Mock/Model Test for Postal/Sorting (PA/SA) Exam 2014- English Section

Read the passage and answer Question 1 to 5.

It was 7 a.m. on Sunday, June 4, 1944. Field Marshall Erwin Rommel, Commander- in-Chief of the German Army Group B—guarding the occupied French Coast facing the English Channel—was travelling in a car next to the driver’s seat. He was tired of waiting for the Allied invasion to begin. Leaving on this particular dismal Sunday morning suited Rommel fine. The timing of the trip could not have been better for the weather was so bad that the Allies would not even think of a landing. Beside him on the seat was a cardboard box containing a pair of handmade grey-shade shoes, size 5 and half, for his wife Lucie-Maria. There was an especial and very human reason why he wanted to be with her on Tuesday,June 6. It was her birthday.

1. Rommel was

(a) A famous German detective during the Second World War.

(b) The Commander-in-Chief of the German army in occupied France

(c) A war-weary old man

(d) A German messenger during the war

2. Rommel was going back to Germany because

(a) He was afraid of facing the Allies

(b) He was bored with the war

(c) He was annoyed with the weather in France

(d) He was homesick and wanted to see his wife

3. Rommel considered June 4, the best time to leave because

(a) The weather conditions ruled out an Allied invasion

(b) All his junior Generals were present there

(c) By then the enemy was not ready for the attack

(d) He had to consult Hitler

4. The contents of the cardboard box had for Rommel

(a) Strategic importance

(b) Great monetary significance

(c) Sentimental value

(d) Not much value

5. Rommel was keen to be with his wife on that day because it was

(a) Their wedding day

(b) Her birthday

(c) Their son’s birthday

(d) Hitler’s birthday

DIRECTIONS: In question 6 to 8, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with appropriate words. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.

6. He is the friend ___ I trust most.

(A) Who

(B) Whom

(C) Which

(D) Him

7. The firm ___ its worker very well.

(A) Treated

(B) Regarded

(C) Behaved

(D) Cared

8. In some countries the train ___ like clockwork.

(A) Go

(B) Speed

(C) Run

(D) Travel 

9. Identify the adverb in the following sentence.

He spoke well at the meeting last night.

(A) Last Night

(B) Meeting

(C) Well

(D) All of these

10. Identify which is not adverb from among following underlined words in the given sentences.

She sings pretty well. I do my work carefully. He is wise enough to understand the trick. The flower smells sweet.

(A) Enough

(B) Carefully

(C) Pretty

(D) Sweet

Direction (11 & 12) For the given sentence in active form, convert the sentence to passive form by choosing from one of the given options.

11. Gopal's friend laughed at him

(a) He was laughed at by all Gopal's friend

(b) Gopal was laughed at by his friend

(c) Gopal's friend were laughed at him

(d)  He was laughed at by Gopal's friend

12. The carpenter is making a chair

(a) A chair is being made by the carpenter

(b)  A chair is in the making by the carpenter

(c) A chair is made by the carpenter

(d) A chair is making by the carpenter

Direction (Question 13 to 15) In this section each sentence has three parts indicated by (A), (B) and (C). Read each sentence to find out whether there is an error. If you find an error in any one of the parts (A), (B), (C) indicate your response by blackening the letter related to that part in the OMR sheet provided. If a sentence has no error, indicate this by blackening "D" which stands for no error. Error may belong to grammar usage.

13. Many people (A)/ lost their life(B)/ in the train accident(C)/ last year(D)

14.  The number of(A)/ members of the club(B)/ are increasing(C)/ day by day(D)

15. Very little(A)/ people attended(B)/ the function(C)/ yesterday night(D)

Direction (16 to 18) Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word:

16. Odious

(A) Unpleasant

(B) Dirty

(C) Silly

(D) Constant

17. Hybrid

(A) Clean

(B) Cross

(C) Superb

(D) Serious

18. Luminous

(A) Quiet

(B) Unbound

(C) Pressed

(C) Glowing

Direction (19 & 20): Choose the most suitable 'one word' for the following expression given below:

19. The belief that good must prevail over evil in the end

(A) Optimism

(B) Sophtism

(C) Truism

(D) Radicalism

20. Hater of women

(A) Misochist

(B) Misogamist

(C) Misogynist

(D) Misanthropist

Direction (21 to 23): In the question below, out of the four alternatives, choose the word that is most nearly the opposite in meaning to the given word:

21. Transient

(A) Passing

(B) Brief

(C) Lucid

(D) Eternal

22. Effective

(A) Potent

(B) Able

(C) Futile

(D) Sharp

23. Lofty

(A) Sublime

(B) Flat

(C) Shrill

(D) Terse

Direction: Complete the sentence correctly

24. Ram is so proud of his position that he _________ his subordinates.

(A) Looks for

(B) Looks into

(C) Looks down upon

(D) Looks after

25.  Identify the nouns used both for singular and plural form:

(A) Sheep

(B) Wolf

(C) Axis

(D) Goat
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Answers

1) (B)The Commander-in-Chief of the German army in occupied France

2) (D)He was homesick and wanted to see his wife

3) (A)The weather conditions ruled out an Allied invasion

4) (C)Sentimental value

5) (B)Her birthday

6) (B)Whom

7) (A)Treated

8)  (C)Run

9) (C)Well

10) (D)Sweet

11) (B)Gopal was laughed at by his friend

12) (A)A chair is being made by the carpenter

13) B (lost their lives)

14) C (is increasing)

15) A (Very few)

16) (A)Unpleasant

17)  (B)Cross

18) (C)Glowing

19) (A)Optimism

20)  (C)Misogynist

21) (D)Eternal

22) (C)Futile

23) (B)Flat

24) (C)Looks down upon

25)  (A)Sheep

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Mathematics Section: Model Test for Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam 2014

1) A man goes 10 meter due east and then 24 meter due north. Find the distance from the starting point.

(A)26 meters

(B)24 meters

(C)28 meters

(D)30 meters

2) Ravi borrowed Rs.15, 000 from Anita at compound interest rate of 12% per annum. How much money should Sushil pay at the end of 2 years to settle the loan?

(A)Rs.18,600

(B)Rs.18,816

(C)Rs.18,618

(D)Rs.18,869

3) Capacity of a cylindrical vessel is 25.872 litres. If the height of the cylinder is three times the radius of its base, what is the area of the base in square cms?

(A)336

(B)1232

(C)616

(D)Cannot be determined

4) Mr Mohit is 7 times as old as his son. 10 years hence he will be 3 times as old as his son. What are their present ages (in years)?

(A)4, 28

(B)5, 35

(C)3, 21

(D)6, 42

5) Three men A, B and C go walking round a circle 1 kilometre in circumference at the rates of 10, 20 and 40 metres per minute respectively. If they all start together and walk in the same direction, when will they again be together at the same place?

(A)After 50 minutes

(B)After 240 minutes

(C)After 800 minutes

(D)After 100 minutes

6) A certain sum of money doubles in 10 years at simple interest. What is the rate of interest?

(A)20%

(B)30%

(C)10%

(D)5%

7) There are 30 students in a class. The average age of the first 10 students is 12.5 years. The average age of the next 20 students is 13.1 years. The average age of the whole class is:

(A)12.5 years

(B)12.7 years

(C)12.8 years

(D)12.9 years

8) The distance between Charu’s and Mani’s places is 120 km. Charu travelled the whole distance from her place to Mani’s at 30 km/hr but returned at 40 km/hr. Her average speed for the whole journey is (approximately):

(A)35 km/hr

(B)37 km/hr

(C)33 km/hr

(D)34 km/hr

9) If 6440 soldiers were asked to stand in rows to form a perfect square, it was found that 40 soldiers were left out. What was the number of soldiers in each row?

(A)40

(B)80

(C)64

(D)60

10) The difference between the simple interest and the compound interest compounded annually at the rate of 12% per annum on Rs 5,000 for two years will be:

(A)Rs 17.50

(B)Rs 36

(C)Rs 45

(D)Rs 72

11) A shopkeeper bought 800 kg rice at Rs.3840. He had to sell it at a loss of as much as he received for 16 kg. The selling price (per kg, in Rs.) will be:

(A)Rs.40

(B)Rs.100

(C)Rs.50

(D)Rs.80

12) A number is increased by 10% and then reduced by 10%. After this operation, the number:

(A)Does not change

(B)Decreases by 1 per cent

(C)Increases by 1 per cent

(D)Increases by 0.1 per cent

13)  The sum of two times one natural number and three times another natural number is less than 24. If the first natural number is less than or equal to eight, the highest value of the second natural number is:

(A)5

(B)6

(C)7

(D)8

14) If A’s salary is 25% higher than B’s salary, how much per cent is B’s salary lower than A’s?

(A)15%

(B)20%

(C)25%

(D)33.33%

15) A does a work in 10 days and B does the same work in 15 days. In how many days they together will do the same work ?

(A)5 days

(B)6 days

(C)7 days

(D)8 days

16) The length of the longest rod that can be placed in a room which is 12 m long, 9 m broad and 8 m high is:

(A)27 m

(B)19 m

(C)17 m

(D)13 m

17) The weights in kilograms of 10 students are 52, 45,31, 35, 40, 55, 60, 38, 44, 36. If 44 is replaced by 46 and 40 is replaced by 35 then new median will be:

(A)42

(B)40.5

(C)40

(D)41.5

DIRECTIONS (Question No 18 & 19) Answer the following questions on the basis of the information given below. i. Trains A and B are travelling on the same route heading towards the same destination. Train B has already covered a distance of 220km before the train A started. ii. The two trains meet each other after 11 hours after start of train A iii. Had the trains been travelling towards each other (from a distance of 220 km) they would have met after one hour.

