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Bank Job Preparation: International Affairs
DECEMBER 20, 2010 BY ALLABOUTBASIC LEAVE A COMMENT
Founding member of the United Nations -51
“Democracy square” is located in – Pnompen,Combodia
The largest state of the USA – Alaska
The secretariat oof IAEA is Vienna, Austria
The target year of achieving the Millenium Development Goal is-
2015
Father of “Green Revolution”- Norman Borlaug
The name of Commonwealth’s latest member state- Rwanda
Election system of the USA is called to the- first past the post system
World’s biggest problem according to BBC report – poverty
Plato was a citizen of- Greece
Times person of the year 2010- Neda Soltan
Independence day of the USA- 4th July
The peace memorial park is in – Hiroshima, Japan
The name of the first central bank of the world – Bank of England
The expression “Grand Slam” is connected with – Tennis
“Puscus Award” is related to the game of- Football
The first South Asian Games was held in – 1984,Nepal
The national game of UK is – Cricket
The largest planet in the solar system- Jupitar
Elaboration of LCD is – Liquid Crystal Display
“Kepler” planet-hunting is a -Telescope
A cure for all disease is – Panacea
Two types of commonly used printer are – Dot printer and Laser
printer
“Soft loan” means – Loan with an artificially low rate of interest
The first nobel laureate in Economics – Ranger Firsch and Jan
Tinbergen
Income tax is a kind of – Direct tax
Due to inflation purchasing power of money – decreases
General Knowledge MCQ Type Short Question for Bank and Government Job
Who wrote “What If” or Author of “What If “ – Monica Ali
Who got 2010 Fifa Balon d’Or award –Lionel Messi
Time Period of Icc World Cup Cricket 2011 / Duration of ICC World
Cup Cricket 2011 is – 19th Feb to 2nd April
Total Cricket Playing Country taking part in ICC Cricket 2011 – 14
World Book Capital 2011 Declared by UNESCO is – Buenos Aires
(Argentina)
AVG, Kaspersky, Avast are – Computer Anti Virus
BanglaPedia, Wikipedia are Online based Free Encyclopedia
World’s largest Motor Vehicle / Car Manufacturing Company 2010 –
Toyoto (Japan)
UN Women is started from 1st January -2011
HeadQuarter of UN Women –NewYork, USA
HeadQuarters of BIMSTEC – Dhaka, Bangladesh
HeadQuarters of – The International Federation for Human Rights-
FDH – Paris, France
China is First in producing – Aluminum, Gold, Iron, Manganese,
Steel and Cement
1st January 2011, Who becomes the President of ISO- International
Organization for Standardization – Boris Sergei (Russia)
1st March 2011 who will become the 10th Secretary General of
SAARC – Fatima Diyana Sayed (Maldives)
2015 Asia Cup football will be held in – Australia
International Day Against Nuclear Test is – 29th August
At present World’s Largest oil producing country – Russia
Peru and Guyana are the latest Latin American countries to
recognize Palestine as a sovereign State
27 December 2010, Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE, India) launches
or introduces Islamic Indexes
Mobile Number Portability (MNP) was introduced first in which
country - Singapore,1997
According to declaration of UN which year is –“ International year of
water Cooperation” – 2013
According to declaration of UN which year is –“ International Year of
Sustainable Energy For All” – 2012
Capital of South Sudan - Juba
2nd January 2011, which country ban openly smoking – Spain
2011, Which country is declared as Green Capital of Europe –
Hamburg, Germany
In the Year 2012, 14-16 May Earth Summit will be held in – Rio de
Janeiro Brazil
“Darfur is the name related to – Sudan
“Andaman Island” belongs to / situated in – India
The Worst nuclear power plant accident so far occurred
in – Chernobyl
NAFTA stands for – North American Free trade Agreement
“Red Cross” was established in – 9 February 1863
Founder of Kindergarten school – Friedrich Froebel
Founding member of UN – 51
Independence day of USA – 4th July
“Bush House” is located in – London (UK)
The name of the highest Statue of World – Ushiku amida Buddha
(Japan)
India house is situated in – London
The Peace Memorial park is in – Hiroshima, Japan
ADB stands for -Asian Development Bank
BIMSTEC stands for – Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Secctoral
Technical and Economic Co-Operaation
The Head Office of Asian Clearing Union (ACU) is situated in
– Tehran, Iran
‘The ballot is stronger than bullet’ quoted by – Abraham Lincoln
According to ECA Report 2010 the most expensive city in the world is
– Tokyo(Japan)
Name of the canal/strait joining the Red Sea with the Mediterranean
Sea is- Suez
The land-locked country in Indian sub-
continent is Nepal and Bhutan
The largest tea exporter country in the world – Sri Lanka
Amartya Sen is famous for his research work on – Poverty and
Famine
Permanent members of the security council
of UN- USA, UK, Russia, France, China
Scandinavian countries are Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark a
nd Iceland
The capital city of Zimbabwe is – Harare
The name of the organization working worldwide against corruption
– Transparency International
The world’s largest island is- Greenland
Ecology is a word mostly used in the field of – Environment
The name of the parliament of USA is – Congress
Who was the last Mughal Emperor -Bahadur Shah
Where is the headquarters of Islamic Development Bank – Jeddah
Where is the Headquarters of the European Union (EU)- Brussels
What is the present form of government in Bangladesh –
Parliamentary
Where is Wall Street located – New York
What is the name of the British Parliament – Parliament Which Asian Country belongs to the G-8 countries – Japan.
