PA/SA GENERAL MODEL QUESTION PAPER

GENERAL ENGLISH MODEL QUESTION PAPER

1. I had just finished lunch when the phone …………

a)Rang

b)Had rung

c)Is ringing

d)Will ring

Ans. Rang

2. If my brother had not grabbed my arm I …………..

a)Might have slipped

b)May have slipped

c)Will have slipped

d)Shall have slipped

Ans. Might have slipped

3. We …………. a trip to Delhi last summer.

a)Have had

b)Had

c)Was

d)Were

Ans. Had

4. I ………….. home since last Christmas.

a)Haven’t gone

b)Hadn’t gone

c)Wouldn’t go

d)Shouldn’t go

Ans. Haven’t gone

5. We usually …………. Early and go for a walk.

a)Get up

b)Got up

c)Had got up

d)Getting up

Ans. Get up

6. Last Saturday we ………….. to visit our ancestral home.

a)Went

b)Will go

c)Have gone

d)Go

Ans. Went

7. Even though it was hard at first, I came ………….. the work in the factory.

a)To enjoy

b)Enjoyed

c)Enjoying

d)Enjoys

Ans. To enjoy

8. …………….. one of us should tell them the sad news?

a)Which

b)What

c)Who

d)Where

Ans. Which

9. The novel on …………… the film is based was written by an Indian.

a)Which

b)Whom

c)What

d)Who

Ans. Which

10. Agriculture has ………….. most prominent place in Indian economy.

a)A

b)An

c)The

d)No article

Ans. The

11. Compliment means ……………..

a)What completes

b)Good wishes

c)Complaint

d)Request

Ans. What completes

12. Ingenious means ……………

a)Foolish

b)Mismanaged

c)Clever

d)Cowardly

Ans. Clever

13. Diffident is the antonym of ……………..

a)Defeat

b)Clever

c)Confident

d)Disastrous

Ans. Confident

14. Exotic is the antonym of ……………….

a)Indigenous

b)Chaotic

c)Neurotic

d)Myopic

Ans. Indigenous

15. The synonym of avaricious is …………….

a)Greedy

b)Ready

c)Capricious

d)Audacious

Ans. Greedy

16. Which of the following words is spelt correctly ?

a)Embarrassment

b)Embarassment

c)Embarasment

d)Embarrasment

Ans. Embarrassment

17. We thought ………….. the matter.

a)In

b)About

c)Upon

d)On

Ans. About

18. The train is always ………….

a)Panctually

b)Panctuality

c)Panctual

d)Be punctual

Ans. Panctual

19. If you go to the doctor, he ………….. you some medicine.

a)Give

b)Would give

c)Will give

d)Would have given

Ans. Will give

20. The story of this book is based ………….. truth.

a)On

b)With

c)To

d)For

Ans. On

 GENERAL ENGLISH

QUESTION	ANSWER
A PERSON WITH A LONG EXPERIENCE IN A PROFESSION	VETERAN
WORDS WRITTEN ON A TOMB	EPITAPH
SOMTHING NO LONGER IN USE	OBSOLETE
BEST SYNONYM OF "ZEALOT" IS	FANATIC
BEST SYNONYM OF "WORTHLESS"	CHEAP
BEST SYNONYM OF "WITHER" IS	DECAY
BEST SYNONYM OF "MAMMOTH" IS	HUGE
BEST SYNONYM OF "HOMILY" IS	SERMON
BEST SYNONYM OF "ROBUST" IS	STRONG
BEST ANTONYM OF "AUGMENT" IS	DECREASE
BEST ANTONYM OF "RIDICLE" IS	REASONABLE
BEST ANTONYM OF "SANCTITY" IS	UNHOLY
SCHOOL BOY WHO CUTS CLASSES FREQUENTLY	Truant
A PLACE WHERE BEES ARE KEPT	Apiary
ANIMALS THAT CAN LIVE BOTH ON LAND AND WATER	Amphibians

Question related to space

 

