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Bank of Brazil
1. (2015) Aldo, Baldo and Caldo decide to make a sweepstakes for a Mega-Sena contest. Aldo contributed 12 tickets, Baldo 15 tickets and Caldo 9 tickets.
They agreed that if one of the tickets in the pool was drawn, the prize would be divided among the three in proportion to the amount of tickets each one contributed.
Caldo also placed a bet outside the pool and, on the date of the draw, there were 2 winning tickets, one of them being the individual bet of Caldo, and the other one of the tickets in the pool.
What is the ratio between the total amount Caldo received and the amount Baldo received?
a) 0.8
b) 1.5
c) 2
d) 2.5
e) 3
Alternative e: 3.
2. (2015) The Brazilian Securities Commission (CVM) is a body that regulates and oversees the capital market in Brazil.
a) subordinated to the Central Bank of Brazil
b) subordinated to Banco do Brasil
c) subordinated to the São Paulo Stock Exchange (BOVESPA)
d) independent of the government
e) linked to the executive branch (Ministry of Finance)
Alternative e: linked to the executive branch (Ministry of Finance).
3. (2015) Amanda and Belinha are friends and have cable TV subscriptions from different companies.
Amanda's cable company gives 25% discounts on shopping mall movie tickets. The Belinha cable TV company gives a 30% discount on the purchase of tickets for the same cinema. The movie ticket price, without discount, is R$ 20.00.
On a family outing, Amanda buys 4 tickets, and Belinha buys 5 movie tickets at the mall, both using discounts offered by their respective cable TV companies.
How many reais Belinha spends more than Amanda buying tickets?
a) 10
b) 15
c) 20
d) 25
e) 30
Alternative to: 10.
4. (2015) At a given bank branch, for a customer who arrives between 3 pm and 4 pm, the probability that the waiting time in line to be served is less than or equal to 15 min is 80%.
Considering that four clients arrived at the branch between 3 pm and 4 pm, what is the probability that exactly three of these clients wait more than 15 minutes in line?
a) 0.64%
b) 2.56%
c) 30.72%
d) 6.67%
e) 10.24%
Alternative to: 0.64%.
5. (2015) A group of financial analysts composed of 3 experts - X, Y and Z - has the following feature: X and Y decide correctly with a probability of 80%, and Z decide correctly with half of the times.
Since decisions are made by the majority, the probability that the group will make a correct decision is:
a) 0.16
b) 0.64
c) 0.48
d) 0.32
e) 0.80
Alternative e: 0.80.
6. (2015) Multiple banks, pursuant to CMN Resolution No. 3,849, must establish an ombudsman
a) in the organization itself
b) in an external agency
c) in connection with the audit
d) in the advertising area
e) in the new projects sector
Alternative to: in the organization itself.
7. (2015) The business company W & Z Ltda. it intends to expand its operations and, for this purpose, it needs cash, since its available capital does not allow it to embody its growth.
Along these lines, he would inventory his available free goods and present a proposal for a bank loan with the guarantees listed in the document that it delivers to the manager of the Bank where it operates financial.
The manager suggests that the guarantee be carried out by commercial pledge and presents the necessary contracts, in advance approved by the legal sector, and indicates that the cash will be made available within twenty-four hours after the formalization of the business.
Under the terms of the Civil Code, promising to pay in cash the debt that it guarantees with a commercial pledge, the debtor may issue, in favor of the creditor,
a) overdraft
b) own bill of exchange
c) commercial debenture
d) pledge letter of credit
e) note of the respective credit
Alternative e: note of the respective credit.
8. (2015) The fight against money laundering has become widespread in the world, with the rapid development of sophisticated criminal organizations that use the financial system to legitimize their originally illegal actions.
According to Federal Law No. 9,613/1998, the crime of laundering is currently characterized, among other actions, by hiding values resulting from acts embodied as
a) administrative infractions
b) criminal offenses
c) property fines
d) Central Bank sanctions
e) tort
Alternative b: criminal offenses.
