Review Mercantile Bank Limited Officer 2006 Exam
1. Who is the author of the novel “Merchant of Venice”?
William Shakespeare
P. B. Shelly
Charles Dickens
Humayun Ahmed
None of these
Ans.
2. Which country does belong to the groups of G-8 countries?
Switzerland
China
Brazil
Canada
None of these
Ans.
3. The Richter scale is used for measuring
Tsunami
Flood
Hurricane
Earthquake
None of these
Ans.
4. Who was the prime minister of India during the war of Liberation of Bangladesh?
Joyti Basu
India Garndhi
Murarjee Desai
Rajib Gandhi
None of these
Ans.
5. Steffi Graf was a
Movie actress
Singer
Tennis Player
Canada
None of these
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6. Molasses cost Tk. x for the first 1.5 kg at “Prabatana”. All amount in addition to first 1.5 kg cost Tk. 50 per kg. How much does it cost to buy 5 kg molasses from “prabartana”.
Tk (x + 150)
Tk. (1.5x + 150)
Tk. (x + 175)
Tk. (1.5x +175)
None of these
Ans.
7. Suppose you have Tk. 500 to spend on beef and chicken. Beef costs Tk. 110 per kg and Chicken costs Tk. 85 per kg. Write an expression that must be satisfied if you are to consume x kg beef and y kg chicken.
110 x + 85 y > 50
110 x +85 y < 500
110 x +85 y ≥ 500
110 x +85 y ≤ 500
None of these
Ans.
8. 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 the maximum number of marbles he can put in each packet?
36
24
18
12
None of these
Ans.
9. An item is sold $65 giving the retailer a profit of 30% of the cost. What will be the new retail price if the retailer cuts his profit to 10% of costs?
$55
$50
$400
$140
None of these
Ans.
10. “The Federal Reserve System” is the central bank of -
The USA
The UK
Russia
India
None of these
Ans.
11. Which of the following is a computer operating system?
Oracle
Unix
SPSS
Java
None of these
Ans.
12. Aslam drove west 10 miles, south 5 miles, west 30 miles and north 35 miles to avoid paying a toll on a direct road. What is the length of the road in miles?
30
45
50
70
None of these
Ans.
13. If ab - 2cd = p; 6cd = 1; what is the value of p?
-3
- 1 3
1 4
3
None of these
Ans.
14. If point P is on line AB, which of the following is a always true?
AP = PB
AP > PB
PB > AP
AB > AP
None of these
Ans.
15. Plato was a citizen of -
France
Greece
Germany
USA
None of these
Ans.
16. .
Chisel
Nail
Plies
hammer
Wrench
Ans.
17. ICC Champions Trophy 2006 was held in
England
West Indies
India
Australia
None of these
Ans.
18. If -1 < x ≤ 1 and x is an integer, then value of x is
O only
1 only
O and 1
One value more than 1
None of these
Ans.
19. Jahirul and Jalil agree to form a partnership. The partnership agreement requires that Jahirul invests Tk. 7000.00 less then one half of what Jalil invests. If the total investment is Tk. 1,25,000.00, how much does Jalil invest?
Tk. 1,63,200
Tk. 2,58,00
Tk. 78,666.67
Tk. 46,333.33
None of these
Ans.
20. IMF is a (n)
Multinational Bank
International Financial Institution
National Bank
UN Body
None of these
Ans.
21. If x > 10 and y < 7, which of the following must be true?
x + y ≥ 3
x + y ≤ 7
x – y ≥ 3
x - y ≤ 3
None of these
Ans.
22. How many tiles each of 1 square foot are necessary to form a 1 foot border around the inside of 24 feet room?
36
37
72
74
None of these
Ans.
23. A post office imposes a service change of Tk. 75 per money order of the amount of Tk. 2,500 or less, and Tk. 100 per money order of the amount from Tk. 2501 thought Tk. 70,000. If Mariam makes 3 money orders of Tk. 1 ,825, Tk. 2500 and Tk. 12,750, What is the lost service change she needs to pay?
175
225
250
275
None of these
Ans.
24. Which one is the most densely populated country in the world?
India
China
USA
Russia
None of these
Ans.
25. If x+y > 4 and x < 3 then y > 1 is true
always
only if x > 0
x > 0
Only if x = 0
Never
Ans.
26. WHO works in the area of
Telecommunication
Health Care
Women Empowerment
Business
None of these
Ans.
27. Where is Wimbledon, great centre of tennis game, located?
Australia
USA
England
France
None of these
Ans.
28. For every Christian person in a representative committee there are two Hindus and for each Hindu person are seven Muslims. The policy represents the ratio of different religions in a population. Express the ratio of Muslims to Hindus to Christians in that population.
7:2:1
7:1:2
14:7:2
14:2:1
None of these
Ans.
29. In a group of 15 high school students, 7 study Latin, 8 study French and 3 study neither Latin nor French. How many students study both Latin and French?
3
0
4
6
None of those
Ans.
30. The movie “Pather Pachali” was directed by
Zahir Raihan
Hrishikesh Mukharjee
Satyajit Roy
Mrinal sen
None of these
Ans.
