Review Mercantile Bank Limited Officer 2008 Exam
1. Half the graduating class of a college was accepted by a business school. One-third of the class was accepted by a law school. It one-fifth of the class was accepted by both types of school, what fraction of the class was accepted only by a law school?
2 15
1 6 1/6
1 3 1/3
1 2
None of these
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2. How many spoke are there in a wheel of a sports car, if any two consecutive spokes form an angle of 15° ?
12
15
22
24 ca
None of these
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3. A candy dealer makes up a mixture of 3 parts of candy costing him Tk. 60 per pound with 2 parts of candy costing him Tk. 70 per pound and 2 pats costing him Tk. 50 per pound .At what price per pound should he sell his mixture to make a profit of 25 percent?
Tk. 50
Tk. 60
Tk. 70
Tk. 75
None of these
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4. When was the national flag of Independent Bangladesh hoisted?
March 2, 1971
March 7, 1971
March 26,1971
December 16,1971
None of these
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5. A triangle has a base x and an altitude y. A second triangle has a base twice the altitude of the first triangle, and an altitude twice the base of the first triangle. What is the area of the second triangle?
2 x y ca
0.5 x y
0.66 x y
4 x y
none of these
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6. There are 8 job applicants sitting in waiting room; 4 women and 4 men. If two of the applicants are selected of random, what is the probability that both will be women?
1 2
3 7
1 4
3 14 3/14
None of these
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7. Two-thirds of the teachers of a high school are women, twelve of male teachers are unmarried while 3 5 of the male teachers are married. How many teachers are there in the school?
30
90
60
72
None of these
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8. A 60-gallon tank is 60% full of water. If 50% of the water is poured in a 90-gallon tank, what percent of the 40-gallan tanks is filled?
20 ca
30
32
36
None of these
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9. A man 6 feet tall casts a shadow 4 feet long, at the same time a flagpole casts a shadow which is 50 feet long. How long is the flagpole?
50 feet
75 feet
80 feet
3 and 4
None of these
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10. In Rajshahi 5 adults are unemployed for every 120 who have jobs.Out of 2,125 adults how many have jobs?
2040 ca
1986
425
89
None of these
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11. The Lunar Eclipse (Eclipse of the moon ) occurs when -
The Moon lies between the sun and the Earth
The Earth lies Between the sun and the Moon ca
The sun lies between the Earth and the Moon
When the new Moon occurs
None of these
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12. Which one of the longest day in a year?
July 22
June 20
June 21
June 22
None of these
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13. According to the FY 2007-08 budget, the exemption limit of income tax for an individual is Tk.
1.00 lac
1.50 lac
1.20 lac
2.00 lac
None of these
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14. The head quarter of Asian Development Bank is situated in ----
Manila
Singapore
Bangkok
Tokyo
None of these
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15. After working for a total of 4 hours at temporary job we were told that we had just completed 1 4 of the task. How much longer in hour should it takes us to finish the entire job?
1
16
8
12
None of those
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16. One –forth of the students of a school play cricket and two- third of the rest play football. The remaining 400 students do not play either of the games. How many students are there in the school?
800
1600 ca
1800
2400
none of these
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17. Who was recognized as “FIFA” Football of the Year : 2007”?
Ruquemee
Rolando
Rabinho
Kaka
Ronaldinho
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18. How many pupils can be seated in a room with N single chairs and B double seated benches?
nb
2nb
2(b + n)
2b + n
None of these
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19. A merchant was selling an item at a certain price, than market it down 20% for spring sale. During the summer, he marked the item down another 20% from its spring price. If the item was sold at the summer price, what percent of the original price did its sell for?
40%
60%
64% ca
67%
None of these
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20. If a : b =4 : 7 and b : c =5 : 6, then a :b : c = ?
7 : 6
20 : 35 : 30
20 : 35 : 42
24:42: 30
None of these
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21. How many international airports are there in Bangladesh?
1
2
3
4
5
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22. Recently India has raised the export price of per ton of non-basmti rice to
US$ 450
US$ 500
US$ 750
US$ 1000 ca
US$ 1500
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23. Pasha is paid an hourly rate of Tk. 11 with overtime at 1.5 the hourly rate for any hours in excess of 40 per week. In addition, he also receives a 6% commission on all sales over Tk. 2500 per week. He worked for 53 hours last week and had sales of Tk. 8.659. What were his gross earnings in Tk. for the week?
1,024.04
654.50
1,174.20
1, 191.08
None of these
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24. A small factory with 3 machines has a job of stamping out a number of pan covers. The newest machine can do the job in 3 day, another machine can do it in 4 days, and the third machine can do it in 6 days. How many days will the factory take to do the job using all three machines?
1.333 ca
4.333
6
13
None of these
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25. East Pakistan Stock Exchange Association Ltd. Previous name of Dhaka Stock Exchange, was incorporated in the year.
