First Security Islami Bank Limited Probationary Officer 2009

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	1. Equal amounts of water were poured into two empty jars of different capacities, which made one jar $\frac{1}{4}$ full and the other jar $\frac{1}{3}$ 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?
	(a) $\frac{1}{3}$
	(b) $\frac{1}{4}$
	(c) $\frac{1}{2}$
	(d) $\frac{1}{5}$
	(e) None of these
	Ans. e
	2. Karakas is the capital city of:
	(a) Venezuela
	(b) Czechoslovakia
	(c) Honduras
	(d) Lithuania
	(e) None of these
	Ans. a
	3. 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?
	(a) Tk. 1, 04, 0000
	(b) Tk. 90,000
	(c) Tk. 40,000
	(d) Tk. 80,000
	(e) None of these
	Ans. e
	4. Where is the Mazar of Hazart Ali (R) located?
	(a) UAE
	(b) Saudi Arabia
	(c) Moscow
	(d) Iraq
	(e) None of these
	Ans. d
	5. 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
	6. 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?
	(a) $280.90
	(b) $287
	(c) $292.50
	(d) $306
	(e) None of these
	Ans. d
	7. It is necessary to be _____ while dealing with mounting outstanding loans.
	(a) confident
	(b) aggressive
	(c) active
	(d) bold
	(e) prudent
	Ans. e
	8. It is hardly worthwhile ____ invest more time ____ this matter.
	(a) to, at
	(b) for, to
	(c) to, on
	(d) for, on
	(e) to, for
	Ans. c
	9. The _____ option left for you is not an option at all.
	(a) prime
	(b) only
	(c) first
	(d) best
	(e) worst
	Ans. b
	10. 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?
	(a) 3
	(b) 0
	(c) 15
	(d) 4
	(e) None of these
	Ans. a
	11. 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?
	(a) 5
	(b) 6
	(c) 10
	(d) 15
	(e) None of these
	Ans. a
	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 -
	(a) 20%
	(b) 19%
	(c) 18%
	(d) 11%
	(e) None of these
	Ans. b
	13. 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?
	(a) 12x
	(b) 48x
	(c) 24x
	(d) 36x
	(e) None of these
	Ans. b
	14. 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
	15. The country known as the Land of the Rising Sun is:
	(a) Singapore
	(b) Hong Kong
	(c) Japan
	(d) Bangladesh
	(e) None of these
	Ans. c
	16. 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
	17. The permanent secretariat of the SAARC is located at:
	(a) Kathmandu
	(b) Colombo
	(c) New Delhi
	(d) Dhaka
	(e) None of these
	Ans. a
	18. 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?
	(a) 50 miles
	(b) 100 miles
	(c) 500 miles
	(d) 700 miles
	(e) None of these
	Ans. c
	19. If Rahim was 32 years old 8 years ago, how old was he x years ago?
	(a) x - 40
	(b) x - 24
	(c) 40 - x
	(d) 24 - x
	(e) None of these
	Ans. c
	20. The earlier name of Sri Lanka was:
	(a) Tamilnadu
	(b) Ceylon
	(c) Sin Hua
	(d) Jafna
	(e) None of these
	Ans. b
	21. He _____ pursued the implementation of the project.
	(a) arrogantly
	(b) absolutely
	(c) doggedly
	(d) instinctively
	(e) increasing
	Ans. c
	22. To produce an old photograph, a photograph charges x dollars to make a negative, $\frac{3x}{5}$ dollars for each of the first 10 prints, and $\frac{x}{5}$ dollars for each print in excess of 10 prints from an old phothgraph, how many dollars the photographer charges to make a negative?
	(a) 3
	(b) 3.5
	(c) 4
	(d) 4.5
	(e) None of these
	Ans. e
	23. The country which ranks second in terms of land area is:
	(a) China
	(b) Canada
	(c) Russia
	(d) USA
	(e) None of these
	Ans. b
	24. The largest ocean of the world is the:
	(a) Atlantic
	(b) Pacific
	(c) Indian
	(d) Gulf
	(e) None of these
	Ans. b
	25. 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?
	(a) 73
	(b) 63
	(c) 53
	(d) 50
	(e) None of these
	Ans. b
	26. If k is divisible by2, 3, and 15, which of the following is also divisible by these numbers?
	(a) k + 5
	(b) k + 15
	(c) k + 20
	(d) k + 30
	(e) None of these
	Ans. d
	27. f two sides of the triangle below have lengths 5 and 6, the perimeter of the triangle could be which of the following? I. 11 II. 15 III.24
	(a) I only
	(b) II only
	(c) III only
	(d) II and III only
	(e) None of these
	Ans. b
	28. The American General who led the revolt against the British & Declared American independence was:
	(a) Colin Powel
	(b) George Washington
	(c) Bill Clinton
	(d) George Bush
	(e) None of these
	Ans. b
	29. Who developed the small pox vaccination?
	(a) Eduard Jenner
	(b) Alexander Fleming
	(c) Albert Einstein
	(d) Isaac Newton
	(e) None of these
	Ans. a
	30. 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?
