India at London Olympics 2012
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Medal
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Name
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Sport
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Event
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Silver
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Vijay Kumar
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Shooting
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Men's 25m rapid fire pistol
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Silver
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Sushil Kumar
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Wrestling
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Men's 66kg freestyle
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Bronze
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Gagan Narang
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Shooting
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Men's 10m air rifle
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Bronze
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Saina Nehwal
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Badminton
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Women's singles
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Bronze
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Mary Kom
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Boxing
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Women's 51kg
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Bronze
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Yogeshwar Dutt
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Wrestling
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Men's 60kg freestyle
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Sunday, October 7, 2012
General Knowledge for PA/SA Exam 2012
7.10.12
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INDIA AT OLYMPICS 2012
India won
6 medals including 2 silver and 4 bronze
at Olympics 2012, which is considered as the best performance by India so far
in terms of medals won at any Olympic game. India placed at number 55 in the
Olympic medal table.
The
following is the list of India's medal winners at the 2012 London Olympics:
Postal Assistant / Sorting Assistant Exam Model Questions
Model Questions for PA/SA Examination
ANALYTICAL ABILITY
1.
If HKUJ means FISH, what does UVCD mean?
a)
STAR b) STAK c) STAL d) STAB
2.
Complete the series: 11, 12, 17, 18, 23, 24
a)
30 b) 35 c) 12 d) 29
3.
If A=1, B=3, C=5 and so on, what do the number 3,
9, 7 stand for?
a)
BID b) BAD c) BED d) CAR
4.
If 6X2=31, 8X4=42, 2X2=11, 6X6=33, then 8X6= ?
a)
33 b) 43 c) 14 d) 42
5.
Insert the missing letter: D, K, G, N, --, Q, M,
T
a)
K b) J c) P d) O
6.
36 is to 4 as 9 is to ?
a)
27 b) 1 c) 5 d) 18
7.
If ‘JOEJB’ means ‘INDIA’ then ‘BSNZ’ means
a)
ARMY b) BASF c) KARL d) KTOA
8.
No dog can sing, but some dogs can talk, If so,
then
a)
Some dogs can sing
b)
All dogs can’t talk
c)
All dogs can’t sing
d)
None of the above
9.
Food is to Hunger as Sleep is to?
a)
Dream b) Weariness c) Night d) Rest
10. Usha is
twice as old as Rita. Three years ago she was three times as old as Rita. How
old is Usha now?
a)
7 b) 9 c) 6 d) 12
ANSWERS:
1)
D
2)
D
3)
C
4)
B
5)
B
6)
B
7)
A
8)
C
9)
B
10) D
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Postal Assistant Exam Questions
6.10.12
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Model Questions for Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant
Examination 2012
GK
: INVENTIONS (Invention --- Inventor)
1.
Aeroplane – Orville and Wilbur Wright
2.
Ball- point pen – John J Loud
3.
Bicycle – Kirkpatrick Macmillan
4.
Cement (Portland) - Joseph Aspdin
5.
Cinema – Nicolas & Jean Lumiere
6.
Diesel Engine – Rudolf Diesel
7.
Electric Lamp – Thomas Alva Edison
8.
Laser – Dr. Charles H Townes
9.
Lift – Otis
10. Safety
Match – Gohn Walker
11. Microphone-
Alexander Graham Bell
12. Motor
Cycle – G. Daimler
13. Railway
Engine – Stephenson
14. Safety
Pin – Walter Hunt
15. Telegraph
– M. Lammond
16. Television
– John Logie Baird
17. Thermos
Flask – Dewar
18. Transistor
– Shockly
19. Watch –
Bartholomew Manfredi
20. X-ray –
Wilhelm K Roentgen
POSTAL ASSISTANT EXAM PATTERN 2012
Exam Pattern for Postal
Assistant/ Sorting Assistant Examination 2012
The Applicants shall be subjected to an Aptitude Test with
a total 100 marks covering the following subjects/topics.
Aptitude Test (PaperI) will be
comprising following four parts (A/B/C/D). The total duration of the
Aptitude Test will be 2 hrs (120
Minutes).There is no negative marking.
Part 'A'
25 Questions on General Knowledge - Questions on current events, sports, history, geography, basic economics, general polity, Indian Constitution,
science environment etc. - 25 Marks
25 Questions on General Knowledge - Questions on current events, sports, history, geography, basic economics, general polity, Indian Constitution,
science environment etc. - 25 Marks
Part 'B'
25 Questions on Mathematics of matriculation standard which may cover number system, simplification, decimals, corrections, simple and compound interest, per centage, average, profit & loss, discount, time & work and time & distance etc. - 25 Marks
Part "C"
25 Questions on English covering grammar (prepositions, adverbs, conjunction, direct/ indirect speech, singular & plural, tenses, antonyms/synonyms etc - 25 Marks
Part “D"
25 Questions on Reasoning and
analytical Ability - 25 Mark
Computer/ Typing Test (Paper-II):
N.B: Applicants
numbering five times the No. of vacancies in each category shall be declared
qualified for appearing Computer/Typing Test based on the marks secured by them
in Aptitude Test (Paper I). The minimum qualifying marks to be obtained in each
part of Aptitude Test is:
OC 40% i.e., 10 marks in each part & 40 % in aggregate
SC/ST 33% i.e., 8 marks in each part & 33 % in aggregate
OBC 38% i.e., 9 marks in each part & 38 % in aggregate
The Typing Test shall be for a
duration of 30 minutes (15 minutes each for Typewriting and data entry)
consisting of one passage of 450 words in English or 375 words in Hindi to be
typed with a minimum speed of 30/25 words per minute respectively & Data
entry of some figures and letters each carrying equal marks on Computers. The
typing test and test of data entry operations will be conducted on Computer key
board but not on type writer.
