Read Dhaka Bank Limited Management Trainee Officer 2011 Exam
1. Which of the following works as an obstacle to excessive changes in the Share price?
(a) Book building
(b) Circuit breaker
(c) Price checker
(d) Price cutter
(e) None of these
Ans. b
2. In terms of land area, which of the following is the largest land in Bangladesh?
(a) Bhola
(b) Nijhum Dip
(c) St. Martin’s island
(d) Kukrimukri
(e) None of these
Ans. a
3. A 180 liter mixture of milk and water contains 20% water. How much milk, in the liters, must be added to the mixture so that the new mixture with contain water and milk in the ratio of 1 : 7?
(a) 100 liters
(b) 108 liters
(c) 144 liters
(d) 252 liters
(e) None of these
Ans. b
4. In which district of Bangladesh, is the Mosque of Binot Bibi located?
(a) Chittagong
(b) Sylhet
(c) Dhaka
(d) Rajshahi
(e) None of these
Ans. c
5. A salesmen usually makes 45% profit on every TV he sells. During a sale, he reduced his margin of profit to 40% and his sales increased by 10%. What is the ratio of his new profit to his usual profit?
(a) 9:8
(b) 9:10
(c) 11:10
(d) 44: 45
(e) None of these
Ans. d
6. Besides Bangladesh, which country recognizes Bangla as one of its official languages?
(a) England
(b) Uganda
(c) Sierra Leone
(d) Nepal
(e) None of these
Ans. c
7. How many districts constitute Dhaka Division?
(a) 16
(b) 17
(c) 8
(d) 15
(e) None of these
Ans. b
8. The length of a rectangle is 6 cm more than the side of a square, and width of the rectangle is 6 cm less than the side of the square. If the area square is 86 cm 2 , what is the area of the rectangle?
(a) 36 cm 2
(b) 40 cm 2
(c) 50 cm 2
(d) 64 cm 2
(e) None of these
Ans. c
9. 21 st February was declared as the International Mother Language Day by which organization?
(a) UNICEF
(b) UNHCR
(c) UNESCO
(d) EU
(e) None of these
Ans. c
10. Where is the head office of the Asian Clearing Union (ACU) located?
(a) Saudi Arabia
(b) Iran
(c) Japan
(d) Singapore
(e) None of these
Ans. b
11. On Saturday, 20 of the students in a class took a test and their averages score was 80. On Tuesday, the other 5 students look the test, and their average score was 90. What was the average for the entire class?
(a) 82
(b) 84
(c) 85
(d) 88
(e) None of these
Ans. a
12. Which of the following country is known as the “Land of White Elephant”?
(a) China
(b) Myanmar
(c) Vietnam
(d) Thailand
(e) None of these
Ans. d
13. If ( x 2 y 2 )= 48 and (x - y)=4, what is the average of x and y?
(a) 12
(b) 10
(c) 8
(d) 6
(e) None of these
Ans. d
14. Which is the first African country to recognize Bangladesh as an independent country?
(a) Sudan
(b) Nigeria
(c) Dakar
(d) Senegal
(e) None of these
Ans. d
15. Which of the following is the next number in the series: 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 81, ….?
(a) 135
(b) 151
(c) 162
(d) 243
(e) None of these
Ans. c
16. If the ratio of boys and girls in a school is 5 :3. Which of the following could not be the number of students in the school?
(a) 512
(b) 416
(c) 224
(d) 178
(e) None of these
Ans. d
17. A barge, when empty, travels twice as fast as when it is full. If it travels 20 miles north with a cargo, spends 30 minutes for unloading, and returns to its original port empty, completing the entire trip in 8 hours, what is the speed of the barge when it is empty?
(a) 8 mph
(b) 10 mph
(c) 12 mph
(d) 15 mph
(e) None of these
Ans. a
18. Samad was planning on depositing a certain amount of money each month into a bank. He then decided not to make any contributions during May and June. To make the same annual contributions that he had originally planned, by what percent should he increase his monthly deposits?
