Kerala Police Constable Exam Question Paper 2012

     

KERALA POLICE CONSTABLE (ARMED POLICE BATTALION) EXAM

(EXAM HELD ON 21-06-2012)

 

1. The chemical that is found in the largest quantity in the sun?

Hydrogen.

2. The year in which the Kyoto protocol was adopted?

2005.

3. A disease that does not fall into the category of life-style disease?

Malaria.

4. The constitutional amendment that removed all doubts regarding the power of the parliament to amend the constitution was made in the year?

1971.

5. Which of the following is not a fundamental right?

Right to life

Right to equality

Right to property

Right against exploitation

Ans: Right to property.

6. When was the Indian constitution finally adopted?

26 November 1949

7. The foreign power that was defeated in the battle of kulachal in 1741?

The Dutch

8. The winner of Kendra Sahithya academy award in 2010?

M.P.Virendrakumar.

9. May 5 is associated with?

Kunchen Nambiar

10. First Indian to go to space?

Rakesh Sharma

11. Brahmos missile is being manufactured in collaboration with?

Russia

12. Earth hours is observed from 8.30pm to 9.30 Pm on?

March 27

13. When was Chandrayan I launched?

2008

14. The museum at VSSC, Thumba is housed in a building that was once a?

Church

15. Interest for money in the S.B. A/C is calculated today on a?

Daily basis

16. A person who is famous for his population theory?

Robert Malthus

 Malthus has become widely known for his theories about population and its increase or decrease in response to various factors. The six editions of his “An Essay on the Principle of Population“, published from 1798 to 1826, observed that sooner or later population gets checked by famine and disease.

17. The player who was the partner of Leander Paes to win Australian open and Wimbledon mixed doubles?

Cara black

18. The FIFA world cup 2010 won by?

Spain

19. Wyndham championship is associated with?

Golf

20. A Keralite who won medals both at the Asian games and the commonwealth games 2010?

Sini Jose

21. A mineral that is found in kerala and that could be fuel for the next generation nuclear power plants?

Thorium

22. The film that bagged the Oscar award in 2010?

The hunt locker

23. The author of ‘ The White tiger’?

Aravind Adiga.

24. Player Viswanathan Anand defeated,……at Sofia to win his 4th world championship title?

Topalov

25. The national high way that connects Kozhikkode and Wayanadu?

N.H. 212.

26. The country against which Sachin Tendulkar scored his 50th test century?

South Africa.

27. Quit India movement was started in?

1942

28. Guruvayoor sathyagraha was in?

1931

29. A river that originates in Kerala and is a tributary of Kaveri?

Bhavani.

30. The length of the Kerala’s uninterrupted inland navigation system?

450 km.

31. The first Non-Aligned conference was held at?

Belgrade.

32. The U.N. agency to help children?

UNICEF

33. The headquarters of international court of justice?

Hague.

34. The first secretary general of UN?

Trygve Lie

35. Goa was integrated in Indian union in?

1961.

36. The first Non congress Prime minister?

Morarji Desai.

37. Bhakra Nangal project is in?

Punjab.

38. The protest against the Rowlatt act of 1919 led to?

Jalianwala Bagh massacre.

39. A river that is a tributary of Ganga?

Krishna.

40. A river that flows westward?

Tapti.

41. The national commission for Religious Minorities was headed by?

Rangnath Misra.

42. Which of the following is a Kharif crop?

A Wheat

B Mustard

C Barley

D Rice

Ans- Rice.

43. The right of children to free and compulsory Education Act prescribes that every child shall be provided education near his/her home for?

8 years.

44. The Forward Block was started in 1939 by?

Subhash Chandra Bose.

45. The head quarters of Interpol is in?

France.

46. What is the fee to be remitted along with an application for information under Right to Information Act?

Rs.10/-

47. Where is the southern most coastal police station in Kerala?

Vizhinjam.

48. Which of the following is not a cyber crime?

A . Sending pornographic mails.

B. Distorting social network.

C. Hacking

D. Photocopying without permission a copyright material.

Ans: Photocopying without permission a copyright material.

49. What is the minimum age for getting a learner’s licence for riding a vehicle above 50 cc?

18

50. When was Kudumbasree Programme started?

2000.

51. He likes…….. praised by others.

Being

52. The boys sing very well,……..?

Don’t they

53. They cancelled the tour due to ……….weather?

Inclement

54. How much…….. this pen ……..?

Does, cost

55. The roof is too higher for him……

To touch.

