Examination for Direct Recruitment to the posts of Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistant scheduled to be held on 21.04.2013

Examination for Direct Recruitment to the posts of Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistant scheduled to be held on 21.04.2013

Examination for Direct Recruitment to Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistant is scheduled to be held on 21.04.2013 Sunday from 10 hrs to 12 hrs in the following five postal circles selected under 1st phase. The Approved Outsourcing Agency will conduct the Examination.

The Examination for eligible Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) to fill up the unfilled vacancies of LGO Examination 2010 will also be held on the same day.

 Candidates attended late beyond 15 minutes of the scheduled time will not be allowed to take the examination.  

Sl no	Name of the Circle	No of Cities in which Exam is conducting	Names of Cities in which Exam is conducting	Total no of Examination Venues	Total no of candidates attending the Exam
1	Andhra Pradesh	5	Hyderabad, Sec’bad, Kurnool,Vijayawada, Viskhapatnam	157	89,219
2	Gujarat	3	Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Vadodra	101	69,576
3	Karnataka	3	Bangalore, Dharwar, Mysore	53	42,362
4	Maharastra	5	Aurangabad,Pune, Nagpur, Panaji, Mumbai	229	1,08,528
5	Tamilnadu	5	Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai,Tiruchurapalli, Puducherry	52	52,418

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Legendary Actor Pran awarded Bollywood’s Highest Honour Dada Saheb Phalke Award (2012)

Legendary Actor Pran awarded Bollywood’s Highest Honour Dada Saheb Phalke Award (2012)

Legendary actor, Pran Krishan Sikand, 93, on 12 April 2013 was awarded with Bollywood’s highest honour in Indian Cinema Dada Saheb Phalke Award 2012. The award is instituted on the name of the Dada Saheb Phalke, the man who made first feature film in India.

He is the 44th Dada Saheb Phalke Award Winner. He gave a different and unique frame to the negative and character roles of Indian Cinema with his impressive performances. His contribution to the film industry makes him a celebrated actor of the industry. He brought new mannerism and style, in the arena of acting.

Pran got his first break in a Punjabi Film Yamla Jat in 1940 in undivided India. But his debut in Bollywood happened in the film Ziddi, in which he acted alongwith the evergreen hero of bollywood Dev Anand in 1948.

Pran served Bollywood for a career span of more than six decades in more than 350 films and is known for his brilliant performances in films like Ram Aur Shyam, Purab aur Paschim, Karz, Zanjeer and Amar Akbar Anthony and many more.

About Pran Krishan Sikand

• He was born in Old Delhi on 12 February 1920

• In 2001 he was awarded with India’s third highest civilian award Padma Bhushan

• In his career span, he received four film fare awards

• He was awarded the title of Villain of the millennium by Stardust in 2000

• In 2010 he was named among the Top 25 Asian Actors of All times by CNN

About the Award

The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest award in cinema given annually by the Government of India for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema. The Award is given to a prominent personality from the Indian film industry, noted and respected for significant contributions to Indian cinema. The award consists of a Swarn Kamal, a cash prize of Rs.10 lakhs and a shawl. The award is given on the basis of recommendations of a Committee of eminent persons.

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Model Questions for Postal/Sorting Assistant (PA/SA) Exam 2013- English

Model Questions for PA/SA Exam- English

Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam useful Questions………

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1. ‘Eulogist' is the antonym of .................

a) critical

b) cowardly

c) affluent

d) logistic

2. He has now recovered from his injury and ........again

a) is able to walk

b) was able to walk

c) had walked

d) had been walking

3. ..............your breakfast already?

a) Have you had

b) Had you

c) Do you have

d) Has had

4. He ...............at the age of twenty eight, in 1998.

a) gets married

b) have not married

c) got married

d) get married

5. We ........... a very enjoyable holiday in Ooty last summer

a) have had

b) had

c) were

d) was

6. I ............ him since he was in the hospital.

a) have not seen

b) had not seen

c) was seen

d) were seen

7. After working with him for sometime, I came..........his efficiency.

a) to admire

b) admired

c) admiring

d) admires

8. Qn. I am not older than you,........

a) aren't I

b) amn't

c) weren't I

d) am I

9. Qn. The idiom tooth and nail means

a) with out weapon

b) with all the power

c) with the available weapon

d) with out courage

10. Qn. The phrase in cold blood means

a) indifferently

b) cruely

c) thoughtlessly

d) deliberately

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PA/SA RECRUITMENT APTITUDE TEST QUESTION PAPER AND ANSWER KEY

PA/SA RECRUITMENT APTITUDE TEST QUESTION PAPER AND ANSWER KEY

Exam Held- November, 2010

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Current Affairs April 2013 & GK Questions- Part 8

Current Affairs April 2013 & GK Questions- Part 8

Useful for PA/SA Exam & all competitive Examinations, GK Quiz etc…..

