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PREVIOUS PAPER POSTAL / SORTING ASSISTANTS EXAM

Exam Held On: 15-06-2008 Based On Memory

Directions:

(a) All questions carry 2 marks each. There is no negative marking.

(b) All questions have 4 options, out of which only one is correct. You have to choose the correct

option.

(c) Your answers have to be marked on the answer sheets provided, as instructed.

1. The thief made a clean breast of his crime. The phrase made a clean breast of means ---

a) cleaned his chest

b) fought for

c) faced bravely

d) confessed without hiding anything

2. The mother of the victim left.... in her efforts to get the culprit convicted. The blank can be

filled by.

a) resigned to her fate b) home

c) no stone unturned d) right

3. Complete the following proverb "Rome was not built in a ...."

a) day b) week

c) month d) year

4. 'Phobia' means --

a) hobby b) study of something

c) fear of something d) craze

5. Post-Paid means --

a) a post office term

b) payment made before using a service

c) payment made after using service


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d) payment made at the time of using the service

6. Complete the phrase : "As faithful as a ............"

a) cat b) donkey

c) dog d) fox

7. A doctor who specializes in the treatment of children is called---

a) pedestrain b) pediatrician

c) pedologist d) pedigree

8. The police are.... the theft in the office. The blank can be filled by.

a) instigating b) interrogating

c) investigating d) introspecting

9. The Supervisor needs a........ of scissors for opening the envelope.

a) pair b) pear

c) pare d) twin

10. The collective noun for a group of elephants is -

a) group b) gang

c) heard d) herd

11. How many minutes before 12 Noon is it when it is 10.35 a.m.?

a) 86 b) 87

c) 85 d) 84

12. Statements:

All scientists are fools.

All fools are intelligent

Conclusions:

I. All scientists are intelligent.


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II. All intelligent people are scientits

III. All intelligent people are fools.

IV. Some intelligent people would be scientists.

a) Only I is correct

b) Only IV is correct

c) Only I and IV are correct

d) Only II and IV are correct

13. Ramesh walked 100 metres towards north, took a left turn and walked 75 metres, again took

a left turn and walked 100 metres and stopped walking. Towards what direction was he facing

when he stopped walking?

a) north b) south

c) north - west d) southeast

14. Pick the odd one out ---

a) fruit b) flower

c) leaft d) petal

15. Pick the odd one out --

a) cuckoo b) crow

c) bat d) parrot

16. Pick the odd one out ---

a) gold b) copper

c) silver d) brass

17. Identify the city which is the odd one out---

a) Patna b) Ranchi

c) Raipur d) Jamshedpur


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18. Count the number of triangles in the following figure --

a) 9 b) 11

c) 13 d) 15

19. Which is the odd one out in the following ---

a) Triangle b) Rectangle

c) Circle d) Sphere

20. If we are viewing an angle of 30 through a magnifying glass capable of magnifying 3 times,

how big would the angle look?

a) 90 b) 30

c) 60 d) 120

21. 300 bananas were purchased at Rs.128 a hundred. What should be the selling price per

dozen, if a profit of Rs.66 is to be made?

a) Rs.15 b) Rs.18

c) Rs.20 d) Rs.21

22. Choose the correct algebraic statement for the following "A number is equal to 3 less than

three times another number"

a) y=3x - 3 b) y=3x/3

c) y=3x+5 d) 3y=3x-3

23. Which of the following numbers is divisible by 18 (remainder 0)?

a) 245678 b) 2456789

c) 2445678 d) 2455678

24. A 4 cm x 4 cm x 4 cm brick weights 64 kg. What would be the weight of a brick of size

1 cm x 1 cm x 1 cm?

a) 32 kg b) 8 kg

c) 16 kg d) 1 kg


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25. What is the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand at 6.30 p.m.?

a) 00 b) 150

c) 300 d) 1950

26. Mr. Dhoni has 5 pairs of white gloves and 5 pairs of black gloves, which he keeps in a box. If

he picks 3 gloves at random, what is the probability that he will get a matching pair?

a) 0.5 b) 0.75

c) 0.9 d) 1

27. If the length and breadth of a room are 48 feet and 24 feet respectively, and the space

diagonal (one corner on ceiling to opposite corner on floor) is 56 feet, what is the height of the

room?

a) 14 feet b) 15 feet

c) 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) 55

c) 53 d) 51

29. '34' is related to '12' in the same way as '59' is related to -

a) 95 b) 54

c) 45 d) 17

30. If 20 x X = 20 + X, what is the value of X?

a) 19/20 b) 18/20

c) 18/19 d) 20/19


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31. Which neighbouring country of India embraced democracy recently to become the world's

youngest democracy?

a) Nepal b) Bhutan

c) Pakistan d) Srilanka

32. Which of the following took over the Anglo Dutch Steel Company Corus?

a) Arcelor Mittal

b) Steel Authority of India Ltd.

c) Tata Steel

d) Jindal Steel

33. For International Payments the Indian currency is linked to -

a) Gold Standard b) International Oil Price

c) American Dollars d) Pound Sterling

34. Which organization, headed by Indian environmentalist Dr. R.K.Pachauri has been awarded

Nobel Peace Prize in 2007?

