BPDB Assistant Engineer (CSE) October 2026 – Written (BUET) question & solution

Questions from the BPDB Assistant Engineer (CSE) recruitment exam, October 2026 – Written (BUET), shared by the candidates who sat it. So far 19 MCQs and 11 written questions have been shared, and 11 written questions have worked answers. Topics include Bangla, English, Mathematics, General Knowledge and Analytical Ability.

MCQ (19)

  1. X is 40 meters to the southwest of Z. Y is 40 meters to the southeast of Z. In which direction is Y from X?
    1. ক) North
    2. খ) South
    3. গ) East
    4. ঘ) West
  2. A group of ducks and goats is in a place. The total number of legs is 16 more than twice the total number of heads. How many goats are…
    1. ক) 4
    2. খ) 8
    3. গ) 12
    4. ঘ) 16
  3. A's father's wife's mother has only one child, C. What is C's relationship to A?
    1. ক) Father
    2. খ) Mother
    3. গ) Grandmother
    4. ঘ) Aunt
  4. ইরিটম কী?
    1. ক) একটি বাদ্যযন্ত্র
    2. খ) একটি প্রাচীন মুদ্রা
    3. গ) একটি নৃত্যশৈলী
    4. ঘ) একটি লোকজ উৎসব
  5. পালাগান কোথাকার সংস্কৃতি?
    1. ক) সিলেট
    2. খ) ময়মনসিংহ
    3. গ) চট্টগ্রাম
    4. ঘ) রাজশাহী
  6. কোন বর্গীয় ধ্বনির আগে মূর্ধন্য ণ হয় না?
    1. ক) ট-বর্গ
    2. খ) ত-বর্গ
    3. গ) প-বর্গ
    4. ঘ) ক-বর্গ
  7. নিচের কোনটি মূল ভাষার অনুসরণে বহুবচন?
    1. ক) সাহেবান
    2. খ) আলেমদল
    3. গ) শিক্ষকবৃন্দ
    4. ঘ) ছাত্ররা
  8. The Republic গ্রন্থটি কার লেখা?
    1. ক) Aristotle
    2. খ) Plato
    3. গ) Socrates
    4. ঘ) Homer
  9. The Last Supper চিত্রকর্মটির শিল্পী কে?
    1. ক) Pablo Picasso
    2. খ) Michelangelo
    3. গ) Leonardo da Vinci
    4. ঘ) Vincent van Gogh
  10. নিচের কোনটি দেশি শব্দ?
    1. ক) লুঙ্গি
    2. খ) খোকা
    3. গ) সাবেক
    4. ঘ) সম্রাট
  11. ‘ভারেও ভবানী’ বলতে কী বোঝায়?
    1. ক) অত্যন্ত আনন্দিত
    2. খ) বিপদে পড়া
    3. গ) অলস ব্যক্তি
    4. ঘ) খুব সাহসী
  12. ‘ডালভাত’ কথাটি কোন অর্থে ব্যবহৃত হয়েছে?
    1. ক) দুর্লভ বস্তু
    2. খ) সাধারণ ও সহজলভ্য বিষয়
    3. গ) বিলাসবহুল খাবার
    4. ঘ) বিশেষ উৎসবের খাবার
  13. The report was so “recondite” that even experienced readers struggled to understand it. What is the meaning of “recondite”?
    1. ক) Simple
    2. খ) Obscure
    3. গ) Popular
    4. ঘ) Obvious
  14. Had the engineers ______ the warning signs earlier, the disruption could have been avoided.
    1. ক) Notice
    2. খ) noticed
    3. গ) Noticing
    4. ঘ) had noticed
  15. The compensation offered for the position should be ______ the level of responsibility involved.
    1. ক) commensurate with
    2. খ) indifferent to
    3. গ) contrary to
    4. ঘ) independent of
  16. The new regulations were introduced to ______ the risk of accidents.
    1. ক) Amplify
    2. খ) mitigate
    3. গ) Provoke
    4. ঘ) Disregard
  17. A meeting is attended by several people, and everyone shakes hands with everyone else exactly once. If the total number of handshakes is…
    1. ক) 8
    2. খ) 9
    3. গ) 10
    4. ঘ) 12
  18. Between 7 and 8 o’clock, at what time will the hour and minute hands lie on the same straight line but point in opposite directions?
    1. ক) 7 hours 5 minutes 27 seconds
    2. খ) 7 hours 10 minutes 55 seconds
    3. গ) 7 hours 16 minutes 22 seconds
    4. ঘ) 7 hours 21 minutes 49 seconds
  19. Which strait separates the continents of Africa and Europe?
    1. ক) Strait of Malacca
    2. খ) Strait of Gibraltar
    3. গ) Bering Strait
    4. ঘ) Strait of Hormuz

Written (11)

  1. Define overfitting in machine learning. Explain the ways of reducing training dataset in prediction model.
  2. Consider the following processes with their CPU burst times: Process Burst Time P1 4 P2 2 P3 8 P4 6 Assume that all processes arrive at…
  3. Given the base network address 192.168.10.0/24, perform Variable Length Subnet Masking (VLSM) to accommodate the following host…
  4. Consider a circuit consisting of a 12 V DC source, a 330 Ω resistor, and two parallel-connected diodes, as shown in the given circuit…
  5. A processor operates at a clock frequency of 500 MHz. The instruction mix for a benchmark program is given below. Instruction Class…
  6. Match each testing scenario with the appropriate testing type from the options given below: (A) Unit Testing (B) Integration Testing (C)…
  7. Consider the given multi-loop DC resistive circuit containing a 15 V source and six resistors. Calculate the branch current I_5 . If the…
  8. Consider a database table named Student with the following attributes: student_name – Name of the student gender – Gender ('M' or 'F')…
  9. Given the following traversal sequences of a binary tree: Postorder: 4, 3, 5, 1, 7, 6, 2 Reference Order: 4, 3, 1, 5, 2, 7, 6 Construct…
  10. Write a program in C++ / Java using method overriding to calculate electricity bills for Residential and Commercial customers. Create a…
  11. Complete the following table by identifying the source IP address and destination IP address of each packet (P₁–P₅, shown as Process 1–5…