Postal
Assistant Exam 2013 Question paper
SERIES - B
Part A - General Knowledge
1.
Government of India has recently granted "Maharatna Status to two more
Navratna Public Sector enterprises. Which are the these new companies joining
the club of Maharatna public sector undertakings.
(A) Steel
authority of India Limited and National Thermal Power Corporation Limited
(B) Bharat
heavy Electrical Ltd and Gas authority of India Limited
(C) Indian
Oil Corporation and Coal India Limited
(D) Bharat
Heavy Electricals Limited and Oil and Natural gas corporation
2. India's
newly built and tested missile 'Astra' is meant for
(A) Surface
to surface strike
(B) Air to
Air Strike
(C) Surface
to Air Strike
(D) Air to
surface Strike
3. The
Governor General who adopted a policy of Europeanization of Bureaucracy and an
exlusion of Indian from higher posts
(A) Warren
Hastings
(B)
Wellesley
(C)
Cornwallis
(D)
Dalhousie
4. During
which movement Bal Gangadhar Tilak was given the epithet Lokmanya and Gandhiji
give the slogan 'swaraj in a year' respectively:
(A) Home
rule Movement and Non Cooperation Movement
(B) Swadeshi
Movement and Dandi March
(C) Quit
India Movement and Civil Disobedience Movement
(D) Khilafat
Movement and Civil Disobedience Movement
5. Recently
Dargah Muinuddin Chisti at Ajmer was in news due to visit of Pakistani Prime
Minister Dargah Muinudding Chisti at Ajmer was built by:
(A)
Qutubuddin Aibak
(B) Alauddin
Khilji
(C)
IItutmish
(D) Khijra
Khan
6. Bauxite
is an ore of:
(A) Zinc
(B)
Aluminium
(C) Lead
(D) Copper
7. Which one
of the following is the land area in the extreme south of India?
(A) Indira
Point
(B)
Rameshwaram
(C) Cape
Comorin
(D)
Puducherry
8. The ozone
layer lies in the:
(A)
Troposphere
(B)
Tropopause
(C)
Stratosphere
(D) None of
these
9. In Union
Budget 2013-14, "Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Scheme" was
launched by Government of India. This scheme is related to:
(A) Service
Tax
(B)
Commodity Transaction Tax
(C) Income
Tax
(D)
Securities Transaction Tax
10. Economic
Survey 2012-13 states that Non Performing Assets of increased from 2.36% to
3.57% in September, 2012. The description of Non performing Assets was with
reference to which sector.
(A) Telecom
Sector
(B) Human
Resource Sector
(C) Oil and
Gas Sector
(D) Banking
Sector
11. This is
the rate at which Reserve Bank of India borrows money from commercial banks:
(A) Reverse
Repo rate
(B)
Statutory Liquidity ratio
(C) Repo
rate
(D) Cash
reserve ratio
12. As per
election commission of India, how many recognized national political parties
are there in India?
(A) 6
(B) 2
(C) 7
(D) None of
these
13. The
present deputy chairman of Rajya Sabha is elected member of Parliament from
which State of India?
(A) Andhra
Pradesh
(B)
Tamilnadu
(C) Kerala
(D)
Karnataka
14. The
constitution of India was adopted on:
(A) 26th
January, 1950
(B) 15th
August, 1947
(C) 26th
November, 1949
(D) 26th
January, 1951
15. The
Present strength of Rajya Sabha members is ..... out of which..... are
representatives of states and union territories of Delhi and Puducherry and
.... are nominated by president:
(A) 250,
238, 12
(B) 247,
235, 12
(C) 245,
233, 12
(D) 248, 236,
12
16. Which of
the following glands produces insulin in human body?
(A) Pancreas
(B) Spleen
(C) Liver
(D)
Pituitary
17. Which of
the following is food poisoning organism
(A)
Clostridium botulinum
(B)
Streptomyces fecalis
(C) Lacto
bacillus
(D) None of
these
18.
Development of goitre (Enlarged thyroid gland) is mainly due to dificiency of:
(A) Sodium
(B) Calcium
(C) Iodine
(D) Iron
19. The
emission of which casuses global warming?
(A) Carbon
dioxide
(B) Carbon monoxide
(C) Nitrogen
(D)
Hydrocarbon
20. Who was
adjudged player of the tournament by scoring most number of runs in the
tournament in women's world cup cricket held recently:
(A) Jess
Cameron
(B) Megan
Schutt
(C) Anya
Shrubsole
(D) Suzie
Bates
21. Who won
the inaugural Hockey India League ended in Ranchi recently:
(A) Ranchi
Rhinos
(B) Uttar
Pradesh Wizards
(C) Delhi
Wave Riders
(D) Mumbai
magicians
22.
