Postal Assistants Exam General Knowledge Solved Question Paper (Exam Held on: 25-05-2014)

1. What is the term applied to evolution of vegetation so that it becomes increasingly adapted to its environment?
A) Organic evolution
B) Plant succession
C) Climatic climax
D) Adaptation

2. Where do you find the clock and calendar in /on your computer?
A) Task Bar
B) Recycle Bin
C) Library
D) Start Menu

3. Who is the author of the book 'We Indians'?
A) Khushwant Singh
B) Mulk Raj Anand
C) Nirad C. Chaudhary
D) Subramanya Swamy

4. The north pole of the earth's magnet is near the geographical
A) South
B) East
C) West
D) North

5. Where did India play its 1st one day international match?
A) Lords
B) Headingley
C) Taunton
D) The Oval

6. The Academy Award is also known as
A) Matthews Award
B) Oscar Award
C) BAFTA Award
D) Palm's de Affaire

7. The ozone layer absorbs
A) infrared radiation
B) microwaves
C) radio wave
D) ultraviolet rays

8. The Oldest coal-field in India is
A) Raniganj
B) Jharia
C) Bokaro
D) Karanpura

9. The term 'Butterfly stroke' is associated with
A) Kabaddi
B) Wrestling
C) Swimming
D) Rowing

10. Mouse technique used for access in properties of any object is
A) Dragging
B) Dropping
C) Right clicking
D) Shift clicking

11. Which of the following gas do not considered as polluting agent of air?
A) CO2
B) CO
C) NO2
D) SO2

12. What is URL?
A) It is software used in the defragmentaiton of disk of computer.
B) It is software to make the computer screen bright.
C) It is specific character straight that constitutes a reference to an internet resource.
D) It is a specific uniform alignment of the computer software to make run it faster.

13. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
A) Kalinga Award : Popularization of Science
B) David Cohen Award : Literature
C) Borlaug Award : Agriculture
D) Pulitzer Prize : Progress in religion

14. In terms of area, India is the ....... largest country of the world.
A) second
B) fourth
C) sixth
D) seventh

15. What was the pen name of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhaye?
A) Kamla Kant
B) Anila Devi
C) Jarasandha
D) Dhananjoy Bairagi

16. When did Humayun first attack Chunar fort?
A) AD 1531
B) AD 1532
C) AD 1533
D) AD 1536

17. The total number of judges of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is
A) 10
B) 12
C) 15
D) 18

18. 15th August is the Independence Day of India and
A) South Korea
B) Indonesia
C) China
D) Pakistan

19. Jawaharlal Nehru Award is given for
A) Government Science
B) Literary work
C) International Understanding
D) Social Work

20. 'World Food Day' is celebrated on
A) Oct 15th
B) Oct 19th
C) Oct 12th
D) Oct 16th

21. Which one of the following is not a plantation crop?
A) Tea
B) Coffee
C) Rubber
D) Sugarcane

22. Which of these keys is not on the number keypad?
A) Ctrl
B) Del
C) Enter
D) Num Lock

23. The largest standing army of the Sultanate, directly paid by the state was created by
A) Iltutmish
B) Alauddin Khilji
C) Mohammad - bin - Tughlaq
D) Sikander Lodhi

24. Manav Seva Award has been instituted in the memory of
A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
B) Indira Gandhi
C) Acharya Vinoba Bhave
D) Rajiv Gandhi

25. A Computer portable and easy to carry by travelers is
A) Super computer
B) Laptop
C) Minicomputer
D) File servers

ANSWERS:

1. A, 2. A, 3. A, 4. D, 5. B, 6. B,7. D, 8. A, 9. C, 10. C
11. C, 12. C, 13. D, 14. D, 15. A, 16. B, 17. C, 18. A, 19. C, 20. D
21. D, 22. A, 23. B, 24. D, 25. B

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUESTIONS ON HONOURS AND AWARDS

1.    The Nobel prize for Economics was instituted in 1967, but was first awarded in  -

(1) 1967                                        

(2)1988

(3) 1969                                        

(4)1970

2.    Who was the first Indian lady actress to receive the Padma Shri Award?

(1) Smita Patil                              

(2) Nargis Dutt

(3) Meena Kumari                        

(4) Madhubala

3.    Who was the first Indian to receive the Magaysay Award

(1) Indira Ghandi                          

(2) TN Seshan

(3) Kiran Badi                               

(4) Vinoba Bhave

4.    Which of the following is India's highest honour in the field of literature?

(1) Vyas Samman                                   

(2) Jnanipath award

(3) Kalidas Samman                    

(4) Saraswathi Samman

5.    Noble Prize are distributed annually at

(1) Manila                                     

(2) Stockholm

(3) Geneva                                   

(4) New York

6.    Ramon Magaysay Award is named after the former president of

(1)Philippines                               

(2) Indonesia

(3) Thailand                                  

(4) Pakistan

7.    When was the Nobel Prize for literature instituted?

(1) 1956                                        

(2) 1901

(3) 1972                                        

(4) 1975

8.    In which country is the committee which selects winners for Nobel peace prize located?

(1) Sweden                                  

(2) Norway

(3) Finland                                    

(4) Denmark

9.    The Arjun Awards were instituted  in the year

(1) 1957                                        

(2) 1961

(3) 1963                                        

(4) 1965

10.  Nobel Prizes are given in how many fields?

(1) 5                                              

(2) 6

(3) 7                                              

(4) 8

ANSWERS:

1.	3
2.	2
3.	4
4.	2
5.	2
6.	1
7.	2
8.	2
9.	2
10.	2