Read Pubali Bank Limited Officer/Senior Officer 2014 Exam
1. Which one is the association of Bank executives in Bangladesh _____?
(a) Bangladesh Association of Bankers
(b) Bankers Bangladeshis
(c) Association of Bankers Bangladesh Limited
(d) Association of Bankers Bangladesh
Ans. a
2. ‘ফল হয় কিন্তু ফুল ফোটে না এমন গাছ’ – কথাটিকে এক কথায় প্রকাশ করলে হয়-
(a) ওষধি
(b) বনস্পতি
(c) পরগাছা
(d) বোধিদ্রুম
Ans. a
3. If it requires 10 minutes to boil 5 eggs then how many minutes will it take to boil 10 eggs simultaneously?
(a) 10 minutes
(b) 20 minutes
(c) 15 minutes
(d) 18.67 minutes
Ans. a
4. ‘এক থেকে শুরু করে ক্রমাগত’ – একে এক কথায় প্রকাশ করলে হবে-
(a) ক্রমান্বয়ে
(b) ধারাবাহিকভাবে
(c) ক্রমানুসারে
(d) একাদিক্রমে
Ans. c
5. Along the short-run Phillips curve, if the actual rate of unemployment falls below the natural rate of unemployment
(a) the actual inflation will be equal to the expected inflation rate
(b) the actual inflation will be higher than the expected inflation rate
(c) the actual inflation will be lower than the expected inflation rate
(d) the expected inflation rate will fall to zero
Ans. b
6. Which one is the abbreviate from represents the regulatory body of insurance companies in Bangladesh?
(a) BIDA
(b) IDA
(c) IDRA
(d) IDAB
Ans. c
7. নিচের কোন বিপরীত শব্দযুগল শুদ্ধ নয়?
(a) উধ্ব-অধ
(b) আকাশ-পাতাল
(c) সম্মুখে-পেছনে
(d) ভিতর-বাহির
Ans. a
8. How many doctors are practicing in this town?
Statements:
I.      There is one doctor per seven hundred residents.
II.     There are 16 wards with each ward having as many doctors as the number of words.
(a) I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
(b) II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
(c) Either I or II is sufficient
(d) Neither I nor II is sufficient
Ans. d
9. When CPU is executing a program that is part of the Operating System, it is said to be in _____.
(a) interrupt mode
(b) System mode
(c) Simplex mode
(d) None of these above
Ans. b
10. নিচের কোনটি ‘অনুশীলন’ শব্দের সমার্থক নয়?
(a) রেওয়াজ
(b) মকশ
(c) তালিম
(d) তালাশ
Ans. d
11. The percentage profit earned by selling an article for Tk. 1920 is equal to the percentage loss incurred by selling the same article for Tk. 1280. At what price should the article be sold to make 25% profit?
(a) Tk. 2000
(b) Tk. 2200
(c) Tk. 2400
(d) Data inadequate
Ans. a
12. Rahim’s father has five sons namely Ten, Twenty, Thirty and Forty. What is the name of the fifth son?
(a) Fifty
(b) Forty Five
(c) One
(d) None of these
Ans. a
13. A sum of money at simple interest amounts to Tk. 815 in 3 years and to Tk. 854 in 4 years. The sum is:
(a) Tk. 650
(b) Tk. 690
(c) Tk. 698
(d) Tk. 700
Ans. c
14. A hard disk is divided into tracks which are further subdivided into:
(a) Clusters
(b) Sectors
(c) Vectors
(d) None of these above
Ans. b
15. The current per capital income of Bangladesh is:
(a) US$ 1230
(b) US$ 1044
(c) US$ 1190
(d) US$ 1390
Ans. c
16. Which of the following services does not normally use TCP?
(a) DNS
(b) HTTP
(c) FTP
(d) None of these above
Ans. d
17. Who among P, Q, T, V and M is exactly in the middle when they are arranged in ascending order of their heights?
Statements:
I.       V is taller than Q but shorter than M.
II.     T is taller than Q and M but shorter than P.
(a) I along is sufficient while II along is not sufficient
(b) II along is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
(c) Either I or II is sufficient
(d) Both I and II are sufficient
Ans. d
18. Which one of the following represent the binary equivalent of the decimal number 23?
(a) 01011
(b) 10111
(c) 10011
(d) None of these above
Ans. b
19. 4 mat-wavers can weave 4 mats in 4 days. At the same rate, how many mats would be woven by 8 mat-wavers in 8 days?
