Postal/ Sorting Assistant (PA/SA) Examination Previous Questions

Postal/ Sorting Assistant (PA/SA) Examination Previous Questions

November 2006 Examination

Part III- General Knowledge

1. Who was India’s nominee for the post of U.N. Secretary General?

(a) Lalith Mansingh

(b) Chinmaya R. Gharekhan

(c) Indra Nooyi

(d) Shashi Tharoor

2. Which of the following is TRUE of Chikungunya?

(a) A viral illness spread by mosquito

(b) An illness spread by chicken

(c) A fungal illness spread by mosquito

(d) A bacterial illness spread by mosquito

3. Which country created news in October 2006 by announcing that it performed nuclear weapons test?

(a) France

(b) Israel

(c) South Korea

(d) North Korea

4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE of India?

(a) Smallest state is Goa

(b) Least populous state is Sikkim

(c) Area wise the largest state is Rajasthan

(d) Most populous state is Tamilnadu

5. As Rajghat is associated with Mahatma Gandhi and Santivan with Nehru, which place is associated with B.R. Ambedkar?

(a) Sakthisthal

(b) Veerbhoomi

(c) Chaithrabhoomi

(d) Vijayaghat

6. Who wrote the book ‘‘The annhilation of caste’?

(a) B.R. Ambedkar

(b) Kanshi Ram

(c) Mayawati

(d) Ram Vilas Paswan

7. ‘‘Self respect is a most vital factor in life. Without it man is a mere cipher. Who said this?

(a) Alexander Pope

(b) Erich Segal

(c) B.R. Ambedkar

(d) George Eliot

8. Which among the following mountain peaks is the highest?

(a) Nanda Devi

(b) Kanchenjunga

(c) Badrinath

(d) Nunkun

9. Which of the following is NOT TRUE of India’s national flag?

(a) It is a horizontal tri-colour

(b) The ratio between the width of the flag to its length is two to five

(c) Its design was adopted by the Constitutent Assembly on 22 July, 1947.

(d) Its use and display are regulated by a code

10. Which was the first political occassion when ‘Vande Mataram’ was sung?

(a) 1896 session of the INC

(b) 1912 session of the INC

(c) On 15 August 1947

(d) On 26 January 1950

11. Which of the following is TRUE of Indian Standard Time?

(a) 5.5 hours ahead of GMT

(b) 4.5 hours ahead of GMT

(c) 3.5 hours ahead of GMT

(d) 2.5 hours ahead of GMT

12. On May 11, 2000 India’s population was estimated to have reached:

(a) One billion

(b) Two billion

(c) Three billion

(d) Four billion

13. How many mother tongues are spoken in India?

(a) More than 1600

(b) Less than 500

(c) More than 2500

(d) 22

14. Some incidents in India’s freedom movement are arranged chronologicaly in the options below. Which of them is correct?

(a) First Meeting of INC, Formation of the Muslim League, Massacre of Jalianwallabagh, Moplah rebellion in Malabar.

(b) Moplah rebellion in Malabar, First meeting of INC, Formation of the Muslim League, Massacre of Jalianwallabagh.

(c) Massacre of Jalianwallabagh, First meeting of INC, Moplah rebelion in Malabar, Formation of Muslim League.

(d) Formation of Muslim League, First meeting of INC, Moplah rebellion in Malabar, Massacre of Jalianwallabagh.

15. Which of the following is NOT TRUE of the constitution of India?

(a) It was drawn up by a Constituent Assembly.

(b) It came into effect on 15 August 1947.

(c) It closely follows the British Parliamentary model.

(d) It differs from the British Parliamentary model in holding that the constitution is supreme and not parliament.

16. What is a group of owls called?

(a) A parliament of

(b) A bed of

(c) A shoal of

(d) A flock of

17. Which is India Post’s web site?

(a) indiapost.co.in

(b) indiapost.net

(c) indiapost.gov.in

(d) indiapost.com

18. Who among the following is given the credit of establishing the modern postal system in India?

(a) Lord Clive

(b) Lord Mountbatten

(c) Lalith Mansingh

(d) Dalhousie

19. Expand the abbreviation G.P.O

(a) Generic Post Office

(b) General Post Office

(c) Group Post Office

(d) Grand Post Office

20. PIN Code Zone No.6 includes besides Kerala:

(a) Karnataka and Tamilnadu

(b) Tamilnadu and Lakshadweep

(c) Tamilnadu

(d) Karnataka

Answers

1.   Shashi Tharoor

2.   A viral illness spread by mosquito

3.   North Korea

4.   Most populous state is Tamilnadu

5.   Chaithrabhoomi

6.   B.R. Ambedkar

7.   B.R. Ambedkar

8.   Kanchenjunga

9.   The ratio between the width of the flag to its length is two to five

10. 1896 session of the INC (Held at Kolkotha, translated in to English by Aurobindo Ghosh)

11.    5.5 hours ahead of GMT

12.       One billion

13.    More than 1600

14.   First meeting of INC (1885) Formation of the Muslim League (1906), Massacre of Jalianwallabagh (1919), Moplah rebellion in Malabar (1921).

15.     It came into effect on 15 August 1947 (Correct answer 26-1-1950)

16.    A parliament of owls

17.    Indiapost.gov. in

18.    Lord Clive in 1766

19.      General Post Office

20.    Tamilnadu and Lakshadweep

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