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1 POSTAL /SORTING ASSISTANT Exam Conducted in The Superintendent who was on a surprise visit to the post office entered the mails branch and said, it is high lime that the postmen... to their beats (a) go (b) went (c) shall go (d) should have gone 2. Neither of us... fit for the job of a postman (a) is (b) could (c) are (d) can 3. As the postman of this beat I am your friend...? (a) amn t (b) isn t (c) doesn t I (d) aren t I 4. One of the weighing scales... received in a damaged condition. (a) was (b) were (c) did (d) being 5. This building is very old the postmaster said, I have to search for an... building for the post office. (a) alternate (b) alternative (c) alterant (d) alterant Directions : Qn Select the word for the definition given. 6. Arrange into different groups according to certain criterion, (a) sort (b) divide (c) dispatch (d) post 7. Bag of letters for conveyance by post. (a) mail (b) male (c) maile (d) melee 8. With great speed (a) post - haste (b) post- chaise (c) post-horse (d) post-horn 9. One who collects and studies postage stamps (a) philander (b) philanthropist (c) philatelist (d) phillumenist 10. A special commemorative postmark. (a) cache (b) cachet (c) catheter (d) cathode Part II - Mathematics Qn are based on the data in the table below. The table shows marks obtained by some students in four subjects. The maximum marks for each subjects was 50.) Name of the Student Boy of Girl Science Social studies English Mathematics Vinitha Girl Paul Boy Kurup Boy Peter Boy Krishnan Boy Suma Girl Kavitha Girl

2 11. What is the average marks of girls in English (a) 30 (b) 35 (c) 25 (d) None of the above 12. What is the lowest percentage of marks scored by a student in Science? (a) 20 (b) 10 (c) 30 (d) How many students scored 50% or above in Mathematics? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) none 14. If 80% or above entitles a student A grade in a subject, how many got A grade in Social studies? (a) One (b) Two (c) Three (d) None 15. If 50% is needed for pass in a subject how many failed in English? (a) One (b) Two (c) Three (d) None 16. Who among the boys scored the best marks in English and what is the percentage he scored? (a) Paul, 70% (b) Paul, 35% (c) Suma,70% (d) Paul and Suma,70% 17. How many students rank below Vinitha in Mathematics? (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) Whose overall performance is the poorest? (a) Peter s (b) Kurup s (c) Kavitha s (d) Krishnan s 19. Which of the following is Vinitha s marks in the four subjects arranged in the ascending order of percentage scored? (a) 70 (Mathematics), 60 (English), 50 (Social studies), 40 (Science) (b) 40 (Science), 50 (Social studies), 60 (English), 70 (Mathematics) (c) 35 (Mathematics), 30 (English), 25 (Social studies), 20 (Science) (d) 20 (Science), 25 (Social studies), 30 (English), 35 (Mathematics) 20. Which is the subject for which the highest marks were scored by all the students together? (a) English (b) Mathematics (c) Social Studies (d) Science Part III. General Knowledge 21. Who was India s nominee for the post of U.N. Secretary General (a) Lalith Mansingh (b) Chinmaya R. Gharekhan (c) Indra Nooyi (d) Shashi Tharoor 22. Which of the following is TRUE of Chikungunya? (a) A viral illness spread by mosquito (b) An illness spread by chicken (c) A fungal illness spread by mosquito (d) A bacterial illness spread by mosquito 23. Which country created news in October 2006 by announcing that it performed nuclear weapons test? (a) France (b) Israel (c) South Korea (d) North Korea 24. Which of the following is NOT TRUE of India? (a) Smallest state is Goa (b) Least populous state is Sikkim (c) Area wise the largest state is Rajasthan (d) Most populous state is Tamilnadu 25. As Rajghat is associated with Mahatma Gandhi and Santivan with Nehru, which place is associated with B.R. Ambedkar? (a) Sakthisthal (b) Veerbhoomi (c) Chaithrabhoomi (d) Vijayaghat 26. Who wrote the book The annhilation of caste? (a) B.R. Ambedkar (b) Kanshi Ram (c) Mayawati (d) Ram Vilas Paswan 27. Self respect is a most vital factor in life. Without it man is a mere cipher. Who said this? (a) Alexander Pope (b) Erich Segal (c) B.R. Ambedkar(d) George Eliot 28. Which among the following mountain peaks is the highest? (a) Nanda Devi (b) Kanchenjunga (c) Badrinath (d) Nunkun 29. Which of the following is NOT TRUE of India s national flag? (a) It is a horizontal tri-colour

