Punjab Circle Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam 2014 Question Paper PDF

Punjab Circle

Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam 2014 Question Paper

Exam Held on: 18 May 2014

Friends..Here is the Question Paper of PA/SA Exam 2014 held in Punjab Postal Circle on 18 May 2014. This will be helpful for those having exams in the coming phases. You can download the questions as PDF from the link below.

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Jammu & Kashmir Circle Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam 2014 Question Paper PDF

Jammu & Kashmir Circle

Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam 2014 Question Paper

Exam Held on: 18 May 2014

Friends..Here is the Question Paper of PA/SA Exam 2014 held in Jammu & Kashmir Postal Circle on 18 May 2014. This will be helpful for those having exams in the coming phases. You can download the questions as PDF from the link below.

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Maharashtra Circle Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam 2014(PA/SA) Question Paper PDF

Question Paper of

Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam

Held on 11 May 2014 in

Maharashtra Postal Circle

Friends..Here is the Question Paper of PA/SA Exam 2014 held in Maharashtra Postal Circle on 11 May 2014. This will be helpful for those having exams in the coming phases. You can download the questions as PDF from the link below.

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Uttarakhand Postal Circle: Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam 2014 Question Paper PDF Download

Question Paper of

Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam

Held on 11 May 2014 in

Uttarakhand Postal Circle

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PA/SA Exam 2014: Tamil Nadu Circle General Awareness Section Solved Questions

Dear Friends..Here is the General Awareness Solved Questions of Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam held on 11 May 2014 in Tamil Nadu Postal Circle. Questions were shared by our friends Maha Nitya, Naveen Kumar and S Venkatachalam. Thank you so much friends.. we express our sincere gratitude to you guys and wish all of you great success in the exam.

1) Who was the founder of Vijainagar empire?

(A) Krishna Deva Raya

(B) Deveraya-1

(C) Harihar and Bukka

(D) Ram Raya

Ans. (C) Harihar and Bukka

2) Ten Degree Channel is situated between:

(A) North and South Andaman

(B) Middle and South Andaman

(C) Little Andaman and Nicobar Islands

(D) Indian and Sri Lanka

Ans. (C) Little Andaman and Nicobar Islands

3) The equator does not pass through which of the following countries:

(A) Kenya

(B) Mexico

(C) Indonesia

(D) Brazil

Ans. (B) Mexico

4) Find the odd one out?

(A) FIFA World Cup

(B) Ryder Cup

(C) Walker Cup

(D) Solheim Cup

Ans. (A) FIFA World Cup Other 03 are related to golf

5) First Woman who was to be inducted in ICC umpires panel belongs to which country:

(A) West Indies

(B) England

(C) Australia

(D) New Zealand

Ans. (D) New Zealand

6) Who among the following is not a Padma Vibhushan awardee in 2013:

(A) Raghunath Mahapatra

(B) Prof Yash Pal

(C) Prof Padma Narasimha

(D) Rahul Dravid

Ans. (D) Rahul Dravid

7) What is the "Motto" of olympics 2020:

(A) One World, One Dream

(B) Live your PAssion

(C) Inspire a Generation

(D) Discover Tomorrow

Ans. (D) Discover Tomorrow

8) Which of the following act governs the foreign Exchange in India now:

(A) FEMA

(B) LIBOR

(C) FSI

(D) FERA

Ans. (A) FEMA (Foreign Exchange Management Act)

9) Third regional summit of BIMSTEC was recently held in:

(A) Dhaka

(B) Thailand

(C) Myanmar

(D) Bhutan

Ans. (C) Myanmar

10) Which of the following State does not have Legislative Council?

(A) Andhra Pradesh

(B) TamilNadu

(C) Uttar Pradesh

(D) Madhya Pradesh

Ans. (D) Madhya Pradesh.