Q1 Which  is  the  biggest planet Jupiter

Q2    Who  found Pluto’s   moon   Jim Christy  from USA   in 1978

Q3   The minor planets  are called as ---------------- Asteroids

Q4    What is  the  full  form  of  INSAT  Indian National  Satellite

Q5  Name the  first  ever  robot spacecraft  to  probe  planet Venus  Magellan

Q6   When did the first liquid –fuel rocket fly  In 1926

Q7  Who  was the  first man  in space Yuri  Gagarin

Q8  Who  first  drove on the moon David  Scott and  James  Irwin   (They  drove  the battery  powered  buggy )

Q9  Who  first  set  foot  on  the  moon  Neil  Armstrong  in  1969

Q10 Which  was the  first  space  station The  first  manned  space  station was  Salyut  1  launched  in 1971

Q11   Which  was  the  first  satellite  in  space  Sputnik  1  was  the first  satellite  to orbit  the Earth

Q12   What  are  stars made  of  Stars are mostly  made of  two  gases   Hydrogen and  helium

Q13   who  made  the  first  telescope  Hans  Lippershey   made  the  first  telescope  in  1608

Q14  Who  said  the planets go  round the  Sun  ? Nicolaus  Copernicus

Q15  Who  made  the  first  radio  telescope Grote  Reber made  the  first  radio  telescope   in  1930

Q16  ------------  is  one  of the   basic  forces  in  the  universe  Gravity

Q17 ` When did Indian  space   research  begin 1961

Q18  What  is meant  by  ISRO  Indian  Space  Research  Organisation

Q19  Name   India’s  first  satellite  Aryabhatta

Q20  Neil  Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin launched in 1969  ib  which  part  of  the  moon   Sea  of  Tranquillity

Q21 Which  planet   is  known  as  the  red planet Mars

Q22 At what  speed  does  the  moon  circle  the earth? 3680 KM  per hour

Q23 Name the  planet  that  has  only  one  satellite  Earth

Q24  Which  planet  takes  almost  30  earth  years to  orbit  the  sun  Saturn

Q25  When  did  Luna -9  land  on  the  moon 1966

Q26   Name the  planet  which  has  the  largest  number  of  satellites  Jupiter

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SUSPENSION OF EMPANELMENT OF ‘BAPU NATURE CURE HOSPITAL & YOGASHRAM, MAYUR VIHAR, NEW DELHI’ FROM THE LIST OF AYUSH HOSPITALS/CENTRES EMPANELLED UNDER CGHS GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

Department of Health & Family Welfare,

Nirman Bhawan, Maulana Azad Road,

New Delhi 110 001

 No. S 11045/7/2012-CGHS/HEC                                         Dated the 12th September, 2012

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub:    Suspension of empanelment of ‘Bapu Nature Cure Hospital & Yogashram, Mayur Vihar, New Delhi’ from the list of AYUSH Hospitals/Centres empanelled under CGHS reg

CGHS vide its 0.M No. Z 28015/01/2006-HD Ce11/CGFIS (P) dated 1 st January, 2008 issued a list of Ayurvedic, Yoga Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH) Hospitals I Centers empanelled under CGHS and CS(MA) Rules wherein Bapu Nature Cure Hospital Yogashram was empanelled for Naturopathy system of medicine for providing healthcare facilities to CGHS beneficiaries.

2.         An inspection of Bapu Nature Cure Hospital & Yogashram was conducted on 8th June, 2012 by a team led by Director, CGHS. After a thorough inspection, it was found that the Hospital was committing gross violation of various CGHS norms and guidelines in respect of its facilities and services. The Inspection team concluded that with the existing infrastructure and manpower in position, the hospital is not in a position to provide quality healthcare services to CGHS beneficiaries. A ‘Show Cause Notice’ was issued to Bapu Nature Cure Hospital on 25th July, 2012 seeking clarifications on the deficiencies pointed out by the inspection team. However, the reply received from Bapu Nature Cure Hospital has not been found satisfactory.

