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Friday, October 26, 2012

General Knowledge for competitive Exams

General Knowledge for competitive Exams

1) ‘The Great Indian Novel’ is a satirical novel written by? - Shashi Tharoor

2) ‘Yuan’ currency belongs to which one of the following countries?- China

3) ‘Diet’ is the Parliament of which country?- Japan

4) Who is Julian Assange? – Founder, Wikileaks

5) The metal contained in Clay?- Aluminium

6) National Sport of Bhutan?- Archery

7) Who was the first Indian woman to become cabinet minister?- Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

8) Who was the first Indian to win an Oscar?- Bhanu Athaiya

9) Delhi became the new capital of India in? – 1912

10)For excellence in which field is the Abel Prize Awarded?- Mathematics

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Salary Structure of Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistant

Salary of a newly appointed Postal/Sorting Assistant (PA/SA)

Friends…we have been receiving many queries regarding the salary structure of a newly appointed PA/SA. In this post we are bring you the details on the same. Hope this helps you…

The salary structure of  Postal Assistants/Sorting Assistant (PA/SA) cadre in Department of Posts, Government of India is based on the following parameters:

B.P = Basic Pay
D.A = Dearness Allowance
H.R.A = House Rent Allowance
T.A = Travelling Allowance
The above parameters are used in calculating the total salary of a Postal/Sorting Assistant.
PA/SA cadre, as per sixth central pay commission which came into effect in 2006, is included in the Pay Scale of  5200-20200  with a grade pay of 2400. And the good news is that Finance Minister has already announced the setting up of seventh central pay commission and Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur has been appointed as commission and  it will come into effect in 2016!!!!

Calculation:
1)     Basic Pay (BP) = 9910 ( 7510 + 2400)
2)     Dearness Allowance = Dearness Allowance (DA) is given by the Government in every six months ie, in January and July every year. From January 2014 the Dearness Allowance is 100%. Thus the present DA is 100% of 9910 which works out to 9910.
3)     House Rent Allowance (HRA) = HRA is calculated based on the city where you are working. In India the cities have been classified into three categories as “X”, “Y” and “Z”.

                                   X' Cities - 30% HRA
States
Cities Classified as "X"
Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad (UA)
Delhi
Delhi (UA)
Karnataka
Bangaluru (UA)
Mahrashtra
Greater Mumbai (UA)
Tamilnadu
Chennai (UA)
West Bengal
Kolkatta (UA)
                                                                  
                                                                    Y' Cities - 20% HRA 
States
Cities Classified as "Y"
Andhra Pradesh
Vijayawada (UA, Warangal, (UA), Vishkhapatnam (UA), Guntur
Assam
Guwahati (UA)
Bihar
Patna (UA)
Chandigarh
Chandigarh
Chattisgarh
Durg-Bhilai Nagar (UA), Raipur (UA)
Gujarat
Ahmedabad (UA), Rajkot (UA), Jamnagar (UA), Bhavnagar (UA), Vadodara (UA), Surat (UA)
Haryana
Faridabad*
Jammu & Kashmir
Srinagar (UA), Jammu (UA)
Jharkhand
Jamshedpur (UA), Dhanbad (UA), Ranchi (UA)
Karnataka
Belgaum (UA), Hubli-Dharwad, Mangalore (UA), Mysore (UA)
Kerala
Kozhikode (UA), Kochi (UA), Thiruvananthapuram (UA)
Madhya Pradesh
Gwalior (UA), Indore (UA), Bhopal (UA), Jabalpur (UA)
Maharashtra
Amravati, Nagpur (UA), Aurangabad (UA), Nashik (UA), Bhiwandi (UA), Pune (UA), Solapur, Kolhapur (UA)
Orissa
Cuttack (UA), Bhubaneswar (UA)
Punjab
Amritsar (UA), Jalandhar (UA), Ludihiana
Pondicherry
Pondicherry (UA)
Rajasthan
Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur (UA), Kota (UA)
Tamilnadu
Salem (UA), Tiruppur (UA), Coimbatore (UA), Madurai (UA)
Uttarkhand
Dehradun (UA)
Uttar Pradesh
Moradabad, Meerut (UA), Ghaziabad*, Aligarh, Agra (Ua), Bareilly (UA), Lucknow (UA), Kanpur (UA), Allahabad (UA), Gorakhpur, Varanasi (UA)
West Bengal
Asansol (UA)