56. Of the three criminals, the police arrested two. But one is still…….

At large.

57. As a goal-scorer Pele’s superiority………. other footballers was indisputable.

Over.

58. The theatre was set……. by miscreants.

Ablaze.

59. On seeing the police, the burglar took to his……..

Heels.

60. One of the bangles……. removed from the box.

Has been.

61. Which of the following is correctly spelt?

A. Millioner.

B. Millionaire.

C. Millionair.

D. Millioneir.

Ans: Millionaire.

62. ……. being the best player in the world, he failed to win the tournament.

Despite.

63. The teacher was trying to……… the idea that perseverance was the key to success.

Drive home.

64. His addiction……… alcohol is sure to ruin his future.

To.

65. Neither Mathew nor Gopal…… successful.

is.

66. ‘Immortal’ means…….

Living forever.

67. Immediately after the accident, the injured passengers…….. to the hospital.

Were taken

68…….. he was ill, he attended the meeting.

though.

69. Sunil is…….. than Mohan at studies.

Better.

70. The victory at the commonwealth games was…….for the sprinter.

A shot in the arm.

71. Which is next in the series given below.

1, 1, 2, 3, 5, …………..

Ans: 8.

72. 5+4-12/3(7-5)=……….

Ans: 1

73. 3.17 x 3.17 +0.17 x 0.17-2 x 3.17 x 0.17 =

Ans:9

74. The adjacent angles of a parallelogram is in the ratio 2:3. The value of smallest angle is……..

72.

75

Ans: 2/3.

76. Median of the numbers 8, 5, 13, 6, 15, 26, 20, 31 is ……. .

14.

77. The ratio between two numbers is 2:5. Their sum is 133. Then small number is?

38.

78.

 Ans:100.

79. ABC, BDF, CFI, DHL,…..

EJO

80. 1*2=5/2 and 2*1 =7/2, then 2*3 =….?

            Ans: 9/2.

81.

 

  Ans:3.

82. The smallest among 7/10, 2/3, 4/5, 8/11 is …….?

            Ans:2/3.

83. If CHEMISTRY =17, WATER =9, ACID =7, then WEATHER =………

13.

84.

 

 Ans:0.55.

85. Unscramble the letters in the following words and find the odd one out.

A. RIEGT

B. IOLN

C. RTOARP

D. BIBTRA

Ans: RTOARP

86.

Ans:11.

87. In an office, there are 4800 employees. If 3200 of them are male, then what is the ratio of the male employees to female?

2:1

88. The enrolment of students in a school decreed from 800 to 760. What is the percentage of decrease?

5%

89. A bicycle is sold for Rs.1800 at a loss of 10%. What is the cost price?

Rs.2000.

90. When a number is divided by 3, the quotient is 42. What is the number?

126.

91. Winner of Nobel peace prize in 2010?

Liu Xiaobo.

92. The designer of the new unique symbol for Indian rupee ?

D. Udayakumar.

93. Under the Right to Information Act the maximum penalty that can be imposed on an officer who fails to supply the information sought for is rupees:

25,000

94. The winner of Indonesia open super series 2010:

Saina Nehwal.

95. Head quarters of Air India Express?

Kochi.

96. The nuclear submarine that is being built for the Indian Navy:

INS Arihant.

97. According to the Women’s Reservation Bill 2008 passed by the Rajya Sabha the percentage of the seats in the Lok Sabha and state assembly earmarked for women.

33%

98. The country that is referred to as the eighth continent because of its bio-diversity from the rest of the world:

Madagascar.

99. The total number of members of the U.N. at the end of 2010:

192.

100. A country in which the large Hadron Collider is partially situated:

Switzerland.

