Review Mercantile Bank Limited Officer 2009 Exam
1. Which kind of wave is used in communication technology of mobile phone ?
Infrared
X-ray
Ultra violet
Microwave
None of these
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2. Which organization of UNO declared prohibition on Clone human child?
UNDP
WHO
UNESCO
WFO
None of these
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3. What is the main objective of the devaluation of currency?
To increase import
To increase export
To increase purchasing capacity
To increase money supply
None of these
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4. If x ≥ 10 and y ≤ 7, which of the following must be ture?
x + y ≥ 3
x + y ≤7
x – y ≤ 3
x – y ≤ 10
None of the those
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5. The exchanges rate of British pound agonist taka is close to:
65
85
100
120
None of these
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6. What was the former name of Sir Lanka?
Cylone
Ceylon
Shin Hal
Sealon
None of these
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7. Where is the headquarters of UN security Council located at?
Washington
Paris
New York
Tokyo
None of these
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8. Which is the biggest island of the world?
Singapore
Alaska
Greenland
Maldives
None of these
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9. The water in a fish tank measuring 1 1 4 feet by 8 inches is 7 inches high. The water is poured into another tank measuring 14 inches by 20 inches. What will be the height of water, in inches, in the second tank?
1 4
2
3 ca
1 12
None of these
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10. If y = 3x- 6 x x, fox what values of x, will be positive?
x > 0
x< 0
– 2 < x <2
x>2 or x< 0
None of these
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11. Who is the writer of “ Alice in Wonderland”?
Charles Dickens
William Shakespeare
Lewis Carroll
Somerset Maugham
None of these
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12. 3x – 1 ≠ 2x is true for all values of x EXCEPT
x ≠1
x = - 1
x >1
x =1
None of these
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13. Banga bhanga was done in which year?
1905
1906
1911
1947
None of these
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14. Half of the students of a school play football and third of the rest play cricket. The remaining 300 students do not pay either of the games. How many students are there in the school?
900
360
550
1800
None of these
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15. The elevator in an eleven-storied office building travels at the rate of one floor per 1 4 minute, which allows time for picking up and lettering down passengers. At the main floor and at the top floor the operator stops for 1 minute. How many complete (with return) trips will the operator makes during a 7-hour period?
50
60
80
90
None of these
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16. A boat sails m miles upstream at the rate of r miles per hour. If the rate of the stream is a miles per hour, how long will it take the boat to return to its starting point?
m r + 2s
m r + s
m + r s
m + 3r s
None of these
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17. The country known as the land of the midnight sun is:
Norway
Sweden
France
Iraq
None of these
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18. Which nation gave women the right to vote first?
News Zealand
USA
India
China
None of these
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19. A bonus of Tk. 25,000 will be distributed among three salespersons in proportion of the amounts by which their sales exceed the basic quota of Tk. 200,000, Mrs. Asha sold Tk. 600.000, Mr. Bashir sold Tk. 450,000, and Mr. Saif sold Tk. 300,000, How much did Mr. Saif receive from this bonus?
Tk.3333.33
Tk.6666.67
Tk.5555.56
Tk.5555.56
None of these
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20. A wheel rotates 10 minutes and moves 20 feet during each rotation. How many feet does the wheel move in 1 hour?
1200
600
12,000
18,000
None of these
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21. One thousand shares of Luis Inc. were purchased at Tk.8.75 per share. The share price rose 215% in the first year after purchase, dropped 40% in the second year, and then dropped another 20% in the third year. what is the price per share at the end of the third year?
Tk. 13.23
Tk. 8.75
Tk. 7.00
Tk. 8.25
None of these
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22. If x = 2y =3z = 36 then the arithmetic mean of x, y, z is :
33
22
18
12
None of these
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23. Shahin has purchased a square sheet of plywood of 169 square feet area. To cover a wall he must cut off two from a side. What is the area, in square feet, of the wall?
117
121
143
141
None of these
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24. Out of the 30,000 tickets for the cricket tournament in Dhaka, 1 4 were sold at Tk. 300, 1 3 were sold at Tk.250 and the rest were sold for Tk.125. How many tickets were sold at Tk. 125?
5000
7500
10,000
12,500
None of these
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25. A car travels 180 km from A to B at 60 Kilometers per hours and returns from B to A long the same route at 90 kilometers per hour. The averages speed, in kilometers per hours, for the round trip is:
72
75
60
68
None of these
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26. If x : y = 2 : 3, and m : n =9 : 4, find the ratio xn :ym.
