Jharkhand Circle PA/SA Exam Answer Key: General Awareness Section

Friends..Here is the solved questions of General Awareness section from Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam held at Jharkhand Circle on 4 May 2014. 

1) The journalist who refused to accept Padma Bhushan was

(A) Shekharan Nair

(B) Khushwant Singh

(C) Churchill

(D) Ernest Hemingway

Ans. (B) Khushwant Singh

Note: He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1974 for service to his country. In 1984, he returned the award in protest against the siege of the Golden Temple by the Indian Army.

2) October 24 is observed as

(A) World Vegetarian Day

(B) United Nations Day for South South Cooperation

(C) World Immunization Day

(D) United Nations Day, recognized by the UN

Ans. (D) United Nations Day, recognized by the UN

3) What is Harry Potter's owl's name?

(A) Hedwig

(B) Honey dukes

(C) Money duke

(D) Eagle

Ans. (A) Hedwig

4) What is the rebooting of the computer system?

(A) Restarting of the software which is already installed in the system but remained idle

(B) Restarting of software recently installed in the computer system

(C) Restarting of a program which is cooperative to the main operating system

(C) Restarting of running computer intentionally or unintentionally

Ans. (C) Restarting of running computer intentionally or unintentionally

5) What is the name of the person that controls a football match?

(A) A refree

(B) An umpire

(C) A spectator

(D) A goalkeeper

Ans. (A) A refree

6) Which of the following sultans had greatest number of slaves in his court?

(A) Balban

(B) AlauddinKhilji

(C) Mohammed-bin-Tughlaq

(D) FerozTughlaq

Ans. (D) FerozTughlaq

7) When you travel in certain parts of India, you will notice red soil. What is the main reason for this colour?

(A) Abundance of magnesium

(B) Accumulated humus

(C) Presence of ferric oxides

(D) Abundance of phosphates

Ans. (C) Presence of ferric oxides

8) Glaciers always melt at the ....... first.

(A) Top Surface

(B) Sides

(C) Bottom

(C) Middle Surface

Ans. (C) Bottom

9) In which state is the famous Tawang monastery located?

(A) Arunachal Pradesh

(B) Jammu and Kashmir

(C) Himachal Pradesh

(D) Sikkim

Ans. (A) Arunachal Pradesh

10) Who among the following has been awarded the Officer of the Legion Honour, the highest civilian distinction of the Government of France?

(A) N R Narayana Murthy

(B) Ratan Tata

(C) K M Birla

(D) Mukesh Ambani

Ans. (A) N R Narayana Murthy

11) When is 'Hindi Diwas' celebrated?

(A) October 12th

(B) October 19th

(C) September 14th

(D) September 7th

Ans. (C) September 14th

12) Who directed the world famous film 'The Gandhi'?

(A) Nani Palkhivala

(B) Ben Kingsley

(C) Mrinal Sen

(D) Richard Attenborough

Ans. (D) Richard Attenborough

13) Who is the inventor of World Wide Web (WWW)?

(A) Vinod Dham

(B) Sir John Dalton

(C) Tim Berners Lee

(D) Bill Gates

Ans. (C) Tim Berners Lee

14) Which of the following games is not included in the Olympic Games?

(A) Cycling

(B) Archery

(C) Cricket

(D) Skiing

Ans. (C) Cricket

15) The head of the military department under the recognized central machinery of adminstration during Akbar's reign was

(A) Diwan

(B) Mir Bakshi

(C) Mir Saman

(D) Bakshi

Ans. (B) Mir Bakshi

16) Which languages are spoken in Nagaland?

(A) Konyak, Naga

(B) English

(C) Khasi and Garo

(D) None of these

Ans. (B) English

17) The filament of bulb is of

(A) Mercury

(B) Copper

(C) Tungsten

(D) None of these

Ans. (C) Tungsten

18) India's first nuclear test was conducted in

(A) Champaran

(B) Pokhran

(C) Jawahar Sagar

(D) Chickmagular

Ans. (B) Pokhran

19) Which date is known as 'Diabetes Day'?

(A) 14th February

(B) 14th May

(C) 14th September

(D) 14th November

Ans. (D) 14th November

20) Ctrl, Shift and Alt are called ....... Keys

(A) Modifier

(B) Function

(C) Alphanumeric

(D) Adjustment

Ans. (A) Modifier

21) 'The Prince' was written by

(A) N Machiaveli

(B) Boris Paterak

(C) Devendranath Tagore

(D) Jawaharalal Nehru

Ans. (A) N Machiaveli

22) Who among the follwing was a founder of Swaraj Party?

(A) Vallabhai Patel

(B) Rajendra Prasad

(C) CR Das

(D) Narendra Deb

Ans. (C) CR Das

23) Which gas is responsible for global warming?