3.         It has, therefore been decided to suspend the CGHS empanelment of Bapu Nature Cure Hospital & Yogashram with immediate effect till further orders. The hospital shall no longer be a part of the CGHS/CS (MA) Rules empanelled list of hospitals/centers for AYUSH.  However, patients, if any, already admitted prior to the issue of this OM, shall be provided the treatment and discharged within seven days from the date of issue of this OM.

                                                                                                                             Sd/-

(Jai Prakash)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

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Avoid placing laptop directly on lap

Placing a laptop directly on your legs for prolonged periods can harm the skin.

The laptop was invented to provide user mobility — so we don't end up being chained to our desk computers. But working for hours with the lappy perched on your lap could result in discoloured patchy skin. While you could be enjoying the heat emanating, you could also develop Toasted Skin Syndrome. Here's more about the condition...

What is it?
It is clinically known as Erythema Ab Igne and also known by names such as 'laptop thigh' and 'hot water bottle rash'. Swiss doctors call it 'laptop-induced dermatosis'. Cosmeto-dermatologist Dr Anuya Manerkar defines it as "A coarsely reticulatedpigmentation which is produced by prolonged exposure to excessive heat without the production of a burn."

Who is at risk?
"People who spend prolonged periods of time studying, reading, or playing games on laptops resting on their upper legs could develop this skin syndrome," warns dermatologist Dr Shreyas Kamath. This skin condition is common among people often exposed to heat while working (blacksmiths, silversmiths, cooks, etc). Now, people using laptops for long hours are facing this.

Causes
The prolonged placement of laptop on the thighs results in thermal build of around 44 degrees of heat to which the skin responds by developing persistent redness and pigmentation. This has been reported in medical literature between 2004 to date, explains dermatologist and dermatosurgeon Dr Shenaz Z Arsiwala.

Harmful effects
"The skin develops a patch which is mottled (caused by local hemostasis — stagnation of blood) and later becomes reticulated erythema (patchy striped erythema) leaving behind pigmentation," says Dr Manerkar.

Cosmeto-dermatologist Dr Swati Srivastava warns that repeated skin exposure can waste tissues, typically due to the degeneration of cells. If there is a persistent soreness that does not heal, a skin biopsy should be performed to rule out the possibility of skin cancer.

Treatment
First of all, identification of the root cause, i.e., the source of the heat, needs to be identified. If it is excess duration of laptop usage, it should be cut down. Also, direct contact of the laptop and the skin should be avoided by placing a barrier in between. Dr Arsiwala says laptop coolers are also available. The skin change, if detected early and is mild in nature, can settle on its own without treatment. For persistent redness, anti-inflammatory creams can be used. For pigmentary changes, addition of topical tretinoin (a drug related to retinol or vitamin A) cream may be mandatory. In some cases, one may require laser therapy. 

Source :  http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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Government to unveil new rules to regulate social media, cyberspace

 NEW DELHI: The Prime Minister's Office is pushing for a multi-pronged strategy to 'prevent and contain malicious use of internet and social media', indicating the government's seriousness in regulating the cyberspace.

At an August 27 meeting in the PMO, attended by heads of all intelligence agencies, as well as representatives from the ministries of home, telecom and IT, the government decided to set up an 'appropriate regime' that will address issues related to blocking content on the internet and social media in a 'smart, timely and consistent manner'.

According to the minutes of the meeting, reviewed by ET, the new regime will work out an effective cyber monitoring system, lay out guidelines and operating procedures on the nature of online content that will be blocked, and specify penalties for perpetrators.

It will also have a legal arm that will fill up existing gaps in the IT Act for dealing with such situations, including deterring malicious use of the internet and social media.

The ministries of home and information technology have been directed to work out the structure and the mandate of the new regime.

The need for a 'legal and administrative regime' to prevent malicious use of the internet was felt last month after rumours spread through mobile phone text messages and on social networking sites fuelled panic among migrants from the Northeastern states.

