Read Pubali Bank Limited Senior Officer 2013 Exam
1. Where is the headquarter of World Tourism Organization?
(a) New York
(b) Madrib
(c) Geneva
(d) London
(e) None of them
Ans. b
2. Choose the one that best express the meaning of the following idiom: ‘To read between the lines’
(a) To grasp the hidden meaning
(b) To read carefully
(c) To concentrate
(d) To suspect
(e) None of them
Ans. a
3. The next number in the sequence 3, 6, 11, 18, 27, ……. is
(a) 34
(b) 36
(c) 38
(d) 40
(e) None of them
Ans. c
4. The area of circle A is 6.25Π square. in. If the radius of the circle is doubled, what is the new are of circle a in sq. in?
(a) 5Π
(b) 12.5Π
(c) 25Π
(d) 39.0625Π
(e) 156.25Π
Ans. c
5. The smallest unit of information is -
(a) A byte
(b) A bit
(c) A nibble
(d) A block
(e) None of them
Ans. b
6. If a and b are integers greater than 100 such that a + b = 300. Which of the following could be the exact ratio of a to b?
(a) 9 to 1
(b) 5 to 2
(c) 5 to 3
(d) 4 to 1
(e) 3 to 2
Ans. e
7. If 10% of x is equal to 25% of y, and y=6, what is the value of x?
(a) 4
(b) 6.4
(c) 24
(d) 40
(e) None of them
Ans. d
8. If w is 10% less than x, and y is 30% less than z, then wy is what percent less than xz?
(a) 10%
(b) 20%
(c) 37%
(d) 40%
(e) None of them
Ans. c
9. Bus fare recently was increased from Taka 0.85 to Taka 1.00. What was the approximate percentage of increase?
(a) 18%
(b) 15%
(c) 16%
(d) 18%
(e) None of them
Ans. d
10. Where is the Headquarter of the European Central Bank?
(a) London
(b) Brussels
(c) Geneva
(d) Frankfurt
(e) None of them
Ans. d
11. A tree increases annually by 1 8 of its height. By how much will it increase after 2 years, if it stands today 64 cm high?
(a) 72 cm
(b) 74 cm
(c) 75 cm
(d) 81 cm
(e) None of them
Ans. d
12. The number of different signals which can be given from 6 flags of different colours taken one or more at a time is:
(a) 1958
(b) 1956
(c) 16
(d) 64
(e) None of them
Ans. e
13. What natural element is the primary ingredient in computer chips?
(a) Carbon
(b) Silicon
(c) Iron
(d) Uranium
(e) None of them
Ans. b
14. If a + 2b = 6 and ab = 4, what is 2 a + 1 b ?
(a) 1 2
(b) 1
(c) 3 2
(d) 2
(e) None of them
Ans. c
15. The angles of a triangle are in the ratio 5:4:3. How many degree are there in the largest angle?
(a) 45
(b) 60
(c) 75
(d) 75.5
(e) None of them
Ans. c
16. Recently Bangladesh agreed in principle to sign the TICFA with the USA. What does TICFA stand for?
(a) Trade impact Cooperation Fact Act
(b) Trade impact Cooperation Fact Agreement
(c) Time investment Cooperation Frame Agreement
(d) Trade & Investment Cooperation Framework Agreement
(e) None of them
Ans. d
17. If both x and y are prime numbers, which of the following CANNOT be the product of x and y?
(a) 6
(b) 10
(c) 35
(d) 27
(e) None of them
Ans. d
18. Which one is NOT included as major functional areas of Bangladesh Bank?
(a) issuance of currency notes
(b) Acting as banker to the government
(c) Money Laundering Prevention
(d) Formulation and implementation of monetary and credit policies
(e) None of them
Ans. b
19. বিশেষ্য পদ শনাক্ত করুন-
(a) ভেতো
(b) অভ্যাস
(c) নাব্য
(d) বৈষ্ণব
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. b
20. নির্ভুল সন্ধি-বিচ্ছেদ:
