- 1. Bangladesh, a vibrant and densely populated nation located in South Asia, is bordered by India to the west, north, and east, Myanmar to the southeast, and the Bay of Bengal to the south. It is renowned for its rich cultural heritage, which encompasses a unique blend of traditions, languages, and religious practices, predominantly influenced by its historical ties to Hinduism and Islam. The Bengali language, one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, reflects the deep-rooted literary and artistic legacy of the country, with the works of poets like Rabindranath Tagore and Kazi Nazrul Islam celebrated globally. The country boasts a predominantly agrarian economy, with rice and jute as its key agricultural products, while the ready-made garment industry has also emerged as a major driver of economic growth. Bangladesh is characterized by its lush landscapes, including the world's largest river delta created by the mighty Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna rivers, and the Sundarbans, a UNESCO World Heritage site known for its unique mangrove forest and the Bengal tiger. Despite facing challenges such as poverty and vulnerability to natural disasters, the resilience of the Bangladeshi people is evident in their enduring spirit and community solidarity, making Bangladesh a country of remarkable contrasts, where ancient traditions coexist with modern advancements.
What is the capital city of Bangladesh?
A) Dhaka
B) Rajshahi
C) Sylhet
D) Chittagong
- 2. What is the official language of Bangladesh?
A) Urdu
B) Bengali
C) English
D) Hindi
- 3. When did Bangladesh gain independence from Pakistan?
A) 1965
B) 1971
C) 1980
D) 1990
- 4. What is the largest sea beach in the world, located in Bangladesh?
A) Cox's Bazar
B) Bondi Beach
C) Waikiki Beach
D) Ipanema Beach
- 5. Who is considered the father of the nation in Bangladesh?
A) Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
B) Nelson Mandela
C) Mahatma Gandhi
D) George Washington
- 6. Which famous mangrove forest in Bangladesh is a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
A) Sundarbans
B) Amazon Rainforest
C) Daintree Rainforest
D) Borneo Rainforest
- 7. What is the most important agricultural product of Bangladesh?
A) Rice
B) Wheat
C) Corn
D) Barley
- 8. What is the national flower of Bangladesh?
A) Lotus
B) Rose
C) Water Lily
D) Orchid
- 9. Bengladesh touches which of the following countries?
A) Vietnam
B) Australia
C) India
D) Thailand
- 10. Which famous poet was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 and is from Bangladesh?
A) Jibanananda Das
B) Kazi Nazrul Islam
C) Shamsur Rahman
D) Rabindranath Tagore
- 11. Which of the following is a traditional Bangladeshi dress for women?
A) Cheongsam
B) Sari
C) Kimono
D) Hijab
- 12. What is the term used for the low-lying region in southern Bangladesh known for its multifold agriculture?
A) Jungle
B) Plateau
C) Desert
D) Barind
- 13. What is the most popular sport in Bangladesh?
A) Tennis
B) Badminton
C) Cricket
D) Football
- 14. What is the largest religious festival in Bangladesh, commemorating the establishment of Bengali as a national language?
A) Eid al-Fitr
B) Language Movement Day
C) Diwali
D) Christmas
- 15. What is the national fruit of Bangladesh?
A) Jackfruit
B) Banana
C) Mango
D) Pineapple
- 16. What is the official name of Bangladesh?
A) The People's Republic of Bangladesh
B) Bangladesh National State
C) Republic of Bengal
D) The Democratic Republic of Bangladesh
- 17. Which district in Dhaka is known for being affluent and posh?
A) Mirpur
B) Gulshan
C) Uttara
D) Purbachal
- 18. What was the Battle of Plassey significant for in Bangladesh's history?
A) It started Mughal rule.
B) It ended British colonial rule.
C) It marked the beginning of British colonial rule.
D) It initiated Muslim conquest.
- 19. What system is the government of Bangladesh based on?
A) The Westminster system
B) Presidential system
C) Communist system
D) Constitutional monarchy
- 20. Which city in Bangladesh is known for having the busiest port?
A) Dhaka
B) Khulna
C) Sylhet
D) Chittagong
- 21. What natural feature is Bangladesh home to, that is the largest of its kind in the world?
A) The longest river
B) The highest mountain
C) The largest desert
D) The largest mangrove forest
- 22. What was a major cause for East Pakistan's civil unrest leading to the Bangladesh Liberation War?