FIFA-2014 world cup is proposed to be held in:
(A) Quatar
(B) Brazil
(C) Spain
(D) Russia
23. Wanchoo
committee Dealt with:
(A) Direct
Taxes
(B) Right to
Information Reforms
(C)
Agriculture Prices
(D)
Parliamentary Reforms
24. Kyoto
Protocol is:
(A) An
international agreement for extradition of foreign enemy
(B) An international
agreement describing formula for conversion of foreign exchange
(C) An
international agreement to reduce green house gases
(D) An
international agreement to deal with International Terrorists organization
25. India
successfully completed its 101th space mission by launching Indo - French
satellite SARAL recently. This satellite is for:
(A)
Preparation of a detailed and complete map of Antarctica
(B) Study
the climate on Mars
(C)
Oceanographic study
(D) None of
these is true
26. Tarun
travels a distance of 24km at 6 km/hr another distance of 24km at 8 km/hr and a
third distance of 24 km at 12 km/hr. His average speed for the whole journey
(in km/hr) is
(A) 8 2/3
(B) 8
(C) 9
(D) 7
27. Rohan
lends 1000 in four parts. If he gets 8% interest on 2000, 7 1/2% on 4000 and 8
1/2% on 1400 what percent of interest must he get for the remainder if his
average annual interest is 8.13%?
(A) 10%
(B) 9%
(C) 8%
(D) None of
these
Ans:
28. A solid
piece of iron is in the form of a cuboid of dimensions (49cmx33cmx24cm) is
melted and moulded to form a solid sphere. The radius of the sphere is
(A) 23 cm
(B) 21 cm
(C) 19cm
(D) 25cm
29. Twelve
solid spheres of the same size are made by melting a solid metallic cylinder of
base diameter 2 cm and height 16cm. The diameter of each sphere is:
(A) 4cm
(B) 3cm
(C) 2 cm
(D) 6 cm
Ans:
30.
Perimeter of a circle is equal to the perimeter of a square whose area is 484
cm². What is the radius of the circle?
(A) 14cm
(B) 12 cm
(C) 7 cm
(D) 16 cm
31. Puneeta
borrowed from Reena certain sum for two years at simple interest. Puneeta lent
this sum to Venu at the same rate for two years compound interest. At the end
of two years she received 110 as compound interest but paid 100 as simple
interest. Find the sum and rate of interest:
(A) 250,
rate 20% per annum
(B) 250,
rate 25% per annum
(C) 250,
rate 10% per annum
(D) None of
these
32. 13
chairs and 5 tables were brought for 8280. If the average cost of the table
will be 1227, what is the average cost of a chair?
(A) 2145
(B) 165
(C) 175
(D) None of
these
33. A man
goes uphill with an average speed of 24 kmph and comes down with an average
speed of 36 kmph. The distance travelled in both the cases being the same, The
average speed (in km/hr) for the entire journey is:
(A) 30.8
(B) 32.8
(C) 28.8
(D) None of
these
34. 40% of
the employees of a certain company are men, and 75% of the men earn more than
25000 per year. If 45% of the company's employees earn more than 25000 per
year, what fraction of the women employed by the company earn 25000 per year or
less?
(A) 1/4
(B) 3/4
(C) 1/3
(D) 2/11
Ans:
35. A sum of
money invested at compound interest amounts in 3 years to 800 and in 4 years to
840 what is the percentage rate of interest?
(A) 6%
(B) 5%
(C) 4%
(D) 3%
36. If the
difference between simple and compound interest on some principal amount at 20%
per annum for three years is 48, then the principal amount is:
(A) 390
(B) 375
(C) 450
(D) None of
these
37. A
rational number between 1/2 and 3/5 is:
(A) 4/7
(B) 3/5
(C) 2/5
(D) None of
these
38. The
curved surface of a cylinder is 264m². Its volume is 924m³. The height of the
cylinder must be:
(A) 8 m
(B) 6 m
(C) 4 m
(D) None of
these
39. If by
selling 110 apples, the cost price of 120 apples is realised. The gain % is?
