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Bank of Brazil
1. (2015) Aldo, Baldo and Caldo decide to make a pool for a Mega-Sena contest. Aldo contributes 12 tickets, Baldo contributes 15 tickets and Caldo contributes 9 tickets.
They agreed that if one of the tickets in the pool was drawn, the prize would be divided between the three in proportion to the amount of tickets each 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 Caldo's individual bet, and the other, one of the tickets from the pool.
What is the ratio of the total amount that Caldo received to the amount that Baldo received?
a) 0.8
b) 1.5
c) 2
d) 2.5
e) 3
Alternative e:3.
2. (2015) The Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) is a body that regulates and supervises the capital market in Brazil, being
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 power (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 a 25% discount on the purchase of movie tickets at a mall. The cable TV company from Belinha gives a 30% discount on the purchase of tickets to the same cinema. The price of the movie ticket, 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 does Belinha spend more than Amanda on ticket purchases?
a) 10
b) 15
c) 20
d) 25
e) 30
Alternative to:10.
4. (2015) In 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%.
Assuming that four customers arrive at the branch between 3:00 pm and 4:00 pm, what is the probability that exactly three of these customers wait in line for more than 15 minutes?
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 characteristic:X and Y decide correctly with 80% probability, and Z decides correctly half the time.
As 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-service banks, pursuant to CMN Resolution No. 3,849, must establish an ombudsman
a) in the organization itself
b) in an external body
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. intends to expand its operations and, for this purpose, it needs cash, since its available capital does not allow it to embody its growth.
In this line, it will inventory its available clear assets and present a bank loan proposal with the guarantees listed in the document that it delivers to the manager of the Bank where it has its financial operations.
The manager suggests that the guarantee be materialized by a commercial pledge and presents the necessary contracts, previously approved by the legal sector, and indicates that the cash will be made available within twenty-four hours after the formalization of the deal.
Under the terms of the Civil Code, by 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 spread around the world, with the rapid development of sophisticated criminal organizations that use the financial system to legitimize their originally illicit actions.
According to Federal Law No. 9,613/1998, the crime of laundering is currently characterized, among other actions, by hiding values arising from acts embodied as
a) administrative infractions
b) criminal offenses
c) property fines
d) Central Bank sanctions
e) civil wrongs
Alternative b:criminal offenses.
IBGE
9. (2007) In 2006, the IBGE completed 70 years of its foundation. This institute was created in the historical context of:
a) Military dictatorship, by 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 changing the point considered the highest in the country from just over 3,000 meters in altitude to just over 2,900 meters.
Located in the North of Brazil, it is called:
a) Peak of the Fog
b) Crystal Peak
c) Pico da Bandeira
d) March 31st Peak
e) Pico das Agulhas Negras
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 federative 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. About these rivers, it is stated that:
I. the basin formed by them is connected to the Amazon ecosystem;
II. Tucuruí is located in Tocantins, the largest entirely Brazilian hydroelectric plant;
III. the direction of the flow of its waters is north-south.
The statement(s) are correct:
a) I, only
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 never stopped having poor people, they changed places. Until the first half of the 20th century, the country's lowest-income population was mostly located in the countryside. Currently, the great concentration of low-income population is:
a) in the central areas of cities
b) in the Amazon region
c) in the municipalities on the periphery of the Metropolitan Areas
d) in the states of the Midwest Region
e) in small municipalities in the Southeast and South
Alternative c:in the municipalities on the periphery of the 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) path
d) avenue
e) public place
Alternative e:public place.
15. (2013) The term pop-up, when associated with Internet browsing, is used to designate
a) window automatically opened 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 site that concentrates the news published on other sites on the Internet.
e) the set of most frequently visited sites in an Internet browser.
Alternative to:window automatically opened in Internet browser when loading a website.