A) Religious harmony
B) Economic prosperity
C) Cultural integration
D) Political repression and systemic racism from West Pakistan-based government
- 23. Who led the armed revolution known as Mukti Bahini?
A) Alone without any external help
B) With aid and assistance from Indian forces
C) Under British command
D) Guided by Chinese advisors
- 24. What type of economy does Bangladesh have?
A) The smallest economy in South Asia
B) The largest economy in South Asia
C) An underdeveloped economy
D) Middle power with the second-largest economy in South Asia
- 25. What is Bangladesh's rank in terms of military size in South Asia?
A) Largest
B) Second-largest
C) Smallest
D) Third-largest
- 26. Which international organization focused on regional cooperation does Bangladesh belong to?
A) NATO
B) EU
C) SAARC
D) APEC
- 27. What are some of the challenges Bangladesh continues to face?
A) Complete economic prosperity
B) No environmental issues
C) Stable political environment
D) Endemic corruption, human rights abuses, religious violence, political instability, and adverse effects of climate change.
- 28. What happened to Khaleda Zia after being released from house arrest?
A) She became the President of Bangladesh.
B) She moved abroad permanently.
C) She passed away in 2025.
D) She led a successful coup.
- 29. What is the population rank of Bangladesh globally?
A) Fifth-most populous country
B) Tenth-most populous country
C) Eighth-most populous country
D) Twelfth-most populous country
- 30. What was the region of Bengal known for during Mughal rule?
A) One of the most prosperous and commercially active areas, known for its thriving textile industry and agricultural productivity.
B) An isolated rural area
C) A barren desert
D) A military stronghold
- 31. What was East Bengal renamed to after the Partition of India in 1947?
A) West Bengal
B) Bengal State
C) East Pakistan
D) Bangladesh
- 32. Which early empire covered the territory now known as Bangladesh around 320–185 BC?
A) Maurya Empire
B) Sena Dynasty
C) Gupta Empire
D) Pala Empire
- 33. Who was the ruler that proclaimed himself as the first 'Shah of Bangala'?
A) Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah
B) Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khalji
C) Harsha
D) Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah
- 34. Which dynasty was overthrown by the Hindu Sena dynasty?
A) Delhi Sultanate
B) Buddhist Pala Empire
C) Gupta Empire
D) Maurya Empire
- 35. In what year did the Mughal Empire conquer Bengal?
A) 1341
B) 1204
C) 1717
D) 1576
- 36. Who founded the semi-independent state under the Nawabs of Bengal in 1717?
A) Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah
B) Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah
C) Harsha
D) Murshid Quli Khan
- 37. Which dynasty ruled Bengal after the decline of the Delhi Sultanate?
A) Independent Bengal Sultanate
B) Gupta Empire
C) Pala Empire
D) Mughal Empire
- 38. Who led the Muslim conquests in Bengal in 1204?
A) Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khalji
B) Harsha
C) Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah
D) Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah
- 39. On what date was the Battle of Plassey fought?
A) 26 March 1969
B) 23 June 1757
C) 25 March 1971
D) 15 August 1947
- 40. Who led the state defeated by the British East India Company in the Battle of Plassey?
A) Siraj-ud-Daulah
B) Ayub Khan
C) Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
D) Khawaja Nazimuddin
- 41. Who was the governor of East Bengal after partition?
A) Khawaja Nazimuddin
B) Ayub Khan
C) Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
D) Frederick Chalmers Bourne
- 42. What is the largest river delta in the world located in Bangladesh?
A) Ganges Delta
B) Mekong Delta
C) Nile Delta
D) Indus Delta
- 43. Who presides over the Jatiya Sangsad (House of the Nation)?
A) The Chief Justice
B) The President
C) The Prime Minister
D) The Speaker
- 44. Which organization's headquarters are hosted by Dhaka?
A) ASEAN
B) OIC
C) BIMSTEC
D) SAARC
- 45. Which of these rivers is not part of the Ganges delta formation in Bangladesh?
A) Brahmaputra (Jamuna)
B) Meghna
C) Ganges (Padma)
D) Indus River
- 46. In which year did Bangladesh ratify the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons?
A) 2018
B) 2017
C) 2020
D) 2019
- 47. What does Article 70 of the Constitution of Bangladesh forbid MPs from doing?
