No. of Questions: 100 Marks: 100 Time: 2 Hrs.

Postal / Sorting Assistants Exam Model Paper

1. The Five Year Plan that gave priority to heavyindustry wasA) Second B) First C) Seventh D) Fourth

2. Present Chairman of National HumanRights Commission is .....A) K.G.Balakrishnan B) P.L.PuniaC) Rameshwar Oran D) Ramadorai. S

3. Who acts as the Chairman of the StatePlanning Board?

A) Governor B) Chief MinisterC) Leader of the opposition D) Speaker

4. Air bladder in fish acts asA) Accessory respiratory organB) Hydrostatic organC) Both accessory respiratory organ and

hydrostatic organD) Primary respiratory organ

5. Which of the following is called 'Blue Planet'?A) Saturn B) Earth C) Jupiter D) Mars

6. Which one of the following glands is respon-sible for secretion of sex hormones?A) Adrenal gland B) Thyroid glandC) Pituitary gland D) Sebaceous gland

7. In cauliflower plant the useful part isA) Underground stem B) RootC) Young inflorescence D) Leaves

8. Aurobindo was arrested in connection withA) Alipore bomb caseB) Kolhapur bomb caseC) Lahore conspiracy case D) Kakori case

9. For a ray of light to suffer total internal reflec-tion it has to pass fromA) glass to water B) water to glassC) air to water D) air to glass

10. Which of the following is an example of adatabase manager?A) Organizer B) Paradox C) Quattro Pro D) Corel Draw

11. If lime water is kept in the air, it turns milkydue to presence ofA) Carbondioxide B) NitrogenC) Oxygen D) Sulphurdioxide

12. What are the signals that inform the operat-ing system that some activity has takenplace, called?A) Informers B) InterruptsC) Events D) Handlers

13. Name the Prime Minister who brought abouta thaw in India-China relations by signingthe ''Line of Actual Control''.A) Lal Bahadur ShastriB) P.V. Narasimha Rao C) Chandrasekhar D) V.P. Singh

14. ''Manchester of South India" isA) Coimbatore B) MaduraiC) Bangalore D) Chennai

15. The acid stored in batteries isA) Sulphuric acid B) Nitric acidC) Hydrochloric acid D) Acetic acid

16. Heavy metal pollution of water is caused byA) Paints B) Wood burningC) Acid plants D) Domestic sewage

17. A stone is dropped from the roof of a housetowards the ground. The kinetic energy ofthe stone will be maximumA) just after it is droppedB) when it is just on the halfwayC) just before it touches the groundD) when it touches the ground

18. Which state's name was changed recently?A) Jharkhand B) KeralaC) West Bengal D) Andhra Pradesh

19. Nirbheek is ......A) Indian Navy ship

B) MissileC) Government of India new program to

protect women.D) Lightweight revolver designed by Indian

Ordnance Factory to protect thewomen.

20. Income and consumption areA) inversely related B) directly relatedC) partially related D) unrelated

21. Which of the following Public Under takings'has not been conferred with 'Maharatna'status?A) SAIL B) HALC) ONGC D) Coal India Limited

22. Who is known as the 'Indian Bismarck'?A) Vallabhai PatelB) Subhash Chandra BoseC) Bhagat Singh D) Bal Gangadhara Tilak

23. Which one of the four regions above theearth has smallest height (km.)?A) Stratosphere B) MesosphereC) Thermosphere D) Troposphere

24. Which state of India shows the lowest pop-ulation as per Census 2011?A) Manipur B) TripuraC) Puducherry D) Sikkim

25. 'Rail Bandhu' isA) Web-site of each railway divisionB) the onboard medical officer in every train

to attend to medical emergencies.C) security guard in every A.C. coach of

Rajdhani / Shatabdi and A.C, DurontoExpress.

D) an onboard magazine of Indian Railwaysto be available in Rajdhani / Shatabdi /A.C. Duronto Express.

26. If x, y are acute angles, 0 < x + y < 90° andsin (2x − 20°) = cos (2y + 20°), then thevalue of tan (x + y) is

√⎯

1 3 √

⎯A) ⎯ B) ⎯ C) 3 D) 1

√⎯ 23

27. The ratio of the angles ∠A and ∠B of a non-square rhombus ABCD is 4 : 5, then thevalue of ∠C is

A) 50° B) 45° C) 80° D) 95°

28. A straight line parallel to BC of ∆ABC inter-sects AB and AC at points P and Q respec-tively. AP = QC, PB = 4 units and AQ = 9units, then the length of AP is

A) 25 units B) 3 units

C) 6 units D) 6.5 units

29. If x + y = a and xy = b2, then the value of x3 − x2y − xy2+ y3 in terms of a and b is

A) (a2+ 4b2) a B) a3 − 3b2

C) a3 − 4b2 a D) a3 + 3b2

30. From a right circular cylinder of radius 10 cmand height 21 cm, a right circular cone ofsame base-radius is removed. If the volumeof the remaining portion is 4400 cm3, thenthe height of the removed cone