To quell the rumours, the government had to issue four separate orders to block about 20 Twitter accounts and nearly 310 other items online, including entire websites, YouTube videos and Facebook pages.

The meeting in the PMO came just days after the government failed to block Twitter in select regions of the country.

The home ministry had asked internet service providers and telcos on August 23 to block Twitter in Kerala, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Andhra PradeshBSE -2.26 %, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh after thousands of people from the northeast began fleeing cities such as Bangalore, Pune, Hyderabad, Chennai and Mysore fearing attacks. But this was not implemented after telcos said they did not have technology to bar websites on a state-by-state basis.

Under the new policy, the Centre will unveil public guidelines to spell out its responses to such situations in the future.

"This will introduce predictability with regard to what kind of content is liable to be regulated and for how long, the structure and process of such regulation, proactive dissemination of information to counter false propaganda, as well as a system of graded response and graded penalty to perpetrators," the minutes of the meet said.

It also aims to provide adequate communication to ISPs and telcos before blocking of content.

"These would be written appropriately into a set of standard operating procedures," the minutes added.

This will help address complaints from telcos and ISPs that customers often vent their rage at service providers on finding content or websites blocked as per government's orders. Operators have also sought that the government put out such directives in public domain to prevent consumers from assuming that their service provider was censoring online content. 

Source :  http://economictimes.indiatimes.com

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Reimburse Central Government employees for private treatment

‘Reimburse government staff for private treatment’

A central government servant is entitled for reimbursement even if he takes treatment in a private hospital under emergent situation, the TN Bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal has held.

M Mohamed Salia, Deputy Chief Engineer, Southern Railway, while returning home, suffered a heart attack on November 20, 2008. Due to the urgency of the matter, his wife admitted him in the nearest private hospital Frontier Lifeline, as the Railway Hospital was 10 km away from her residence. After a by-pass surgery and necessary treatment, he was discharged on December 12, 2008. He paid Rs.3.10 lakh towards hospital bills.

When he applied for reimbursement of Rs.2 lakh to which he was entitled, the railway authorities rejected his claim on the ground that treatment in a non-recognised private hospital without referral by the railway authorised medical officer was not admissible. Hence, the present application.

 

Rejecting the contentions, CAT judicial member G Santhappa said that in this case, the applicant had produced the emergency certificate and that had not been considered by the railways. The Personnel Branches Circular (PBC) dated May 4, 1994 listed under what circumstances reimbursement of medical expenses could be made. It included that if a patient falls ill at a place where there was no government or railway hospital and that if transporting the patient to the nearest government hospital would result in loss of life, the servant could be admitted in a private hospital. The rejection was against the law laid down by the SC, the tribunal said, set aside the order and directed the railways to sanction the amount in a month.

 

Source : www.newindianexpress.com
[http://newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/article601428.ece]

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GOVT CONSIDERING UNIQUE NUMBER FOR ALL PF ACCOUNT HOLDERS

The Government is considering a proposal to give unique numbers to all provident fund account holders with life-time validity, a Regional PF commissioner said today. Regional PF Commissioner-I, Bangalore, Kamma Narayana said the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation headquarters has recently sought feedback on the proposal from PF commissioners in the country.

"The proposal is under consideration," he told reporters on the sidelines of an interactive session hosted by the Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce (BCIC) here.

The proposal, if implemented, would see an employee will have the same unique number despite changing jobs and having new employers.

"All through his life, that will be the permanent account number for him," Narayana said. Asked if he expected the proposal to be implemented from the current financial year, he said "hopefully" but added that it's only at the proposal stage now.