16. (2013) The Brazilian Traffic Code (CTB) establishes order of prevalence in signaling. Mark the alternative that expresses this hierarchy.
a) Signals, norms, agent orders and traffic lights.
b) Rules, signals, traffic lights and agent orders.
c) Rules, traffic lights, signals and agent orders.
d) Agent orders, signals, semaphore and rules.
e) Agent orders, traffic lights, signals and norms.
Alternative e:Agent orders, semaphore, signals and norms.
17. (2013) A collection of miniature toys consists of 328 cars, 256 motorcycles and 192 trucks.
Toys will be arranged in groups of the same amount, so that each group is made up of 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 load
b) passenger
c) special
d) traction
e) mixed
Alternative b:passenger.
19. (2013) Driving with the vehicle spilling or throwing fuel or lubricant on the road it is using is
a) light infraction, the penalty of which is a fine, and the administrative measure consists of withholding the vehicle.
b) serious infraction, punishable with a fine.
c) serious infraction, the penalty of which is a fine, and the administrative measure consists of withholding the vehicle.
d) very serious infraction, whose penalty is a fine, and the administrative measure consists in the retention of the vehicle.
e) medium infraction, the penalty of which is a fine, and the administrative measure consists of withholding the vehicle.
Alternative d:very serious infraction, the penalty of which is a fine, and the administrative measure consists of retaining the vehicle.
20. (2013) Paulo is interested in obtaining information of general interest about the organization and services of the State Department of Traffic of São Paulo, and, for this purpose, files a request with the responsible sector of that body.
However, the public agent states that Paulo will not be able to have access to the required information, without exposing the determined reasons for such denial. What attitude can Paul take?
a) Appeal the decision, forwarding a request to the employee who attended it, within 03 (three) days, stating the reasons for the request.
b) Submit a new request for access to the same information previously requested, addressed to the Office of the Comptroller General, within a maximum period of 24 (twenty-four) hours.
c) Do not appeal the decision, since the information required is contained in a document whose manipulation could harm its integrity.
d) Conform to the decision, since the request was denied based on the allegation that the determining reasons were no longer included.
e) Appeal the decision, forwarding a request addressed to the authority hierarchically superior to the one that issued the contested decision, within a period of 10 (ten) days from the acknowledgment of the denial of access to information.
Alternative e:Appeal the decision, forwarding a request addressed to the authority hierarchically superior to the one that issued the contested decision, within 10 (ten) days from the acknowledgment of the denial of access to information.
Caixa Econômica Federal
21. (2012) Caixa Econômica Federal is
a) federal agency linked to the Ministry of Finance
b) federal agency 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 business partners.
b) it is acceptable to favor suppliers and service providers, for the benefit of the business.
c) protection against any form of reprisal or professional discrimination is guaranteed to those who report violations.
d) as a public and privately held company, Caixa is not committed to accountability for its activities.
e) its directors are not committed to uniformity of procedures in the exercise of their professional attributions of the position.
Alternative c:protection against any form of reprisal or professional discrimination is guaranteed to those who report their violations.
23. (2012) From what year did Caixa Econômica Federal centralize the 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 implementing the Federal Government's policies, mainly for housing, basic sanitation and worker support. Caixa Econômica Federal's main activities 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) raising financial resources for international transfers, helping Brazilian workers residing abroad.
d) administration of lotteries, funds (FGTS), programs (PIS) and fundraising in savings accounts, 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 elaboration 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 savings accounts, demand and term deposits and their application in loans substantially linked to housing.
25. (2013) Caixa Econômica Federal, through its Code of Ethics, wants its employees and directors to adopt values that lead to
a) attitudes of prejudice related to origin, race, gender, religion, creed and social class.
b) practices that weaken its image and compromise its staff.
c) guidance and information for customers to make decisions favorable to Caixa's business.
d) offering opportunities for professional advancement to employees, with clear criteria.
e) frequent participation in activities aimed at publicizing government initiatives.
Alternative d:offer opportunities for professional advancement to employees, with clear criteria.
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