Read Mercantile Bank Limited Probationary Officer– 2011 Exam
1. When does the Fiscal Year start is Bangladesh?
(a) 1 January
(b) 1 June
(c) 30 June
(d) 1 July
(e) None of these
Ans. d
2. Shabnam, a student of science group, is reviewing her algebra quiz. She has determined that one of her solutions is incorrect. which one is it?
(a) 2x + 5 (x-1) = 9, x = 2
(b) P – 3 (p-5)=10, p = 2.5
(c) 4y+3y=28, y = 4
(d) t - 2t - 3t = 32 ,t = 8
(e) None of these
Ans. d
3. The sum of the non- prime numbers between 40 and 50, non-inclusive, is -
(a) 131
(b) 176
(c) 405
(d) 274
(e) None of these
Ans. a
4. Which of the following equations has a root in common with x 2 - 6x – 5 = 0?
(a) x 2 – x - 2= 0
(b) 2 x 2 – 2 = 0
(c) x 2 - 2x – 3 = 0
(d) x 2 - 10x = 0
(e) None of these
Ans. b
5. Mrs. Hena needs to makes a cake and some cookies.The cake requires 3 8 3/8 cup of sugar and the cookies require. 3 5 cup of suger. Mrs. Hena has 15 16 cups of sugar. Does she have enough sugar, or how much more does she need?
(a) She has enough sugar
(b) She needs 1 8 1/8 of a cup of sugar
(c) She needs 3 80 3/80 of a cup of sugar
(d) She needs 1 16 1/16 of a cup of sugar
(e) None of these
Ans. c
6. Three athletes X, Y and Z start running around a circular track of length 60 m from the same point simultaneously in the same direction at speeds of 3 m/s, 5 m/s and 9 m/s respectively. After how long will they meet for the first time after they started running?
(a) 45 sec
(b) 15 sec
(c) 60 sec
(d) 30 sec
(e) None of these
Ans. c
7. Tk. 10,000 is divided among Jaju, Setu, Roji and joi by 1: 2: 3: 4: ratio. How much money did Setu get?
(a) Tk. 1,000
(b) Tk. 2,000
(c) Tk. 3000
(d) Tk. 4,000
(e) None of these
Ans. b
8. 60% of the students of a collage are male. 60% of the male in the college speck French and 40% of the students of the college speck French. What percent of the female in the college do not speak French?
(a) 40 %
(b) 90%
(c) 10%
(d) 36%
(e) None of these
Ans. d
9. A shopkeeper makes a loss of 12 % by selling an item at 80% of its marked price. What will be the percent profit made by the shopkeeper if he sells the item as 95% of its marked price?
(a) 5% profit
(b) 4.5% profit
(c) 5% loss
(d) 1% loss
(e) None of these
Ans. b
10. A rectangular field of 200m by 120m has two roads running along its centre, one along the length and the other along the width. If the width of the roads is 15m, what is the area covered by the two roads.
(a) 1575 sq.m.
(b) 1600 sq.m.
(c) 1550 sq.m
(d) 400 sq.m.
(e) None of these
Ans. a
11. If both 13 2 and 3 3 are factors of the number 4 3 × 6 2 × Z × 8 11 811, then what is the smallest possible value of Z ?
(a) 507
(b) 369
(c) 1521
(d) 4563
(e) None of these
Ans.
12. Which organization publishes the ‘Banglapedia’?
(a) Bangla Academy
(b) University of Dhaka
(c) Sishu Academy
(d) Shilpakala Academy
(e) None of these
Ans. e
13. Goni went to market with certain amount of money. With this money he can buy either 50 apples or 40 pears. He retains 10% of the money for bus fare and buys 20 peras. How many apples can he buy?
(a) 18
(b) 30
(c) 15
(d) 20
(e) None of these
Ans. d
14. A retail store regularly sells stock at a discount of 25% to 40%. If an additional 25% were deducted from the discount price during, a special sale, what would be the lowest possible price of an item costing Tk. 140 before any discount?
(a) Tk. 63
(b) Tk. 84
(c) Tk. 78.75
(d) Tk. 49
(e) None of these
Ans. a
15. Mr. Ramzan, owner of a department store, decided to raise the price of a particular item by exactly 10%. Of the following which cannot be the new price?
(a) Tk. 11.00
(b) Tk. 8.80
(c) Tk. 57.30
(d) Tk. 78.10
(e) None of these
Ans. C
16. How much longer is required to drive on mile at 60 miles/hour than at 100 miles/hour?
(a) 30 seconds
(b) 40 seconds
(c) 28 seconds
(d) 25 seconds
(e) None of these
Ans. e
17. What term is used for Money borrowed or lent between Banks for a day or overnight?
(a) Broad Money
(b) Narrow Money
(c) Rented Money
(d) Call Money
(e) None of these
Ans. d
18. Among the 120 student of class, numbered 1 to 120, all even numbered students opt for Bangla, whose numbers are divisible by 5 opt for English and those numbers are divisible by 7 opt for Math. How many opt for none of these three subjects?
