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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General Knowledge & Current Affairs Questions- Part 1

General Knowledge & Current Affairs Questions- Part 1

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1. Which country is also known as the 'Rainbow Nation'?
(A) Australia
(B) United Kingdom
(C) Switzerland
(D) South Africa

2. Who is generally considered as the inventor of the 'Periodic Table', a tabular method of displaying the chemical elements ?

(A) Gregor Mendel
(B) James Chadwick
(C) Dmitri Mendeleev
(D) Ernest Rutherford

3.  'Ace', 'Double fault', 'Smash', Second service', and 'Game point' terms are related with which sport?

(A) Tennis
(B) Squash
(C) Table Tennis
(D) Badminton

4.  Which among the following instrument is used for measuring wind speed?

(A) Anemometer
(B) Hygrometer
(C) Galvanometer
(D) Spectrometer

5.  Which national film award is given to the 'Best Feature Film on National Integration’?

(A) Indira Gandhi Award
(B) Nargis Dutt Award
(C) Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus)
(D) Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus)

6. Which coastal town in Gujarat is world famous for its ship-breaking industry?

(A) Okha
(B) Kandla
(C) Alang
(D) Veraval

7. What name is given to the study or collection of money, coins or often medals?

(A) Lotology
(B) Philately
(C) Numismatics
(D) Philography

8.  'Bandar Seri Begawan' is the capital city of which Asian country?

(A) Laos
(B) Brunei
(C) Vietnam
(D) Taiwan

9. Kaziranga National Park, famous for hosting two-thirds of world's Indian Rhinoceroses (Great One-horned Rhinoceroses), is located in which Indian state ?

(A) Assam
(B) Meghalaya
(C) Manipur
(D) West Bengal

10. 'Playground of Europe' is the nickname of which European country?
(A) Greece
(B) Monaco
(C) Germany
(D) Switzerland

11. Pyongyang is the capital city of which Asian country?

(A) Thailand
(B) North Korea
(C) South Korea
(D) Indonesia

12. Which scientist is often referred to as the 'Father of the Atom Bomb’?

(A) Enrico Fermi
(B) J. Robert Oppenheimer
(C) Albert Einstein
(D) Ernest Rutherford

13.  The Union Territory of Puducherry (old name - Pondicherry) falls under the jurisdiction of which High Court?

(A) Madras High Court
(B) Kerala High Court
(C) Andhra Pradesh High Court
(D) Karnataka High Court

14. 'Land of Thunderbolt' is the nickname of which Asian country?

(A) Nepal
(B) Bhutan
(C) Thailand
(D) Myanmar

15. Which among the following Grand Slam tennis tournament is played on clay court?

(A) US Open
(B) Wimbledon
(C) Australian Open
(D) French Open

16.  'Goal' is the autobiography of which Indian sportsman?

(A) Wilson Jones
(B) Dhyan Chand
(C) K.D. Singh Babu
(D) Chunni Goswami

17. India won the test series against Australia by 4-0 and hence they lifted which trophy on Sunday 24 March 2013?

[A] Indo-Aust Trophy
[B] DLF Cup
[C] Border-Gavaskar Trophy
[D] Pepsi Cup

18. Who is the present CAG (Comptroller and Auditor General of India)?

[A] Vinod Rai
[B]Murli Manohar Joshi
[C]G.E.Vahanvati
[D]Tejender Khanna

19.  Who is the first Women Chief Justice of High Court in India?

[A] Shanno Devi
[B]Rajkumari Amrita Kaur
[C]Fatima Bibi
[D]Leela Seth

20. When is the NRI Day celebrated?

[A] 10th March
[B]26th February
[C]21st December
[D]09th January

21. Which city in India is known as
"Silicon Valley of India"?

[A] Hyderabad
[B] Bangalore
[C] Gurgaon
[D] Pune

22.  Who was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India?

[A] A. K. Gopalan
[B] Vallabhbhai Patel
[C] B. R. Ambedkar
[D] Sukumar Sen

23. What was the code name of the five nuclear tests conducted by India at Pokhran test site in Rajasthan, in May 1998?

(A) Operation Pawan
(B) Operation Shakti
(C) Operation Vijay
(D) Operation Kalki

24. With which sport are the national tournaments 'Durand Cup' and 'Santosh Trophy' associated?

(A) Hockey
(B) Cricket
(C) Football
(D) Tennis

25. How many years does the US President serve during one term?

(A) 2 years
(B) 3 years
(C) 4 years
(D) 5 years

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National Film Awards 2013: Complete List of Winners

National Film Awards 2013: Complete List of Winners

The 60th National Film Awards have been announced for the Feature films and Non feature films categories. Keeping the tradition alive of honouring the deserving talent, the creative ones who enthralled, entertained and made benchmarks in the film making and acting arena in 2012 have been duly rewarded once again.