UPSC 2013 SCHEDULE OF EXAMS

S.No.	NAME OF EXAMINATION	DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF EXAM
1	RESERVED FOR UPSC RT/EXAM	06.01.2013 (SUNDAY)
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20	S.O./STENO (GD-B/GD-I) LTD. DEPTTL. COMPETITIVE EXAM.	21.12.2013 (SATURDAY)
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1.  The employees earn salary while peasants plough the kings’s land.” With refernece to which ruler
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     a) Parantaka I
     b) Aditya I
     c) Vijayalaya
     d) Rajendra Chola II

3.  Which South Indian dynasty divided the State into Nation (Rashtra) Kottam and Village (Gram)?
     a) Chollas
     b) Pallavas
     c) Rashtrakutas
     d) Chalukyas  

4.  During the rule of which dynasty did Kanheri University became popular?
     a) Rashtrakutas
     b) Cholas
     c) Chalukyas
     d) Pallavas

5.  In which state is Rampurva’s Ashok pillar with Bull Capital located?
     a) Bihar
     b) Bengal
     c) Assam
     d) Uttar Pradesh 

 6.  The Constitution of India was adopted by
     a) Constituent Assembly
     b) Parliament
     c) Lok Sabha
     d) Rajya Sabha

7.  In which part of the Constituion of India does the term, ‘Secular’ was added later on?
     a) Fundamental rights
     b) Directive Principle of State Policy
     c) Preamble
     d) All of these

8.  Which Article of Children’s Bill of Rights (1992) says, “I have the rights to know about my rights”?
     a) Article 42
     b) Article 12, 13
     c) Article 23, 28, 29
    d) Article 36 

 9.  Which of the following is not a Fundamental Right?
     a) Right of Equality
     b) Right to Freedom
     c) Franchise
     d) Right to Constitutional remedies 

10. In which Article of Part ‘IV’ of the Constitution have Fundamental Duties been incorporated?
      a) 51
      b) 42
      c) 50
      d) 52 

11. In which ocean is ‘Mariana Trench’ located?
      a) Indian Ocean
      b) Pacific Ocean
      c) Atlantic Ocean
      d) Arctic Ocean

12.  According to area which is the largest and smallest continents of the world?
      a) Africa and Australia
      b) Asia and Antarctica
      c) Asia and Australia
      d) North America and Antarctica 

 13. Which one of the following is not a sphere of the Earth?
      a) Atmosphere
      b) Ozonosphere
      c) Biosphere
      d) Lithosphere 

14. Marble is an example of
      a) Metamorphic rock
      b) Sedimentary rock
      c) Igneous rock 
      d) Plutonic rock  

15. The combined action of weathering and erosion is known as
      a) Decompostion
      b) Hydration
      c) Carbonation
      d) Denudation 

16. Which landform is known as ‘roof of the world’?
      a) Great Himalayas
      b) Pamir Plateau
      c) Tibetan Plateau 
      d) Deccan Plateau  

17. In which state of India ‘Kal Vaishakhi’ winds are usually prevalent during summer season?
      a) West Bengal
      b) Assam
      c) Orissa
      d) Bihar 

18. In which area of India is Yak animal found?
      a) Sunderban
      b) Arunachal Pradesh
      c) Darjeeling 
      d) Ladakh  

19. Which one of the following places is having manufacturing unit of antibiotic medicine?
      a) Hrishikesh
      b) Dehradun
      c) Shimla
      d) Chandigarh 

20. In which year was ‘Consumer Protection Act’ introduced in India?
      a) 1982
      b) 1986
      c) 1988
      d) 1991
              

21. For heritage conservation, in which year Monument, Archaeological Site and Antiquity Act was
      implemented in Rajasthan?
      a) 1961
      b) 1971
      c) 1947
      d) 1952 

22. What is ‘Balad’?
      a) The tradition of Mand singing.
      b) A herd of bulls, on whose back commodities for sale are carried by Binjaro.
      c) A synonym of “Aulayn”.
      d) The event of taking cattle to other land areas to explore the availability of food-water in
          the wake of famine.  

23. Which of the following statements regarding the Rajasthan hero Manikyalal Verma is not true?
      a) He was born at Bijolia.
      b) He was a peasant in his early life.
      c) He was connected with the Bijolia peasant movement for a long time.
      d) He became the Prime Minister of Greater Rajasthan after independence. 