18) What is the speed of trains 'B' in kmph:

(A)116

(B)180

(C)100

(D)None of these

19) What is the speed of trains 'A' in kmph:

(A)118

(B)80.5

(C)102

(D)None of these

20) DIRECTIONS: What approximate (you are not expected to calculate the exact value) value will come in place of the question mark(?) in following equation?  

384.996 x 15.001 + 44.99 = ?

(A)5080

(B)5820

(C)5280

(D)5420

21) If A’s salary is 25% higher than B’s salary, how much per cent is B’s salary lower than A’s?

(A)15%

(B)20%

(C)25%

(D)33.33%

22) Mr Ramesh spends 25% of his monthly salary on household expenditure, 20% of the remaining on children’s education, and the remaining is equally invested in three different schemes. If the amount invested in each scheme is Rs 5,600, what was the monthly salary of Mr Ramesh?

(A)Rs 28,000

(B)Rs 21,000

(C)Rs 24,000

(D)Cannot be determined

23) If the numerator of a fraction be increased by 12% and its denominator decreased by 2% the value of the fraction becomes 6/7. Thus, the original fraction is:

(A)3/4

(B)4/3

(C)2/3

(D)None of these

24) The curved surface of a cylinder is 264m². Its volume is 924m³. The height of the cylinder must be:

(A)8 m

(B)6 m

(C)4 m

(D)None of these

25) 13 chairs and 5 tables were brought for 8280. If the average cost of the table will be 1227, what is the average cost of a chair?

(A)2145

(B)165

(C)175

(D)None of these

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Answers

1) Ans. (A)26 meters

2) Ans.  (B)Rs.18,816

3) Ans. (C)616

4) Ans. (B)5, 35

5) Ans. (D)After 100 minutes

6) Ans. (C)10%

7) Ans. (D)12.9 years

8) Ans. (A)35 km/hr

9) Ans. (B)80

10) Ans. (D)Rs 72

11) Ans. (A)Rs.40

12) Ans. (B)Decreases by 1 per cent

13) Ans. (C)7

14) Ans. (B)20%

15) Ans. (B)6 days

16) Ans. (C)17 m

17) Ans. (D)41.5

18) Ans. (C)100

19) Ans. (D)None of these

20) Ans. (B)5820

21) Ans. (B)20%

22) Ans. (A)Rs 28,000

23) Ans. (A)3/4

24) Ans. (B)6 m

25) Ans. (B)165

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Model Question Paper for PA/SA Exam 2014 (General Awareness Section)- Set 1 for practice

Friends…We have got a lot of requests from many of our facebook followers to post a mock/model question paper, which will help in preparation during this short period of exam. So here we have prepared a model question paper for Part-A ie, General Awareness Section which contains 25 Questions. These Questions have been prepared based on the last years question pattern. Importance has been given to Indian Constitution, History, Current Affairs and Science.

We hope these questions help you know for yourself which areas you need to work upon. Please remember that this is no way a complete solution for your preparation, but will serve as a support hand. We recommend that you take this test seriously and try to answer the questions based on the knowledge you have gained so far. Please don't google the answers or refer any books before you complete answering. Others ways this will be of no use. After you have attempted all the questions, try to post the answers to all 25 questions as comment below. By 8 PM today, we will post the answers here itself so that it will provide a true picture of your preparedness. The name of all those who have got more than 12 questions correct will be posted in our facebook page and here. See you then :)  Good Luck! More Tests for all sections will be posted soon...

"The more questions you attempt, the better your preparation for the real test"

1) Which part of the Indian Constitution has been amended only once so far?

(A) Emergency provisions

(B) Fundamental duties

(C) Power of judiciary

(D) Preamble

2)  Which state clinched the best state award for implementing Rural Tourism Project in the National Tourism Award 2012-13, presented during February 2014?

(A) Kerala

(B) Sikkim

(C) Andhra Pradesh

(D) Madhya Pradesh

3) Seawater (i.e. saltwater) freezes at?

(A) The same temperature as fresh water.

(B) At a slightly higher temperature than fresh water.

(C) At a slightly lower temperature than fresh water.

(D) Seawater does not freeze.

4) Who amongst the following is the author of the book Letters from India?

(A) Rob Young

(B) Nani Palkiwala

(C) Catherine Young

(D) Cleopatra Hanssens

5) “Akash”, missile is a?

(A) surface-to-air-missile

(B) surface-to-surface missile

(C) air-to-air-missile

(D) Submarine

6) The Constituent Assembly elected as its permanent chairman?

