SAMPLE TEST PAPER

MCB Recruitment Test for the selection of TBOs

This test is of Two Hours.

The paper is divided into three sections, covering 100 marks.
The paper has the following sections:

Suggested Time : 30 minutes SECTION- I Marks : 30

ENGLISH COMPREHENSION

Q1. Choose the missing word or phrase. Marks: 15

1. Shall we go now? We ________ to reach in time.

A. have B. has C. had

D. should E. none of the above

2. Ali is angry because teacher made him ________ the tenses.

A. study B. to study C. studying

D. studies E. none of the above

3. The person ___________ to the clerk is our new principal.

A. which is talking B. talking C. that he is talking

D. that talks E. none of the above

Q2. Choose one word whose meaning is closest the word or phrase. Marks: 15
1. Sign

A. sigh B. symbol C. symptom D. statute E. none of the above

2. Scheme

A. plan B. monetary C. survey D. precise E. none of the above

3. Final

A. end B. concluding C. tournament D. complete E. none of the above

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 Suggested Time: 45 minutes SECTION- II Marks : 35
Analytical Skills (Logical thinking, Arithmetic, Intelligence etc.)
Note : This section will have 35 questions of one mark each.

Q1 If x+y=3 and y/x=2 then y is equal to

A) 0 B) 1/2 C) 1
D) 3/2 E) 2
_______ __ ___
Q2 √16 + 9 + √16 + √ 9 is equal to

A) 12 B) 14 C) 16
D) 18 E) 20

Q3 When 4 is subtracted from one half of an unknown number, it is equal to 6, the

number is:

A) 28 B) 20 C) 18
D) 15 E) 12

Q4 If it is 250km from Karachi to Nawabshah and 120km from Karachi to Kotri, what
percentage of distance from Karachi to Nawabshah is the distance from Karachi to
Kotri?

A) 12 B) 24 C) 36
D) Rs.48 E) 52

Q5 Choose the next figure

A B C D E
Q6 In a garment factory, a skilled worker can make 8 T-shirts in 18 minutes. At this rate,
how many T-shirts can she make in 3 hours?

A) 13 B) 40.5 C) 80
D) 125 E) 405

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Suggested Time: 45 minutes SECTION- III Marks: 35
Current Affairs & General Knowledge
Knowledge about Banking & Economy
Note: There will be 30 questions of one mark each

Q1 The capital of UAE is

A) Dubai B) Abu Dhabi C) Sharjah

D) Fujarah E) None of the above

Q2 According to population, which is the largest country of the world?

A) Russia B) China C) India

D) USA E) None of the above

Q3 The famous book “War and Peace” was written by

A) Shakespeare B) H. G. Wells C) Earnest Hemmingway

D) Tolstoy E) George Bernard Shaw

Q4 GDP growth for 2009-2010 was :

A) 7.5% B) 7.0% C) 6.6%

D) 6.0% E) None of the above

Q5 Which of the following is not a Government Debt Instrument?

A) T-Bill B) FIB C) PIB

D) TFC E) DSG

Q6 ATMs are part of a

A) LAN B) WAN C) CAN

D) All of the above E) None of the above

The Institute of Bankers Pakistan

IBP – the knowledge institute