Question and Answer From Science and Technology
Full form of ‘CNG’ is – Compressed Natural Gas
A bit is binary representation and can take either of the two values –
0 or 1
Chemical name of Alum used for purifying water is – Aluminum
Sulphate
Steam Engine was invented by – James Watt
Electricity consumption or use is measured in – KWH ( Kilo Watt per
hour)
The remotest planet in the solar system – Neptune
The natural temperature of human body in Celsius scale is -36.9
degree Celsius
We receive Vitamin D from – Sunshine
The most distinctive difference between a LAN and a WAN is –
Distance covered
Earthquakes are recorded – Seismograph
The longest day is in the month of – June
‘IRATOM’ is a – One kind of highbred rice
In nature the hardest material -diamond
‘Red Planet’ is called – the Mars
A device that reads text and images directly into computer is
called – Scanner
WWW stands for – World Wide Web
The apparatus to measure purity of milk is – Lactometer
MS Excel is a – Spreadsheet Software
‘My Document’ by default located at – C Drive
Father of the personal computer/ computing – Dr. Henry Edward
Question and Answer from International Affairs
Name of the European common currency – Euro
OIC is established in – 1969
The first postage stamp in the world – Penny Black
Pearl Harbor, where the American Pacific Fleet was stationed, was
attacked by Japanese in – 1941
The second largest Muslim Country in the world is – Pakistan
The most importer country in the world – the USA
The name of the organization working worldwide against corruption
– Transparency International
The world’s largest nuclear power station – Kashiwazaki
Kariwa(Japan)
SAARC Agriculture Information Centre (SAIC) is situated in
– Dhaka
Largest city of India – Mumbai
Reuters is a – News Agency
The largest tea exporter country in the world – Sri Lanka
The Headquarters of Islamic Development Bank (IDB) – Jeddah
Number of Permanent members of UN Security Council is – 5
Previous name of Japan – Nippon
‘Line of Control‘ -is situated between – India and Pakistan
Elaboration of IBSA is – India, Brazil and South Africa
Wall Street is – The Stock Exchange Market in New York.
The name of Indonesian Currency – Rupiah
The World Bank is an – International Financial Institution
IDA, organization of the World Bank is known as the -’Soft Loan
Window’
General Knowledge
OMS stands for – Open Market Sale
Main Cause of night blindness is deficiency of Vitamin – A
Which is the nearest planet to the sun – Mercury
Which one is the most abundant gas in the air -Nitrogen
The Headquarter of Asian development Bank is situated in -Manila
Name of Malaysian currency -Ringit.
Question and Answer from English Literature
‘To be or not to be‘ is the beginning of a famous soliloquy from –
Hamlet.
The father of English Poem – Geoffrey Chaucer
Francis Bacon is an – Essayist
‘Renaissance’ means – the revival of learning
Elizabethan tragedy is centered on – Revenge
Most famous satirist in English literature – Jonathan Swift
A lexicographer is a person who writes – dictionaries
The father of English Novel – Daniel Defoe
The English Poet who addicted to opium – S.T. Coleridge
The Golden Age of English Literature – the Elizabethan Age
The author of the book ‘Asian Drama ‘ is – Gunnar Myrdal
Protagonist indicates -the leading character in a play
A sonnet is a poem having fourteen lines
‘Blank Verse’ is a kind of verse -having no rhyming end
The real name of O’Henry – William Sydney Porter.
