General Knowledge Study Material for Postal Assistant
Examination
Q.1) Bharat
Nirman Scheme of the UPA Government does not include :
(A)
Rural Water Supply Project
(B)
Irrigation Benefit Programme
(C)
Rural Electrification
(D)
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
Q.2) Which one
of the following committee recommended the abolition of reservation of items
for the
small scale
sector in industry?
(A)
Abid Hussain Committee
(B)
Narasimhan Committee
(C)
Nayak Committee
(D)
Rakesh Mohan Committee
Q.3) In the last
one decade which one among the following sectors has attracted the highest
Foreign Direct
Investment
inflows into India?
(A)
Chemicals other than fertilizers
(B)
Services sector
(C)
Food Processing
(D)
Telecommunication
Q.4) Who
formulates the monetary policy in India?
(A)
SEBI (B) RBI
(C)
Finance Ministry (D) Planning Commission
Q.5) The
population of Uttar Pradesh has been rapidly growing during the last two
decades because of :
(A)
Increased literacy rate (B) Improvement in health and control of diseases
(C)
Improved agriculture (D) Rapid urbanization
Q.6) Consider
the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given
below :
Assertion
(A) : Educated unemployment increases with high rate of economic growth.
Reason
(R) : It happens only when there is lack of professional education.
Codes
:
(A)
Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B)
Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(C)
A is true but R is false.
(D)
A is false but R is true.
Q.7) Six more
Public Sector Undertakings have been accorded status of miniratna by Government
of India
(September
2006). Choose the one which is not included
amongst them from the following :
(A)
Bharat Sanchar Nigam
(B)
Indian Telephone Industries
(C)
Hindustan Latex
(D)
Rashtriya Ispat
Q.8) Consider
according to Buddhism :
Assertion
(A) : There is no rebirth.
Reason
(R) : There is no soul.
Now
select your answer from the following code :
Codes :
(A)
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B)
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(C)
A is true but R is false.
(D)
A is false but R is true.
Q.9) Which one
of the following propounded that destiny determines everything, man is
powerless?
(A)
Jainas (B) Buddhists
(C)
Ajivakas (D) Mimansakas
Q.10) Lord
Buddha preached the following four noble truths. Put them in correct order
using the code given
below :
(a)
There is suffering.
(b)
There is cessation of suffering.
(c)
There is a path leading to the cessation of suffering.
(d)
There is cause of suffering.
Codes
:
(A)
a, d, b, c
(B)
a, d, c, b
(C)
a, c, b, d
(D)
a, b, d, c
Q.11) Sheikh
Nizamuddin Auliya was the disciple of :
(A)
Sheikh Alauddin Sabir
(B)
Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti
(C)
Baba Farid
(D)
Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi
Q.12) Which one
of the following was favoured by Nehru but not favoured by Gandhiji?
(A)
Truth (B) Non-violence
(C)
Untouchability (D) Heavy industrialisation
Q.13) Consider :
Assertion
(A) : Nehru had no regard for the Upanishads.
Reason
(R) : His attitude was scientific.
Now
select your answer from the following code :
Codes
:
(A)
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B)
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(C)
A is true but R is false.
(D)
A is false but R is true.
Q.14) Ashtadhayi
was written by :
(A)
Vedavyas (B) Panini
(C)
Shukadeva (D) Balmiki
Q.15) Adi
Shankaracharya established four mathas. These mathas are situated at :
(A)
Sringeri, Dwarka, Joshimath, Prayab
(B)
Dwarka, Joshimath, Prayag, Kanchi
(C)
Joshimath, Dwarka, Puri, Sringeri
(D)
Puri, Sringeri, Dwarka, Varanasi
Q.16) Who was
the founder of ‘Servants of India Society’?
(A) Madan Mohan Malviya
(B)
Sarojini Naidu
(C)
Justice Ranade
(D)
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Q.17) The third
Sangam was held at :
(A)
Arrikkamedu (B) Ernakulam
(C)
Madurai (D) Tuticorin
Q.18) Who among
the following was the founder of the ‘Satya Shodhak Samaj’?
(A)
Dr. B.R.Ambedkar (B) Jyotiba Phule
(C)
Narayan Guru (D) Ramaswamy Naicker
Q.19) Cotton for
textile was first cultivated in :
(A)
Egypt (B) Mesopotamia
(C)
Central America (D) India
Q.20) Consider
the following statements :
Assertion
(A) : Muhammad Tughlaq’s scheme of token currency was a failure.
Reason
(R) : Muhammad Tughlaq had no proper control over the issuance of coins.
Select
the correct answer using the code given below :
Codes
:
(A)
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B)
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(C)
A is true but R is false.
(D)
A is false but R is true.
Q.21) By which
name was Chanakya known in his childhood?
(A)
Ajaya (B) Chanakya
(C)
Vishnugupta (D) Deogupta
Q.22) Rock cut
architecture in Harapan culture context has been found at :
(A)
Kalibangan (B) Dhaulabira
(C)
Kotdiji (D) Amri
Q.23) Where was
the first Madarsa set up by the British in India?
(A)
Madras (B) Bombay
(C)
Aligarh (D) Calcutta
Q.24) Who among
the following Pakistani National was awarded the ‘Bharat Ratna’ by the Indian
Government?
(A)
Liaqat Ali Khan
(B)
M.A.Jinnah
(C)
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(D)
Muhammad Iqbal
Q.25) Match
List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below :
List-I List-II
(a)
Lachchu Maharaj 1. Dhrupad
(b)
Fayyaz Khan 2. Ghazal
(c)
Sidheshwari Devi 3. Kathak
(d)
Talat Mehmood 4. Thumri
Codes
:
(a)
(b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 3 2 1
(B)
3 1 4 2
(C)
1 2 3 4
(D)
2 3 1 4
ANSWERS
1. (D) 2. (A) 3.
(D) 4. (B) 5. (D)
6. (A) 7. (B) 8.
(D) 9. (C) 10. (A)
11. (C) 12. (D) 13.
(D) 14. (B) 15. (C)
16. (D) 17. (C) 18.
(B) 19. (D) 20. (A)
21. (C) 22. (B) 23.
(D) 24. (C) 25. (B)
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