Read Sonali Bank Limited Senior Officer 2010 Exam
1. Which country is familiarly known as "The Horn of Africa"?
(a) Somalia
(b) Ethiopia
(c) Nigeria
(d) Burundi
(e) None of these
Ans. ab
2. An instrument store gives a 10% discount to all students off the original cost of an instrument. During a school sale, an additional 15% is taken off the discounted price. Rahim, a student' at the local high school, purchases a flute for Tk. 306. What was its original cost before discount?
(a) Tk. 400
(b) Tk. 408
(c) Tk. 375
(d) Tk. 425
(e) None of these
Ans. a
3. রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর তার কোন রচনাটি নেতাজী সুভাষ চন্দ্র বসুকে উৎসর্গ করেন?
(a) তাসের দেশ
(b) শেষের কবিতা
(c) কালের যাত্রা
(d) বসন্ত
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. a
4. Which of the following searches websites by keyword(s)?
(a) Web bugs
(b) Search engines
(c) Spyware
(d) Portals
(e) None of these
Ans. b
5. The surface of a certain planet reflects 80 percent of the light that strikes it. The clouds around the planet then absorb 40 percent of the reflected light. What percent of the light that strikes the planet is reflected from the surface and passes through the clouds without being absorbed?
(a) 32%
(b) 40%
(c) 48%
(d) 60%
(e) None of these
Ans. c
6. Which one of the following device is required to set up a LAN?
(a) Speaker
(b) Network Interface Card
(c) ROM
(d) Coupler
(e) None of these
Ans. b
7. Mechanical devices in the computer are called -
(a) Data
(b) User
(c) Software
(d) Hardware
(e) None of these
Ans. d
8. If the value of X and Y in the fraction XZ/Y are both tripled, how does the value of the fraction change?
(a) increases by one third
(b) triples
(c) doubles
(d) remains the same
(e) None of these
Ans. d
9. 'Hungry' is to 'Famished' as 'Extensive' is to
(a) Congenial
(b) Keen
(c) Endless
(d) Amenable
(e) Imperfect
Ans. c
10. ঢাকা থেকে প্রকাশিত প্রথম গ্রন্থের নাম কি?
(a) কপালকুণ্ডলা
(b) মরুশিখা
(c) নীলদর্পন
(d) মেঘনাদবধ
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. c
11. 'টীকাভাষ্য' -বাগধারাটির অর্থ কি?
(a) দীর্ঘ আলোচনা
(b) সদালাপ
(c) অর্থহীন কথা
(d) সংক্ষিপ্ত আলোচনা
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. a
12. কোনো মঙ্গল কাব্যে কয়টি অংশ থাকে?
(a) ৫টি
(b) ৩টি
(c) ৭টি
(d) ৮টি
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. a
13. 'পাথরে পাঁচ কিল' -বাগধারাটির অর্থ কি?
(a) কপটচারী
(b) প্রবল সৌভাগ্য
(c) হতভাগ্য
(d) জ্ঞানী
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. b
14. Which one of the following is the fastest data transmission media?
(a) Twisted-pair cable
(b) Coaxial cable
(c) Cat-5
(d) Fiber-optic cable
(e) None of these
Ans. d
15. নিচের কোন পুরুষবাচক শব্দের দুটি স্ত্রীবাচক শব্দ রয়েছে?
(a) চৌধুরী
(b) ভাই
(c) কুলটা
(d) নবীন
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. b
16. In the last week of a month, a car dealer sold 12 cars. A new sales promotion came out in the first week of the next month and he sold 19 cars during that week. What was the percent increase in sales from the last week of the previous month to the /first week of the next month?
(a) 58%
(b) 119%
(c) 158%
(d) 200%
(e) None of these
Ans. e
17. The city Detroit of the USA is famous for which industry?
(a) Oil and Natural gas
(b) Automobile
(c) Watch
(d) Shipping
(e) None of these
Ans. b
18. Which one of the following is an extension of video file format in computers?
(a) .jpg
(b) .exe
(c) .mpg
(d) .bmp
(e) None of these
Ans. c
19. The population of Barisal is 50 percent of the population of Chittagong. The population of Barisal is what percent of the total population of Barisal and Chittagong?