(a) 19
(b) 41
(c) 57
(d) 26
(e) None of these
Ans. e
19. Where is Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) located?
(a) Dhaka
(b) Mymensingh
(c) Gazipur
(d) Sylhet
(e) None of these
Ans. c
20. Who is the architect of the National parliament Building of Bangladesh?
(a) Dominic Stros kahn
(b) F. R Khan
(c) Ismail khan
(d) Louis I. khan
(e) None of these
Ans. d
21. From which year has the International Mother Language Day been observed?
(a) 1998
(b) 1999
(c) 2000
(d) 2001
(e) None of these
Ans. c
22. At a certain high school, the respective weights for the following subjects are: General Math 3, Bangla 3, History 2, Science 2 and Art 1. What is a student’s average whose marks were the following: Geometry 89, Bangla Literature 92, History 94, Biology 81, and Sculpture 85?
(a) 85.7
(b) 90.2
(c) 87.5
(d) 88.9
(e) None of these
Ans.
23. From 7: 00 AM to 11:00 AM it rained 2.25 inches. At 11.00 AM the rain increased to fall at a rate of 1.25 inches every two hours. How many inches of rain landed on the ground by 5.00 PM?
(a) 6 inches
(b) 7 inches
(c) 5.5 inches
(d) 9 inches
(e) None of these
Ans. e
24. After the USA, which of the following has the largest economy of the world?
(a) England
(b) Russia
(c) Japan
(d) China
(e) None of these
Ans. e
25. In issuing share of a company, what does ‘IPO’ mean?
(a) Investment Permission Order
(b) Interested Person’s Offer
(c) International Procurement Order
(d) Initial Public Offering
(e) None of these
Ans. d
26. How many districts are there in Rajshahi division?
(a) 8
(b) 16
(c) 17
(d) 10
(e) None of these
Ans. a
27. Jony weights twice as much as Suzan’s weight is 60% of Sami’s weight. Manik’s weight is 50% of Lynda’s weight. Lynda weights 190 % of jony’s weight. Which of these 5 people weight the least?
(a) Suzan
(b) Manik
(c) Lynda
(d) Sami
(e) None of these
Ans. a
28. When was the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) established?
(a) 1955
(b) 1990
(c) 1995
(d) 1998
(e) None of these
Ans. c
29. Sobuj bought three pieces of material. The first piece is 1 year 2 feet 6 inches long, the second piece is 2 yards 1 feet 5 inches long, and the third piece is 4 yards 2 feet 7 inches long. If the cost of the material is Tk.36 per yard, how much did Sobuj spent?
(a) Tk. 324
(b) Tk. 342
(c) Tk. 350
(d) Tk. 330
(e) None of these
Ans. d
30. In a certain fashion house, which has four sizes of a specific shirt, there is one-third as many small shirts as medium shirts, and ½ as many large shirts as small shirts. If there are as many X-large shirts as large shirts, what percent of the shirts in the store are medium?
(a) 30%
(b) 40%
(c) 50%
(d) 60%
(e) None of these
Ans. c
31. Which of the following is the target year to achieve the Millennium Development Goal (MDG)?
(a) 2015
(b) 2020
(c) 2021
(d) 2025
(e) None of these
Ans. a
32. When was the flag of Bangladesh first raised?
(a) March 2,1971
(b) March 7,1971
(c) March 25,1971
(d) March 26,1971
(e) None of these
Ans. a
33. The arithmetic mean of the 5 consecutive integers starting with ‘p’ is ‘q’ what is the arithmetic mean of 9 consecutive integers that start with (P+2)?
(a) 2 + p + q
(b) 2 + q
(c) 2q + 2
(d) 4 + q
(e) None of these
Ans. d
34. Where is the Head Quarter of UN women located?
(a) Paris
(b) New York
(c) London
(d) Rome
(e) None of these
Ans. b
35. In which year was the BDT 1,000 Note first introduced?
(a) 2008
(b) 2009
(c) 2010
(d) 1999
(e) None of these
Ans. a
36. A garments factory employs 3 categories of works K. M and N. The efficiency of the 3 categories of workers to do a specific task is in the ratio of 3:5:6 respectively and the factory employs 15 of category K, 12 of category M and 3 of category N. If the total wages paid to the entire group of 30 works is Tk. 492 per hour, what will be the wages earned by a category N worker for an 8-hour day?
