1.
Government of India has recently granted "Maharatna Status to two more Navratna
Public Sector enterprises. Which are the these new companies joining the club
of Maharatna public sector undertakings.
(A) Steel
authority of India Limited and National Thermal Power Corporation Limited
(B)
Bharat heavy Electrical Ltd and Gas authority of India Limited
(C) Indian
Oil Corporation and Coal India Limited
(D) Bharat
Heavy Electricals Limited and Oil and Natural gas corporation
Ans: B
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2. India's
newly built and tested missile 'Astra' is meant for
(A) Surface
to surface strike
(B)
Air to Air Strike
(C) Surface
to Air Strike
(D) Air to
surface Strike
Ans: B
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3. The
Governor General who adopted a policy of Europeanization of Bureaucracy
and an exclusion
of Indian from higher posts
(A) Warren
Hastings
(B)
Wellesley
(C)
Cornwallis
(D)
Dalhousie
Ans: C
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4. During
which movement Bal Gangadhar Tilak was given the epithet Lokmanya
and
Gandhiji give the slogan 'swaraj in a year' respectively:
(A)
Home rule Movement and Non Cooperation Movement
(B)
Swadeshi Movement and Dandi March
(C) Quit
India Movement and Civil Disobedience Movement
(D)
Khilafat Movement and Civil Disobedience Movement
Ans: A
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5. Recently
Dargah Muinuddin Chisti at Ajmer was in news due to visit of Pakistani
Prime
Minister Dargah Muinudding Chisti at Ajmer was built by:
(A)
Qutubuddin Aibak
(B)
Alauddin Khilji(C) IItutmish
(D) Khijra
Khan
Ans: B
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6. Bauxite
is an ore of:
(A) Zinc
(B)
Aluminum
(C) Lead
(D) Copper
Ans: B
7. Which
one of the following is the land area in the extreme south of India?
(A)
Indira Point
(B)
Rameshwaram
(C) Cape
Comorin
(D)
Puducherry
Ans: A
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8. The
ozone layer lies in the:
(A)
Troposphere
(B)
Tropopause
(C)
Stratosphere
(D) None of
these
Ans: C
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9. In Union
Budget 2013-14, "Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Scheme" was
launched by
Government of India. This scheme is related to:
(A)
Service Tax
(B)
Commodity Transaction Tax
(C) Income
Tax
(D)
Securities Transaction Tax
Ans: A
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10.
Economic Survey 2012-13 states that Non Performing Assets of increased
from 2.36%
to 3.57% in September, 2012. The description of Non performing
Assets was
with reference to which sector.
(A) Telecom
Sector(B) Human Resource Sector
(C) Oil and
Gas Sector
(D)
Banking Sector
Ans: D
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11. This is
the rate at which Reserve Bank of India borrows money from
commercial
banks:
(A)
Reverse Repo rate
(B)
Statutory Liquidity ratio
(C) Repo
rate
(D) Cash
reserve ratio
Ans: A
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12. As per
election commission of India, how many recognized national political
parties are
there in India?
(A)
6
(B) 2
(C) 7
(D) None of
these
Ans: A
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13. The
present deputy chairman of Rajya Sabha is elected member of Parliament
from which
State of India?
(A) Andhra
Pradesh
(B)
Tamilnadu
(C)
Kerala
(D)
Karnataka
Ans: C
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14. The
constitution of India was adopted on:
(A) 26th
January, 1950
(B) 15th
August, 1947
(C)
26th November, 1949
(D) 26th
January, 1951
Ans: C
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15. The
Present strength of Rajya Sabha members is ..... out of which..... are
representatives
of states and union territories of Delhi and Pondicherry and .... are
nominated
by president:(A) 250, 238, 12
(B) 247,
235, 12
(C)
245, 233, 12
(D) 248,
236, 12
Ans: C
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16. Which
of the following glands produces insulin in human body?
(A)
Pancreas
(B) Spleen
(C) Liver
(D)
Pituitary
Ans: A
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17. Which
of the following is food poisoning organism
(A)
Clostridium botulinum
(B)
Streptomyces fecalis
(C) Lacto
bacillus
(D) None of
these
Ans: A
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18.
Development of goiter (Enlarged thyroid gland) is mainly due to deficiency
of:
(A) Sodium
(B) Calcium
(C)
Iodine
(D) Iron
Ans: C
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19. The
emission of which causes global warming?
