Read United Commercial Bank Ltd Officer 2010 Exam
1. D was heard telling someone to go further down the corridor to the last office on the right. To whose room was he trying to direct that person?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) F
Ans. c
2. Commencement of words with the same letter.
(a) Rhyme
(b) Alliteration
(c) Pun
(d) Oxymoron
Ans. b
3. If A and B are together, then which of the following must be necessarily true?
(a) C is not at the first place?
(b) A is at the third place
(c) D is at the first place
(d) C is at the first place
Ans. b
4. The world ‘Philosopher’ means -
(a) a thinker
(b) a person who does good to other person
(c) a learned man
(d) a person who lefts reason govern his life.
Ans. a
5. ABC is a triangle is which AB = AC. If the base BC is produced to D and ∠ ACD =130°, then ∠ A equals to: GAPE
(a) 80°
(b) 60°
(c) 50°
(d) 40°
Ans. a
6. Medicine which lessens pain.
(a) Balm
(b) panacea
(c) Anodyne
(d) Antibiotic
Ans. c
7. Which one of the following is not true for Socrates wife?
(a) She disturbed her husband
(b) She was not reasonable
(c) She would lose her temper frequently
(d) She did not insult Socrates
Ans. d
8. The value of (-11) +(-12) +(+13)+…………..(-110) is :
(a) -5050
(b) -6060
(c) -7070
(d) None of these
Ans. d
9. The expression not to put out means -
(a) to be irritated
(b) not to be vexed
(c) not to be angry
(d) not to be bed tempered
Ans. a
10. Who is/are F’s neighbour(s)?
(a) A only
(b) A and D
(c) only
(d) B and C
Ans. a
11. Two numbers are in ratio of 3: 5. If each is increased by 10, the ratio becomes 5:7. The numbers are :
(a) 3,5
(b) 12,20
(c) 15,25
(d) 30,42
Ans. c
12. PLAY: ACTS
(a) eassy : topics
(b) games: athletics
(c) novel : chapters
(d) drams :actors
Ans. c
13. He urged to take particular care of the ____ chemicals to prevent their evaporation.
(a) insoluble
(b) superficial
(c) extraneous
(d) volatile
Ans. d
14. At such a serious moment, you’re ___ is inappropriate.
(a) courtesy
(b) levity
(c) pertinence
(d) solemnity
Ans. b
15. Which is the number of rounds in the second stage of the tournament?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Ans. b
16. What is the total number of matches played in the tournament?
(a) 28
(b) 55
(c) C
(d) 35
Ans. a
17. If A is not at the third place, than C has which of the following option?
(a) The first place only
(b) A is at the second place
(c) A is at the third place
(d) A is the fourth place
Ans. c
18. A person who believes that pleasure is the chief good.
(a) Stoic
(b) Hedonist
(c) Epicure
(d) Sensual
Ans. b
19. The ratio of radii of two circles is 1: 3, the ratio of their areas is:
(a) 1:3
(b) 1:6
(c) 1: 9
(d) None of these
Ans. c
20. If E sits in his office and faces the corridor, whose office is to his left?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Ans. b
21. The witness was supposed to ___ to weight his words carefully.
(a) adjure
(b) abjure
(c) adjudicate
(d) incriminate
Ans. a
22. The average age of group of 10 students is 15 years. When 5 new students jointed the group, the average age rose by 1 year. The average age (in years) of the new student is:
(a) 18 years
(b) 17 years
(c) 16 years
(d) None of these
Ans. a
23. Socrates believed that an angry man was -
(a) not superior to a beast
(b) equal to a beast
(c) disliked by all
(d) less human than beast
Ans. b
24. GEOLOGY: SCIENCE
(a) fir :tree
(b) theory :practice
(c) fashion :style
(d) biology : laboratory
Ans. c
25. Which of the following statements is true?
(a) The winner will have more wins than any other team in the tournament
(b) At the end of the first stage, no team eliminated from the tournament will have more wins than any of the teams qualifying for the second stage.
(c) it is possible that winner will have the same number of wins in the entire tournament as a team eliminated at the end of the first stage.
(d) The number of teams with exactly one win in the second stage of the second stage of the tournament is 4.