(a) 4
(b) 8
(c) 12
(d) 16
Ans. d
20. A courtyard 25 m long and 16 m broad is to be paved with bricks of dimension 20 cm by 10 cm. The total number of bricks required is:
(a) 18000
(b) 20000
(c) 25000
(d) None of these
Ans. b
21. Monetary policy will be most effective when
(a) interest sensitivity of demand for money is maximum
(b) interest sensitivity of demand for money is zero
(c) interest sensitivity of investment is zero
(d) there is a liquidity trap
Ans. a
22. Websites without a database attached to them have which of the following characteristics?
(a) The ability to generate data via SQL
(b) Static information using HTML or JavaScript
(c) The need to use TCP/IP as the network protocol
(d) None of these above
Ans. b
23. The primary job of the operating system of a computer is to
(a) Manage resources
(b) Provide utilities
(c) Provide communication interface
(d) None of these above
Ans. a
24. ‘যে বিষয়ে মতভেদ নেই এমন’ – এর এক কথায় প্রকাশ-
(a) ঐক্যমত্য
(b) অবিসংবাদিত
(c) মীমাংসিত
(d) নিরঙ্কুশ
Ans. a
25. নিচের কোনটি একবচন দৃষ্টান্ত নয়?
(a) মেয়েটি
(b) একজন কবি
(c) একটি জীবন
(d) বড়ো বড়ো গাছ
Ans. d
26. The length of a rectangle is twice its breadth. If its length is decreased by 5 cm and breadth is increased by 5 cm, the area of the rectangle is increased by 75 sq. cm. Find the length of the rectangle.
(a) 20 cm.
(b) 30 cm.
(c) 25 cm.
(d) 35 cm.
Ans. d
27. ‘অন্ধকে দর্পন দেখানো’ প্রবচনের অর্থ -
(a) অন্ধকে আলো দেখানো
(b) নির্বোধকে জ্ঞান দান
(c) অতি অহংকার
(d) অন্ধের যষ্টি
Ans. b
28. An organization is granted a block; one address is 2.2.2.64/20. The organization needs 10 subnets. What is the subnet prefix length?
(a) /20
(b) /24
(c) /23
(d) None of these above
Ans. b
29. নিচের কোনটি স্ত্রীলিঙ্গবাচক শব্দ নয়?
(a) সুখী
(b) শ্বশ্রূ
(c) প্রকৃতি
(d) একাদশী
Ans. a
30. ‘হয়’ শব্দের সমার্থক কোনটি?
(a) হাতি
(b) ঘোড়া
(c) ভালুক
(d) হরিণ
Ans. b
31. 36 men can complete a piece of work in 18 days. In how many days will 27 men complete the same work?
(a) 12
(b) 18
(c) 22
(d) 24
Ans. d
32. বাংলা একাডেমি বানান বিধি অনুসারে শুদ্ধ বানান কোনটি?
(a) উনত্রিশ
(b) উনচল্লিশ
(c) উনবিংশ
(d) উনিশ
Ans. b
33. What is the current Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) in Bangladesh?
(a) 6.0%
(b) 6.5%
(c) 5.5%
(d) 5.0%
Ans. b
34. DHCP is the abbreviation of-
(a) Dynamic Host Control Protocol
(b) Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
(c) Dynamic Hyper Control Protocol
(d) None of these above
Ans. b
35. ‘পিতার মৃত্যুর পর জন্ম হয়েছে যে সন্তানের’ – বাক্যটিকে সংকোচন করলে হবে-
(a) পিতৃপিতৃব্য
(b) মরণোত্তর জাতক
(c) অজ্ঞাত কুলশীল
(d) জারজ-জাতক
Ans. a
36. নিচের কোনটি বহুবচন বাচক শব্দ নয়?