A) Voting against their party
B) Serving more than two terms
C) Running for re-election
D) Joining another political party
- 48. What year did Bangladesh ratify the Rio Convention on Biological Diversity?
A) 2000
B) 1994
C) 1985
D) 2010
- 49. How many districts does Bangladesh have?
A) Eighty
B) Sixty-four
C) Seventy
D) Fifty
- 50. Since when has Bangladesh been driven by free market policies and economic liberalisation?
A) Early 1990s
B) Early 1970s
C) Late 1980s
D) Mid-2000s
- 51. Who leads the judiciary in Bangladesh?
A) The Chief Justice
B) The Speaker
C) The Prime Minister
D) The President
- 52. In what year did Bangladesh join the Convention against Torture?
A) 2003
B) 2020
C) 1998
D) 2013
- 53. Into what are divisions subdivided in Bangladesh?
A) Districts (zila)
B) Counties
C) States
D) Provinces
- 54. How many MPs are there in the unicameral parliament of Bangladesh?
A) 400 MPs
B) 350 MPs
C) 450 MPs
D) 300 MPs
- 55. Which of these animals is NOT a chief predator in the Sundarbans?
A) Asian black bear
B) Saltwater crocodile
C) Bengal tiger
D) Black panther
- 56. Which agreement did Bangladesh sign with China in 2002?
A) Defence Cooperation Agreement
B) Environmental Protection Treaty
C) Tourism Promotion Pact
D) Trade and Economic Partnership
- 57. How many reserved seats are there for women's empowerment in Bangladesh's parliament?
A) 20 reserved seats
B) 100 reserved seats
C) 50 reserved seats
D) 30 reserved seats
- 58. Which city recorded the lowest air temperature in Bangladesh?
A) Rajshahi
B) Dinajpur
C) Sylhet
D) Chittagong
- 59. What was the death toll of the 1991 cyclone in Bangladesh?
A) 100,000 people
B) 200,000 people
C) approximately 140,000 people
D) 50,000 people
- 60. What percentage of its remittances does Bangladesh receive from the Middle East?
A) 59%
B) 40%
C) 70%
D) 85%
- 61. As of 2020, what percentage of Bangladesh's total land area is covered by forests?
A) 20%
B) 14%
C) 10%
D) 25%
- 62. How does Freedom House rank Bangladesh's press freedom as of recent years?
A) Partly free
B) Free
C) Not free
D) Unclassified
- 63. Which natural disaster in September 1998 affected two-thirds of Bangladesh?
A) severe flooding
B) drought
C) earthquake
D) tropical cyclone
- 64. Which act replaced the Digital Security Act in Bangladesh?
A) Cyber Security Act
B) Information Security Act
C) Digital Protection Act
D) Online Security Act
- 65. Bangladesh shares a border with which country to its southeast?
A) Bhutan
B) Nepal
C) China
D) Myanmar
- 66. What is the highest point in Bangladesh?
A) Keokradong
B) Tazing Dong
C) Saka Haphong
D) Mount Everest
- 67. What was the economic theory that highlighted the existence of two different economies within Pakistan?
A) Four-Economies Theory
B) Three-Economies Theory
C) Two-Economies Theory
D) Single-Economy Theory
- 68. Which country is Bangladesh's largest trading partner and arms supplier?
A) Japan
B) India
C) China
D) United States
- 69. What is the official name for the Chittagong division?
A) Chittagong City
B) Chattogram
C) Sylhet
D) Dhaka
- 70. When was the Constitution of Bangladesh enacted?
A) 4 November 1972
B) 16 December 1973
C) 15 August 1971
D) 26 March 1971
- 71. What system was introduced by the 1962 constitution in Pakistan?
A) Basic Democracy
B) Parliamentary democracy
C) Federal democracy
D) Presidential democracy
- 72. What percentage of Bangladesh's land would be flooded if the sea level rises by 1 meter?
A) 15%
B) 20%
C) 10%
D) 5%
- 73. What is the tenure of a parliamentary government in Bangladesh?
A) Four years
B) Three years
C) Six years
D) Five years
- 74. Which article of the Constitution supports judicial precedent in Bangladesh?
A) Article 50
B) Article 70
C) Article 25
D) Article 111
- 75. How many administrative divisions does Bangladesh have?