(A) Jawaharlal Nehru

(B) Rajendra Prasad

(C) B. R. Ambedkar

(D) K.M. Munshi

7) The finest specimens of Pallava architecture are?

(A) Temples of Madurai

(B) Temple of Tanjore

(C) Rock –cut Temples at Mahabalipuram

(D) Kailashnath Temple of Ellora

8) Country’s first post office savings bank ATM was recently opened at?

(A) Chennai

(B) Delhi

(C) Mumbai

(D) Thiruvananthapuram

9) Which of the following gases are given out during photosynthesis?

(A) Nitrogen

(B) Hydrogen

(C) Oxygen

(D) Carbon dioxide

10) Which among the following countries has hosted the T20 Cricket World Cup 2014?

(A) India

(B) Sri Lanka

(C) Pakistan

(D) Bangladesh

11) Cadmium accumulation in the body leads to hypertesion, heart enlargement and death this is mainly due to

(A) Cigarette smoking

(B) Drinking water

(C) Drinking wine

(D) Drinking milk

12) Who is popular known as 'the father of revolutionary thought in India'?

(A) Lala Lajpat Rai

(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(C) Bipin Chandra Pal

(D) Lala Hardyal

13) Which of the following gases forms the largest part of air?

(A) Carbon Dioxide

(B) Nitrogen

(C) Argon

(D) Oxygen

14) What is most commonly used substance in fluorescent tubes?

(A) Sodium oxide and argon

(B) Sodium vapour and neon

(C) Mercury vapour and argon

(D) Mercury oxide and neon

15) What is the script of Ashoka’s inscriptions:

(A) Gurumukhi

(B) Hieroglyphics

(C) Dev Nagri

(D) Brahmi

16) The Indian federal system is modeled on the federal system of

(A) USA

(B) Canada

(C) Australia

(D) New Zeala

17) The new States of Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura were created in

(A) 1970

(B) 1971

(C) 1972

(D) 1973

18) Name the inventor of the ubiquitous automatic weapon AK-47 who died at the age of 94 recently?

(A) Mikhail Gorbyavech

(B) Kishav Gabriel

(C) Kilternik Remnik

(D) Mikhail Kalashnikov

19) The third amendment to our Constitution carried out in 1954 to extend the power of Parliament by transfering the

(A) state list to concurrent list

(B) state list to union list

(C) both A and B

(D) none of the above

20) The inventor of X-rays was

(A) Einstein

(B) W.H. Bragg

(C) Roentgen

(D) Henry Backarrel

21) Reserve Bank of India( RBI) during April 2014 granted "in-principle" approvals to which among the following entities for new bank licences?

(A) Aditya Birla Nuvo & Bajaj Finance

(B) Indiapost & IDFC

(C) Bandhan Financial Services & Muthoot Finance

(D) IDFC & Bandhan Financial Services

22) Who commented that the Cripps Mission was a post-dated cheque on a crashing bank?

(A) Mahatma Gandhi

(B) Jawaharlal Nehru

(C) Subhash Chandra Bose

(D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

23) Who won the Gandhi Peace Prize for 2013?

(A) Desmond Tutu

(B) Chandi Prasad Bhatt

(C) Nelson Mandela

(D) Baba Amte

24) The Forward Bloc was formed by

(A) Lala Lajpat Rai

(B) Shahid Bhagat Singh

(C) Gokhale

(D) Subhash Chandra Bose

25) Who was the chief guest during the republic day celebrations of India 2014?

(A) Prime Minister of Indonesia

(B) President of Maldives

(C) Prime Minister of Japan

(D) President of Bhutan

Answers

1) Ans. (D) Preamble

2) Ans. (B) Sikkim

3) Ans. (C) At a slightly lower temperature than fresh water.

4) Ans. (C) Catherine Young

5) Ans. (A) surface-to-air-missile

6) Ans. (B) Rajendra Prasad

7) Ans. (C) Rock –cut Temples at Mahabalipuram

8) Ans. (A) Chennai

9) Ans. (C) Oxygen

10) Ans. (D) Bangladesh

11) Ans. (A) Cigarette smoking

12) Ans. (C) Bipin Chandra Pal

13) Ans. (B) Nitrogen

14) Ans. (C) Mercury vapour and argon

15) Ans. (D) Brahmi

16) Ans. (B) Canada

17) Ans. (C) 1972

18) Ans. (D) Mikhail Kalashnikov

19) Ans. (A) state list to concurrent list

20) Ans. (C) Roentgen

21) Ans. (D) IDFC & Bandhan Financial Services

22) Ans. (A) Mahatma Gandhi

23) Ans. (B) Chandi Prasad Bhatt

24) Ans. (D) Subhash Chandra Bose

25) Ans. (C) Prime Minister of Japan

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