(a) ক্ষুধা + আর্ত
(b) উছ + স্বাস
(c) শিরঃ + ছেদ
(d) আর্শী + বাদ
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. c
21. An electrical pathway within a computer is called -
(a) Buffer
(b) Bus
(c) Sector
(d) Track
(e) None of them
Ans. b
22. If m and p are positive integers and (m + p) m is even, which of the following must be true?
(a) If m is odd, then p is odd
(b) If m is odd, then p is even
(c) If m is even, then p is even
(d) If m is even, then p is odd
(e) None of them
Ans. e
23. During the Liberation War, Bangladesh was divided into ___ sectors.
(a) 9
(b) 10
(c) 11
(d) 12
(e) None of them
Ans. b
24. Which of the following act empowers Bangladesh Bank to issue licenses to carry out banking business in Bangladesh?
(a) Bangladesh Bank ordinance, 1972
(b) Bank companies act, 1991
(c) British Banking act, 1886
(d) Bank and financial institution act, 2003
(e) None of them
Ans. b
25. When you boot a computer you are
(a) Submitting a batch job
(b) Debugging a program
(c) Loading the operating system
(d) Kicking it in frustration
(e) None of them
Ans. c
26. The number of public universities in Bangladesh is -
(a) 14
(b) 24
(c) 34
(d) 50
(e) None of them
Ans. c
27. The number of parallelograms that can be formed a set of four parallel lines intersecting another set of three parallel lines is
(a) 6
(b) 9
(c) 12
(d) 18
(e) None of them
Ans. a
28. If two fair coins are flipped, what is the probability that one will come up heads and the other tails?
(a) 1 4
(b) 1 3
(c) 1 2
(d) 3 4
(e) None of them
Ans. c
29. The man loses Tk. 55.50 yearly when the annual rate of interest falls from 11.5% to 10%. His capital is:
(a) tk. 3700
(b) tk. 7400
(c) tk. 8325
(d) tk. 11,100
(e) None of them
Ans. a
30. The type of data storage that is considered to be non-volatile is?
(a) ROM
(b) RAM
(c) TAPE
(d) DISK
(e) None of them
Ans. a
31. A shopkeeper buys a box of candles for Tk. 18.00. If he wants to make a profit of 45%, how much should he resell them for?
(a) tk. 28.10
(b) tk. 29.90
(c) tk. 25.90
(d) tk. 26.10
(e) None of them
Ans. d
32. If xy = 2 and x y 2 = 8, what is the value of x?
(a) 1 2
(b) 2
(c) 4
(d) 8
(e) 16
Ans. a
33. The average of three numbers is v. If two numbers are x and y. Which is the third number?
(a) xy-v
(b) x v -v
(c) 3x-v-y
(d) 3v-x-y
(e) None of them
Ans. d
34. Choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence: ‘A song embodying religious and sacred emotions’
(a) Ballad
(b) Hymn
(c) Ode
(d) Lyric
(e) None of them
Ans. a
35. If the diagonal of a square measures 16 2 cm, what is the area of the square in sq. cm?
(a) 32 2
(b) 64 2
(c) 128
(d) 256
(e) None of them
Ans. d
36. At the beginning of a class period, half of the students is a class go to the library. Later in the period, half of the remaining students go to computer lab. If there are 8 students remaining in the class, how many students were originally in the class?
(a) 12
(b) 16
(c) 24
(d) 32
(e) 40
Ans. d
37. At present how many offices of the central bank are operating countrywide?
(a) 9
(b) 10
(c) 11
(d) 12
(e) None of them
Ans. b
38. Whirlpool
(a) ঘূর্ণি
(b) ঝড়
(c) জলাতঙ্ক
(d) প্রলয়
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. a
39. Every 3 minutes, 4 liters of water are poured into a 2,000 liter tank. After 2 hours, what percent of the tank is full?