(a) 25%
(b) 33 1 2 %
(c) 40%
(d) 50%
(e) None of these
Ans. b
20. 'Acute' is to 'Chronic' as 'Sudden' is to
(a) Ditty
(b) Facile
(c) Impute
(d) Subpoena
(e) Constant
Ans. e
21. A byte consists of how many bits?
(a) 16
(b) 4
(c) 2
(d) 8
(e) None of these
Ans. d
22. During our Liberation War of 1971, how many Sector Commanders, in total, were in charge of the 11 different sectors in different phases?
(a) 10
(b) 11
(c) 15
(d) 16
(e) None of these
Ans. c
23. 'বিপদে মোরে রক্ষা কর এ নহে মোর প্রার্থনা' -এটি কোন শ্রেণীর বাক্য?
(a) সরল বাক্য
(b) জটিল বাক্য
(c) যৌগিক বাক্য
(d) ব্যাস বাক্য
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. a
24. In which country "Elephant Pass" is situated?
(a) Burundi
(b) Singapore
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Thailand
(e) None of these
Ans. c
25. কোনটি বহুব্রীহি সমাস?
(a) সুপুরুষ
(b) সাদাকালো
(c) দশানন
(d) চৌরাস্তা
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. c
26. এক কথায় প্রকাশ করুন:
কোথাও উন্নত কোথাও অবনত'-
(a) বন্ধুর
(b) অনুন্নত
(c) উন্নত-অবনত
(d) উবনত
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. a
27. In which district of Bangladesh is the river 'Rajat Rekha’ located?
(a) Thakurgaon
(b) Munshiganj
(c) Patuakhali
(d) Narail
(e) None of these
Ans. b
28. Jesmin spent one-third of her money on books and half of the remaining money on clothing. She then spent three-fourths of what she had left on food. She had 500 left over. How much money did she start with?
(a) Tk. 6,000
(b) Tk. 8,000
(c) Tk. 12,000
(d) Tk. 1,600
(e) None of these
Ans. a
29. The electric company charges Tk. 0.30 per kilowatt-hour (KWH). Rahim used 2800 KWH in April, 3200 KWH in May, and 3600 KWH in June. What was his average cost of electricity for the 3 months?
(a) Tk. 72
(b) Tk. 96
(c) Tk.48
(d) Tk. 144
(e) None of these
Ans. e
30. If two planes leave the same airport at 1:00 p.m., how many miles apart will they be at 3:00 p.m. if one travels directly towards north at 150 miles per hour and the other travels directly towards west at 200 miles per hour?
(a) 50 miles
(b) 100 miles
(c) 400 miles
(d) 500 miles
(e) None of these
Ans. d
31. Which of the following is a keyboard command to copy some text in MS Word?
(a) Shift+Copy
(b) Ctrl+C
(c) Alt+G
(d) Shift + C
(e) None of these
Ans. b
32. মুনীর চৌধুরী রচিত 'করব' কোন ধরনের রচনা?
(a) উপন্যাস
(b) কবিতা
(c) ছোটগল্প
(d) নাটক
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. d
33. In December 2009, the 15th UN Conference on Climate Change took place in which city?
(a) Paris
(b) Berlin
(c) Copenhagen
(d) Johannesburg
(e) None of these
Ans. c
34. কোন পণ্ডিত টীকার মাধ্যমে পদচর্যাপদের পদগুলো ব্যাখ্যা করেন?
(a) মুনিদত্ত
(b) কাহ্ণ পা
(c) লুই পা
(d) ডাকার্ণব
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. a
35. বিদ্রোহী কবি কাজী নজরুল ইসলাম রচিত নাট্যগ্রন্থ -
(a) ঝিলিমিলি
(b) চিত্তনামা
(c) কবর
(d) মৃত্যুক্ষুধা
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. a
36. Which of the following is an example of optical storage device?
(a) CD ROM
(b) Hard Disk
(c) RAM
(d) CPU
(e) None of these
Ans. b
37. What is Micronesia?
(a) Small islands situated in the Oceania area
(b) Process to suck minerals from porous rock
(c) A category of porous rock that contains petroleum
(d) A motherboard used in smart phones
(e) None of these
Ans. a
38. Which European country first recognized Bangladesh as an independent nation?
(a) Poland
(b) Spain
(c) United Kingdom
(d) France
(e) None of these
Ans. a
39. Which of the following fractions is the equivalent of 0.5%?
(a) 1 20
(b) 1 200
(c) 1 500
(d) 1 2000
(e) None of these
Ans. b
40. Which of the following cannot be done using e-mail?
(a) Send an attachment
(b) Forward an e-mail
(c) Copy files from a remote computer'
(d) Reply to an e-mail
(e) None of these
Ans. c
41. In his pocket, a boy has 3 red marbles, 4 blue marbles, and 4 green marbles. How many marbles will he have to take out of his pocket to ensure that he has taken out at least one of each color?