(a) মালা
(b) দাম
(c) ফুল
(d) গ্রাম
Ans. d
37. When a plot is sold for Tk. 18,700, the owner loses 15%. At what price must plot be sold in order to gain 15%?
(a) Tk. 21,000
(b) Tk. 22,000
(c) Tk. 25,300
(d) Tk. 25,800
Ans. c
38. A student has to obtain 33% of the total marks to pass. He got 125 marks and failed by 40 marks. The maximum marks are
(a) 300
(b) 500
(c) 800
(d) 1000
Ans. b
39. A number, when 35 is subtracted from it, reduces to its 80 percent. What is the four-fifth of that number?
(a) 70
(b) 90
(c) 120
(d) 140
Ans. d
40. Bridge works in which layer of the OSI model?
(a) Application layer
(b) Transport layer
(c) Datalink layer
(d) None of these above
Ans. c
41. A can complete a journey in 10 hours. He travels first half of the journey at the rate of 21 km/hr and second half at the rate of 24km/hr. Find the total journey in km.
(a) 220 km
(b) 224 km
(c) 230 km
(d) 234 km
Ans.
42. In a fruit shop there are six apples. You take away four of those. How many apples do you have now?
(a) 2
(b) 6
(c) 5
(d) 4
Ans. d
43. নিচের কোনটির লিঙ্গান্তর অশুদ্ধ?
(a) অবল-অবলা
(b) বাসন্তী-বসন্ত
(c) ধাতা-ধাত্রী
(d) অভাবী-অভাব
Ans. d
44. The ‘Silk Road’ in the ancient period means
(a) Linking China with the West
(b) Linking Japan with the West
(c) Linking India with the West
(d) Linking Indonesia with the West
Ans. a
45. If 3 men or 6 boys can do a piece of work in 10 days, working 7 hours a day; how many day will it take to compete a piece of work twice as large with 6 men and 2 boys working together for 8 hours a day?
(a) 6
(b) 7.5
(c) 8.5
(d) 9
Ans. b
46. In which year was Aunik born?
Statements:
I.      Aunik at present is 25 years younger to his mother. .
II.     Aunik’s brother, who was born in 1964, is 35 years younger to his mother.
(a) I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
(b) II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
(c) Neither I nor II is sufficient
(d) Both I and II are sufficient
Ans. d
47. Which organization defines the Web Standards?
(a) Microsoft Corporation
(b) IBM Corporation
(c) World Wide Web Consortium
(d) None of these above
Ans. c
48. নিচের কোনটিতে বহু বচনের অপপ্রয়োগ ঘটেছে?
(a) ফুলদল দিয়া কাটিয়া কি বিধাতা শাম্মলী তরুবরে?
(b) সকল পণ্ডিতেরা অহংকারি হন না।
(c) ছেলেরা ফুটবল খেলছে।
(d) সমুদয় পরীক্ষার্থীকে অভিনন্দন।
Ans. b
49. If the following number pattern continues, what numbers will come next?
50, 30, 40, 20, 30, …..
(a) 10, 20
(b) 20, 0
(c) 30, 50
(d) 40, 20
Ans. a
50. Which of the following countries is an observer of WTO?
(a) Russia
(b) Senegal
(c) Luxembourg
(d) Sudan
Ans. d
51. Peter purchased a machine for Tk. 80,000 and spent Tk. 5000 on repair and Tk. 1000 on transport and sold it with 25% profit. At what price did he sell the machine?
(a) Tk. 1,05,100
(b) Tk. 1,06,250
(c) Tk. 1,07,500
(d) Tk. 1,17,500
Ans. c
52. How long is an IPv6 address?
(a) 32 bits
(b) 128 bits
(c) 64 bits
(d) None of these above
Ans. b
53. Which of the following is used to transfer files?
(a) HTTP
(b) FTP
(c) HTML
(d) None of these above
Ans. b
54. The length of a rectangular plot is 60% more than its breath. If the difference between the length and the breadth of the rectangle is 24 cm, what is the area of that rectangle?
(a) 2400 sq. cm
(b) 2480 sq. cm
(c) 2560 sq. cm
(d) Data inadequate
Ans. c
55. Suppose the initially the nominal rate of interest is 8 percent and the expected rate of inflation percent. If the expected rate of inflation increases to 8 percent what will be the new nominal in rate?