(a) 0.4%
(b) 4%
(c) 8%
(d) 12%
(e) 16%
Ans. c
40. What do you understand by the term “call money”?
(a) inter-bank short term borrowing and lending
(b) borrowing from central bank
(c) lending by commercial banks to insurance companies
(d) lending by leasing companies to industrial sector
(e) None of them
Ans. a
41. বিশেষণ পদ শনাক্ত করুন-
(a) ব্যাকরণ
(b) গো
(c) ঔদার্য
(d) পার্থিব
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. d
42. The country which gives Bangladesh the maximum amount of loan is -
(a) USA
(b) South Korea
(c) Saudi Arabia
(d) Japan
(e) None of them
Ans. d
43. If the length of rectangle A is one-half of the length of rectangle B, and the width of rectangle A is one-half of the width of rectangle B, what is the ratio of the ratio of the area of rectangle A to the area of rectangle B?
(a) 1 4
(b) 1 2
(c) 1 1
(d) 2 1
(e) None of them
Ans. a
44. Choose the one that best express the meaning of the following term: ‘White elephant’
(a) Worthless
(b) A elephant of white colour
(c) A hoarder
(d) A very costly or troublesome posession
(e) None of them
Ans. d
45. What is the regulatory agency for non-bank financial institution in Bangladesh?
(a) BSEC
(b) Ministry of Finance
(c) Bangladesh Bank
(d) ICB
(e) None of them
Ans. b
46. ‘মহাভারত’ -এর রচয়িতা কে?
(a) শ্রীকৃষ্ণ দ্বৈপায়ন বেদব্যাস
(b) বাল্মীকি
(c) ভাস
(d) কালিদাস
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. a
47. Which of the numbers below is not equivalent to 4%?
(a) 1 25
(b) 4 100
(c) 0.4
(d) 0.04
(e) None of them
Ans. c
48. ‘দাড়িঁ-মুখে সারি গান-লা শরীক আল্লাহ!’ ‘দাড়িঁ-মুখে’ বলতে কি বোঝানো হয়েছে?
(a) দ্বার রক্ষকদের মুখে
(b) শ্মশ্রুমন্ডিত মুখে
(c) মাঝিদের মুখে
(d) দাঁড়িপাল্লাওয়ালাদের মুখে
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. b
49. Which ministry controls banking sector in Bangladesh?
(a) Commerce
(b) Finance
(c) Planning
(d) industries
(e) None of them
Ans. b
50. A _____ is a pointing device.
(a) Monitor
(b) Mouse
(c) Keyboard
(d) CPU
(e) None of them
Ans. b
51. Who is the highest law officer in Bangladesh?
(a) Law Secretary
(b) Attorney General
(c) Chief Justice
(d) Law Minister
(e) None of them
Ans. b
52. Choose the one the best expresses the meaning of the given word:OMNIPOTENT
(a) Vulnerable
(b) Supreme
(c) Impotent
(d) Feeble
(e) None of them
Ans. c
53. Constipation
(a) নির্বাচনী এলাকা
(b) সংবিধান
(c) রুক্ষ
(d) কোষ্ঠকাঠিন্য
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. d
54. What is the Duration of the 6th Five-Year Plan?
(a) 2011-2015
(b) 2012-2017
(c) 2010-2015
(d) 2013-2018
(e) None of them
Ans. a
55. Which country is major export partner (23% of total)of Bangladesh?
(a) Germany
(b) United Kingdom
(c) USA
(d) France
(e) None of them
Ans. c
56. Cyclone ‘Mahasen’ recently struck Bangladesh. When did ‘Sidr’ hit Bangladesh?
(a) 15 November, 2007
(b) 16 November, 2007
(c) 17 November, 2007
(d) 18 November, 2007
(e) None of them
Ans. b
57. Taka 10 polymer note was first introduced in Bangladesh in-
(a) 2002
(b) 2001
(c) 2000
(d) 2003
(e) None of them
Ans. c
58. The population of a certain town increase by 50 percent every 50 years. If the population in 1650 was 810, in what was the population 160?