(a) 3
(b) 8
(c) 9
(d) 11
(e) None of these
Ans. c
42. On which date was The Judicial Service Commission of Bangladesh established?
(a) 25/02/2004
(b) 22/04/2005
(c) 01/11/2007
(d) 15/7/2007
(e) None of these
Ans. c
43. In which year was Bangladesh connected to Submarine Cable SEA-ME-WE-4?
(a) 2008
(b) 2006
(c) 2000
(d) 1998
(e) None of these
Ans. b
44. জহির রায়হান রচনা করেন -
(a) সংশপ্তক
(b) বিধ্বস্ত নীলিমা
(c) খোয়াবনামা
(d) আরেক ফাল্গুন
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. d
45. Which is the highest source of Government Revenue in Bangladesh in the fiscal year 2009-2010?
(a) Import Duty
(b) Export Duty
(c) Value Added Tax
(d) Income Tax
(e) None of these
Ans. c
46. What is the sum of 134.679, - 45.548 and - 67.8807 rounded to the nearest tenths place?
(a) 21.3
(b) 21.2503
(c) 21.25
(d) 21.25
(e) None of these
Ans. a
47. Which one of the following is an example of spreadsheet software?
(a) MS Word
(b) MS Power point
(c) MS Excel
(d) MS Access
(e) None of these
Ans. c
48. 'পঞ্চতন্ত্র' গ্রন্থটি কার রচনা?
(a) সত্যেন সেন
(b) সৈয়দ মুজতবা আলী
(c) আবুল ফজল
(d) সমরেশ বসু
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. b
49. Which country secured the highest number of gold medals in the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010?
(a) The USA
(b) China
(c) Australia
(d) India
(e) None of these
Ans. c
50. নিচের কোনটি মাইকেল মধুসূদন দত্ত রচিত পত্রকাব্য?
(a) কৃঞ্চকুমারী
(b) বীরাঙ্গনা
(c) মেঘনাদবধ
(d) চতুর্দশপদী কবিতাবলী
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. b
51. How many Secretary General of, The United Nations were awarded the ,Nobel Peace Prize?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
(e) None of these
Ans. b
52. 'Pact' is to 'Covenant' as 'Tract' is to
(a) Letter
(b) Summons
(c) Treatise
(d) Subpoena
(e) Warrant
Ans. c
53. What is the sum of 0.15, 0.10 and 0.65?
(a) 1 2
(b) 8 10
(c) 5 16
(d) 9 10
(e) None of these
Ans. d
54. How many goals are there to achieve under Millenium Development Goals (MDGs)?
(a) 6
(b) 8
(c) 10
(d) 12
(e) None of these
Ans. b
55. Which of the following is not a function of Bangladesh Bank?
(a) Directing the growth expediting programs for the national interest
(b) Issuance of bank notes
(c) Issuance and implementation of monetary policy
(d) Supervising scheduled banks.
(e) None of these
Ans. a
56. Company that provides internet service is called- '
(a) Portal site Connector
(b) Internet Connection Provider
(c) Web Developer
(d) Internet Service Provider
(e) None of these
Ans. d
57. A nurse has to record temperature of patients in Celsius but her thermometer reads Fahrenheit. A patient's temperature is 100.7° F. What is the temperature in °C?
(a) 32°C
(b) 36.5°C
(c) 40°C
(d) 213.3°C
(e) None of these
Ans. e
58. Which number system is used to store data in a computer?
(a) Decimal
(b) Binary
(c) Octal
(d) Hexadecimal
(e) None of these
Ans. b
59. For their contribution in which area three economists were awarded the Nobel Prize 2010 in the field of Economics?
(a) Financial market indicators in time of recession
(b) Analysis of markets with search frictions
(c) Macroeconomic Index Analysis
(d) Development strategy for markets
(e) None of these
Ans. b
60. 'পানি' -এর সমার্থক শব্দ কোনটি?