Ans. b
26. What is E’s profession?
(a) Engineer
(b) Lawyer
(c) Professor
(d) Accountant
Ans. a
27. CELIBACY
(a) Chastity
(b) Misogyny
(c) Matrimony
(d) Divorce
Ans. c
28. The ascent of the mountain is ___ but anyone who makes it to the top is rewarded by a spectacular view.
(a) helpful
(b) easy
(c) unique
(d) unpleasant
Ans. d
29. Which of the following must be false?
(a) A is at the first place
(b) A is at the second place
(c) A is the third place
(d) A is at the fourth place
Ans. a
30. If m= a x , n = a y ay and m y n x = a 2 z , then the value of xyz is :
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) None of these
Ans. a
31. The sum of the base angles of a triangle is 140° and their difference is 40°. The angles of the triangle are:
(a) 90°, 50°, 40°
(b) 100°, 40°, 40°
(c) 80°, 40°, 60°
(d) 110°, 30°, 40°
Ans. a
32. Belief or opinion contrary to what is generally accepted.
(a) Unbelief
(b) Superstition
(c) Nonconformity
(d) Heresy
Ans. d
33. JUDGE: GAVEL
(a) orator :dais
(b) teacher : blackboard
(c) violin : music
(d) conductor : baton
Ans. d
34. ‘After thunder comes rain’ Here thunder means ---
(a) a thunder bolt
(b) the loud and angry scolding of Socrates; wife
(c) the laughter of the passersby
(d) a loud noise which usually follows usually a flash of lightening.
Ans. b
35. The area of a triangle whose sides are of lengths 12 cms, 5 cms, and ratio becomes 5.7. The numbers are:
(a) 30cms
(b) 40cms
(c) 50cms
(d) None of these
Ans. a
36. The price of rice has increased by 60%. In order to restore to the original price, the new price must be reduced by:
(a) 33.33%
(b) 37.50%
(c) 40 %
(d) None of these
Ans. b
37. Whose office face A’s office?
(a) B
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
Ans. d
38. ELUCIDATE
(a) Afflict
(b) Ratify
(c) Dominate
(d) Obscure
Ans. d
39. IMPERVIOUS
(a) Penetrable
(b) Hidden
(c) Tolerable
(d) Gentle
Ans. a
40. What is the highest number of wins for a team in the first stage in spite of which its advancement to the next stage is :
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Ans. c
41. Two numbers are in the ratio of 3 :5. If each is increased by 10, the ratio becomes 5: 7. The numbers are:
(a) 3,5
(b) 12,20
(c) 15,25
(d) 30,42
Ans. c
42. The minimum number of wins needed for a team in the first stage to guarantee
(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 7
(d) 4
Ans. d
43. CANDLE: TALLOW
(a) banana : peel
(b) statue: bronze
(c) violin : music
(d) conductor : baton
Ans. b
44. RETRENCH
(a) Insist
(b) Preclude
(c) Splurge
(d) Convince
Ans. c
45. How many members of the group are males?
(a) 1
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) Cannot be determined
Ans. b
46. If 2 X-1 2x-1 + 2 X+1 = 320, then the value of x is ;
(a) 6
(b) 8
(c) 5
(d) 7
Ans. d
47. A, B, C start a business. If A invests 3 times as much as B invests and B invests two- third of what C invests, then the ratio of capitals of A, B,C is:
(a) 3: 9: 2
(b) 6: 16: 15
(c) 6: 2: 3
(d) None of these
Ans. c
48. MISCONSTRUE
(a) Watch patiently
(b) Follow closely
(c) Assemble carefully
(d) Grasp accurately
Ans. d
49. Even if you do not ___ what I have to say, I would appreciate you listening to me with an open mind.
(a) concur with
(b) reject
(c) clarify
(d) hear to
Ans. a
50. VIRTUE: INTEGRITY
(a) vice : sloth
(b) verify :Truth
(c) purity :honesty
(d) vanity : ambition
Ans. a
51. Anything written in a letter after it is signed.
(a) posterity
(b) post diction
(c) postscript
(d) Corrigendum
Ans. c
52. Which of the following is one of the married couples?
(a) A & B
(b) B & E
(c) D & E
(d) A & D
Ans. d