Final
Selection: The final merit shall be prepared on the
basis of the aggregate marks obtained by the Applicants in the Aptitude Test
(Paper I) only subject to their qualifying in Computer/Typing test (Paper II).
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Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant (PA/SA) Examination 2012 -Previous Questions
PA/SA EXAM Previous years solved
Question- English
1. To arrange things in groups or
in a particular order according to their type
a) depoist b) sort c) derive d) detail
a) depoist b) sort c) derive d) detail
Ans. b
2. To help somebody to do
something
a) assist b) assess c) accomplish d) accord
a) assist b) assess c) accomplish d) accord
Ans. a
3. Each of the metal bars that
form the track that trains run on
a) coach b) railing c) rail d) bogie
a) coach b) railing c) rail d) bogie
Ans. c
4. A system in a organization in which people are organized into
different levels of importance from highest to lowest
a) structure b) profile c) hierarchy d) matrix
Ans. c
a) structure b) profile c) hierarchy d) matrix
Ans. c
5. A typical example of pattern of
something
a) paradox b) paradigm c) exception d) excerpt
a) paradox b) paradigm c) exception d) excerpt
Ans. d
6. A lively and confident person
who enjoys being with other people
a) introvert b) extrovert c) geriatrician d) flatterer
a) introvert b) extrovert c) geriatrician d) flatterer
Ans. b
7. Letters for conveyance by post
a) mail b) male c) maile d) melee
a) mail b) male c) maile d) melee
Ans. a
8. A long leaf of a palm
a) leaflet b) fern c) frond d) pendant
a) leaflet b) fern c) frond d) pendant
Ans. c
9. To stamp a mark on an envelope
to show that the cost of posting it has been paid
a) post b) frank c) tax d) franc
a) post b) frank c) tax d) franc
Ans. b
10. The antonym of the word ‘Optimist’ is?
a) Courageous b)
Pessimist c) Pathetic d) Antigen
Ans. B
11. It has been decided to ……………..the office to give it a new
look.
a) repair b) renovate c) extend d) renew
Ans. B
12. The clever politician …………his way to the ministerial
position in a short time.
a) Moved b) faked c) wangled d) scaled
Ans. C
13. The visit to my home town……………many happy memories of my own
childhood.
a) reminded b)retained c)recollected d) revived
Ans. D
14. She can’t pass in the examination ………..she labours hard.
a) unless b) until c) till d) before
Ans. A
15. Choose the mis-spelt word
a)Deliverence b) Deliverance c) Deliveriance d) Diliverece
Ans. B
16. The masculine of the word ‘Enchantress’ is
a) Enchanter b) Enchanters c) Enchantered d) Enchant
Ans. A
17. He was somewhat susceptible …………….flattery.
a) for b) in c) to d) with
Ans. C
18. The synonym of the word ‘Carious’ is
a) Decayed b) Careful c) Watchful d) Cargo
Ans. A
19. He is so …………….of his own idea that he will not entertain
any suggestion from others
a) hopeful b) enchanted c) enamoured d)jealous
Ans. C
20. The superlative degree of word ‘Nigh’ is
a) Next b) Eldest c) Utmost d) Farthest
Ans. A
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POSTAL ASSISTANT/SORTING ASSISTANT (PA/SA) EXAM MODEL QUESTIONS
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (INCUMBENTS
OF IMPORTANT POSITIONS- Present)
1.
Chief Election Commissioner of India? – V.S. Sampath
2.
Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India? –
Justice Altamas Kabir
3.
CAG (Comptroller and Auditor General) of India? –
Vinod Rai
4.
Minister of Communication and Information
Technology? – Kapil Sibal. Department of Posts also comes under this ministry.
5.
Secretary Department of Posts, India? – Ms. Manjula
Prasher
6.
Vice President of India? - Hamid Ansari. He is the second Vice President
to be in office for second consecutive time after Dr.S.Radhakrishnan
7.
Attorney General of India? – G.E Vahanvati
8.
Air Chief Marshal of India? – N A K Browne
9.
Chief of the Army Staff? - General Bikram Singh
10. Minister
for Law & Justice? – Salman Khurshid
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Current Affairs and General Knowledge
Current Affairs and General Knowledge
1.
‘A Long Walk to
Freedom’ is the autobiography of – Nelson Mandela
2.
‘Mein Kampf’ is
the autobiography of?- Adolf Hitler
3.
Name the first
Secretary General of UN? - Trygve Lie. He is from Norway
4.
Who won the ‘Nehru
Cu’ football tournament 2012? - India. Defeated Cameroon 5-4 on penalties
5.
KLM is the
airline of? – Netherlands
6.
Garuda is the
airline of?- Indonesia
7.
Who is the new
chief of International Cricket Council (ICC)? - Alan Issac (New zealand)
8.
Who is the ICC ODI Cricketer of the year 2012? – Virat Kohli
9.
Name the Indian
Paralympic high jumper who won silver medal in 2012 summer paralympic? –
Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda
10.
Which gas is
called the ‘laughing gas’? – Nitrous Oxide
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