IBGE
9. (2007) In 2006, IBGE completed 70 years of its foundation. This institute was created in the historical context of:
a) Military Dictatorship, of Costa e Silva
b) Democratic Transition, by José Sarney
c) Estado Novo, by Getúlio Vargas
d) Plan of Goals, by Juscelino Kubitschek
e) Brazilian Miracle, by Ernesto Geisel
Alternative c: Estado Novo, by Getúlio Vargas
10. (2011) A new measurement carried out in 2004 by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics IBGE was responsible for the change from the point considered the highest in the country from just over 3,000 meters in altitude to just over 2900 meters.
Located in the North of Brazil, it is called:
a) Peak of Fog
b) Crystal Peak
c) Flag Peak
d) Peak March 31
e) Agulhas Negras Peak
Alternative to: Pico da Neblina.
11. (2007) Brazil is a federative republic formed by the Union, states and municipalities. The Chamber of Deputies and the Chambers of Councilors correspond, respectively, to the federal levels:
a) municipal and federal
b) state and federal
c) state and district
d) federal and state
e) federal and municipal
Alternative e: federal and municipal.
12. (2007) The Araguaia and Tocantins rivers stand out in Brazilian hydrography. Regarding these rivers, it is stated that:
I. the basin formed by them interconnects with the Amazon ecosystem;
II. Tucuruí is located in Tocantins, the largest fully Brazilian hydroelectric plant;
III. the flow direction of its waters is north-south.
Is the affirmative(s) correct:
a) I, just
b) I and II, only
c) I and III, only
d) II and III, only
e) I, II and III
Alternative d: II and III only.
13. (2005) Brazil has never stopped having poor people, they have changed places. Until the first half of the 20th century, the country's lowest-income population was mostly located in the countryside. Currently, the large concentration of low-income population is:
a) in the central areas of cities
b) in the Amazon region
c) in municipalities on the periphery of Metropolitan Areas
d) in the states of the Midwest Region
e) in small municipalities in the Southeast and South
Alternative c: in municipalities on the outskirts of Metropolitan Areas.
DETRAN
14. (2013) Free space destined by the municipality for the circulation, stopping or parking of vehicles, or for the circulation of pedestrians, is
the passing
b) street
c) way
d) avenue
e) public place
Alternative e: public street.
15. (2013) The term pop-up, when associated with Internet browsing, is used to designate
a) window opened automatically in the Internet browser when loading a website.
b) a website that has its content edited collaboratively by visitors.
c) a chronological list of all websites visited in the Internet browser.
d) a website that concentrates news published on other websites on the Internet.
e) the collection of sites most frequently visited in an Internet browser.
Alternative to: window that opens automatically in the Internet browser when loading a website.
16. (2013) The Brazilian Traffic Code (CTB) establishes order of prevalence in signaling. Check the alternative that expresses this hierarchy.
a) Signs, rules, agent orders and traffic lights.
b) Rules, signs, traffic lights and agent orders.
c) Rules, traffic lights, signs and agent orders.
d) Agent orders, signs, traffic lights and rules.
e) Agent orders, traffic lights, signs and rules.
Alternative e: Agent orders, traffic lights, signals and rules.
17. (2013) A collection of miniature toys consists of 328 carts, 256 motorcycles and 192 trucks.
Toys will be organized into groups with the same amount, so that each group is formed by the same type of miniature.
If you want each group to have as many miniatures as possible, then the number of toys in each group and the number of groups formed with motorcycles are, respectively,
a) 6 and 67
b) 8 and 41
c) 6 and 53
d) 8 and 32
e) 6 and 41
Alternative d: 8 and 32.
18. (2013) As for species, a bus is a vehicle
a) of cargo
b) passenger
c) special
d) of traction
e) mixed
Alternative b: passenger.
19. (2013) Traveling with the vehicle pouring or throwing on the fuel or lubricant route you are using is
a) light infraction, whose penalty is a fine, and the administrative measure is the retention of the vehicle.
b) serious infraction, punishable by a fine.
c) serious infraction, the penalty of which is a fine, and the administrative measure is the retention of the vehicle.
d) very serious infraction, the penalty of which is a fine, and the administrative measure is the retention of the vehicle.
e) medium infraction, whose penalty is a fine, and the administrative measure consists in the retention of the vehicle.
