Postal Assistant / Sorting Assistant exam 21st April 2013 ,Questions with Answer Key (Booklets series D)

1. The present deputy chairman of Rajya Sabha is elected Member of Parliament from which state of India.                       Kerala (P.J Kurien)

2      The constitution of India was adopted on  26 November 1949

3     The present strength of rajya Sabha members is ___out of which ____are representatives of states and UT of delhi and pudhucherry and ___ are nominated by president. 245,233,12

4   Which of the following glands produces insulin in  human body    Pancreas

5 Which  of the following is food poisoning organism (A) Clostridium botulinum (B) Streptomyces fecalis   (C) Lacto Bacillus (D) None of these

6   Development of goiter (Enlarged thyroid gland ) is mainly due to deficiency of  Iodine

7        The emission of which causes global warming.    carbon dioxide

8  Who was adjudged player of the tournament by scoring most number of  runs in the tournament in women world cup cricket held recently. Suzie Bates

9  Who won the inaugural hockey India league ended in Ranchi recently?     Ranchi Rhinos

10     Wanchoo Committee  dealt with      Direct Taxes

11  Kyoto Protocol is       An International agreement to reduce the green houses gases

12 Kyoto Protocol is  Answer: An International agreement to reduce the green houses gases

13 India successfully completed its 101th space mission by lauching indo French satellite SARAL recently this satellite is for  Oceanographic Study

14  Government of India has recently granted “Maharatna” status to two more navratna Public  Sector  Enterprises which are the these new companies joining the club of maharatna Public  Sector  Undertaking          Bharat Heavy Electrical Ltd & Gas Authority of India Limited

15.   India newly built and tested missile “Astra” Meant for Air to Air Strike

16   The governor general who adopted a policy of Europeanization of bureaucracy and an exclusion of Indian from higher postsCornwallis

17.   During which movement bal Gangadhar tilak was given the epithet Lokmanya and Gandhiji give the slogan “Swaraj in a year” respectively         Home Rule Movement and non cooperation movement

18  Recently dargah muinudin chisti at Ajmer was in news due to visit of Pakistani prime minister dargah Muinuddin chisti at Ajmer was built by Alauddin  Khilji

19  Bauxite is an ore of  Aluminium

20    Which is one of the following is the land area I the extreme south of India. Cape Comorin near Kanyakumari

21.   The ozone layer lies in the     ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22.   In union budget 2013-2014 “Voluntary Compliance encouragement scheme” was launched by government of India. This scheming is related to    Service tax

23  Economic survey 2012-2013 states that nonperforming assets of increased from 2.36% to 3.57% in September 2012. The description of nonperforming assets was with reference to which sector.  Banking sector

24 This is the rate at which reserve bank of India borrows money from commercial banks                  Reverse Repo rate

25 As per election  commission of  India, how many recognized national political parties are there in India.    6

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