Current Affairs and Interesting GK for Competitive Examz

Current Affairs and Interesting GK for Competitive Examz

1.      Who is sworn in as the 39^th Chief Justice of India on 29^th September 2012?

2.       India’s heaviest satellite was launched on the wee hours of September 29. Name the satellite? From where it was launched?

3.      Which film is nominated as the official entry from India at the Oscars in the Best Foreign Language Film category?

4.      Which is the only district in India which shares its border with four Indian states?

5.      Highest Sports Award in India?

6.      The country whose National Anthem has only music but no words?

7.      The original meaning of the word ‘Quiz’?

8.      Largest airport in the world?

9.      Name the latest book of J.K Rowling?

10. Winner of 2012 US Open Tennis Tournament?

  Answers:

1.      Justice Altamas Kabir

2.      GSAT-10,  launched from the Kourou launch pad in French Guiana in South America

3.      BARFI directed by Anurag Basu

4.      Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.  Shares border with Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, and Bihar

5.      Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

6.      Bahrain

7.      Trick

8.      King Khalid International Airport, Saudi Arabia

9.      The Casual Vacancy

10. Andy Murray

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Father of White Revolution is no more...

Verghese Kurien, father of the “White Revolution” and founder of the cooperative dairy movement in the country is no more . He is survived by wife Molly Kurien and daughter Nirmala.

Anand, the small town in central Gujarat  was his home for the last six decades and which he made famous as “the milk capital of India.”

Born in Kozhikode, Kerala, on November 26, 1921, Dr. Kurien, a mechanical engineer with dairy engineering as a minor subject, came to Anand in 1949 at the behest of the then Union Home Minister, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, to solve some problems of the local farmers. The problems were resolved, but Dr. Kurien could not leave Anand.

From one milk project to a larger one, the “Milkman of India” saw India emerge from a milk-deficient country into the largest milk producer in the world, overtaking even the once milk-abundant Netherlands.

It is because of Dr. Kurien that India today contributes about 17 per cent of the total milk production in the world. Amul, with a turnover of over Rs. 13,000 crore, is Asia’s top milk-producing brand and is counted, with one of the best recall values, among the world’s leading brands in any sector.

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Current Affairs: PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTION FOR POSTAL ASSISTANT/ SORTI...

Current Affairs: PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTION FOR POSTAL ASSISTANT/ SORTI...:   PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTION for postal assistant/ sorting assistant  Exam Held on November 2010 1. The JATAKA Tales were composed i...

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PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTION FOR POSTAL ASSISTANT/SORTING ASSISTANT - December 2009

                                                        PART 1 – ENGLISH

( Select the most appropriate word/set of words)

1. The word most nearly opposite in meaning to Valor

a.  admonition       b.  Injustice                 c.  Cowardice     d .  Generosity

2. The word most nearly similar in meaning to tentative

        a.   Prevalent                 b.  Portable               c.  Making           d. Experimental

             

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

Fill in the Blanks   (  Question  4-10 )

4.            We list confidence in him because he never ------------------his promise.

5.            Her true feelings  --------------- themselves in her sarcastic asides; only then        was her ------------- revealed

6.            Technically glass is a mineral and ---------------

a. Water so                   b. water is so                  c. so is water    d. so water is

       7.         Rajasthan   --------------- a very climate

                       

                            a. has                             b. being                 d. having                   d. with

    

     8.  One of   the  least effective ways of storing information is leaning 

              a. how repeat                b.  repeating                c. to repeat     d. repeat

    

9. Many modern architects insist on------------------ materials native to the region

            that will blend in to surroundings landscape .

           a. use                               b.  to use                c. the use                             d . using

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                              b. able to              c. to be able                d. be able to

PART II: MATHEMATICS

11.       A jar contains 10 red marbles and 30 green Ones. How many red marbles must   be added to the jar so that 60 % of the marbles will be red?

a. 25                   b. 30                 c. 35                            d. 40

12.    Driving at 48 miles per hour, how many minutes will take to drive 32 miles.

          a. 23       b 32      c. 40          d.45                                                                               

13.    If  a = 9*8321 and b=9*7321 what is the value of a –b

              a. 8000                              b. 9000                  c. 7000               d. 6000

14.    From 1989 to 1990, the number of applicants to a college increased 15 % to    5000. How many applications were there in 1989?

