Bank of America Aptitude Test

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The sample aptitude questions which are asked in the examination conducted by the Bank of America for recruitment is as given below:

Q. No. : 1
Question : Researchers at Cornell University have demonstrated that homing pigeons can sense changes in the earth's magnetic field, see light waves that people cannot see, detect low-frequency sounds from miles away, sense changes in air pressure, and can identify familiar odors
A : sense changes in air pressure, and can identify familiar odors
B : can sense changes in air pressure, and can identify familiar odors
C : sense changes in air pressure, and identify familiar odors
D : air pressure changes can be sensed, and familiar odors identified
Answer: C

Q. No. : 2
Question : In ancient times, Nubia was the principal corridor where there were cultural influences transmitted between Black Africa and the Mediterranean basin.
A : where there were cultural influences transmitted
B : through which cultural influences were transmitted
C : where there was a transmission of cultural influences
D : for the transmitting of cultural influences
Answer: B

Q. No. : 3
Question : Among the reasons for the decline of New England agriculture in the last three decades were the high cost of land, the pressure of housing and commercial development, and basing a marketing and distribution system on importing produce from Florida and California.
A : basing a marketing and distribution system on importing produce from Florida and California
B : basing a marketing and distribution system on the imported produce of Florida and California
C : basing a system of marketing and distribution on the import of produce from Florida and California
D : a marketing and distribution system based on importing produce from Florida and California
Answer: D

Q. No. : 4
Question : I never fail to get frustrated on the golf course: nonetheless, I always resolve to continue my involving in the game.
A : on the golf course: nonetheless, I always resolve to continue my involving in the game.
B : on the golf course: nonetheless I always resolve to continue my involvement in the game.
C : on the golf course; nonetheless, I always resolve to continue my involvement in the game.
D : on the golf course; nonetheless I always resolve to continue my involvement in the game.
Answer: C

Q. No. : 5
Question : The significant number of overtime and weekend hours accumulated by many employees in order to compensate for overly optimistic deadlines lend validity to the observation that many of the firm's top managers still pine for the era of the six-day work week.
A : lends validity to the observation that many of the firm's top managers still pine for the era of the six-day work week
B : lend it validity to observe that many of the firm's top managers still pine for the era of the six-day work week
C : lends validity to the observation of many of the firm's top managers, still pining for the six-day work week era
D : lends validity to the observation of many of the firm's top managers' still pining for the era of the six-day work week
Answer: A

Choose the sentence from the choices that best replaces the underlined sentence.
Q. No. : 6
Question : The information presented in the most recent reports indicate that turbulent times lie ahead for those who have invested only in NASDAQ stocks.
A : indicate that turbulent times lie ahead for those who have invested only in NASDAQ stocks.
B : indicate that turbulent times should lie ahead for those who have invested only in NASDAQ stocks.
C : indicate that turbulent times are laying ahead for those who have invested only in NASDAQ stocks.
D : indicates that turbulent times lie ahead for those who have invested only in NASDAQ stocks.
Answer: D

Q. No. : 7
Question : Cynics charge that Major League Baseball lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
A : lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
B : lobbied for stadiums with less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
C : lobbied for stadiums that had been built with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
D : lobbied for stadiums that had less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
Answer: A

Q. No. : 8
Question : The Navy used the nuclear submarine accident off the coast of Hawaii to show that everyone must be held responsible for their actions.
A : to show that everyone must be held responsible for their actions.
B : to demonstrate their belief that everyone must be held responsible for their actions.
C : to show that everyone must be held responsible for his actions.
D : to signal how no one should be able to get away with committing acts of terrible negligence.
Answer: C

Q. No. : 9
Question : I never fail to get frustrated on the golf course: nonetheless, I always resolve to continue my involving in the game.
A : on the golf course: nonetheless, I always resolve to continue my involving in the game.
B : on the golf course: yet nonetheless I always resolve to continue my involvement in the game.
C : on the golf course; nonetheless, I always resolve to continue my involvement in the game.
D : on the golf course; yet nonetheless I always resolve to continue being involved in the game.
Answer: C