(A) 10
10/11%
(B) 9 1/9%
(C) 11 1/9%
(D) 1 1/11%
40. If 8 men
or 12 women can do a piece of work in 25 days, in how many days can the same
work be done by 6 men and 11 women?
(A) 15 days
(B) 13 1/2
days
(C) 12 days
(D) 18 days
41. Pujara
has a certain average of runs for his 8 matches in Border Gavaskar Trophy. In
the ninth match he scores 100 runs and thereby increases his average by 9 runs.
His new average of runs is:
(A) 28
(B) 24
(C) 20
(D) 32
42. It costs
1 to photocopy a sheet of paper. However, 2% discount is allowed on all
photocopies done after first 1000 sheets. How much will it cost to photocopy
5000 sheets of paper?
(A) 3920
(B) 4900
(C) 4920
(D) 3980
DIRECTIONS
(Question No 43 & 44) Answer the following questions on the basis of the
information given below.
i. Trains A
and B are travelling on the same route heading towards the same destination.
Train B has already covered a distance of 220km before the train A started.
ii. The two
trains meet each other after 11 hours after start of train A
iii. Had the
trains been travelling towards each other (from a distance of 220 km) they
would have met after one hour.
43. What is
the speed of trains 'B' in kmph:
(A) 116
(B) 180
(C) 100
(D) None of
these
44. What is
the speed of trains 'A' in kmph:
(A) 118
(B) 80.5
(C) 102
(D) None of
these
DIRECTIONS:
What approximate (you are not expected to calculate the exact value) value will
come in place of the question mark(?) in following equation? 45. 384.996 x
15.001 + 44.99 = ?
(A) 5080
(B) 5820
(C) 5280
(D) 5420
46. Three
men or eight boys can do a piece of work in 17 days. How many days will two men
and six boys together take to finish the same work?
(A) 12 days
(B) 17 days
(C) 11 days
(D) None of
these
47. Vaibhav
got a monthly increment of 12 percent of Pushpa's monthly salary. Pushpa's
monthly salary is 7800. Vaibhav's monthly salary before increment was 6500.
What amount will he earn in five months after his increment?
(A) 37.180
(B) 35.180
(C) 36.180
(D) None of
these
48. The
ratio of two numbers is 4:5. When the first is increased by 20% and the second
is decreased by 20% the ratio of the resulting numbers is:
(A) 5:6
(B) 5:4
(C) 6:5
(D) 4:5
49. If the
numerator of a fraction be increased by 12% and its denominator decreased by 2%
the value of the fraction becomes 6/7. Thus, the original fraction is:
(A) 3/4
(B) 4/3
(C) 2/3
(D) None of
these
50. What
approximate value will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following
equation?
239.99 /
8.0001 x 9.99 = ?
(A) 350
(B) 260
(C) 400
(D) 300
DIRECTIONS:
In the following questions, identify the correct reported speech from the given
alternatives.
51. He said,
"I must go home at once."
(A) He said
that he had to go home then
(B) He said
that he must go home then and there
(C) He said
that he must have gone home at once
(D) He said
that he had to go home at once
52. Miss
Ragini said to me, "Put these pencil shavings in the dustbin."
(A) Miss
Ragini said to me to put these pencil shavings in the dustbin
(B) Miss
Ragini ordered me to put these pencil shavings in the dustbin
(C) Miss
Ragini asked me to put those pencil shavings in the dustbin
(D) Miss
Ragini told me to put those pencil shavings in the dustbin
53. She
said, "oh dear! I have just missed the bus.":
(A) She said
with regret that she had just missed the bus
(B) She
exclaimed that she has just missed the bus
(C) She
regretted that she just missed the bus
(D) She
narrated that she just missed the bus
DIRECTIONS:
Fill in the blank with correct preposition
54. He
invited all his friends............ tea
(A) On
(B) For
(C) To
(D) In
55. Rita
drove............ a red light.
(A) In
(B) Through
(C) From
(D) Among
56.
Distribute the sweets equally............ four children.
(A) Among
(B) In
(C) Between
(D) Through
57. Identify
the adverb in the following sentence. He spoke well at the meeting last night.
(A) Last
Night
(B) Meeting
(C) Well
(D) All of
these
58. Identify
which is not adverb from among following underlined words in the given
sentences. She sings pretty well. I do my work carefully. He is wise enough to
understand the trick. The flower smells sweet.
(A) Enough
(B)
Carefully
(C) Pretty
(D) Sweet
59. Given
below is the sentence in active voice. Choose the correct sentence given in
passive voice among the alternatives. Ought you not to reveal the truth now?
