POSTAL / SORTING ASSISTANTS EXAM 2008 SOLVED QUESTION PAPER

POSTAL / SORTING ASSISTANTS EXAM------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(a) All questions carry 2 marks each.There is no negative marking.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(b) All questions have 4 options, out of which onlyone is correct. You have to choose the correctoption.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(c) Your answers have to be marked on the answersheets provided, as instructed
.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. The thief made a clean breast of his crime. Thephrase made a clean breast of means---a) cleaned his chestb) fought forc) faced bravelyd) confessed without hiding anything________________________________________________________________________2. The mother of the victim left.... in her efforts toget the culprit convicted. The blank can be filledby.a) resigned to her fate b) homec) no stone unturned d) right________________________________________________________________________3. Complete the following proverb "Romewas notb) weekd) yeara) hobby b) study of somethingc) fear of something d) craze________________________________________________________________________4. 'Phobia' means --a) hobby b) study of somethingc) fear of something d) craze5. Post-Paid means --a) a post office termb) payment made before using a servicec) payment made after using serviced) payment made at the time of using the service________________________________________________________________________6. Complete the phrase : "As faithful as a ............"b) donkeyd) fox________________________________________________________________________7. A doctor who specializes in the treatment ofa) pedestrian b) pediatricianc) pedologist d) pedigree__________________________________________________________________________8. The police are.... the theft in the office. The blankb) interrogatingd) introspectingcan be filled by.a) instigatingc) investigating________________________________________________________________________9. The Supervisor needs a........ of scissors foropening the envelope.a) pairc) pared) twinb) pear________________________________________________________________________10. The collective noun for a group of elephants is –a) groupc) heardb) gangd) herd________________________________________________________________________11. How many minutes before 12 Noon is it when itb) 87d) 84is 10.35 a.m.?a) 86c) 85________________________________________________________________________12. Statements:All scientists are fools.All fools are intelligentConclusions:I. All scientists are intelligent.II. All intelligent people are scientitsIII. All intelligent people are fools.IV. Some intelligent people would bescientists.a) Only I is correctb) Only IV is correctc) Only I and IV are correctd) Only II and IV are correct________________________________________________________________________13. Ramesh walked 100 metres towards north, tooka left turn and walked 75 metres, again took aleft turn and walked 100 metres andstoppedwalking. Towards what direction was he facingwhen he stopped walking?a) north b) southc) north - west d) south - east_____________________________________________________________________14. Pick the odd one out ---a) fruitc) leaftb) flowerd) petal_______________________________________________________________________15. Pick the odd one out --a) cuckooc) bat­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­________________________________________________________________________16. Pick the odd one out ---a) golda)Patnac)Raipura) 9c) 13a) 90c) 60a) Rs.15c) Rs.20b) crowd) parrotb) copperd) brass c) silver________________________________________________________________________17. Identify the city, which is the odd one out---b)Ranchid)Jamshedpur________________________________________________________________________19. Which is the odd one out in the following ---a) Trianglec) Circle20. If we are viewing an angle of 30 through a magnifyingglass capable of magnifying 3 times, howbig would the angle look?b) 30d) 120________________________________________________________________________21. 300 bananas were purchased at Rs.128 a hundred.What should be the selling price perdozen, if a profit of Rs.66 is to be made?b) Rs.18d) Rs.21________________________________________________________________________22. Choose the correct algebraic statement for thefollowing "A number is equal to 3 less than threetimes another number"a) y=3x - 3c) y=3x+5________________________________________________________________________23. Which of the following numbers is divisible by18 (remainder 0)?a) 245678c) 2445678________________________________________________________________________24. A 4 cm x 4 cm x 4 cm brick weights 64 kg.What would be the weight of a brickof size1 cm x 1 cm x 1 cm?a) 32 kgc) 16 kgb) 8 kgd) 1 kg________________________________________________________________________25. What is the angle between the hour hand andthe minute hand at 6.30 p.m.?a) 00 b) 150c) 300 d) 1950________________________________________________________________________26. Mr. Dhoni has 5 pairs of white gloves and 5pairs of black gloves, which he keepsin a box.If he picks 3 gloves at random, what is the probabilitythat he will get a matching pair?a) 0.5 b) 0.75c) 0.9 d) 1________________________________________________________________________27. If the length and breadth of a room are 48 feetand 24 feet respectively, and the space