1952
1953
1954 ca
1964
None of these
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26. Mr. Arif left Tk. 50 lac to his three sons-Abu, Bony and Chinu. The money was distributed amongst the sons in such a way that for every 1Tk. Abu received, Bony received Tk. 1.5 and Chinu received Tk. 2.5.How much money did Bony receive?
Tk. 7.5 lac
Tk. 10 lac
Tk. 11 lac
Tk. 15 lac
None of these
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27. How many tiles each 1 foot square are necessary to form a 1 foot border around the inside of a room 24 feet?
36
37
72 ca
74
None of these
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28. What is the name of Malaysian Currency?
Peso
Diner
Riei
Ringit
Dirham
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29. Government of Bangladesh wants to relocate the tanneries of Hazaribag to
Aminbazer
Narayanganj
Gazipur
Saver ca
None of those
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30. The XYZ Corporation sells pens, pencils, and erases. The pens make up 2/5 of all sales, the pencils 1/10 of pens and the erasers ½ of pens and pencils together. What percentage of all sales is for eraser?
50%
44%
22%
20%
None of these
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31. Which one is the most abundant gas in the air?
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Carbon dioxide
Methane
None of these
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32. Jennifer purchased 140 shares of a stock at Tk. 135.50 per share and paid a commission of 0.06%. What was her total investment in taka?
20,108.20
19,083.42 ca
18,970.00
18,856.18
None of these
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33. OMS stands for -
Open Market Sale
Open Market System
Open Market Support
Open Market Strategy
None of these
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34. ৫ 0.04 -2 × 0.2 2 × 4 × 0.001 -3 ( 10 3 × 0.1 -3 ৬ = ?
2
24
50
100
None of these
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35. Main cause of night blindness is deficiency of Vitamin---
E
A
B
C
D
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36. If x < -1, than which of the following must be true?
x 2 >x> x 3
x 2 > x 3 > x
x 3 > x 2 >x
x > x 3 > x 3
None of these
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37. A car passes Dhaka at 9.55 am and Gazipur at 10.15am Gazipur is 30 miles from Dhaka. What is the average speed of the car in miles per hour?
10
30
90
120
None of these
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38. Where will the World Cup Cricket be held in 2011?
India
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
All of these
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39. Today Jim is twice as old as Fred and Sam is 2 years younger than Fred .Four years ago Jim was 4 times as old Sam. How old is Jim now?
8
12
16
20
None of these
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40. If 3x - 4y > 2x + 3y, then which of the following must be true?
x>y
y>x
x>0
Y>0
None of these
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41. Which is the nearest planet to the sun?
Mercury
Uranus
Venus
Jupiter
None of these
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42. What are will the values of x that satisfy the equation x 2 +4x+3 = 0
-3
-1
-3 and -1
3 and 4
None of these
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43. A man buys eggs at the rate of Tk. 7.2 per dozen eggs and sells them at taka 70 per 100 eggs. If his profit is Tk. 30, how many eggs did he buy?
120
180
200
300 ca
None of these
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Analogy
Instructions: 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.
44. HEART : PUMP
Head :Ache
Lunge : Collapse
Eyes : Sleep
Stomach :Digest
Ankle : Twist
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45. SCURRY : MOVE
Chant : sing
Chatter : Talk
Carry : Lift
Sleep : Drowse
Limp :Walk
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46. PIPELINE :REFINERY
Oil : Gas
Vein : Heart
Telephone: Number
Artery : Blood
Pad : Helicopter
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47. URGE: INSIST
Request : Demand
Refuse : Deny
Impulse : Push
Expunge : Purge
None of these
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48. LUMBER :BEAR
Roost : Hen
Bray : Donkey
waddle : Goose
Swoop : Hawk
Chirp : Sparrow
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Appropriate Preposition
Instructions: Choose the most appropriate preposition to fill the gaps to complete the sentence.
49. He agreed ____ the proposal.
at
with
to
for
none of these
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50. The Buriganga is _____ the south of Dhaka city.
in
at
to
around
None of the
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51. He came _____ a noble family.
out
from
by
though
none of these
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52. I made ______ my mind to go there.
into
up
out
in
none of these
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53. You must atone ____ you sin.
at
to
in
for
none of these
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Data Sufficiency
Instructions: Each of the following questions below is followed by two statements labeled(i)and (ii) Analyze the information given in the statements (i) and (ii) and then mark the appropriate option in your answer sheet. They are explained below:
(a) If statement (i) alone is sufficient to answer the questions, but not statement (ii) alone.
(b) if statement (ii) alone is sufficient to answer the questions , but not statement (i) alone.
(c)If statements (i) and (ii) together are sufficient to answer the questions, but neither alone is sufficient.
(d) Need additional date become statements (i) and (ii) together are not sufficient to answer the question.
(e)Need additional date because statements (i) and (ii) together are not sufficient to answer the question.
54. If 70 students sat for the same test,what was the average score of the students?
(i) The highest score was 80 and lowest score was 40.
(ii) The average is in the middle of highest and lowest mark.
.