24. In how many volumes is “Vatan ri Phulwari” the invaluable literary heritage of Rajasthan is divided into?
      a) 8
      b) 10
      c) 12
      d) 16 

 25. In which district is the historical place “Mangarh” situated?
      a) Dungarpur
      b) Pratapgarh
      d) Rajsamand 
      d) Banswara  

26. Which one of the following project types has been suggested by Thomas M. Risk for secondary
      school?
      a) Social Projects
      b) Economic Projects
      c) Productive Projects
      d) Environmental Projects  

27. Which one of the following is the main objective of evaluation in Social Science?
      a) Assessment of the knowledge of the students.
      b) Better classroom teaching.
      c) Educational planning.
      d) Social development

28. Which is not a characteristic of a good evaluation?
      a) Validity
      b) Reliability
      c) Diagnosticity
      d) Negativeness 

 29. Field trips are useful in Social science for
      a) Evaluation
      b) Empirical evidencies
      c) Entertainment
      d) All of these

30. Which type of teaching aids are most useful in Social Science?
      a) Models
      b) Museum
      c) Audio-visual aids
      d) Drawing equipment

DEPARTMENT OF POSTS-KERALA CIRCLE POSTMAN & POSTAL ASSISTANTS RECRUITMENT

Department of Posts invites applications from meritorious Sportspersons for appointment as Postal Assistant , Sorting Assistant and Postman in the Department of Posts against the vacancies for the years 2004 to 2010 under sports quota in Kerala Postal Circle, including 7 vacancies set aside for special consideration as per the Hon. High Court of Kerala orders in the regard. There are total 52posts of Postal Assistant / Sorting Assistant and Post man Vacancies in Department of Posts. Applications Forms, Educational Qualification Selection Procedure and more given below.

Department of Posts Recruitment details:

Total Post : 52vacancies

Post Name :

1. Postal Assistant / Sorting Assistant : 32posts
2. Postman : 20posts

Department of Posts Vacancies in the following disciplines :

1. Athletics : 08posts (Men-04 & Women-04)
2. Cycling (Men) : 02posts
3. Shuttle Badminton : 05posts( 3 Men & 2-Women)
4. Football (Men) : 09posts
5. Kabaddi (Men) : 08posts
6. Weight Lifting, Power lifting and Best Physique (Men) : 02posts
7. Volley ball (Men) : 09posts
8. Cricket (Man) : 04posts
9. Hockey (Men) : 05posts

Qualifications Required :

1. Inter / 10+2 pass (60% marks and 55% for BC and 45% marks for SC / ST candidates) from recognized University  / Board of School Education / Board of Secondary Education with English as compulsory subjects. ii) Should have studied local language of the State of Kerala (ie., Malayalam or Hindi as a subject at least in Matriculation or equivalent.) for Postal Assistant / Sorting Assistant Vacancies.

2. Matriculation from any recognized university for Postman vacancies

How to Apply :

The application, duly signed by the candidate along with the enclosures, should be send in an envelope superscribed "Application for recruitment under Sports Quota" and addressed to the Chief Postmaster General, Recruitment Section, Kerala Circle, Thiruvanthapuram-695033 by Registered Post or Speed Post.

Last date for applications submit : 10.10.2012

Official website of Department of Posts view : www.keralapost.in

For more Details Visit http://www.keralapost.in/Downloads/Sports_Rectt_Notification.pdf

SBI CLERKS EXAM COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE / MARKETING KNOWLEDGE MCQs