Q. No. : 10
Question : Each of the movies were great and the choice for the best one among all three was very difficult indeed.
A : were great and choosing the best one among the three was very difficult indeed.
B : was great and choosing the best one among the three was very difficult indeed.
C : were great and choosing the best one between the three was very difficult indeed.
D : was great and choosing the best one between the three was very difficult indeed.
Answer: B

The existence of mammals on the earth can be traced back to at least the Triassic time. The rate of development was retarded, till evolutional change suddenly accelerated in the oldest Paleocene. This resulted in an increase in average size, larger mental capacity, and special adaptations for different modes of life, during the Eocene time. Further improvement was seen during the Oligocene Epoch, with the appearance of some new lines and extinction of others. The Miocene and Pliocene times are especially significant as they mark the culmination of various groups and a continued approach toward modern characters. It is in the Miocene time that the mammals reached their peak with reference to variety and size.
The ability of the mammals to adapt to various modes of life finds a parallel in the reptiles of the Mesozoic time, and apart form their greater intelligence, the mammals apparently have not done much better than the corresponding reptilian forms. Undoubtedly the bat is a better flying animal than the pterosaur, but at the same time the dolphin and whale are hardly more fish like than the ichthyosaur. Quite a few of the swift-running mammals inhabiting the plains, like the horse and the antelope, must excel any of the dinosaurs. Although the tyrannosaur was a more weighty and robust carnivore than perhaps any carnivorous mammal, the lion and the tiger, by virtue of their superior brain are far more efficient and dangerous beasts of prey. It is significant to note that various species of mammals gradually adapted themselves to various kinds of lifestyles, some took to grazing on the plains and were able to run swiftly (horse, deer, bison), others started living in rivers and swamps (hippopotamus, beaver), inhabiting trees (sloth, monkey), burrowing underground (rodent, mole), feeding on flesh (tiger, wolf), swimming in the water (dolphin, whale, seal), and flying in the air (bat). Human beings on account of their superior brain have been able to harness mechanical methods to conquer the physical world and adapt to any set of conditions.
Such adaptation to different conditions leads to a gradual change in form and structure. This is a biological characteristic of the youthful, plastic stage of a group. It is seen that early in its evolutional cycle animals possess the capacity for change, but as the animal progresses in its cycle becoming old and fixed, this capacity for change disappears. The generalized types of organisms retain longest the ability to make adjustments when required, and it is from them that new, fecund stocks take origin-certainly not from any specialized end products. With reference to mammals, we see their birth, plastic spread in many directions, increased specialization, and in some cases, extinction; this is a characteristic of the evolution of life, which can be seen in the geologic record of life.

Q. No. : 11
Question : From the following, choose the most appropriate title for the above passage?
A : From Dinosaur to Man
B : Adaptation and Extinction
C : The Superior Mammals
D : The Geologic Life Span
Answer: B

Q. No. : 12
Question : According to the passage the chronological order of the geologic periods is:
A : Paleocene, Miocene, Triassic, Mesozoic
B : Miocene, Paleocene, Triassic, Mesozoic
C : Mesozoic, Oligocene, Paleocene, Miocene
D : Mesozoic, Paleocene, Eocene, Miocene
Answer: D

Q. No. : 13
Question : From the above passage, we can infer that, the pterosaur
A : resembled the bat
B : was a Mesozoic mammal
C : was a flying reptile
D : inhabited the seas
Answer: C

Q. No. : 14
Question : As inferred from the passage, the largest number of mammals were found in which of the following periods?
A : Triassic period
B : Oligocene epoch
C : Pliocene period
D : Miocene period
Answer: D

Q. No. : 15
Question : Among the following statements, which statement, if true, would weaken the argument put forth in the first sentence of Paragraph 1?
A : It has been found that the tryannosaur had a larger brain, than was previously known.
B : Within the next thousand years, mammals will become extinct.
C : Recently certain forms of flying ichthyosaurs have been discovered.
D : It is now possible to double human mental capacity, by the use of certain recently developed computers.
Answer: A

Q. No. : 16
Question : As inferred from the passage, which of the following proverbial expressions is the author most likely to agree with?
A : It's a cruel world.
B : Footprints in the sands of time.
C : All the world's a stage.
D : A short life, but a merry one.
Answer: B

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