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Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Odisha Circle PA/SA Exam English Section Answer Key
6.5.14
2014 PASA Exam Answer Key, English, Postal Assistant Exam 2014, Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam
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Friends..Here is the answers to English Section of PA/SA Exam held in Odisha 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...
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PART (C)– ENGLISH
51. Analogies for :
BOTANY : PLANTS ::
(A)Geology : Earth
(B)Stars : Astronomy
(C)Teacher : Class
(D)Disease : Ethilogy
Ans. (A)Geology : Earth
52.
Analogies for :
BUCKET : WATER ::
(A)Milk : quart
(B)Eggs : Dozen
(C)Shaker : salt
(d)River : ocean
Ans. (C)Shaker:Salt
53. Choose the option that describes the
meaning of the following idioms and phrases :
To smell a rat :
(a)To suspect foul dealings
(b)To be in a bad mood
(c)Bad smell
(d)Sings of plague epidemic
Ans. (a)To suspect foul
dealings
54.
Choose the option that describes the meaning of the following idioms and
phrases :
Above board :
(a)Friendly
(b)Able to face difficulties
(c)Honestly
(d)Hard working
Ans. (c)Honestly
55. Fill in the blank with appropriate
given option :
…………… lion is the beast of prey.
(a)A
(B)an (C)the (D)that
Ans. (C)the
56.Fill in the blank with appropriate given
option :
My uncle is ……………. S.D.O.
(a)A
(B)an (C)the (D)that
Ans. (B)an
57. Choose the most suitable preposition :
He is a slur ……………. his family.
(A)On
(B)for (C)into (D)at
Ans. (A)On
58.Find out the error part of the following
sentence :
Ajay is the most (A)/succeeded for all (B)/
the businessmen (C)/ in this city today. (D)
Ans. (B)succeeded
of/among all
59. Complete the sentence with one of the
word or phrase.
…………………. he came to the desert, night had
fallen and he found himself alone.
(A)Everywhere (B)Anywhere
(C)Whenever (D)By the time
Ans. (D)By the time
60. On the basis of the given sentence pick
out the correct sentence converted in Negative from the given options :
You wasted your time
(A)You not wasted your time
(B)You did not waste your time
(C)You wasted not your time
(D)You do not waste your time
Ans. (B)You did not
waste your time
61. On the basis of the given sentences
pick out the correct sentence converted in Negative from the given options :
A dog barks at a stranger.
(A)A dog will not bark at a stranger
(B)A dog does not bark at a stranger
(C)A dog shall bark at a stranger
(D)Dog is not barking at a stranger
Ans. (B)A dog does not
bark at a stranger
62.Antonym for :
HURRY
(A)Worry
(B)amble (C)sorry (D)enable
Ans. (B)amble
63. Antonym for :
ACCEPTED
(A) Indisputable (B)controversial (C)accede
(D)axiomatic
Ans. (B)controversial
64. Find the synonym of :
FALSE
(A)Defective (B)Untrue
(C)incorrect (D)inaccurate
Ans. (C)incorrect
65. Find the synonym of :
MINIMUM
(A)Little
(B)Lowest (C)Minimal (D)Meager
Ans. (C)Minimal
66. Find out which part of the sentence has
an error. If there is no mistake, the answer is (D)
The famous Dr. Chandra (A)/ is only dentist
(B)/ in our village. (C)/ No error (D)
Ans. (B)is the
67. Find out which part of the sentence has
an error. If there is no mistake, the answer is (D)
This is not the (A)/ sense which (B)/
concerns us here. (C)/ No error (D)
Ans. (C)Concern us
68. Choose the most suitable preposition :
No one can hinder him …………….. doing this
(A)Into
(B)from (C)for (D)of
Ans. (B)from
69. Choose the most suitable preposition :
He took the man ………… hospital.