diagonal(one corner on ceiling to opposite corner onfloor) is 56 feet, what is the height of the room?a) 14 feet b) 15 feetc) 16 feet d) 17 feet________________________________________________________________________28. What is the next number in the following sequence?0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, ......a) 50 b) 55c) 53 d) 51________________________________________________________________________29. '34' is related to '12' in the same way as '59' isb) 54d) 17related to -a) 95c) 45________________________________________________________________________30. If 20 x X = 20 + X, what is the value of X?a) 19/20c) 18/19b) 18/20d) 20/19________________________________________________________________________31. Which neighbouring country ofIndiaembraceddemocracy recently to become the world'syoungest democracy?a)Nepalb)Bhutanc)Pakistand) Srilanka________________________________________________________________________32. Which of the following took overthe Anglo DutchSteel Company Corus?a) Arcelor Mittalb) Steel Authority of India Ltd.c) Tata Steeld) Jindal Steel________________________________________________________________________33. For International Payments the Indian currencyis linked to -a) Gold Standard b) International Oil Pricec) American Dollars d) Pound Sterling________________________________________________________________________34. Which organization, headed by Indian environmentalistDr. R.K.Pachauri has been awardedNobel Peace Prize in 2007?a) International Panel on Global Warmingb) International Environmental Panelc) International Panel on Pollution Controld) International Panel on Climate change35. Which day is observed as the World Habitatb) September, 30d) October 2________________________________________________________________________36. Which game will be played for the first time ind) Gilli Danda2010 Asian Games?a) Twenty-20 Cricket b) Kabaddic) Kho-Kho________________________________________________________________________37. Reserve Bank ofIndiais a --a) Private Bankc) Foreign Bankb) Commercial Bankd) Central Bank________________________________________________________________________38. Which of the following rivers have almost thesame point of origin?a) Brahmaputra andIndusb) Brahmaputra andGangac) Godavari andKrishnad) Indus andGanga________________________________________________________________________39. What is the main advantage of transplantationmethod of sowing rice?a) It helps in early harvestingb) The draininig of water from the field beforeharvesting is made easyc) It is helpful in achieving an economical useof water and a higher yield of graind) It ensures maximum utilization ofland________________________________________________________________________40. All of the following rivers flow into or join theGangeson its left side except -a) Gomti b) Gandakc) Son d) Kosi________________________________________________________________________41. As the height above sea level increases, thetemperature -a) Decreasesb) Increasesc) First decreases and then increasesd) Change of height has no effect on temperature________________________________________________________________________42. Which of the two planets listed below are closerto the sun than the earth? SREE MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS4. c14. a24. d34. d44. d3. a13. b23. c33. c43. ba) Mercury and Mars b) Mercury and Venusc) Venus and Mars d) Jupiter and Saturn________________________________________________________________________43. Which of the following countries is not in theb)Libyad)Singaporecontinent ofAsia?a)Lebanonc)Japan________________________________________________________________________44. The land masses ofIndiaand Srilanka are cond)Palk Straitnected by which of the following straits?a) Bass Strait b)Bering Straitc)MalaccaStrait________________________________________________________________________45. Which of the following is not correctly matched?a) Manipur ` Imphal b) Meghalaya-Shillongc) Mizoram - Agartala d) Nagaland - Kohima________________________________________________________________________46. From North to South, the correct sequence ofthe following sea ports is ---a) Chennai, Tuticorin, Vishakapatnam, Paradipb) Paradip, Chennai, Vishakapatnam,Tuticorinc) Paradip, Vishakapatnam, Tuticorin, Chennaid) Paradip, Vishakapatnam, Chennai,Tuticorin________________________________________________________________________47. The International Date Line is Located in the --a)Pacific Oceanc)Atlantic Oceanb)Indian Oceand)Arctic Ocean________________________________________________________________________48. Which Bank has recentlychanged its name toAxis Bank?a) HDFC Bankc) ICICI Bankb) Citi Bankd) UTI Bank________________________________________________________________________49. What is the expanded form of MICR -a) Magnetic Ink Character Recognitionb) Magnetic Ink Code Readerc) Magnetic Inline Character Readerd) Magnetic Inline Code Reader________________________________________________________________________50. Which sector contributes most tothe GDP ofIndia?a) Iron and Steel Industryb) Railwayc) Cotton Textile Industryd) Service Sector------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ANSWERS1. d 2. c 3. a 4. c 5. c 6. c 7. b 8. c 9. a 10. d11. c 12. c 13. b 14. a 15. c 16. d 17. d18. c 19. d 20. b21. b 22. a 23. c 24. d 25. b 26. d 27. c28. b 29. c 30. d31. a 32. c 33. c 34. d 35. c 36. c 37. d 38. a 39. c 40. c41. a 42. b 43. b 44. d 45. c 46. d 47. a 48. d 49. a 50. d