27 :8
3 : 2
2 : 3
8 : 27
None of these
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27. A man has 72 green marbles and 108 red marbles. He decides to pack them into packets of the same size, each containing either all red or all green marbles. What is greatest numbers of marbles he can put in each packet?
36
24
18
32
None of these
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28. In which continent is the Sahara desert located?
Africa
Asia
Europe
America
None of these
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29. Which is the largest State of USA?
New York
California
Alabama
Alaska
None of these
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30. Which Mughal emperor visited Dhaka?
Babar
Akbar
Jahangir
Shajanha
None of these
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31. The average weight for a group of 20 women is 130 pounds. If the averages weight for 75% of these women was 140 pounds, what was the average weight, in pounds, for the rest of the women?
100
110
120
135
None of these
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32. A farmer has two rectangular fields. The larger field has twice the length and four times the width of the smaller field. If the smaller field has area k, then the area of the larger field is greater than the area of the smaller field by what amount?
2k
6k
7k
8k
None of these
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33. What does IMF stand for?
International Maritime Federation
Intravenous Micro Fluid
International Monetary Fund
International Marketing Forum
None of these
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34. Which country has the largest land area in the world?
Russia
USA
China
Australia
None of these
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35. The word ‘sonnet’ is derived from :
English
Greek
French
Italy
None of these
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36. The term ‘Secondary Market’s is usually used in :
Agricultural Market
Factor Market
Labor Market
Stock Market
None of these
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37. Which South American country has the greatest land area?
Argentina
Peru
Brazil
Cuba
None of these
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38. A petrol tank that is 1 2 full has 8 gallons petrol removed. The tank is than 1 2 full. What is the capacity, in gallons, of the tank?
40
15 1 2
20 ca
30
None of these
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39. Two third of the faculty members of a department are female .Twelve of the male faculty members are unmarried, while 60% of them are married .Two total number of faculty members in the department is :
90
60
30
50
None of these
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40. Which is considered the coldest place on earth?
Oakland in New Zealand
Verkoyansk in Siberia
Alaska in USA
Sidney in Australia
None of these
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Instruction: A related pair of words or phrases is followed by five pairs of words or phrases. Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.
41. OPAQUE : LIGHT
inaudible : Light
unbreakable :plastic
reflective :mirror
nonporous : liquid
None of these
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42. BIRD :FEATHER
Mammal: spine
Hand: fingers
Fish: scales
branch :Fruit
None of these
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43. ORGAN : KIDNEY
Skeleton : Kneecap
bone : rib
neuron : synapse
abdomen : stomach
None of these
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44. CURIOSITY: KNOW
temptation
starvation :eat
wanderlust :travel
humor : laugh
None of these
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45. FRAGILE : BREAK
invisible :see
erratic : control
flammable : burn
noxious : escapes
None of these
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What is the meaning of the underlined word(s) in the following sentence?
46. He readily complied ____ my request.
with
to
on
for
None of these
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47. Which ____ your favorite novelists?
is
are
will
was
None of these
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48. Assertive people are generally more decisive.
Docile
Articulate
Confident
Intelligent
Compliant
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49. ______ all the students , Karim is the best.
Among
Between
with
Of
None of these
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50. What is the correct meaning of the phrase ‘Sine die’?
Uncertain
unknown
fixed
changing
None of these
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51. What is the correct meaning of the idiom of the “a bed of rose”?
an easy comfortable situation
a newly laid garden of roses
a beautiful objects to remember
a unique and colorful situation
None of these
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52. ‘_______ man for himself!’ That is the way of the word.
Each
Every
A
One
All
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53. It is necessary to be ____ while dealing with mounting outstanding loan.
Confident
aggressive
Active
bold
Prudent
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54. What is the meaning of the word ‘Craft<’/u>?
Skill
Mural
Fabeic
Sketch
None of these
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55. No, he is not here, He just ___ out.
goes
went
has gone
gone
None of these
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56. It is quite unfortunate that he is still under the ____ that are sympathizing with him.
allusion
delusion
belief
illusion
None of these
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57. We need to protect ____ from pollution.
environment
some environment
whole environment
the environment
None of these
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58. The king rules his subjects with a high hand.
Courageously
Sympathetically
Harshly
Oppressively
None of these
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59. I suppose you would give me the details of the story. ___ you don’t even speak a word.
Besides
On the other hand
On the other country
Moreover
None of these
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60. The smile on a baby’s face is always - .
endearing
Attractive
supreme
cute
Entreating
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Total Question : 60
Total Hit : 0
Correct : 0
Wrong/Cheat : 0