‘To Daffodils‘ is written by – Robert Herrick
Goethe is the greatest poet of – Germany
‘Romeo and Juliet‘ is a tragedy
‘A Passage to India‘ is written by – E.M Forster
William Blake was both -a poet and painter
The full name of the tragedy ‘Dr.Faustus‘ – The Tragic History of
Doctor Faustus
Recruitment Exam English section: Fill in the blanks with appropriate preposition.
DECEMBER 19, 2010 BY ALLABOUTBASIC LEAVE A COMMENT
If you ever faced any type
of Banking or government job recruitment exam, then this section will
be helpful for you.
Here I have tried
to share basic fill in the gaps with appropriate prepositions which
generally arrives in therecruitment exam English section.
Fill in the blanks with appropriate preposition:
She said nothing in reply.
Shut the windows and keep the cold off.
He is too miserly to part with his money.
You must conform to the regulations.
Contrary to our expectations, he failed in the examination.
He assured me of safety.
He was at a loss for words.
He parted from his friends in tears.
The tree has been blown away by the strong wind.
I shall adhere to my plan.
Kamal repented of his wrong doing.
Rahim does not count on my help.
Children are warned of danger.
Can you put me up for the weekend?
I am not good at translation.
The team is made up of eleven players.
The minister arrived at a decision last night
The man died from over eating.
He has been ill since Friday last.
The cow feeds on grass.
One should cling to one’s plan.
My opinion coincided with you.
Put off your shoes before entering the mosque.
He divided the money between the two children.
We are on holiday next week.
The house was on fire, because the heater had overturned.
It is exactly 5 p.m by my watch.
I told him to come to the house.
The girl has no ability of painting.
She has anxiety about her child.
Mr.Karim welcomed the delegats to the conference.
The principal had an inquiry into the case.
Please put the book at the table.
I was angry at the result.
Rina live in Magura.
I talked to open about his business.
Tomal swore by Allah.
I introduced him to my brother.
He is above in the society.
I often exchange ideas with him.
The bus is about to start.
He spoke in favor of his son.
I shall not mix with you.
He just glanced at me.
He is jealous of my fame.
I have no greed in riches.
He jumped with joy to see me.
He is hostile to my plan.
Do not impute motives to him.
The house is infected with small pox.
I hinted at the coming trouble.
He is partial to his friend.
His house is opposite to mine.
He has a passion for music.
A drowning man catches at a straw.
He pleaded with me for justice.
Do not sheer at me.
He is a prey to greed.
This will put a sheer on his name.
He is polite in his manners.
He is popular with all for his goodness.
He is a slave to his passions.
I have presented the book to my sister.
You have sinned against god, and must suffer.
He is proud of his rank.
He is silent about the point.
He is a prey of greed.
He sided with me.
I shall proceed against you in the court.
Spelling Correction
Instruction: Choose the word that is correctly spelt
a) Unfare b) Unfair c) Unfaire d)Unfaer
Answer : b - Unfair
a) Remittance b) Remmitence c)Remettance d) Remmetence
Answer: a – Remittance
a) Personale b) Parsonnel c)Parsonel d) Personnel
Answer: d- Personnel
a) Parallel b) Paralell c)Parael d) Parallell
Answer: a-Parallel
a) Relavent b) Relevant c) Ralevent d) Relevent
Answer: b-Relevant
General Knowledge
Deficiency of Iodine causes goiter.
Andaman Island belongs to which – India
Which is the Capital City of Pakistan – Islamabad
UNIX is an Operating System.
Vat Stands for – Value Added Tax
The Character “E” in the word “E-mail” stands for –Electronic
Electric bill is calculated in – Kilowatt hour
The acronym GDP stands for – Gross Domestic Product
Where is Darfur- Sudan
PETRONAS Tower is in Malaysia
JPG is the extension used for picture files stored in computer.
The word LAN is related to Computer Network
Which is the most suitable computer program that you can use to
prepare your bio-data?- MS Word
Fill in the gaps
Instruction: Choose the correct word or phrase from the given options to complete the sentence.
