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Postal / Sorting Assistants Exam Model PaperNo. of Questions: 100 Marks: 100 Time: 2 Hrs.

General Knowledge1. The Five Year Plan that gave priority to heavy industry was

A) Second B) First C) Seventh D) Fourth

2. Present Chairman of National Human Rights Commission is .....

A) K.G.Balakrishnan B) P.L.Punia

C) Rameshwar Oran D) Ramadorai. S

3. Who acts as the Chairman of the State Planning Board?

A) Governor B) Chief Minister

C) Leader of the opposition D) Speaker

4. Air bladder in fish acts as

A) Accessory respiratory organ

B) Hydrostatic organ

C) Both accessory respiratory organ and hydrostatic organ

D) Primary respiratory organ

5. Which of the following is called 'Blue Planet'?

A) Saturn B) Earth C) Jupiter D) Mars

6. Which one of the following glands is responsible for secretion of sex hormones?

A) Adrenal gland B) Thyroid gland

C) Pituitary gland D) Sebaceous gland

7. In cauliflower plant the useful part is

A) Underground stem B) Root

C) Young inflorescence D) Leaves

8. Aurobindo was arrested in connection with

A) Alipore bomb case B) Kolhapur bomb case

C) Lahore conspiracy case D) Kakori case

9. For a ray of light to suffer total internal reflection it has to pass from

A) glass to water B) water to glass

C) air to water D) air to glass

10. Which of the following is an example of a database manager?

A) Organizer B) Paradox C) Quattro Pro D) Corel Draw

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11. If lime water is kept in the air, it turns milky due to presence of

A) Carbondioxide B) Nitrogen

C) Oxygen D) Sulphurdioxide

12. What are the signals that inform the operating system that some activity has taken

place, called?

A) Informers B) Interrupts C) Events D) Handlers

13. Name the Prime Minister who brought about a thaw in India-China relations by

signing the ''Line of Actual Control''.

A) Lal Bahadur Shastri B) P.V. Narasimha Rao

C) Chandrasekhar D) V.P. Singh

14. ''Manchester of South India" is

A) Coimbatore B) Madurai

C) Bangalore D) Chennai

15. The acid stored in batteries is

A) Sulphuric acid B) Nitric acid

C) Hydrochloric acid D) Acetic acid

16. Heavy metal pollution of water is caused by

A) Paints B) Wood burning

C) Acid plants D) Domestic sewage

17. A stone is dropped from the roof of a house towards the ground. The kinetic

energy of the stone will be maximum

A) just after it is dropped B) when it is just on the halfway

C) just before it touches the ground D) when it touches the ground

18. Which state's name was changed recently?

A) Jharkhand B) Kerala

C) West Bengal D) Andhra Pradesh

19. Nirbheek is ......

A) Indian Navy ship

B) Missile

C) Government of India new program to protect women.

D) Lightweight revolver designed by Indian Ordnance Factory to protect the

women.



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20. Income and consumption are

A) inversely related B) directly related

C) partially related D) unrelated

21. Which of the following Public Under takings' has not been conferred with

'Maharatna' status?

A) SAIL B) HAL

C) ONGC D) Coal India Limited

22. Who is known as the 'Indian Bismarck'?

A) Vallabhai Patel B) Subhash Chandra Bose

C) Bhagat Singh D) Bal Gangadhara Tilak

23. Which one of the four regions above the earth has smallest height (km.)?

A) Stratosphere B) Mesosphere

C) Thermosphere D) Troposphere

24. Which state of India shows the lowest population as per Census 2011?

A) Manipur B) Tripura

C) Puducherry D) Sikkim

25. 'Rail Bandhu' is

A) Web-site of each railway division

B) the onboard medical officer in every train to attend to medical emergencies.

C) security guard in every A.C. coach of Rajdhani / Shatabdi and A.C, Duronto

Express.

D) an onboard magazine of Indian Railways to be available in Rajdhani /

Shatabdi / A.C. Duronto Express.

