Read Southeast Bank Limited Officer 2009 Exam
1. A south American visitor was confused to read that the next day’s temperature would be 77. degree Fahrenheit. Translate that into Celsius for him with this formula C
(a) 25
(b) 81
(c) 57
(d) 45
(e) None of these
Ans. a
2. Who was the author of Meghdut?
(a) Balmiki
(b) Shamsur Rahman
(c) Kalidas
(d) Madhusudan Dutta
(e) None of these
Ans. c
3. Which of the sets of numbers can be used as the lengths of the sides of a triangle?
I. 5, 8, 13      II. 2, 4, 7      III. 3, 8, 10
(a) I only
(b) III. Only
(c) I and III only
(d) II and III only
(e) None of these
Ans. b
4. How many tiles, each a square tile of 2 inch sides, are needed to cover a rectangles floor of 4 feet long and 6 feet wide?
(a) 24
(b) 128
(c) 96
(d) 864
Ans. d
5. Inflation rate in Bangladesh is expected to be over --- at present.
(a) 3%
(b) 5%
(c) 6%
(d) 7%
(e) None of these
Ans. e
6. Reutes is a:
(a) Club
(b) T.V Station
(c) Magazine
(d) News agency
(e) None of these
Ans. d
7. How much salt must we add to 10 grams of a 20% salt solution to strengthen it into a 50% solution?
(a) 5gm
(b) 3gm
(c) 6 gm
(d) 4gm
(e) None of these
Ans. c
8. The country which ranks second in terms of area is :
(a) Cuba
(b) Australia
(c) Canada
(d) America
(e) None of these
Ans. c
9. If 50% of x is 75% of y, which of the following is equal to x +y?
(a) 2.5y
(b) 1.25y
(c) 3y
(d) 3.5y
(e) None of these
Ans. a
10. Summer Olympics is held every four years and Winter Olympics held every----
(a) 7 years
(b) 3 years
(c) 5 years
(d) 4 years
(e) None of these
Ans. d
11. You are to arrange 36 identical chairs in rows such that there is same number of chairs in each row. Each row must contain at least 4 chairs and there must be at least 3 rows. How many different arrangements are possible?
(a) 4
(b) 2
(c) 6
(d) 5
(e) None of these
Ans. a
12. If the sum of five consecutive positive integers is A, then the sum of the next five consecutive integers in terms of A is :
(a) A + 1
(b) A +5
(c) A+ 25
(d) 2A
(e) None of these
Ans. c
13. The 2008 Summer Olympics were held in ___.
(a) China
(b) Germany
(c) Russia
(d) Japan
(e) None of these
Ans. a
14. If a - b 3 = 1 3 and a + b 4 = 3 2 , then (a+b)=?
(a) 2
(b) 6
(c) 4
(d) 5
(e) None of these
Ans. e
15. What is meant by Robi crops ?
(a) Summer crops
(b) Winter crops
(c) Springs crops
(d) Monsoon crops
(e) None of these
Ans. b
16. The use of Internet began in:
(a) 1987
(b) 1969
(c) 1971
(d) 1975
(e) None of these
Ans. b
17. If x is negative, which of the following must also be negative?
(a) ( -x 3 ) 2
(b) (-1) x
(c) 1-x
(d) x 3 - x 2
(e) None of these
Ans. d
18. 3 4 × 0.1 × 3 ×   0.1 2 × 9 3 -1 × 10 ×   10 -4
(a) 3
(b) 2
(c) 10
(d) 3
(e) None of these
Ans. e
19. The average income of 10 BBA graduates is Tk. x. The individual income of 5 MBA graduates is Tk. 100y each. What is the average income of these 15 graduates?
(a) (x +100y) 2
(b) (10x +100y) 15
(c) (x+100y) 15
(d) (10x+500y) 15
(e) None of these
Ans. d
20. The second actor ever to win an Oscar Posthumously is:
(a) Heath Ledger
(b) James Dean
(c) Gregory Peck
(d) Marilyn Monroe
(e) None of these
Ans. d
21. Mr. Rahman is insured completely for Tk. 50,000 of damages to his machinery. For any damage above Tk. 50,000 the insurance co. will pay Tk. 50,000 plus 20% of the rest of the damage amount. For a recent accident, Mr. Rahman was paid Tk. 56,000 by the insurance co. What was the total estimated damage?
