POSTAL ASSISTANT KERALA CIRCLE EXAM PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTION PAPER

KERALA POSTAL CIRCLE EXAM DATE:13.12.2009 MARKS:100  60 MINUTES

PART-1:ENGLISH

(Select the most appropriate word/set of words)

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1.The word most nearly opposite in meaning to valor

Ans:Cowardice

2.The word most nearly similar in meaning to tentative

Ans:Experimental

3.The pair whosr relationship is most like the relationship expressed in the pair,beggar:beg

Ans:Mentor:Guide

Fill in the blanks(Questions 4-10)

4.We lost confidence in him because he never………his promise

Ans:Keeps

5.Her true feelings expressed themselves in her sarcastic asides:only then was he feelings revealed.

Ans:expressed,feeelings

6.Technically glass is a mineral and…………..

Ans:So is water

7.Rajasthan …………….a very dry climate

Ans:has

8.One of the least effective ways of storing information is learning…………it.

Ans:to repeat

9.Many modern architects insists on……………materials native to the region that will blend into the surrounding landscape.

Ans:using

10.By the time a baby has reached its first birthdays,he should,without the help of an adult,………sit up or even stand up.

Ans:be able to

PART II.MATHEMATICS

11.A jar contains 10 red marbles and 30 green ones.How many red marbles must be added to the jar  so that  60% of the marbles will be red?

Ans:35

12.Driving at 48 miles pe hour,how many minutes will it take to drive 32 miles?

Ans:40

13.If a =9 x 8321 and b=9 x 7321 what is the value of a-b

Ans:9000

14.From 1989 to 1990,the number of applicants to a college increased 15% to 5060.How many applications were there in 1989?

Ans:4400

15.Find two numbers whose sum is 27 and product is 182

Ans:13,14

16.How many three-digit numbers aree divisible by 7?

Ans:128

17.Liz is now twice as old as Jose  but 6 years ago she was 5 times as old as he was .How old is Liz now?

Ans:16

18.What is the sum of the product  and quotient of 8 and 8?

Ans:65

19.Liz solved 24 maths problems in 15 minutes.At this rate,how many problems can she solve in 40 minutes?

Ans:64

20.If the average (arithmetic mean)of 25,31 and x is 37 what is the value of x?

Ans:55

PART-III:GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

21.When is world population day celebrated ?

Ans:July 11

22.Jarawas are inhabitants of

Ans:Andamans

23.Headquarters of Universal Postal union

Ans:Berne

24.Newsprint factory in kerala is located in

Ans:Velloor

25.Which of the following is used as an explosive

Ans:Nitroglycerine

26.Winner of the laureus wrld sportswoman of the year 2009

Ans:Yelena Isinbayeva

27.Who is discover laser

Ans:Theodore May man

28.Identify the wrong pair

a)Copper:Balaghat

b)Bauxite:Amarkantak plateau

c)Iron ore:Kudremukh

d)Coal:Digboi

Answer:d

29.Which is the wrong pair

a)Audacity of hope:Barrack Obama

b)Freedom from fear:Sonia Sotomayor

c)Long walkto freedom:Nelson Mandela

d)Abdul kalam:Wings of fire

answer:b

30.The venue of the 1^st official summit of BRIC countries in May 2009 was

Ans:Yekaterinburg

31.Whose patent motto in life was”When ever you can,Count”

Ans:Francis Galton

32.identify the wrong pair

a)4 bits:1 nibble

b)1024 zb:1 Votabyte

c)1024 tb:1 exabyte

d)1024 eb:1 zetabyte

Ans:c

33.Identify the wrong pair

a)Smallest Angiosperm:Lemna

b)Largest seed:Cuscutta Reflexa

c)Smallest Flower:Wolffia Microscopia

d)Largest Flower:Rafflesia Amoldi

Ans:b

34.Elements which helps the flowering of plants

Ans:Magnesium

35.Indian,scientist who translated Einstein’s  General Theory of Relativity from German language to English

Ans:S.N.Bose

36.Indian,who won Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2009

Ans:Deep Joshi

37.Which of the following places is not associated with railway  equipment  industry in  India

a)Bhadravati

b)Varanasi

c)Jamshedpur

d)Chittaranjan

Ans:a

38.Who has been appointed as  Foreign Secretary of India

Ans:Nirupama Rao

39.Spot the wrong pair

a)Agni V-missile

b)kalpana-1-Weather Satellite

c)Bhuvan-Inhouse Mapping system

d)T-90-Satellite launch Vehicle

Ans:d

40.Tyeb Mehta who passed away in July 2009 is remembered for his contribution in the which field.

Ans:painting

PART-IV:REASONING AND ANALYTICAL ABILITY

41.Find the odd animal out

a)Tiger

b)Leopard

c)Wildcat

d)fox

Ans:d

42.if’LODES’is coded as’46321’how will you code the word’DOES’

Ans:3621

43.Find the odd number out

Ans:398

44.Jose travels 7 km to the north.Then again he turns to the right and walks 3 km.Then again he turns to his right and moves 7 km forward.How many kilometers away is he from the starting point?

Ans:3 km

45.’FOOD’is to’HUNGER’as ‘SLEEP’is to

Ans:Weariness

46.’DRIVER’=7,’PEDESTRIAN’=11,ACCIDENT=?

Ans:9

Questions 47-50 are based on the 4 statements(i)-(iv)given below

(i)a and b play football and hockey

(ii)c and d play badminton and cricket

(iii)b and c play cricket and football

(iv)a and d play hockey and badminton

47.One who plays badminton,football and hockey

Ans:A

48.One who plays badminton,football and cricket

Ans:c

49.One who plays cricket,football and hockey

Ans:b

50.One who does not play cricket

Ans:a