POSTAL ASSISTANTS / SORTING
ASSISTANTS
DIRECT RECRUITMENT EXAMINATION
– ANDHRA PRADESH
Marks: 100 Questions: 50 Time:
1Hour Time: 1 hr
All questions carry 2 marks each. There is no negative marking.
All questions carry 2 marks each. There is no negative marking.
1.
The Jataka Tales were composed in the ancient language of ____ [ ]
a)
Sanskrit b) Brahmi c) Greek d) Pali
Ans : d) Pali
2.
Who is the Head of Indian State? [ ]
a)
Prime Minister b) President c) Speaker d) Vice President
Ans : c) Speaker
3.
When was constitution of India adopted by Constituent Assembly? [ ]
a)
26th November, 1949 b) 26th January, 1950
c)
15th August, 1947 d) 30th January, 1948
Ans : a) 26th November
4.
Which countries participate in Common Wealth Games? [ ]
a)
All countries of World
b)
Countries which were colonies of British Empire
c)
Asia Pacific Region Countries
d)
Under-developed countries
Ans : b) Countries which were
colonies of British Empire
5.
Vishwanathan Anand is associated with which game? [ ]
a)
Snooker b) Billiards c) Chess d) Ice Hokey
Ans : c) Chess
6.
HTTP stands for : [ ]
a)
Hypo Test Transfer Protocol b) Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
c)
Hyper Test Transfer Proxy d) None of these
Ans : b) Hyper Text Transfer
Protocol
7.
Polio disease is spread by [ ]
a)
Parasite b) Bacteria c) Virus d) Protozoa
Ans : c) Virus
8.
Phylloquinone is the chemical name of [ ]
a)
Vitamin A b) Vitamin C c) Vitamin K d) Vitamin D
Ans : d) Vitamin D
9.
The Best Parliamentarian Award for 2009 has been conferred on [ ]
a)
Hema Malini b) Jaipal Reddy c) M.M. Joshi d) Manmohan Singh
Ans : c) M.M. Joshi
10.
Lothal had a structure which, according to some archaeologists, was a [ ]
a)
Citadel b) Dockyard c) Public Building d) Great Tank
Ans : b) Dockyard
11.
Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) consists of [ ]
a)
Butane and Propane b) Ethane and Hexane
c)
Ethane and nonane d) Butane and nonane
Ans : a) Butane and
Propane
12.
The Hobby of collecting stamps is called [ ]
a)
Philanthropy b) Numismatics c) Philately d) Philology
Ans : c) Philately
13.
The new rupee symbol is a combination of English and _______ scripts [ ]
a)
Devanagri b) Tamil c) Telugu d) Gurmukhi
Ans : a) Devanagri
14.
The Nobel Peace Prize for 2009 was awarded to [ ]
a)
Barack Obama b) Bill Clinton
c)
Mikhail Gorbachev d) Nicholas Sarkozy
Ans : a) Barack Obama
15.
Who among the following was the author of “Rajtarangini”, commonly regarded
as
the
first genuine history of India written by an Indian? [ ]
a)
Banbhatta b) Ravikirti c) Pushpadanta d) Kalhana
Ans : d)
Kalhana
16.
Twitter, Facebook and Orkut are examples of __________ websites [ ]
a)
e-mail b) social networking c) search engines d) internet telephony
Ans : b) social
networking
17.
H1N1 virus causes which of the following disease [ ]
a)
Swine Flu b) Chikungunya c) Dengue d) Avian Flu
Ans : a)
Swine Flu
18.
Biological pigment that determines skin colour in humans is called [ ]
a)
Protein b) Melanin c) Vitamin d) Toxin
Ans : b) Melanin
19.
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 respect to the park? [ ]
a)
East b) North-West c) South-East d) South
Ans : b) North-West
20.
Which one is different from others? [ ]
a)
Calf b) Colt c) Cat d) Puppy
Ans : c) Cat
21. A
train 350 meters long is moving at a speed of 32 KMPH. It will cross a man
coming from the opposite direction at a speed of 3 KMPH in [ ]
a)
28 seconds b) 24 seconds c) 36 seconds d) 32 seconds
Ans : c) 36
seconds
22.
0.45 / 0.005 + 0.2 x 50=? [ ]
a)
10 b) 90 c) 100 d) 90.1
Ans : c) 100
23.
The age of the father is 5 times of the son. After 20 years father age is 40.
Then hat will be the age of the son [ ]
a)
20 b) 22 c) 21 d) 24
Ans : d) 24
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 maximum
mark
for paper 1? [ ]
a)
100 b) 200 c) 150 d) 180
Ans : c) 150
25.