(a) 16.66%
(b) 20%
(c) 25%
(d) 33%
(e) None of these
Ans. b
19. Who is the President of the National Assembly of Bangladesh?
(a) Most senior MP
(b) Prime Minister
(c) Speaker
(d) Chief Whip
(e) None of these
Ans. c
20. How many districts in Bangladesh have borders with India?
(a) 30
(b) 31
(c) 32
(d) 33
(e) None of these
Ans. a
21. If x is negative, all BUT which of the following must also be negative?
(a) x 3
(b) 1 x 3
(c) 1 x
(d) 1 x 2
(e) None of these
Ans. d
22. In the National Parliament of Bangladesh, how many seats are reserved for women?
(a) 30
(b) 40
(c) 45
(d) 50
(e) None of these
Ans. d
23. A Fast food shop sells pizza in 3 sizes: large, super and Jumbo. One day the shop sold 240 pizza, and the ratio of sales of large to super to jumbo was 8 : 17 :15. How many jumbo pizza were sold that day?
(a) 48
(b) 90
(c) 102
(d) 108
(e) None of these
Ans. b
24. Who scored the highest run in an innings in one day cricket? ( until 2011)
(a) Syed Anwar
(b) Charles Coventry
(c) Sachin Tendulkar
(d) Brian Lara
(e) None of these
Ans.
N.B. Virandra Shehwag (219)
25. Since 1999, Roby has gained 2 kilograms of weights every year. In 2009 he was 25% heavier than in 1999. How much did Roby weight in 2005.
(a) 72 kg
(b) 80 kg
(c) 92 kg
(d) 100 kg
(e) None of these
Ans. c
26. A during store usually sells a certain medicine at 40% profit. During a sale, the medicine was sold for 10% less than the usual price. What percent profit the store made on each of this medicine during the sale?
(a) 4%
(b) 20%
(c) 30%
(d) 26%
(e) None of these
Ans. d
27. Jenny’s average on 4 exams is 80. Assuming she cannot earn more than 100 on any exam, what is the least she can earn on her 5th exam and still have a chance for an average of 84 after seven exams?
(a) 68
(b) 75
(c) 82
(d) 84
(e) None of these
Ans. a
28. When was the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peaces Accord singed between the Government of Bangladesh and the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti?
(a) November 2, 1996
(b) November 12, 1996
(c) December 12,1996
(d) December 2, 1997
(e) None of these
Ans. d
29. Where is the Secretariat of SAARC located?
(a) Dhaka
(b) New Delhi
(c) Karachi
(d) Mumbai
(e) None of these
Ans. e
30. A solution that contains 20% sugar by weight is made sweeter by doubling the amount of sugar. The percent of sugar, by weight, in the new solution is ---
(a) 50%
(b) 40%
(c) 33.33%
(d) 30%
(e) none of these
Ans. c
31. The price of a shirt is increased by 20%. How many shirts can be purchased for the amount of money that was used to buy 300 shirts before?
(a) 220
(b) 240
(c) 250
(d) 280
(e) None of these
Ans. c
32. A ferry can carry 24 buses or 36 cars at a time. If there are 9 cars on the ferry. How many buses can be loaded into if?
(a) 18
(b) 16
(c) 15
(d) 14
(e) None of these
Ans. a
33. Where is the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross Located?
(a) New York
(b) Geneva
(c) London
(d) Paris
(e) None of these
Ans. b
34. The average score of students on a certain exam was 85.50. On the same Raju scored 90. What was Raju’s percent deviation from the average score?
(a) 4.5%
(b) 5%
(c) 5.4%
(d) 6%
(e) None of these
Ans. a
35. Which river divides Bangladesh and Myanmar?
(a) The Karnafuli
(b) The Surma
(c) The Barak
(d) The Naf
(e) None of these
Ans. d
36. A container full of water weights 20 kg. If one-fourth of the container is full of water, it weight 8 kg. What is the weight of the empty container?
(a) 2 kg
(b) 3 kg
(c) 4 kg
(d) 8 kg
(e) None of these
Ans. c
37. Against which country did Bangladesh Cricket Team play their first Test Cricket match?
(a) India
(b) Zimbabwe
(c) England
(d) Pakistan
(e) None of these
Ans. a
Fill in the Gaps
Instruction: For each questions, select the word(s)/phrase(s) that appropriately fill(s) in the gap(s).
38. Doing something ______ the moment is his old habit.
(a) all on a sudden of
(b) on the spur of
(c) sine die of
(d) on the instant of
(e) None of these
Ans. b
39. Mrs. Rita lives by teaching in a primary school, ____ as he serves in a government organization.
(a) so is her brother
(b) but her brother
(c) though does not her brother
(d) so does not her brother
(e) None of these
Ans. d
40. Out of countless news items, this one seems to be different as it summarizes stories by the _____ reporters on _____ celebrities from the sports, entertainment, or business areas.