UTV produced films "Paan Singh Tomar", "Kahani" and "Vicky Donor" bagged the limelight with various awards in the feature film section. A total of 38 films rounded up the Feature film list with films in 14 different languages winning the top slots. Malayalam Film industry has once again emerged as the top gainers from the award. Here is the complete list of winners……

National Film Awards 2013 winners list:

1. Best Feature Film - Paan Singh Tomar (Hindi)

2. Indira Gandhi award for Best Debut Film of a Director - Chittagong (Hindi) and    

   101Chodiyangal (Malayalam)   

3. Best Popular Film - Vicky Donor (Hindi) and Ustaad Hotel (Malayalam)

4. Nargis Dutta Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration – Thanichalla

    Njan (Malayalam)

5. Best Film on Social Issues - Spirit (Malayalam)

6. Best Film on Environment Conservation - Black Forest (Malayalam)

7. Best Children's Film - Dekh Indian Circus (Hindi)

8. Best Animation Film - Delhi Safari (Hindi)

9. Best Direction - Shivaji Lotan Patil (Dhag)

10. Best actor - Irfaan Khan (Paan Singh Tomar) and Vikram Gokhale (Anumati)

11. Best Actress - Usha Jadhav (Dhag)

12. Best Supporting Actor - Annu Kapoor (Vicky Donor)

13. Best Supporting Actress - Dolly Alhuwalia (Vicki Donor) and Kalpana Thanichalla Njan)

14. Best Child Artist - Virendra Pratap (Dekh Indian Circus) and Minon (101 Chodiyangal)

15. Best Male Playback Singer - Shankar Mahadevan (Chittagong)

16. Best Female Playback Singer - AartiAnklekar Tikekar (Samhita)

17. Best Cinematography - Cameraman: SudheerPalsane Laboratory: Prasad Film Laboratory, Chennai (KO:YAD)

18. Best Screenplay- i)  Screenplay Writer (Original) : Sujoy Ghosh (Kahaani)

                       ii)  Screenplay Writer (Adapted) : BhaveshMandalia and UmeshShukla (OMG Oh My God!)

iii)  Dialogues : Anjali Menon (Ustaad Hotel)

19. Best Audiography

i)   Location Sound Recordist - RadhakrishnanS (AnnayumRasoolum)

ii)  Sound Designer - AnirbanSengupta & DipankarChaki (Shabdo)

ii)  Re-recordist of the final mixed track - Alok De, Sinoy Joseph and Shreejesh Nair (Gangs of Wasseypur)

20. Best Editing - Namrata Rao (Kahaani)

21. Best production Design - Boontawee 'Thor' Taweepasas and Lalgudi N. IIlyaraja (Vishwaroopam)

22. Best Costume Designer - Poornima Ramaswamy (Paradesi)

23. Best Make-Up Artist - Raja (Vazakkuenn 18/9)

24. Best Music Direction - Shailender Barve (Songs) and BijiBal (Back ground Score)

25. Best Lyrics - Prasoon Joshi (Chittagong)

26. Special Jury Awards - Rituparno Ghosh (Chitragandha) and Nawazuddin Siddiqui (Kahaani, Gangs of Wasseypur, Dekh Indian Circus, Tallash)

27. Best Special Effects - Mukta VFX 9 (Eega)

28. Best Choreography - Pdt Birju Maharaj (Viswaroopam)

29. Best Feature Film in Each of the Language Specified in Schedule VIII of the Constitution-

Baandhon(Assamese), Shabdo (Bengaki), The Good Road (Gujarati), Filmistan (Hindi), Bharath Stores (Kannada), Celluloid (Malayalam), Leipaklei (Manipuri), Investment (Manipuri), Nabar (Punjabi), Eega (Telegu), Harud (Urdu)

30. Best Feature Film in Language other than specified in VIII Constitution - Lessons in Forgetting (English), Ko:YAD (Mising)

31 Special Mention

a) Ozhimuri(Malayalam) - Lal

b) Bharat Stores (Kannada) - H.G.Dattatreya

c) Baandhon (Assamese) - BishnuKharghoria

d) Ishaqzade (Hindi) - Parineeti Chopra

e) Dekh Indian Circus (Hindi) – TannishthaChatterjee

f) Dhag (Marathi) – HansrajJagtap

g) Ustad Hotel (Malayalam) - Thilakan

Best Writing on Cinema

Best Book on Cinema - Silent Cinema in India - A Pictorial Journey, Publisher-Harper Collins Publishers India, Author- BD Garga

Best Film Critic - P S Radhakrishnan

Special Mention - Piyush Roy (For his in-depth knowledge of cinema and easy, informative style.)