Note: [Wikipedia] As of 2011, Seven (out of twenty-nine) states have a Legislative Council: Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Assam. Union Cabinet has cleared State of Assam to formed 'Legislative Council' in December 2013. In 2010 the Parliament of India passed an Act to re-establish a Legislative Council for a eighth state, Tamil Nadu, but implementation of the Act has been put on hold pending legal action.

11) Which amidst the following was not a fort of the Maratha Ruler Shivaji?

(A) Sindhudurg

(B) Raignad

(C) Padamadurg

(D) None of these

Ans. (D) None of these

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Tamil Nadu Circle Question Paper of Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam 2014

Tamil Nadu Circle

Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam 2014 Question Paper

Exam Held on: 11 May 2014

Friends..Here is the Question Paper of PA/SA Exam 2014 held in Tamil Nadu Postal Circle on 11 May 2014. This will be helpful for those having exams in the coming phases. You can download the questions as PDF from the link below.

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11th May- National Technology Day

 On 11th May, 1998 India achieved a major technological breakthrough by successfully carrying out nuclear tests at Pokhran. Also first, indigenous aircraft "Hansa-3" was test flown at Bangalore on this day and India also performed successful test firing of the Trishul missile on the same day.

Considering above technological achievements on a particular date i.e. 11th May, the day of 11th May was chosen to be commemorated as National Technology Day.

Technology Day is celebrated as a symbol of quest for scientific inquiry, technological creativity and the translation of that quest in the integration of Science, Society and Industry. This day is also celebrated to honour technological innovations and their successful commercialization which makes fruits of research reach people at large.

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 09 May 2014

1) Ronnie O'Sullivan named World Snooker Player of the Year: Ronnie O'Sullivan has been named World Snooker Player of the Year at an awards ceremony in London. The 38-year-old picked up the accolade three days after his bid for a sixth World Championship title was scuppered by Mark Selby in the final at the Crucible. But O'Sullivan, who escaped serious injury following a car crash on his way home from Sheffield, was rewarded following another strong season in the major events. He won the Masters, the Welsh Open and the Champion of Champions event and also picked up the fans' player of the year award.

2) Nokia to launch dual-SIM Lumia 630: Upping its ante in the fiercely competitive Indian smartphone market, Microsoft is all set to launch its dual-SIM smartphone Lumia 630 that will take head-on likes of Moto G, HTC Desire and Samsung’s Duos. Two weeks into acquiring Nokia’s handset division, software giant Microsoft is aggressively targetting the dual SIM market in India, which it believes is “critically important”. Powered by Windows Phone 8.1, the Lumia 630 features a 4.5-inch display, 5-megapixel auto focus camera & 8GB of expandable internal storage.

3) Luis Guillermo Solis sworn in as 47th President of Costa Rica: Historian and political scientist Luis Guillermo Solis has been sworn in as 47th President of Costa Rica.  He beats Johnny Araya in run-off election with astounding 78 percent approval. Costa Rica is a tiny Central American country with population of just 4.5 million. He succeeds Laura Chinchilla as such.

4) Sensex, Nifty end at record highs on capital inflows: The benchmark sensex on 9th May crossed record 23,000 level for the first time but closed a tad lower at 22,994.23, posting its biggest single-day gain of 650.19 points since September 2013, on strong FII buying in banking, auto and power stocks ahead of election results next week.

5) BHEL commissioned Gas Turbine Generating Unit in Oman: The Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, BHEL has commissioned Gas Turbine Generating unit at a power project in Oman. The 126 MW Gas Turbine Generator at Qarn Alam-3 power project of Petroleum Development Oman is the second successive project of BHEL in Oman.

6) Dinesh Ramdin named West Indies Test captain: Denesh Ramdin was on Friday appointed captain of the West Indies Test side in place of Darren Sammy and the wicketkeeper-batsman`s first assignment will be the home series against New Zealand beginning next month. Sammy will continue to be T20 captain meaning West Indies have separate skippers for all three formats.

