POSTAL ASSITANT AND SORTING ASSITANT GK MODEL QUESTION PAPER

Q.1)	IF  A  PANCHYAT IS DISSOLVED , ELECTIONS ARE TO BE  HELD WITHIN

A.

1 MONTH

B.

3 MONTHS

C.

6 MONTHS

D.

1 YEAR

Q.2)	IN WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PLACES IS THE SHOPMEN TRIBE FOUND

A.	NILGIRI HILLS

B.	NICOBAR ISLANDS

C.	SPITI VALLEY

D.	LAKSHDWEEP ISLANDS

Q.3)	IN INDIA WHO IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES COUNCIL

A.	PRIME MINISTER

B.	MINISTER OF WATER RESOURCES

C.	MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS

D.	MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Q.4)	WHICH  ONE OF THE FOLLOWING MOVEMENTS IS THE SLOGAN DO OR DIE ASSOCIATED

A.	SWADESHI MOVEMENT

B.	NON-CORPORATION MOVEMENT

C.	CIVIL DISOBEDIENT MOVEMENT

D.	QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT

Q.5)	WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWINF RIVERS DOES NOT ORIGINATE IN INDIA

A.

BEAS

B.

CHENAB

C.

RAVI

D.

SUTLEJ

Q.6)	WiMAX IS RELATED  TO  WHICH  OF FOLLOWING

A.	BIOTECHNOLOGY

B.	SPACE TECHNOLOGY

C.	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY

D.	COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

Q.7)	WHERE IS THE HEADQUARTERS OF ANIMAL  WELFARE BOARD OF INDIA LOCATED

A.

AHMEDABAD

B.

CHENNAI

C.

HYDERABAD

D.

KOLKATA

Q.8)	WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING IS USED AS EN EXPLOSIVE

A.	PHOSPHORUS TRICHLORIDE

B.	MERCURIC OXIDE

C.

GRAPHITE

D.	NITROGLYCERINE

Q.9)	WHICH ONE AMONG THE FOLLOWING HAS THE HIGHEST ENERGY

A.	BLUE LIGHT

B.	GREEN LIGHT

C.

RED LIGHT

D.	YELLOW LIGHT

Q.10)	IN INDIA THE INTEREST RATE ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS IN ALL THE NATIONALIZED  COMMERICAL BANKS IS FIXED BY

A.	UNION MINISTRY OF FINANCE

B.	UNION FINANCE COMMISSION

C.	INDIAN BANK'S ASSOCIATION

D.	NONE OF THE ABOVE

Q.11)	HOW MANY NUMBERS FROM 0 TO 999 ARE NOT DIVISIBLE BY EITHER 5 0R 7

A.

313

B.

341

C.

686

D.

786

Q.12)	WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING  WERE OFFICIAL CONGRESS NEGOTIATORS WITH CRIPPS MISSION

A.	MAHATMA GANDHI AND SARDAR PATEL

B.	ACHARYA J B KRIPALANI AND C RAJAGOPALACHARI

C.	PANDIT NEHRU AND MAULANA AZAD

D.	DR RAJENDRA PRASAD AND RAFI AHMED KIDWAI

Q.13)	WHAT IS THE pH LEVEL OF BLOOD OF A NORMAL PERSON

A.

4.5-4.6

B.

6.45-6.55

C.	7.35-7..45

D.

8.25-8.35

Q.14)	WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING LASER TYPES IS USED IN A LASER PRINTER

A.

DYE LASER

B.

GAS LASER

C.	SEMICONDUCTOR LASER

D.	EXCIMER LASER

Q.15)	HOW MUCH IS ONE BARREL OF OIL APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO

A.	131 LITERS

B.	159 LITERS

C.	257 LITERS

D.	321 LITERS

1.	Grand Central Terminal, Park Avenue, New York is the world's
	A. largest railway station B. highest railway station C. longest railway station D. None of the above

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2.	Entomology is the science that studies
	A. Behavior of human beings B. Insects C. The origin and history of technical and scientific terms D. The formation of rocks

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3.	Eritrea, which became the 182nd member of the UN in 1993, is in the continent of
	A. Asia B. Africa C. Europe D. Australia

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4.	Garampani sanctuary is located at
	A. Junagarh, Gujarat B. Diphu, Assam C. Kohima, Nagaland D. Gangtok, Sikkim

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5.	For which of the following disciplines is Nobel Prize awarded?
	A. Physics and Chemistry B. Physiology or Medicine C. Literature, Peace and Economics D. All of the above

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6.	Hitler party which came into power in 1933 is known as
	A. Labour Party B. Nazi Party C. Ku-Klux-Klan D. Democratic Party 7.  FFC stands for A. Foreign Finance Corporation B. Film Finance Corporation C. Federation of Football Council D. None of the above

13.	Exposure to sunlight helps a person improve his health because
	A. the infrared light kills bacteria in the body B. resistance power increases C. the pigment cells in the skin get stimulated and produce a healthy tan D. the ultraviolet rays convert skin oil into Vitamin D

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14.	Golf player Vijay Singh belongs to which country?
	A. USA B. Fiji C. India D. UK

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15.	Guarantee to an exporter that the importer of his goods will pay immediately for the goods ordered by him, is known as
	A. Letter of Credit (L/C) B. laissezfaire C. inflation D. None of the above

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16.	First Afghan War took place in
	A. 1839 B. 1840 C. 1833 D. 1848

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17.	Gulf cooperation council was originally formed by
	A. Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates B. Second World Nations C. Third World Nations D. Fourth World Nations

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18.

