Read National Bank Limited Probationary Officer 2013 Exam
1. Which of the gas is not known as green house gas?
(a) Methane
(b) Nitrous oxide
(c) Carbon dioxide
(d) Hydrogen
(e) Ozon
Ans. d
2. The poetry titled ‘September on Jessore Road’ was written based on liberation war by -
(a) Alien Ginsberg
(b) Clinton B. Seely
(c) A. C. Coxe
(d) R. T. Conrad
(e) J. Keble
Ans. a
3. “Of 30 applicants for a job, 14 had at least 4 years’ experience, 18 had less than 4 years’ experience and did not have a degree. How many of the applicants had least 4 years’ experience and a degree.
(a) 14
(b) 13
(c) 9
(d) 7
(e) 5
Ans. e
4. Which of the following is the value of 3 0.000064
(a) 0.004
(b) 0.008
(c) 0.02
(d) 0.04
(e) 0.2
Ans. e
5. If the sum of three consecutive integers is odd, then the first and the last integers must be -
(a) odd, even
(b) odd, odd
(c) even, odd
(d) even, even
(e) None of these
Ans. d
6. Which of the following country of the European Union has not adopted ‘Euro’ as yet -
(a) England
(b) Germany
(c) Italy
(d) France
(e) Netherland
Ans. a
7. ……… does not belong to the World Bank Group.
(a) IFC
(b) WTO
(c) IBRD
(d) IDA
(e) ICSID
Ans. b
8. Mr. Nazim was planning on depositing a certain amount of money each month into a college fund for his children. He then decided not to make any contributions during June and July. To make the same annual contribution that he had originally planned, by what percent should he increase his monthly deposits?
(a) 16%
(b) 20%
(c) 25%
(d) 33.5%
(e) It cannot be determined from the information given
Ans. e
9. Bank rate is the rate of interest
(a) at which public borrows money from commercial-bank
(b) at which government borrows money from public
(c) at which commercial Banks borrow money from the central bank
(d) at which commercial Banks borrow money from public
(e) None of these
Ans. c
10. The publisher of ‘Banglapedia’ is -
(a) Bangla academy
(b) Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
(c) Dhaka University
(d) University Press Limited
(e) UGC
Ans. b
11. Layer 1 140 P S Q R 2y x 2y 0 0 0 0
In the figure above, if PQRS is a parallelogram, then y – x = ?
(a) 30
(b) 35
(c) 40
(d) 70
(e) 100
Ans. a
12. Who said the words, ‘I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to death your right to say it’?
(a) G. B. Shaw
(b) Vladmir Lenin
(c) Voltare
(d) Mahatma Gandhi
(e) Russo
Ans. c
13. For which of the following values of n is 100 + n n not an integer?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
(e) 5
Ans. c
14. In a certain population, there are three times as many people aged 21 or under as there are people over 21. The ratio of those 21 or under to the total population is:
(a) 1 to 2
(b) 1 to 3
(c) 1 to 4
(d) 2 to 3
(e) 3 to 4
Ans. e
15. The book ‘Chander Amabashy’ is written by -
(a) Alauddin Al-Azad
(b) Abul Kalam Shamsuddin
(c) Rashid Karim
(d) Akhtaruzzaman Eliyas
(e) Syed Waliullah
Ans. e
16. A person invested 2 3 rd of his capital at 3%, 1 6 that 6% and the remainder at 12%. If his annual income is Tk. 25, then the capital is
(a) Tk. 490
(b) Tk. 510
(c) Tk. 500
(d) Tk. 150
(e) None of these
Ans. c
17. Which of the following, harmful rays comes out from colour TV?
(a) Gama ray
(b) Beta ray
(c) Cosmic ray
(d) Alpha ray
(e) X-ray
Ans. a
18. Who is the father of Geomety?
(a) Aristotle
(b) Newton
(c) Pythagoras
(d) Kepler
(e) Euclid
Ans. e
19. Which of the following describes correctly the Group of Seven (G-7) countries?
(a) They are developing countries
(b) They are industrialized countries
(c) They are holding Atomic Bomb technology
(d) They are countries that can lunch their won satellites
(e) None of these
Ans. b
20. If the ratio of a circle is increased by 6%, then the area of the circle is increased by-
(a) 36%
(b) 3.6%
(c) 6%
(d) 12.36%
(e) 36%
Ans. d
21. Morshed has d books, which is 3 times as many as Salina and 1 2 as many as Roni. How many books do the three of them have together, in terms of d?