(A)For
(B)towards (C)to (D)at
Ans. (C)to
70. Find out the error part of the
following sentence :
It was most (A)/ unfortunate that he (B)/
died at (C)/ early age of 41. (D)
Ans. (D)
71. Find out the error part of the
following sentence :
In spite of toiling (A)/ very hardly he (B)/
realized that he had (C)/ not earned anything substantial.(D)
Ans. (B)Very hard
72. Fill in the blank with appropriate
conjunction.
………………… six tables in the room.
(A)There is (B)it is (C)they are (D)there are
Ans. (D)there are
73. Fill in the blank with appropriate
conjunction.
I …………………………. my sister for breakfast next
week.
(A)Meet
(B)will meet (C)will have
met (D)am meeting
Ans. (B)will meet
74. In the following question identify the
correct sentence/s.
(I) I don’t like recorded music, I prefer
the real thing.
(II) These items are the genuine articles.
(III) You can give a wide summery of something.
(IV) You can describe something in a minute
detail.
(A)I and III (B)I and II (C)II and IV (D)III only
Ans. (D)III only
75. In the following question identify the
correct sentence/s.
(I) Since 1996, it has been regularly been
winning GM’s “Supplier of the Year” award.
(II) It is on the urging of GM that SFL set
up its China operations in may 2004 in Hainan province.
(III) A presence aboard means easier
reaches to new markets.
(IV) This explains why TVS group has also
set up a motorcycle plant in China.
(A)I and III (B)I, III and IV (C)III and IV (D)I and IV
Ans. (C)III and IV
Monday, May 5, 2014
Daily Current Affairs Updates: 04 May 2014
1) Diva-Sawantwadi
passenger train derailed in Raigad in Maharashtra: Eighteen passengers were
killed and nearly 100 injured when the engine and four coaches of a
Sawantwadi-bound passenger train derailed near Nidi station, about 135 km away
from Mumbai. The train derailed outside the Bhise tunnel, near Medha village
between Nagothane and Roha stations at 9.25am. Severity of the accident
increased as two coaches along with engine were capsized in derailment, while
rest two coaches were tilted.
2) India
successfully test fired Astra: India successfully test-fired its first
indigenously-developed air-to-air missile Astra from a Su-30 combat aircraft
over a firing range in the western sector. “The indigenously developed Beyond
Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air missile ‘ASTRA’ was successfully test fired by
the Air Force from a naval range in the western sector meeting all the mission
objectives,” a DRDO release said. Astra is India’s first BVR air-to-air missile
indigenously designed and developed by DRDO and is an all-weather weapon
system.
3) Kedarnath
Temple Reopened Almost a Year After Uttarakhand Floods: Sacred portals of
the Kedarnath temple were reopened to devotees amid elaborate rituals on Sunday
morning, about a year after the Himalayan shrine was marred by flash floods
that had left hundreds of people dead and many others stranded.
4) Sania, Cara won WTA Portugal Open women's
doubles title: The Indo-Zimbabwean tennis pair of Sania Mirza and Cara
Black has won the WTA Portugal Open women's doubles title. In the final at
Oeirason Sunday, the pair recorded a hard-fought 6-4, 6-3 win over the
Czech-Russian team of Eva Hrdinova and Valeria Solovyeva.
5) Shooter
Manavjit Sandhu rises to World No.3: Veteran trap shooter Manavjit Singh
Sandhu on Thursday jumped to third spot in the world rankings, courtesy his
gold winning performance at the ISSF World Cup in Tucson, USA, last month.
Manavjit was earlier ranked 16th in the men's trap category. The 37-year-old
has 1228 rating points and is behind leader Russian Alexey Alipov (1437) and
Italian Giovanni Pellielo (1298).
