Read National Bank Limited Officer 2009 Exam
1. If b> 2 and 2x -3b =0, which of the following must be true?
(a) x >- 3
(b) x < 2
(c) x=3
(d) x < 3
(e) None of these
Ans. d
2. A two –digit number has 3 in its unit digit. The sum of its digit is one –seventh of the number itself. What is the number?
(a) 73
(b) 63
(c) 53
(d) 83
(e) None of these
Ans. b
3. Ms. Zareen Purchased stock for tk. 15,000 and sold 2 3 of it after its values doubled. She sold the remaining stock at times its purchase price, what was her total profit?
(a) Tk. 15000
(b) Tk. 20,000
(c) Tk. 25,000
(d) Tk. 30,00
(e) None of these
Ans. d
4. Which organization tries to find solutions to world problems and disputes?
(a) The United Nations
(b) IMF
(c) UNICEF
(d) Green peace
(e) None of these
Ans. a
5. The sum of two numbers is 56. If three times of the smaller number is one-half of the larger number, what is the larger number?
(a) 16
(b) 7.5
(c) 4
(d) 48
(e) None of these
Ans. d
6. Money appears to have a major influence on:
(a) Inflation
(b) the business cycle
(c) interest rates
(d) all of these
(e) None of these
Ans. d
7. The price of a DVD Player is discounted by 10 percent, and the reduced price is the then discounted again by 10 percent. The series of successive discounts is equivalent to a single discount of----.
(a) 20%
(b) 19%
(c) 18%
(d) 11 %
(e) None of these
Ans. b
8. The permanent secretariat of the SAARC is located at -
(a) Dhaka
(b) Thimpu
(c) Mumbai
(d) Kathmandu
(e) None of these
Ans. d
9. After taking 30 socks out of the washing machine, Shamin noticed that the ratio of blue socks to brown socks to black was 2:3:5. How many socks were in the washing machine?
(a) 21
(b) 15
(c) 9
(d) 6
(e) None of these
Ans. b
10. 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 :
(a) 9
(b) 16
(c) 24
(d) 26
(e) None of these
Ans. d
11. Three boys have marbles in the ratio of 19 : 5 : 3.If the boy with the least number has 9 marbles, how many marbles does the boy with the highest number have?
(a) 57
(b) 15
(c) 76
(d) 6
(e) None of these
Ans. a
12. Each of two groups of tourists has 60 people, if three-fourth 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 buses than that of the second group?
(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 10
(d) 15
(e) None of these
Ans. a
13. Basar bought equal numbers of 50-paisa and 75-paisa stamps .If the total cost of the stamps was Tk. 50.00, what was the total number of stamps bought?
(a) 25
(b) 34
(c) 40
(d) 80
(e) None of these
Ans. d
14. The country which ranks in terms of land area is :
(a) China
(b) Canada
(c) Russia
(d) USA
(e) None of these
Ans. b
15. NBFIs constitute of which of the following?
(a) Banks and leasing firms
(b) leasing firms and insurance companies
(c) Banks and insurance firms
(d) Banks, leasing firms and insurance companies
(e) None of these
Ans. b
16. Six consecutive whole numbers are given. The sum of the first three numbers is 27. What is the sum of the last three numbers?