1) An operating system ---------

a) Administrative 

b) Control Division

c) Input division

d) Process Division

e) None of these

Ans a

2) Which is not an operating system

a) Unix

b) Oracle

c) MS DOS

d) XENIX

e) None of these

Ans b

3) Disk Partition can be done by

a) F Disk Command

b) Format Command

c) Partition Command

d) Hard Disk delete

e) None of these

Ans a

4) Which is not the option of Translator

a) Assembler

b) Interpreter

c) UNIX

d) Compiler

e) None of these

Ans c

5) The Virus which themselves attach with the operating system of computer is

a) Boot in Factor

b) EXE in factor

c) Operating in Factor

d) System in factor

e) None of these

Ans d

6) Read only memory

a) Volatile

b) Non Volatile

c) Visible

d) only a and b

e) only a and c

Ans b

BANKING AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs

1. Which of the following statements is true?
a) The licence to open branches of bank is granted by Board of Directors of that Bank
b) There is no need of licenses to open branch of a bank
c) A licence to open a branch is issued by the Central Government
d) A licence to open a branch is issued by the Reserve Bank of India under the provisions of Banking Regulation Act, 1949
2. The important condition for granting licence of banking companies is?
a) Banking company need not plan to pay for future depositors
b) Banking company can plan for its capital structure once the licence is granted
c) The business undertaken by the banking company should not frustrate the interest of public
d) The banking company can undertake business other than banking with the permission of annual general body
3. Who of the following is not a party to the IPO?
a) Registrar of Issue
b) Investment Banker
c) Advertisement Agency
d) Registrar of Companies
4. Which of the following is not shown as an asset in the balance sheet of a Bank?
a) Investments
b) Advances
c) Cash Balances with other banks
d) Borrowings
5. The credit policy of a bank does not consists of?
a) Lending policies
b) Quality control
c) Loan product mix
d) Advertising of loan products
6. Which of the following is a function of the agent bank relating to flow of money in the process of loan syndication?
a) Receiving notices relating to cancellation of any part of the loan
b) Calling of loans in the event of default
c) Receiving the fee from the borrower and distributing among the participating banks
d) Receiving notices relating to transfers of banks
7. Which of the following is the parameter to recognize the SSI unit as sick unit?
a) The erosion in the net-worth due to accumulated losses is up to 25% of its net worth during the previous account year
b) The erosion in the net-worth due to accumulated losses is up to 50% of its net worth during the previous account year.
c) The unit should have been in commercial production for at least five years
d) Lack of updations in technological development
8. Which of the following is not the service provided by the Small Industries Service Institute?
a) Providing entrepreneurship development programs
b) Developmental efforts
c) Export promotion and liaison activities
d) Financial support
9. Service Area Approach (SAA) is associated with?
a) Rural and Semi-urban branches of commercial banks
b) Urban branches of commercial banks
c) Branches of commercial banks situated in metro cities
d) Development banks
10. Which of the following cannot be securitized?
a) Future rentals of a fishing boat
b) Hire purchase receivables
c) Demand drafts received by the banker during clearing
d) Future billings for an airline

Andhra Bank Probationary Officers (PO) & Specialist Officers Recruitment 2012

 Andhra Bank invite applications from eligible Candidates for Probationary Officers (PO) & Specialist Officers . Candidates those who have qualified in IBPS CWE PO & Specialist Officers Exam 2012 with Valid IBPS Score card are eligible and need to Apply Online.

Vacancy Details :
Probationary Officers – 400
IT Officers – 40
Rajbasha Officers – 7
HR Officers – 8
Law Officers – 15

Educational Qualifications : Graduate in any Discipline from recognized university.

IBPS Cut Off Marks : Candidates need to get minimum of 24 Marks in each test for General Categories (21 Marks for Reserved Categories)

Application Fee of Rs. 100/- (Rs.20/- for Reserved Categories) to be paid by candidates through the challan downloaded from bank website.

Selection Procedure is based on the Group Discussion or/ Interview. Only Short Listed Candidates will be called for GD/Interview based on the Score in IBPS.

How to Apply:
Candidates should apply Online  http://www.andhrabank.in on or before 15-09-2012.

For further details about the recruitment refer Full Advertisement Notification carefully before applying.


Probationary Officers (PO) Online Application

Specialist Officers Online Application

RRC South Western Railway, Hubli Recruitment of Group-D Posts

Applications in the prescribed format are invited from eligible Indian Nationals for filling up of following 790 various Group-D posts in South Western Railway, Hubli in the pay scale of Rs.5200-20200 grade pay Rs.1800/- (age : 18-33 years as on 01/01/2012) :

Trackman/ Helper/ Porter/ Hamal/ Sweeper cum Porter/ Safaiwala etc.

Education Qualifications :
Candidates must have at least 10th class or ITI to apply.

Age Limit :
Min. Age – 18 and Max. Age – 33

Age Relaxation:
Age Relaxation will be given to the categories according to the Govt Rules for reserved category.

Application Fee : Rs.40/- in the form of DD/ IPO  in favour of FA&CAO/SWR/Hubli  payable at Hubli. Candidates belonging to SC/ST, PWD(PH), Women, Minority Communities and Economically Backward Classes/Sections are exempted from payment of examination fees.


Selection Process :
Selection process is based on performance in based on the performance in Written exam, PET and Medical test.


How to Apply : Applications in the prescribed format complete in all respects along with required enclosures should be sent by post to the Assistant Personnel Officer (Recruitment), Railway Recruitment Cell, DRM Office Compound, South Western Railway, Hubli - 580020, so as to reach on or before 28/09/2012 up to 18.00 hrs. For candidates residing in Far-Flung areas and North-East, the closing date for receipt of applications by post will be 13/10/2012 up to 18.00 hrs.

