Postal/ Sorting
Assistant (PA/SA) Examination Previous Questions
November 2006
Examination
Part
III- General Knowledge
1. Who was India’s nominee for
the post of U.N. Secretary General?
(a) Lalith Mansingh
(b) Chinmaya R. Gharekhan
(c) Indra Nooyi
(d) Shashi Tharoor
2. Which of the following is
TRUE of Chikungunya?
(a) A viral illness spread by
mosquito
(b) An illness spread by
chicken
(c) A fungal illness spread by
mosquito
(d) A bacterial illness spread
by mosquito
3. Which country created news
in October 2006 by announcing that it performed nuclear weapons test?
(a) France
(b) Israel
(c) South Korea
(d) North Korea
4. Which of the following is
NOT TRUE of India?
(a) Smallest state is Goa
(b) Least populous state is
Sikkim
(c) Area wise the largest state
is Rajasthan
(d) Most populous state is
Tamilnadu
5. As Rajghat is associated
with Mahatma Gandhi and Santivan with Nehru, which place is associated with
B.R. Ambedkar?
(a) Sakthisthal
(b) Veerbhoomi
(c) Chaithrabhoomi
(d) Vijayaghat
6. Who wrote the book ‘‘The
annhilation of caste’?
(a) B.R. Ambedkar
(b) Kanshi Ram
(c) Mayawati
(d) Ram Vilas Paswan
7. ‘‘Self respect is a most
vital factor in life. Without it man is a mere cipher. Who said this?
(a) Alexander Pope
(b) Erich Segal
(c) B.R. Ambedkar
(d) George Eliot
8. Which among the following
mountain peaks is the highest?
(a) Nanda Devi
(b) Kanchenjunga
(c) Badrinath
(d) Nunkun
9. Which of the following is
NOT TRUE of India’s national flag?
(a) It is a horizontal
tri-colour
(b) The ratio between the width
of the flag to its length is two to five
(c) Its design was adopted by
the Constitutent Assembly on 22 July, 1947.
(d) Its use and display are
regulated by a code
10. Which was the first
political occassion when ‘Vande Mataram’ was sung?
(a) 1896 session of the INC
(b) 1912 session of the INC
(c) On 15 August 1947
(d) On 26 January 1950
11. Which of the following is
TRUE of Indian Standard Time?
(a) 5.5 hours ahead of GMT
(b) 4.5 hours ahead of GMT
(c) 3.5 hours ahead of GMT
(d) 2.5 hours ahead of GMT
12. On May 11, 2000 India’s
population was estimated to have reached:
(a) One billion
(b) Two billion
(c) Three billion
(d) Four billion
13. How many mother tongues are
spoken in India?
(a) More than 1600
(b) Less than 500
(c) More than 2500
(d) 22
14. Some incidents in India’s
freedom movement are arranged chronologicaly in the options below. Which of
them is correct?
(a) First Meeting of INC,
Formation of the Muslim League, Massacre of Jalianwallabagh, Moplah rebellion
in Malabar.
(b) Moplah rebellion in
Malabar, First meeting of INC, Formation of the Muslim League, Massacre of
Jalianwallabagh.
(c) Massacre of
Jalianwallabagh, First meeting of INC, Moplah rebelion in Malabar, Formation of
Muslim League.
(d) Formation of Muslim League,
First meeting of INC, Moplah rebellion in Malabar, Massacre of Jalianwallabagh.
15. Which of the following is
NOT TRUE of the constitution of India?
(a) It was drawn up by a
Constituent Assembly.
(b) It came into effect on 15
August 1947.
(c) It closely follows the
British Parliamentary model.
(d) It differs from the British
Parliamentary model in holding that the constitution is supreme and not
parliament.
16. What is a group of owls
called?
(a) A parliament of
(b) A bed of
(c) A shoal of
(d) A flock of
17. Which is India Post’s web
site?
(a) indiapost.co.in
(b) indiapost.net
(c) indiapost.gov.in
(d) indiapost.com
18. Who among the following is
given the credit of establishing the modern postal system in India?
(a) Lord Clive
(b) Lord Mountbatten
(c) Lalith Mansingh
(d) Dalhousie
19. Expand the abbreviation
G.P.O
(a) Generic Post Office
(b) General Post Office
(c) Group Post Office
(d) Grand Post Office
20. PIN Code Zone No.6 includes
besides Kerala:
(a) Karnataka and Tamilnadu
(b) Tamilnadu and Lakshadweep
(c) Tamilnadu
(d) Karnataka
Answers
1.
Shashi
Tharoor
2.
A viral
illness spread by mosquito
3.
North
Korea
4.
Most
populous state is Tamilnadu
5.
Chaithrabhoomi
6.
B.R.
Ambedkar
7.
B.R.
Ambedkar
8.
Kanchenjunga
9.
The
ratio between the width of the flag to its length is two to five
10. 1896 session of the INC (Held at Kolkotha,
translated in to English by Aurobindo Ghosh)
11. 5.5
hours ahead of GMT
12. One billion
13. More
than 1600
14. First
meeting of INC (1885) Formation of the Muslim League (1906), Massacre of
Jalianwallabagh (1919), Moplah rebellion in Malabar (1921).
15. It came into effect on 15 August 1947 (Correct
answer 26-1-1950)
16. A
parliament of owls
17. Indiapost.gov.
in
18. Lord
Clive in 1766
19. General
Post Office
20. Tamilnadu
and Lakshadweep
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