Postal Sorting Assistant Previous Question Paper

Here is a model question paper for the upcoming Postal / Sorting Assistant Examination in Kerala Circle to be held on 14th November 2010. This GK Quiz features 25 general knowledge questions and answers of which majority of them are selected from Postal – Sorting Assistant Previous Question Papers exam held in Kerala circle 2006.  Most of the questions in this Postal Assistant Quiz are related to questions which can be asked related to Indian Postal service.

Postal Assistant – Sorting Assistant Model Question Paper Quiz

1) “Who among the following is given the credit of establishing the modern postal system in India?

A) Lord Clive
B) Lord Mountbatten
C) Lalith Mansingh
D) Dalhousie

2) “Dreams from My Father” is the famous Autobiography of (Source General Knowledge Quiz Blog)

A) Nelson Mandela
B) Mukesh Ambani
C) Barak Obama
D) Rajeev Gandhi

3) The website address of India Postal Service?

A) indiapost.co.in
B) indiapost.net
C) indiapost.gov.in
D) indiapost.com

4) Imperial Bank of India is now known as

A) State Bank of India
B) Citi Bank
C) Central Bank of India
D) Punjab National Bank

5) In which Shakespearian Drama is Desdemona a character?

A) Hamlet
B) Merchant of Venice
C) Othello
D) As you like it

6) Who is the first Indian to reach South Pole and North Pole?

A) Jamnalal Bajaj
B) Dheeraj Pandey
C) Lal Krishna
D) Ajith Bajaj

7) Decibel is the unit of

A) Speed of Light
B) Intensity of Sound
C) Intensity of Heat
D) Radio Wave Frequency

8) Which among the following mountain peaks is the highest?

A) Kanchenjunga
B) Nanda Devi
C) Badrinath
D) Nunkun (Nun Kun)

9) The famous Nokia Company is based in which country

A) America
B) France
C) Japan
D) Finland

10) PIN code Zone No.6 includes besides Kerala (Previously asked question from Postal Assistant Exam Kerala Circle November 2006)

A) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
B) Tamil Nadu and Lakshadweep
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Karnataka

11) Main Chip of Computer is called

A) RAM
B) Motherboard
C) Graphic Card
D) CPU

12) The phrase “put up with” means

A) Postpone
B) Refuse
C) Extinguish
D) Tolerate

13) Which was the first political occasion when ‘Vande Mataram’ was sung?

A) 1896 Session of the INC
B) 1912 Session of the INC
C) On 15th August 1947
D) On 26th January 1950

14) Five Year Plan in India is finally approved by ?

A) Union Cabinet
B) President on the advice of Prime Minister 
C) National Development Council
D) Planning Commission

15) Which of the following is NOT TRUE of India’s National Flag?

A) It is a horizontal tri-colour
B) The ratio between the width of the flag to its length is two to five
C) It design was adopted by the constituent Assembly on 22nd July 1947?
D) Its use and display are regulated by a code

16) AIDS is caused by ?

A) Virus 
B) Bacteria
C) Fungus
D) Water

17) How many mother tongues are spoken in India?

A) More than 1600
B) Less than 500
C) More than 2500
D) 32

18) Which place is known as “Scotland of the East”

A) Shimla
B) Dharamsala
C) Shillong
D) Kashmir

19) Some incidents in India’s freedom movement are arranged chronologically in the options below, which of them is correct?

A) First meeting of INC, Formation of the Muslim League, Massacre of Jallianwallabag, Moplah rebellion in Malabar
B) Moplah rebellion in Malabar, First meeting of INC, Formation of the Muslim League, Massacre of Jalianwallabag
C) Massacre of Jalianwallabag, First meeting of INC, Moplah rebellion in Malabar, Formation of the Muslim League
D) Formation of the Muslim League, First meeting of INC, Moplah rebellion in Malabar, Massacre of Jalianwallabag

20) Which bank opened the first ATM in India

A) HDFC
B) ICICI 
C) HSBC
D) SBI

21)  Cattle is to Herd as Sheep is to __ ?

A) Flock
B) Swarm
C) Crowd
D) Gang 

22) Who was the first defense Minister of India

A – Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
B – Bhagat Singh
C – Laxmi N. Menon
D – Baldev Singh

23) Expand the abbreviation of G.P.O.

A) Generic Post Office
B) General Post office
C) Group Post Office
D) Grand Post Office

24) ‘Self respect is a most vital factor in life. Without it man is a mere cipher.’ Who said this?

A) Alexander Pope
B) Erich Segal
C) B.R. Ambedkar
D) George Eliot

25) Bureau of Indian Standards was established in

A – 1948
B – 1935
C – 1942
D – 1947


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Answers to Postal Assistant – Sorting Assistant GK Model Test Quiz

1) A) Lord Clive
2) C) Barak Obama
3) C) indiapost.gov.in
4) A) State Bank of India
5) C) Othello
6) D) Ajith Bajaj
7) B) Intensity of Sound
8) A) Kanchenjunga
9) D) – Finland
10) B) Tamil Nadu and Lakshadweep
11) D) CPU
12) D) Tolerate
13) A) 1896 Session of the Indian National Congress
14) C) National Development Council
15) B) The ratio between the width of the flag to its length is two to five (The correct ratio of width and length is two to three)

16) A) Virus
17) A) More than 1600
18) C) Shillong in Meghalaya

19) Ans – A) First meeting of INC (1885), Formation of the Muslim League (1906), Massacre of Jallianwallabag (1919), Moplah rebellion in Malabar (1921)

More information 

• Indian National Congress was founded in 1885 and the first meeting of INC was held from 28th to 31st December 1885.
• All India Muslim League was founded in 1906. 
• Jallianwala Bagh massacre, also known as Amritsar massacre, incident was happened in 13th April 1919.
• Malabar Rebellion, also known as the Moplah Rebellion, was an uprising in 1921 against British authority in the Malabar by Mappila Muslims.

20) C) HSBC (HSBC Holdings plc was founded in London in 1991 by The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation)

21) A) Flock
22) D – Baldev Singh
23) B) General Post office
24) C) B.R. Ambedkar
25) D – 1947