) The class Shonjukta was teaching is a required class for all freshmen.
C) The students who failed the exam also had poor attendance.
D) The students who passed the exam attended an optional review session Shonjukta’s teaching
assistant held.
E) Shonjukta struggled early in the semester with lesson planning.
2. Three years ago, Koushik gave up eating anything with wheat in it. In that time, he lowered
his cholesterol by 100 points and lost nearly 85 pounds. He says he feels better than he has in
years. As a result, he is writing a book which says that everyone should stop eating wheat
products. He says people are not made to eat wheat and that giving it up is the key to losing
weight and being healthier.
Which of the following, if true, most weakens the argument above?

A) Wheat is found in nearly all processed foods.
B) Koushik has a family history of celiac disease, which is an extreme sensitivity to wheat
gluten.
C) Some studies have shown that a lower carbohydrate diet can help people lose weight and feel
better.
D) Koushik runs three miles every morning.
E) Koushik used to be a vegetarian but has resumed eating meat.
3. Novely doesn't understand why she cannot get a job as a computer engineer. She even went
back to school and got a degree in computer science. After two years on the job market with only
a few interviews and no offers, she is starting to wonder if she is not getting hired because she is
a woman. One of her friends told her that women seldom succeed in technology fields, and she is
beginning to believe it.
Which of the following, if true, most weakens the argument above?

A) Novely got her degree online.
B) All the people Novely has interviewed with have been men.
C) Novely had both female and male professors in college.
D) Novely graduated with a C average.
E) Novely interviews very well.
Q4: Analytical Puzzles
A document can pass from one officer to the other using the shortest possible distribution channel. A
dual linear communication channel exists between all officers starting from Kamal- Mamun-Noyon-
Limon-Polash-Opu-Kamal.
Cross-jump channels connect Opu & Limon and Mamun & Limon.
A linear channel is preferred over a cross-jump in line but Mamun always prefers Limon over Kamal.
At least one intermediary is required for the passage of documents.
Opu does not exchange any document with Polash.
There is no exchange between Limon & Noyon.
1. A document from Opu to Noyon passes through ______ & _____.
2. Limons sends Opu a message via ____.
3. Mamun conveys a coded message to Opu via ______.
4. Kamal passes a letter to Limon through _____ or _____.
5. Polash sends an invitation to Kamal via _____.

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Executive MBA Mock Admission Test

IBA, University of Dhaka, 2020

Test Duration: 60 minutes Total Marks: 40

Section-1: Language & Communication

Section-2: Analytical ability

Q.3: Critical Reasoning

Which of the following, if true, most weakens the argument above?

Which of the following, if true, most weakens the argument above?

At least one intermediary is required for the passage of documents.

Opu does not exchange any document with Polash.

There is no exchange between Limon & Noyon.

1. A document from Opu to Noyon passes through __ & _.

2. Limons sends Opu a message via ____.

3. Mamun conveys a coded message to Opu via ______.

4. Kamal passes a letter to Limon through _ or _.

5. Polash sends an invitation to Kamal via _____.

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