7) Fire onboard INS Ganga, 3 injured: Three persons, including a Navy personnel, on Friday received burn injuries after a fire broke out onboard INS Ganga, which was going through routine maintenance and refit at the naval dockyard in Mumbai. According to naval sources, the incident occurred around 11:50 a.m. when welding work was going on onboard the naval ship.

8) Former AP Chief Minister Janardhana Reddy passed away: Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Nedurumilli Janardhan Reddy passed away in the early hours on Friday after brief illness. He was 80 and is survived by wife and four sons.

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Happy Mother's Day

Sunday, May 11 2014 is celebrated around the world as “Mother’s Day”.  A day dedicated to all mother’s around the world. The only love in nature which is true & pure is a mother’s love. Always love your mom!!!!!!

"When you feel you are alone in the crowd,

When you think no one can understand you,

When your love is rejected by others,

& when you hate your Life,

Just close your eyes, & see, her face who loves you

more than any one else,

who care for you in loneliness,

& dies when you cry.

She is no one, but your sweet loving mother.

Love your mom first and always............."

Happy Mother's Day!!!!!!

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Employment News this week: Job Highlights (10th April – 16 th May 2014)

1. UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (UPSC)

Name of Post – Livestock Officer, Marketing Officer etc.

No. of Vacancies - 10

Last Date - 29.05.2014

2. BANK OF MAHARASHTRA

Name of Post –IT Officers.

No. of Vacancies - 45

Last Date - 22.05.2014

3. MOIL LIMITED

Name of Post – Winding Engine Driver Gr. I.

No. of Vacancies - 10

Last Date - 24.05.2014

4. AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA

Name of Post – Senior Assistant (Electronics).

No. of Vacancies - 10

Last Date - 30.05.2014

5. CONTAINER CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD.

Name of Post – Stenographer Grd. I.

No. of Vacancies - 5

Last Date - 04.06.2014

6. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

Name of Post – Medical Officer, Scientist/Engineer etc.

No. of Vacancies - 10

Last Date - 30.05.2014

Source: www.employmentnews.gov.in

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Current Affairs Questions for competitive Exams: 05 May 2014

1) Government has recently appointed whom as a member of the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), thus he becoming first Whole-Time Member to be appointed to the post?

(A) R V Verma

(B) Dinesh Chaudhury

(C) Yogesh Aggarwal

(D) Dipak Mondal

2) Which Indian women squash player was recently pushed back to the top-10 of the world rankings?

(A) Heena Sindhu

(B) Dipika Pallikal

(C) P V Sindhu

(D) Kavita

3) Which country won this year's world champion titles in table tennis for both men's and women's teams on 5 May 2014?

(A) South Korea

(B) Japan

(C) Malaysia

(D) China

4) Vodafone, Airtel and Idea resumed 3G services on 5 May 2014 in non-licensed circles, after TDSAT ruling that operators have not violated license agreement. Expand TDSAT?

(A) Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal

(B) Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appeal Tribunal

(C) Telecom Data Settlement and Appeal Tribunal

(D) Telecom Data Settlement and Appellate Tribunal

5) Which famous automobile company recently recalled 31,226 of its famous models Amaz and Brio to inspect them for a possible defect in the brake system?

(A) Maruti Suzuki

(B) Tata

(C) Honda

(D) Nissan

6) Which Indian on 5 May 2014 became the first Indian to be awarded the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) since India became a Republic in 1950?

(A) Ratan Tata

(B) Anil Ambani

(C) A P J Abdul Kalam

(D) N. R. Narayana Murthy

7) Ahmed Maiteeg was recently elected as the new Prime Minister of?

(A) Indonesia

(B) Libya

(C) Mauritius

(D) Malta

8) ING Vysya Life Insurance Company Limited recently (May 2014) renamed it as?