	(a) c = (5 + 2.25)r
	(b) c = 5r + 2.25
	(c) c = 5 + 2.25r
	(d) c = + (5 – 2.25)r
	(e) None of these
	Ans. c
	31. Sarah needs to make a cake and some cookies. The cakes requires $\frac{3}{8}$ cup of sugar and the cookies require $\frac{3}{5}$ cup of sugar. Sharah has $\frac{15}{16}$ cups of sugar. Does she have enough sugar or how much more does she need?
	(a) has enough sugar
	(b) needs $\frac{1}{8}$ of a cup of sugar
	(c) needs $\frac{3}{80}$ of a cup of sugar
	(d) needs $\frac{6}{19}$ of a cup of sugar
	(e) None of these
	Ans. c
	32. In Muslim Law, a daughter get what percentage fo the parent’s property comparted to that of a son?
	(a) 20%
	(b) 50%
	(c) 30%
	(d) 23%
	(e) None of these
	Ans. c
	33. 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 -
	(a) Tk 40 & Tk. 42
	(b) Tk 39 & Tk. 41
	(c) Tk 33 & Tk. 40
	(d) Tk 37 & Tk. 39
	(e) None of these
	Ans. b
	34. 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?
	(a) 5
	(b) 4
	(c) 6
	(d) 3
	(e) None of these
	Ans. a
	35. 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?
	(a) $\frac{1}{8}$
	(b) $\frac{2}{9}$
	(c) $\frac{2}{7}$
	(d) $\frac{3}{8}$
	(e) None of these
	Ans. d
	36. 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?
	(a) 2 hours
	(b) 4 $\frac{1}{2}$ hours
	(c) 5 $\frac{3}{4}$ hours
	(d) 6 hours
	(e) None of these
	Ans. b
	37. The Holy Quran has ____ chapters (‘paras’)
	(a) 29
	(b) 30
	(c) 16
	(d) 75
	(e) None of these
	Ans. b
	38. If there are 300 calories in 10 grams of a food, how many calories are there I a 30-gram portion of that food?
	(a) 90
	(b) 100
	(c) 900
	(d) 1000
	(e) None of these
	Ans. a
	39. The industrial Revolution stated in:
	(a) England
	(b) Germany
	(c) USA
	(d) Italy
	(e) None of these
	Ans. a
	40. The Japanese call their country:
	(a) Nipun
	(b) Osaka
	(c) Nippon
	(d) Toyta
	(e) None of these
	Ans. c
	41. The country famous for Samba dance is:
	(a) Brazil
	(b) Argentina
	(c) Peru
	(d) Bolivia
	(e) None of these
	Ans. a
	42. 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?
	(a) 25
	(b) 34
	(c) 40
	(d) 46
	(e) None of these
	Ans. c
	43. Eskimos hunt using a dog-driven vehicle called:
	(a) Cart
	(b) Bus
	(c) Sledge
	(d) Snow Cart
	(e) None of these
	Ans. c
	44. Name of the first Mu-Azzin in Islam was:
	(a) Hazrat Imam Bukhari (R)
	(b) Hazrat Belal (R)
	(c) Hazrat Ali (R)
	(d) Hazrat Hasan (R)
	(e) None of theseb
	Ans. b
	45. What is the percentage of the value of gold or property a person has to pay when he/she is entitled to pay Zakat?
	(a) 1%
	(b) 5%
	(c) 2%
	(d) 2.5%
	(e) None of these
	Ans. d
	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. SUPERIMPOSE : ABOVE
	(a) focus : inside
	(b) insert : between
	(c) permeate : beside
	(d) fuse : behind
	(e) None of these
	Ans. b
	47. FLOCK : BIRDS
	(a) pool : water
	(b) school : fish
	(c) stray : dogs
	(d) pack : cats
	(e) None of these
	Ans. b
	48. LAZY : INDOLENT
	(a) introvert : sociable
	(b) work : toil
	(c) novice : veteran
	(d) stubborn : obstinate
	(e) None of these
	Ans. d
	49. TEACHER : CERTIFICATION
	(a) drive : license
	(b) librarian : book
	(c) mechanic : tool
	(d) architect : blueprint
	(e) None of these
	Ans. a
	50. HEAT : CALORIES
	(a) exercise : energy
	(b) liquid : gallons
	(c) stream : force
	(d) lamp : watts
	(e) None of these
	Ans. b
	Instruction: From each of sentences/phrases, select the correct option.