 Remaining cities –      Z' Cities - 10% HRA 
In X cities = 30 % of 9910 = 2973
In Y Cities = 20 % of 9910 = 1982
In Z Cities = 10 % of 9910 = 991
4)     Travelling Allowance = TA is fixed as Rs.800 + the DA % of 800. So at present TA is 800 + 100% of 800 = 1600.
Gross Salary works out to:
·        In X class cities salary will be = 9910+9910+2973+1600 = 24,393
·        In  Y class cities will be = 9910+9910+1982+1600 = 23,402
·        In Z class cities will be = 9910+9910+991+1600= 22,411

(Note: Deductions as applicable including New Pension Scheme (NPS) Subscription etc will be made from this). 

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Postal Assistant Exam Model Questions

Current Affairs – Also useful for all competitive exams

1) Who has won the Denmark Open badminton super series title recently?- Saina Nehwal. She was also the bronze medal winner in the London Olympics 2012. She is also known as India’s Iron Butterfly.

2) Who has won the world food prize for 2012? – Daniel Hillel

3) India has been removed from the list of Polio-endemic countries by the World Heath Organization (WHO) earlier this year. Name the countries which are now left in the list?- Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nigeria

4) Who was the Indian Flag bearer in London Olympics 2012? – Susil Kumar

5) Who was the first gold winner of London Olympics 2012?- Yee Siling

6) Who is the new Home Minister of India?- Sushil Kumar Shinde

7) Which bank in India got the Banking Technology Excellence award recently?- South Indian Bank

8) Who has been appointed as the vice chancellor of proposed Nalanda University?- Amartya Sen

9) Who won the 2012 Laureus Sportsman of the year award? – Novak Djokovic

10)Which country will host the foot ball world cup 2014?- Brazil

Saturday, October 20, 2012

Solved Question Paper – Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistant Examination (PA/SA), November 2010

1. The JATAKA Tales were composed in the ancient language of _______?
A) Sanskrit B) brahmi C)greek D)pali
Ans: D
2. Who is the head of Indian state?
A) prime minister B) president C)speaker D)vice president
Ans: B
3. When was constitution of Indian adopted by constituent assembly?
A)26th nov 1949 B)26th Jan 1950 C) 15th aug 1947 D)30th jan 1948
Ans: A

4. Which countries participate in common wealth games?
A) all countries of the world B)countries which were colonies of british empire C)asia pacific Region countries D)under developed countries
Ans: B

