Post Office Circles- Postal/Sorting Assistant Written Test Syllabus and Exam Pattern with Preparation Tips

As you have already applied for Assistants posts of your circle so now it’s time to start preparation for the written exam, here we have shared the standard written examination pattern/syllabus designed by Postal Department “Post Office” Personnel for Postal and Sorting Assistants.

Postal Assistant exam syllabus and pattern-

Total Marks- 100 (No Negative Marking)

Total Questions- 100

Time Duration- 120 Minutes

The Written exam body is divided into 4 parts A,B,C and D each part allow you to score up to 25 marks for 25 questions separately.

Detailed Post Office written exam test syllabus for Postal and Sorting Assistants

Part A General Knowledge -Postal Assistant written exam syllabus: like other section this part will ask you to answer 25 question each carry one mark in that Current Affairs, Latest Happenings, Geography, History, Events, Sports, Politics related, environment, science up to GK level only and questions about Indian constitution can be asked.

Part B Mathematics -Postal Assistant written exam syllabus: Numerical and Mathematical questions will come under this section. Your analytical ability for answering 25 questions from various formulas and topics of +2 standards will be asked like Average, Decimals, Implication, Number System, Correlation, Compound Interest, Profit etc….

Part C English - Post Office Assistant exam syllabus: under this section your written English communication skills going to be judged specially 25 question will cover Grammar, Synonyms/Antonyms, Prepositions, Active Passive Voice,  tenses and vocab etc….

Part D: Postal Assistant exam syllabus: Here your logical reasoning and analytical thinking would be judged on 25 logical concept based questions

Paper II -Postal Assistant Written Exam Computer Typing Test: A paragraph of about 450 words have to type in English and 375 Words in Hindi on a minimum typing rate of 30/20 WPM – The total time allotted for this part is 15 Minutes 

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SSC CPO SI: Model Practice Question Paper (Solved)

SSC CPO SI: Model Practice Question Paper (Solved)

1. In which State was the first non- Congress Government set up in Independent India?(a) Punjab
(b) Bihar
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Kerala

2. Cheap money means(a) low rates of interest
(b) low level of saving
(c) low level of income
(d) low level of standard of living

3. Under the rules of the IMR, each member is required to declare the par value of its legal tender money in terms of the US dollars and(a) Silver
(b) Gold
(c) Pound Sterling
(d) Diamond

4. The Government takes ‘Ways and means advances’ from(a) RBI
(b) IDBI
(c) SBI
(d) ICICI

5. Kisan Credit Card Scheme was introduced in(a) 1991
(b) 1996
(c) 1998
(d) 2000

6. Compared to the rich the poor save(a) a large part of their income
(b) an equal part of their income
(c) a smaller part of their income
(d) all of their incomes

7. One of the main factors that led to rapid expansion of Indian exports is(a) imposition of import duties
(b) liberalization of the economy
(c) recession in other countries
(d) diversification of exports

8. When too much money is chasing too few goods, the situation is(a) Deflation
(b) Inflation
(c) Recession
(d) Stagflation

9. With which crop has Green Revolution been associated?(a) Rice
(b) Wheat
(c) Pulses
(d) Sugarcane

10. Who was the first Indian Governor-General of India ?(a) B. R. Ambedkar
(b) C. Rajagopalachari
(c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(d) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

11. A candidate, to become a member of the Rajya Sabha, should not be less than(a) 21 years of age
(b) 25 years of age
(c) 30 years of age
(d) 32 years of age

12. Which Constitutional Amendment gave precedence to the Directive Principles of State Policy over Fundamental Rights?(a) 42nd
(b) 44th
(c) 52nd
(d) 56th

13. Nov. 26, 1949 is a significant day in the history of our constitution because(a) India took a pledge of complete independence on this day
(b) the Constitution was adopted on this day
(c) India became a Republic on the day
(d) the first amendment of the Constitution was passed on this day

14. Which of the following expressions does not figure in the Preamble to the India Constitutions?(a) Sovereign Democratic Republic
(b) Socialist
(c) Secular
(d) Federal

15. Which one of the following Presidents of India served for two terms?(a) S. Radhakrishnan
(b) Rajendra Prasad
(c) Zakir Hussain
(d) V. V. Giri

16. The maximum strength of the elected members of the House of the People (Lok Sabha) is(a) 530
(b) 545
(c) 540
(d) 550

17. How many readings does a non-Money Bill have in each House of the Parliament?(a) Two
(b) Three
(c) Four
(d) One

18. Money Bill can be introduced in the State Legislative Assembly with the prior permission of the(a) Governor of the State
(b) Chief Minister of the State
(c) Speaker of Legislative Assembly
(d) Finance Minister of the State