                                     a. 759                b. 4301                c. 4400                d. 5819

15.   Find two numbers whose sum is 27 and product is 182

                    a. 11, 12              b. 12, 13              c. 13, 14              d. 14, 15

16.   How many three- digit numbers are divisible by 7 ?

                   a. 108               b. 118.              c. 128                             d.138

17    Liz is now twice as old as Jose but 6 years ago she was 5 times as old as he was.       How old Liz now?

              a. 10                b.16                c. 20                 d.  24

18.    What is the sum of the product and quotient of 8 and 8 ?

a. 62                b. 63                c. 64                d . 65

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

20.    If the average (arithmetic mean) of 25,31 and x is 37 what is the value of  x?

a.      .31                             b.37                              c. 43                              d. 55

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PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTION FOR POSTAL ASSISTANT/ SORTING ASSISTANT

 PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTION for postal assistant/ sorting assistant

 Exam Held on November 2010

1. The JATAKA Tales were composed in the ancient language of _______?
A) Sanskrit B) brahmi C)greek D)pali

2. Who is the head of Indian state?
A) prime minister B) president C)speaker D)vice president

3. When was constitution of Indian adopted by constituent assembly?
A)26th nov 1949 B)26th Jan 1950 C) 15th aug 1947 D)30th jan 1948

4. Which countries participate in common wealth games?
A) all countries of the world B)countries which were colonies of british empire C)asia pacific Region countries D)under developed countries

5. Viswanathan anand is associated with which game?

A)snooker B) billiards C)chess D)ice hockey
6. HTTP stand for

A)hypo test transfer protocol B)hyper text transfer protocol C)hyper test transfer proxy D)none of these
7. Polio disease is spread by

A)parasite B)bacteria C)virus D)protozoa
8. Phylloquinone is chemical name of

A)vitamin A B)vitaminC C)vitamin K D)vitamin D
9. The best parliamentarian award for 2009 has been conferred on

A)hema malini B)jaipal reddy C)m m josi D)manmohan singh
10. Lothal had a structure which, according to some archaeologists, was a

A)citadel B)dockyard C)public building D)great tank
11. Liquefied petroleum gas(LPG)consist of

A)butane and propane B)ethane and hexane C) ethane and nonane D)butane and nonane
12. The hobby of collecting stamps is called as

A)philanthropy B)numismatics C)philately D)philology
13.the new rupee symbol is a combination of English and ______ scripts

A)devanagari B)tamil C)telugu D)Gurumukhi
14. The Nobel peace prize for 2009 was awarded to

A)barack obama B)bill Clinton C)Mikhail gorbachev D)nicholas sarkory
15. Who among the following was the author of “RAJTHARANGINI”, commonly regarded as the first genuine history of India written by an Indian?

A) Banbhatta B) ravikirti C) pushpadanta D) kalhana
16. Twitter, facebook n, and orkut are examples of_____ websites
A) E-mail B) social networking C) search engines D) internet telephony

17. H1N1 virus causes which of the following diseases?
A) Swine flu B) chickungunya C) dengue D) avian flu

18. Biological pigment that determines skin colour in humans is called
A) Protein B) melanin C) vitamin D) toxin

19. Which dance form originated from Kerala?
A) Odissi B) katak C) kuchipudi D) kathakali

20. Nathu la is located in the Himalayas. La means
A) Glacier B) pass C) hillock D) crevasse

21. a train 350 mts long is moving at a speed of 32kmph. It will cross a man coming from the opposite direction at a speed 3 kmph in
A) 28 sec B) 24 sec C) 36 sec D) 32 sec

22. .45/.005+.2*50=?
A) 10 B) 90 C) 100 D) 90.1

23. The age of the father is 5 times of the son. After 20 yrs father age is 40. Then what will be the age of the son?
A) 20 B) 22 C) 21 D) 24

