[Solved] General Knowledge Questions of Postal/Sorting Assistant Examination 2013 (Date- 5th May)

[Solved] General Knowledge Questions of Postal/Sorting Assistant Examination 2013 (Date- 5th May)

1) What is the cap of minimum votes a political party must secure in election to get the status of a State party as decided by the Election Commission of India?

Ans: - 8 percent of total valid votes polled in State Assembly or Lok Sabha polls.

2) In which organization headed by Chitranjan Das, Netaji Shubhash Chandra Bose worked as a Chief Executive Officer?

Ans: - Kolkata Municipal Corporation.

3) Curie point is a temperature at which:

Ans: - A magnetic material undergoes a sharp change in the magnetic properties.

4) Match List-1 with List-2

List-1                                                              List- 2

1) Jawahar Lal Nehru Port                              A. Tamilnadu

2) Paradip Port                                                B. Maharashtra          

3) Kandla Port                                                 C. Odisha

4) Ennore Port                                                  D. Gujarat

Ans: - 1-B, 2-C, 3-D, 4-A.

5) Identify the illiterate among the following?

             (A) Jahangir                        (C) Akbar                           

             (B) Shahjahan                     (D) Aurangzeb

Ans: - Akbar.

6) Gross National Product (GNP) of a country is sum of the market value of all goods and services produced in a year: 

Ans: - Plus net income from abroad.

7) LIBOR, a term used in banking and financial sector:

Ans: - London Interbank Offered Rate.

8) In India proclamation of emergency is made under:

Ans: - Article 352.

9) Sound travels faster in solids than in gases, because:

Ans: - Density of solid is more.

10) The branch of biology that deals with the study of Fungi is called:

Ans: - Mycology.

11) The latitude difference between India & Pakistan by their Standard time is:

Ans:- 7.5 Degree.

12) The Earth is spherical in shape except for some flattening on some portions. This flattening is at the: 

Ans: Poles.

13) Which one of the following fundamental rights was recently included as per the 93^rd amendment of the Constitution?

Ans: Right to free and compulsory education for all children in the 6 to 14 age group.

14) Who is the host country for the inaugural T-20 World Cricket Cup for the blind?

Ans: India.

15) 2012 Champions Trophy Hockey tournament was won by:

Ans: Australia.

16) The International Olympic Committee decided to remove two games from the Olympic starting with 2020 Olympic Games. What are these two?

Ans: Free Style Wrestling and Greco Roman.

17) Mr. Cyrus Pallonji Mistry took over as the Chairman of which industrial group recently:

Ans: Tata Group.

18) Which launch vehicle is expected to be used by ISRO for its 2013 Mars mission?

Ans: Polar Satellite Launch vehicle.

19) Who is chosen by the member of Rajya Sabha?

Ans: Deputy Chairman.

20) Who is the leader of the House in fifteenth Lok Sabha?

Ans: Sushil Kumar Shinde.

21) Barack H. Obama has been recently reelected as President of USA, defeating republican challenger:

Ans: Mitt Romney.

22) Russia is expected to supply Admiral Gorshkov by 2013 end. What is “Admiral Gorshkov”?

Ans: Aircraft Carrier.

23) Which Indian state has the lowest record of population density having just 17 per square kilometer?

Ans: Arunacahal Pradesh.

24) Which state has emerged as the best performing State in terms of Environmental Performance Index (EPI) released by Planning Commission in 2012?

Ans: Uttarakhand.

25) What does the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution of India contain?

Ans: Provisions relating to disqualification on ground of defection.