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Tentative Date of Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistant Exam 2013 Announced

Tentative Date of Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistant Exam 2013 Announced

Exam: PA/SA Direct Recruitment Examination for filling up of vacancies of 2011 & 2012

The exam is proposed to be held in 03 Phases with dates as follows:

Phase	Date of Examination
Phase I	April 21, 2013 (Sunday)
Phase II	May 05, 2013 (Sunday)
Phase III	May 19, 2013 (Sunday)

Phase-1 : Date of Examination- April 21, 2013 (Sunday)

Circles Covered

1. Gujrat

2. Kerala

3. Karnataka

4. Maharashtra

5. Andhra Pradesh

6. Tamil Nadu

Phase-2: Date of Examination-May 05, 2013 (Sunday)

Circles Covered

1. Assam

2. Madhya Pradesh

3. Chhattisgarh

4. Jharkhand

4. North East

5. Odhisha

6. West Bengal

Phase -3: Date of Examination- May 19, 2013(Sunday)

Circles Covered

1. Delhi

2. Haryana

3. Himachal Pradesh

4. Jammu & Kashmir

5. Punjab

6. Rajasthan

7. Uttar Pradesh

8. Uttarakhand

9. Bihar

Further, the letter issued by Postal Department read as follows:

The exam will be held in about 75 cities across the country. There would be multiple examination centres in each city. There would be a total of 1500 examination centres across the country, the circle wise list will be circulated shortly. As already intimated, the exam will be conducted through an approved outsourced agency. However, two observers per examination centre would need to be deployed by the concerned circle.

The detailed instructions regarding the examination will be circulated shortly.

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India Post readies plan to start bank

India Post readies plan to start bank

NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India having opened the window for new bank licences, the postal department is finalizing the blueprint to set up a bank of its own at yourneighbourhood post office, a move that will challenge the dominance of large public sector lenders in smaller towns and rural India.

While the department already has a balance sheet of Rs 6.18 lakh crore, which includes deposits of around 5.5 lakh crore, it is expected to set up a new entity that will function as the bank. Transferring the existing deposit base to the bank or converting the entity into a bank will entail an initial capital base of around Rs 55,000 crore to meet RBI's requirement, which the government will find difficult to provide. So, the proposed bank will start with the minimum capital requirement of Rs 500 crore, said a source familiar with the development.

"This will benefit rural areas enormously. There are nearly 1.55 lakh post offices and no capital cost of building is required. We are connecting post offices. As it is, we are offering savings bank in post offices and this is a natural progression. The matter is under discussion with the finance ministry and RBI," communications and IT minister Kapil Sibal told TOI.

The postal department has appointed Ernst & Young as consultant for the project and based on the detailed project report, it will approach the Union cabinet for a final go ahead.

A source said that the new entity will have its own board and guidelines that comply with RBI regulations. Although there are several examples of postal departments getting into banking — ranging from the German and Italian model, to those in South Africa and Japan — sources said the India model will be a lot different given the country's vast geographical spread and low level of banking penetration.

Among the various suitors, the postal department has one of the strongest cases to set up a bank given its massive reach across the country with 1.53 lakh post offices, almost all offering savings bank facilities. In all, there are 23.3 crore savings bank accounts with deposits adding up to Rs 3.8 lakh crore at the end of March 2012. "In a way it is already a savings bank. All that we want to do is make it a commercial bank," said a source.

The plan is to penetrate rural areas and smaller towns, which is also in line with the government's stated aim of offering banking facilities in the hinterland. Over a period of time, services such as investment banking will be added so that the bank becomes a full-fledged financial services entity.

The postal department has already initiated steps to connect post offices through an electronic network, which will be useful while setting up a bank. Connectivity ensures that customers can transact business through any branch in the country. It has also ordered the procurement of over 800 ATMs

But manpower issues are going to be a big challenge. "Getting direction is one thing, developing or procuring capability is another thing altogether. If the regulator is convinced, capability will follow," said Ashvin Parekh, partner and national leader for financial services at consulting firm E&Y. Parekh, however, refused to discuss the issue further as his firm is advising the postal department on its banking foray.

Source :  Times of India 14 March 2013.

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Holding of PA/SA Direct Recruitment for the vacancies of 2011 and 2012-Tentative Schedule.

Holding of PA/SA Direct Recruitment for the vacancies of 2011 and 2012-Tentative Schedule.

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