Previous year question paper - Postal/Sorting Assistant Examination (2013-GK) with answer Key

1. 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 undertakings. (A) Steel authority of India Limited and National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (B) Bharat heavy Electrical Ltd and Gas authority of India Limited (C) Indian Oil Corporation and Coal India Limited (D) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited and Oil and Natural gas corporation  Ans: B

2. India's newly built and tested missile 'Astra' is meant for (A) Surface to surface strike (B) Air to Air Strike (C) Surface to Air Strike (D) Air to surface Strike Ans: B

3. The Governor General who adopted a policy of Europeanization of Bureaucracy and an exclusion of Indian from higher posts (A) Warren Hastings (B) Wellesley (C) Cornwallis (D) Dalhousie Ans: C

4. During which movement Bal Gangadhar Tilak was given the epithet Lokmanya and Gandhiji give the slogan 'swaraj in a year' respectively: (A) Home rule Movement and Non Cooperation Movement (B) Swadeshi Movement and Dandi March (C) Quit India Movement and Civil Disobedience Movement (D) Khilafat Movement and Civil Disobedience Movement Ans: A

5. Recently Dargah Muinuddin Chisti at Ajmer was in news due to visit of Pakistani Prime Minister Dargah Muinudding Chisti at Ajmer was built by: (A) Qutubuddin Aibak (B) Alauddin Khilji(C) IItutmish (D) Khijra Khan Ans: B

6. Bauxite is an ore of: (A) Zinc (B) Aluminum (C) Lead (D) Copper Ans: B 7. Which one of the following is the land area in the extreme south of India? (A) Indira Point (B) Rameshwaram (C) Cape Comorin (D) Puducherry Ans: A

8. The ozone layer lies in the: (A) Troposphere (B) Tropopause (C) Stratosphere (D) None of these Ans: C

9. In Union Budget 2013-14, "Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Scheme" was launched by Government of India. This scheme is related to: (A) Service Tax (B) Commodity Transaction Tax (C) Income Tax (D) Securities Transaction Tax Ans: A

10. Economic Survey 2012-13 states that Non Performing Assets of increased from 2.36% to 3.57% in September, 2012. The description of Non performing Assets was with reference to which sector. (A) Telecom Sector(B) Human Resource Sector (C) Oil and Gas Sector (D) Banking Sector Ans: D

11. This is the rate at which Reserve Bank of India borrows money from commercial banks: (A) Reverse Repo rate (B) Statutory Liquidity ratio (C) Repo rate (D) Cash reserve ratio Ans: A

12. As per election commission of India, how many recognized national political parties are there in India? (A) 6 (B) 2 (C) 7 (D) None of these Ans: A

13. The present deputy chairman of Rajya Sabha is elected member of Parliament from which State of India? (A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Tamilnadu (C) Kerala (D) Karnataka Ans: C

14. The constitution of India was adopted on: (A) 26th January, 1950 (B) 15th August, 1947 (C) 26th November, 1949 (D) 26th January, 1951 Ans: C

15. The Present strength of Rajya Sabha members is ..... out of which..... are representatives of states and union territories of Delhi and Pondicherry and .... are nominated by president:(A) 250, 238, 12 (B) 247, 235, 12 (C) 245, 233, 12 (D) 248, 236, 12 Ans: C

16. Which of the following glands produces insulin in human body? (A) Pancreas (B) Spleen (C) Liver (D) Pituitary Ans: A

17. Which of the following is food poisoning organism (A) Clostridium botulinum (B) Streptomyces fecalis (C) Lacto bacillus (D) None of these Ans: A

18. Development of goiter (Enlarged thyroid gland) is mainly due to deficiency of: (A) Sodium (B) Calcium (C) Iodine (D) Iron Ans: C

19. The emission of which causes global warming? (A) Carbon dioxide (B) Carbon monoxide (C) Nitrogen (D) Hydrocarbon Ans: A

20. Who was adjudged player of the tournament by scoring most number of runs in the tournament in women's world cup cricket held recently:(A) Jess Cameron (B) Megan Schutt (C) Anya Shrubsole (D) Suzie Bates Ans: D

21. Who won the inaugural Hockey India League ended in Ranchi recently: (A) Ranchi Rhinos (B) Uttar Pradesh Wizards (C) Delhi Wave Riders (D) Mumbai magicians Ans: A

22. FIFA-2014 world cup is proposed to be held in: (A) Quatar (B) Brazil (C) Spain (D) Russia Ans: B

23. Wanchoo committee Dealt with: (A) Direct Taxes (B) Right to Information Reforms (C) Agriculture Prices (D) Parliamentary Reforms Ans: A

24. Kyoto Protocol is: (A) An international agreement for extradition of foreign enemy (B) An international agreement describing formula for conversion of foreign exchange (C) An international agreement to reduce green house gases (D) An international agreement to deal with International Terrorists organization Ans: C

25. India successfully completed its 101th space mission by launching Indo - Frenchsatellite SARAL recently. This satellite is for: (A) Preparation of a detailed and complete map of Antarctica (B) Study the climate on Mars (C) Oceanographic study (D) None of these is true Ans: C

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