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
D. should

B. has
E. none of the above

C. had

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

A. study
D. studies

B. to study
E. none of the above

C. studying

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

A. which is talking
D. that talks
Q2.

B. talking
E. none of the above

C. that he is talking

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

Q2

A) 0
D) 3/2
_______
16 + 9 +

__
16 +

A) 12
D) 18
Q3

B) 14
E) 20

C) 1

C) 16

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

number is:
A) 28
D) 15

Q4

B) 1/2
E) 2
___
9 is equal to

B) 20
E) 12

C) 18

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
D) Rs.48

B) 24
E) 52

C) 36

Q5

Choose the next figure

Q6

A
B
C
D
E
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
D) 125

B) 40.5
E) 405

C) 80

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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
D) Fujarah

Q2

Shakespeare B)
Tolstoy
E)

H. G. Wells
C) Earnest Hemmingway
George Bernard Shaw

7.5%
6.0%

B)
E)

7.0%
None of the above

C)

6.6%

Which of the following is not a Government Debt Instrument?

A)
D)

Q6

C) India

GDP growth for 2009-2010 was :

A)
D)

Q5

B) China
E) None of the above

The famous book War and Peace was written by

A)
D)

Q4

C) Sharjah

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

A) Russia
D) USA

Q3

B) Abu Dhabi
E) None of the above

T-Bill
TFC

B)
E)

FIB
DSG

C)

PIB

ATMs are part of a

A)
D)

LAN
All of the above

B)
E)

WAN
None of the above

C)

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