Probationary Officer MCQs

Probationary Officer #15

Giulia soon discovered the source of the .......... smell in the room; a week-old tuna sandwich that one of the children had hidden in the closet.

A: quaint

B: fastidious

C: clandestine

D: fetid

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Probationary Officer #16

After making ...... remarks to the President, the reporter was not invited to return to the White House pressroom.

A: hospitable

B: itinerant

C: enterprising

D: irreverent

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Probationary Officer #17

Johan argued, "If you know about a crime but don't report it, you are ....... in that crime because you allowed it to happen."

A: acquitted

B: steadfast

C: tenuous

D: complicit

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Probationary Officer #18

Synonym of JOVIAL is-

A: Incredulous

B: merry

C: revolting

D: dizzy

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English Synonyms

Probationary Officer #19

With her ..... eyesight, Krystyna spotted a trio of deer on the hillside and she reduced the speed of her car.

A: Inferior

B: Keen

C: Impressionable

D: Ductile

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Probationary Officer #20

Synonym of EDUCE is-

A: Demand

B: Unlawful

C: ideal

D: elicit

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English Synonyms

Probationary Officer #21

Antonym of LUMINOUS is-

A: clear

B: dim

C: clever

D: brittle

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Antonyms English

Probationary Officer #22

Antonym of IRASCIBLE is-

A: Determined

B: Placid

C: Reasonable

D: Pliant

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Antonyms English

Probationary Officer #23

Precipitation in California is often erratic, and when arriving, tends to fall in the mountainous northern and easier parts of the state rather than the populous and fertile southern and western ones.

A: when arriving, tends to fall

B: when arriving, has a tendency of falling

C: when it arrives, it tends in falling

D: when it arrives it tends to fall

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Probationary Officer #24

Just who inspired English painter John Constable's marvelously enigmatic cloud studies, much prized by collectors, have never been entirely clear.

A: studies, much prized by collectors, have

B: studies, much prized by collectors, has

C: studies, many of them prized by collectors, have

D: studies, many of which are prized by collectors

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English Pin Point Error

Probationary Officer #25

The starling, a bird mentioned in one of Shakespeare's plays, was first introduced in the United States in 1890 and has since become a significant pest species.

A: was first introduced in the United States in 1890 and has since become

B: were first introduced in the United States in 1890 and has since become

C: was first introduced to the United States in 1890 and would since become

D: was first introduced to the United States in 1890 and since became

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English

Probationary Officer #26

Contrasting with the works of the rationalists, Hume held that passion rather than reason governs human behavior and postulated that humans can have knowledge only of the objects of experience.

A: Contrasting with the works of the rationalists

B: In contrast with the rationalists work

C: In contrast to those of the rationalists

D: Unlike the rationalists

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Probationary Officer #27

By day, hippos enjoy bathing in water to cool themselves down, 'which might have contributed to their reputation for being' relatively sluggish and sedentary.

A: which might have contributed to their reputation for being

B: which might contribute to its reputation for being

C: and this might have contributed to their reputation to be

D: a preference that might contribute to their reputation for being

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Probationary Officer #28

Choose the sentence with appropriate use of some:

A: I want to buy some new shoe.

B: Would you like to buy some apples?

C: Rana has listened to some music.

D: He bought some piece of cheese.

Probationary Officer #29

Which of the following words is correctly spelled word?

A: Parliament

B: Pairlament

C: Parliamente

D: Parlaiment

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Probationary Officer #30

Passive voice of 'If you're doing something important, you are working to make change happen.'

A: If something important is done, work is done to make change happen.

B: Something important is being done by you, you are making change happen.

C: If something important is being done, work is being done to make change happen.

D: If important work is being done, change is about to happen

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English Voice

Probationary Officer #31

In a city, 40% of the people are illiterate and 60% are poor. Among the rich, 10% are illiterate. What percent of the poor population is illiterate?

A: 36

B: 40

C: 50

D: 60

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Percentage mathematics

Probationary Officer #32

Palash drives from City A to B at 40 km per hour and returns over the same road at 30 km per hour and spends 8 hours away from home including a one hour stop for lunch. What is the distance (in km) between City A and City B?