5. Viswanathan anand is associated with which game?
A)snooker B) billiards C)chess D)ice hockey
Ans: C
6. HTTP stand for
A)hypo test transfer protocol B)hyper text transfer protocol C)hyper test transfer proxy D)none of these
Ans: B
7. Polio disease is spread by
A)parasite B)bacteria C)virus D)protozoa
Ans: C
8. Phylloquinone is chemical name of
A)vitamin A B)vitaminC C)vitamin K D)vitamin D
Ans: C
9. The best parliamentarian award for 2009 has been conferred on
A)hema malini B)jaipal reddy C)m m josi D)manmohan singh
Ans: C
10. Lothal had a structure which, according to some archaeologists, was a
A)citadel B)dockyard C)public building D)great tank
Ans: B
11. Liquefied petroleum gas(LPG)consist of
A)butane and propane B)ethane and hexane C) ethane and nonane D)butane and nonane
Ans: A
12. The hobby of collecting stamps is called as
A)philanthropy B)numismatics C)philately D)philology
Ans: C
13.The new rupee symbol is a combination of English and ______ scripts
A)devanagari B)tamil C)telugu D)Gurumukhi
Ans: A
14. The Nobel peace prize for 2009 was awarded to
A)barack obama B)bill Clinton C)Mikhail gorbachev D)nicholas sarkory
Ans: A
15. Who among the following was the author of “RAJTHARANGINI”, commonly regarded as the first genuine history of India written by an Indian?
A) Banbhatta B) ravikirti C) pushpadanta D) kalhana
Ans: D
16. Twitter, facebook n, and orkut are examples of_____ websites
A) E-mail B) social networking C) search engines D) internet telephony
Ans: B
17. H1N1 virus causes which of the following diseases?
A) Swine flu B) chickungunya C) dengue D) avian flu
Ans: A
18. Biological pigment that determines skin colour in humans is called
A) Protein B) melanin C) vitamin D) toxin
Ans: B
19. Which dance form originated from Kerala?
A) Odissi B) katak C) kuchipudi D) kathakali
Ans: D
20. Nathu la is located in the Himalayas. La means
A) Glacier B) pass C) hillock D) crevasse
Ans: B
21. a train 350 mts long is moving at a speed of 32kmph. It will cross a man coming from the opposite direction at a speed 3 kmph in
A) 28 sec B) 24 sec C) 36 sec D) 32 sec
Ans: C
22. .45/.005+.2*50=?
A) 10 B) 90 C) 100 D) 90.1
Ans: C
23. The age of the father is 5 times of the son. After 20 yrs father age is 40. Then what will be the age of the son?
A) 20 B) 22 C) 21 D) 24
Ans: D
24. A candidate appearing for an examination has to secure 40% marks to pass paper 1. But he secured only 40 marks and failed by 20 marks. What is the max mark for paper 1?
A) 100 B) 200 C ) 150 D)180
Ans: C
25. 6 times of an unknown no is 13 less than 55. The unknown no
A) 10 B) 7 C) 11 D) 5
Ans: B
26. A sports dealer bought 2000 hockey sticks for Rs.350each. 10% of them were found to be defective and unfit to be sold. At what price should he sell the remaining stick to get a overall profit of 8%?
A) 360 B) 400 C) 420 D) 450
Ans: C
27. The population of a colony of ants increases by 20% every day. If one Monday the population is 3000 on which day of the week is it 5184?
A) Wednesday B) Tuesday C) Thursday D) Friday
Ans: C
28. Three runners’ ajay, bharath and charan run a race with ajay finishing 20mts ahead of bharath and 34 mts ahead of charan, while bharath finishes 21 mts ahead of charan. Each runner travels the entire distance at a constant speed. What was the length of the race?
A) 40MTS b) 50MTS c) 60MTS d) 70 MTS
Ans: C
29. If 20men assemble 8 machines in a day how many men are needed to assemble 12 machines in a day?
A) 40 B) 20 C) 30 D) 42
Ans: C
30. Find the area in square mts if the perimeter of football field which is 120m long is 400 mts
A) 6500sq. m B) 9600sq.m C) 6800sq.m D) 4800sq.m
Ans: B
31. At the end of the dinner party all the 8 persons present at the dinner party shake hands with each other once. How many handshakes will be there in all?
A) 8 B) 16 C)28 D)64
Ans: C
32. Select the correct alternative from the given choices
BDFH, CBID, DZLZ, EXOV,_________
A) FVRS B) FVQR C) FVRR D)FVSR
Ans: C
33. Fill in the blank
8, 40, 20, 100, 50,_______,125
A) 225 B) 250 C) 200 D) 150
Ans: B
34. If the digits in the no. 86435192 r arranged in ascending order, what will b the diff b/t the digits which r second from the right and 4th from the left in the new arrangement?
A) 1 B) 2 C) 4 D)3
Ans: C
35. 3 of the following 4 are the alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the 1 that does not belong to that group?
A) 145 B) 325 C) 257 D) 399
Ans: D
36. In a certain code language, if the word ‘sector’ is coded as ‘CESROT’ then how will your code the word “OPPOSITION”?
A) SOPPONOITI B) NOITISOPPO C ) SOPOPNOITI D)SOPPONTIT
Ans: A
37. If 30th June, 1989 was a Friday, then what day of the week was 17th Sep, 1993?
A) WEDNESDAY B) THRUSDAY C) FRIDAY D) SATURDAY
Ans: B
38. Complete the series?
18, 27,6,9,2,3_____
A) 1 B) 2/3 C) 1/3 D) ½
Ans: B
39. My school is to the east of my house. My father’s office is to the south-west of my school. A park is to the south of my school. Towards which direction is my house located with re3spect to the park?
A) East B) north-west C) south-west D) south
Ans: B
40. Which one is different from others?
A) Calf B) colt C) cat D) puppy
Ans: C
41. “.A speech delivered without any pervious preparation” can be expressed in one word only put of the following?
A) Extempore B) Maiden C) Spinster D) Empiric
Ans: A
42. The garden is very dry today. Fetch me a _______ of water
A) Pale B) pail C) pile D) pill
Ans: B
43. Please, may I have _____oranges?
A) A few B) some C) little D) less
Ans: B
44. Delhi is ____ than Nagpur.
A) More bigger B) so bigger C) very bigger D) much bigger
Ans: D
45. Use proper conjunction in the sentence given below:
“GIVE ME ____ poverty ______riches.”
A) is/was B) nor/neither C) neither/nor D ) here/there
Ans: C
46. We need to ______our appointment
A) Reconnect B) reschedule C) reorganize D) regret
Ans: B
47. SCEPTICAL is exactly opposite to
A) Convinced B) doubtful C) questioning D) cynic
Ans: A
48. Choose wrongly spelt word
A) Relevent B) poignant C) prevalent D) malignant
Ans: A
49. A person who hates the institution of marriage
A) Misologist B) misogamist C) misogynist D) philogynist
Ans: C
50. We have been friends for ages. I ________ her since we were children.
A) Am knowing B) are known C) have known D)is known
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Ans: C


