Read Mercantile Bank Limited Officer 2009 Exam
1. 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?
(a) Tk.3333.33
(b) Tk.6666.67
(c) Tk.5555.56
(d) Tk.5555.56
(e) None of these
Ans. a
2. What is the main objective of the devaluation of currency?
(a) To increase import
(b) To increase export
(c) To increase purchasing capacity
(d) To increase money supply
(e) None of these
Ans. b
3. Where is the headquarters of UN security Council located at?
(a) Washington
(b) Paris
(c) New York
(d) Tokyo
(e) None of these
Ans. c
4. If x : y = 2 : 3, and m : n =9 : 4, find the ratio xn :ym.
(a) 27 :8
(b) 3 : 2
(c) 2 : 3
(d) 8 : 27
(e) None of these
Ans. d
5. If x ≥ 10 and y ≤ 7, which of the following must be ture?
(a) x + y ≥ 3
(b) x + y ≤7
(c) x – y ≤ 3
(d) x – y ≤ 10
(e) None of the those
Ans. c
6. Banga bhanga was done in which year?
(a) 1905
(b) 1906
(c) 1911
(d) 1947
(e) None of these
Ans. a
7. A wheel rotates 10 minutes and moves 20 feet during each rotation. How many feet does the wheel move in 1 hour?
(a) 1200
(b) 600
(c) 12,000
(d) 18,000
(e) None of these
Ans. c
8. The exchanges rate of British pound agonist taka is close to:
(a) 65
(b) 85
(c) 100
(d) 120
(e) None of these
Ans. d
9. 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 :
(a) 90
(b) 60
(c) 30
(d) 50
(e) None of these
Ans. a
10. 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:
(a) 72
(b) 75
(c) 60
(d) 68
(e) None of these
Ans. a
11. The country known as the land of the midnight sun is:
(a) Norway
(b) Sweden
(c) France
(d) Iraq
(e) None of these
Ans. a
12. What does IMF stand for?
(a) International Maritime Federation
(b) Intravenous Micro Fluid
(c) International Monetary Fund
(d) International Marketing Forum
(e) None of these
Ans. c
13. The term ‘Secondary Market’s is usually used in :
(a) Agricultural Market
(b) Factor Market
(c) Labor Market
(d) Stock Market
(e) None of these
Ans. d
14. 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?
(a) 5000
(b) 7500
(c) 10,000
(d) 12,500
(e) None of these
Ans. d
15. What was the former name of Sir Lanka?
(a) Cylone
(b) Ceylon
(c) Shin Hal
(d) Sealon
(e) None of these
Ans. b
16. 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?
(a) 900
(b) 360
(c) 550
(d) 1800
(e) None of these
Ans. a
17. If y = 3x- 6 x x, fox what values of x, will be positive?
(a) x > 0
(b) x< 0
(c) – 2 < x <2
(d) x>2 or x< 0
(e) None of these
Ans. d
18. 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?
(a) 36
(b) 24
(c) 18
(d) 32
(e) None of these
Ans. a
19. 3x – 1 ≠ 2x is true for all values of x EXCEPT
(a) x ≠1
(b) x = - 1
(c) x >1
(d) x =1
(e) None of these
Ans. d
20. 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?
(a) 117
(b) 121
(c) 143
(d) 141
(e) None of these
Ans. c
21. 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?
(a) m r + 2s
(b) m r + s
(c) m + r s
(d) m + 3r s
(e) None of these
Ans. a
22. If x = 2y =3z = 36 then the arithmetic mean of x, y, z is :
(a) 33
(b) 22
(c) 18
(d) 12
(e) None of these
Ans. b
23. The word ‘sonnet’ is derived from :
(a) English
(b) Greek
(c) French
(d) Italy
(e) None of these
Ans. d
24. Which is the biggest island of the world?
(a) Singapore
(b) Alaska
(c) Greenland
(d) Maldives
(e) None of these
Ans. c
25. 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?
(a) 1 4
(b) 2
(c) 3 ca
(d) 1 12
(e) None of these
Ans. c
26. 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?
(a) 100
(b) 110
(c) 120
(d) 135
(e) None of these
Ans. a
27. Which is the largest State of USA?
(a) New York
(b) California
(c) Alabama
(d) Alaska
(e) None of these
Ans. d
28. Which organization of UNO declared prohibition on Clone human child?
(a) UNDP
(b) WHO
(c) UNESCO
(d) WFO
(e) None of these
Ans. b
29. 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?
(a) 2k
(b) 6k
(c) 7k
(d) 8k
(e) None of these
Ans. c
30. 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?