A: 100

B: 120

C: 140

D: 180

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Profit and loss mathematics

Probationary Officer #33

A collection of books went on sale and 2/3 of them was sold for Tk 2.30 each. If none of the 36 remaining books were sold, what was the total amount received for the books that were sold?

A: 165.5

B: 180

C: 135.6

D: 90

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Probationary Officer #34

TK 7,500 is divided in the ratio of 1 : 2 : 3 : 4 : 5. Find the difference between the greatest and smallest shares?

A: 1500

B: 2000

C: 2600

D: 2700

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Ratio-Proportion mathematics

Probationary Officer #35

A woman says, "if you revise my own age, the figure represents my husband's age. He is, of course, senior to me and the difference between our ages is one eleventh of our sum. "What is the age of the woman?

A: 23

B: 34

C: 45

D: 54

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Probationary Officer #36

When the diameter of a circle is tripled, the area of the circle will be increased by how many times?

A: 3

B: 6

C: 9

D: 12

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Percentage mathematics

Probationary Officer #37

In the coordinate plane, line m passes through the origin and has a slope of 3. If points (6, y) and (x, 12) are on line m, then y-X = ?

A: 14

B: 18

C: 22

D: 26

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Probationary Officer #38

The average of several exam scores is 80. One make-up exam was given. Included with the other scores, the new average was 84. If the score on the make up exam was 92, how many total exams were given?

A: 3

B: 2

C: 4

D: 5

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Average mathematics

Probationary Officer #39

If one of the roots of the quadratic equation x2 + mx + 24 = 0 is 1.5, then what is the value of m?

A: -22.5

B: 16

C: -17.5

D: 10.5

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Probationary Officer #40

A solid cube of side 6 is first painted pink and then cut into smaller cubes of side 2. How many of the smaller cubes have paint on exactly 2 sides?

A: 13

B: 27

C: 30

D: 12

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Probationary Officer #41

A man spent ½ of his money and then lost ¼ of the remainder. He was left with Tk. 3,600. How much did he start with?

A: 7200

B: 8800

C: 9600

D: 10400

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Simple & Compound interest mathematics

Probationary Officer #42

A Triangle has a perimeter 13. The two shorter sides have integer lengths equal to x and x + 1. Which of the following could be length of the other side?

A: 3

B: 4

C: 10

D: 6

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Triangle mathematics

Probationary Officer #43

Lamia owns a hairdressing salon. She borrows Tk. 2500 from a bank to improvements to her beauty salon. She is charged 4.5% per year compound interest. She pays the money back after 3 years. Calculate the total amount Lamia must pay to the bank.

A: 2852.92

B: 2528.29

C: 2752.29

D: 2679.92

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Probationary Officer #44

A Shopkeeper buys 100 mangoes at Tk. 12 each. He sells 60 mangoes at Tk. 17.40 each and x mangoes at Tk. 11.31 each. The shopkeeper makes a profit of at least 10%. Find the least possible value of x.

A: 24

B: 25

C: 27

D: 28

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Profit and loss mathematics

Probationary Officer #45

A room 8 m long, 6 m high and 22.5 cm thick is made up of bricks, each measuring 25 cm × 11.25 cm × 6 cm. The number of bricks required is.

A: 7200

B: 6400

C: 6000

D: 5600

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Train & Speed mathematics

Probationary Officer #46

A train 240 m long passes a pole in 24 seconds. How long will it take to pass a platform 650 m long?

A: 80

B: 89

C: 90

D: 95

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Probationary Officer #47

If the salary of an employee is reduced by 10 percent for his late attendance and then increased by 10 percent on a pardon, how much does he loss?

A: 2

B: 1

C: 1/2

D: 9

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Percentage mathematics

Probationary Officer #48

Out of 10 persons working on a project, 4 are graduates. If 3 are selected, what is the probability that there is at least one graduate among them?

A: 1/6

B: 5/8

C: 3/8

D: 5/6

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Probability mathematics

Probationary Officer #49

85% of a number is added to 24, the result is the same number. Find the number?

A: 150

B: 140

C: 130

D: 160

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