(a) উদক
(b) পত্রগ
(c) অরুণ
(d) বহ্নি
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. a
61. Which of the following is used to display web contents?
(a) System Software
(b) Antivirus
(c) Web browser
(d) Scanner
(e) None of these
Ans. c
62. Who is the President of Chile at present? `
(a) Lula da Silva
(b) Sebastian Pinera Echenique
(c) Evo Morales
(d) Hugo Chavez
(e) None of these
Ans. b
63. নিচের কোন বানানটি শুদ্ধ?
(a) মুহুর্মুহু
(b) মুর্হুমুহু
(c) মুর্হমুহু
(d) মুর্হুমুহ
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. a
64. Which of the following state was bought by the USA from Russia?
(a) Alaska
(b) Pyatigorsk
(c) Ohio
(d) Florida
(e) None of these
Ans. a
65. Who wrote "Where ignorance is bliss, it is folly to be wise".
(a) Robert Frost
(b) George Orwell
(c) Thomas Gray
(d) John Milton
(e) None of these
Ans. c
66. Which one of the following is an example of Open Source Operating System?
(a) Redhat Linux
(b) Windows 98
(c) Windows XP
(d) DOS
(e) None of these
Ans. a
67. Who wrote the poetry titled "September on Jessore Road"? A
(a) George Harrison
(b) Rabeya khatun
(c) Anthony Mascarenhas
(d) Allen Ginsberg
(e) None of these
Ans. d
68. Which articles of the Constitution of Bangladesh remain under suspension during the period of emergency?
(a) 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42
(b) 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41
(c) 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42
(d) 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 42
(e) None of these
Ans. c
69. Which of the following is a true statement?
(a) The product of two negative numbers is negative.
(b) Dividing a negative number by a positive number results in a positive.
(c) The product of one negative and one positive number is positive.
(d) Dividing a negative number by a negative number results in a negative. 1
(e) None of these
Ans. e
70. Who is the author of the novel "The Sun Also Rises"?
(a) H. G. Wells
(b) George Orwell
(c) Ernest Hemingway
(d) Thomas Hardy
(e) None of these
Ans. c
71. 'শ্রীকৃষ্ণকীর্তন কাব্য' রচনা করেন -
(a) বডু চণ্ডীদাস
(b) খনা
(c) রামাই পণ্ডিত
(d) হলায়ুধ মিশ্র
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. a
72. 'তার বয়স বাড়লেও বুদ্ধি বাড়েনি' -এটি কোন শ্রেণীর বাক্য?
(a) জটিল বাক্য
(b) সরল বাক্য
(c) যৌগিত বাক্য
(d) ব্যাস বাক্য
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. b
73. Farid can complete a job in 12 horns, and Jibon can complete the same job in 8 hours. Farid starts the job at 9 a.m., and stops working at 3 p.m. If Jibon starts working at 4 p.m. to complete the remaining job, at what time is the job finished?
(a) 6 p.m.
(b) 8 p.m.
(c) 9 p.m.
(d) 10 p.m.
(e) None of these
Ans. b
74. Which one of the following is the predecessor of modern internet?
(a) BRACNET
(b) DNET
(c) ARPANET
(d) NSFNET
(e) None of these
Ans. c
75. এক কথায় প্রকাশ করুন:
'যা লাফিয়ে চলে' -
(a) উল্লম্ফ
(b) প্লবগ
(c) লাফবাজ
(d) দড়াবাজ
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. b
Fill in the Gaps
Instruction : For each question, select the word(S)/phrase(s) that appropriately fill(s) in the gap(s).
76. People all over the world are starving ___.
(a) greater in numbers
(b) in more numbers
(c) more numerously
(d) in greater numbers
(e) None of these
Ans. d
77. The division of this property was a sequel ___ the agreement.
(a) at
(b) to
(c) for
(d) in
(e) None of these
Ans. b
78. The ___ criminal still denies that he is ___ for the robbery.
(a) arrested, part
(b) notorious, cursory
(c) ominous, demur
(d) convicted, culpable
(e) None of these
Ans. d
79. Your classmate insulted you to ___.
(a) pay off old scores
(b) host in himself
(c) worth yours
(d) hang in balance
(e) None of these
Ans. a
80. ___ received law degrees as today.
