Subject Code : 1 5 0 B A F Shaheen College Dhaka
Practice Preparatory Test Examination-1 : 2020 Class VIII
(English Version)
Subject : Bangladesh & Global Studies (MCQ)
Time : 30 Minutes Full Marks⎯30
[ Put tick mark ( ) on the correct answer. More than one tick marks and erasing are not allowed ] 1. Which one of the following date is observed as
the population day of Bangladesh?
a 2nd February b 21st February c 8th March d 1st May
2. Which country has advanced much in converting population into resource by using information technology?
a Bangladesh b India
c Nepal d Bhutan
3. How many people live in per sq. Kilometer in Bangladesh?
a 1035 b 35
c 1252 d 957
4. On which purpose Bangladesh got the ‘United Nations award’ in 2010?
a Infant mortality rate b Birth rate
c Mortality rate
d Reducing infant mortality rate
5. In which Bangali year the famine of 76 occurred in Bengal?
a 1176 b 1276
c 1476 d 1776
6. The main goal to provide sub-scholarship to the girls is⎯
a To formed planned family b To increase awareness c To prevent child marriage d To spread of female education
7. The purpose of establishing Kolkata Madrasa was⎯
i. To introduce English ii. To satisfy the Muslim iii. To create a loyal class Which one is correct?
a i & ii b i & iii c ii & iii d i, ii & iii Read the stem and answer 8−10 :
Shreya went to visit a famous building with his family. There she saw the commodities used by the Maharaja of Dinajpur, Zamindar of Baldhar.
8. Who is the Zamindar of Baldhar?
a Bahadur Shah Jafar b Nawab Abdul Gani
c Narendra Narayan Roy Chowdhury d Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah
9. Where did Shreya go with her family?
a Folk culture museum b Tajhat museum c Mymensing museum d National museum
10. Legal information of that institution are⎯
i. archeological resources are kept here ii. we can know about heritage
iii. modern invention are kept here Which one is correct?
a i & ii b i & iii c ii & iii d i, ii & iii 11. Who are ‘Baro Bhuiyan’?
a Zaminders of East Bengal b Muslim Sultans of Delhi c Mughal emperors d Nawabs of Bengal
12. Which was the capital of Bengal during Sultani Period?
a Pundranagar b Sonargaon c Dhaka d Jahangirnagar
13. Which is known as ‘Uttara Gono Bhaban’?
a Zamindar House of Tajhat
b Zamindar House of Muktagachha c Zamindar Palace of Dighapatia d Zamindar Palace of Baliyati 14. What is Chini Tikri?
a a Mandir b a Mosque c a Church d a Palace
15. Who has paved the way of modern Bangla prose?
a Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar b Bankim Chandra Chattopaddaya c Michael Madhusudan Dutta d Rabindranath Tagore
Read the passage and answer 16 & 17 :
Bangladesh is a land of music forever. Music means prayer to many people. Some old literatures and folk songs have enriched the art of Bangladesh.
16. From which songs Rabindronath Tagore has borrowed the melody of our national anthem?
a Palagaan b Baul songs c Gomvira d Bhaoyaiya
17. Which of the following are true?
i. ‘Punthi’ is a music art
ii. Charyapada and Baishnaba Padabali were written in musical form
iii. The Kantaji’s Temple is famous for Terracotta
Which is right?
a i & ii b i & iii c ii & iii d i, ii & iii 18. Who discovered the charyapada?
a Lui Pa b Kanho Pa
c Pandit Hara Prashad Shastri d Chandi Das
19. During which period the architecture of Bengal was influenced by the Iranian and Turanian culture?
a Mughal b Sultani c British d Ancient 20. What is Dukul?
a a kind of literature b a kind of fine cloth c a kind of music d a kind of fine art 21. The moving tendency of culture and its spread
from one society to another is called⎯
a Technology based cultural change b Culturization
c Span of culture d Cultural absorption
22. Which institution of socialization influences an individual to learn rules, regulations and behaviour?
a Local society
b Educational institutions c Political institutions d Same age companions
23. Which is the strong and popular media of the world?
a Cinema b Newspaper
c Radio d Television
24. What is the full form of e-mail?
a Electronic mail b Economic mail c Educational mail d Environmental mail 25. Who was the first independent king of Bengal?
a Ashoka the great b King Lakshman Sen c King Shashanko d Akbar the great
26. Lord Willian Bentink and Lord Hardinge took steps to⎯
i. Expand education in Bengal ii. Stop early marriage
iii. Introduce widow marriage Which one is correct?
a i & ii b i & iii c ii & iii d i, ii & iii 27. Who placed the formula of two-nation theory in
1940?
a Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman b Mawlana Bhashani
c A.K. Fazlul Huq d M.A.G Osmani
28. Which is the oldest literature of Bengal?
a Baishnaba Padaboli b Chrjapada c Mangal Kabya d Padmabati
29. Which are the non-government initiatives to control population?
i. Work shop for the religious leaders ii. Training for the people on vaccination iii. Distribution of leaflet, calendar etc Which is right?
a i & ii b i & iii c ii & iii d i, ii & iii 30. Who controled the Indian Ocean and captured
the entire trade of India?
a Al-Bukark b Vasco-de-Gama c Lord Clive d Barnyard
