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Sunday, October 7, 2012

General Knowledge for PA/SA Exam 2012


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:

India at London Olympics 2012
Medal
Name
Sport
Event
Silver
Vijay Kumar
Shooting
Men's 25m rapid fire pistol
Silver
Sushil Kumar
Wrestling
Men's 66kg freestyle
Bronze
Gagan Narang
Shooting
Men's 10m air rifle
Bronze
Saina Nehwal
Badminton
Women's singles
Bronze
Mary Kom
Boxing
Women's 51kg
Bronze
Yogeshwar Dutt
Wrestling
Men's 60kg freestyle

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)


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Saturday, October 6, 2012

Postal Assistant Exam Questions

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

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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Tuesday, October 2, 2012

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
Ans. b
2. To help somebody to do something
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
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
5. A typical example of pattern of something
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
Ans. b
7. Letters for conveyance by post
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
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
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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Monday, October 1, 2012

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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