Mathematics

26. If x, y are acute angles, 0 < x + y < 90° and sin (2x − 20°) = cos (2y + 20°), then

the value of tan (x + y) is

√

1 3 √

A) B) C) 3 D) 1√ 23

27. The ratio of the angles ∠A and ∠B of a non-square rhombus ABCD is 4 : 5, then

the value of ∠C is

A) 50° B) 45° C) 80° D) 95°



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28. A straight line parallel to BC of ∆ABC intersects AB and AC at points P and Q

respectively. AP = QC, PB = 4 units and AQ = 9 units, then the length of AP is

A) 25 units B) 3 units C) 6 units D) 6.5 units

29. If x + y = a and xy = b2, then the value of x3 − x2y − xy2+ y3 in terms of a and

b is

A) (a2 + 4b2) a B) a3 − 3b2

C) a3 − 4b2 a D) a3 + 3b2

30. From a right circular cylinder of radius 10 cm and height 21 cm, a right circular

cone of same base-radius is removed. If the volume of the remaining portion is

4400 cm3, then the height of the removed cone

22(Taking π = ) is7

A) 15 cm B) 18 cm C) 21 cm D) 24 cm

31. I is the incentre of ∆ABC, ∠ABC = 60° and ∠ACB = 50°. Then ∠BIC is

A) 55° B) 125° C) 70° D) 65°

32. If (3a + l)2 + (b − l)2 + (2c − 3)2 = 0, then the value of (3a + b + 2c) is equal to

A) 3 B) −1 C) 2 D) 5

√

√

33. Among the following numbers 6 12 , 3 4

√

√4

5, 3 the least one is

6√

3√

4√

√

A) 12 B) 4 C) 5 D) 3

34. A trader marks his goods 45% above the cost price and gives a discount of 20%

on the marked price. The gain % on goods he makes is

A) 15 B) 14 C) 29 D) 16

35. The simplified value of (sec x sec y + tan x tan y)2 − (sec x tan y + tan x sec y)2

is

A) −1 B) 0 C) sec2 x D) 1

36. Speed of a boat is 5 km per hour in still water and the speed of the stream is 3

km per hour. If the boat take 3 hours to go to a place and come back, the distance

of the place is

A) 3.75 km B) 4 km C) 4.8 km D) 4.25 km

37. The single discount equivalent to the discount series of 20%, 10% and 5% is

A) 11.66% B) 31.6% C) 31.66% D) 32%



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38. If xy [x + y) = 1, then the value of

1 − x3 − y3 isx3 y3

A) 0 B) 1 C) 3 D) −2

39. Two vessels A and B contain acid and water mixed in the ratio 2 : 3 and 4 : 3. In

what ratio must these mixtures be mixed to form a new mixture containing half

acid and half water?

A) 5 : 7 B) 1 : 2 C) 2 : 1 D) 7 : 5

40. The base of a right pyramid is a square of side 40 cm long. If the volume of the

pyramid is 8000 cm3, then its height is

A) 5 cm B) 10 cm C) 15 cm D) 20 cm

x 1 141. If = , value of (x + ) is

2x2 + 5x + 2 6 x

1 1A) 2 B) C) − D) − 2

2 2

42. Each internal angle of regular polygon is two times its external angle. Then the

number of sides of the polygon is

A) 8 B) 6 C) 5 D) 7

43. The perimeter of a rhombus is 40 cm and the measure of an angle is 60°, then the

area of it is

A) 100 √3 cm2 B) 50 √

3 cm2

C) 160 √3 cm2 D) 100 cm2

44. The ratio of the areas of the incircle and the circumcircle of a square is

A) 1 : 2 B) 2 : 3 C) 3 : 4 D) 4 : 5

45. The ratio of the sum to the LCM of two natural numbers is 7 : 12. If their HCF

is 4, then the smaller number is

A) 20 B) 16 C) 12 D) 8

46. sin2 5° + sin2 6° + ... + sin2 84° + sin2 85° = ?