3 (b) The ratio between the width of the flag to its length is two to five (c) Its design was adopted by the Constitutent Assembly on 22 July, (d) Its use and display are regulated by a code 30. Which was the first political occassion when Vande Mataram was sung? (a) 1896 session of the INC (b) 1912 session of the INC (c) On 15 August 1947 (d) On 26 January Which of the following is TRUE of Indian Standard Time? (a) 5.5 hours ahead of GMT (b) 4.5 hours ahead of GMT (c) 3.5 hours ahead of GMT (d) 2.5 hours ahead of GMT 32. On May 11, 2000 India s population was estimated to have reached: (a) One billion (b) Two billion (c) Three billion (d) Four billion 33. How many mother tongues are spoken in India? (a) More than 1600 (b) Less than 500 (c) More than 2500 (d) Some incidents in India s freedom movement are arranged chronologicaly in the options below. Which of them is correct? (a) First Meeting of INC, Formation of the Muslim League, Massacre of Jalianwallabagh, Moplah rebellion in Malabar (b) Moplah rebellion in Malabar, First meeting of INC, Formation of the Muslim League, Massacre of Jalianwallabagh (c) Massacre of Jalianwallabagh, First meeting of INC, Moplah rebelion in Malabar, Formation of Muslim League (d) Formation of Muslim League, First meeting of INC, Moplah rebellion in Malabar, Massacre of Jalianwallabagh. 35. Which of the following is NOT TRUE of the constitution of India? (a) It was dawn up by a Constituent Assembly (b) It came into effect on 15 August 1947 (c) It closely follows the British Parliamentary model (d) It differs from the British Parliamentary model in holding that the constitution is supreme and not parliament. 36. What is a group of owls called? (a) A parliament of (b) A bed of (c) A shoal of (d) A flock of 37. Which is India Post s web site? (a) indiapost.co.in (b) indiapost.net (c) indiapost.gov.in (d) indiapost.com 38. Who among the following is given the credit of establishing the modern postal system in India? (a) Lord Clive (b) Lord Mountbatten (c) Lalith Mansingh (d) Shashi Tharoor 39. Expand the abbreviation G.P.O (a) Generic Post Office (b) General Post Office (c) Group Post Office (d) Grand Post Office 40. PIN Code Zone No.6 includes besides Kerala: (a) Karnataka and Tamilnadu (b) Tamilnadu and Lakshadweep (c) Tamilnadu (d) Karnataka PART IV Reasoning and Clerical Ability Qn are based on the passage given below. Read the passage carefully before answering the questions. The expression the bird appearing in the questions may be taken to mean the bird described in the passage) The size of the bird is that of a house crow about 32cm. It is a familiar slaty grey bird with glistening metallic green, purple and magenta sheen on neck and upper breast. There are two dark bars on wings, and a band across the end of tail.sexes are alike. In the field the bird is seen in focks and colonies, about cliffs and human habitations. Distribution is throughout the Indian Union locally upto 4,000 meters in the Himalayas; Bangladesh; Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Myanmar. Resident, but also partial local migrant. Two races concern us, differentiated on size and colouration details. In its perfectly wild state the bird affects open country with cliffs and rocky hills. Mostly seen in semi-domesticated condition, living as a commensal of man and largely adulterated through inter breeding with fancy artificial strains. This semi feral stock has become thoroughly inured to the din and bustle of urban life and is now well established in most Indian towns. Grain warehouses, railway stations, and old or disused buildings are their favourite hunts. Wild birds occupy cliffs, and crumbling battlements of hill forts, etc., and glean in outlying cultivation. Food includes cereals, pulses etc. Nesting