24. a candidate appearing for an examination has to secure 40% marks to pass paper 1. But he secured only 40 marks and failed by 20 marks. What is the max mark for paper 1?
A) 100 B) 200 C ) 150 D)180

25. 6 times of an unknown no is 13 less than 55. The unknown no
A) 10 B) 7 C) 11 D) 5

26. A sports dealer bought 2000 hockey sticks for Rs.350each. 10% of them were found to be defective and unfit to be sold. At what price should he sell the remaining stick to get a overall profit of 8%?
A) 360 B) 400 C) 420 D) 450

27. The population of a colony of ants increases by 20% every day. If one Monday the population is 3000 on which day of the week is it 5184?
A) Wednesday B) Tuesday C) Thursday D) Friday

28. Three runners’ ajay, bharath and charan run a race with ajay finishing 20mts ahead of bharath and 34 mts ahead of charan, while bharath finishes 21 mts ahead of charan. Each runner travels the entire distance at a constant speed. What was the length of the race?
A) 40MTS b) 50MTS c) 60MTS d) 70 MTS

29. If 20men assemble 8 machines in a day how many men are needed to assemble 12 machines in a day?
A) 40 B) 20 C) 30 D) 42

30. Find the area in square mts if the perimeter of football field which is 120m long is 400 mts
A) 6500sq. m B) 9600sq.m C) 6800sq.m D) 4800sq.m

31. At the end of the dinner party all the 8 persons present at the dinner party shake hands with each other once. How many handshakes will be there in all?
A) 8 B) 16 C)28 D)64

32. Select the correct alternative from the given choices
BDFH, CBID, DZLZ, EXOV,_________
A) FVRS B) FVQR C) FVRR D)FVSR

33. Fill in the blank
8, 40, 20, 100, 50,_______,125
A) 225 B) 250 C) 200 D) 150

34. If the digits in the no. 86435192 r arranged in ascending order, what will b the diff b/t the digits which r second from the right and 4th from the left in the new arrangement?
A) 1 B) 2 C) 4 D)3

35. 3 of the following 4 are the alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the 1 that does not belong to that group?
A) 145 B) 325 C) 257 D) 399

36. In a certain code language, if the word ‘sector’ is coded as ‘CESROT’ then how will your code the word “OPPOSITION”?
A) SOPPONOITI B) NOITISOPPO C ) SOPOPNOITI D)SOPPONTIT

37. If 30th June, 1989 was a Friday, then what day of the week was 17th Sep, 1993?
A) WEDNESDAY B) THRUSDAY C) FRIDAY D) SATURDAY

38. Complete the series?
18, 27,6,9,2,3_____
A) 1 B) 2/3 C) 1/3 D) 1/2

39. My school is to the east of my house. My father’s office is to the south-west of my school. A park is to the south of my school. Towards which direction is my house located with re3spect to the park?
A) East B) north-west C) south-west D) south

40. Which one is different from others?
A) Calf B) colt C) cat D) puppy

41. “.A speech delivered without any pervious preparation” can be expressed in one word only put of the following?

A) Extempore B) Maiden C) Spinster D) Empiric

42. The garden is very dry today. Fetch me a _______ of water
A) Pale B) pail C) pile D) pill

43. Please, may I have _____oranges?
A) A few B) some C) little D) less

44. Delhi is ____ than Nagpur.
A) More bigger B) so bigger C) very bigger D) much bigger

45. Use proper conjunction in the sentence given below:
“GIVE ME ____ poverty ______riches.”
A) is/was B) nor/neither C) neither/nor D ) here/there

46. We need to ______our appointment
A) Reconnect B) reschedule C) reorganize D) regret

47. SCEPTICAL is exactly opposite to
A) Convinced B) doubtful C) questioning D) cynic

48. Choose wrongly spelt word
A) Relevent B) poignant C) prevalent D) malignant

49. A person who hates the institution of marriage
A) Misologist B) misogamist C) misogynist D) philogynist

50. We have been friends for ages. I ________ her since we were children.
A) Am knowing B) are known C) have known D)is known
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