(a) Women who have never
(b) Never have so many women
(c) Never so many women have
(d) The women are not ever
(e) None of these
Ans. b
Finding the alien one from a list of words.
Instruction: Find the alien word from each list.
81. .
(a) Bustling
(b) Tranquil
(c) Serene
(d) Halcyon
(e) Placid
Ans. a
82. .
(a) Venturesome
(b) Plucky
(c) Pusillanimous
(d) Valorous
(e) Spunky
Ans. c
83. .
(a) Thrifty
(b) Parsimonious
(c) Niggardly
(d) Skinflint
(e) Prodigal
Ans. e
84. .
(a) Reproach
(b) Commend
(c) Chide
(d) Rebuke
(e) Scold
Ans. b
85. .
(a) Sage
(b) Cretin
(c) Imbecile
(d) Dullard
(e) Ninny
Ans. a
Identification of Correct Sentence
Instruction: For each question, identify the correct sentence from the four sentences given. If none of them are correct, choose option "E ".
86. .
(a) They played so good game last night that they surprised the audience.
(b) They played so a good game last night that they surprised the audience.
(c) They played such good a game last night that they surprised the audience.
(d) They played so good a game last night that they surprised the audience.
(e) None of these are correct
Ans. d
87. .
(a) You but I am guilty for the accident.
(b) You and not I are guilty for the accident.
(c) You and not I am guilty for the accident.
(d) You but I are guilty for the accident.
(e) None of these are correct
Ans. b
88. .
(a) After it was repaired it ran perfect again.
(b) After it was repaired it ran more than perfect again.
(c) After it was repaired it ran perfectly again.
(d) After it was repaired it had been ran perfect again.
(e) None of these are correct
Ans. c
89. .
(a) Had I known the fact before, I would have taken appropriate measures.
(b) Had I known the fact before, I would have taken appropriate measures?
(c) If I had known the fact before, I would take appropriate measures.
(d) Had I known the fact before, I would take appropriate measures.
(e) None of these are correct
Ans. a
90. .
(a) If he should call while I am out, tell him I will call him back later.
(b) If he calls during my out, tell him I would call him back later.
(c) Should he calls while I am out, tell him I will call him back later.
(d) Should he call while I am out, tell him I will call back him later?
(e) None of these are correct
Ans. d
Meaning of If Phrase.
Instruction: A sentence is given in each question and some portion of it is underlined. You have to find out the meaning of the underlined portion of the sentence from the options given.
91. The watch costs a pretty penny.
(a) expensive
(b) cheap
(c) very expensive
(d) very cheap
(e) None of these
Ans. c
92. Raj and Riaz have never seen eye to eye on politics.
(a) sharing the same view
(b) disagreement partly
(c) intimacy
(d) enmity
(e) None of these
Ans. a
93. Why do you toot your own horn?
(a) self destruction
(b) boast
(c) possessive
(d) talks a lot
(e) None of these
Ans. e None of these
94. The man did the work in the nick of time.
(a) right on time
(b) after deadline
(c) long before deadline
(d) very last minute
(e) None of these
Ans. d
95. They were on their toes before entering the campus.
(a) in good mood
(b) alert
(c) well dressed
(d) very worried
(e) None of these
Ans. b
One Word Substitution:
Instruction: For each question, select the word that best matches the definition provided.
96. The right and power to interpret and apply the law =
(a) Nugatory
(b) Jurisdiction
(c) Lawrence
(d) Judiciary
(e) None of these
Ans. b
97. Highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire =
(a) Alluring
(b) Elusiveness
(c) Tenacity
(d) Knotty
(e) None of these
Ans. a
98. A person with the same name as another =
(a) Nickname
(b) Namesake
(c) Anonymous
(d) Pseudonym
(e) None of these
Ans. b
99. An act of mass destruction and loss of life =
(a) Oregon
(b) Cannibal
(c) Holocaust
(d) Homicide
(e) None of these
Ans. c
100. Money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage =
(a) Ornament
(b) Honorary
(c) Adornment
(d) Dowry
(e) None of these
Ans. d