POSTAL ASSISTANT PREVIOUS SORTING ASSISTANT PAPER- 2008

The thief made a clean breast of his crime.’The phrase ‘made a clean breast of’ means …

The mother of the victim left …… in her efforts to get the culprit convicted. The blank can be filled by-

Complete the following proverb- “Rome was not built in a ……”

‘Phobia’ means …….

‘Post-Paid’ means-

Complete the phrase: “As faithful as a ……”

A doctor who specializes in the treatment of children is called ……

The police are …… the theft in the office. The blank can be filled by

The supervisor needs a ……. of scissors for opening the envelope.

The collective noun for a group of elephants is…….

How many minutes before 12 Noon is it when it is 10.35 a.m.?

Ramesh walked 100 meters towards North, took a left turn and walked 75 meters, again took a left turn and walked 100 meters and stopped walking. Towards what
direction was he facing when he stopped walking?

Pick the odd one out-

Pick the odd one out-

Pick the odd one out-

Identify the city which is the odd one out-

Which is the odd one out in the following-

If we are viewing an angle of 3 through a magnifying glass capable of magnifying 3 times, how big would the angle look?

300 bananas were purchased at Rs.128 a hundred. What should be the selling price per dozen, if a profit of Rs.66 is to be made?

Choose the correct algebraic statement for the following …… “A number is equal to 3 less than three times another number”.

Which of the following numbers is divisible by 18 (remainder 0)?

A 4cm.4cm  4cm brick weights = 64 kg. What would be the weight of a brick of size 1cm  1cm  1cm?

Mr.Dhoni has 5 pairs of white gloves and 5 pairs of black gloves, which he keeps in a box. If he picks 3 gloves at random, what is the probability that he will get a matching pair?

If the length and breadth of a room are 48 feet and 24 feet respectively, and the space diagonal (one corner on ceiling to opposite corner on floor) is 56 feet, what is the height of the room?

What is the next number in the following sequence?
0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, ……

34’ is related to ‘12’ in the same way as ‘59’ is related to ……

Which neighbouring country of India embraced democracy recentlynettobecome the world’s youngest democracy?

Which of the following took over the Anglo Dutch Steel Company Corus?

For International payments the Indian currency is linked to ……

Which organization, headed by Indian environmentalist Dr.R.K.Pachauri has been awarded Nobel Peace Prize in 2007?

Which day is observed as the World Habitat Day?

Which game will be played for the first time in 2010 Asian Games?

Reserve Bank of India is a ……

Which of the following rivers have almost the same point of origin?

What is the main advantage of transplantation method of sowing rice?

All of following rivers flow into or join the Ganges on its left side except ……

As the height abvoe sea level increases, the temperature ……

Which of the two planets listed below are closer to the sun than the earth?

Which of the following countries is not in the continent of Asia?

44. The land masses of India and Sri Lanka are connected by which of the followig straits?

Which of the following is not correctly matched?

From North to South, the correct sequence of the following sea ports is ……

The international Date Line is located in the ……