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1. Where is the headquarters of the National Institute of Oceanography located?

(A) Dona Paula (Goa)

(B) Kochi (Kerala)

(C) Mumbai (Maharashtra)

(D) Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)

2. 'Wings of Fire' and 'Ignited Minds' books are authored by which Indian scientist ?

(A) H.G.Khurana

(B) M.S.Swaminathan

(C) A.P.J.Abdul Kalam

(D) S.Chandrasekhar

3. Who amongst the following is the author of the book "To a Hunger Free World"?

(a) A.P.J Abdul Kalam

(b) Ashok Lahiri

(c) Amartya Sen

(d) M.S Swaminathan

4. What is the capital of Belgium?

(a) Minsk

(b) Brussels

(c) Copenhagen

(d) Budapest

5. The Olympic games are normally held at an interval of how many years?

[A]2 years

[B]3 years

[C]4 years

[D]5 years

6. Who built "The Red Fort" in New Delhi?

[A]Akbar

[B]Shah Jahan

[C]Jahangir

[D]Sher shah

7. Bandipur Sanctuary is located in which state?

[A]Tamil Nadu

[B]Uttar Pradesh

[C]Karnataka

[D]Madhya Pradesh

8. Where is The National Chemical Laboratory situated?

[A]New Delhi

[B]Bangalore

[C]Pune

[D]Chennai

9. 'Daughter of the East' book is the autobiography of which Asian woman leader?

[A]Benazir Bhutto

[B]Aung San Suu Kyi

[C]Maghawati Sukarnoputri

[D]Indira Gandhi

10. Which country was first to give the "right to vote" to women in elections?

[A]Norway

[B]Finland

[C]New Zealand

[D]Australia

11. Baku is the capital city of which country?

(A) Azerbaijan

(B) Kazakhstan

(C) Kyrgyzstan

(D) Uzbekistan

12. Where was the first Indian Institute of Management (IIM) established in 1961?

(A) Kolkata

(B) Bengaluru

(C) Ahmedabad

(D) Lucknow

13. The first satellite to orbit the earth was launched on 4 October,1957. Can you name it?

[A] Voyager 1

[B] Explorer 1

[C] Apollo 1

[D] Sputnik 1

14. Where is the head office of the World Trade Organisation(WTO) located?

[A] Tokyo

[B] Munich

[C] Geneva

[D] Washington

15. Which of the following will be the venue of the India-ASEAN Summit to be held in 2013?

[A] Beijing

[B] New Delhi

[C] Jakarta

[D] Brunei

16. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has left on 10th April 2013 for his 3 days visit an European country to seek greater business ties. Which country PM is visiting?

[A] Germany

[B] France

[C] Spain

[D] UK

17. What is the term of a member of Rajya Sabha ?

(A) 3 years

(B) 4 years

(C) 5 years

(D) 6 years

18. Which pigment gives plants and leaves their green colour ?

(A) Betalain

(B) Chlorophyll

(C) Carotenoid

(D) Anthocyanin

19. What is the interest rate at which banks borrow money from Reserve Bank of India (RBI) called?

(A) Repo Rate

(B) Reverse Repo Rate

(C) Call Money Rate

(D) Prime Lending Rate (PLR)

20. 'Sick man of Europe' is the nickname of which European country?

(A) Italy

(B) Greece

(C) Ireland

(D) Turkey

21. What is the normal heart rate of adults at rest?

(A) 68 beats per minute

(B) 72 beats per minute

(C) 76 beats per minute

(D) 80 beats per minute

22. On 15 January 1949, General K.M.Cariappa became the first Commander-in-Chief of India. In memory of this event which national day is celebrated on 15th January ?

(A) Army Day

(B) Navy Day

(C) Indian Air Force Day

(D) Armed Forces Flag Day

23. Margaret Thatcher, a British politician and the longest-serving Prime Minister

of the United Kingdom of the 20^th century, and the only woman to have held the post died on Monday 8th April 2013. In which year she became the Prime Minister for the first time?

[A] 1975

[B] 1979

[C] 1981

[D] 1990

24. As announced on Monday, 8th April 2013, which state in India will host the World Chess Championship from November 6 to 26 in 2013?

[A] Andhra Pradesh

[B] Maharashtra

[C] Tamilnadu

[D] Madhya Pradesh

25. On the recommendations of N.R.Sarkar committee, where was the first Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) established in 1950?

(A) Mumbai

(B) Kanpur

(C) Kharagpur

(D) Chennai

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