Six times of an unknown number is 13 less than 55. The unknown number [ ]
a)
10 b) 7 c) 11 d) 5
Ans : b) 7
26. A
sports dealer bought 2000 hockey sticks for Rs. 350 each. 10% of them were
found to be defective and unfit to be sold. At what price should he sell the
remaining
sticks
to get an overall profit of 8%? [ ]
a)
360 b) 400 c) 420 d) 450
Ans : c) 420
27.
The population of a colony of ants increases by 20% everyday. If one Monday the
population is 3000. On which day of the week is it 5184? [ ]
a)
Wednesday b) Tuesday c) Thursday d) Friday
Ans : c) Thursday
28.
Three runners Ajay, Bharath and Charan run a race with Ajay finishing 20 meters
ahead of Bharath and 34 meters ahead of Charan, while Bharath finishes 21
meters ahead of Charan. Each runner travels the entire distance at a constant
speed. What was the length of the race? [ ]
a)
40 meters b) 50 meters c) 60 meters d) 70 meters
Ans : no
29.
If 20 men assemble 8 machines in a day, how many men are needed to assemble
12 machines in a day? [ ]
a)
40 b) 20 c) 30 d) 42
Ans : c) 30
30.
Find the area in square meters if the perimeter of football field which is 120
m long is 400 meters. [ ]
a)
6500 Sq.m b) 9600 Sq.m c) 6800 Sq.m d) 4800 Sq.m
Ans : b) 9600 Sq.m
31.
At the end of the dinner party all the 8 persons at the dinner party shake
hands with each other once. How many handshakes will be there in all? [ ]
a)
8 b) 16 c) 28 d) 64
Ans : c) 28
32.
Select the correct alternative from the given choices [ ]
BDFH,
CBID, DZLZ, EXOV, _______
a)
FVRS b) FVQR c) FVRR d) FVSR
Ans : c) FVRR
33.
Fill in the blank [ ]
8,
40, 50, 100, 50, ____, 125
a)
225 b) 250 c) 200 d) 150
Ans : b) 250
34.
If the digits in the number 86435192 are arranged in ascending order, what will
be the difference between the digits which are sound from the right and fourth
from the left in the new arrangement? [ ]
a)
1 b) 2 c) 4 d) 3
Ans : c) 4
35.
Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a group
which is the one that does not belong to that group? [ ]
a)
145 b) 325 c) 257 d) 399
Ans : c) 257
36.
In a certain code language, if the word „SECTOR‟ is coded as „CESROT‟ then how will you
code the word „OPPOSITION‟ [ ]
a)
SOPPONOITI b) NOITISOPPO c) SOPOPNOITI d) SOPPONOTIT
Ans : a) SOPPONOITI
37.
If 30th June, 1989 was a Friday, then what day of the week was 17th September,
1993? [ ]
a)
Wednesday b) Thursday c) Friday d) Saturday
Ans : c) Friday
38.
Complete the series [ ]
18,
27, 6, 9, 2, 3, ?
a)
1 b) 2/3 c) 1/3 d) ½
Ans : b) 2/3
39.
Which dance form originated from Kerala? [ ]
a)
Odissi b) Kathak c) Kuchipudi d) Kathakali
Ans : d)
Kathakali
40.
Nathu La is located in the Himalayas. La means [ ]
a)
Glacier b) Pass c) Hillock d) Crevasse
Ans : b) Pass
41.
“A speech delivered without any previous preparation” can be expressed in one
word only out of the following [ ]
a)
Extempore b) Maiden c) Spinster d) Empiric
Ans : a)
Extempore
42.
The garden is very dry today. Fetch me a ______ of water [ ]
a)
Pale b) Pail c) Pile d) Pill
Ans : b) Pail
43.
Please, may I have _______oranges? [ ]
a)
a few b) some c) little d) less
Ans : b) some
44.
Delhi is ________ than Nagpur. [ ]
a)
more bigger b) so bigger c) very bigger d) much bigger
Ans : d) much
bigger
45.
Use proper conjunction in the sentence given below: [ ]
“Give
me _____ poverty _______riches.”
a)
is / was b) nor/ neither c) neither / nor d) here / there
Ans : c) neither / nor
46.
We need to _________ our appointment [ ]
a)
reconnect b) reschedule c) reorganize d) regret
Ans : b) reschedule
47.
Sceptical is exactly opposite to [ ]
a)
convinced b) doubtful c) questioning d) cynic
Ans : a)
convinced
48.
Choose the wrongly spelt word [ ]
a)
Relevent b) Poignant c) Prevalent d) Malignant
Ans : a) Relevent
49. A
person who hates the institution of marriage [ ]
a)
Misologist b) Misogamist c) Misogynist d) Philogynist
Ans : b) Misogamist
50.
We have been friends for ages. I _______ her since we were children. [ ]
a)
am knowing b) are known c) have known d) is known
Ans
: a) am knowing
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