For more Details Visit:  http://www.swr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1345868686438-E_NotificationNo1_2012.pdf

FCI ASSISTANT GRADE - III RECRUITMENT FOR 6545 POSTS

 Food Corporation of India (FCI) invited applications from eligible candidates for 6545 Assistant Grade III vacancies.

FCI - North Zone 

1. Assistant Grade-III (General) : 516 posts
2. Assistant Grade-III (Accounts) : 238 posts
3. Assistant Grade-III (Technical) : 1652 posts
4. Assistant Grade-III (Depot) : 617 posts

FCI - East Zone 

1. Assistant Grade-III (General) : 85 posts
2. Assistant Grade-III (Accounts) : 142 posts
3. Assistant Grade-III (Technical) : 411 posts
4. Assistant Grade-III (Depot) : 1115 posts

FCI - South Zone 

1. Assistant Grade-III (General) : 156 posts
2. Assistant Grade-III (Accounts) : 134 posts
3. Assistant Grade-III (Technical) : 631 posts
4. Assistant Grade-III (Depot) : 738 posts

FCI - West Zone 

1. Assistant Grade-III (General) : 62 posts
2. Assistant Grade-III (Accounts) : 47 posts
3. Assistant Grade-III (Technical) : 474 posts
4. Assistant Grade-III (Depot) : 286 posts

FCI - North East Zone 

1. Assistant Grade-III (General) : 39 posts
2. Assistant Grade-III (Accounts) : 89 posts
3. Assistant Grade-III (Technical) : 113 posts

Age :  27 years as on 01/08/2012. Age relaxation to reserved categories as per rules.

Application Fee : Rs. 200/- only through State Bank of India SBI either in the form of Challan or net banking.

Examination will conducted on  11/11/2012.

How to Apply : Apply Online at SSC  websites only  from 25/08/2012 to 19/09/2012 at http://www.ssconline.nic.in and/or http://ssconline2.gov.in for Part-I registration and up to 21/09/2012 for Part-II Registration.  

For more Details visit http://ssc.nic.in/notice/examnotice/FCI%20Notice%20final2.pdf 

Selection Procedure:

The Selection Procedure for the Recruitment of Assistant Grade III in FCI Shall consists of a Written Test.The Details of Written test (Paper-I, Paper-II and Paper-III) are given as under

Paper-I : The Paper-I in an Objective Paper of 200 marks that have duration of 2 hours that contains sections such as General Intelligence, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, English Language.Paper-I will be held on 11.11.2012

Paper-II : The Paper-II is also an Objective Paper of 200 marks with 2 hours of Duration. In Paper-II, the Questions will be asked on Quantitative Methods and English Language & comprehension.Paper-II will be held on 06.1.2013

Paper-III: Paper-III is only for those candidates who have applied for AG III Technical Posts. The Duration of Paper-III will be hours and Questions will asked on Biological Sciences. Paper-III will be held on 06.1.2013

For AG-IIII (General, Accounts and Depot Posts): Candidates who have applied for these posts will have to appear only in Paper-I and Paper-II.

For AG-III (Technical Posts): Candidates who have applied for this Post will have to appear in Paper-I and Paper-II.

Note: 

1) Paper-I is for shortlisting candidates for Paper-II and Paper-III

2) Selected Candidates in the Paper-II and Paper-III will have to undergo a Computer Proficiency Test, based on which they will be considered for Final Selection.

3) There will be no exemption from Computer Proficiency Test

 

Indian Post Office Recruitment 2012 in Various States

Department of Posts (DOP)/ India Post or Indian Postal Department, Govt. of India invites applications from the eligible Applicants for filling of vacancies of Postal Assistants/ Sorting Assistants/ Postal Assistants across India in various Postal Circles of India. 

Job Post: Postal Assistants/ Sorting Assistants/ Postal Assistants

Total Post: 5000+ 

* J&K Postal Circle: 49 ( Details: Jobs in J&K Postal Circle )
* Punjab Postal Circle: 93 Jobs
* Odisha Postal Circle: 180 Jobs
* Harayana  Postal Circle: 150
* Delhi Postal Circle: 342 Jobs
* Himachal Pradesh Postal Circle: 97 Jobs
* Kerala Postal Circle: 180 Jobs
* Maharashtra Postal Circle: 97 Jobs
* Tamilnadu Postal Circle Recruitment 2012 : 621 Jobs
* Uttarakhand Postal Circle: 83 Jobs

* Rajasthan Postal Circle: 100+ Jobs

* Andhra Pradesh Postal Circle: 388 Jobs

Pay Scale: Rs. 5200-20200 with Grade pay of Rs. 2400 + admissible allowance.

