Karnataka Circle PA/SA Exam 27 April 2014 General Awareness Sections Answer Key/Solved Questions

Friends..Here is the solved questions of General Awareness Section of PA/SA Exam 2014 held in Karnataka Postal Circle in the afternoon of 27 April 2014. These Questions have been shared by our friends Chandana R and Karthik K. We would like to thank them on behalf of all aspirants and well as our team for sharing the questions and also wish them all the very best and great success in the examination.

1) Bleeding of gums and loosening of teeth is caused due to deficiency of:

(A) Vitamin A

(B) Vitamin B

(C) Vitamin C

(D) Vitamin D

Ans. (C) Vitamin C

2) Which of the following is not present in blood?

(A) RBCs

(B) WBCs

(C) Plasma

(D) Placenta

Ans. (D) Placenta

3) A stick immersed in water appears bent due to the phenomenon of:

(A) Reflection of light

(B) Diffraction of light

(C) Refraction of light

(D) Dispersion of light

Ans. (C) Refraction of light

4) This area is termed as territorial water and resources therein belonging to the nation:

(A) Oceanic area upto 12 nautical miles from the coast

(B) Oceanic area upto 19.2 nautical miles from the coast

(C) Oceanic area upto 15 nautical miles from the coast

(D) Oceanic area upto 20 nautical miles from the coast

Ans. (B) Oceanic area upto 19.2 nautical miles from the coast

5)  Which state of India is the largest producer Bajra?

(A) Rajasthan

(B) Uttar Pradesh

(C) Maharashtra

(D) Gujarat

Ans. (A) Rajasthan

6)  Kudremukh mine deposits known to be one of the largest in the world is located in the states of:

(A) Assam

(B) Karnataka

(C) Chattisgarh

(D) Jharkhand

Ans. (B) Karnataka

7) Who recently won ICC under 19 world cup cricket tittle?

(A) Pakistan

(B) India

(C) South Africa

(D) Sri Lanka

Ans. (C) South Africa

8) The term of the current lok sabha will expire on:

(A) 1st June, 2014

(B) 25th May, 2014

(C) 16th May, 2014

(D) 27th May, 2014

Ans. (A) 1st June, 2014

9) BIMSTEC summit 2014 recently concluded in:

(A) Bhutan

(B) Sri Lanka

(C) Bangladesh

(D) Myanmar

Ans. (D) Myanmar

10) The Prime Minster of which country is recently facing charges of negligence over a govt rice subsidy scheme?

(A) Myanmar

(B) Thailand

(C) Indonesia

(D) Bosnia

Ans. (B) Thailand

11) Which of the following three countries elected/appointed their Prime Ministers as recently as in Feb, 2014:

(A) Thailand, Mynamar, Nepal

(B) Thailand, Italy, Nepal

(C) Mynamar, Italy, Egypt

(D) Italy, Egypt, Nepal

Ans. (B) Thailand, Italy, Nepal

Note: Ibrahim Mahlab- Egypt, Matteo Renzi-Italy and Sushil Koirala- Nepal

12) Who is the present governor of the state of Karnataka?

(A) Hans Raj Bhardwaj

(B) T N Chaturvedi

(C) Rameshwar Thakur

(D) None of these

Ans. (A) Hans Raj Bhardwaj

13)  Identify the state with bicameral legislature:

(A) Kerala

(B) Maharastra

(C) Tamilnadu

(D) Rajasthan

Ans. (B) Maharashtra

14) The world Environment day is celebrated on:

(A) December 1

(B) June 5

(C) November 14

(D) August 15

Ans. (B) June 5

15) Clean water would have BOD value of less than:

(A) 5 ppm

(B) 19 ppm

(C) 25 ppm

(D) 50 ppm

Ans. (A) 5 ppm

16)  Rovers cup is associated with

(A) Badminton

(B) Cricket

(C) Hockey

(D) Football

Ans. (D) Football

17)  With which game is the term 'Double fault' associated?

