DEPARTMENT OF POSTs
POSTAL ASSISTANT EXAMINATION 2010
(Held On 14th Nov 2010)
- Sanskrit
- Brahmi
- Greek
- Pali
Q.2.Who is the head of Indian state?
- Prime Minister
- President
- Speaker
- Vice president
Q.3.When was constitution of Indian adopted by constituent assembly?
- 26th Nov 1949
- 26th Jan 1950
- 15th Aug 1947
- 30th Jan 1948
Q.4.Which countries participate in common wealth games?
- All Countries of the world
- Countries which were colonies of British empire
- Asia pacific Region countries
- Under developed countries
Q.5.Viswanathan anand is associated with which game?
- Snooker
- Billiards
- Chess
- Ice hockey
Q.6.HTTP stand for
- Hypo Test Transfer Protocol
- Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
- Hyper test transfer proxy
- None of these
Q.7.Polio disease is spread by
- Parasite
- Bacteria
- Virus
- Protozoa
Q.8.Phylloquinone is chemical name of
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin K
- Vitamin D
Q.9.The best parliamentarian award for 2009 has been conferred on
- Hema Malini
- Jaipal Reddy
- M M Josi
- Manmohan Singh
Q.10.Lothal had a structure which, according to some archaeologists, was a
- Citadel
- Dockyard
- Public Building
- Great tank
Q.11.Liquefied petroleum gas(LPG)consist of
- Butane and propane
- Ethane and hexane
- Ethane and nonane
- Butane and nonane
Q.12.The hobby of collecting stamps is called as
- Philanthropy
- Numismatics
- Philately
- Philology
Q.13.The new rupee symbol is a combination of English and ______ scripts
- Devanagari
- Tamil
- Telugu
- Gurumukhi
Q.14.The Nobel peace prize for 2009 was awarded to
- Barack Obama
- Bill Clinton
- Mikhail Gorbachev
- Nicholas Sarkory
Q.15.Who among the following was the
author of “RAJTHARANGINI”, commonly regarded as the first genuine
history of India written by an Indian?
- Banbhatta
- Ravikirti
- Pushpadanta
- Kalhana
Q.16.Twitter, facebook n, and orkut are examples of_____ websites
- Social Networking
- Search Engines
- Internet Telephony
Q.17.H1N1 virus causes which of the following diseases?
- Swine Flu
- Chickungunya
- Dengue
- Avian Flu
Q.18.Biological pigment that determines skin colour in humans is called
- Protein
- Melanin
- Vitamin
- Toxin
Q.19.Which dance form originated from Kerala?
- Odissi
- Katak
- Kuchipudi
- Kathakali
Q.20.Nathu la is located in the Himalayas. La means
- Glacier
- Pass
- Hillock
- Crevasse
Q.21.A Train 350 mts long is moving at
a speed of 32kmph. It will cross a man coming from the opposite
direction at a speed 3 kmph in
- 28 Sec
- 24 Sec
- 36 Sec
- 32 Sec
Q.22.45/.005+.2*50=?
- 10
- 90
- 100
- 90.1
Q.23.The age of the father is 5 times of the son. After 20 yrs father age is 40. Then what will be the age of the son ?
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 24
Q.24.a candidate appearing for an
examination has to secure 40% marks to pass paper 1. But he secured
only 40 marks and failed by 20 marks. What is the max mark for paper 1?
- 100
- 200
- 150
- 180
Q.25.6 times of an unknown no is 13 less than 55. The unknown no
- 10
- 7
- 11
- 5
Q.26.A sports dealer bought 2000
hockey sticks for Rs.350each. 10% of them were found to be defective
and unfit to be sold. At what price should he sell the remaining stick
to get a overall profit of 8%?
- 360
- 400
- 420
- 450
Q.27.The population of a colony of
ants increases by 20% every day.If one Monday the population is 3000
on which day of the week is it 5184?
- Wednesday
- Tuesday
- Thursday
- Friday
Q.28.Three runners’ ajay, bharath and
charan run a race with ajay finishing 20mts ahead of bharath and 34 mts
ahead of charan, while bharath finishes 21 mts ahead of charan. Each
runner travels the entire distance at a constant speed. What was the
length of the race?
- 40MTS
- 50MTS
- 60MTS
- 70 MTS
Q.29.If 20men assemble 8 machines in a day how many men are needed to assemble 12 machines in a day?
- 40
- 20
- 30
- 42
Q.30.Find the area in square mts if the perimeter of football field which is 120m long is 400 mts
- 6500Sq. m
- 9600Sq.m
- 6800Sq.m
- 4800Sq.m
Q.31.At the end of the dinner party
all the 8 persons present at the dinner party shake hands with each
other once. How many handshakes will be there in all?
- 8
- 16
- 28
- 64
Q.32.Select the correct alternative from the given choices
BDFH, CBID, DZLZ, EXOV,_________
- FVRS
- FVQR
- FVRR
- FVSR
Q.33.Fill in the blank
8, 40, 20, 100, 50,_______,125
- 225
- 250
- 200
- 150
Q.34.If the digits in the no. 86435192
r arranged in ascending order, what will b the diff b/t the digits
which r second from the right and 4th from the left in the new
arrangement?
- 1
- 2
- 4
- 3
Q.35.3 of the following 4 are the alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the 1 that does not belong to that group?
- 145
- 325
- 257
- 399
Q.36. In a certain code language, if the word ‘sector’ is coded as ‘CESROT’ then how will your code the word “OPPOSITION”?
- SOPPONOITI
- NOITISOPPO
- SOPOPNOITI
- SOPPONTIT
Q.37.If 30th June, 1989 was a Friday, then what day of the week was 17th Sep, 1993?
- WEDNESDAY
- THURSDAY
- FRIDAY
- SATURDAY
Q.38.Complete the series?
18, 27,6,9,2,3_____
- 1
- 2/3
- 1/3
- 1/2
Q.39.My school is to the east of my
house.My father’s office is to the south-west of my school. A park is
to the south of my school. Towards which direction is my house located
with re3spect to the park?
- East
- North-West
- South-West
- South
Q.40.Which one is different from others?
- Calf
- Colt
- Cat
- Puppy
Q.41.“.A speech delivered without any pervious preparation” can be expressed in one word only put of the following?
- Extempore
- Maiden
- Spinster
- Empiric
Q.42.The garden is very dry today. Fetch me a _______ of water
- Pale
- Pail
- Pile
- Pill
Q.43.Please, may I have _____oranges?
- A few
- Some
- Little
- Less
Q.44.Delhi is ____ than Nagpur.
- More Bigger
- So Bigger
- Very Bigger
- Much Bigger
Q.45.Use proper conjunction in the sentence given below:
“GIVE ME ____ poverty ______riches.”
- is/was
- nor/neither
- neither/nor
- here/there
Q.46.We need to ______our appointment
- Reconnect
- Reschedule
- Reorganize
- Regret
Q.47.SCEPTICAL is exactly opposite to
- Convinced
- Doubtful
- Questioning
- Cynic
Q.48.Choose wrongly spelt word
- Relevent
- Poignant
- Prevalent
- Malignant
Q.49.A person who hates the institution of marriage
- Misologist
- Misogamist
- Misogynist
- Philogynist
Q.50.We have been friends for ages. I ________ her since we were children.
- Am knowing
- Are known
- Have known
- Is known