Details / Pattern of Postal / Sorting Assistant (PA/SA) Phase 2 Exam 2013(Computer / Typing Test)

Details / Pattern of Postal / Sorting Assistant (PA/SA) Phase 2 Exam 2013(Computer / Typing Test)

Friends...now as Postal Department started publishing the List of Shortlisted candidates for Paper-II based on the performance in Paper-I(Aptitude Test), its time now to understand the details of Paper-II (Computer Typing/Data Entry Test) & Practice it.

Results of Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, North East, Odisha, West Bengal and Kerala Postal Circles already stands published in the official website.

Results of Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir, Panjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Bihar, Haryana, Himanchal Pradesh and Rajasthan Circles are expected soon.

Here is the list of number of candidates shortlisted from each Circle based on the results declared so far.

Name of Circle	No. of Shortlisted Candidates for Paper-II
Andhra Pradesh	2115
Gujarat	983
Karnataka	612
Maharashtra	1947
Tamil Nadu	1783
Assam	2114
Chhattisgarh	330
Jharkhand	640
Madhya Pradesh	1097
North East	153
Odisha	749
West Bengal	2023
Kerala	1000

Pattern of Paper-II(Computer/ Typing Test):

The Typing Test shall be for a duration of 30 minutes (15 minutes each for Typewriting and data entry) consisting of one passage of 450 words in English or 375 words in Hindi to be typed with a minimum speed of 30/25 words per minute respectively & Data entry of some figures and letters each carrying equal marks on Computers.

The typing test and test of data entry operations will be conducted on Computer key board but not on type writer.

Note: The final merit shall be prepared on the basis of the aggregate marks obtained by the Applicants in the Aptitude Test (Paper I) only subject to their qualifying in Computer/Typing test ( Paper II). ie, there will be no marks for Typing/Data entry test. You have to just qualify the minimum criteria in Paper-2 and final merit list shall be prepared on the basis of marks of Paper-I only.

In our next post we will be providing you the Typing Software and Data Entry Software for practice. 

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Direct Recruitment PA/SA Examination - LATEST UPDATE ( as on 23-JUL-2013)

Direct Recruitment PA/SA Examination - LATEST UPDATE

UPDATE as on 23-JUL-2013

I . The List of shortlisted candidates for the Computer Typing / Data Entry (PAPER II) for Kerala Postal Circles is added in the given link below.

II . PAPER II for Andhra Pradesh, Gujrat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala Postal Circles is scheduled on 10th and 11th August 2013.The Admit cards for the same have been dispatched. If not received by 31 July 2013 then it can be downloaded from this website from August 01, 2013

 SHORT LISTED CANDIDATES FOR PAPER II 

PA / SA Direct Recruitment 2013 - Shortlisted Candidates for Computer Typing / Data Entry Test.. ( Paper II )

UPDATE as on 17-JUL-2013

I. Aptitude Test (Paper I) for all the postal circles is completed. The List of shortlisted candidates for the Computer Typing / Data Entry (PAPER II) for Andhra Pradesh, Gujrat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Chhattisgarh,Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, North East, Odisha, West Bengal Postal Circles is given in the link below:

SHORT LISTED CANDIDATES FOR PAPER II  The list in respect of the remaining Postal Circles will be published shortly.

II.The above Short List has been prepared in accordance with the procedure published in the Notification No 60-9/2009 SPB1 dated 8-5-2012. The candidates who figure in the above list have qualified for appearing in the Paper II based on marks in the Paper I.

III The list is in order of Roll Number.

IV. Paper II is tentatively scheduled on 10th,11th,24th,25th,31th August 2013 and 1st September 2013

V. Admit Card for Paper II will be dispatched shortly. Admit Card can also be generated on this website by the candidates.


For Detail List of Shortlisted candidates please visit. 

www.indiapost.gov.in

or

http://www.eonlineapply.com/dop/pages/cwresult.aspx

Facility of generation of Admit Card by the shortlisted candidate will be available on this website from 1100AM on 22/07/2013. 

Solved Questions of Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam held on 07 July 2013

General Awareness Section: Questions with Answer Key

Q1. According to 2011 census, which is the second most populous state in India?