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Booker Prize 2012 - Current Affairs for Competitive Exams

Hilary Mantel has won this year’s £50,000 Man Booker Prize for her historical novel Bring up the Bodies chalking up a raft of "firsts’’----the first ever woman and the first living British novelist to win the prize twice, after Peter Carey and J.M. Coetzee.

"You wait 20 years for a Booker Prize and two come along at once," she joked after receiving the prize at a high-profile champagne-soaked event at London’s Guildhall on Tuesday.
Her five disappointed rivals included the Kerala-born writer and poet Jeet Thayil whose debut novel Narcopolis was a strong contender.
Bring up the Bodies, which chronicles the downfall of Henry VIII’s second wife Anne Boleyn, is a sequel to Wolf Hall which won Ms Mantel her first Booker in 2009.

Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant (PA/SA) Examination Model Questions


Important Days

JANUARY
January 9 : NRI Day
January 10: World Laughter Day
January 12: National Youth Day
January 15: Army Day
January 26: India's Republic Day, International Customs Day
January 30: Martyrs' Day; World Leprosy Eradication Day

FEBRUARY
2nd Sunday of February: World Marriage Day
February 24: Central Excise Day
February 28: National Science Day
Second Monday March: Commonwealth Day

MARCH
March 8: International Women's Day
March 15: World Disabled Day, World Consumer Rights Day
March 18: Ordnance Factories Day (India)
March 21: World Forestry Day, International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
March 22: World Day for Water
March 23: World Meteorological Day
March 24: World TB Day

APRIL
April 5: International Day for Mine Awareness, National Maritime Day
April 7: World Health Day
April 17:  World Hemophilia Day
April 18:  World Heritage Day
April 22: Earth Day
April 23: World Book and Copyright Day

MAY
May 1: Workers' Day (International Labour Day)
May 3: Press Freedom Day; World Asthma Day
May 2nd Sunday: Mother's Day
May 8: World Red Cross Day
May 11: National Technology Day
May 12: World Hypertension Day, International Nurses Day
May 15: International Day of the Family
May 17: World Telecommunication Day
May 24: Commonwealth Day
May 31: Anti-tobacco Day

JUNE
June 5: World Environment Day
June 3rd Sunday: Father's Day
June 14: World Blood Donor Day
June 26: International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

JULY
July 1: Doctor's Day
July 11: World Population Day

AUGUST
August 3: Internatioal Friendship Day
August 6: Hiroshima Day
August 8: World Senior Citizen's Day
August 9: Quit India Day, Nagasaki Day
August 15: Indian Independence Day
August 19: Photography Day
August 29: National Sports Day

SEPTEMBER
September 2: Coconut Day
September 5: Teachers' Day,  Sanskrit Day
September 8: World Literacy Day (UNESCO)
 September 15: Engineers' Day
September 16: World Ozone Day
September 21: Alzheimer's Day, Day for Peace (UN)
September 26: Day of the Deaf
September 27: World Tourism Day

OCTOBER
October 1: International Day for the Elderly
October 2: Gandhi Jayanthi, International Day of Non-Violence
October 3: World Habitat Day
October 4: World Animal Welfare Day
October 8: Indian Air Force Day
October 9: World Postal Day
October 10: National Postal Day
October 2nd Thursday: World Sight Day
October 13: UN International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
October 14: World Standards Day
October 16: World Food Day
October 24: United Nations Day
October 30: World Thrift Day