(A) O2

(B) O2 and CO2

(C) CO2 and CH4

(D) CH4

Ans. (C) CO2 and CH4

24) The rings of which planet produce their own rain that falls onto the planet which has a major impact on its atmosphere?

(A) Venus

(B) Mercury

(C) Saturn

(D) Mars

Ans. (C) Saturn

25) Where is the National Academy of Agricultural Research Management located?

(A) Dehradun

(B) Hyderabad

(C) New Delhi

(D) Itanagar

Ans. (B) Hyderabad

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Rajasthan Circle PA/SA Exam 2014 General Awareness Section Solved

1) The Goveror of a state is appointed by?

(A) Chief Minister of the State

(B) Chief Justice of Supreme Court

(C) President of India

(D) Speaker of Lok Sabha

Ans. (C) President of India

2) When cripps mission came to India, who among the following was viceroy of India:

(A) Lord Irwin

(B) Lord Linlithgo

(C) Lord Wavell

(D) Lord Willingdon

Ans. (B) Lord Linlithgo

3) Which Sikh Guru was executed by Aurangzeb?

(A) Guru Arjun Dev

(B) Guru Ram Das

(C) Guru Teg Bahadur

(D) Guru Gobind Singh

Ans. (C) Guru Teg Bahadur

4) The most Common measure of estimating Inflation in India is-

(A) Price Index

(B) Whole Sale Price Index

(C) Consumer Price Index

(D) Price Index of Industrial Goods

Ans. (C) Consumer Price Index

5) This is an apparatus for measuring increase or rate of growth in plants:

(A) Auxanometer

(B) Hemecytometer

(C) Spectrophotometer

(D) Calorimeter

Ans. (A) Auxanometer

6) The plant nearest to the Sun and Closest to the Earth are respectively:

(A) Venus and Mercury

(B) Mercury and Venus

(C) Jupiter and Venus

(D) Jupiter and Mercury

Ans. (B) Mercury and Venus

7) Which country recently won ICC World Cup T20 match:

(A) Pakistan

(B) India

(C) Sri Lanka

(D) South Africa

Ans. (C) Sri Lanka

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Haryana Circle PA/SA Exam 2014 General Awareness Section Answer Key

Friends..Here is the Solved Questions from GA Section of Haryana Circle PA/SA Exam Paper. To view question paper click Here. We would like to thank  Himanshi, Chandan Pandey for sharing the questions with us. 

1) How many teams are participating in IPL 2014?

(A) 7

(B) 8

(C) 9

(D) 11

Ans. (B) 8

2) Who is the deputy speaker of Lok Sabha at present?

(A) P J Kurien

(B) Meira Kumar

(C) Kariya Munda

(D) None of these

Ans. (C) Kariya Munda

3) Who is presently the chairman of the finance commission?

(A) Dr Vijay L Kelkar

(B) C Rangarajan

(C) Y Venugopal Reddy

(D) None of these

Ans. (C) Y Venugopal Reddy

4) The Vidhan Sabha of Haryana is ___ and comprises ____ members of legsilative Assembly.

(A) Unicameral, 90

(B) Bicameral, 90

(C) Unicameral, 54

(D) Bicameral, 54

Ans. (A) Unicameral, 90

5) Open market operations mean:

(A) Borrowing by scheduled banks from the Central Bank

(B) Purchase and sale of securities by the Central Bank

(C) Lending by commercial Banks to Industry and Trade

(D) Deposit mobilisation

Ans. (B) Purchase and sale of securities by the Central Bank

6) Which of the following does not affect credit creation power of Commericial Bank.

(A) Cash Reserve Ration

(B) Statutory liquidity ratio

(C) Capital adequancy Ratio

(D) Cash Deposit Ratio

Ans. (B) Statutory liquidity ratio

7) How many players are there in each side of a Basketball game:

(A) 5

(B) 7

(C) 6

(D) 8

Ans. (A) 5

8) What is the motto of international cricket council?

(A) Inspire a Generation

(B) Live with passion

(C) Great Sport Great Spirit

(D) Great Game Great Name

Ans. (C) Great Sport Great Spirit

9) O2, CO2 and N2 being the life supporting gases are chiefly concentrated in:

(A) Startosphere

(B) Exosphere

(C) Troposphere

(D) None of these

Ans. (C) Troposphere

10) The Chipko Andolan is asscociated with:

(A) Tigers

(B) Trees

(C) Fevicol

(D) Cleaning of Ganga

Ans. (B) Trees

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Answer Key of Kerala Circle PA/SA Exam 2014: English Section

Friends..Here is the answers to English Section of PA/SA Exam held in Kerala Postal Circle 2014. These answers have been prepared by us based on the feedback and discussion had with our friends via e-mail & facebook page. This may not be treated as the final answer key and we are not stating that the answers given below are completely correct. If anybody feels that the answers to any question are different, you are welcome to comment your part below as comment with valid points. Hope this helps. Open discussion is welcome...