.
.
.
.
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55. How many people are seated in a certain theatre?
(i). If 1 4 of the people in the theatre left, the theatre would be filled to 3 /5 of capacity.
(ii) If 20 more people entered into the these, it would be filled to full capacity.
.
.
.
.
.
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56. Rafiq drove total 160 miles. What was his average speed for the trip?
(i)Rafiq drove the first 100 miles at an averages speed of 40 miles per hour.
(ii)Rafiq drove the last 100 miles at an average speed of 50 miles per hour.
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.
.
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.
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Find Correct Spellings
Instructions: Choose the word that is correctly spelt.
57. a. Cesation
.
Cessation
Cession
Cessation
None of these
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58. a.Disonance
.
Dissonance
Disconaence
Dissonence
None of these
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59. a. Collague
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Coleauge
Cholleauge
Caleauge
None of these
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60. a. Hetrogenous
.
Hetrogeneous
Heterogeneous
Heterogenous
None of these
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61. a. Liutenant
.
Leftenant
Lieutenant
Leitnant
None of these
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Instruction: From the given scenario and conditions answer questions 72-75. An amusement park roller coaster includes five cars, numbers I though 5 from front to back Each car accommodates up to two rides, seated side by side. Six people – Taraq, Galib,Luna, Mark, Pavel and Jamil --- are riding the coaster at the same time.
*Luna is sharing a car.
Mark is not sharing a car and is seated immediately behind an empty car.
Tareq is not sharing a car with either Galib or Pavel.
Galib is riding in either the third or fourth car.
62. Which of the following groups of riders could occupy the second car?
Luna only
Tareq and Galib
Luna and Mark
Jamil and Taraq
Jamil, Galib and Pavel
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63. Which one of the following statements CANNOT be true?
Neither Tareq nor Galib is sharing a car with another rider.
Neither Mark nor Jamil is sharing a car with another rider.
Tareq is sharing a car, and Jamail is sharing a car
Galib is sharing a car, and Pavel is sharing a car
Tareq is sharing a car, and Galib is sharing a car
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64. If Galib is riding immediately behind Luna’s car and immediately ahead of Tareq’s car, all of the following must be true EXCEPT :
Galib is riding in the fourth car
Pavel is riding in the third car
Tareq is riding in the fifth car
Luna is riding in the third car
The first car is empty
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65. If Pavel is riding in the second car, which of the following statement(s) must be correct?
Galib is riding in the third car.
Tareq is riding in the first car
Mark is riding in the fourth car
Both (a) & (b)
None of these
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Replacement of word
Instructions: Choose the most appropriate replacement from the options given for the underlined word/words of the following sentences.
66. He quickly looked at his watch.
searched
reached
glanced
sobbed
raced
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67. The similar meaning of CHASTE is
Loyar
Timid
Curt
Threw ca
Outspoken
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68. The waiter put mango juice into my glass.
filled
poured
reached
threw
tossed
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69. When her dog, died, she cried very hard for half an hour.
yelled
screamed
sobbed
raced
drowned
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70. The opposite meaning of ASPSTATE is
laggard
loyalist
martinet
predecessor
skeptic
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Sentence correction
Instructions: Each question in this section presents a sentence, part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find different ways of phrasing the underlined part. Choose the answer that should replace the underlined part.
71. The psychologist William James believed that facial expressions not only provide a visible sign of an emotion, actually contributing to the feeling itself.
emotion, actually also is contributing to the feeling itself.
emotion but also actually contributing to the feeling itself.
emotion but also actually contribute to the feeling itself.
emotion, they also actually contribute to the feeling of it.
emotion; the feeling itself is also actually contributed to by them.
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72. When one eats in this restaurant, you often find, that the prices are high.
When one eats in this restaurant, you often find,
When you eat in this restaurant, one often finds
When you eat in this restaurant, you often find.
If you eat in this restaurant, you often find.
When someone eats in this restaurant, you often find.
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73. In addition to having more protein then wheat does, the protein in rice is higher quality than that in wheat, with more of the amino acids essential to the human diet.
the protein in rice is of higher quality than that of
rice has protein of higher quality than that in
the protein in rice is higher in quality then it is in
rice protein in rice is higher in quality than it is in
rice has a protein in quality then
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74. Of all the possible disasters that threaten our agriculture, the possibility of an adverse change in climate is may be the more difficult for analysis .
is many be the more difficult to analysis
is probably the most difficult to analyze
in may be the most difficult for analysis
is probably the more difficult to analyze
Is, it may be, the analysis that is most difficult.
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75. Delighted by the reported earnings for the first quarter of the fiscal year, it was decided by the company manager give her staff a raise.
it was decided by the company manager to give a raise to her staff.
the decision of the company manager was to give her staff a raise.
the company manager decided to give her staff a rise
the staff was given a rise by the company manger
a raise was given to the staff by the company manager
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Total Question : 75
Total Hit : 0
Correct : 0
Wrong/Cheat : 0