(a) 1650
(b) 1700
(c) 1750
(d) 1800
(e) None of them
Ans. c
59. What is the H.C.F of the numbers 36, 54, and 90?
(a) 6
(b) 9
(c) 12
(d) 18
(e) None of them
Ans. d
60. “Pass away” means
(a) Fall
(b) Die
(c) Erase
(d) Disappear
(e) None of them
Ans. b
61. When was the Euro introduced to world financial markets?
(a) 1st January, 1997
(b) 1st January, 1995
(c) 1st January, 1999
(d) 1st January, 1990
(e) None of them
Ans. c
62. Which bank in USA recently paid the highest amount of penalty under money laundering law?
(a) Citi Bank NA
(b) HSBC
(c) JP Morgan Chase
(d) Standard Chartered
(e) None of them
Ans. b
Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.
63. NATIVE
(a) Elegant
(b) Rustic
(c) Local
(d) Exotic
(e) None of them
Ans. d
64. EQUITY
(a) Bias
(b) Justice
(c) Uprightness
(d) Integrity
(e) None of them
Ans. a
65. AMIABLE
(a) Faithful
(b) Unfriendly
(c) Insulted
(d) Indecent
(e) None of them
Ans. b
66. WHIMSICAL
(a) Fanciful
(b) Impulsive
(c) Predictable
(d) Unpredictable
(e) None of them
Ans. c
67. SLY
(a) Clever
(b) Detect
(c) Artless
(d) Artistic
(e) None of them
Ans. c
Each of the following sentence has blank space which word omitted. Choose the best combination of words which fits into the meaning and structure within the context of the sentence.
68. To save their lives, the sailors had to _____ the sinking ship.
(a) stop
(b) keep
(c) fill up
(d) abandon
(e) None of them
Ans. d
69. He advised me ____ smoking.
(a) giving up
(b) in giving up
(c) from giving up full marks every time
(d) to give up
(e) None of them
Ans. a
70. She was ____ success and eager to create a name for herself.
(a) sated by
(b) impatient for
(c) impassive to
(d) complaining about
(e) None of them
Ans. b
71. He said that he ____ be unable to come.
(a) will
(b) shall
(c) should
(d) would
(e) None of them
Ans. d
72. At least one of the students ___ full marks every time.
(a) get
(b) are getting
(c) have got
(d) gets
(e) None of them
Ans. d
Find the similar relationship expressed in the pair in capital letters
73. STUDIO : ARTIST
(a) Play : Dramatist
(b) Blackboard : Professor
(c) Quarry : Sculpture
(d) Laboratory : Chemist
(e) None of them
Ans. d
74. HANGER : AIRPLANE
(a) Stable : Horse
(b) Bed : River
(c) Lobby : Administrator
(d) Canal : Ship
(e) None of them
Ans. a
75. TIGER : ZOOLOGY
(a) Politics : Policy
(b) Mars : Astronomy
(c) Sound : Music
(d) Friend : Family
(e) None of them
Ans. b
76. HEAVY : WEIGHT
(a) Warlike : Force
(b) Bulky : Strength
(c) Brief : Clarity
(d) Ancient : Age
(e) None of them
Ans. d
77. FRIGHTENED : SCREAM
(a) Cry : Hurt
(b) Angry : Shout
(c) Clear : Cloudy
(d) Laugh : Hate
(e) None of them
Ans. b
Select the correct spelling of the word in capital letters.
78. SUPERCEED
(a) Superseed
(b) Supersede
(c) Supercede
(d) Superceed
(e) None of them
Ans. b
79. ACCELARATE
(a) Accilerate
(b) Accelerate
(c) Accillarate
(d) Accelarate
(e) None of them
Ans. b
80. STUNAMI
(a) Tsunamee
(b) Tsunami
(c) Stunami
(d) Tsuname
(e) None of them
Ans. b
81. HUMOURIUS
(a) Humorous
(b) Humirious
(c) Humirus
(d) Humourius
(e) None of them
Ans. a
82. VOLANTORY
(a) Voluntary
(b) Volantory
(c) Vplantary
(d) Voluntary
(e) None of them
Ans. ad
উদ্ধৃত পংক্তি/পংক্তিগুলোর কবির নাম চিহ্নিত করুন।
83. ‘জন্মিলে মরিতে হবে
অমর কে কোথা কবে,
চিরস্থির কবে নীর,
হায় রে, জীবন-নদে?’