(A) Lawn Tennis

(B) Cricket

(C) Hockey

(D) None of these

Ans. (A) Lawn Tennis

18) The Asian games are organised after every:

(A) 3 years

(B) 4 years

(C) 5 years

(D) 6 years

Ans. (B) 4 years

19) Which article of the constitution of India dealswith the formation of new states and alteration of areas, boundaries or names of existing states:

(A) Article 5

(B) Article 3

(C) Article 6

(D) Article 2

Ans. (B) Article 3

20) Who has been vested with power by the constitution to permit any member of parliament who can not adequately express himself/herself in Hindi or in English to address the house in his/her mother tongue:

(A) Chairman of the council of states or the person acting as such in the house

(B) Speaker of the house of the people or the person acting as such in the house

(C) Leader of the House

(D) Both A and B

Ans. (D) Both A and B

Note: Article 120: Language to be used in Parliament- Notwithstanding anything in part XVII, but subject to the provisions of article 348, business in Parliament shall be transacted in Hindi or in English: Provided that the Chairman of the Council of States or Speaker of the House of the People, or person acting as such, as the case may be, may permit any member who cannot adequately express himself in Hindi or in English to address the House in his mother-tongue.

21) What eligibility criteria for age for election as Vice president of India?

(A) Should have completed the age of 35 years

(B) Should have completed the age of 30 years

(C) Should have completed the age of 25 years

(D) Should have completed the age of 32 years

Ans. (A) Should have completed the age of 35 years

22) The Great emperor Kanishka belonged to which dynasty:

(A) Kushana

(B) Gupta

(C) Maurya

(D) Vardhana

Ans. (A) Kushana

23) Which of the following was not written by Kalidas?

(A) Kumar Sambhavam

(B) Laghujatakam

(C) Meghdootam

(D) Raghuvansham

Ans. (B) Laghujatakam

Note: It was written by Varaha Mihira

24) Which of the following is credit rating agency?

(A) BSE

(B) ICRA

(C) NSE

(D) SEBI

Ans. (B) ICRA

25) The term "Bull" and "Bear" is realated to?

(A) Share Market

(B) Horse Racing

(C) Taxation

(D) International Trading

Ans. (A) Share Market

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Question Paper of PA/SA Exam held on 27 April 2014 in North East Postal Circle

Question Paper of Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam

Held on 27 April 2014 in 

North East Postal Circle

Friends..Here is the Question Paper of PA/SA Exam 2014 held in North East Postal Circle. This will help those having exams in the coming phases. You can donwload the question paper as PDF from below links. The Answer Key to this Question Paper & Question Papers of other Postal Circles will be published in this blog very soon.. Keep visiting!!Those who would like to share question papers of other circles can send us the same to currentaffairs4examz@gmail.com..we will publish it with your name..

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Solved Questions/Answer Key of 27 April 2014 PA/SA Exam: Kerala Circle (General Awareness Section)

Dear Friends..Here is the Solved Questions of General Awareness Section from PA/SA Exam 2014 held in Kerala Circle in the afternoon of 27 April 2014. We would like to thank Vishnu Mohan, Hashif Ali M and Kushal Garg from the bottom of our heart for sharing the questions with us. On behalf of our team and readers we wish them all the very best and success in the exam.  

1) Uber Cup and Thomas Cup are associated with:

(A) Chess

(B) Cricket

(C) Badminton

(D) Table Tennis

Ans. (C) Badminton

2) The headquarter of International Olympic Committee is situated at:

(A) Lusanne, Switzerland

(B) Geneva, Switzerland

(C) Zurich, Switzerland

(D) None of the above

Ans. (A) Lusanne, Switzerland

3) "Lona" word is related to:

(A) Atya-Patya

(B) Kho-Kho

(C) Wrestling

(D) Kabaddi

Ans. (D) Kabaddi

4) Nitrogen is available for plants in the form of:

(A) Nitrogen Gas

(B) Nitrogen Dioxide

(C) Nitrate

(D) Nitric Acid

Ans. (C) Nitrate

5) One star is going away from the Earth. Then the observer on the Earth will expereience:

(A) Decrease in wave length

(B) Increase in wave length

(C) No Change in wave length

(D) None of these

Ans. (B) Increase in wave length (By Doppler Shift)

6) Natural Rubber is a polymer of the following unsaturated hydrocarbon:

(A) Choloprene

(B) Neoprene

(C) Isoprene

((D) None of these

Ans. (C) Isoprene

7) Acid Rain destroys vegetation because it contains:

(A) Ozone

(B) Sulphuric Acid

(C) Nitric Acid

(D) Carbon Monoxide

Ans. (B) Sulphuric Acid

8) To provide opportunites for education to the child or as the case may be, ward between the age of six and fourteen years is a:

(A) Fundamental Right under Indian Constitution

(B) Fundamental Duty under Indian Constitution

(C) Directive Principles of state Policy Under Indian Constitution

(D) Legal Right under Indian Constitution

Ans. (A) Fundamental Right under Indian Constitution

9) Dilwara Temple is at:

(A) Khajuraho

(B) Mout Abu

(C) Bhubneshwar

(C) Ellora

Ans. (B) Mout Abu (In Rajasthan)

10) The present Governor of the state of Kerala is?

(A) Mrs. Shiela Dixit

(B) Mr. Nikhil Kumar

(C) Mr. Hansraj Bardwarj

(D) None of these

Ans. (A) Mrs. Shiela Dixit

11) Who was awarded the Gandhi Peace Prize 2013 by the Government of India:

(A) Chandi Prasad Bhatt

(B) Medea Benjamin

(C) Desmond tutu

(D) Amy Goodman

Ans. (A) Chandi Prasad Bhatt

12) Who became the 2014 Hockey India League Champion?

(A) Punjab Warriors

(B) Ranchi Rhinos

(C) Delhi Wave Riders

(D) Uttar Pradesh Wizards

Ans. (C) Delhi Wave Riders

13) Identify the state with unicameral legislature:

(A) Maharashtra

(B) Uttar Pradesh

(C) Rajasthan

(D) Karnataka

Ans. (C) Rajasthan

14) Find the incorrect statement with respect to duration of houses of parliament:

(A) The council of states shall not be subject to dissolution

(B) As nearly as possible 1/3 of memebers of council of states shall retire as soon as may be on the expiration of every second year

(C) While the proclamation of emergency is in operation for maximum period allowed under the constitution of India and has ceased to operate, the period of House of the people may be extended for a period of one year and not beyond.

(D) The House of the people unless sooner dissolved, shall continue for five years from the appointment for its first meeting

Ans. (C) While the proclamation of emergency is in operation for maximum period allowed under the constitution of India and has ceased to operate, the period of House of the people may be extended for a period of one year and not beyond.

Note: Lok Sabha, unless sooner dissolved, continues for five years from the date appointed for its first meeting and the expiration of the period of five years operates as dissolution of the House.  However, while a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation, this period may be extended by Parliament by law for a period not exceeding one year at a time and not extending, in any case, beyond a period of six months after the proclamation has ceased to operate.

15) Highly polluted water could have a BOD value of:

(A) 17 ppm or more

(B) Less than 5 ppm

(C) (B) Less than 4 ppm

(D) (B) Less than 3 ppm

Ans. (A) 17 ppm or more

16) Who shall be the ex-officio chairman of the council of states:

(A) The President of India

(B) The Vice President of India

(C) The Council of states shall choose a member of the council to act as chairman

(D) The Speaker of the House of People

Ans. (B) The Vice President of India

17) In the third battle mof Panipat Marathas were defeated by:

(A) Mughals

(B) Rohillas

(C) Britishers

(D) Afghans

Ans. (D) Afghans

18) Output at break even point is that output at which producer is able to:

(A) Recover only operating cost

(B) Earn a normal profit

(C) Wipe out earlier losses

(D) Recover total costs

Ans. (D) Recover total costs

19) Which of the following is the highest mountain peak in South India:

(A) Ana Mudi

(B) Doda Beta

(C) Mahendragiri

(D) Dhugarh

Ans. (A) Ana Mudi

20) Which one of the following is a Rabi crop?

(a) Jowar

(B) Groundnut

(C) Mustard

(D) Bajra

Ans. (C) Mustard

21) Which of the following state is termed as "God' sown country"?

(A) Kerala

(B) Andhra Pradesh

(C) Karnataka

(D) Tamil Nadu

Ans. (A) Kerala

22) Who among the following is the chief Election Commissioner?