1 1 1A) 39 B) 40 C) 40 D) 39

2 2 √2

47. ABCD is a cyclic trapezium such that ADBC, if ∠ABC = 70°; then the value

of ∠BCD is

A) 60° B) 70° C) 40° D) 80°



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48. A man sells 320 mangoes at the cost price of 400 mangoes. His gain percent is

A) 15 B) 20 C) 25 D) 10

49. The value of the expression

(a − b)2 (b − c)2 (c − a)2

+ + is(b−c)(c −a) (a − b)(c − a) (a −b)(b −c)

1A) 0 B) 3 C) D) 2

3

50. A can do a certain job in 12 days. B is 60% more efficient than A. To do the same

job B alone would take

1A) 7 days B) 8 days C) 10 days D) 7 days

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English Language

Directions (Q.51 - 55): In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the

idiom/phrase printed in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the

meaning of the idiom/ phrase.

51. The officer called for an explanation from the cashier for the shortage of cash.

A) asked B) begged

C) served a notice D) demanded

52. The actress took cue from her brother and became successful.

A) some help B) a hint

C) some money D) learnt acting

53. We wanted the gift to be a surprise for my mother, but/my sister gave the game

away

A) lost the game B) gave out the secret

C) gave away the gift D) withdrew from the plan

54. Let us have a heart to heart talk to solve this problem.

A) good talk B) emotional talk

C) frank talk D) loving talk

55. His speech fell short on the audience.

A) had no effect B) moved the audience

C) impressed the audience D) was quite short



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Directions (56 - 60): In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be

filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each

question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it as your

answer.

56. Our tutor ......... several points before the exams.

A) cleared off B) cleared away

C) cleared up D) cleared out

57. Let me give you ...............

A) an advise B) any advice

C) some advice D) some advises

58. The goods are moved ........... bullocks.

A) with B) off C) to D) by

59. Gopi ............. very polite at the moment, because he wants to make a good

impression.

A) was being B) has been

C) is behaving D) is being0

60. If I don't .............. advantage of this platform, then how dare I be a dancer?

A) make B) take C) bring D) find

Directions (Q. 61 - 65): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose

the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

61. meticulous

A) correct B) clean C) careless D) painstaking

62. abundant

A) sparse B) plentiful C) significant D) vibrant

63. anticipate

A) agree B) expect C) accept D) hope

64. restrict

A) curtail B) ban C) retain D) retail

65. tremendous

A) beautiful B) sufficient C) considerable D) excellent

Directions (Q.66 - 70): In the following questions, choose the word opposite in

meaning to the given word.



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66. make

A) liberate B) break C) emancipate D) manufacture

67. praise

A) heckle B) defeat C) hate D) scold

68. terminate

A) close B) end C) begin D) change

69. rapidly

A) fastly B) secretly C) slowly D) openly

70. successor

A) failure B) winner C) predecessor D) predator

Directions (Q.71 - 73): Fill in the blank with correct preposition.

71. You should be ready to go ......... 10 minutes.

A) on B) in C) to D) by

72. He wants to stay .......... home tonight.

A) of B) in C) at D) to

73. I read the news ......... the newspaper.

A) by B) to C) in D) on

74. Identify the adverb in the following sentence.

I have been a fan of mystery stories since I was quite young.

A) fan B) quite C) a D) since

75. In the following question, identify the correct reported speech from the given

alternatives.

"Are you going to the cinema?" he asked me.

A) He wanted to know whether I am going to cinema.

B) He wanted to know if I will be going to cinema.

C) He wanted to know if I was going to the cinema.

D) He wanted to know my interest in going to cinema.

Directions (Q.76 - 80): Select the related word/ letters/ number from the given

alternatives.

76. Horse : Hoof : : ?

A) Man : Foot B) Dog : Black

C) Paise : Rupee D) Pen : Pencil



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77. LO : PK : : IR : ?

A) GT B) SH C) MN D) FU

78. Monday : Saturday : : Thursday : ?

A) Sunday B) Tuesday C) Wednesday D) Friday

79. QTU : ILM : : BEF : ?

A) PSZ B) CFH C) TWX D) UXB

80. 6524 : 6465 : : 9638 : ?