1. Let’s meet ___ six o’clock
a) in b) on c)for d) at
Answer: d – at
2. Bangladesh _______ greatly in terms of its cultural values over the
past five years
a)changed b) is changing c)had changed d)will have changed
e)has changed
Answer: e – has changed
3. You ______ in such trouble if you had listened to my advice
a)hadn’t been b) aren’t c) wouldn’t be d) won’t be e)weren’t
Answer: c- Wouldn’t be
4. The house is quite similar _____ ours
a)of b)on c)for d)with e)to
Answer : e- to
5. He was born ____ July
a) in b)on c)at d)to e)for
Answer : a – in
6. She caught them while they_____
a)was talked b)were talking c) did talked d) is talking
Answer: b – were talking
7. I base my conclusions _____ market research.
a)with b)on c)from d)for e)to
Answer: b – on
8. He was angry ___ me for losing the pen drive
a) with b)upon c)at d)for e)on
Answer: a- with
I ______ TV when the telephone rang.
a) watched b)was watching c)are watching d)have watched e) were
watching.
Answer: b – was watching
Synonym:
Instruction : Choose the word or set of words from the given options that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letter
1.Premium
a) Contaminate b) Condone c) Best d)Large e) Wide
Answer : c – Best
2.Ensure
a) Make Progress b) Encourage c) Effect d) Profuse e) Make certain
Answer : e-Make Certain
3.Emphasis
a) Importance b) Neglect c) Overlook d)Inundate e)Ponder
Answer: a-Importance
4.Query
a)Solution b)Question c)Dissolve d) Ratify e) Clarification
Answer : b – Question
5.Deficit
a)Defeat b)Shortage c)Complex d)Plan e)Flexible
Answer: b-Shortage
Replacement of word
Instruction : choose the most appropriate replacement from the options
given for the underlined word/words of the following sentence
1. He quickly looked at his watch.
a) searched b) reached c) glanced d) sobbed e) raced
Ans : C – Glanced
2. When her dog died, she cried very hard for half an hour.
a) yelled b)screamed c)sobbed d) raced e)drowned
Ans: B – Screamed
3. The waiter put mango juice into my glass.
a)filled b)poured c)reached d)threw e)tossed
Ans: B – Poured
4. The similar meaning of CHASTE is
a)Loyal b) Timid c)Curt d)Pure e)Outspoken
Ans: E – Outspoken
Appropriate Preposition:
Instructions: Choose the most appropriate preposition to fill the gaps to
complete the sentences
1. He came ________ a noble family.
a)out b) from c) by d)through
Ans : B – From
2. The Buriganga is _________ the south of Dhaka city.
a) in b) at c) to d)around
Ans :- C – To
3. I made ______ my mind to go there.
a) into b) up c)out d)in
Ans: B – Up
4. He agreed ______ the proposal.
a) at b)with c)to d)for
Ans: C – To
5.You must atone ____ your sin.
a)at b) with c) to d) for
Ans : D – For
Find the correct Spellings
a ) Liuteant b) Leftenant c)Lieutenant d)Leitenant
Ans : C – Lieutenant
a) Disonance b)Dissonance c) Disconaence d) Dissonence
Ans- B – Dissonance
a) Cesation b)Cessation c)Cesassion d)Ceasation
Ans- Cessation
a) Hetrogenous b) Hetrogeneous c) Heterogeneous d) heterogenous
Ans : C – heterogeneous
a) Colleaue b) Coleague c) Cholleague d) Caleague.
Ans: Colleague
One word substitution/ compression A person 70 to 79 years old -Septuagenarian
Practice of borrowing ideas and words from others and using
them as his own - Plagiarism
Words different in meaning but similar in sound – Homonym
A person who is skilled in horsemanship – Equestrian
That which makes it difficult to recognize the presence of real
nature of somebody or something –Camouflage
A place where birds are kept – Aviary
Scientific study of the structure of substances – Chemistry
A person who believes easily -Credulous
An instrument for measuring heights – Altimeter
The place where bricks are baked – Kiln
The branch of medical science which deals with the diseases of
children – Pediatric
A specialist in eye diseases – Oculist/ Ophthalmologist
A stage of long-sightedness – Hypermetropia
A doctor who treats the diseases of bones – Orthopedist.