	51. 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
	52. SET 5
	(a) Actions speak louder than words.
	(b) Action speak louder than words.
	(c) The actions speak much louder than words.
	(d) An action speak louder than words.
	(e) None of these
	Ans. a
	53. SET 4
	(a) You have achieve much more than expected.
	(b) You achieved much more then expected.
	(c) You have achieved more than what we expected.
	(d) You have achieved too much than what we expected.
	(e) None of these
	Ans. c
	54. SET 2
	(a) Beside being clever, she is very perceptive.
	(b) Besides being clever, she is very perceptive.
	(c) Beside being clever, she is also perceptive.
	(d) Aside being clever, she is very perceptive.
	(e) None of these
	Ans. b
	55. SET 1
	(a) It is further from here.
	(b) It is still further from here.
	(c) What you say is far from the truth.
	(d) It is far here.
	(e) None of these
	Ans. d
	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. Perception is $\frac{all}{a}$ $\frac{about}{b}$ $\frac{what}{c}$ you $\frac{want to}{d}$ see! $\frac{No Error}{e}$ .
	(a) .
	(b) .
	(c) .
	(d) .
	(e) .
	Ans. e
	57. A person, authoritative $\frac{in}{a}$ nature, $\frac{will}{b}$ never settle $\frac{for}{c}$ status $\frac{quo}{d}$ . $\frac{No Error}{e}$ .
	(a) .
	(b) .
	(c) .
	(d) .
	(e) .
	Ans. e
	58. Your progress report $\frac{show}{a}$ you $\frac{have}{b}$ $\frac{more}{c}$ things to $\frac{learn}{d}$ . $\frac{No Error}{e}$ .
	(a) .
	(b) .
	(c) .
	(d) .
	(e) .
	Ans. a
	59. It is $\frac{easier}{a}$ $\frac{said}{b}$ $\frac{then}{c}$ $\frac{done}{d}$ . $\frac{No Error}{e}$ .
	(a) .
	(b) .
	(c) .
	(d) .
	(e) .
	Ans. c
	60. Diversification is a $\frac{strategy}{a}$ to $\frac{investing}{b}$ in $\frac{many}{c}$ $\frac{unrelated}{d}$ businesses. $\frac{No Error}{e}$ .
	(a) .
	(b) .
	(c) .
	(d) .
	(e) .
	Ans. b
	Instruction: Select the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
	61. Writing a beautiful sonnet is as much an achievement as to finished a 400 novel.
	(a) it is to finished
	(b) finishing
	(c) if to finish
	(d) to have finished
	(e) None of these
	Ans. b
	62. The principle reason for our failure was quite apparent to those whom had thought into the venture.
	(a) to them who
	(b) to them whom
	(c) to those who
	(d) to the ones who
	(e) None of these
	Ans. b
	63. Using it wisely, leisure promotes health, efficiency and happiness.
	(a) Because of usefulness
	(b) Having used it wisely
	(c) If used wisely
	(d) Because it is used wisely
	(e) None of these
	Ans. c
	64. Her brother, along with her parents, insist that she remains in school.
	(a) are insisting
	(b) were insisting
	(c) insists
	(d) he thought who
	(e) None of these
	Ans. c
	65. He interviewed several candidates, who he thought had the experience and qualifications the position required.
	(a) whom he thought
	(b) of whom he thought
	(c) which he thought
	(d) he thought who
	(e) None of these
	Ans. e
	Instruction: Select the word that is synonymous to the underlined word or phrase in each sentence.
	66. He has a natural aversion toward duplicity.
	(a) affinity
	(b) attraction
	(c) distaste
	(d) tendency
	(e) inclination
	Ans. c
	67. The doctors are baffled why the patient is taking so long to recuperate.
	(a) confused
	(b) worried
	(c) shocked
	(d) indifferent
	(e) stunned
	Ans. e
	68. Assertive people are generally more decisive.
	(a) Docile
	(b) Articulate
	(c) Confident
	(d) Intelligent
	(e) Compliant
	Ans. c
	69. The reduced commuting time was an additional perk that came with his new job.
	(a) communicating
	(b) traveling
	(c) working
	(d) supervising
	(e) administrative
	Ans. b
	70. It is his nature to belittle his opponents when faced with criticism.
	(a) avoid
	(b) demand
	(c) annoy
	(d) stop
	(e) astound
	Ans. b

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