19. The Prime Minister who was voted out of power by the Parliament was(a) Indira Gandhi
(b) Morarji Desai
(c) V. P. Singh
(d) Chandrashekhar

20. The Union Parliament consists of(a) the President of India
(b) the Council of States (Rajya Sabha)
(c) the House of the People (Lok Sabha)
(d) All of these

21. The Indian National Congress had passed the famous resolution on “Non-Cooperation” in 1920 as its session held at(a) Lucknow
(b) Delhi
(c) Bombay
(d) Calcutta

22. Who is known as the ‘Grand Old Man of India’?(a) Dadabhai Naoroji
(b) Gopal Krishan Gokhale
(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(d) Surendranath Banerjee

23. Which of the following can be considered as the most useful and outstanding reforms made by Lord Curzon, especially in respect of the people living in the undivided province of Punjab?(a) Educational Reforms
(b) Police Reforms
(c) Industrial Reforms
(d) Agricultural Reforms

24. Who among the following was sent as an Ambassasdor to the royal court of Jahangir by James I, the then King of England?(a) John Hawkins
(b) William Todd
(c) Sir Thomas Roe
(d) Sir Walter Raleigh

25. ‘Dyarchy’ was introduced in the Government of India Act of(a) 1909
(b) 1919
(c) 1935
(d) None of these

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:: ANSWERS ::
1 (d), 2 (a), 3 (b), 4 (a), 5 (c), 6 (c), 7 (a), 8 (a), 9 (b), 10 (b), 11 (c), 12 (a), 13 (b), 14 (d),
15 (b), 16 (d), 17 (b), 18 (c), 19 (a), 20 (d), 21 (d), 22 (a), 23 (d), 24 (c), 25 (b)

CMPFO Exam Pattern/Syllabus for Inspectors & LDC:

CMPFO Exam Pattern/Syllabus for Inspectors & LDC:

Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation (CMPFO) in its website has given the exam pattern/syllabus for Inspectors & LDC. You can click here to download the CMPFO Exam syllabus/pattern.

CMPFO Exam Prep Books for Inspectors & LDC:

We found following list of books available on the internet for Inspectors & LDC in CMPFO . 

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Syllabus for Combined Graduate Level Tier I Examination 2013

SSC will conduct Combined Graduate Level Examination on 14 April 2013 and 21 April 2013 for graduates. The examination will be conducted in two Tiers i.e. Tier I and Tier II followed by personality test or skill test for various posts. Here is a detailed syllabus, which will help the students in preparing for the examination.

General Intelligence & Reasoning

Questions of both verbal and non-verbal type

Questions on analogies, similarities and differences, space visualization, spatial orientation, problem solving, analysis, judgment, decision making, visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning and figural classification, arithmetic number series, non-verbal series, coding and decoding, statement conclusion, syllogistic reasoning etc. The topics are, Semantic Analogy, Symbolic/Number Analogy, Fi ural Analogy, Semantic Classification, Symbolic/Number Classification, Figural Classification, Semantic Series, Number Series, Figural Series, Problem Solving, Word Building, Coding 8 de-coding, Numerical Operations, symbolic Operations, Trends, Space Orientation, Space Visualization, Venn Diagrams, Drawing inferences, Punched hole/pattern -folding 8 un-folding, Figural Pattern — folding and completion, Indexing, Address matching, Date & city matching, Classification of centre codes/roll numbers, Small 8 Capital letters/numbers coding, decoding and classification, Embedded Figures, Critical thinking, Emotional Intelligence, Social Intelligence, Other sub-topics, if any.

General Awareness

Questions in this section will be asked for testing the candidate’s general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society. The several questions will specially designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of every day observations and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of any educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighboring countries especially pertaining History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Policy & Scientific Research.

Quantitative Aptitude

The questions in this section will be designed to test the ability of appropriate use of numbers and number sense of the candidate. The main scope of the test will be computation of whole numbers, decimals, fractions and relationships between numbers, Percentage. Ratio 8 Proportion, Square roots, Averages, Interest, Profit and Loss, Discount, Partnership Business, Mixture and Allegation, Time and distance, Time 8 Work, Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra 8 Elementary surds, Graphs of Linear Equations, Triangle and its various kinds of centers, Congruence and similarity of triangles, Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles, Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons , Circle, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallelepiped, Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square base, Trigonometric ratio, Degree and Radian Measures, Standard Identities, Complementary angles, Heights and Distances, Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar diagram and Pie chart

English Comprehension

The question will be asked to judge the candidates’ ability to understand correct English, his basic comprehension and writing ability, etc.

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