(a) 3 percent
(b) 8 percent
(c) 11 percent
(d) 16 percent
Ans. b
56. The simple interest on a sum of money at 8% per annum for 6 years is half the sum. The sum is:
(a) Tk. 4800
(b) Tk. 6000
(c) Tk. 8000
(d) Data inadequate
Ans. d
57. The ratio between the length and the perimeter of a rectangular plot is 1:3. What is the ratio between the length and breadth of the plot?
(a) 1 : 2
(b) 2 : 1
(c) 3 : 2
(d) Data inadequate
Ans. b
58. If 7 spider make 7 webs in 7 days, then 1spider will make 1 web in how many days?
(a) 1
(b) 7 2
(c) 7
(d) 49
Ans. c
59. Which organization of World Bank is known as the Soft-Loan-Window
(a) IFC
(b) EDI
(c) IDA
(d) IBRD
Ans. c
60. Which of the following is NOT a peripheral device?
(a) Matherboard
(b) Scanner
(c) Monitor
(d) None of these above
Ans. a
61. What is the area of the triangle BCD?
Layer 1 A B C D E 10 6 8 13 5 12
(a) 40
(b) 42
(c) 44
(d) 48
Ans. d
62. If the central bank buys governments securities in the open market, the supply curve of real money will shift to the
(a) left, and the interest rate will rise
(b) left, and the interest rate will fall
(c) right, and the interest rate will rise
(d) right, and the interest rate will fall
Ans. d
63. Which of the following transactions will not be recorded in Bangladesh’s balance of payments?
(a) Bangladesh exports tea to UK
(b) Bangladesh imports Toyota cars from Japan
(c) Bangladesh gets foreign aid from Japan
(d) Government of Bangladesh finances its deflect by borrowing from Bangladesh Bank
Ans. d
64. A tradesman sold and article at a loss of 20%. If the selling price had been increased by Tk. 100, there would have been again of 5%. What was the cost price of the article?
(a) Tk. 400
(b) Tk. 500
(c) Tk. 550
(d) Tk. 600
Ans. a
65. Nasdaq is the name of a
(a) Stock Market in the USA
(b) Stock Market in the UK
(c) Stock Market in Germany
(d) Superstore in the UK
Ans. a
66. নিচের কোন শব্দের লিঙ্গান্তর হয় না?
(a) রাঁধুনি
(b) সতীন
(c) কবি
(d) আচার্য
Ans. b
67. নিচের কোনটি ‘সূর্য’ শব্দের সমার্থক নয়?
(a) অচিরাংমশু
(b) রবি
(c) দিবাকর
(d) প্রভাকর
Ans. a
68. ‘অল্পজলের মাছ’ প্রবচনটির মানে -
(a) নিতান্তই বোকা
(b) অসার ব্যক্তি
(c) ভয়ংকর স্বভাব
(d) ঘাঁই মারার জন্য প্রস্তুত
Ans. a
69. The Secretariat of the SAARC Food Bank is located in _____.
(a) Bhutan
(b) Nepal
(c) India
(d) Bangladesh
Ans. c
70. Each character on the keyboard of computer has an ASCII value which stands for
(a) American Standard Code for Information Interchange
(b) American Stock Code for Information Interchange
(c) American Standard Code for Information interfere
(d) None of these above
Ans. a
71. Five persons – A, B, C, D and E are sitting in a row. Who is sitting in the middle?
Statements:
I.     B os between E and C. .
II.    B is to the right of E. .
III.   D is between A and E.
(a) Only I and II
(b) Only II and III
(c) Only I and III
(d) All I, II and III
Ans. d
72. Which of the following is no a leap year?
(a) 700
(b) 800
(c) 1200
(d) 2000
Ans. a
73. Which type of Bank Account allows “Overdraft Facility” to the depositors?
(a) Current Account
(b) Saving Account
(c) FDR Account
(d) Recurring Deposit Account
Ans. a
74. ‘ঝি’-র সমার্থক শব্দ কোনটি?