(a) Tk. 144
(b) Tk. 72
(c) Tk. 192
(d) Tk. 576
(e) None of these
Ans. b
37. In which country in ‘Bengazi’ located?
(a) Tunisia
(b) Egypt
(c) Libya
(d) Afghanistan
(e) None of these
Ans. c
38. In the history of the world Cup Cricket, who is the only player to take four wickets in four consecutive deliveries?
(a) Lasith Malinga
(b) Brett Lee
(c) Wasim Akram
(d) Anil Kumble
(e) None of these
Ans. a
39. During a sale, a furniture shop gives 50% of on the retail price of a desk. On Friday, it gives an additional 20% off on all furniture. The desk’s retail price was Tk. 320. How much will the desk cost on Friday?
(a) Tk.118
(b) Tk. 128
(c) Tk. 96
(d) Tk. 115
(e) None of these
Ans. b
40. In a 100 m race, jami beats Rony by 4 sec. If Jami allowed Rony to start 16 m ahead of him, them Jami and Rony reach the finishing point at the same time. How long does jami take to run the 100 m race?
(a) 24 sec
(b) 21 sec
(c) 20 sec
(d) 20.5 sec
(e) None of these
Ans. b
Fill in the Gaps
Instruction: Select the word(s)phrase(s) that appropriately fill(s) in each sentence.
41. The decorations were up ___ spring ____ fall.
(a) to, from
(b) between, to
(c) from, between
(d) from, until
(e) None of these
Ans. a
42. He is popular _____ all _____ his goodness.
(a) on, for
(b) with, for
(c) of, with
(d) by, by
(e) None of these
Ans. b
43. It’s no use ____ about it.
(a) worrying
(b) to worry
(c) for worry
(d) worry
(e) None of these
Ans. a
44. Van Gogh ____ beautiful sketches before he painted them.
(a) drawn
(b) drew
(c) has draw
(d) drawn
(e) None of these
Ans. e
45. You have to raise your voice a little when talking to him. He’s a little ------.
(a) penny pincher
(b) hard of hearing
(c) cat out of the bag
(d) cry wolf
(e) None of these
Ans. b
Finding the Alien one from a list of words
Instruction: For each question, find the alien word from each list.
46.
(a) Dulcet
(b) Discordant
(c) Strident
(d) Raucous
(e) Guttural
Ans. e
47.
(a) controlling
(b) Totalitarian
(c) Authoritarian
(d) Strict
(e) Apartheid
Ans. e
48.
(a) Trifling
(b) Significant
(c) Substantial
(d) Generous
(e) Ample
Ans. a
49.
(a) Obscure
(b) Limpid
(c) Diaphanous
(d) Gossamer
(e) Crystalline
Ans. a
50.
(a) Honor
(b) Commemorate
(c) Observe
(d) Delicate
(e) Venerate
Ans. d
Instruction: For each question, select the word that best matches the definition provided.
51. Someone who enjoys or is good at taking with people –
(a) Loudmouth
(b) Commentator
(c) Conversationalist
(d) Orator
(e) None of these
Ans. c
52. Very confident in behavior, or intended to be noticed especially by being brightly coloured =
(a) Flamboyant
(b) Charlatan
(c) Exhibitionist
(d) Novice
(e) None of these
Ans. a
53. Someone who attempts to be united with God though prayer =
(a) Pious
(b) Saint
(c) Honorary
(d) Mystic
(e) None of these
Ans. b
54. The tailoring of globally produced products to make them suitable to local tastes and needs =
(a) Globalization
(b) Globalization
(c) Commoditization
(d) Localization
(e) None of these
Ans. d
55. The study or activity of growing garden plants =
(a) Agriculture
(b) Apiculture
(c) Horticulture
(d) Viniculture
(e) None of these
Ans. c
Sentence Correction
Instruction: Each question presents a sentence, part of which underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five options. The first of option repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is the best, choose option A, or else pick one of the others.
56. Keeping being high roads, running as fast as she could, as well as not stopping for rest, allowed her to make the trip in record time.
(a) as well as not stopping for rest
(b) and not stopping for rest
(c) not stopping for rest
(d) stopping not for rest
(e) None of these
Ans. c
57. Even today, a century after Pasteur developed the first vaccine; rabies almost always kills its victims unless inoculated in the earliest stages of the disease.
(a) Its victims unless inoculated
(b) its victims unless inoculation is done
(c) its victims unless they are inoculated
(d) the victims unless inoculated
(e) None of these
Ans. c
58. It is a special feature of cell aggregation in the developing nervous system that in most regions of the brain the cells not only adhere to one another and also adopt some preferential orientation.
(a) to one another and also adopt
(b) one to the other, but also adopting
(c) to one another but also adopt
(d) to each other, also adopting
(e) None of these
Ans. c
59. Do you know that these gloves have lay on the bureau all week?
(a) have lay on
(b) has laid on
(c) have lain on
(d) would lie on
(e) None of these
Ans. c
60. Karim broke with Rahim in a bitter dispute over the nature of Socialism.
(a) in a bitter dispute over
(b) after there was a bitter dispute over
(c) cover a bitter dispute
(d) after having bitterly disputed about
(e) None of these
Ans. c