(a) 5 6 d
(b) 7 3 d
(c) 10 3 d
(d) 7 2 d
(e) 9 2 d
Ans. c
22. One nautical mile = ?
(a) 2.254 km
(b) 1.852 km
(c) 1.5 km
(d) 1.472 km
(e) 0.621 km
Ans. b
23. A person makes a profit of 10% on 25% of the quantity and a loss of 20% on the rest. What is the percentage gain or loss on the whole?
(a) 10%
(b) -12.5%
(c) -12%
(d) 25%
(e) None of these
Ans. c
24. Where do most of the Manipuri ethnic group people live Bangladesh?
(a) Mymensingh
(b) Sylhet
(c) Rangamati
(d) Rangpur
(e) Cox’s Bazar
Ans. b
25. Robihas 10 pairs of matched socks. If he loses 7 individual socks, what is the greatest number of pairs of matched socks he can have left?
(a) 7
(b) 6
(c) 5
(d) 4
(e) 3
Ans. b
26. Which district was fast set free from enemy during the liberation war of Bangladesh?
(a) B. Baria
(b) Jessore
(c) Sylhet
(d) Dhaka
(e) None of these
Ans. b
Answer the questions on the basis of the given information.
27. When demand for a factory’s products is high, more money is spent at the factory for safety precautions and machinery maintenance than when demand is low. Thus the average number of on-the-job accidents per employee each month should be lower during periods when demand is high than when demand is low and less money is available safety precautions and machinery maintenance.
Which of the following, if true about a factory when demand for its products is high casts the most serious doubt on the conclusion drawn above?
(a) Its employees ask for higher wages than they do at other times.
(b) Its management hires new workers but lacks the time to train them properly?
(c) Its employees are less likely to lose their jobs than they are at other times.
(d) Its managements sponsors a monthly safety award for each division in-the factory.
(e) Its old machinery is replaced with modern automated models.
Ans. b
28. Business are suffering because of lack of money available for development loans. To help businesses, the government plans to modify the income-tax structure in order to induce individual tax payers to put a larger portion of their income into retirement savings accounts, because as more money is deposited in such accounts, more money becomes available to borrowers.
Which of the following, if true, raises the most serious doubt regarding the effectiveness of the government’s plan to increase the amount available for development loans for business
(a) When levels of personal retirement savings increase, consumer, borrowing always increases correspondingly.
(b) The increased tax revenue the government would receive as a result of expansion would not offset the loss in revenue from personal income taxes during the first year of the plan.
(c) Even with tax incentives, some people will choose’ not to increase their levels of retirement savings.
(d) Bankers generally will not continue to lend money to businesses whose prospective earnings are insufficient to meet their load repayment schedules
(e) The modified tax structure would give all taxpayers, regardless of their incomes, the same tax savings for a given increase in their retirement savings.
Ans. c
Choose the most appropriate alternative (s) to complete/correct the following sentences.
29. If the roof ____, we all ____ die.
(a) fell, would
(b) fall, would
(c) fallen, would
(d) falling, would
Ans. a
30. As I reached home, I saw my sister _____ for help.
(a) to shout
(b) shouting
(c) shouted
(d) shout
Ans. b
31. If she ____ her identity card, she ____ in trouble.
(a) lose, would be
(b) loses, will be
(c) will lose, would be
(d) loses, would be
Ans. b
32. She held the umbrella _____ her head.
(a) on
(b) above
(c) over
(d) at
Ans. c
Each of the following idioms is followed by some alternatives. Choose the one which best expresses its meaning.
33. A snake in the grass
(a) Secret or hidden enemy
(b) Unforeseen happening
(c) Unrecognizable danger
(d) Unreliable person
Ans. a
34. To blaze trail
(a) To set on fire
(b) To be annoyed
(c) To vehemently oppose
(d) To initiate work in a movement
Ans. d
35. To blow hot and cold
(a) changing weather
(b) To be untrustworthy
(c) To be inconsistent
(d) To be rich and poor frequently
Ans. c
36. A green horn
(a) An envious lady
(b) A trainee
(c) An inexperienced man
(d) A soft-hearted man
Ans. c
Find out which underline pair (A, B C and D) of the following sentence has an error. If there is no error, mark E.