(a) Tk. 30,000
(b) Tk. 280,000
(c) Tk.104, 000
(d) Tk.80, 000
(e) None of these
Ans. d
22. A room contains 200 people, 25% of whom are graduates. A group of people, 30% of whom are graduates, leave the room. Of the remaining people, 10% are graduates. How many people did leave the room?
(a) 150
(b) 145
(c) 125
(d) 120
(e) None of these
Ans. a
23. If d = c - b a - b , then b = ?
(a) cb ad
(b) c + d a + d
(c) cad ca + d
(d) adc -1 d - 1
(e) None of these
Ans. e
24. Tk.1000 is divided among A, B and C so that A has twice as much as B and B has thrice as much as C. How much did B receive?
(a) 100
(b) 200
(c) 300
(d) 600
(e) None of these
Ans. c
25. When positive integer m is divided by positive integer n, the remainder is 6. If m n = 112.15 what is the value of n?
(a) 15
(b) 20
(c) 40
(d) 25
(e) None of these
Ans. c
26. In a class of 50 students, 10 did not opt for math, 15 did not opt for science and 2 did not opt for either. How many students of the class opted for both math and science?
(a) 37
(b) 27
(c) 23
(d) 25
(e) None of these
Ans. b
27. John Lennon, the famous singer, was a member of which Band?
(a) Eagles
(b) Beatles
(c) Aero smith
(d) Deep Purple
(e) None of these
Ans. b
28. Basra lies in:
(a) Japan
(b) China
(c) Iraq
(d) Iran
(e) None of these
Ans. c
29. Express (20 × .05 2 ) in terms of percentage.
(a) 0.005
(b) 0.05
(c) 0.5
(d) 5
(e) None of these
Ans. b
30. If x = 5 5 , y = 10+2 5 and z = 4 5 , which of the following is true?
(a) x > y > z
(b) x > y > z
(c) y > x > z
(d) y > z > x
Ans. d
31. The language most widely spoken as native tongue is:
(a) English
(b) Mandarin
(c) French
(d) Bengali
(e) None of these
Ans. b
32. If (x + 3y) =15 and x = -1.5y, then x =?
(a) 10
(b) -10
(c) -15
(d) 15
(e) None of these
Ans. c
33. If n is an even integer which of the following must be an odd integer?
(a) 3 (n+1)
(b) n-2
(c) 3n+5
(d) n 3
(e) None of these
Ans. a
34. “The Harry potter books” have been written by ___.
(a) Jk Rowling
(b) PD james
(c) H G Wales
(d) Shakespeare
(e) None of these
Ans. a
35. If 15 is 3 4 of x and y =.45x, then y = ?
(a) 8
(b) 9
(c) 10.5
(d) 12.5
(e) None of these
Ans. b
36. Which world famous leader’s body is still preserved, not yet buried and yet buried and displayed in public?
(a) Lenin
(b) Stalin
(c) Karl Marx
(d) Dally
(e) None of these
Ans. a
37. A tank is 30% full with water. If 18 liters of water is added, the tank becomes full. What is the capacity of the tank?
(a) 36
(b) 40
(c) 45
(d) 56
(e) None of these
Ans. b
38. Every molecule of water contains ___ Oxygen and ___ Hydrogen.
(a) 2,1
(b) 1,2
(c) 3,4
(d) 2,2
(e) None of these
Ans. b
39. The probability that a student will graduate with honors and get a good job is 0.09 whereas the probability that a student will graduate with honors is 0.1.What is the probability that a student will get a good job if she graduates with honors?
(a) 90%
(b) 9%
(c) 0.9%
(d) 18%
(e) None of these
Ans. a
40. There are three roads from Shah Bag to Farm Gate and 4 different roads From Gate of Banani. How many different routes are three from Shah Bag to Banni via Farm Gate?
(a) 4
(b) 3
(c) 12
(d) 7
(e) None of these
Ans. c
Analogy, (Choose the best answer from the options that parallels the given pair of words.)