(A) West Bengal

(B) Maharashtra

(C) Andhra Pradesh

(D) Bihar

Ans. (B) Maharashtra

Q2. The capillary action phenomenon of water climbing up a narrow tube dipped in water is due to:

(A) Surface Tension

(B) Atmospheric Pressure

(C) Differential Temperature

(D) Surface Friction

Ans.  (A) Surface Tension

Q3. The smallest functional unit of kidney is:

(A) Nephron

(B) Air Sac

(C) Ovaries

(D) Neuron

Ans. (A) Nephron

Q4. Kwashiorkar is caused due to the deficiency of which nutrient:

(A) Protein

(B) Vitamin D

(C) Iron

(D) Fat

Ans. (A) Protein

Q5. Vasco-de-gama was a native of:

(A) Britain

(B) Portugal

(C) Australia

(D) America

Ans. (B) Portugal

Q6. Who is the Governor of Maharashtra at present:

(A) S.M Krishna

(B) S.C Jamir

(C) Kateekal Shankarnarayanan

(D) None of the above

Ans. (C) Kateekal Shankarnarayanan

Q7. Third battle of Panipat was fought between:

(A) Marathas and Ahmad Shah Abdali

(B) Humaun and Hemu

(C) Akbra and Shershah

(D) None of these

Ans. (A) Marathas and Ahmad Shah Abdali

Q8. Who is the leader of house in the fifteenth Lok Sabha?

(A) Sonia Gandhi

(B) Sushil Kumar Shinde

(C) Meira Kumar

(D) None of these

Ans. (B) Sushil Kumar Shinde

Q9. Layer of the atmosphere which is closest to the earth:

(A) Troposphere

(B) Stratosphere

(C) Ionosphere

(D) Mesosphere

Ans. (A) Troposphere

Q10. The maximum strength of the Lok Sabha as envisaged by the constitution is:

(A) 552

(B) 555

(C) 550

(D) 530

Ans. (A) 552

Q11. Deepika Kumari is a name associated with which game:

(A) Archery

(B) Boxing

(C) Weightlifting

(D) Wrestling

Ans. (A) Archery

Q12. Acid Rain destroys vegetation because it contains:

(A) Sulphuric Acid

(B) Nitric Acid

(C) Carbon Monoxide

(D) Ozone

Ans. (A) Sulphuric Acid

Q13. Consider the London Olympics held recently. Identify the wrong match:

(A) Vijay Kumar- Silver in Shooting

(B) Saina Nehwal- Bronze in Badminton

(C) Gangan Narang- Bronze in shooting

(D) Yogeshwar Dutt- Silver in wrestling

Ans. (D) Yogeshwar Dutt- Silver in wrestling

Q14. Which country has launched solar-B satellite to study the sun:

(A) China

(B) Japan

(C) Germany

(D) India

Ans. (B) Japan

Q15. Santhali language is chiefly spoken by more than six million people in India. Apart from the states of Bihar & Jharkhand, it is also spoken in the states of:

(A) Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan

(B) Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir

(C) Himachan and Jammu and Kashmir

(D) Assam, Orissa, West Bengal and Tripura

Ans. (D) Assam, Orissa, West Bengal and Tripura

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Q16. The Higgs-Boson particle which was recently discovered by scientists, is also known as

(A) God Particle

(B) Atomic Particle

(C) High Mass particle

(D) Quantum Particle

Ans. (A) God Particle

Q17. Recently over 140 countries have agreed on the first international treaty called Minamata Convention. It aims to reduce the emission and release of which element into air, water and land?

(A) Sulphur

(B) Mercury

(C) Cadmium

(D) Lead

Ans. (B) Mercury

Q18. What is the “Support Price” for an agricultural commodity?

(A) Floor price below which it cannot be sold

(B) The minimum price at which the governmet is ready to buyt it

(C) Money paid to agriculturists in the case of draught

(D) Subsidy paid by the government over the prices already available in the market

Ans. (D) Subsidy paid by the government over the prices already available in the market

Q19. Which one of the following items, comes under the concurrent List of the Indian Constitution?

(A) Trade Unions

(B) Citizenship

(C) Local Government

(D) Inter-state rivers

Ans. (A) Trade Unions

Q20. The authority to alter the boundaries of state in India rests with:

(A) President

(B) Prime Minsiter

(C) Parliament

(D) State Government

Ans. (C) Parliament

Q21. The president can nominate two members of the Lok Sabha to give representation to:

(A) Indian Christians

(B) Parsis

(C) Buddhists

(D) Anglo Indians

Ans. (D) Anglo Indians

Q22. Electoral disputes arising out of Presidential and Vice-presidential elections are settled by:

(A) Joint Committee of Parliament

(B) Election Commission of India

(C) Supreme Court of India

(D) Central Election Tribunal

Ans. (C) Supreme Court of India

Q23. ……………. Is not a Central Government Tax.

(A) Custom Duty

(B) Land Revenue

(C) Service Tax

(D) Income Tax

Ans. (B) Land Revenue

Q24. Pranab Kumar Mukherjee was declared elected as ......... president of India on 29 July 2012?

(A) 11th

(B) 12th

(C) 13th

(D) 10th

Ans.(C) 13th

Q24. Who among the following players won Australian Open mens single title,2013?

(A) Novak Djokovic

(B) Gisela Dulko

(C) Daniel Nestor

(D) Bob Bryan

Ans. (A) Novak Djokovic