a) International Panel on Global Warming

b) International Environmental Panel

c) International Panel on Pollution Control

d) International Panel on Climate change

35. Which day is observed as the World Habitat Day?

a) March, 27 b) September, 30

c) October 5 d) October 2

36. Which game will be played for the first time in 2010 Asian Games?

a) Twenty-20 Cricket b) Kabaddi

c) Kho-Kho d) Gilli Danda


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37. Reserve Bank of India is a --

a) Private Bank b) Commercial Bank

c) Foreign Bank d) Central Bank

38. Which of the following rivers have almost the same point of origin?

a) Brahmaputra and Indus

b) Brahmaputra and Ganga

c) Godavari and Krishna

d) Indus and Ganga

39. What is the main advantage of transplantation method of sowing rice?

a) It helps in early harvesting

b) The draininig of water from the field before harvesting is made easy

c) It is helpful in achieving an economical use of water and a higher yield of grain

d) It ensures maximum utilization of land

40. All of the following rivers flow into or join the Ganges on its left side except -

a) Gomti b) Gandak

c) Son d) Kosi

41. As the height above sea level increases, the temperature -

a) Decreases

b) Increases

c) First decreases and then increases

d) Change of height has no effect on temperature

42. Which of the two planets listed below are closer to the sun than the earth?

a) Mercury and Mars b) Mercury and Venus

c) Venus and Mars d) Jupiter and Saturn


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43. Which of the following countries is not in the continent of Asia?

a) Lebanon b) Libya

c) Japan d) Singapore

44. The land masses of India and Srilanka are connected by which of the following straits?

a) Bass Strait b) Bering Strait

c) Malacca Strait d) Palk Strait

45. Which of the following is not correctly matched?

a) Manipur ` Imphal b) Meghalaya-Shillong

c) Mizoram - Agartala d) Nagaland Kohima

46. From North to South, the correct sequence of the following sea ports is ---

a) Chennai, Tuticorin, Vishakapatnam, Paradip

b) Paradip, Chennai, Vishakapatnam, Tuticorin

c) Paradip, Vishakapatnam, Tuticorin, Chennai

d) Paradip, Vishakapatnam, Chennai, Tuticorin

47. The International Date Line is Located in the --

a) Pacific Ocean b) Indian Ocean

c) Atlantic Ocean d) Arctic Ocean

48. Which Bank has recentlychanged its name to Axis Bank?

a) HDFC Bank b) Citi Bank

c) ICICI Bank d) UTI Bank

49. What is the expanded form of MICR -

a) Magnetic Ink Character Recognition

b) Magnetic Ink Code Reader

c) Magnetic Inline Character Reader

d) Magnetic Inline Code Reader


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50. Which sector contributes most to the GDP of India?

a) Iron and Steel Industry

b) Railway

c) Cotton Textile Industry

d) Service Sector

KEY:

1. d 2. c 3. a 4. c 5. c 6. c 7. b 8. c 9. a 10. d

11. c 12. c 13. b 14. a 15. c 16. d 17. d 18. c 19. d 20. b

21. b 22. a 23. c 24. d 25. b 26. d 27. c 28. b 29. c 30. d

31. a 32. c 33. c 34. d 35. c 36. c 37. d 38. a 39. c 40. c

41. a 42. b 43. b 44. d 45. c 46. d 47. a 48. d 49. a 50. d

ANSWERS

12)

So, only conclusions I and IV are correct.

15) Bat is a mammal and others are not mammals

16) Brass is an alloy and rest are elements.

17) Jamshedpur is not the capital of any state, while others are the capitals of different states.

18) The given figure contains the number of triangles as follows:

i) Nine small triangles one unit.

ii) Three triangles of four units.

iii) One triangle of nine units

Total number of triangles

9 + 3 + 1 = 13

19) Sphere is three-dimensional solid. While other three are two-dimentional geometrical

figures.

20) The magnifying glass can magnify the figure only, not the angle between two lines. Hence

the angle lock will be 30.


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21) Cost price of 300 Bananas

= 128/100 x 300 = Rs.384

Profit = Rs.66

Selling price of 300 Bananas

= 384 + 66 = Rs.450

Selling price per dozen

= 450/300 x 12 = Rs.18

22) Correct algebraic statement is

y = 3x - 3

Here, y is a number equal to 3 less than three times of another number x

23) 2 + 4 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 =36 (multiple of 9)

Number 2445678 is exactly divisible by 9 or 18 (remainder 0)

24) Weight of 4 cm x 4 cm x 4 cm brick = 64 c.c. =

64 kg.

Weight of 1 cm x 1 cm x 1 cm brick = 1 c.c.

= 64 / 64 kg = 1 kg

25. Hour hand moves in 1 hour - 300

and minute hand moves in 1 minute = 60

At 6.30 p.m. the hour hand moves = 13/2 x 300 = 1950

and at 6.30 p.m., the minute hand moves = 30 x 60 = 1800

Angle between hour hand and the minute hand = 1950 - 1800 = 150

26) Total no. of events = [W.W.W + W.W.B + W.B.B. + B.B.B] = 4

No of favourable events

= [W.W.W. + W. W. B + W.B.B + B.B.B] = 4

Required probability to get a matching pair

= 4/4 = 1 (certainty)

27) Let the height of the room be h feet. Then, as per question,

482 + 242 + h2 = 562

= h2 = 562 - (482 + 242)

= 3136 - (2304 + 576)

= (256) = (169)2


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h = 16 feet

29) As '34' is related to '12'.

[34 = 3x4=12]

Similarly, 59 is related to 45

[ 59 = 5x9 = 45]

30) If 20 x x = 20 + x

= 20 x x - x =20

= x (20-1) = 20

x = 20 / 19

40) The rivers which flow into the Ganges on its leftside are Gomti, Ghagra, Gandak, Buri

Gandak, Kosin etc. Those which flow into it on the right side are : Son, Tous, Pun Pun etc.

EXPLANATIONS

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