(A) Vysya Life Insurance

(B) Prova Life Insurance

(C) Exide Life Insurance

(D) Puma Life Insurance

9) Who recently won UNESCO Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2014?

(A) Reeyot Alemu

(B) Eynulla Fatullayev

(C) Ahmad Zeidabadi

(D) Ahmet Sik

10) World Press Freedom Day observed across the world on?

(A) 5 May 2014

(B) 2 May 2014

(C) 3 May 2014

(D) 1 May 2014

Answers

1) Ans. (A) R V Verma

2) Ans. (B) Dipika Pallikal

3) Ans. (D) China

4) Ans. (A) Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal

5) Ans. (C) Honda

6) Ans. (A) Ratan Tata

7) Ans. (B) Libya

8) Ans. (C) Exide Life Insurance

9) Ans. (D) Ahmet Sik

10) Ans. (C) 3 May 2014

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Daily Current Affairs: 08 May 2014

1) President of India dedicated ‘RUPAY’, India’s own card payment network, to the nation: President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday dedicated to the nation indigenous card payment network called RuPay taking on the global players like Visa and MasterCard. The new payment network developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), a not-for-profit company envisioned by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and created by the banking industry, covers all the automated teller machines (ATMs) and most of the retail and e-commerce platforms. RuPay is the coinage of two terms Rupee and Payment. “Dedication of RuPay to the nation is symbolic of the maturity of the payment system development in India,” Mukherjee said after formally launching the card at a function at Rashtrapati Bhavan. RuPay cards are accepted at all ATMs, more than 90 per cent of ‘Point of Sale’ (POS) terminals and more than 10,000 e-commerce merchants across the country.

2) India home to 54 of world's largest, most powerful public companies: Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries leads the pack of 54 Indian companies in Forbes' annual list of the world's 2000 largest and most powerful public companies, with Chinese companies occupying the top three slots on the list. The Forbes 'Global 2000' is a comprehensive list of the world's largest, most powerful public companies, as measured by revenues, profits, assets and market value. China is home to the world's top three biggest public companies and five of the top 10.

3) Sony Xperia Z2 Launched In India For Rs 49,990: Sony has launched its much talked-about smartphone Xperia Z2 in India for Rs. 49,990. Sony Xperia Z2 is a dust-proof and water-proof smartphone just like the Sony Xperia Z1. It is 8.2mm thick with a 5.2-inch full HD screen, it retains the two-tone black with aluminum trim design of its predecessor. Under the hood is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 2.3GHz quad-core processor, backed by 3GB of RAM. It's with the camera, however, where the Z2 gets really interesting. It's equipped with a 20.7MP still camera on the rear, capable of shooting 4K videos. It's using a 1/2.3-type Exmor RS CMOS image sensor and G Lens, with Sony's BIONZ image processing engine doing the grunt work. Click Here to read more about the phone. 

4) India gets 2014 New Frontiers Award by Arabian Travel Market: A leading Arab travel industry showcase has named India as the recipient of the New Frontiers Award 2014 for its efforts to rebuild infrastructure and its rural tourism economy after two natural disasters. Economic Advisor in the Ministry of Tourism Devender Singh received the award from Mark Walsh, Portfolio Director, Reed Travel Exhibitions, at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM), a four day event.

5) Zuma gets another term as South Africa President: South Africa's African National Congress has won a commanding victory in general elections, partial results showed Friday, putting President Jacob Zuma on the path to another five-year term in office and extending the party's unbroken string of post-apartheid election victories.

6) Delhi most polluted city in the world: WHO- Delhi is the most polluted city in the world, says a study released by World Health Organisation (WHO) on WednesdayThe 2014 report of the Ambient Air Pollution (AAP) database contains results of outdoor air pollution monitoring from almost 1600 cities in 91 countries. The national capital has the highest concentration of PM2.5 — particulate matters less than 2.5 microns– form of air pollution, which is considered most serious and can cause respiratory diseases and other health problems.

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