Age Limit: 18-27 years; The Age limit is relaxable for Applicants belonging to Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe Applicants up to 5 years and for Applicants belonging to Other Backward Classes up to 3 years and for Government servants up to the age of 40 years in accordance with the Instructions or orders issued by Government of India from time to time. Age relaxation for Ex-servicemen would be as per extant orders of government of India

Qualification: (i) 10 +2 Standard or 121h Class pass with at least 60 % marks and above, from any recognized University/Board of School Education, Board of Secondary Education with English as a compulsory subject (excluding vocational streams) for OC candidates, 55 % and above for Other Backward Classes and 45% and above for Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes shall apply. (ii) Should have studied local language of the State or Union Territory of the Postal Circle concerned or Hindi as a subject at least in Matriculation or equivalent.

Exam Pattern: The Applicants shall be subjected to an Aptitude Test with a total 100 marks covering the following subjects/topics. Aptitude Test (Paper- I) will be comprising following four parts (A/B/C/D). The total duration of the Aptitude Test will be 2 hrs (120 Minutes). There is no negative marking.

Application form: The Prescribed application form to apply for Jobs in Department of Posts can be obtained from the Head Post Office and the Identified Post Offices of the concerned Postal circles on a cash payment of Rs 50/-.The last date for obtaining the Application form is 25th September, 2012

Examination fees: An examination fee of Rs 200 will have to deposited in the post office of the Concerned Postal Circle.After depositing the fee, candidates are required to obtain ACG-67/UCR receipt.There is no fee for SC/ST/PH and Women candidates.

How to Apply: Candidates are required to fill the prescribed Application form, by following the Instructions given in the Information Booklet and attach the Required Certificates , Documents and Fee Receipt with the application form and sent it to the Direct Recruitment Cell, New Delhi HO, New Delhi-1100010″ on or before 01-10-2012 through Speed Post/Registered Post of India Post only.

Last date: 1st Oct. 2012

For Job details visit: http://indiapost.gov.in/Recruitment.aspx 


PATTERN OF EXAMINATION:

    The Applicants shall be subjected to an Aptitude Test with  a total 100 marks covering the following subjects/topics. Aptitude Test will be comprising following four parts (A/B/C/D). The total duration of the Aptitude Test will be 2 Hrs. (120 minutes). There is no negative marking.

Part - A:    25 Questions on General Knowledge - Questions on Current events, Sports, History, Geography, Basic economics, General Polity, Indian Constitution, Science environment etc. - 25 Marks

Part - B:    25 Questions on Mathematics of matriculation standard which may cover number system, simplification, decimals, corrections, simple and compound interest, percentage, average, profit & loss, discount, mensuration, time & work and time & distance etc. - 25 Marks

Part - C:    25 Questions on English covering grammar (prepositions, adverbs, conjunction, direct / indirect speech, singular & plural, tenses, antonyms / synonyms etc. - 25 Marks

Part - D:    25 Questions on  Reasoning and Analytical Ability - 25 Marks

Odisha Postal circle Recruitment of 180 Postal & Sorting Assistants

Odisha Postal circle has issued notification for filling up 180 posts of Postal & Sorting Assistants.
  Eligible candidates can apply before 1 October, 2012.

Total Number of Vacancies : 180 Posts
1. Postal Assistants - 120 Posts
2. Sorting Assistants - 26 Posts
3. Postal Assistants in Odisha Circle Cadre - 34 Posts

Age Details -
Candidates age should be between 18 years to 27 years as on 01-10-2012.

Educational Qualification -
Candidates should be possess 12th class passed with minimum 60% Marks from any education board with English as a compulsory Subject.

Application Form Fee -
1. General and obc category candidates need to pay Rs. 200/-
2. No Fee required from SC/ST/PH Category candidates.

Selection Process -
Eligible candidates will be selected on Aptitude Test , Typing , Computer Test Performance.

How To Apply -
Candidates can apply through application format which application format right now are available on head post officers and identified Post offices in Odisha circles.

Address for submit application form -
Direct Recruitment Cell,
New Odisha HO,
New Odisha-1100010

Important Dates -
1. Closing date for sale for application form - 25 September, 2012
2. Last date for submit application form - 1 October, 2012