First China War was fought between

A. China and Britain B. China and France C. China and Egypt D. China and Greek 19.  Dumping is A. selling of goods abroad at a price well below the production cost at the home market price B. the process by which the supply of a manufacture's product remains low in the domestic market, which batches him better price C. prohibited by regulations of GATT D. All of the above 20.  For the Olympics and World Tournaments, the dimensions of basketball court are A. 26 m x 14 m B. 28 m x 15 m C. 27 m x 16 m D. 28 m x 16 m 21.  Federation Cup, World Cup, Allywyn International Trophy and Challenge Cup are awarded to winners of A. Tennis B. Volleyball C. Basketball D. Cricket 22.  Each year World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is celebrated on A. May 8 B. May 18 C. June 8 D. June 18 23.  Famous sculptures depicting art of love built some time in 950 AD – 1050 AD are A. Khajuraho temples B. Jama Masjid C. Sun temple D. Mahabalipuram temples 24.  Gravity setting chambers are used in industries to remove A. SOx B. NOx C. suspended particulate matter D. CO 25.  Guwahati High Court is the judicature of A. Tripura B. Arunachal Pradesh C. Assam D. All of the above 26.  Friction can be reduced by changing from A. sliding to rolling B. rolling to sliding C. potential energy to kinetic energy D. dynamic to static 27.  During eleventh Antarctic Expedition in Nov. 1991/March 1992 ____ was installed. A. SODAR (SOnic Detection And Ranging) B. Second Permanent Station 'Maitree' C. First permanent station 'Dakshin Gangotri' D. None of the above 28.  From the following, choose the set in which names of Secretary-Generals of the UNO are arranged in correct chronological order? A. U Thant, Kurt Waldheim, Dag Hammarskjoeld, Trygve Lie. B. Trygve Lie, Dag Hammarskjoeld, U Thant, Kurt Waldheim. C. Trygve Lie, U Thant , Dag Hammarskjoeld, Kurt Waldheim. D. U Thant, Dag Hammarskjoeld, Trygve Lie, Kurt Waldheim. 29.  Fire temple is the place of worship of which of the following religion? A. Taoism B. Judaism C. Zoroastrianism (Parsi Religion) D. Shintoism 30.  Film and TV institute of India is located at A. Pune (Maharashtra) B. Rajkot (Gujarat) C. Pimpri (Maharashtra) D. Perambur (Tamilnadu) 31.  Georgia, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan became the members of UNO in A. 1991 B. 1992 C. 1993 D. 1994 32.  Guru Gobind Singh was A. the 10th and the last Guru of the Sikhs B. founder of Khalsa, the inner council of the Sikhs in 1699 C. author of Dasam Granth D. All the above 33.  Hermann Scheer (Germany) received right Livelihood Award in 1999 for A. his indefatigable work for thepromotion of solar energy worldwide B. his long standing efforts to end the impunity of dictators C. showing that organic agriculture is a key to both environmental sustainability and food security D. None of the above 34.  Germany signed the Armistice Treaty on ____ and World War I ended A. January 19, 1918 B. May 30, 1918 C. November 11, 1918 D. February 15, 1918 35.  During World War II, when did Germany attack France? A. 1940 B. 1941 C. 1942 D. 1943 36.  Frederick Sanger is a twice recipient of the Nobel Prize for A. Chemistry in 1958 and 1980 B. Physics in 1956 and 1972 C. Chemistry in 1954 and Peace in 1962 D. Physics in 1903 and Chemistry in 1911

37.  The ozone layer restricts A. Visible light B. Infrared radiation C. X-rays and gamma rays D. Ultraviolet radiation 38.  Eugenics is the study of A. altering human beings by changing their genetic components B. people of European origin C. different races of mankind D. genetic of plants 39.  Euclid was A. Greek mathematician B. Contributor to the use of deductive principles of logic as the basis of geometry C. Propounded the geometrical theorems D. All of the above 40.  Ecology deals with A. Birds B. Cell formation C. Relation between organisms and their environment D. Tissues 41.  Filaria is caused by A. Bacteria B. Mosquito C. Protozoa D. Virus 42.  Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) was established in A. 1958 B. 1957 C. 1956 D. 1955

Decision on hiking dearness allowence deferred

decision on hiking dearness allownece deferred

The government on Tuesday deferred a decision on hiking dearness allowance (DA) of central government employees to 80 per cent, from 72 per cent at present.

An increase in DA would have benefitted about 50 lakh employees and 30 lakh pensioners.

“The proposal on DA has been deferred as the Finance Minister was not present,” Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari told reporters after the Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here.

Finance Minister P Chidambaram is on an official visit to Japan.

A hike in DA has been proposed with effect from January 1, 2013, according to sources.

The government had hiked DA to 72 per cent in September last year. The increase was with effect from July 1, 2012.

The Confederation of Central Government Employees has demanded merger of up to 50 per cent DA with the basic pay and setting up the seventh pay commission at the earliest.

As per the practice, the DA is merged with basic pay when it breaches the 50 per cent cap. This helps employees get higher allowances as those are paid as proportion to the basic pay