41. FUNDS: THEFT
(a) music : piracy
(b) money : deposit
(c) ransom : demand
(d) truth : exaggerate
Ans. a
42. GERLOGY : SCIENCE
(a) biology : lab
(b) astronomy :galaxy
(c) fashion : style
(d) Shegun: tree
(e) theory : practice
Ans. d
43. PATRON: SUPPORT
(a) spouse : divorce
(b) restaurant :manager
(c) counselor : advice
(d) host : hostility
(e) artist : imitation
Ans. c
44. WORDS: WRITER
(a) honor : thief
(b) brick : bricklayer
(c) child : teacher
(d) laws : policemen
(e) prison : cell
Ans. b
45. FISH: SCALES
(a) plane : Wings
(b) bird : feathers
(c) cat : claws
(d) snake : fangs
(e) songs : notes
Ans. b
Fill in the Gaps (Choose the best word to complete the sentence from the given options.)
46. The world ‘Plethora’ means:
(a) despair
(b) excess
(c) forlorn
(d) scarcity
(e) None of these
Ans. b
47. The world ‘evasive’ means ___.
(a) elusive
(b) serene
(c) pensive
(d) mistaken
(e) None of these
Ans. a
48. The opposite of the world ‘terminate’ is ___.
(a) depart
(b) prevent
(c) begin
(d) change
(e) None of these
Ans. c
49. The 'disregard' means -
(a) ignore
(b) evade
(c) admit
(d) improve
(e) None of these
Ans. a
50. Physical laws do not, of course, in themselves force bodies to behave in a certain way but merely ___ how they behave.
(a) describe
(b) preclude
(c) counteract
(d) determine
(e) commend
Ans. a
51. The banks cashier’s ___ of the funds was not discovered until the auditors examined the accounts.
(a) extradition
(b) embezzlement
(c) patronage
(d) subordination
(e) Verification
Ans. b
52. All the vehicles that cross the bridge must pay a ___.
(a) levy
(b) toll
(c) tax
(d) duty
(e) tariff
Ans. b
53. Science progresses by building of what has come before; important findings thus from the basis of ___ experiments.
(a) gradual
(b) ingenious
(c) subsequent
(d) repetitive
(e) perfunctory
Ans. c
54. The opposite of the world ‘untenable’ is ___.
(a) verifiable
(b) precise
(c) defensible
(d) hypothetical
(e) None of these
Ans. c
55. When he goes to his dentist, he prefers to go ___.
(a) lonely
(b) lone
(c) Solitary
(d) forlorn
(e) alone
Ans. e
Correct spelling (choose the correct word spelling from the given options.)
56.
(a) Licence
(b) Licents
(c) Lisence
(d) Lisense
(e) None of these
Ans. a
57.
(a) Apropnate
(b) Appropriate
(c) Appropriet
(d) Appropriet
(e) None of these
Ans. b
58.
(a) Credential
(b) Credancial
(c) Credantial
(d) Credencial
(e) None of these
Ans. a
59.
(a) Extantion
(b) Extansion
(c) Extension
(d) Extention
(e) None of these
Ans. c
60.
(a) Colleteral
(b) Colateral
(c) Collatraral
(d) Collateral
(e) None of these
Ans. d
Error Identification: (Indentify the error from the underlined words in the following sentence; if no error is found select ‘No Error’)
61. If frogs was a to become b extinct c , the snakes would also die d . No Error e .
(a) .
(b) .
(c) .
(d) .
(e) .
Ans. a
62. There are a as many b 100 million stars c in d the Milky way. No Error e .
(a) .
(b) .
(c) .
(d) .
(e) .
Ans. b
63. Rubber is a good a insulator b of electricity c and so does d glass. No Error e .
(a) .
(b) .
(c) .
(d) .
(e) .
Ans. d
64. One of a most distinctive feature b of c Islamic architecture d is arch. No Error e .
(a) .
(b) .
(c) .
(d) .
(e) .
Ans. b
65. A dam is a wall constructed a across b a valley to enclose c an area in which water is stored d . No Error e .
(a) .
(b) .
(c) .
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(e) .
Ans. e
Select the Appropriate prepositions (Choose the appropriate preposition to complete the sentence from the given options)
66. I lost their bags ____ the railway station.
(a) in
(b) on
(c) next
(d) of
(e) None of these
Ans. e
67. They caught a train ___ London.
(a) on
(b) by
(c) to
(d) at
(e) None of these
Ans. c
68. There were two people ___ the picture.
(a) on
(b) at
(c) about
(d) in
(e) None of these
Ans. d
69. My father forgot his umbrella ___ home.
(a) on
(b) at
(c) in
(d) to
(e) None of these
Ans. b
70. My mom was working ___ the garden.
(a) in
(b) on
(c) at
(d) by
(e) None of these
Ans. a