A state where all religions are respected – Secular
A government by the novels – Aristocracy
A government by the rich – Plutocracy
The passage between the seats in a church -Aisle
The platform in a temple where idols are kept – Altar
A government of a few – Oligarchy
To use dirty language against God or Religion – Blaspheme
A government by a king – Monarchy
The act of killing of the people -Genocide.
Rising from the dead – Resurrection
Murder of human being – Homicide
A holy book – Scripture
Underground caves with burying places for the
dead- Catacombs
Revolt against a lawful authority -Mutiny.
Fill in the gaps:
The boarder kept the cabin key to the hotel manager.
My father insisted on my going to Khulna.
Don’t dwell on past mistakes.
He is superior to me.
There is a bridge over the river.
I count on your help.
The Principal had an inquiry into the case.
Are you confident of your performance?
My friend reposed his trust in me.
Money is not the solution to every problem.
The young woman was dressed in rare silk.
The Chairman presided over the senate meeting.
He is devoid of sense.
Word Meanings
He showed great enthusiasm contrary to what his supervisor had
expected. Ans: Opposite to
The condemned prisoner was given a reprieve. Ans: Pardon
We had to put up with the inconvenience. Ans: Endure
I could barely make out the traffic signs through the
rain. Ans: Discern
We kept notes of everything that transpired at the
meeting. Ans: Happened
Correct spelling
Criticism
Alleviation
Ceiling
Access
Acquaintance
Antonyms:
Ratify - Negate
Apathy – Care
Extract – Insert
Clarity – Confusion
Assemble-Separate
Synonyms
Counsel – Advice
Ambiguous – Unclear
Relent – Succumb
Ardent – Eager
Solicit -Seek
Use of verb
We are looking forward to (hear) from you. Ans – hearing.
It is high time you stopped (smoke). Ans -smoking
It (rain) since last night. Ans- has been raining
His choice of words (be) excellent. Ans- was
This room needs to be (renovate). Ans- renovated
He talks as if he (be) lame. Ans- were
It’s no use (talk) to him. Ans- Talking
Appropriate preposition
The son takes after his father.
I am ashamed of your conduct.
A student must be amenable to discipline.
He is absorbed in thoughts.
I feel pity for him.
I am not bad at tennis.
He is capable of doing it.
Voice
Q. They laughed at us.
Ans. We were laughed at by them.
Q. The landlord instructed the mason.
A. The mason was instructed by the landlord
Q. The lesson is being imparted by the teacher.
A. The teacher is imparting the lesson.
Q. I know him.
A. He is known to me.
Q. The news will shock you.
A. You will be shocked at the news.
Q. He killed himself.
A. He was killed by himself.
Q. I offered him a job.
A. He was offered a job by me.
Narration
Q. He said, “Man is mortal”.
A. He said that man is mortal.
Q. My father said to me, “Read attentively”.
A. My father advised me to read attentively.
Q. The old woman said to him,”God bless you”.
A. The old woman prayed that God might bless him.
Q. He said, “Good Morning, Maria.”
A. He wished Maria Good Morning.
Q. He said to me,”Let us go there together.”
A. He proposed to me that we should go there together.
Q. I said to her, ” Could you give me a cup of tea?”
A. I requested her to give me a cup of tea.
Q. The holy man said, “May peace prevail.”
A. The holy man prayed that peace might prevail.
Correction
Q. Maria is fond to read novels.
A. Maria is fond of reading novels.
Q. He insisted me to go there.
A. He insisted on my going there.
Q. He has come home yesterday.
A. He came home yesterday.
Q. He is my cousin brother.
A. He is my cousin.
Q. The boy knows to read.
A. The boy knows how to read.
Q. He refrained to do this.
A. He refrained from doing this.
Q. I prefer to read than to write.
A. I prefer reading to writing.
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Grammatical Section Fill in the gaps:
Man has no escape from death.
A drowning man catches at a straw.
Alcohol is injurious to health.
I cannot part with the man.
The girl looks after her grandmother.
She was sliding into depression.
A style of reporting must confirm to the prevailing practice.
He is not ashamed of his mistake.
He died from over eating.
I count on your help.
People usually differ in their opinions.
Ali is the stronger of the two brothers.
We shall return before the sun sets.
When water freezes it turns into ice.
Do not interfere with nature.
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