Read Southeast Bank Limited Probatioanry Officer 2012 Exam
1. Against which country did Bangladesh Cricket Team play their first Test Cricket match?
(a) India
(b) Zimbabwe
(c) England
(d) Pakistan
Ans. a
2. The Headquarter of Transparency International is Located at:
(a) Sweden
(b) Berlin
(c) Bonn
(d) Washington
Ans. b
3. With which device are earthquakes recorded?
(a) Barometer
(b) Oscillator
(c) Voltmeter
(d) Seismograph
Ans. d
4. Which one of the following is a solution to the equation x 4 - 2 x 2 = -1?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Ans. a
5. With which country, Bangladesh has no GSP (duty free access) facility:
(a) USA
(b) Canada
(c) France
(d) Finland
Ans. d
6. Which of the following is the next number in the series : 2, 4, 3, 9, 16, 5, 25, 6,….?
(a) 30
(b) 36
(c) 45
(d) 35
Ans. b
7. ‘BO’ in BO account stands for:
(a) Beneficiary Owner’s
(b) Bonafide Operator
(c) Benefit Operation
(d) By Owner’s
Ans. a
8. The sum of three consecutive positive integers must be divisible by which of the following?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6
Ans. a
9. He doesn’t know how to look ___ a word in the dictionary.
(a) on
(b) up
(c) to
(d) for
Ans. b
10. How many ounces of water must be added to a 30-ounce solution that is 40 percent alcohol to dilute the solution to 25 percent alcohol?
(a) 10
(b) 15
(c) 16
(d) 18
Ans. d
11. If x is both the cube and the square of an integer and x is between 2 and 200, what is the of x?
(a) 8
(b) 16
(c) 64
(d) 125
Ans. c
12. If a sprinter takes 30 steps in 9 seconds, how many steps does he takes in 54 seconds?
(a) 130
(b) 170
(c) 173
(d) 180
Ans. d
13. The size of the National budget 2012-13 has been estimated as
(a) Tk. 1,98,962 crore
(b) Tk. 1,89,999 crore
(c) Tk.1,91,738 crore
(d) Tk. 1,99,996 crore
Ans. c
14. Which is the first ever country to use E-voting in their election?
(a) America
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Iran
(d) Estonia
Ans. d
15. A town has a population growth rate of 10% per year. The population is 1990 was 2000. What was the population in 1992?
(a) 2740
(b) 2200
(c) 2400
(d) 2420
Ans. d
16. Money market is a market for
(a) Short-term found
(b) long –term fund
(c) risk securities
(d) hedge fund
Ans. a
17. Karim is taller than Mina. Zafar is taller the Rima. Rima is shorter than Bela. Mima and Bela are of the same higher. If these are true, which of the following conditions must also be true?
(a) Zafar is taller than Bela
(b) Zafar is taller than Karima
(c) Mina is shorter than Zafar
(d) Karim is taller than Rima
Ans. d
18. Which of the following short cut keys do you use to find a specific word in a document?
(a) Ctrl+ C
(b) Ctrl+ X
(c) Ctrl + F
(d) Ctrl + S
Ans. c
19. The ratio 2 to 1 3 is equal to the ratio—
(a) 6 to 1
(b) 5 to 1
(c) 3 to 2
(d) 2 to 3
Ans. a
20. Which is the largest planet in the solar system?
(a) Jupiter
(b) Mars
(c) Saturn
(d) Earth
Ans. a
21. If a square region has area x, what is the length of its diagonal in terms of x?
(a) √2x
(b) 2√x
(c) x√2
(d) 2x
Ans. a
22. The principal had an inquiry ___ the case.
(a) at
(b) in
(c) at
(d) into
Ans. d
23. Which of the following terms does not describe the number 9?
(a) Whole number
(b) Integer
(c) Real Number
(d) Prime
Ans. d
24. If x +5 >2 and x-3>7, the value of x must be between which of the following pains of numbers?
(a) -3 and 10
(b) -3 and 4
(c) 2 and 7
(d) 3 and 10
Ans. c
25. On which date is the World Environmental Day celebrated every year?
(a) June 5
(b) January 17
(c) August 15
(d) May 24
Ans. a
26. If n is a number such that (-8) 2n = 2 8 + 2n , then n =
(a) 3 2
(b) 2
(c) 4
(d) 5
Ans. b
27. Government fiscal policy is related to:
(a) Tax
(b) Money supply
(c) Export-Import
(d) FDI
Ans. a
28. If the sum of three consecutive is odd, than first and last integers must be
(a) odd, even
(b) odd, odd
(c) even, even
(d) even, odd
Ans. c
29. Which of the following is a place of off-shore banking?
(a) Germany
(b) Cayman Islands
(c) India
(d) Israel
Ans. b
30. The average of five numbers is 6.9. If one of the numbers is deleted, the average of the remaining numbers is 4.4.What is the value of the number deleted?