(A) V.S Sampath

(B) H.S Brahma

(C) Nasim Zaidi

(D) None of these

Ans. (A) V.S Sampath

23) The bill to carve out Telengana received the assent of the President of India on:

(A) March 1, 2014

(B) March 31, 2014

(C) February 28, 2014

(D) None of the above is correct

Ans. (A) March 1, 2014

24) Which soil is more suitable for crops like cashew nut?

(A) Red Laterite soil

(B) Black Soil

(C) Alluvial Soil

(D) Arid Soil

Ans. (A) Red Laterite soil

25) Which one of the following is most likely to occur if the Reserve Bank of India lowers the Cash Reserve Ratio?

(A) An Increase in aggregate Savings

(B) A rise in Budget Deficit

(C) A rise in aggregate money supply

(D) A rise in use of credit cards

Ans. (C) A rise in aggregate money supply

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 25 April 2014

1) NTT DoCoMo to exit India, unload entire stake in Tata Teleservices: NTT DoCoMo plans to exit Tata Teleservices by selling its 26.5% stake in the joint venture with Tata Group, the second high-profile pullout from India announced by a Japanese company this month after multibillion-dollar investments failed to bring the returns they'd expected. Japan's No. 1 telecom operator said Friday its agreement with the Tata Group allows it to exit Tata Teleservices by the end of June if the venture missed some performance targets agreed upon initially.

2) Centre recommended AP House dissolution: The Union Cabinet on Friday recommended dissolution of the Andhra Pradesh state Assembly and extension of President’s rule beyond April 30. The decision of the Cabinet is a mere technicality as Central rule in a state expires automatically if it is not ratified by Parliament within a period of two months. The dissolution of the Assembly paves way for extension of President’s rule. Since the general election process is underway and another three phases of Lok Sabha polls are due, it was not feasible for the government to take the Parliament route to obtain the ratification. Andhra Pradesh was placed under Central rule on March 1 after the resignation of the then Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy in protest against the Union Government’s decision to bifurcate the state.

3) Facebook launched Newswire for journalists: Facebook has launched FB Newswire, with the aim to make it easier for journalists and newsrooms to find, share and embed newsworthy content from the popular social networking website in their work. The FB Newswire is a Facebook page of hand-selected and journalist-verified news stories from across Facebook's platform, according to Andy Mitchell, director of news and global media partnerships at Facebook.

4) Narendra Modi, Arvind Kejriwal and Arundhati Roy among Time's 100 influential people: Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal have made it to Time 100 list of the world's most influential people along with Indian novelist Arundhati Roy. While Modi figures in the category of "leaders", Kejriwal is listed among the "pioneers" and Roy makes the grade among "icons" in the annual list released Thursday after an online poll of readers.

5) Abhinav Bindra to lead Indian challenge in CWG 2014: Former World and Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra, who won the national air rifle championship and sparkled in the two selection trials, will spearhead the Indian challenge in shooting in the Commonwealth Games to be held in Glasgow, from July 23 to August 3.

6) Former Barcelona coach Vilanova died: Former Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova died on Friday at the age of 45 after a long fight with cancer, the club announced, plunging the sporting world into mourning. Vilanova lost his battle with a cancer of the salivary gland that was diagnosed more than two years ago, forcing him to step down as Barcelona boss last July. 

7) PV Sindhu entered Badminton Asia Championship semis: World No. 10 P.V. Sindhu won her quarterfinal match to proceed to the women's singles semi-finals of the $200,000 Badminton Asia Championships at the Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, South Korea. 

8) Manmohan’s younger brother joined BJP: In a major embarrassment to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, his younger brother Daljeet Singh Kohli joined the BJP on Friday. Amid cheers, Mr. Kohli was welcomed by the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi, who hugged him. He was presented a siropa (robes of religious honour) in the presence of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and BJP’s Amritsar candidate Arun Jaitley.

9) Indian Squash Player Saurav Ghosal won Dato Alex Lee Award 2013: Saurav Ghosal the famous Indian squash player won Dato Alex Lee Award 2013 for contributing as the best and outstanding squash player though out the year fo 2013. Saurav Ghoshal name has been selected by Asian Squash Federation (ASF).

10) Biocon elevated Arun Chandavarkar as CEO and joint MD: Bangalore-based biotechnology company Biocon Ltd has elevated Arun Suresh Chandavarkar as chief executive officer (CEO) and joint managing director (MD) of the company, as per a stock market disclosure.