Source : The Financial Express, Sept 11, 2012

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Quantitative Aptitude Questions and Answers

1. In a division sum, the divisor is 10 times the quotient and 5 times the remainder. If the remainder is 46, the dividend is:
(1) 4236 (2) 4306
(3) 4336 (4) 5336

2. If 1.5 x= 0.04 y, then the value of (y-x) (y+x) is:
(1) 730/77 (2) 73/77
(3) 7.3/77 (4) 703/77

3. An employee may claim Rs. 7.00 for each km when he travels by taxi and Rs. 6.00 for each km if he drives his own car. If in one week he claimed Rs. 595 for traveling km. How many kms did he travel by taxi?
(1) 55 (2) 65
(3) 62 (4) 70

4. The square root of 3 + 5 is :
(1) “3 /2 + 1/”2 (2) “3 /2 – 1/”2
(3) “5 /2 – 1/”2 (4) “(5/2) + “(1/2)

5. The mean temperature of Monday to Wednesday was 370C and of Tuesday to Thursday was 340C, if the temperature on Thursday was 4/5th that of Monday, then what was the temperature on Thursday?
(1) 36.50C (2) 360C
(3) 35.50C (4) 340C

6. A certain number of two digits is three times the sum of its digits. If 45 be added to it, the digits are reversed. The number is:
(1) 72 (2) 32
(3) 27 (4) 23

7. Three years ago the average age of A and B was 18 years. While C joining them now, the average becomes 22 years. How old (in years) is C now?
(1) 24 (2) 27
(3) 28 (4) 30

8. If 2^(2x-1) = 8^(3-x), then the value of x is:
(1) -1 (2) -2
(3) 2 (4) 3

9. A man’s basic pay for a 40 hours’ week is Rs. 200. Overtimes is paid at 25% above the basic rate. In a certain week, he worked overtime and his total was Rs. 300. He therefore, worked for a total of (in hours):
(1) 52 (2) 56
(3) 58 (4) 62

10. On a Rs. 10, 000 payment order, a person has choice between 3 successive discounts of 10%, 10% and 30% and 3 successive discounts of 40%, 5% and 5%. By choosing the better one he can save (in Rupees):
(1) 200 (2) 255
(3) 400 (4) 433

11. Rs. 600 are divided among A, B, C so that Rs. 40 more than 2/5 th of A’s share, Rs. 20 more that 2/7 th of B’s share and Rs. 10 more than 9/17 th of C’s may all be equal. What is A’s share (in Rupees)?
(1) 150 (2) 170
(3) 200 (4) 280

12. A, B, C started a business with their investment in the ratio 1 : 3 : 5. After 4 months, A invested the same amount as before and B as well as C withdrew half of their investments. The ratio of their profits at the end of the year was:
(1) 5 : 6 : 10 (2) 6 : 5 :10
(3) 10 : 5 : 6 (4) 4 : 3 : 5

13. If 9 men working 71/2 hours a day can finish a piece of work in 20 days, then how many days will be taken by 12 men, working 6 hours a day to finish the work? It is being given that 2 men of latter type work as much as 3 men of the former type?
(1) 91/2 (2) 11
(3) 121/2 (4) 13

14. Three pipes A, B and C can fill a cistern in 6 hours. After working at it together for 2 hours, C is closed and A and B can fill the remaining part in 7 hours. The number of hours taken by C alone to fill the cistern is:
(1) 12 (2) 14
(3) 16 (4) 18

15. A train B speeding with 120 kmph crosses another train C running in the same direction, in 2 minutes. If the lengths of the trains B and C be 100 m and 200 m respectively, what is the speed (in kmph) of the train C?
(1) 111 (2) 123
(3) 127 (4) 129

16. River is running at 2 kmph. It took a man twice as long to row up as to row down the river. The rate (in km/hr) of the man in still water is:
(1) 8 (2) 10
(3) 4 (4) 6

17. A merchant has 1000 kg of sugar, part of which he sells at 8% profit and the rest at 18% profit. He gains 14% on the whole. The quantity (in kg.) sold at 18% profit is:
(1) 560 (2) 600
(3) 400 (4) 640

18. A sum of money becomes Rs. 13, 380 after 3 years and Rs. 20, 070 after 6 years on compound interest. The sum (in Rupees) is:
(1) 8800 (2) 8890
(3) 8920 (4) 9040