(A) Should
the truth need not be revealed by you then?
(B) Ought
the truth not to be revealed by you now?
(C) Ought
the truth not to be revealed by you then?
(D) Ought
the truth need not be revealed by you now?
60. Choose
the incorrect sentence among the following:
(A) By next
December we shall have been living here for six years.
(B) I have
been writing four letters since morning.
(C) At this
time tomorrow we will be watching a film
(D) I have
been standing here for hours.
61. Given
below are four substitutions for the underlined part. Choose the correct
alternative to make the sentence grammatically correct. Make haste lest you
should not be caught in the storm:
(A) You
might be
(B) You
could be
(C) You
should be
(D)
Otherwise you can be
DIRECTIONS:
In this section each sentence has three parts indicated by (A), (B) and (C).
Read each sentence to find out whether there is an error. If you find an error
in any one of the parts (A), (B), (C) indicate your response by blackening the
letter related to that part in the OMR sheet provided. If a sentence has no
error, indicate this by blackening "D" which stands for no error.
Error may belong to grammar usage.
62. Seldom
we have been treated (A)/ in such a rude manner (B)/ by the police Personnel
(C)/ No error (D)
63. Some men
are born great (A)/ some achieve greatness (B)/ and some had greatness thrust
on them (C)/ No error (D)
64. Beware
of (A)/ a fair-weather friend (B)/ who is neither a friend need nor a friend
indeed (C)/ No error (D).
65. What
shall be correct combination of two simple sentences into a complex sentence by
using a noun clause?
Can you
come? He asked me:
(A) He asked
me to come
(B) He asked
me if I could come
(C) He asked
me whether I can come?
(D) He asked
me whether I might come
66. Identify
the nouns used both for singular and plural form:
(A) Sheep
(B) Wolf
(C) Axis
(D) Goat
DIRECTIONS:
Fill the correct article
67. Ramesh's
father is ____ M.P and Suresh's father is _______Member of Legislative
Assembly.
(A) An, A
(B) An, An
(C) A, An
(D) An, The
DIRECTIONS
Complete the sentence correctly
68. Ram is
so proud of his position that he _________ his subordinates.
(A) Looks
for
(B) Looks
into
(C) Looks
down upon
(D) Looks
after
DIRECTIONS:
Complete the sentence with correct adversative conjunction
69. Shruti
ran fast ______ she missed the train
(A) But
(B)
Nevertheless
(C) Yet
(D)
Nonetheless
DIRECTIONS:
Choose the word which is similar or most nearly similar in meaning as the word
given in bold and mark your answer.
70.Sagacious:
(A) Clever
(B) Strong
(C)
Obstinate
(D)
Ridiculous
71. Curtly:
(A) Sadly
(B) Rudely
(C) Frankly
(D) Happily
72.
Abbreviate:
(A) Extend
(B) Abridge
(C) Conclude
(D) Thwart
DIRECTIONS:
Choose the word which is opposite in meaning as the word given in bold and mark
your answer.
73.
Indifference:
(A)
Responsiveness
(B)
Different
(C)
Neutrality
(D)
Sophistication
74.
Exceptional:
(A) Formal
(B) Neutral
(C) Normal
(D)
Traditional
75. Tragic:
(A) Humorous
(B) Funny
(C) Light
(D) Comic
Part D Reasoning and Analytical
Ability
DIRECTIONS
(Question no 76 to 79) Read the following passage carefully and answer the
questions given below. A group of seven friends Anil, Vinod, Sumit, Dilip,
Indra, Firoz and Gaurav work as Engineer, Accountant, IT Officer, Technician,
Clerk, Physiotherapist and Research Analyst for companies L,
M, N, P, Q,
R and S but not necessarily in the same order. Sumit works for company N and is
neither a Research Analyst nor a clerk. Indra is an IT officer and works for
company R. Anil work as Physiotherapist and does not work for company L or Q.
The one who is an Accountant works for company M. The one who works for company
L works as a technician. Firoz works for company Q. Gaurav works for company P
as Research Analyst. Dilip is not an accountant.
76. Who amongst
the following works as accountant?
(A) Firoz
(B) Anil
(C) Vinod
(D) Dilip
77. What is
the profession of Sumit?
(A) Engineer
(B) Clerk
(C)
Technician
(D) None of
these
78. For
which company does Dilip work?
(A) L
(B) R
(C) Q
(D) N
79. Which of
the following combinations of person, profession and company is correct?