(a) 50
(b) 60
(c) 80
(d) 90
(e) None of these
Ans. b
31. Which country has the largest land area in the world?
(a) Russia
(b) USA
(c) China
(d) Australia
(e) None of these
Ans. a
32. In which continent is the Sahara desert located?
(a) Africa
(b) Asia
(c) Europe
(d) America
(e) None of these
Ans. a
33. Which is considered the coldest place on earth?
(a) Oakland in New Zealand
(b) Verkoyansk in Siberia
(c) Alaska in USA
(d) Sidney in Australia
(e) None of these
Ans. b
34. Which South American country has the greatest land area?
(a) Argentina
(b) Peru
(c) Brazil
(d) Cuba
(e) None of these
Ans. c
35. Which nation gave women the right to vote first?
(a) News Zealand
(b) USA
(c) India
(d) China
(e) None of these
Ans. a
36. Which Mughal emperor visited Dhaka?
(a) Babar
(b) Akbar
(c) Jahangir
(d) Shajanha
(e) None of these
Ans. e
37. 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?
(a) 40
(b) 15 1 2
(c) 20 ca
(d) 30
(e) None of these
Ans. c
38. Who is the writer of “ Alice in Wonderland”?
(a) Charles Dickens
(b) William Shakespeare
(c) Lewis Carroll
(d) Somerset Maugham
(e) None of these
Ans. c
39. Which kind of wave is used in communication technology of mobile phone ?
(a) Infrared
(b) X-ray
(c) Ultra violet
(d) Microwave
(e) None of these
Ans. d
40. 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?
(a) Tk. 13.23
(b) Tk. 8.75
(c) Tk. 7.00
(d) Tk. 8.25
(e) None of these
Ans. a
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. CURIOSITY: KNOW
(a) temptation
(b) starvation :eat
(c) wanderlust :travel
(d) humor : laugh
(e) None of these
Ans. c
42. BIRD :FEATHER
(a) Mammal: spine
(b) Hand: fingers
(c) Fish: scales
(d) branch :Fruit
(e) None of these
Ans. c
43. FRAGILE : BREAK
(a) invisible :see
(b) erratic : control
(c) flammable : burn
(d) noxious : escapes
(e) None of these
Ans. c
44. OPAQUE : LIGHT
(a) inaudible : Light
(b) unbreakable :plastic
(c) reflective :mirror
(d) nonporous : liquid
(e) None of these
Ans. d
45. ORGAN : KIDNEY
(a) Skeleton : Kneecap
(b) bone : rib
(c) neuron : synapse
(d) abdomen : stomach
(e) None of these
Ans. b
What is the meaning of the underlined word(s) in the following sentence?
46. No, he is not here, He just ___ out.
(a) goes
(b) went
(c) has gone
(d) gone
(e) None of these
Ans. c
47. The king rules his subjects with a high hand.
(a) Courageously
(b) Sympathetically
(c) Harshly
(d) Oppressively
(e) None of these
Ans. d
48. He readily complied ____ my request.
(a) with
(b) to
(c) on
(d) for
(e) None of these
Ans. a
49. What is the correct meaning of the phrase ‘Sine die’?
(a) Uncertain
(b) unknown
(c) fixed
(d) changing
(e) None of these
Ans. a
50. I suppose you would give me the details of the story. ___ you don’t even speak a word.
(a) Besides
(b) On the other hand
(c) On the other country
(d) Moreover
(e) None of these
Ans. c
51. The smile on a baby’s face is always - .
(a) endearing
(b) Attractive
(c) supreme
(d) cute
(e) Entreating
Ans. e
52. It is quite unfortunate that he is still under the ____ that are sympathizing with him.
(a) allusion
(b) delusion
(c) belief
(d) illusion
(e) None of these
Ans. d
53. Assertive people are generally more decisive.
(a) Docile
(b) Articulate
(c) Confident
(d) Intelligent
(e) Compliant
Ans. c
54. ______ all the students , Karim is the best.
(a) Among
(b) Between
(c) with
(d) Of
(e) None of these
Ans. d
55. It is necessary to be ____ while dealing with mounting outstanding loan.
(a) Confident
(b) aggressive
(c) Active
(d) bold
(e) Prudent
Ans. e
56. ‘_______ man for himself!’ That is the way of the word.
(a) Each
(b) Every
(c) A
(d) One
(e) All
Ans. b
57. What is the correct meaning of the idiom of the “a bed of rose”?
(a) an easy comfortable situation
(b) a newly laid garden of roses
(c) a beautiful objects to remember
(d) a unique and colorful situation
(e) None of these
Ans. a
58. We need to protect ____ from pollution.
(a) environment
(b) some environment
(c) whole environment
(d) the environment
(e) None of these
Ans. d
59. Which ____ your favorite novelists?
(a) is
(b) are
(c) will
(d) was
(e) None of these
Ans. b
60. What is the meaning of the word ‘Craft<’/u>?
(a) Skill
(b) Mural
(c) Fabeic
(d) Sketch
(e) None of these
Ans. a