37. Drying a food by means b of solar energy is ancient c process applied d wherever food and climatic conditions make it possible. No Error e .
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Ans. c
38. Fiber is an important a element in b nutritrion, and aids in protecting c the digestive tract as d well. No Error e .
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Ans. e
39. Bicyclists a joy b riding across country c and though small towns d . No Error e
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Ans. d
40. The a cine camera has b become obsolete since its c invention of video recording technology d . No Error e
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Ans. c
41. Transplanting a organs such b hearts and kidneys has proved c easier than transplanting muscles d . No Error e
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Ans. b
Read the following information and answer the questions given below it:
* Seven students P, Q, R, S, T, U and V take a series of tests.
* No two students get similar marks.
* V always scores more than P.
P always scores more than Q.
* Each time either-R scores, the highest and T gets the least, or alternatively S score the highest and U or Q.
42. If R gets most, V should be ranked not lower than -
(a) Second
(b) Third
(c) Fourth
(d) Fifth
(e) Sixth
Ans. c
43. If S is ranked sixth and Q is ranked fifth, which of the following can be true?
(a) V is ranked first or fourth
(b) R is ranked second or third
(c) P is ranked second or fifth
(d) U is ranked third or fourth
(e) T is ranked fourth or fifth
Ans. d
44. If R is ranked second and Q is ranked fifth, which of the following must be true?
(a) S is ranked third
(b) T is ranked sixth
(c) P is ranked sixth
(d) V is ranked fourth
(e) U is ranked sixth
Ans. b
45. If S is ranked second, which of the following can be true?
(a) U gets more than V
(b) V gets more than S
(c) P gets more than R
(d) P gets more than V
(e) T gets more than Q
Ans. a
Read the following passage carefully and answer the question based on it.
From ‘apparel to aerospace’, ‘steel to software’, the pace of technological innovation is quickening. No longer can companies afford to miss generation of technology and expect to remain competitive. Adding to the pressure, innovations are increasingly crossing industry boundaries; a new fiber developed by the textile industry has potential for building materials and medical equipment. Some companies are adept at using a diversity of technologies to create new products that transform markets. But many other are floundering because they rely on a technology strategy that no longer works in such a fast changing environment. The difference between success and failure is not how much a company spends on research and development (R&D), but how it approaches it. There are two possible approaches. Either a company can invest in R&D that an older generation of technology the ‘break though’ approach-or its focus on combining existing technologies into hybrid technologies – the ‘technologies fusion’ approach. It blends incremental technical improvements from several previously separate field of technology to create products that revolutionise markets. In a world where the old maxim ‘one technology one industry’ no longer applies, a singular breakthrough strategy is inadequate; companies need to include both the breakthrough and fusion approaches in their technology strategy. Relying on breakthroughs alone fails because it focuses the R&D efforts to narrowly, ignoring the possibilities of combining technologies. Yet many western companies still rely almost exclusively – on the breakthrough approach. The reasons are complex: a distrust of outside innovations and not-invented here engineering and arrogance and aversion to sharing research results.
46. Which of the following is false according to the passage?
(a) Technological innovation is taking place at a fast pace
(b) All technological innovation are applicable in other industries
(c) Companies failing to adopt new technology may fall
(d) Companies which adopt technologies of other industries have an advantage
(e) Technology becomes obsolete in a fast changing environment.
Ans. b
47. What does the author want to highlight by using the example ‘apparel to aerospace’ and ‘steel to software
(a) Many industries are trying to improve technology
(b) His knowledge about the various industries
(c) The wide spread technological innovations
(d) The speed of the technological innovation
(e) None of these
Ans. c
48. Which of the following features of technology has been highlighted most prominently by the author of the passage?
(a) Its improper utilization by some companies
(b) The speed at which innovation are happening
(c) The expensed involved in developing technology
(d) The two approaches to adopting technology
(e) None of these
Ans. b
49. Which of the following has the same meaning as the word ‘generation’ as it has been used in-the passage?
(a) Family
(b) Class
(c) Offspring
(d) Phase
(e) Level
Ans. d
50. Which of the following would correctly reflect the position regarding the two approaches to technology adoption?
(a) Both the approaches are to be used at the same time
(b) ‘Breakthrough’ approach is only to be used
(c) ‘Technology fusion’ approach is only to be used
(d) ‘Breakthrough approach’ is preferable for many companies
(e) None of these
Ans. a