Review First Security Islami Bank Limited Probationary Officer 2009 Exam
1. The American General who led the revolt against the British & Declared American independence was:
Colin Powel
George Washington
Bill Clinton
George Bush
None of these
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2. If there are 300 calories in 10 grams of a food, how many calories are there I a 30-gram portion of that food?
90
100
900
1000
None of these
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3. Karakas is the capital city of:
Venezuela
Czechoslovakia
Honduras
Lithuania
None of these
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4. f two sides of the triangle below have lengths 5 and 6, the perimeter of the triangle could be which of the following?
Layer 1 a b c
I. 11      II. 15      III.24
I only
II only
III only
II and III only
None of these
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5. If 6 workers can complete 9 identical jobs in 3 days, how long (in days) will it take 4 workers to complete 10 such jobs?
5
4
6
3
None of these
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6. The total cost of a bouquet of roses at a flower shop depends on the number of roses ordered. The vase costs $5, and each rose costs $2.25. which equation can be used to find ‘c’, the total cost of a bouquet with ‘r’ roses?
c = (5 + 2.25)r
c = 5r + 2.25
c = 5 + 2.25r
c = + (5 – 2.25)r
None of these
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7. In Muslim Law, a daughter get what percentage fo the parent’s property comparted to that of a son?
20%
50%
30%
23%
None of these
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8. Of two groups of tourists, each has 60 peoples. If three fourth (i.e. 75%) of the first group and two-third of the second group board buses to travel to a museum, how many more people of the first group board bused than that of the second group?
5
6
10
15
None of these
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9. It is necessary to be _____ while dealing with mounting outstanding loans.
confident
aggressive
active
bold
prudent
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10. Two cyclists star biking from a trail stat 3 hours apart. The second cyclist travels at 10 mile per hours and stats 3 hours after the first cyclist who is traveling at 6 miles per hour. How much time will part before the second cyclist catches up with the first from the time the second cyclist started biking?
2 hours
4 1 2 hours
5 3 4 hours
6 hours
None of these
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11. If an integer y is subtracted from an integer x, and the result is greater than x, then y must be
Equal to x
Less than 0
Less than x
Greater than 0
None of these
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12. The price of a certain DVD Player is discounted by 10 percent, and the reduced price is then discounted again by 10 percent. The series of successive discounts is equivalent to a single discount of -
20%
19%
18%
11%
None of these
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13. The largest ocean of the world is the:
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian
Gulf
None of these
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14. Where is the Mazar of Hazart Ali (R) located?
UAE
Saudi Arabia
Moscow
Iraq
None of these
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15. A special lottery is to be held to select the student who will live in the only deluxe room in a dormitory. There are 100 seniors, 150 juniors, and 200 sophomores who applied. Each senior’s name is placed in the lottery 3 times; each junior’s name 2 times; and each sophomore’s, 1 times. What is the probability that a senior’s name will be chosen?
1 8
2 9
2 7
3 8
None of these
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16. Who developed the small pox vaccination?
Eduard Jenner
Alexander Fleming
Albert Einstein
Isaac Newton
None of these
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17. Name of the first Mu-Azzin in Islam was:
Hazrat Imam Bukhari (R)
Hazrat Belal (R)
Hazrat Ali (R)
Hazrat Hasan (R)
None of theseb
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18. If k is divisible by2, 3, and 15, which of the following is also divisible by these numbers?
k + 5
k + 15
k + 20
k + 30
None of these
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19. A circular wheel 28 inches in diameter rotates (moves) the same number of inches per second as circular wheel 35 inches in diameter. If the smaller wheel makes x revolutions per second, how many revolution per minute does the larger wheel make in terms of x?
12x
48x
24x
36x
None of these
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20. A two-digit number has 3 in its unit digit. The sum of its digits is one-seventh of number itself. What is the number?
73
63
53
50
None of these
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21. If Rahim was 32 years old 8 years ago, how old was he x years ago?
x - 40
x - 24
40 - x
24 - x
None of these
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22. Mr. Jaman is insured completely for Tk. 1,50,000 against damages to his machinery. For any damage over Tk. 1,50,000, the insurance company will pay Tk. 1,50,000 plus only 15% of the additional damage. For a recent accident, Mr. Jaman was paid Tk. 1,56,000 by the insurance company. What was the total amount of the damage estimated?
Tk. 1, 04, 0000
Tk. 90,000
Tk. 40,000
Tk. 80,000
None of these
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23. Sarah needs to make a cake and some cookies. The cakes requires 3 8 cup of sugar and the cookies require 3 5 cup of sugar. Sharah has 15 16 cups of sugar. Does she have enough sugar or how much more does she need?
has enough sugar
needs 1 8 of a cup of sugar
needs 3 80 of a cup of sugar
needs 6 19 of a cup of sugar
None of these
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24. The country which ranks second in terms of land area is:
China
Canada
Russia
USA
None of these
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25. 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
15
4
None of these
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26. The area of a rectangle R with width 4 feet is equal to the area of a square S, which has a perimeter of 24 feet. The perimeter of the rectangle R, in feet, is:
9
16
24
26
None of these
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27. A restaurant meal cost Tk. 35.50 and there was no tax. If the rip was more than 10 percent but less than 15 percent of the cost of the meal, then the total amount paid must have been between -
Tk 40 & Tk. 42
Tk 39 & Tk. 41
Tk 33 & Tk. 40
Tk 37 & Tk. 39
None of these
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28. He _____ pursued the implementation of the project.
arrogantly
absolutely
doggedly
instinctively
increasing
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29. The earlier name of Sri Lanka was:
Tamilnadu
Ceylon
Sin Hua
Jafna
None of these
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30. The Japanese call their country:
Nipun
Osaka
Nippon
Toyta
None of these
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31. What is the percentage of the value of gold or property a person has to pay when he/she is entitled to pay Zakat?