19. A well with 14 m inside diameter is dug 10 m deep. Earth taken out of it, has been evenly spread all around it to a width of 21m to form an embankment. The height (in metres) of the embankment is:
(1) 1/2 (2) 2/3
(3) 3/4 (4) 3/5

20. A rectangular carpet has an area of 120 sq metres and a perimeter of 46 metres. The length of its diagonal (in metres) is:
(1) 11 (2) 13
(3) 15 (4) 17

ANSWERS
1. (4), 2. (2), 3. (1), 4. (4), 5. (2) 6. (3), 7. (1), 8. (3), 9. (2), 10. (2) 11. (1), 12. (1), 13. (3), 14. (2), 15. (1) 16. (4), 17. (2), 18. (3), 19. (2), 20. (4)

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Change in Date of Birth/Age of Family Pensioners

 No. 1/23/2012-P&PW(E)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan,

Khan Market, New Delhi

Dated: 13th September, 2012

Sub:        Change in Date of Birth/Age of Family Pensioners

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

In accordance with the instructions issued vide this Department's OM No.38/37/08-P&PW(A) dated 21.5.2009, 11.8.2009,25.6.2010 & 28.9.2010 and OM No.1/19/11-P&PW(E) dated 3.8.2011, additional pension/family pension to old pensioners/family pensioners is allowed on the basis of the date of birth/age recorded in the Pension Payment Order (PPO) or other office records. Only in case the details regarding date of birth/age are not available in the PPO/office records, additional pension/family pension to old pensioners/family pensioners has been allowed on the basis of certain documents i.e. PAN Card, Matriculation certificate. Passport, CGHS Card, Driving Licence, Voter's ID Card and Aadhaar Number issued by VIDAL.

2.             During his service and at the time of retirement, a Government servant is required to give details of his family, including date of birth of its members, in Form 3. Date of birth/age of the members of family mentioned by the Government servant in Form 3 was not mandatory to be verified by the Head of Office. It is felt that in some case, the date of birth/age of a family pensioner, as recorded in the PPO/office records might be incorrect.

3.             Some representations have been received in this Department regarding the hardship being caused to old family pensioners in getting the additional pension on account of incorrect recording of the date of birth/age in the PPO. They have been requesting for allowing the change of date of birth in ~he PPO on the basis of the documents prescribed in the various OMs mentioned in Para I above.

4.             The matter has been considered in this Department in consultation with the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure and the following decisions have· been made:

i.               Since the date of birth of the Government servant is recorded in the PPO on the basis of the service records and the date of superannuation etc. also is determined on the basis of this date of birth, there is no question of allowing change in the date of birth of the retired/deceased pensioner in the PPO.

ii.              The request for change of date of birth/age of the family pensioner (parents and spouse) in the PPO may be submitted by a pensioner/family pensioner to the Head of the Department of the organisation where the Government servant had last served along with at least one of the documents mentioned in Para 1 above and a declaration on a non-judicial stamp paper regarding the correct date of birth of the family pensioner. The Head of the Department may allow the change in the date of birth of the family pensioner if he is satisfied that the conditions indicated in this Department's OM No.38/37/08-P&PW (A) dated 21.5.2009 have been fulfilled and that a bona-fide mistake has been made in recording the date of birth in the PPO.

iii.             No other document will be accepted for allowing the change in date of birth/age of the family pensioner in the PPO.

iv.             In order to avoid any possibility of recording an incorrect date of birth in the PPO, in future, the Government servant may be required to submit one of the documents indicated in Para 1 above as proof of date of birth of spouse or parents along with the details of family in Form 3. In the case of children certificate of birth from the Municipal authorities or from the local panchayat or from the head of a recognised school if the child is studying in such a school or from a Board of Education may be accepted.

5.             As regards pensioners/family pensioners belonging to the Indian Audit and Accounts Departments, these Orders issue after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

6.             This issues with the concurrence of Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure vide their J.D. No 428/E.V/2012, dated 27/8/2012.

7.             Hindi version will follow.

(Sujasha Choudhuy )

Deputy Secretary

Tel. No. 24635979

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