A) Eight
B) Six
C) Ten
D) Twelve
- 76. Which of the following ecoregions does Bangladesh NOT lie within?
A) Sundarbans freshwater swamp forests
B) Mizoram–Manipur–Kachin rain forests
C) Sundarbans mangroves
D) Lower Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests
- 77. When was the National Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh established?
A) 2007
B) 2012
C) 2010
D) 2005
- 78. Which of these animals became extinct in Bangladesh during the last century?
A) Common peafowl
B) Saltwater crocodile
C) Bengal tiger
D) Black panther
- 79. What was the name of the operation initiated by Pakistan in 1971?
A) Operation Independence
B) Operation Searchlight
C) Operation Cyclone
D) Operation Liberation
- 80. What major event in 1974 contributed to Mujib's assassination?
A) Establishment of the BNP
B) Economic prosperity
C) The Bangladesh Liberation War
D) A large famine
- 81. How many cyclones have affected the Bay of Bengal region over a century, and what percentage made landfall in Bangladesh?
A) 300 cyclones; 25 percent
B) 600 cyclones; 10 percent
C) 508 cyclones; 17 percent
D) 400 cyclones; 20 percent
- 82. Which court is the highest in Bangladesh?
A) The Appellate Division
B) The Supreme Court
C) The High Court Division
D) The District Court
- 83. Who led the government immediately following Bangladesh's independence?
A) Mujib
B) Ziaur Rahman
C) Hussain Muhammad Ershad
D) Khaleda Zia
- 84. According to the Democracy Index, what type of regime is Bangladesh classified as?
A) Hybrid regime
B) Full democracy
C) Failed state
D) Authoritarian regime
- 85. What is one of Bangladesh's top foreign policy goals regarding regional organizations?
A) Forming an alliance with Pakistan
B) Leaving SAARC
C) Joining ASEAN
D) Creating a new union with Myanmar
- 86. Who became the first chief minister of East Bengal after partition?
A) Ayub Khan
B) Khawaja Nazimuddin
C) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
D) Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- 87. What power does the judiciary have regarding laws?
A) Create new laws
B) Enforce military orders
C) Assess a law's constitutionality
D) Amend the constitution
- 88. What are the areas within each police station in non-metropolitan Bangladesh divided into?
A) Provinces
B) Counties
C) Unions
D) Districts
- 89. What was declared as the state religion of Bangladesh in 1988?
A) Islam
B) Christianity
C) Buddhism
D) Hinduism
- 90. Which region is home to the haor wetlands?
A) Central Bangladesh
B) Northeastern Sylhet region
C) Southwestern littoral region
D) Southeastern Chittagong region
- 91. How many Rohingya refugees has Bangladesh given shelter to since 2017?
A) Half a million
B) Over a million
C) Two million
D) A few thousand
- 92. Which of these organisations is a human rights initiative in Bangladesh?
A) Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety
B) Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce
C) Odhikar
D) Bangladesh Employers' Association
- 93. What was the name of the conspiracy case involving Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's arrest?
A) Agartala Conspiracy Case
B) Lahore Conspiracy Case
C) Dhaka Conspiracy Case
D) Karachi Conspiracy Case
- 94. What are the subdivisions of a district called in Bangladesh?
A) Upazila (subdistricts) or thana
B) Counties
C) Provinces
D) Municipalities
- 95. What type of state is Bangladesh by constitution?
A) A federal state
B) A confederation
C) An autonomous region
D) A unitary state
- 96. Which animal is widely seen in southwestern woodlands of Bangladesh?
A) Hoolock gibbon
B) Asian elephant
C) Oriental pied hornbill
D) Chital deer
- 97. Which constitution introduced a presidential system in Pakistan in 1962?
A) The 1962 Constitution
B) The 1971 Constitution
C) The 1956 Constitution
D) The 1947 Constitution
- 98. In which realm is Bangladesh located?
A) Afrotropical realm
B) Palearctic realm
C) Indomalayan realm
D) Nearctic realm
- 99. Who is the head of government in Bangladesh?
A) The Chief Justice
B) The Speaker
C) The Prime Minister
D) The President
- 100. What is the only coral reef in Bangladesh?
A) Kaptai Lake
B) Sundarbans
C) Hakaluki Haor
D) St. Martin's Island
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