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BANK OF PUNJAB

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ENGLISH
Complete the sentences by choosing the most
appropriate word, from the given lettered choices (A
to D) below each.
1. I intend to remain true to my principles and _____ the _____ of my
conscience.
A.
B.
C.
D.

obey mandate
listen voice
follow dictates
explain meaning

Each question below consists of a related pair of

words, followed by five lettered pairs of words. Select
the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship
similar to that expressed in the original pair.
2. ILLUSION: REALITY::
A.
B.
C.
D.

fancy: fact
sky: earth
ethereal: real
dream: work

3. CLASSROOM: TEACHER::
A.
B.
C.
D.

student: examination
bishop: diocese
employment: interview
ballot: election

Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most

nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital
letters.
4. Moral:
A.
B.
C.
D.

ethical
honest
vicious
upright

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Read the passage to answer question 5-6

In the late seventeenth century, a transformation began that would make
coffee one of the most popular drinks in Europe. The coffeehouse-meeting
place of bankers, dissidents, artists, merchants, poets, wits, and rogues was
in some ways the cradle of modern Europe. Coffee would change, in less
than a century, from the drink of a few princes and a few paupers to the
chief social beverage of the rising middle class.
5. The word transformation is closest in meaning to:
A.
B.
C.
D.

trend
event
change
custom

6. The word rogues refers to a type of:

A.
B.
C.
D.

beverage
person
book
coffee

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ANALYTICAL REASONING
Questions 7-12
The consumer complaint department of a firm employs exactly six people
who answer letters: G, H, I, J, K, and L. Every complaint letter received by
the department is classified as either yellow or green. The following
procedures for answering the letters are used:
Yellow letters are given first to G or H.
Green letters are given first to anyone of the following: G, J or I.
If a letter raises a problem that cannot be resolved by the person to whom it
is given, it must be forwarded until it reaches someone who can resolve the
problem and answer the letter. A letter must be forwarded as follows:
By G to I if the letter is yellow, but to J if the letter is green;
By H to either G or I;
By I to J if the letter is yellow, but to K if the letter is green;
By J to either I or K whether the letter is yellow or green;
By K to L whether the letter is yellow or green;
L answers every letter given to him,
7. Any of the following can be true EXCEPT:
A.
A.
B.
C.
D.

G forwards a yellow letter to I

H forwards a yellow letter to G
H forwards a yellow letter to I
I forwards a yellow letter to K
J forwards a yellow letter to I

8. A green letter could reach L via which of the following sequences of

people?
A.
A.
B.
C.
D.

G to H to K
G to I to J
G to J to K
I to H to J
I to G to J to K

9. Any letter that reaches L must have been previously given to

A.
A.
B.
C.
D.

G
H
I
J
K

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10.Which of the following could be given to each of the six members of the
consumer complaint department in turn?
A.
A.
B.
C.
D.

A
A
A
A
A

yellow letter that is first given to H

yellow letter that is first given to G
green letter that is first given to G
green letter that is first given to I
green letter that is first given to J

11.Any letter that reaches L must have been given to a minimum of how
many members of the consumer complaint department before reaching
L?
A.
A.
B.
C.
D.

1
2
3
4
5

12.If a member of the consumer complaint department is given a letter that

he or she had previously given to some other member of the department,
the person who is given the letter a second time could be
A.
A.
B.
C.
D.

G
H
J
K
L

A staff person at an environmental research organization recently compared

the number of deaths of a rare fish kept in captivity with the number of
deaths of the same species of fish in a lake in the wild. Once a week the
staffer would note the number of fish that had perished in both habitats.
The data reflect, over a one-year period, that 33 of these rare fish died in
captivity while more than 150 fish died in the wild. Thus, the staffer
concluded it is far more dangerous for this species of fish to live in the wild
than to be subject to the stresses of captivity.
13.Which of the following statistical procedures would best reveal the
possible flaw in the conclusion above?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

comparing death rates per thousand fish kept in captivity with

the death rates per thousand fish in the wild
identifying the difference between the numbers of perished fish
during this one-year period with the number that perished
during the previous year
including data on the number of fish that were once in
captivity, but later released to the wild
discriminating between deaths because of a sudden drop in
water temperature from those caused by illness in each habitat
comparing the death rates of fish resulting from old age with
those caused by predators in each habitat

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QUANTITATIVE
14.During a certain week, a post office sold Rs.280 worth of 14-paisas
stamps. How many of these stamps did they sell?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

20
2,000
3,900
20,000
39,200

15.What is the percent profit made on the sale of 1,000 shares of stock
bought at Rs.10 per share and sold at Rs.12 per share?
A.
B.

0.2%
2%

C.

16

D.
E.

2
%
3
20%
25%

16.An hour-long test has 60 problems. If a student completes 30 problems

in 20 minutes, how many seconds does he have on average for
completing each of the remaining problems?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
17.

60
70
80
90
100

2
x 12 equals
3
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

4
6
8
18
None of the above

18.A discount of 15 percent from a marked price produces a net price which
is what percent of the marked price.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

0.15%
0.85%
15%
85%
115%

19.5 is to 7 as x is to 35. x =?
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A.
B.
C.
D.

7
12
25
49

20.If 3 (x + 5y) = 24, find y when x = 3.

A.
B.

1
3

C.

33
5

D.

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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
21.Pakistan's highest military award is__________.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Nishan-e-Haider
Nishan-e-Imtiaz
Sitara-e-Jurat
Sitara-e-Imtiaz

22.The capital of China is:

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

Shangai
Beijing
Xian
Tokyo
Yen Kong

23.Sun is a(n):
A.
B.
C.
D.

star
asteroid
planet
satellite

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SUBJECT
24.What are the two main types of Banking?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Commercial banking and Investment banking

Commercial banking and Islamic banking
Central banking and Commercial banking
Central banking and Investment banking

25.Following are the main functions of money except:

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

Unit of account
Medium of exchange
Standard for deferred payments
Means of payment
Store of value

26.Inflation refers to:

A.
B.
C.
D.

Sudden rise in price level

Persistent rise in general price level
Constant rise in price level
Sudden fall in general price level

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Right Choice
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