(A)
Carbon dioxide
(B) Carbon
monoxide
(C)
Nitrogen
(D)
Hydrocarbon
Ans: A
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20. Who was
adjudged player of the tournament by scoring most number of runs
in the
tournament in women's world cup cricket held recently:(A) Jess Cameron
(B) Megan
Schutt
(C) Anya
Shrubsole
(D)
Suzie Bates
Ans:
D
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21. Who won
the inaugural Hockey India League ended in Ranchi recently:
(A)
Ranchi Rhinos
(B) Uttar
Pradesh Wizards
(C) Delhi
Wave Riders
(D) Mumbai
magicians
Ans:
A
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22.
FIFA-2014 world cup is proposed to be held in:
(A) Quatar
(B)
Brazil
(C) Spain
(D) Russia
Ans:
B
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23. Wanchoo
committee Dealt with:
(A)
Direct Taxes
(B) Right
to Information Reforms
(C)
Agriculture Prices
(D)
Parliamentary Reforms
Ans: A
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24. Kyoto
Protocol is:
(A) An
international agreement for extradition of foreign enemy
(B) An
international agreement describing formula for conversion of foreign
exchange
(C)
An international agreement to reduce green house gases
(D) An
international agreement to deal with International Terrorists organization
Ans: C
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25. India
successfully completed its 101th space mission by launching Indo -
Frenchsatellite SARAL recently. This satellite is for:
(A)
Preparation of a detailed and complete map of Antarctica
(B) Study
the climate on Mars
(C)
Oceanographic study
(D) None of
these is true
Ans: C
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Saturday, 29 March 2014
Previous year question paper - Postal/Sorting Assistant Examination (2013-GK) with answer Key
Sunday, 16 March 2014
Previous year question Paper -------- Recruitment to the cadre of Postal/Sorting Assistant Examination 2009
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PART I
- ENGLISH
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Select the
most appropriate word
/set of words
1. The
most nearly opposite
in meaning to
VALOR
2.
A admonition b
Injustice c Cowardice
d Generosity
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2 The
word most nearly
similar in meaning
TENTATIVE
A Prevalent b
Portable c Mocking
d Experimental
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3 The
pair whose relationship is
most like the
relationship expressed in
the pair beggar:
beg
A Medium: Advise
B Mediator :Disagree
c Mercenary : Demand
d Mentor: Guide
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Fill in
the blanks (
question 4-10)
4 We lost
confidence in him
because he never -------------- his promises
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5 Her true
feelings ---------------
themselves in her
sarcastic asides , only then
was her --
revealed
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6 Technically glass
is a mineral
and
A water so
b water is
so c so
is water d so
water is
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7 Rajasthan ----------- a very
dry climate
A has b
being c having
d with
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8 One of
the least effective
ways of storing
information is learning
-------it
A how repeat b
repeating c to
repeat d repeat
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9 Many modem
architects insist on------------- materials
native to the
region that will
--------------
Blend into the
surrounding landscape
A use b
to use c the use
d using
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10 By the
time a baby
has reached its
first birthday, he
should , without
the help of
an adult
----------- sit up
or even stand
up
A to be
able to b able to
c to be able
d be able
to
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11 A jar contains 10
red marbles and
30 green ones
, How many
red materials must
added to the
jar so that
60 % of
the materials will
be red ?
A 25 b 30
c 35 d 40
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12 Driving at
48 miles per
hour , how
many minutes will take
to drive 32
miles
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13 If a =0
*8321 and b =9*7321
what is the
value of a-b
A 8000 b
9000 c 7000
d 6000
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14 From 1983 to 1990 the
number of applicants
to a college
increased 15 % to
5060. How many applications were
there in 1989?
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15 Find two numbers
whose sum is
27 and product
is 182
A 11.12 b
12,13 c 13.14
d 14,15
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16 How many three digit
numbers are divisible by 77 ?
A 108 b
118 c 128
d 138
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17 Liz is now
twice as old
as jose but
6 years ago she
was 5 times as
old as he
was . How
old is Liz
now?
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18 What is the
sum of the
product and quotient
of 8 and 8?
A 62 b 64 c 40 d 48
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19 Liz solved 24
maths problems in
15 minutes. At this rate
how many problems can she
solve in 40 minutes
A 25 b 64 c
40 d 48
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20 if the average
(arithmetic mean) of
25,31 and x is
37 what is
the value of
x
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Collected
and prepared by
S Jayachandran, System
Administrator , Mavelikara
Head Post office
, Mavelikara -690101
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Wednesday, 5 March 2014
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