A) 9825 B) 9736 C) 9697 D) 9579

Directions (Q.81-85): Select the one which is different from the other three

responses.

81. A) Pen B) Marker C) Paper D) Pencil

82. A) A B D G B) C D F I C) E F H K D) G H J K

83. A) Graph B) Chart C) Model D) Drawing

84. A) 73 B) 53 C) 87 D) 67

85. A) Peak B) Mountain C) Hillock D) Valley

86. Arrange the following words according to English Dictionary.

a) gargle b) garden c) garbo

d) garnish e) garland

A) b, c, d, a, e B) c, b, a, e, d

C) c, b, d, e, a D) d, c, b, a, e

Directions (Q.87 - 88): Which one of the given responses would be a meaningful

order of the following words in ascending order.

87. a) Vegetable b) Market c) Cutting

d) Cooking e) Food

A) a, b, c, d, e B) b, a, c, d, e

C) c, a, b, e, d D) e, b, a, c, d

88. a) Honey b) Flower c) Honey Bee d) Wax

A) a, c, d, b B) b, a, d, c

C) b, c, a, d D) d, c, b, a



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89. Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter

series shall complete it?

......bb......c......bg......b......g

A) c b g b c B) c g b c b C) c g b c c D) g b c b b

Directions (Q.90 - 93): Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will

complete the series.

90. 169, 144, 121, 100, ?

A) 99 B) 74 C) 81 D) 101

91. FLU, GMV, HNW, IOX, ?

A) JYP B) WYP C) WPY D) JPY

92. A, P, C, Q, E, R, G, ....?...., ....?....

A) S, I B) H, I C) I, S D) T, J

93. 5, ?, 23, 47, 95, 191

A) 13 B) 10 C) 17 D) 11

94. From the given alternatives select the word which cannot be formed using each

letter only once in the given word.

EDUCATIONAL

A) NATIONAL B) NEAT C) DEAN D) LION

95. Find the wrong number in the given series.

20, 40, 200, 400, 2000, 4000, 8000

A) 200 B) 2000 C) 8000 D) 4000

96. Which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure?

Question Figure

Answer Figures

A) B) C) D)



97. Select the answer figure in which the question figure is hidden/ embedded.

Question Figure

Answer Figures

A) B) C) D)

98. A piece of paper is folded and cut as shown below in the question figures. From

the given answer figures, indicate how it will appear when opened?

Question Figures

Answer Figures

A) B) C) D)

99. Which of the answer figure is exactly the mirror image of the given figure, when

the mirror is held on the line AB?

Question Figure

Answer Figures

A) B) C) D)



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100. Which one of the following diagrams best depicts the relationship among

horses, parrots and birds?

A) B) C) D)

KEY1-A; 2-A; 3-B; 4-A; 5-B; 6-A; 7-C; 8-A; 9-A; 10-A; 11-A; 12-B; 13-B; 14-A; 15-A;

16-A; 17-C; 18-C; 19-D; 20-B; 21-B; 22-A; 23-D; 24-D; 25-D; 26-D; 27-B; 28-C;

29-C; 30-C; 31-B; 32-A; 33-C; 34-D; 35-D; 36-C; 37-B; 38-C; 39-A; 40-C; 41-B;

42-B; 43-B; 44-A; 45-C; 46-B; 47-B; 48-C; 49-B; 50-A; 51-A; 52-D; 53-B; 54-C;

55-A; 56-C; 57-C; 58-D; 59-D; 60-B; 61-D; 62-B; 63-B; 64-A; 65-D; 66-B; 67-D;

68-C; 69-C; 70-C; 71-B; 72-C; 73-C; 74-B; 75-C; 76-A; 77-C; 78-B; 79-C; 80-D ;

81-C; 82-D; 83-C; 84-C; 85-D; 86-B; 87-B; 88-C; 89-B; 90-C; 91-D; 92-A; 93-D;

94-A; 95-C; 96-A; 97-B; 98-A; 99-D; 100-B.

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