31. Who was the architect of jatiya Smriti Shoudho?
Lui Kan
Hamidur Rahman
Sayed Moinul Islam
Hamiduzzaman
None of these
Ans.
32. In a factory there are 3 machines to perform a job. The newest machine can do the job in 3 days, another machine can do it in 4 days, and the third machine can do it in 6 days. How many days will the factory take to do the job using all three machines together?
1.333
4.333
6
13
None of these
Ans.
33. Who is the President of ICC?
Sir Vivian Rivhard
Sunil Gavasker
Percy Sonn
Jag Mohan Dalmia
None of these
Ans.
34. Muzahid wants to borrow Tk. 2,00,000 from a bank. The amount with interest rate of 15% is to be repaid 18 months now. How much will be the repayment amount?
Tk. 1,63,200
Tk. 2,58,00
Tk. 2,45,00
Tk. 2,85,00
None of these
Ans.
35. The Golden Ball winner of FIFIA World Cup 2006 is
Miroslav Klose
Crespo Hernan
Zinedine Zindance
Ronaldo
None of these
Ans.
36. Which one is the world‘s largest Island?
Maldives
Greenland
Singapore
Hawaii
None of these
Ans.
37. The shortest day in the month of
January
December
November
February
None of these
Ans.
38. If x +y > 4 and x < 3, then y > 1 is true.
always
only if x < 0
only if x > 0
only if x = 0
None of these
Ans.
39. If b>2 and 2x -3b= 0, which of the following must be true?
x>-3
x<2
x=3
x<3
None of these
Ans.
40. Eskimos hunt using a dog-driven vehicle called
Cart
Sledge
Bus
Snow Cart
None of these
Ans.
41. Banaful is the assumed name of which writer?
Shirshendu Mukhopaddhay
Balaichand Mukhopaddhay
Tarashanker Bandopaddhay
Abu Jafar Obaidulah
None of these
Ans.
42. Which of the following is a member of ASEAN?
Bhutan
Nepal
Thailand
Maldives
None of these
Ans.
43. A manufacturer of TV wants to make a profit of Tk. 300,000 on sale of 200 TV sets. It costs Tk. 10,000 each to make the first 100 TV sets and Tk. 7,500 each to make TV sets after the first 100 sets. What should be the selling price of each TV sets in Taka?
10,250
10,350
10,500
10,600
None of these
Ans.
44. Which equation gives the relationship between R and S in the table below?
R 1 2 3 4 5 6
S 2 5 8 11 14 17
S = 2R
S = R 2 +1
S= 3R - 1
S= 2R + 5
None of these
Ans.
45. The name Tom Daschle relates to
Information Technology
Politics
Book
Space technology
None of these
Ans.
46. “Cowards die many time before their death” Who wrote this?
Rabindranath Tagore
Allama Iqbal
Williams Shakespeare
Percey B Shelly
None of these
Ans.
47. Niagara Falls is located in
Asia
Africa
Australia
North America
None of these
Ans.
48. Lines joining points (-4,0), (0,5) and (4,0) will form
a circles
a right triangle
a rectangle
an isosceles triangle
None of these
Ans.
49. Which country does not have access to sea?
Thailand
France
Japan
Afghanistan
None of these
Ans.
50. How many students can sit in a room with n single chairs and b double seated benches?
nb
2nd
2(b + n)
2b + n
None of these
Ans.
51. In a room, all except 18 of the people are over 50 years of age. 15 of the people in the room are under 50 years of age. If 10% of the people are the age of 50 years, how many people are in the room?
27
30
33
36
None of these
Ans.
52. A hawker takes 1.25 hours to deliver newspapers on his route. Another hawker takes 15 minutes longer to deliver these papers on the same route. How long would it take to deliver the papers if both of them worked together?
22.25 min
37.5 min
40 min
65 min
None of these
Ans.
53. A time study specialist has set the production rate for each worker on a job at 22 unites every three hours. At this rate, what is the minimum number of workers that should be put on the job, if at least 90 units are to be produced per hour?
5
8
12
13
None of these
Ans.
54. If 4x -7< 2x + 13, then which of the following must be true?
x < 7
x < 13
x > 9
only if > 10
None of these
Ans.
55. If y = 3x – 6 x , then for what values of x, y will be positive
x > 2 or x < 0
x > 0
x < 0
– 2 < x < 2
None of these
Ans.
56. SMS available in Mobile phone stands for
System of Marketing Service
System Management
Short Message Service
Support Management System
None of these
Ans.
57. A collection of books went on sale and 2/3 of these were sold for Tk. 2.30 each. If none of 36 remaining books were sold, what was the total amount received from the number of books sold?
180
135
90
60
None of these
Ans.
58. Increasing the original price of an item by 15 percent and then increasing the new price by another 15 percent is equivalent to increasing the original price by
32.25%
31.00%
30.25%
35.54%
None of these
Ans.
59. Which country won the 2003 ICC World cup cricket tournament?
New Zealand
India
South Africa
Australia
None of these
Ans.