(a) 36
(b) 33
(c) 32
(d) 30
(e) None of these
Ans. a
17. If y = 3x -6 x / x , then for what values of x, y will be positive?
(a) x > 2 or x < 0
(b) x > 0
(c) x < 0
(d) -2 < x < 2
(e) None of these
Ans. a
18. An increase in the growth rate of the money supply is most likely to be followed by :
(a) Recession
(b) a decline in economic activity
(c) inflation
(d) all of these
(e) None of these
Ans. c
19. The first woman prime Minister of Britain was:
(a) Golda Meir
(b) Gro Herlen Brundtland
(c) Dame Eugenia Charles
(d) Margeret Thatcher
(e) None of these
Ans. d
20. The first industrial revolution took place in ---
(a) USA
(b) England
(c) France
(d) Germany
(e) None of these
Ans. b
21. The current inflation rate of Bangladesh is close to which of the following?
(a) 5%
(b) 6%
(c) 7%
(d) 8%
(e) None of these
Ans. a
22. According to ADB/world bank, the expected GDP growth rate of Bangladesh in the current fiscal year is expected to be close to:
(a) 9%
(b) 8%
(c) 7%
(d) 5%
(e) None of these
Ans. d
23. The world’s largest diamond producing country is :
(a) South Africa
(b) Saudi Arabia
(c) USA d. Switzerland
(d) Pacific
(e) None of these
Ans.
24. When you purchase shares of corporate stock, then---
(a) You have loaned money to the corporation
(b) You own part the corporation
(c) you have made new funds available of the corporation
(d) All of these e. none of these
Ans. b
25. If an integer Y is subtracted from an integer x, and the result is greater than x, then Y must be :
(a) Equal to x,
(b) Less than 0
(c) Less than x
(d) Greater than 0
(e) None of these
Ans. b
26. The total cost of a bouquet of rose 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?
(a) c = ( 5+2.25) r
(b) c = 5r + 2.25
(c) c = 5+ 2.5r
(d) c = 5 + ( 5-2.25 ) r
(e) None of these
Ans. c
27. 120 students in a class play cricket or football or both. if 75 students play cricket and 60 students ply football, how many play both?
(a) 15
(b) 16
(c) 76
(d) 38
(e) None of these
Ans. a
28. Which city is known as the city?
(a) Tokyo
(b) Joypur
(c) Delhi
(d) Beijing
(e) None of these
Ans. b
29. The name of the strand of virus, known as “ swine flu” virus, that has been declared as a pandemic worldwide is:
(a) HIN2
(b) H2N2
(c) H2N2
(d) HINI
(e) None of these
Ans. d
30. Olympic 2012 will be held in ___
(a) London
(b) Paris
(c) New York
(d) Beijing
(e) None of these
Ans. a
31. If K is divisible by 3, 9 and 12, which of the following is also divisible by these numbers?
(a) K+ 15
(b) k+35
(c) k+45
(d) k+72
(e) None of these
Ans. d
32. The first Prime Minister of Bangladesh was -
(a) Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
(b) Syed Nazrul Islam
(c) AHM Kamruzzaman
(d) Dr. Karmal Hossain
(e) None of these
Ans. e
33. If 8 workers can complete 9 identical jobs in 3 days, how long ( in days) will it take 4 workers to complete 10 such jobs?
(a) 5
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 3
(e) None of these
Ans. a
34. What does NBF stand for?
(a) Non-Bank Financial institution
(b) Neo- Bangla Funding Institution
(c) Non Bangladeshi Formal Industries
(d) Non- Banking Foreign Institution
(e) None of these
Ans. a
35. If an inspector rejects 0.08% of a product as defective, how many units of the product will be examined in order to reject?
(a) 1500
(b) 500
(c) 2000
(d) 2500
(e) None of these
Ans. d
36. A car goes 15 miles on a gallon of octane when it is driven at 50 miles per hour. When the car is driven at 60 miles per hour. It only goes 80% as far. How many gallons of octane is needed to travel 200 miles if half the distance is traveled at 50 miles per hour and the rest at 60 miles per hour?
(a) 13.33
(b) 16.67
(c) 10.6
(d) 15
(e) None of these
Ans. d
37. Who is the current governor of Bangladesh Bank (year 2009)?
(a) Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed
(b) Dr. Farashuddin
(c) Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed
(d) Dr. Atur Rahman
(e) None of these
Ans. d
38. Mr. Zaman 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 15% of the additional damage. For a recent accident, Mr. Zaman was paid Tk. 1,56,000 by the insurance company. What was the total amount of the damage estimated?
