Recent General Knowledge

Recent General Knowledge

Recent General Knowledge

1) Who has elected as the President of Brazil 2014? 
Answer: Dilma Vana Rousseff. She is the 36th President of Brazil. She is the first woman to hold the office.
2) What is the position of Honorable President Abdul Hamid as a President of Bangladesh?
Answer:  Abdul Hamid is 16^th President of Bangladesh 
3) How many Women seats are reserved in the Parliament of Bangladesh? 
Answer:  50 Seats are reserved in Bangladesh Parliament for women
4) What is the position of the Current Parliament? 
Answer: 10th 
5)  Who elected the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) chairperson?
Answer: The Honorable Speaker of Bangladesh Jatiyo Sangsad Mrs. Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury

british and american words

british and american words

British and American words
British             American
Flat                  Apartment
Queue              Line
Ill                     Sick
Pavement         Sidewalk
Colour             Color
Behaviour        Behavior
Aeroplane        Airplane
Lorry               Truck
Pay rise            Pay raise

JANATA BANK WRITTEN TEST QUESTIONS

JANATA BANK WRITTEN TEST QUESTIONS

JANTA BANK WRITTEN TEST FOR RECRUITMENT OF SR. OFFICER
ENGLISH:-
Fill in the blanks (26-30) with appropriate words-
26. You must cut___your expenditure
a) with b)at c) down d) out e) None of them
27. He and his friend ___arrived
a) has b) have c) will d) shall e) None of them
28. I wish I ___millionare
a) am b) was c) is d) were e) None of them
29. ____all his attempts to solve the problem, he failed.
a) after b) because c) despite d) before e) None of them
30) We like people___speak __truth
a) Who, the b) whom, whole c) Whose, always d) whom, the e) None of them
Direction:- Select the correct spelling of the word in CAPITAL letters.(31-35)
31. REPURCUSION
a) Repercusion b) Repercussion c) Repurssion d) Repurcusion e) None of them
32. COMMISION
a) Commison b) Comission c) Commission d) Comision e) None of them
33. ACCOMODATION
a) Accommodation b) Acomodation c) Acommodation d) Accommodasion e) None of them
34. SUCESSFUL
a) Sucessful b) Suceesful c) Successful d) Successful e) None of them
35. ILLEGIMATE
a) Illegitimate b) Illeitimate c) Illegetimate d) Illegitimat e) None of them
Choose the word which is most nearly similar in meaning to the word in CAPITAL Letter
36. DILLIGENT
a) laid back b) large c) Industries d)lethargir e) None of them
37) INFLATED
a) Exorbitant b) Reasonable c) Sensible d) low e) None of them
38) INGENUOUS
a) Sophisticated b) Clever c) cunning d) devious e) None of them
39) ENHANCE
a) doubt b) Improve c) Indolent d) agree e) None of them
40) HYPOTHETICAL
a) logical b) Alternative c) assumed d) reasonable e) None of them
Direction:- Choose the word which is most nearby opposite in meaning to the word in CAPITAL Letter (41-45)
41) DEBACLE
a) decide b) success c) similar d) spurious e) None of them
42) UNTENABLE
a) Indenfensible b) weak c) sustainable d) shaky e) None of them
43)  EXPEDITE
a) accelerate b) advance c) rush d) impede e) None of them
44) LETHAGIC
a) energelic b) lazy c) indifferent d) bored e)None of them
45) BONA-FIDE
a) Honest b) Pune c) Similar d) Spurious e) None of them
Pair of Words
46) RACQUET:TENNIS
a) driver:spring board b) Horse:polo c) Bat:cricket d) Gun:Hunting e) None of them
47) SQUARE:CUBE
a) Triangle:Hexagon b) Trapezoid:quadrangle c) Circle:Sphere d) Addition:subtraction e) None of them
48) CLOTHES:LUGGAGE
a)Baggage:train b) Package:post office c) Documents:briefcase d) Airmail:mail carrier
e) None of them
49) GOVERNMENT :TAX
a)Student:fees b)Orange:price c) Company:profit d) Chairman:parliament e)None of them
50) DEGREE:TEMPERATURE
a) Ounce:Weight b) Tathom:volume c) Mass:Energy d) Height:Heat e) None of them

Answers: 26) c, 27)b, 28)d, 29) c, 30)a, 31) b, 32) c, 33) a, 34)d, 35) b, 36)c, 37) a, 38) c, 39) b, 40) c, 41) b, 42) c, 44) d, 45)a, 46)c,47)c, 48)c, 49)c, 50)a.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. When the Bangla Search Engine PIPILILA stared?

Ans: 13th April, 2013

2. Where is Downing Street?

Ans: London

3. Where is East London Situated?

Ans: South Africa

4. When is the World's Women Day?

Ans: 8 March

5. Which Country is called SHAMDESH?

Ans: Thailand

6. When is the United Nations Day?

Ans: 24 October

7. What is the meaning of CNG?

Ans: Compressed Natural Gas

8. Which is the highest Court in Bangladesh?

Ans: Supreme Court

9. Which country has adopted "Bengali" language the status of second state language?

Ans: Sierra Leone

10. The word TSUNAMI originated from which language?

Ans: Japanese

11. During Liberation war Dhaka was under which sector?

Ans: 2

12.Which  Day is the longest day in a year?

Ans: June 21

13. Which is the nearest planet to the sun?

Ans: Mercury

14. When was the Mujib Nagar Government formed?

Ans: 10 April 1971

15. The freezing point in Fahrenheit thermometer is ?

Ans: 32 Degree Fahrenheit

16. The organization of the World Bank is known as the soft –loan window

Ans: IDA

17.What is the currency of China?

Ans: Yuan

18.“Justice delayed is justice denied” is a quotation of

Ans: Gladstone

19.Who is the first governor of Bangladesh Bank

Ans: A.N. Hamidullah

20.The city which is known as the city of Canals is

Ans: Venice

21.The biggest desert of the world is

Ans: Sahara Desert

22.The Architect of Shaheed Minar is

Ans: Hamidur Rahman 

23. The headquarters of CIRDAP is in – Dhaka

24. In terms of Land Area the biggest district is-  Rangamati

25. The national Tree of Bangladesh – Mango Tree

26. The capital of Turkey-  Ankara

27. The Ancient Name of Barishal- Chandradeep

28. The national game of Bangladesh- Cabadi

Some Elaborations:

1. NATO- North Atlantic Treaty Organization

2. WiFi-  Wireless Fidelity

3. HTTP- Hyper Text Markup Language

4. LDC- Least Development Country

5. GDP- Gross Domestic Product

6. IMF- International Monetary Fund

7. TIFA- Trade and Investment Framework Agreement

8. SAFTA- South Asian Free Trade Area

9. LC- Letter of Credit

10. BO- Beneficiary Owner's

11. BADC- Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation

12. BCIC- Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation

13. BGMEA- Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association