These questions were typed and send to us by our friend Habi Haris from Kerala

( If anybody could type and send us the questions of other circles similarly, it will help in providing answer keys soon. Mail us at Currentaffairs4examz@gmail.com)  

Identify the tense in the following sentence.

51. I had never been visited by him before.

(A) Past perfect tense.

(B) Past perfect continuous tense.

(C) Past indefinite tense.

(D) Past continuous tense

Pick the choice closest to the meaning of the word given in capital.

52. FABLE:

(A) Dizzy

(B) Empty

(C) Diverse

(D) Shining

53. GREGARIOUS:

(A) Sociable

(B) Angry

(C) Lonely

(D) Hardy

Against each key word are given four suggested meanings. Choose the word or phrase which is opposite in meaning to the key word.

54. FABLE:

(A) Myth

(B) Truth

(C) To speak falsely

(D) Fabricate

55. EUPHONIOUS:

(A) Strident

(B) Lethargic

(C) Literary

(D) Hardy

In the following question four sentences have been given. Out of the four options given one is grammatically incorrect. Identify the one and mark your answer.

56.

(A) She seems sad.

(B) He has a cellular phone

(C) These grapes are tasting sour

(D) I think you are wrong

Directions: Use correct tense and fill in the blank to mark the correct sentence.

57. He ……… to Kolkata yesterday.

(A) went

(B) has gone.

(C) will be going

(D) was gone.

Directions: Given are four sentences. Choose the sentence which belongs to the class “Adverb of manner”

58. (A) She sings delightfully

(B) The weather is delightfully cool

(C) He is far better now

(D) I have told you twice.

59. Identify the sentence with no adverb:

(A) He behaves best

(B) She sings well enough

(C) He is the best boy in the class

(D) The patient is much better

60. In the following sentence use appropriate adverb which modifies the whole sentence

……………  Ram escaped unhurt.

(A) Unfortunately

(B) Luckily

(C) Sadly

(D) Badly

Directions: Choose the appropriate preposition to fill in the blank

61. Do not loiter ……….. the street.

(A) in

(B) About

(C) on

(D) at

62. The book lies …… the table

(A) on

(B) at

(C) over

(D) in

63. The driver jumped ……. the car

(A) of

(B) to

(C) off

(D) from

64. Our plane stopped …………… Mumbai airport on the way to Italy.

(A) in

(B) over

(C) on

(D) at

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Use appropriate subordinating conjuction expressing a negative purpose to complete the sentence.

65. He fled ……….he should be killed.

(A) So that not

(B) Lest

(C) Else

(D) Otherwise

Use appropriate compound conjunction to fill up the blanks to make the sentence complete.

66.  You can borrow the book ……. you return it soon.

(A) in as much that

(B) as soon as

(C) as though

(D) provided that

67. I must refuse your request, ……… I believe it unreasonable

(A) As soon as

(B) Provided that

(C) In as much as

(D) So that

68. Identify the incorrect plural forms among the followings:

(A) Steps-daughter

(B) Daughters-in-law

(C) Potatoes

(D) Calves

69. If “Lives” is plural form of noun, then what is its singular form?

(A) Lives

(B) Life

(C) Lively

(D) None of the above is correct

Directions: The following sentence has been given in present perfect tense in passive voice. Transform the sentence in Present Indefinite tense in active voice and mark your answer accordingly

70. Crops have been destroyed by floods:

(A) Crops are destroyed by floods

(B) Crops are being destroyed by floods

(C) Floods destroy crops

(D) Crops have been destroying by floods

Change the following singular noun into its correct plural form.

71. Sheaf

(A) Sheaves

(B) Sheef

(C) Sheafs

(D) Sheafes

Change the following sentence given in direct speech into Indirect Speech and mark correct answer choosing from options given.

72. Ram said, “The horse died in the night.”

(A) Ram said that the horse died in the night.

(B) Ram said that the horse had died in the night.

(C) Ram said that the horse was died in the night.

(D) Ram said that the horse was dead in the night.

73. The prince said, “It gives me great pleasure to be there this evening.”

(A) The prince said that it gives him great pleasure to be there this evening.

(B) The prince said that it gave him great pleasure to be there this evening.

(C) The prince said that it gives him great pleasure to be there that evening.

(D) The prince said that it gave him great pleasure to be there that evening.

Change the following sentence given in indirect speech into direct speech and mark correct answer choosing from options given.

74. He said that he had to go home at once.

(A) He said, “I must go home at once.”

(B) He said, “I may go home at once.”

(C) He said, “I might go home at once.”

(D) He said, “I would go home at once.”

75. “Would you mind passing the salt?” I said to him:

(A) I asked to him if he would mind passing the salt. 

(B) I ordered him if he will mind passing the salt. 

(C) I asked him if he will mind passing the salt. 

(D) I asked him if he would mind passing the salt.

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