(a) কায়কোবাদ
(b) মাইকেল মধুসূদন দত্ত
(c) নবীনচন্দ্র সেন
(d) বিহারীলাল চক্রবর্তী
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. b
84. ‘চুল তার কবেকার অন্ধকার বিদিশার নিশা’
(a) শামসুর রহমান
(b) জীবনানন্দ দাশ
(c) সৈয়দ শামসুল হক
(d) সুকান্ত ভট্টাচার্য
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. b
85. ‘মরণ রে, তুঁহু মম শ্যামসমান।’
(a) বিদ্যাপতি
(b) গোবিন্দদাস
(c) চন্ডীদাস
(d) ভানুসিংহ ঠাকুর
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. c
কোন বাননটি শুদ্ধ?
86. .
(a) প্রনষ্ট
(b) প্রনস্ট
(c) প্রণষ্ট
(d) প্রণস্ট
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. a
87. .
(a) বূৎপত্তি
(b) ব্যূৎপত্তি
(c) ব্যুৎপত্তি
(d) বুৎপত্তি
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. c
88. .
(a) জোতির্ময়
(b) জ্যোতির্ময়
(c) জোতির্ম্ময়
(d) জ্যোর্তিম্ময়
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. b
89. .
(a) জাজ্জ্বল্যমান
(b) জাজ্জল্যমান
(c) জাজ্বল্যমাণ
(d) জাজ্বল্যমান
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. d
90. .
(a) উৎশৃঙ্খল
(b) উৎশৃংঙ্খল
(c) উচ্ছৃঙ্খল
(d) উচ্ছৃংঙ্খল
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. c
প্রতিশব্দ কোনটি?
91. ‘গ্রীণন’
(a) প্রীতিসম্পাদন
(b) নির্যাতন
(c) দোহন
(d) পলায়ন
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. a
92. ‘শিলীমুখ’
(a) ভ্রমর
(b) গুহা
(c) চুলো
(d) তী
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. a
93. ‘ব্রবতী’
(a) ধার্মিক
(b) দৃঢ়প্রতিজ্ঞ
(c) লতা
(d) লজ্জাবতী
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. c
94. ‘সিত’
(a) শীত
(b) অন্ধকার
(c) বস্ত্র
(d) শুল্ক
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. d
95. ‘পল্বল’
(a) পদ্ম পাতা
(b) ডোবা
(c) পাপড়ি
(d) তরঙ্গ
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. b
সমার্থক শব্দগুচ্ছ নির্ণয় করুন।
96. .
(a) বাজী, তুরঙ্গম, ভুজঙ্গ
(b) তমঃতমিস্র, শুল্ক
(c) কুটুম্ব, আগন্তুক, অনাহুত
(d) সর্বভূক, কৃশানু, বৈশ্বানর
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. d
97. .
(a) উর্মি, বীচি, হিলেরাল
(b) কজ্জল, অঞ্জল, মালিন্য
(c) অলিক, অদৃষ্ট, কপোল
(d) পিক, কলকন্ঠ, পারাবত
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. a
98. .
(a) বুধ, বিজ্ঞ, মনীষী
(b) নগ, নাগ, অদ্রি
(c) অটবী, বিপিন, মারুত
(d) অশনি, কুলিশ, প্রসূন
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. a
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99. .
(a) কৃক্কুর, কুক্কুট, সারমেয়
(b) জায়া, ভার্যা, সহধর্মিনী
(c) অরবিন্দ, কুবলয়, কোকনদ
(d) মার্গ, সরনি, সড়ক
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. a
100. .
(a) অম্বর, ব্যোম, শূন্য
(b) বিভূ, বিশ্বপতি, নিশানাথ
(c) কেশব, গোপাল, জনার্দন
(d) মঙ্গল, কল্যাণ, শুভদ
(e) কোনটিই নয়
Ans. b