Combined Bank Assistant Programmer (CSE) January 2026 – Written question & solution

Questions from the Combined Bank Assistant Programmer (CSE) recruitment exam, January 2026 – Written, shared by the candidates who sat it. The paper: 22 written questions. So far 22 written questions have been shared. Topics include Algorithm, Mathematics, English, Software Engineering and Computer Networks.

Written (22)

  1. Explain the concept of inheritance in Object-Oriented Programming. Name and briefly describe three common types of inheritance used in OOP.
  2. Explain the concept of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and describe its main phases.
  3. Apply the concept of IP addressing and routing to explain how packets are delivered across networks using Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)…
  4. What is a Universal Gate? Prove that the NAND Gate is a Universal Gate.
  5. Explain the fundamental difference between a Process and a Thread. Provide two distinct advantages of using threads over processes.
  6. What is Version Control (e.g., Git)? Explain the specific difference between "Committing" code and "Pushing" code.
  7. Describe step-by-step how Binary Search locates a target value in a sorted array. Why does it fail if the array is unsorted?
  8. You have two stacks. Explain the logic required to implement a Queue (FIFO) using only these two stacks.
  9. Explain the logic of "Bubble Sort". Why is it considered inefficient for large datasets compared to Merge Sort?
  10. Draw or describe a Flowchart to determine the largest of three distinct numbers (A, B, C).
  11. Explain the "Producer-Consumer" problem in operating systems. What specific synchronization issue must be solved?
  12. You are designing a database for a Library. Explain the relationship between a "Book" table and a "Borrower" table. Is it 1-to-1…
  13. Construct a logical argument explaining why a heuristic (like A* search) might be faster than a blind search (like BFS), even if it…
  14. Explain the logic of a "Checksum". How is it used to verify data integrity during file transfer?
  15. Compare and contrast the three fundamental paradigms of Machine Learning: Supervised Learning, Unsupervised Learning, and Reinforcement…
  16. A rectangle and a square have the same area. The square has a perimeter of 32 meter and the width of the rectangle is 4 meter. Find the…
  17. If 2 < x < 5 and 3 < y < 5, find the value of x − y in-terms of inequality?
  18. In a class, the number of boys is 35% more than that of the girls. The total number of students of the class is 94. If 6 more boys are…
  19. A man can row 12 kmph in still water. It takes him thrice as long to row up as to row down the river. Find the rate of the stream.
  20. From the parentheses in each sentence, write only the correct answer. A. If the department had allocated more funds, the project (would…
  21. Write a paragraph on: Street food culture in Dhaka
  22. Make meaningful sentences with the following words. Do not change the grammatical category of the word. Judicious, condone, Fabricate…

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