(a) Tk. 1,04,000
(b) Tk. 90.000
(c) Tk.40,000
(d) Tk. 80,000
(e) None of these
Ans. e
39. The largest ocean of the world is the -.
(a) Antarctic
(b) Atlantic
(c) Indian
(d) Pacific
(e) None of these
Ans. d
40. “ Paradise Regained” was written by-----
(a) Lord Byron
(b) William Shakespeare
(c) John Miton
(d) Percy Bysshe Shelley
(e) None of these
Ans. c
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.
41. FLOCK : BIRDS
(a) Pool : Water
(b) pack : Wolves
(c) Stray : Doges
(d) Zoo : Animals
(e) None of these
Ans. b
42. FLOCK : BIRDS
(a) Reap : Autumn
(b) Grow : Field
(c) Plant : Yield
(d) Crop : Seed
(e) Spread : Seed
Ans. c
43. EVIDENCE : PROVE
(a) Facts : Establish
(b) Illustration : justify
(c) Data : Measure
(d) Fortification Defend
(e) Weapon : Attack
Ans. d
44. CRIME : PUNISHMENT
(a) fun : Enjoyment
(b) Collection : Set
(c) Theft : Law
(d) Robbery : Police
(e) Misdeed :Penalty
Ans. e
45. LAZY : INDOLENT
(a) Introvert : Sociable
(b) Work : Toil
(c) Novice : Veteran
(d) Stubborn :Inflexible
(e) None of these
Ans. d
Identifying correct Sentence
From each set sentences/phrases, select the correct option.
46. SET 1
(a) It is further from here.
(b) it is still further from here
(c) what you say is fur from truth
(d) it is far from here
(e) None of these
Ans. d
47. SET 5
(a) Actions speak louder than words
(b) An action speak louder than words
(c) The actions speak much louder than words
(d) Action speak louder than words
(e) None of these
Ans. a
48. SET 2
(a) Beside being clever, she is very perceptive
(b) Beside being clever, she is very perceptive
(c) Beside beings clever, she is also perceptive
(d) Aside being clever, she is very perceptive
(e) None of these
Ans. b
49. SET 4
(a) You have achieve much more than expected
(b) You achieved much more then expected
(c) You have achieved much have more than what we expected
(d) You have achieved more than what we expected.
(e) None of these
Ans. d
50. SET 3
(a) It is neither true nor valid
(b) it is not true and nor valid
(c) It is nor true and definitely not valid
(d) It is neither true or valid
(e) None of these
Ans. a
Select the word that best expresses the underline word in each sentence.
51. In comparison to be the history of the world, human life is very transient.
(a) Meaningless
(b) poignant
(c) short-lived
(d) arbitrary
(e) None of these
Ans. c
52. Read the abridged version of the novel to get an overall idea of the book.
(a) Summarized
(b) condensed
(c) critique’s
(d) accurate
(e) None of these
Ans. a
53. You can reach your goal only when you aspire .
(a) aim high
(b) attempt it
(c) try
(d) dream
(e) None of these
Ans. a
54. Every individual is responsible for upholding the moral of society.
(a) developing
(b) judging
(c) keeping up
(d) marinating
(e) None of these
Ans. c
55. Employers look for agility in workers in small part production plants.
(a) dexterity
(b) flexibility
(c) liveliness
(d) alertness
(e) None of these
Ans. d
Select the word, which most appropriatley fills in the gap in each sentence.
56. It is an old ___ that says ‘Only the wearer known where the shoe pinches’.
(a) belief
(b) perception
(c) person
(d) notion
(e) adage
Ans. e
57. It is a stereotyping ____ that all people prefer basketball as a sport over all others.
(a) belief
(b) information
(c) fact
(d) reality
(e) truth
Ans. a
58. Some people believe that money is the primary ____ that drives individuals.
(a) effect
(b) issue
(c) aspect
(d) motivator
(e) sources
Ans. d
59. He ___ pursued the implementation of the project.
(a) arrogantly
(b) absolutely
(c) doggedly
(d) instinctively
(e) increasingly
Ans. c
60. Frankly, I find it too ___ a situation for him to have berated his child like that.
(a) insignificant
(b) grave
(c) acute
(d) delicate
(e) sensitive
Ans. a