(a) 6.8
(b) 7.4
(c) 12.5
(d) 16.9
Ans. d
31. The central banking system of the United States is framed by how many Federal Reserve Banks?
(a) 13
(b) 12
(c) 11
(d) 10
Ans. b
32. Which county does not have access to sea?
(a) Thailand
(b) France
(c) Japan
(d) Bhutan
Ans. d
33. Which organization of the World Bank is known as the ‘Soft-loan window’?
(a) IBRD
(b) IFC
(c) EDI
(d) IDA
Ans. d
34. Sabina must be a Nause. She is wearing an apron. The conclusion above is valid only if it is true that:
(a) all nurses wear apron
(b) only nurses wear apron
(c) Nurse often wear apron
(d) Only female nurse wear apron
Ans. a
35. She has anxiety ___ her child.
(a) for
(b) about
(c) at
(d) of
Ans. b
36. Which sector has the highest contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Bangladesh?
(a) Agriculture
(b) Industry
(c) Transport
(d) Service
Ans. d
37. The sum of prime number that are greater than 60 but less than 70 is
(a) 128
(b) 191
(c) 197
(d) 260
Ans. a
38. ‘ISO’ stands for
(a) international Standard Organization
(b) International Services Organization
(c) Integrated Services Organization
(d) International Standard Office
Ans. a
39. The first Bangladeshi woman to reach the summit of Everest –
(a) Wasfia Nazreen
(b) Nishat Majumder
(c) Saila Taranum
(d) Nazia Majumder
Ans. b
40. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is located at
(a) Geneva
(b) Rome
(c) Paris
(d) Vienna
Ans. a
41. If x is 11 percent greater than 80, then x =
(a) 70.9
(b) 71.2
(c) 88.0
(d) 88.8
Ans. d
42. If x = y + 4 and x = 20 - y, then x² –y² =
(a) 16
(b) 80
(c) 144
(d) 256
Ans. b
43. How many times does the digit ‘4’ come to write number from 1 to 100?
(a) 10
(b) 11
(c) 19
(d) 20
Ans. d
44. During the Liberation War of 1971, into how many sectors was Bangladesh divided?
(a) 14
(b) 13
(c) 12
(d) 11
Ans. d
45. If x 2 + y 2 = xy ,the (x + y) 4 =
(a) xy
(b) x 2 y 2
(c) 9 x 2 y 2
(d) (x²+y²) 2
Ans. c
46. If the circumference of a circle is 4m, then the ratio of circumference of the circle to the diameter of the circle of -
(a) 2π
(b) 4
(c) π
(d) 4π
Ans. c
47. After being marked down 20 percent, a calculator sells for Tk. 10. The original selling price was -
(a) Tk. 20
(b) Tk. 12.5
(c) Tk. 12
(d) Tk. 9
Ans. b
48. On a certain test, a student must selected 3 out of 6 questions to answer. What is the total number of different combinations of 3 questions that the student can select?
(a) 12
(b) 15
(c) 18
(d) 20
Ans. d
49. Devaluation of Taka is likely to Increase -
(a) import
(b) Trade
(c) tariff
(d) export
Ans. d
50. If the average (arithmetic mean) of a, b, and c is 40, what is the average (arithmetic mean) of (3a + 10), (3b +10), and (3c + 10)?
(a) 90
(b) 120
(c) 130
(d) 150
Ans. c
Find the correct sentences.
51. .
(a) He hardly does not go there
(b) He hardly goes there
(c) He does not go there hardly
(d) Hardly he does go there
Ans. b
52. .
(a) You but I am guilty for the accident
(b) You and not I are guilty for the accident
(c) You and not I are guilty for the accident
(d) You but I are guilty for the accident
Ans. b
53. .
(a) Faruq tried to found his lost mobile
(b) Faruq try to find his lost mobile
(c) Faruq tried to find his lost mobile
(d) Faruq tries to found his lost mobile
Ans. c
Select the alternative that best replaced the underlined portion of the sentence
54. 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
Ans. d
55. The new ambassador offered his credentials to the president.
(a) gave
(b) notified
(c) Bio-data
(d) Presented
Ans. d
56. His poor health is the main road block to his promotion.
(a) obstacle
(b) worry
(c) danger
(d) disaster
Ans. a
Select the correctly spelled words.
57. .
(a) Asignment
(b) Asignment
(c) Assignement
(d) Assignment
Ans. d
58. .
(a) Recission
(b) Recession
(c) Recesion
(d) Recision
Ans. b
59. .
(a) Miscellaneous
(b) Miscelaneous
(c) Miscelleneuous
(d) Miscellanous
Ans. a