Solved Questions of Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam held on 07 July 2013

Solved Questions of Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam held on 07 July 2013

General Awareness Section: Questions with Answer Key

 

Circles Covered: Bihar, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan

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Q1. According to 2011 census, which is the second most populous state in India?

(A) West Bengal

(B) Maharashtra

(C) Andhra Pradesh

(D) Bihar

Ans. (B) Maharashtra

Q2. The capillary action phenomenon of water climbing up a narrow tube dipped in water is due to:

(A) Surface Tension

(B) Atmospheric Pressure

(C) Differential Temperature

(D) Surface Friction

Ans.  (A) Surface Tension

Q3. The smallest functional unit of kidney is:

(A) Nephron

(B) Air Sac

(C) Ovaries

(D) Neuron

Ans. (A) Nephron

Q4. Kwashiorkar is caused due to the deficiency of which nutrient:

(A) Protein

(B) Vitamin D

(C) Iron

(D) Fat

Ans. (A) Protein

Q5. Vasco-de-gama was a native of:

(A) Britain

(B) Portugal

(C) Australia

(D) America

Ans. (B) Portugal

Q6. Who is the Governor of Maharashtra at present:

(A) S.M Krishna

(B) S.C Jamir

(C) Kateekal Shankarnarayanan

(D) None of the above

Ans. (C) Kateekal Shankarnarayanan

Q7. Third battle of Panipat was fought between:

(A) Marathas and Ahmad Shah Abdali

(B) Humaun and Hemu

(C) Akbra and Shershah

(D) None of these

Ans. (A) Marathas and Ahmad Shah Abdali

Q8. Who is the leader of house in the fifteenth Lok Sabha?

(A) Sonia Gandhi

(B) Sushil Kumar Shinde

(C) Meira Kumar

(D) None of these

Ans. (B) Sushil Kumar Shinde

Q9. Layer of the atmosphere which is closest to the earth:

(A) Troposphere

(B) Stratosphere

(C) Ionosphere

(D) Mesosphere

Ans. (A) Troposphere

Q10. The maximum strength of the Lok Sabha as envisaged by the constitution is:

(A) 552

(B) 555

(C) 550

(D) 530

Ans. (A) 552

Q11. Deepika Kumari is a name associated with which game:

(A) Archery

(B) Boxing

(C) Weightlifting

(D) Wrestling

Ans. (A) Archery

Q12. Acid Rain destroys vegetation because it contains:

(A) Sulphuric Acid

(B) Nitric Acid

(C) Carbon Monoxide

(D) Ozone

Ans. (A) Sulphuric Acid

Q13. Consider the London Olympics held recently. Identify the wrong match:

(A) Vijay Kumar- Silver in Shooting

(B) Saina Nehwal- Bronze in Badminton

(C) Gangan Narang- Bronze in shooting

(D) Yogeshwar Dutt- Silver in wrestling

Ans. (D) Yogeshwar Dutt- Silver in wrestling

Q14. Which country has launched solar-B satellite to study the sun:

(A) China

(B) Japan

(C) Germany

(D) India

Ans. (B) Japan

Q15. Santhali language is chiefly spoken by more than six million people in India. Apart from the states of Bihar & Jharkhand, it is also spoken in the states of:

(A) Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan

(B) Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir

(C) Himachan and Jammu and Kashmir

(D) Assam, Orissa, West Bengal and Tripura

Ans. (D) Assam, Orissa, West Bengal and Tripura

Q16. The Higgs-Boson particle which was recently discovered by scientists, is also known as

(A) God Particle

(B) Atomic Particle

(C) High Mass particle

(D) Quantum Particle

Ans. (A) God Particle

Q17. Recently over 140 countries have agreed on the first international treaty called Minamata Convention. It aims to reduce the emission and release of which element into air, water and land?

(A) Sulphur

(B) Mercury

(C) Cadmium

(D) Lead

Ans. (B) Mercury

Q18. What is the “Support Price” for an agricultural commodity?

(A) Floor price below which it cannot be sold

(B) The minimum price at which the governmet is ready to buyt it

(C) Money paid to agriculturists in the case of draught

(D) Subsidy paid by the government over the prices already available in the market

Ans. (D) Subsidy paid by the government over the prices already available in the market

Q19. Which one of the following items, comes under the concurrent List of the Indian Constitution?

(A) Trade Unions

(B) Citizenship

(C) Local Government

(D) Inter-state rivers

Ans. (A) Trade Unions

Q20. The authority to alter the boundaries of state in India rests with:

(A) President

(B) Prime Minsiter

(C) Parliament

(D) State Government

Ans. (C) Parliament

Q21. The president can nominate two members of the Lok Sabha to give representation to:

(A) Indian Christians

(B) Parsis

(C) Buddhists

(D) Anglo Indians

Ans. (D) Anglo Indians

Q22. Electoral disputes arising out of Presidential and Vice-presidential elections are settled by:

(A) Joint Committee of Parliament

(B) Election Commission of India

(C) Supreme Court of India

(D) Central Election Tribunal

Ans. (C) Supreme Court of India

Q23. ……………. Is not a Central Government Tax.

(A) Custom Duty

(B) Land Revenue

(C) Service Tax

(D) Income Tax

Ans. (B) Land Revenue

Q24. Pranab Kumar Mukherjee was declared elected as ......... president of India on 29 July 2012?

(A) 11th

(B) 12th

(C) 13th

(D) 10^th

Ans.(C) 13^th

Q25. Who among the following players won Australian Open mens single title,2013?

(A) Novak Djokovic

(B) Gisela Dulko

(C) Daniel Nestor

(D) Bob Bryan

Ans. (A) Novak Djokovic

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