Postal/Sorting assistant (PA/SA) Exam- Model Questions

Postal/sorting assistant (pa/sa) exam- model questions

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1. Which Indian State shares boundary with maximum number of other states?

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Bihar

(c) Jharkhand

(d) Madhya Pradesh

2. Which among the following films have bagged the Indira Gandhi Award for the best debut film in the recent National Film Awards?

(a) Chittagong and Dhag

(b) Dhag and 101 chodiyangal

(c) Chittagong and Vicky Donor

(d) Chittagong and 101 chodiyangal

3. When was the Indian Constitution finally adopted?

(a) 26 Jan. 1950

(b) 26 Nov. 1949

(c) 15 Aug. 1947

(c) 15 Aug. 1949

4. The boys sing very well, .................?

(a) don't they

(b) aren't they

(c) do they

(d) does they

5. The first non-congress Prime Minister of India?

(a) Charan Singh

(b) A.B. Vajpai

(c) I.K.Gujral

(d) Moraji Desai

6. Name the Indian State, which has largest number of representation in Lok Sabha?

(a) Rajastan

(b) Madhya Pradesh

(c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Gujrat

7. The antonym of 'Professional'?

(a) Amateur

(b) Tradesman

(c) Labour

(d) Customer

8. The Dandi March of Gandhiji was in ?

(a) 1928

(b) 1929

(c) 1930

(d) 1931

9. In which city the Asian Games first took place in 1951?

(a) Hong kong

(b) Tokyo

(c) New Delhi

(d) Kuala Lampur

10. 'Immortal' means?

(a) having moral values

(b) ancient

(c) living for ever

(d) morally wrong

11. Who directed the world famous film 'The Gandhi'?

(a) Ben Kingsley

(b) Satyajit Ray

(c) Mrinal Sen

(d) Richard Attenborough

12. The chemical that is found in largest quantity in sun?

(a) Helium

(b) Hydrogen

(c) Oxygen

(d) Carbon

13. The difference between 3/4th of 64 and 2/3rd of 48 is equal to:

(a) 16

(b) 24

(c) 32

(d) 20

14. The Finmeccanica defence company, which was recently making news in context with bribery allegation on HeliCopter dealings is from which country?

(a) Germany

(b) France

(c) Italy

(d) Israel

15. Buenos Aires is the capital of which country?

(a) Italy

(b) Argentina

(c) Singapore

(d) Belgium

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Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant (PA/SA) Recruitment Examination – Model Questions from Mathematics Section

Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant (PA/SA) Recruitment Examination – Model Questions from Mathematics Section

(Useful for other competitive Examinations also)

Mathematics

1.  Which is the only number that represents the perimeter and area of the same square?

(a)81

(b)12

(c)10

(d)4

2. Cube root of 729 is:

(a)7

(b)9

(c)13

(d)3

3. A train is travelling at 10m/s. If it crosses a pole in 75 seconds, the length of the train is

(a)750m

(b)7.5m

(c)75m

(d)0.75m

4. A car is purchased for Rs. 90,000. After one year if it depreciated by 30%, what is the value at that time?

(a)1,20,000

(b)27,000

(c)63,000

(d)1,17,000

5. Write the next number in the sequence 7, 9, 11, 13, 17, .........

(a)18

(b)19

(c)20

(d)23

6. 3/4th of 1/3rd of 4/5th of a number is 90. Then the number is:

(a)400

(b)450

(c)200

(d)360

7. The ages of a father and son are 4 l and 16 years respectively. In how many years will the father be twice as old as his son?

(a)10 years

(b)8 years

(c)9 years

(d)12 years

8. A candidate who gets 30% of the total marks in a test fails by 50 marks. Another candidate who gets 320 marks fails by 50 marks. Another candidate who gets 320 marks fails by 30 marks. What are the total marks?