Alternative d: very serious infraction, the penalty of which is a fine, and the administrative measure is the retention of the vehicle.
20. (2013) Paulo is interested in obtaining information of general interest about the Department's organization and services State of São Paulo Transit, and, to that end, it files an application with the sector responsible for the said organ.
However, the public agent affirms that Paulo will not be able to have access to the required information, without explaining the reasons determined for such refusal. What attitude could Paul take?
a) Appeal against the decision, forwarding an application to the employee who attended it, within 03 (three) days, stating the determining reasons for the request.
b) Submit a new request for access to the same information previously requested, addressed to the Federal Comptroller General, within a maximum period of 24 (twenty-four) hours.
c) Not to appeal the decision, since the required information is contained in a document whose manipulation could harm its integrity.
d) To comply with the decision, since the request was denied based on the allegation that the determining reasons are no longer included.
e) Appeal against the decision, forwarding a request addressed to the hierarchically superior authority to which issued the contested decision, within 10 (ten) days from the knowledge of the denial of access to the information.
Alternative e: Appeal against the decision, forwarding a request addressed to the authority hierarchically superior to the which filed the contested decision, within 10 (ten) days of being aware of the denial of access to the information.
Federal Savings Bank
21. (2012) Caixa Econômica Federal is
a) federal agency linked to the Ministry of Finance
b) federal autarchy linked to the Central Bank of Brazil
c) financial institution linked to the Central Bank of Brazil
d) public company linked to the Central Bank of Brazil
e) public company linked to the Ministry of Finance
Alternative e: public company linked to the Ministry of Finance.
22. (2013) The Caixa Econômica Federal Code of Ethics provides that
a) its employees may, on behalf of Caixa, request contributions of material goods or values from commercial partners.
b) it is acceptable to favor suppliers and service providers for the benefit of the business.
c) protection is guaranteed against any form of reprisal or professional discrimination to those who report their violations.
d) as a public and privately-held company, Caixa is not committed to accountability for its activities.
e) its officers are not committed to uniform procedures in the exercise of their professional attributions of the position.
Alternative c: protection is guaranteed against any form of reprisal or professional discrimination to those who report their violations.
23. (2012) From which year did Caixa Econômica Federal centralize FGTS accounts?
a) 1861 (D. Pedro II)
b) 1889 (Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca)
c) 1931 (Getúlio Vargas)
d) 1986 (José Sarney)
e) 1990 (Fernando Collor)
Alternative e: 1990 (Fernando Collor).
24. (2008) Caixa Econômica Federal is the financial institution responsible for operating the Federal Government policies, mainly for housing, basic sanitation and support for worker. The main activities of Caixa Econômica Federal are related to
a) elaboration of economic policies that will help the Federal Government in the composition of the public budget and in the application of resources in social activities, such as sports and culture.
b) elaboration of policies for the financial market, enabling the raising of financial resources, administration of lotteries, funds, programs and application of resources and social works.
c) fundraising for international transfers helping Brazilian workers residing abroad.
d) administration of lotteries, funds (FGTS), programs (PIS) and fundraising in booklets of savings, in demand and time deposits and their application in loans substantially linked to housing.
e) structuring of the National Financial System, assisting the Central Bank in the preparation of rules and guidelines for the administration of funds and programs such as FGTS and PIS.
Alternative d: administration of lotteries, funds (FGTS), programs (PIS) and fundraising in passbooks savings, in demand and time deposits and their application in loans substantially linked to housing.
25. (2013) Caixa Econômica Federal, through its Code of Ethics, wants its employees and managers to adopt values that lead to
a) attitudes of prejudice related to origin, race, gender, religion, creed and social class.
b) practices that undermine its image and compromise its staff.
c) guidance and information for customers to make decisions favorable to Caixa's businesses.
d) offering opportunities for professional advancement to employees, with clear criteria.
e) frequent participation in activities aimed at publicizing government initiatives.
Alternative d: offering opportunities for professional advancement to employees, with clear criteria.
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