6) Kamal
Chawla wins bronze in Asian Snooker Championship: Indian cueist Kamal Chawla settled for a
bronze medal after losing his semifinal match to Chuan Leong Thor of Malaysia
in the Asian Snooker Championship being held in Al Fujairah in the United Arab
Emirates. Chawla struggled against his Malaysian opponent and lost 2-6 in the
semifinals, after a fine run in the tournament. The Indian somehow managed to
win two frames in the best of 11 semifinal but that was not enough for him to
advance further.
7) After
UN award, Bihar woman gets Florence Nightingale award: After being honoured
with the United Nations Foundation award, a Bihar health official has now been
selected for the National Florence Nightingale Award 2014 for her extraordinary
work to eradicate polio, officials here said on Sunday. "I am happy that
the president will honour me for my work in polio immunization campaign,"
Martha Dodray, a tribal native of Palamu district of neighbouring Jharkhand,
said. Dodray, in her mid-40s, is a midwife posted at Kusheshwarsthan primary
health centre in the state's Darbhanga district.
8) Amar
Chitra Katha makes digital debut: People can now read comics on
personalities such as Akbar, Chanakya, Jawaharlal Nehru and JRD Tata on
smartphones and tablets, as Amar Chitra Katha has made the digital debut. Amar
Chitra Katha has launched ACK Comics, its official digital store app for across
platforms — Windows 8, iOS and Android — giving users access to over 300 of its
titles. The app has been developed by App9 Digital Studio, the digital division
of Ninestars Information Technologies.
Daily Current Affairs: 03 May 2014
1) President
presented 61st National Film Awards 2014: President Pranab Mukherjee on
Saturday gave away trophies to the winners of National Film Awards including
the best film for Anand Gandhi's 'Ship of Theseus' and most popular film to
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra-directed 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag'.
Best Actress award winner Geetanjali Thapa (L), and joint winners for Best Actor Suraj Venjaramoodu (C) and Raj Kumar (R) |
'Ship of Theseus', a complex and
philosophical film about an unusual photographer, a Jain monk and a stock
broker, was given the best picture award which carries a Swarna Kamal and a
cash prize of Rs 2,50,000. Hansal Mehta and Rajkumar Rao were given the award
for the best director (Swarna Kamal and Rs 250,000) and best actor (Rajat Kamal
and Rs 50,000) for their biopic "Shahid" (Hindi) on slain
lawyer-activist Shahid Azmi. Rao shared the best actor trophy with Suraj
Venjaramoodu for Malayalam film 'Perariyathavar' which also won the award for
being the best film on environment conservation. Actress Geetanjali Thapa was
conferred the best actress trophy for her role in Hindi film 'Liar's Dice'.
2) Gulzar
received Dadasaheb Phalke Award, overwhelmed: Veteran lyricist Gulzar
received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest honour in cinema given
annually by the Government of India for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema
at the 61st National Awards ceremony in New Delhi on Saturday. The 77-year-old
was overwhelmed and thanked a string of "gurus" and musical geniuses
of the past and current generation for contributing to his success story.
Clad in his trademark white kurta pyjama,
Gulzar turned towards the audience to take a bow before he approached the stage
to receive the Swarna Kamal, Rs.1 million and a shawl, conferred upon him by
President Pranab Mukherjee at the Vigyan Bhavan.
3) 350
dead, hundreds missing in Afghan landslide: More than 300 people were
killed and hundreds of others feared dead after a landslide buried an Afghan
village, officials said, as rescue teams on Saturday rushed to the scene in the
hope of finding any survivors.
4) US
sprint champion Tyson Gay suspended for a year for doping: Former world
double sprint champion Tyson Gay has been suspended for one year after testing
positive in 2013 for a banned anabolic steroid, the US Anti-Doping Agency
(USADA) said on Friday. Gay has also returned the silver medal he won with the
U.S. 4x100 metres relay team at the 2012 London Olympics but will be eligible
to return to competition as early as next month after admitting his offence and
co-operating with investigators.
Jharkhand Circle PA/SA Exam Answer Key: General Awareness Section
5.5.14
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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