NOVEMBER
November 9: Legal Services Day
November 14: Children's Day, Diabetes Day
November 17: National Epilepsy Day

DECEMBER
December 1: World AIDS Day
December 3: World Day of the Handicapped
December 4: Indian Navy Day
December 7: Indian Armed Forces Flag Day
December 10: Human Rights Day
December 18: Minorities Rights Day (India)
December 23: Kisan Divas (Farmer's Day) (India)

Monday, October 15, 2012

Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistant (PA/SA) Examination Model Questions


Current Affairs (September-October 2012)


1)     Which Indian actress has been appointed as UN Goodwill ambassador on September 21, 2012? – Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
2)     Who wrote the famous novel ‘Narcopolis’, shortlisted for this year’s Booker Prize?    
-          Jeet Thayil
3)   Who has been chosen as the business leader of the year 2012 by Economic Times?  - Anil Agarwal
4)   Which film has won the Golden Lion for best film at the 69th Venice Film Festival 2012? – Pieta
5)     Which film has selected as funniest movie of all times? Airplane
6)     Who has been named as the captain of the ICC’s ODI Team of the year in September 2012? Mahendra Singh Dhoni
7)     Which Indian state has formed Human Rights Commission on 15th September 2012? Haryana
8)     Union Government on 20th September 2012 notified FDI in multi-brand retail up to ........... percentage? 51%
9)      Which former Indian captain has been appointed as the Chairman of ICC’s Cricket Committee? Anil Kumble
10)Where was the Paralympics 2012 held? London

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Sunday, October 14, 2012

Model Questions for Postal Assistant Examination 2012


Know more about ‘India Post’ – for Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant (PA/SA) Exam 2012


1. Which state Police in India utilized the ‘Pigeon Post Service’?
Ans. Orissa State Police
2. When was the first commemorative stamp issued in India?
Ans. In 1931 (to mark the inauguration of New Delhi)
3. The Cricketer from Australian Test Cricket team belongs to Australian Postal Service?
Ans. Brad Hogg
4. The first Non Royal to appear on U.K. postage stamp?
Ans. William Shakespeare (1964)
5. In which language the first Meghdoot Post card issued?
Ans. Tamil
6. First Postal stamp in the World?
Ans. Penny Black
7. When, the Indian Postal Stamp was cancelled at Mount Everest?
Ans. 1996 May 10 (by ITBP. Indo-Tibet Border Police)
8. Which is India’s first General Post Office?
Ans. Calcutta GPO (in 1774)
9. Which country issued the first self adhesive Postage stamp?
Ans. Sierra Leone (1964)
10. The first country issued new year greeting cards through Postal service?
Ans. China
11. When was the first Postal Stamp issued?
Ans. 1840 May 6th
12. The first Indian Personality who was depicted in foreign stamps?
Ans. Mahatma Gandhi
13. Which picture was depicted in First world stamp?
Ans. Queen Victoria’s Head
14. The busiest Post office in India?
Ans. Mumbai GPO
15. First Indian Postage stamp?
Ans. Scinde Dawk
16. No. of post offices having ‘Pictorial Cancellation facility’ in Kerala?
Ans. 23
17. India’s third scented postal stamp?
Ans. Jasmine (Rs. 15)
18. What is water mark?
Ans. A design / mark on paper given at the time of production.
19. The first post card issued in Cochin State?
Ans. 1898 at the time of Raja Rama Varma I
20. Which country issued the first commemorative stamp in the world?
Ans. Romania
21. Date of formation of Kerala Postal Circle?
Ans. 1961 July 1
22. Highest Denomination of Indian Commemorative stamp ever since issued?
Ans.
1) Mother Theresa , Rs. 45/-
2) Acropora Formosa , Rs. 45/-
23. First burnt-wood smelt postage stamp issued by:
Ans. Brazil (1999) in connection with hazardous effect of forest fire.
24. Where was the first Gandhi stamp printed?
Ans. Switzerland
25. What is Pincode?
Ans. ‘Postal Index Number’ code-6 digits. The country has been divided in to 8 zones for the purpose of pincode.


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