(a) affluent - displaying
(b) influential - profiling
(c) effective - parading
(d) Dominating - narrating
(e) None of these
Ans. b
41. Ratul had never visited the Sunderbans, but he could appreciate the splendor _____ through the ____ of others.
(a) Vicariously - descriptions
(b) heedlessly - account
(c) innocuously - fascinate
(d) mystically - eyes
(e) None of these
Ans. a
42. Once the audience began to applaud and laugh at his jokes, the comedian fell more _____ and his delivery become less _____ .
(a) Professional - engaging
(b) Excited - interesting
(c) Relaxed - inhibited
(d) Uncomfortable - reserved
(e) None of these
Ans. b
Identification of Missing Word.
Instruction: In each of the following sentences, there is one word missing, indentify the missing word from the given choices.
43. Commit this poem memory.
(a) in
(b) on
(c) at
(d) to
(e) no word missing
Ans. d
44. He played fool in spending too much money.
(a) the
(b) of
(c) in
(d) for
(e) No word is missing
Ans. a
45. He ran fast lest he miss the train.
(a) shall
(b) should
(c) will
(d) would
(e) No word is missing
Ans. b
46. Never look down the poor.
(a) differentiate
(b) upon
(c) towards
(d) for
(e) No word is missing
Ans. b
47. The boy resembles his father.
(a) to
(b) at
(c) for
(d) of
(e) No of these
Ans. e
Identifications of Correct Spelling
Instruction: For each question, identify the correct spelling.
48. .
(a) Innocuous
(b) Inocuous
(c) Innocous
(d) Innocious
(e) inocious
Ans. a
49. .
(a) Blasfami
(b) Blasfemi
(c) Blusphemy
(d) Blasphemy
(e) Blusfamy
Ans. d
50. .
(a) Sizophernic
(b) Schizophranic
(c) Scizophrenic
(d) Schijophrenic
(e) Schizophrenic
Ans. e
Two male singers, Paul and Sam; two female singers, Rita and Mita; two male comedians, Topu and Wahed; and two female comedians, Kate and Lira, are the eight entertainers who are to perform at the National Theater on a certain night. Each entertainer is to perform alone and only once that night. The entertainers may perform in any order that conforms to the followings restrictions:
* The performances by singers and the performances by comedians must alternate throughout the evening.
* The first performance that evening must be by a female entertainer, and the second performance by a male entertainer.
* The final performance must be by a male singer.
51. If Kate is to perform third, Mita, forth and Wahed fifth, which of the following persons must perform sixth?
(a) Paul
(b) Rita
(c) Sam
(d) Lira
(e) None of these
Ans. b
52. If Paul is to perform eighth, which of the following persons must perform second?
(a) Wahed
(b) Sam
(c) Topu
(d) Mita
(e) None of these
Ans. b
53. Which of the following persons could be the first of the entertainers to perform?
(a) Paul
(b) Rita
(c) Lira
(d) Mita
(e) None of these
Ans. c
54. If Rita is to perform fourth, which of the following persons must perform sixth?
(a) Wahed
(b) Sam
(c) Lira
(d) Mita
(e) None of these
Ans. d
55. If lira is to perform seventh, which of the following persons must perform first?
(a) Kate
(b) Rita
(c) Sam
(d) Topu
(e) None of these
Ans. a
Word meaning
Instruction: Select the word that best matches the definition provided.
56. A dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub grown in a shallow pot =
(a) Topiary
(b) Fabrication
(c) Gardening
(d) Bonsai
(e) None of these
Ans. d
57. A person who performs the art of making statures using clay =
(a) Mediator
(b) Arbitrator
(c) Sculptor
(d) Miniature
(e) None of these
Ans. c
58. Something that lasts only for a while =
(a) perpetual
(b) Vivid
(c) Venal
(d) Transient
(e) None of these
Ans. d
59. A person who leaves his or her own country to settle in another =
(a) Emigrant
(b) Immigrant
(c) Foreigner
(d) Travelled
(e) None of these
Ans. a
60. The piece of string in the centre of a candle =
(a) Yoke
(b) wick
(c) Vane
(d) Tenor
(e) None of these
Ans. b