60. Which country won the world cup Football Trophy four times?
France
Argentina
Chili
West Germany
None of these
Ans.
61. Which country is not a member of European Union?
Italy
Germany
Switzerland
France
None of these
Ans.
Analogies
Instruction: Each related pair of words in capital letters is followed by a number of pairs of words or phrases. Select the pair of words or phrases that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.
62. CLOCK :TIME
watch : wrist
odometer : speed
hourglass : sand
microphone : distance
None of these
Ans.
63. RELEVANT : CRUCIAL
marginal :unique
perceptible : obvious
apparent : real
possible : desirable
None of these
Ans.
64. APPLE :FRUIT
eggs : chicken
wool : fabric
rung: chain
possible :candle
None of these
Ans.
65. ENCLOSE : PARENTHESES
abbreviate : brackets
emphasize : hyphen
separate : comma
omit : colon
None of these
Ans.
66. UNEMPLOYED :WORKER
unknown : artist
fallow :field
repair : house
observant : specter
None of these
Ans.
67. LISTEN :RECORDING
reproduce : plan
review : book
frame : paining
view : photograph
None of these
Ans.
68. VARIABLE : EQUATION
Oxygen : Water
Paramecia :Amoeba
Analysis : Summary
Clay : Sculpture
Furnace : Heat
Ans.
69. REFLECTION: LIGHT
Emotion: feeling
echo : sound
film :scene
microphone : hearing
None of these
Ans.
70. PRACTICING : EXPERTISE
thinking : logic
growing : health
exercise : strength
eating : nutrition
None of these
Ans.
71. WARDROBE : CLOTHES
stove : crockery
bookshelves : books
drawer : shelves
necking : earrings
None of these
Ans.
Fill in the Blanks
Instruction: Choose the word(s) that best fits in the blank(s)
72. The girl has no ability ___ painting.
of
for
to
in
None of these
Ans.
73. She was very pleased by the appreciation she received like everyone else. She enjoyed being ____ .
entertained
praised
playful
vindicated
None of these
Ans.
74. The committee had an inquiry ____ the case.
of
in
at
into
None of these
Ans.
75. Your work is _____ important than your games.
very
too
more
most
None of these
Ans.
76. Bangladesh abounds ____ rivers.
with
by
in
on
None of these
Ans.
77. I could not convince him ___ his mistakes.
for
from
of
to
None of these
Ans.
78. I can give you no assurance ___ help.
for
of
about
to
None of these
Ans.
79. Omi was angry ____ the results.
with
at
of
for
None of these
Ans.
80. She prides herself ___ her beauty
on
to
of
from
None of these
Ans.
81. On the night before the exam, she was seen poring ___ the books.
into
through
over
in
None of these
Ans.
82. It is wise ____ you to study properly.
to
of
for
by
None of these
Ans.
83. He refrained ____ passing any comment.
to
of
by
from
None of these
Ans.
84. Mr. Mehadi welcomed the delegates _____ the conference.
into
to
at
in
None of these
Ans.
85. The traditional method of rice cultivation “leads ___ a yield ___ about 700 kg/ acre of Amon paddy.
to ; for
to ; of
on ; of
for ; of
None of these
Ans.
86. I was angry ____ the results.
with
at
over
in
None of these
Ans.
Finding Irrelevant word.
Instruction: In each of the following lists. One word is out of sequence from the words. Find the word that is not similar to the other words in each list.
87. .
Inflation
Discourse
Interests
Debt
Investment
Ans.
88. .
Aim
Goal
purpose
Objective
Strategy
Ans.
89. .
a. Cheese
Butter
Milk
Yoghurt
Sweet
Ans.
90. .
Bee
Peacock
Moth
Fly
wasp
Ans.
91. .
Plane
Squirrel
Cloud
Eagle
Hawk
Ans.
92. .
Table
Cupboard
Chair
Wood
Bed
Ans.
93. .
Huge
Large
height
Enormous
Massive
Ans.
94. .
Steady
Ephemeral
Temporary
Short-lived
Transitory
Ans.
95. .
Request
Ask
Behest
Demand
Plead
Ans.
Replacement of Words
Instruction: Replace the underlined word with the appropriate word or phrase that best keeps the meanings of the original sentence.
96. Writing a beautiful sonnet is as much an achievement as to finish a 400 page novel.
it is to finishing
finishing
if to finish
to have finished
None of these
Ans.
97. Using it wisely, leisure promotes health, efficiency and happiness.
Because of usefulness
If used wisely
Having used it wisely
Because it is used wisely
None of these
Ans.
98. Managers shouldstrive for excellence
Cooperatate with others
be patient
make efforts
pay well
None of these
Ans.
99. To look quick though a book is an important study skill.
skim
summarize
Outline
Rephrase
None of these
Ans.
100. Her brothers along with her parents insist that she remains in school.
are insisting
insists
were insisting
have insisted
None of those
Ans.
Total Question : 100
Total Hit : 0
Correct : 0
Wrong/Cheat : 0