22(Taking π = ⎯ ) is7

A) 15 cm B) 18 cm C) 21 cm D) 24 cm

31. I is the incentre of ∆ABC, ∠ABC = 60° and∠ACB = 50°. Then ∠BIC is

A) 55° B) 125° C) 70° D) 65°

32. If (3a + l)2 + (b − l)2 + (2c − 3)2 = 0, then thevalue of (3a + b + 2c) is equal toA) 3 B) −1 C) 2 D) 5

√⎯

√⎯33. Among the following numbers 6 12 , 3 4

√⎯

√⎯4

5, 3 the least one is

6√

⎯ 3√

⎯ 4√⎯

√⎯

A) 12 B) 4 C) 5 D) 3

34. A trader marks hisgoods 45% abovethe cost price andgives a discount of20% on themarked price. The gain % on goods hemakes is

A) 15 B) 14 C) 29 D) 16

35. The simplified value of (sec x sec y + tan x tan y)2 − (sec x tan y + tan x sec y)2 is

A) −1 B) 0 C) sec2 x D) 136. Speed of a boat is 5 km per hour in still

water and the speed of the stream is 3 kmper hour. If the boat take 3 hours to go to aplace and come back, the distance of theplace isA) 3.75 km B) 4 km C) 4.8 km D) 4.25 km

37. The single discount equivalent to the dis-count series of 20%, 10% and 5% isA) 11.66% B) 31.6% C) 31.66% D) 32%

38. If xy [x + y) = 1, then the value of

1⎯⎯ − x3 − y3 isx3 y3

A) 0 B) 1 C) 3 D) −239. Two vessels A and B contain acid and water

mixed in the ratio 2 : 3 and 4 : 3. In whatratio must these mixtures be mixed to forma new mixture containing half acid and halfwater?A) 5 : 7 B) 1 : 2 C) 2 : 1 D) 7 : 5

40. The base of a right pyramid is a square ofside 40 cm long. If the volume of the pyra-mid is 8000 cm3, then its height isA) 5 cm B) 10 cm C) 15 cm D) 20 cm

x 1 141. If ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ = ⎯ , value of (x + ⎯) is2x2 + 5x + 2 6 x

1 1A) 2 B) ⎯ C) − ⎯ D) − 22 2

42. Each internal angle of regular polygon is twotimes its external angle. Then the number ofsides of the polygon isA) 8 B) 6 C) 5 D) 7

43. The perimeter of a rhombus is 40 cm andthe measure of an angle is 60°, then thearea of it isA) 100 √

⎯3 cm2 B) 50 √

⎯3 cm2

C) 160 √⎯3 cm2 D) 100 cm2

44. The ratio of the areas of the incircle and thecircumcircle of a square is

A) 1 : 2 B) 2 : 3 C) 3 : 4 D) 4 : 5

45. The ratio of the sum to the LCM of two nat-ural numbers is 7 : 12. If their HCF is 4, thenthe smaller number is

A) 20 B) 16 C) 12 D) 8

46. sin2 5° + sin2 6° + ... + sin2 84° + sin2 85° = ?

1 1 1A) 39 ⎯ B) 40 ⎯ C) 40 D) 39 ⎯2 2 √

⎯2

47. ABCD is a cyclic trapezium such thatAD⎪⎪BC, if ∠ABC = 70°; then the value of∠BCD is

A) 60° B) 70° C) 40° D) 80°

48. A man sells 320 mangoes at the cost priceof 400 mangoes. His gain percent is

A) 15 B) 20 C) 25 D) 10

49. The value of the expression

(a − b)2 (b − c)2 (c − a)2⎯⎯⎯⎯ + ⎯⎯⎯⎯ + ⎯⎯⎯⎯ is(b −c)(c −a) (a − b)(c − a) (a −b)(b −c)

1A) 0 B) 3 C) ⎯ D) 2

350. A can do a certain job in 12 days. B is 60%

more efficient than A. To do the same job Balone would take

1A) 7 ⎯ days B) 8 days C) 10 days D) 7 days

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Directions (Q.51 - 55): In the following ques-tions, four alternatives are given for theidiom/phrase printed in the sentence. Choosethe alternative which best expresses themeaning of the idiom/ phrase.

51. The officer called for an explanation fromthe cashier for the shortage of cash.A) asked B) beggedC) served a notice D) demanded

52. The actress took cue from her brother andbecame successful.A) some help B) a hintC) some money D) learnt acting

53. We wanted the gift to be a surprise for mymother, but/my sister gave the gameaway

A) lost the game B) gave out the secretC) gave away the gift D) withdrew from the plan

54. Let us have a heart to heart talk to solvethis problem.A) good talk B) emotional talkC) frank talk D) loving talk

55. His speech fell short on the audience.A) had no effect B) moved the audienceC) impressed the audienceD) was quite short

Directions (56 - 60): In the following questions,sentences are given with blanks to be filled inwith an appropriate word(s). Four alternativesare suggested for each question. Choose thecorrect alternative out of the four and indicateit as your answer.

56. Our tutor ......... several points before theexams.A) cleared off B) cleared awayC) cleared up D) cleared out

57. Let me give you ...............A) an advise B) any adviceC) some advice D) some advises

58. The goods are moved ........... bullocks.A) with B) off C) to D) by

59. Gopi ............. very polite at the moment,because he wants to make a good impression.A) was being B) has beenC) is behaving D) is being

60. If I don't .............. advantage of thisplatform, then how dare I be a dancer?A) make B) take C) bring D) find

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