4 season is undefined, practically all year in semi-feral birds. Nest is a flimsy collection of a few sticks on a ledge, in a fissure of cliff, on ceilings of dwelling houses etc. 41. Which of the following is NOT TRUE of the size of the bird? (a) Smaller than a peacock (b) Bigger than a house sparrow (c) Of the size of a house crow (d) As big as a vulture 42. Which is TRUE of the bird? (a) It is not seen in the Himalayas (b) It does not migrate at all (c) It is not seen in semi-domesticated condition (d) Its nesting season is undefined 43. Which of the following is the predominant colour of the bird? (a) Metallic green (b) Slaty grey (c) Purple (d) Magenta 44. Which is NOT TRUE of the semi-feral stock? (a) Adapted to urban life (b) Well established in most Indian towns (c) Occupy cliffs (d) A commensal of man 45. How is semi-feral stock adulterated? (a) By the din and bustle of urban life (b) By interbreeding with fancy strains (c) By occupying disused buildings (d) By gleaning in cultivation 46. Which is TRUE? (a) Male is smaller than female (b) Male is larger than female (c) Male is more colourful than female (d) Male and female are alike 47. Identify the correct statement (a) The bird is not seen in any of the SAARC countries (b) In India the bird is seen only in the south (c) The bird is distributed in Pakistan and some other countries (d) The bird is predominantly migrant 48. How are the races of the bird differentiated? (a) On size only (b) On size, colouration details, and flock size (c) On size and colouration details (d) On field characters 49. Do you think you can find the bird in the Everest peak? (a) No chance (b) Definitely (c) In plenty (d) In small numbers 50. Here is the last question. Identify the bird (a) Kingfisher (b) Woodpecker (c) Crow (d) Blue Rock Pigeon 1. (b) Went 2. (a) is 3. (b) isn t I 4. (a) was 5. (a) alternate 6. (a) sort 7. (a) mail 8. (a) post haste 9. (c) philatelist 10. (b) cachet 11. (a) (a) (b) (d) None Answer Key with details

5 15. (b) Two 16. (a) Paul, 70% 17. (b) (d) Krishnan s 19. (b) 40 (science), 50 (Social studies), 60 (English), 70 (Mathematics) 20. (b) Mathematics 21. (d) Sashi Tharoor 22. (a) A viral illness spread by mosquito 23. (d) North Korea 24. (d) Most populous state is Tamilnadu 25. (c) Chaithrabhoomi 26. (a) B.R. Ambedkar 27. (c) B.R. Ambedkar 28. (b) Kanchenjunga 29. (b) The ratio between the width of the flag to its length is two to five 30. (a) 1896 session of the INC (Held at Kolkotha, translated in to English by Aurobindo Ghosh) 31. (a) 5.5 hours ahead of GMT 32. (a) One billion 33. (a) More than (a) First meeting of INC (1885) Formation of the Muslim League (1906), Massacre of Jalianwallabagh (1919), Moplah rebellion in Malabar (1921) 35. (b) It came into effect on 15 August 1947 (Correct answer ) 36. (a) A parliament of owls 37. (c) Indiaapost.gov. in 38. (a) Lord Clive in (b) General Post Office 40. (b) Tamilnadu and Lakshadweep 41. (d) Asbig as a vulure 42. (d) Its nesting season is undefined 43. (b) Slaty grey 44. (c) Occupy cliffs 45. (b) By interbreeding with fancy strains 46. (d) Male and female are alike 47. (d) The bird is predominantly migrant 48. (c) On size and colouration details 49. (a) No chance 50. (d) Blue Rock Pigeon

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