(a) ঠাকুরঝি
(b) বনিতা
(c) শ্বশ্রূ
(d) সুতা
Ans. d
75. What percentage of numbers from 1 to 70 have squares that end in the digit 1?
(a) 1
(b) 14
(c) 20
(d) 21
Ans. c
76. If x% of y is equal to z, what percent of z is x?
(a) y² 100
(b) y 100²
(c) 100 y
(d) 100² y
Ans. d
77. How many children does M have? ?
Statements:
I.      H is the only daughter of X who is wife of M.
II.     K and J are brothers of M.
(a) I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
(b) II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
(c) Either I or II is sufficient
(d) Neither I nor II is sufficient
Ans. a
78. From what location are the 1st computer instructions available on boot up?
(a) ROM BIOS
(b) CPU
(c) boot.ini
(d) None of these above
Ans. a
79. ‘অলীক’ শব্দের বিপরীত শব্দ কোনটি?
(a) লৌকিক
(b) তিলক
(c) বাস্তব
(d) ভৌতিক
Ans. c
80. ‘অতি মেঘ অনাবৃষ্টি’ প্রবচনটির অর্থ -
(a) অকারণ অনাসৃষ্টি
(b) অতি মেঘের কারণে বিপর্যয়
(c) অতি বৃষ্টির বিড়ম্বনা
(d) মেঘের আড়ম্বর হলেই বৃষ্টি হয় না
Ans. d
Choose the correctly spelt word:
81. .
(a) erroniously
(b) erroneusly
(c) erroneously
(d) erroniosly
Ans. c
82. .
(a) demmurage
(b) demurrage
(c) demarrage
(d) demurage
Ans. b
83. .
(a) acquaintnce
(b) acquantance
(c) acquaintance
(d) acquentence
Ans. c
Choose the one that can be substituted for the given words/sentences.
84. A person with a long experience of any occupation.
(a) veteran
(b) genius
(c) seasoned
(d) ambidextrous
Ans. a
85. Fear of being enclosed in a small closed space.
(a) agoraphobia
(b) claustrophobia
(c) xenophobia
(d) paranoia
Ans. b
Choose the one which best replaces the highlighted phrase.
86. His apology does not absolve him for the sins.
(a) does not absolve him off the sins
(b) did not absolve him for the sins
(c) does not absolve him of the sins
(d) No improvement
Ans. c
87. Adversities bring in the best worst in different human beings.
(a) brings out the best and the worst
(b) bring about the best and worst
(c) bring out best and worst
(d) No improvement
Ans. a
Choose the word(s) that best completes the relationship similar to that the given pair.
88. Impromptu : Rehearsal :: _____ : _____
(a) Numerical : Calculation
(b) Calculation : Calculator
(c) Offhand : Premeditation
(d) Makeshift : Fortitude
Ans. c
89. Incubator : Infant:: _____ : _____
(a) Hive : Bee
(b) Greenhouse : Plant
(c) Bullet : Revolver
(d) Goalkeeper : Goalpost
Ans. b
90. Sap : Vitality :: _____ : _____
(a) Drain : Resolve
(b) Bore : Tedium
(c) Enhance : Allure
(d) Examine : Opinion
Ans. a
Select the appropriate word from the given options to complete the sentence.
91. No one can say for sure how _____ the awards have been.
(a) determined
(b) effective
(c) reducible
(d) effervescent
Ans. b
92. Man is still a _____ in the labour market.
(a) glut
(b) possibility
(c) commodity
(d) provision
Ans. a
93. He is an amateur _____ stenography.
(a) for
(b) in
(c) by
(d) of
Ans. b
94. The accelerated growth of public employment ____ the dramatic expansion of budgets and programmes.
(a) parallels
(b) contains
(c) revolves
(d) escapes
Ans. a
95. The blind man was feeling _____ the table.
(a) in
(b) for
(c) by
(d) out
Ans. b
96. He does not work with his hands, he works _____ the machine.
(a) with
(b) by
(c) at
(d) on
Ans. a
Select the one that is nearest in meaning to the given word.
97. ACUMEN
(a) beauty
(b) appearance
(c) insight
(d) distaste
Ans. c
98. ABASE
(a) low
(b) peaceful
(c) humble
(d) cruel
Ans. a
Select the one that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
99. Assuage
(a) resolve
(b) decrease
(c) separate
(d) irritate
Ans. d
100. Admonition
(a) warning
(b) threat
(c) fear
(d) request
Ans. d