(a)900

(b)1200

(c)1100

(d)1000

9. By selling 200 mangoes a man gains the selling price of 40 mangoes. His profit margin on cost is:

(a)20%

(b)25%

(c)33.33%

(d)40%

10. The average of 11 numbers is 50. The average of the first six numbers is 49 and that of the last six is 52. If so, the sixth number is:

(a)50

(b)58

(c)56

(d)55

11. How much time does a train, 280 m long, running at a speed of 72 km/hr, take to cross a bridge of 220 m long?

(a)25 seconds

(b)30 seconds

(c)35 seconds

(d)60 seconds

12. 75% of the students in a school are boys. If the number of girls students is 420, the number of boys is:

(a)1200

(b)1240

(c)1250

(d)1260

13. 0.1 × 0.1 × 0.1

a)0. 1

b)0.01

c)0.001

d)0.3

14. The simple interest on a certain sum deposited at 8% interest per, annum for three years is Rs. 576. The sum deposited is:

(a)Rs. 2400

(b)Rs. 2800

(c)Rs. 3200

(d)Rs. 3600

15. 3X+4X-5X+6X=80. Find the value of X?

(a)10

(b)14

(c)17

(d)19

16. Which ratio has greater difference? 13 : 65 0r 12: 72

(a) 13:65

(b) both

(c)12:72

(d) none

17. 0.08 X 0.80 = ?

(a) 0.064

(b) 0.0064

(c) 0.64

(d) 0.00064

18. What percentage is 100 of 1000?

(a) 10%

(b) 20%

(c) 30%

(d) 40%

19. The product of two numbers is 96 and their difference is 4. The smaller of the two is?

(a) 6

(b) 12

(c) 16

(d) 8

20. The value of X in the series 9, 81, X, 6561 is

(a) 90

(b) 162

(c) 729

(d) none

Answers

1. (d)

2. (b)

3. (a)

4. (c)

5. (b)

6. (b)

7.(c)

8.(d)

9.(b)

10.(c)

 11.(a)

 12.(d)

13.(c)

14.(a)

15.(a)

16.(c)

17. (a)

18. (a)

19. (d)

20. (c)

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Model Questions from Mathematics for Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistant (PA/SA) Recruitment Examination

Model Questions from Mathematics for Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistant (PA/SA) Recruitment Examination

Mathematics

1.      Side of a square is always the square root of its :

a)     Volume

b)     Perimeter

c)     Circumference

d)     Area

2.      Find the sum of all numbers lying between 310 and 325.

a)     5080

b)     4755

c)     4770

d)     None of these

3.      In a class of 50 students, 25 take Hindi and 16 take Marathi. 12 students take no languages. How many take both Hindi and Marathi.

a)     9

b)     4

c)     3

d)     13

4.      The length and breadth of a rectangular hall are 40m and 30m respectively. What is the distance between the two opposite corners of the hall?

a)     35m

b)     30m

c)     40m

d)     50m

5.      4,5,9,18,34, ?

a)     59

b)     50

c)     43

d)     52

6.      Which of the following numbers is not a square of any natural number?

a)     676

b)     961

c)     1296

d)     1025

7.      The mother is five times older to her son. After 4 years the sum of their ages would be 44 years. Then the son’s age at present is?

a)     7 years

b)     6 years

c)     5 years

d)     8 years

8.      Which of the following numbers belongs to the series given below:

7, 18, 29, 40,.……

a)     2095

b)     2094

c)     2197

d)     None of these

9.      2, 5, 12, 27, 58, ?

a)     73

b)     91

c)     116

d)     121

10. Suresh is as much younger in age than Rajesh as he is older in age than Nithin. If the sum of the ages of Rajesh and Nithin is 48 years, then Suresh’s age is:

a)     12 years

b)     Cannot be found

c)     36 years

d)     42 years

Answers

1.      D

2.      D

3.      B

4.      A

5.      A

6.      D

7.      B

8.      D

9.      D

10. B

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