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Best Wishes for PA/SA Exam 2014 to be held today

Currentaffairs4examz Team wishes all the candidates who are writing the PA/SA Exam 2014 today (27 April 2014) all the very best.

The exam for 09 Postal Circles will be held today in two phases. In the morning session exam will be held in 04 Postal Circles and in the afternoon exam will be held in 05 Postal Circles and the schedule will be as follows:

Morning Session (10AM to 12 Noon): Assam, Chhattisgarh, North East and Odisha

Evening Session (2PM to 4PM): Delhi, Kerala, Rajasthan, Haryana and Karnataka

Best of Luck once again to all candidates!!!

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Employment News this week: Job Highlights ( 26th April – 2nd May 2014)

1. Central Institute of Fisheries Technology

Name of Post –Technical Assistant, Steno Gr-III, LDC, Skipper.

No. of Vacancies - 21

Last Date - 30 days after publication

2. Vivekananda College 

Name of Post – Administrative Officer, Library Staff , Sr. Technical Assistant, Computer Lab Attendant

No. of Vacancies - 11

Last Date - 19.05.2014

3. Naval Dockyard

Name of Post- Lower Division Clerk

No of Post- 1 (PH)

Last Date- 25 days after Publication

4. Union Public Service Commission

Name of Post – Assistant Professors, Assistant Directors, Administrative Offices & Assistant Director General

No. of Vacancies - 45

Last Date - 15.05.2014

5. Sahitya Akademi         

Name of Post – Deputy Secretary, Officer on Special Duty, Assistant Editor

No. of Vacancies – Not Given

Last Date - 30 days after Publication

6. Krishi Vigyan Kendra

Name of Post – Stenographer

No. of Vacancies – 1

Last Date - 21 days after Publication

Source: www.employmentnews.gov.in

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Daily Current Affairs: 24 April 2014

1) Nokia to name India-born Rajeev Suri as next CEO: Nokia, which is set to close the sale of its phone business to Microsoft, will on Tuesday name Rajeev Suri as its next CEO and outline its new strategy with a focus on its networks equipment business, a newspaper said on Friday. Citing unnamed sources, daily Helsingin Sanomat said Nokia would also on Tuesday, along with its first-quarter results, announce how much cash it would pay out to shareholders. 

2) Sixth Phase of Lok Sabha Elections in 117 seats held: The sixth phase of polling for the Lok Sabha elections ended in 117 seats in 11 states and a Union Territory on Thursday with more than average polling in Tamil Nadu (39 seats) and low turnouts in Maharashtra (19 seats), Uttar Pradesh (12 seats), Madhya Pradesh (10 seats) and Rajasthan (five seats).

3) Suresh Kumar Reddy appointed as the First ambassador to ASEAN: Union Ministry of External Affairs (MoEA) on 23 April 2014 appointed Suresh Kumar Reddy as India's first Ambassador to the separate Indian Mission to Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) & East Asia Summit. He is expected to take up his assignment shortly. He is currently working as the Ambassador of India to Iraq.

4) Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag's name forwarded for new Army chief: Notwithstanding objections by BJP, the Defence Ministry is going ahead with the process of appointing the new Army Chief and has recommended the name of Vice Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag to the Prime Minister's Office.

5) Sunil Lamba likely to be Vice Chief of Navy: Vice Admiral Sunil Lamba, commandant of National Defence College, is expected to be appointed as Vice Chief of Naval Staff as part of a major rejig being undertaken at the top level in the maritime force.

6) Indian-born Google+ chief Vivek Gundotra quits: Vivek Gundotra, chief of Google’s social networking venture Google+, is leaving the Internet company after nearly eight years. Mr. Gundotra, who was serving as the Senior Vice President (Social) at Google, announced his departure in a post on Google+, a social network that was created about three years ago.

7) Delhi Airport to Become Zero Diversionary Airport: The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in Delhi will soon become a zero diversionary airport when the recommendations of a committee, set up by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in January this year, are implemented. The centre had constituted a committee to suggest steps to prevent flight diversion during winter due to fog. Last winter, passengers had suffered a harrowing time as dense fog canceled and delayed many a flights transiting from the capital. It will be achieved through procedural and logistical upgradation.

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