1%
5%
2%
2.5%
None of these
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32. The country known as the Land of the Rising Sun is:
Singapore
Hong Kong
Japan
Bangladesh
None of these
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33. The _____ option left for you is not an option at all.
prime
only
first
best
worst
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34. Barkat bought equal numbers of 2-paisa and 30-paisa stamps. If the total cost of the stamps was Tk. 10.00, what was the total number of stamps bought?
25
34
40
46
None of these
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35. Eskimos hunt using a dog-driven vehicle called:
Cart
Bus
Sledge
Snow Cart
None of these
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36. Frankly, I find it too ____ a situation for him to have berated his child like that.
insignificant
grave
acute
delicate
sensitive
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37. It is hardly worthwhile ____ invest more time ____ this matter.
to, at
for, to
to, on
for, on
to, for
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38. Employees of a discount appliance store receive an additional 20% off of the ‘lowest price’ on an item. If an employee purchases a dishwasher during a 15% off sale, how much will he pay if the dishwasher originally cost $450?
$280.90
$287
$292.50
$306
None of these
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39. The industrial Revolution stated in:
England
Germany
USA
Italy
None of these
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40. The Holy Quran has ____ chapters (‘paras’)
29
30
16
75
None of these
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41. The permanent secretariat of the SAARC is located at:
Kathmandu
Colombo
New Delhi
Dhaka
None of these
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42. Equal amounts of water were poured into two empty jars of different capacities, which made one jar 1 4 full and the other jar 1 3 full. If the water in the jar with the lesser capacity is then poured into the jar with the greater capacity, what fraction of the lager jar will be filled with water?
1 3
1 4
1 2
1 5
None of these
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43. The country famous for Samba dance is:
Brazil
Argentina
Peru
Bolivia
None of these
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44. To produce an old photograph, a photograph charges x dollars to make a negative, 3x 5 dollars for each of the first 10 prints, and x 5 dollars for each print in excess of 10 prints from an old phothgraph, how many dollars the photographer charges to make a negative?
3
3.5
4
4.5
None of these
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45. If two planes leave the same airport at 1:00 PM, how many miles apart will they be at 3:00 PM, if one travels directly north at 150 mph and the other travels directly west at 200 mph?
50 miles
100 miles
500 miles
700 miles
None of these
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Instruction: A related pair of words or phrases is followed by five options. Select an option that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.
46. TEACHER : CERTIFICATION
drive : license
librarian : book
mechanic : tool
architect : blueprint
None of these
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47. HEAT : CALORIES
exercise : energy
liquid : gallons
stream : force
lamp : watts
None of these
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48. SUPERIMPOSE : ABOVE
focus : inside
insert : between
permeate : beside
fuse : behind
None of these
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49. LAZY : INDOLENT
introvert : sociable
work : toil
novice : veteran
stubborn : obstinate
None of these
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50. FLOCK : BIRDS
pool : water
school : fish
stray : dogs
pack : cats
None of these
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Instruction: From each of sentences/phrases, select the correct option.
51. SET 1
It is further from here.
It is still further from here.
What you say is far from the truth.
It is far here.
None of these
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52. SET 3
It is neither true nor valid
It is not true and nor valid
It is nor true and definitely not valid
It is neither true or valid
None of these
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53. SET 5
Actions speak louder than words.
Action speak louder than words.
The actions speak much louder than words.
An action speak louder than words.
None of these
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54. SET 4
You have achieve much more than expected.
You achieved much more then expected.
You have achieved more than what we expected.
You have achieved too much than what we expected.
None of these
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55. SET 2
Beside being clever, she is very perceptive.
Besides being clever, she is very perceptive.
Beside being clever, she is also perceptive.
Aside being clever, she is very perceptive.
None of these
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Instruction: From the four underlined words or phrases in each sentence, select the one that need correction/deletion. If there is no error in the sentence, select “No Error”.
56. Diversification is a strategy a to investing b in many c unrelated d businesses. No Error e .
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57. It is easier a said b then c done d . No Error e .
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58. Perception is all a about b what c you want to d see! No Error e .
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59. A person, authoritative in a nature, will b never settle for c status quo d . No Error e .
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60. Your progress report show a you have b more c things to learn d . No Error e .
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Instruction: Select the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
61. Her brother, along with her parents, insist that she remains in school.
are insisting
were insisting
insists
he thought who
None of these
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62. Writing a beautiful sonnet is as much an achievement as to finished a 400 novel.
it is to finished
finishing
if to finish
to have finished
None of these
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63. Using it wisely, leisure promotes health, efficiency and happiness.
Because of usefulness
Having used it wisely
If used wisely
Because it is used wisely
None of these
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64. The principle reason for our failure was quite apparent to those whom had thought into the venture.
to them who
to them whom
to those who
to the ones who
None of these
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65. He interviewed several candidates, who he thought had the experience and qualifications the position required.
whom he thought
of whom he thought
which he thought
he thought who
None of these
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Instruction: Select the word that is synonymous to the underlined word or phrase in each sentence.
66. Assertive people are generally more decisive.
Docile
Articulate
Confident
Intelligent
Compliant
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67. It is his nature to belittle his opponents when faced with criticism.
avoid
demand
annoy
stop
astound
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68. He has a natural aversion toward duplicity.
affinity
attraction
distaste
tendency
inclination
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69. The reduced commuting time was an additional perk that came with his new job.
communicating
traveling
working
supervising
administrative
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70. The doctors are baffled why the patient is taking so long to recuperate.
confused
worried
shocked
indifferent
stunned
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Total Question : 70
Total Hit : 0
Correct : 0
Wrong/Cheat : 0