(A) Vinod -
Accountant - R
(B) Firoz -
Clerk - Q
(C) Anil -
Physiotherapist - M
(D) None of
these
80. There
are five books A, B, C, D and E. C is above D. E is below A. D is above A; and
B is below E. Which is the bottom most book?
(A) C
(B) E
(C) B
(D) D
81. The
second and the third digits of the following numbers are interchanged and each
interchanged number is written in reverse order. Now, if they are arranged in
the ascending order, which of the original numbers will be fourth in that
order?
592, 987,
176, 468, 719, 398
(A) 987
(B) 176
(C) 468
(D) 719
82. Rajesh
walked 3 km towards East. Then he turned to his left and walked 6 km. He again
turned to his right and walked 3 km. After that he turned to his right and
walked 9 km. At last he turned to his right and walked 6 km. At what distance
is he from the starting point and in which direction?
(A) 3 km
South
(B) 1 km
North
(C) 2 km
South
(D) 3 km
North
83. In the
following number series only one number is wrong. Find out the wrong number.
1, 4, 27,
256, 3125, 46669:
(A) 27
(B) 256
(C) 3125
(D) 46669
DIRECTIONS:
(Question No. 84 & 85) Study the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below.
Five persons
are travelling in a train - A, B, C, D and E. A is the mother of C who is the
wife of E. D is the brother of A and B is the husband A.
84. How is B
related to E?
(A) Brother
in law
(B) Mother
in law
(C) Father
(D) Father
in law
85. How is A
related to E?
(A) Mother
in law
(B) Mother
(C) Sister
(D) Niece
86. If A =
26, SUN = 27 then CAT = ?
(A) 58
(B) 57
(C) 24
(D) None of
these
87. If A =
1, FAT = 27 then FAINT = ?
(A) 50
(B) 42
(C) 44
(D) None of
these
88. There
are some girls and buffalos at a place. If total number of heads is 15 and
total number of legs is 46, then how many girls and how many buffalos are
there?
(A) 7 girls
and 8 buffalos
(B) 9 girls
and 6 buffalos
(C) 8 girls
and 7 buffalos
(D) 6 girls
and 9 buffalos
89. In the
following Question pick the choice that establishes the logical relationship:
AD:BE::CF:?
(A) FG
(B) EC
(C) DG
(D) GD
90. 8 boys
sat in a row. Raju is immediate right of Rakesh and immediate left of Shekhar.
Shyam is sitting after 3 boys on the right of Shekhar. How many boys were there
between Raju and Shyam:
(A) 5
(B) 4
(C) 3
(D) None of
these
91. Given
two positions of the dice as being.
When 2 is at
the bottom which number is at the top:
(A) 1
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6
92. In a
class examination the average marks in mathematics by Girls was 80% and by Boys
60%. It is logical to conclude:
(A) All boys
are weaker at maths than girls
(B) Some
girls are better than boys in maths
(C) All
girls are more intelligent than boys
(D) None of
these
93. Pick the
odd one out.
(A) Leopard
(B) Lion
(C) Tiger
(D) Wolf
94. In a
certain code language 'PROPORTION' is written as 'PORPRONOIT'. How is
'CONVERSION' written in that code language?
(A)
VNOCRENOIS
(B)
VNCORENOIS
(C)
VNOCERONIS
(D)
VNOCREIONS
95. If 'A B'
means 'A is the father of B', 'A @ B' means 'A is the mother of B', 'A ! B'
means 'A is the wife of B', then which of the following means 'T is the
grandmother of U'?
(A) T@R!
S!U (B) T@S U!y (C) T@R
y!U (D) None of these
96. Five
students participated in an examination and each scored different marks. Naina
scored higher than Meena. Kamla scored lower than praveen but higher than
Naina. Anuj's score was between Meena and Naina. Which of the following pairs
represents the highest and lowest scoresrespectively?
(A) Praveen
Anuj
(B) Naina
Praveen
(C) Praveen
Naina
(D) Praveen
Meena
97. A set of
figures carrying certain numbers is given. Assuming that the numbers in each
figure follow a similar pattern, the missing number (?) is:
(A) 49
(B) 53
(C) 81
(D) 62
98. How many
triangles does the following figure contain?
(A) 9
(B) 13
(C) 11
(D) None of
these
99. If Rita
is selected and Shyam is rejected, the team will consist of:
100. If Sita
goes, which other players are also on the team:
