Jammu and Kashmir Circle Postal Assistants Exam General Knowledge Solved Paper(Exam held on 18.05.2014)

Q 1.Where is Ninety East Ridge situated?

(A) Pacific Ocean 

(B) Indian Ocean 

(C) Arctic Ocean 

(D) Atlantic Ocean

Ans: (B) Indian Ocean

Q 2. ASBA Scheme is related to:

(A) Initial Public Offer

(B) Central Government Scheme for Women Employment

(C) A Scheme in Commodities market

(D) Pension Scheme of Government of India

Ans:(A) Initial Public Offer

Q. 3 Knesset is the name of parliament of :

(A) Norway

(B) Sweden

(C) Isreal

(D) Spain

Ans: (C) Isreal

Q 4 which of the following may be used by the Reserve Bank of India as a tool to draining out excess money from the system?

(A) Increasing Cash Reserve Ratio

(B) Increasing Reserve Repo rate

(C) Reduction in Repo rate

(D) Both A & B

Ans:(D) Both A & B

Q 5 Match the following:

List A Name

A. Hydrochloric acid            1. Vinegar

B. Ascorbic acid                  2. Proteins

C. Amino acid                      3. Vitamin C

D. Acetic acid                      4. Digestive Juices

Ans: A-4, B-3, C-2 ,D-1

Q. 6 Which Principle states that when a body is partially or totally immersed in a fluid, it experiences an upward thrust equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by it:

A. Newton's

B. Pascal's

C. Archimedes

D. Hooke's

Ans:C. Archimedes

Q. 7 How many countries are members of the SAARC Organization?

 A 10

B 9

C 8

D None of these

Ans: C 8

Q 8 The present Chairmen of the Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI)  is:

A. M. Damodaram

B. C.B Bhave

C. U K Sinha

D. None of these

Ans: C. U K Sinha

Q. 9 The Lok Sabha is called in session at least:

A. Once a year

B. Twice a year

C. Thirce a year

D. Four times a year

Ans: B. Twice a year

Q. 10 Satosh trophy is related to:

A. Football

B. Hockey

C. Tables Tennis

D. Weight lifting

Ans: A. Football

Q. 11 During acute summer, when the temperature is very high, the patches of water are seen on the highways from a distance. But when the observer reached close, the patches disappear at a farther distance. This illusion is due to:

A. Total external reflection of light

B. Total internal reflection of light

C. Partial external reflection of light '

D. Partial internal reflection of light.

Q. 12 In a high flying aeroplane, the ink of the fountain pen leaks out because:

A. Atmosphere pressure increase

B. Atmosphere pressure decrease

C. Atmosphere temperature increase

D. Atmosphere temperature reduces

Ans: ?

Q. 13 How many type of writs are there in numbers which can be issued by a high court or supreme court for enforcement of fundamental rights or for any other purposes:

A. Three

B. Four

C. Five

D. Six

Ans: C. Five

Q. 14 By holding a 15 kg for 20 minutes while waiting for the bus, the work done is:

A. 300 Joule

B. 7.5 Joule

C.30 Joule

D. 0 Joule

Ans : D. 0 Joule

Q.15 who presides over a joint session of parliament:

A. The Speaker

B. The President

C. The prime Minister

D. The Vice President

Ans : A. The Speaker

Q. 16 which of the following is wrongly matched:

A. Hirakud -  Mahanadi

B. Pochampad - Godavari

C. Nagarjuna Sagar - Cauvery

D. Bhakra Nagal -  Sutlej

Ans : C. Nagarjuna Sagar - Cauvery

Q. 17 Babar defeated Rana Sanga in the Battle of:

A. Panipat

B. Khanva

C. Buxar

D. Chittor

Ans : D. Chittor

Q. 18 Which disease rickets is caused by the deficiency of:

A. Vitamin - D

B. Vitamin - C

C. Vitamin - A

D. All of these

Ans : A. Vitamin - D

Q. 19 Which part of the body is affected in typhoid:

A. Lungs

B. Intestine

C. Liver

D. Pancreas

Ans : B. Intestine

Q. 20 "Silly" is a term related with the game of:

A. Golf  

B. Cricket  

C. Chess  

D. Boxing

Ans : B. Cricket

Q. 21 Earthworm excretes:

A. Urea 

B. Amino acid 

C. Ammonia  

D. Uric acid

Ans : A. Urea

Q. 22 Which of these comprise of blood:

A. Red Blood Cell

B. White Blood Cell

C. Platelets and Plasma

D. All of these

Ans : D. All of these

Q. 23 When coal and Petroleum based fuels are burnt, the products of combustion of these fuels which one does not affect the environment?

A. Water

B. Sulphate dioxide

C. Carbon  dioxide

D. Nitrogen Oxides

Ans: ?

Q. 24 The use of which will pollute the environment. This is one:

A. Paper carry and bags

B. Cotton cloth carry bags

C. Nylon cloth carry bags

D. Jude carry bags

Ans : C. Nylon cloth carry bags

Q. 25 Can Court inquire into validity of the proceedings of Parliament?

A. Yes, any court on ground of alleged irregularity of procedure.

B. Yes, High court of Delhi only on grounds of alleged irregularity of procedure.

C. Yes, Supreme Court of India on grounds of alleged irregularity of procedure.

D. No, No courts shall have a jurisdiction

Ans : D. No, No courts shall have a jurisdiction

HARYANA CIRCLE PA /SA EXAM GENERAL KNOWLEDGE SOLVED PAPER (EXAM HELD ON 27/04/2014)

1. How many teams are participating in IPL 2014?
Ans.:8

2. Who is the deputy speaker of Lok Sabha at present?
Ans.: Kariya Munda

3. Who is presently the chairman of the finance commission?
Ans.:  Dr Vijay L Khelkar

Yv Reddy  is the chairman of 14 Finance commission. But now 13th commission is on running .

4. The Vidhan Sabha of Haryana is ___ and comprises ____ members of legsilative Assembly.
Ans: Unicameral, 90

5. What is the motto of ICC
Ans: Great Sport and Great Spirit

6. Open market operations mean:
Ans:  Purchase and sale of securities by the Central Bank

7. Which of the following does not affect credit creation power of Commericial Bank.
Ans: Statutory liquidity ratio

8. How many players are there in each side of a Basketball game:
Ans. 5

9. O2, CO2 and N2 being the life supporting gases are chiefly concentrated in:
Ans. Troposphere

10. The Chipko Andolan is asscociated with:
Ans.  Trees

11. Instrument for measuring humidity .
Ans: Hygrometer

12. Female reproductive part of flower
Ans: Pistil

13. A stick immensed in water appears bent due to
Ans:  ?

14. If a question arise whether a bill is money bill or notAns: B : speaker of house of people15. Which article of constitute of India
Ans:  122

16. Constitution of Parliament as per article 79 of the
Ans:  President, council of states and the house of the people

17. In the freedom movement of India the year 1930  is associated with
Ans:  Dandi March

18. Where is the tomb of Shahjahan is  situated
Ans: Tajmahal

19. Balghat mines is famous for
Ans: Bauxite deposits

20. Longest day in Southern hemisphere
Ans:  Dec 21

21.Which of the following extreme locations connected by East West corridor
Ans:  Silchar and porbandar

22.” Jagannath Pahadia “ is present Governor of
Ans:  Haryana

23. Next Winter Olympics will be held at
Ans:  Pyeongchang, south korea

24. Dadashaeb Phalke award for the year 2013 awarded to
Ans: Gulzar

25.Who is the Chief Justice of India as on date
Ans:  Rajendra Mal Lodha

KARNATAKA CIRCLE PA /SA EXAM GENERAL AWARENESS SOLVED PAPER (EXAM HELD ON 27/04/2014)

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

Ans.: Vitamin C

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

Ans:   Placenta

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

Ans:  Refraction of light

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

Ans:  Oceanic area upto 19.2 nautical miles from the coast

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

Ans:  Rajasthan

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

Ans:  Karnataka

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

Ans:  South Africa

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

Ans:   1st June, 2014

9) BIMSTEC summit 2014 recently concluded in:

Ans. Myanmar

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

Ans.  Thailand

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

Ans.  Thailand, Italy, Nepal

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

Ans.  Hans Raj Bhardwaj

13)  Identify the state with bicameral legislature:

Ans.  Maharashtra

14) The world Environment day is celebrated on:

Ans.  June 5

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

Ans.  5 ppm

16)  Rovers cup is associated with

Ans.  Football

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

Ans.  Lawn Tennis

18) The Asian games are organised after every:

Ans.  4 years

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

Ans.  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:

Ans.  Both A and B

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

Ans.  Should have completed the age of 35 years

22) The Great emperor Kanishka belonged to which dynasty:

Ans.  Kushana

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

Ans.  Laghujatakam

24) Which of the following is credit rating agency?

Ans.  ICRA

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

Ans.  Share Market

DELHI CIRCLE PA/SA EXAM GENERAL AWARENESS SOLVED PAPER (EXAM HELD ON 27/04/2014)

1) Which one of the following minerals is contained in the Monazite sand of Kerala?
Ans.  Thorium

2) The largest sugarcane producing country in the world is:
Ans.  Brazil

3) This refers the amount that the commercial banks require to maintain in the form of gold or government approved securities before providing credit to customers:
Ans.  Statutory Liquidity Ratio

4) .......... is NOT a Central Government Tax.
Ans.  Entertainment Tax

5) How many countries delegates will visit India to have first hand experience of Lok Sabha Election 2014 under the 'Election Visitors Programme 2014' launched by election commission of India:
Ans.  20

6) Largest Solar Power plant of India was recently launched in the state of:
Ans.  Madhya Pradesh

7) 2014 Ranji Trophy was won by:
Ans.  Karnataka

8) International Mother Earth Day was observed across the world on:
Ans.  22nd April 2014

9) Who is the leader of house presently in Rajya Sabha:
Ans.  Manmohan Singh

10) In an economy, the sectors are classified into public and private on the basis of
Ans.  Ownership of enterprises

11) Who amongst the following is not a Lawn Tennis Player
Ans.  Tiger Woods

12) The three R's which can help us to conserve natural resource for long term us are?
Ans.  Reduce, Recycle, Reuse

13) The river water is polluted with acidic wastes if ph of water is:
Ans.  Below 7

14) How many ergs are there in 1 joule:
Ans. 10^7

15) President of International Olympic Committee:
Ans.  Thomas Bach

16) Which bone is the largest bone in human body
Ans.  Fermur

17) Who is responsible to collect the service tax?
Ans.  Central Excise Department

18) Surface Tension has the units of:
Ans. Newton/m

19) When the office of the Chief Justice of India is vacant or when the chief justice is by reason of absence or otherwise unable to perform the duties of his office, Who shall have the authority to appoint acting chief justice as per Article 126 the constitution of India?
Ans. The President of India

20) The State shall endeavor to provide early childhood care and education of all children until they complete the age of six years. This is a provision under:
.Ans. Article 45A relating to directive principles of state policy enumerated in Part IV of the constitution of India

21) If any question arises as to whether a member of Parliament has become subject to any disqualifications mentioned in clause(1) of article 102, the question shall be referred for decision to the ....... and decision of the .... shall be final:
Ans. President of India

22) Amoghvarsha was a famous:
Ans. Rastrakuta King

23) "Do or Die" is associated with the following movement:
Ans.  Quit India

24) Find the odd one out on the basis of origin of Resources:
Ans. Rocks and metals

25) Shortest day in the Northern hemisphere:
Ans. December 21

Punjab Circle Postal Assistant Examination General Awareness Solved Paper (Exam held on 18.05.2014)

1. Identify the mismatched pair in national Sports award
Ans : Dharmender Dalal - Dhyan Chand

2.The capital of world youngest nation south sudan is
Ans : Juba

3.which country recently decided to implement Nitaqat law?
Ans :  Saudi Arabia

4.The Lokpal and Lokayuktas bill 2013 got the President of india ascent on
Ans :  1 January 2014

5. Math List I and II
a. Kalinga war                 1. Ibrahim Lodi and babur
b. First Battle of Panipat     2. Rana Pratap and Akbar
c. Battle of 
d. Battle of Khanwah         4.Babur and Rana Sangha 

Ans: A3,B1,C2,D4

6.Find the incorrect statement
Ans : A tributary is a river which, leaves the main river and flows separately. 

7. The state of india which has the largest wind farm cluster?
Ans : Tamilnadu

8. Identify the correct group of states where rubber  is mainly grown?
Ans:  Kerala, Tamilnadu,Karnataka, Andaman and Nicobar and Garo Hills

9. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is suituated in which state of India?
Ans : Andhra Pradesh

10. The Chilka lake region is situated between the deltas of
Ans: Mahanadi and Godavari

11. The first indian Governor general of independent India was
Ans : C. Rajgopalachari

12.The president of surat session of Congress, 1907 was
Ans : R B Ghosh

13. During whose reiga did hiuen Tsang visit the Chalukya kingdom?
Ans : Pulakesin II

14.Rajya Sabha Can Delay a money bill passed by Lok Sabha?
Ans : Not more than 14 days

15.Who has the right under the constitution to seek opinion of the supreme Court on question of law?
Ans : President of India

16. As per article 170 of the Constitution of india, the maximum strength of legislative assembly members can not exceed ____ members chosen by direct election from territorial constituencies in the state.
Ans : 500

17. Schedule 8 of the constitution of India deals with
Ans : Languages

18.Shah Jahan fought the battle of Kartarpur against
Ans : Guru Hargovind Singh

19. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
Ans :  Fachometer

20.The Finance Ministry has kept some services under the negative list which means
Ans : ?

21. The Compounds leading to origin of life were
Ans : Proteins and nucleic acids

22. The three fundamental quantities are
Ans : Mass,Length, Time

23. The Cricketer from which country created a world record on January 1, 2014 by scoring the fastest ODI century off 36 balls?
Ans : New Zealand

24. Which of the following is not a natural environment?
Ans : Pond

25. Which of the following is not a fossil fuel or is not derived from a fossil fuel?
Ans: Biogas