1STEP SOLUTION

2013
Postal Assistant/ Sorting
Assistant Exam 2013
Part A & Part B Fully Solved
Akshay Almast
SE L F ST UDY P R E SE N T A T I ON
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Part A (General Knowledge)
1. Which is the land area in
extreme south of India?
(Cape Cammiran near
Kanyakumari)

2. The ozone layer lies in the:
(Stratosphere)

3. In union budget 2013-14,
"voluntary compliance
encouragement scheme" was
launched by government of india.
This scheme is related to:
(Service Tax)

4. Economic survey 2012-13 states
that Non performing Assets of
increased from 2.36% to 3.57%
in september 2012. The
description of Non performing
Assets was with reference to
which sector: (Banking Sector)

5. This is the rate at which Reserve
Bank Of India borrows money
from commercial banks:
(Reverse Repo Rate)

6. As per election commission of
india, how many recognised
national political parties are
there in india?
(Six)

7. The present deputy chairman of
Rajya Sabha is elected member of
Parliament from which State of
India?
(Kerala)

8. The Constitution was adopted by
the Constituent Assembly on:
(26
th
November, 1949)
9. The Present strength of Rajya
Sabha members is out of
which.. are representatives of
states and union territories of
Delhi and Puducherry and are
nominated by president:
(245,233,12)

10. Which of the following glands
produces insulin in human body?
(Pancreas)

11. Which of the following is food
poisoning organism:
(Clostridium Botulinum)

12. The emission of which causes
global warming:
(Carbon dioxide)

13. Development of goiter (Enlarged
thyroid gland) is mainly due to
deficiency of:
(Iodine)

14. Who was adjudged player of the
tournament by scoring most
number of runs in the
tournament in womens world
cup cricket held recently:
(Suzie Bates)

15. Who won the inaugural Hockey
India League ended in Ranchi
recently:
(Ranchi Rhinos)

16. FIFA-2014 world cup is proposed
to be held in:
(Brazil)

17. Wanchoo committee dealt with:
(Direct Taxes)

18. Bauxite is an ore of: (Aluminium)
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19. Kyoto Protocol is:
(An international agreement to
reduce green house gases)

20. India successfully completed its
101th space mission by
launching Indo- French satellite
SARAL recently. This satellite is
for: (Oceanographic Study)

21. Government of India has recently
granted "Maharatna" status to
two more Navratna public
enterprices. Which are the these
new companies joining the club
of Maharatna public sector
undertakings:
(Bharat Heavy electrical Ltd and
Gas authority of India Limited)

22. India's newly built and tested
missile 'Astra' is meant for:
(Air to Air Strike)

23. The Governor General who
adopted a policy of
Europeanization of Bureaucracy
and an exlusion of Indian from
higher posts:
(Cornwallis)

24. During which movement Bal
Gangadhar Tilak was given the
epithet Lokmanya and Gandhiji
give the slogan 'swaraj in a year'
respectively:
(Home rule Movement and Non
Cooperation Movement)

25. Recently Dargah Muinuddin
Chisti at Ajmer was in news due
to visit of Pakistani Prime
Minister Dargah Muinudding
Chisti at Ajmer was built by:
(Alauddin Khilji)
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Part B (Mathematics)

Que.:- 13 chairs and 5 tables were
bought for Rs. 8280. If the average cost
of the table will be Rs. 1227, what is
the average cost of a chair?
Sol.:- Let the average cost of a chair
be Rs. x.
1Sx +5 1227 =8280
13x =8280 6135
x =
2145
13

=Rs. 165.

Que.:- A man goes uphill with an
average speed of 24 kmph and comes
down with an average speed of 36
kmph. The distance travelled in both
the cases being the same. The average
speed (in km/ hr) for the journey is:
Sol.:- Let the distance of each time
be x km.
Time taken in going and returning,
=
x
24
+
x
36

=
6x + 4x
144

=
10x
144
hrs.
Aveiage Speeu,
=
2x x 144
10x

= 28.8 km/ hr.

Que.:- 40% of the employees of a
certain company are men, and 75% of
the men earn more than Rs. 25,000 per
year. If 45% of the companys
employees earn more than Rs. 25,000
per year, what fraction of the women
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employed by the company earn Rs.
25,000 per year or less?
Sol.:- Let number of men and women be
40 and 60 respectively.
Numbei of eaining moie than
Rs. 25,000 = 30
Total number of employees
earning more than Rs. 25000 = 45
Numbei of women eaining moie
than Rs. 25,000 = (45-30) = 15.
Now fraction of the women
earning Rs. 25,000 or less,
=
60-15
60

=
45
60

= 3 4 .

Que.:- A sum of money invested at
compound interest amounts in 3 years
to Rs. 800 and in 4 years to Rs. 840.
What is the percentage rate of
interest?
Sol.:- Simple Interest on Rs. 800 for
1 yr = Rs. (840-800) = Rs. 40.
Peicentage iate of inteiest
= (100 x
40
800
x 1) %
= 5 %.

Que.:- If the difference between simple
and compound interest on some
principal amount at 20% per annum
for three years is Rs. 48, then the
principal amount is:
Sol.:- For Three years,
Sum =
x x (100)
3
r
2
(300 + r)

=
48 x (100)
3
(20)
2
x (300 +20)

= Rs. 375.

Que.:- The curved surface of a cylinder
is 264 m
2
. Its volume is 924 m
3
. The
height of the cylinder must be:
Sol.:-
Curved surface area of cylinder = 2rh
264 = 2rh ..(i)
Volume of cylinder = r
2
h
924 = r
2
h ..(ii)
Dividing equation (ii) by (i),
we get.

r
2
h
2h
=
924
264

2
=
924
264

i =
924 x 2
264

i = 7 m.
From (i), we get.
2 x
22
7
x 7 x h = 264
h =
264 x 7
2 x 22 x 7

= 6 m.

Que.:- If by selling 110 apples, the C.P.
of 120 apples is realised, the gain
percentage is:
Sol.:- Let C.P. of each apple be Rs. 1.
C.P. of 110 apples = Rs. 110
S.P. of 110 apples = Rs. 120
uain % = (
10
110
x 100) %
= 9
1
11
%.

Que.:- If 8 men or 12 women can do a
piece of work in 25 days, in how many
days can the same work be done by 6
men and 11 women?
Sol.:- Let the required number of
days be x.
8 men =12 women
6 men =
12
8
x 6 =9 women
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6 men and 11 women,
=9+11
=20 women
20 : 12 = 25 : x
x =
12 25
20

=15 days.

Que.:- Three men or Eight boys can do
a piece of work in 17 days. How many
days will Two men and Six boys
together take to finish the same work?
Sol.:- Let the required number of
days be x.
3 men =8 boys
2 men =
8
3
x 2 =
16
3
boys.
2 men and 6 boys,
=
16
3
+6
=
34
3
boys.

34
3
: 8 =17 : x
x =
8 17 3
34
=12 days.

Que.:- It costs Re. 1 to photocopy a
sheet of paper. However, 2% discount
is allowed on all photocopies done
after first 1000 sheets. How much will
it cost to copy 5000 sheets of paper?
Sol.:- Total cost,
=Rs. [1x1000+(100-2)% of 1x4000]
=Rs. (1000+0.98 x 4000)
=Rs. (1000+3920)
=Rs. 4920.

Que.:- The ratio of two numbers is 4:5.
When the first is increased by 20% and
the second is decreased by 20%, the
ratio of the resulting numbers is:
Sol.:- Let the 1
st
and 2
nd
number be
4x and 5x respectively.
Required Ratio,
=
4x 120
100

5x 80
100

=6 : 5.

Que.:- Pujara has a certain average of
runs for his 8 matches in Border
Gavaskar Trophy. In the ninth match
he scores 100 runs and thereby
increases his average by 9 runs. His
new average of runs is:
Sol.:- Let the average runs for 8
Matches be x.

8x+100
9
= x +9
8x +100 =9x +81
x =19
New average =19 +9 =28.

Que.:- If the numerator of a fraction be
increased by 12% and its denominator
decreased by 2%, the value of the
fraction becomes 6/ 7. Thus, the
original fraction is:
Sol.:- Let the fraction be
x
y
. Then,

112% of x
98% of y
=
6
7


x
y
=
98% oI 6
112% oI 7
=
98 6
112 7
=
3
4
.

Que.:- Rohan lends Rs. 10,000 in four
parts. If he gets 8% interest on Rs.
2000, 7
1
2
% on Rs. 4000 and 8
1
2
% on Rs.
1400. What percent of interest must be
get for the remainder if his average
annual interest is 8.13%?
Sol.:-
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2000 8 1
100
+ (4000
15
2

1
100
)
+ (1400
17
2

1
100
)
+ (
2600 x 1
100
)
=
10,000 8.13 1
100

16u + Suu + 119 + 26x = 813
26x = 234
x = 9 %.

Que.:- A solid piece of iron is in the
form of a cuboid of dimensions (49cm
x 33cm x 24cm) is melted and moulded
to form a solid sphere. The radius of
the sphere is:
Sol.:- Let r be the radius.
Volume of Sphere=
4
3
r
3

Volume of cuboid,
= (49 33 24)cm
3

Since, the solid piece of iron in
the cuboidal form is moulded
into a sphere,
Volume of Sphere = Volume of cuboid

4
3
r
3
= 49 33 24
r
3
=
3 7
2
3 11 2
3
3 7
2
2
2 11

= 3
3
7
3

i = S 7
= 21cm.

Que.:- Perimeter of a circle is equal to
the perimeter of a square whose area
is 484 m
2
. What is the radius of the
circle?
Sol.:- Let the radius of the given Circle be
r cm., and the side of the square be
a cm.
Area of square =(side)
2
=484cm
2

a
2
= 484 cm
2

a =22 cm.
Perimeter of a circle = 2r.
Perimeter of a square=4a.
2r = 4a
r =
4 22
2
22
7

=14 cm.

Que.:- Twelve solid spheres of the
same size are made by melting a solid
metallic cylinder of base diameter 2
cm and height 16 cm. The diameter of
each sphere is:
Sol.:- Let the radius of each sphere
be R cm. Then,
Volume of 12 spheres=volume of cylinder
12
4
3
R
3
= r
2
h
R
3
=
16 3
12 4
=1. ( i = 1 cm)
R = 1 cm.
Biametei = 2 R
= 2 1
=2cm.

Que.:- Tarun travels a distance of 24 km
at 6 km/ hr, another distance of 24 km
at 8 km/ hr and a third distance of 24
km at 12 km/ hr. his average speed for
the whole journey (in km/ hr) is:
Sol.:- Total distance travelled,
= (24 + 24 + 24) km
= 72 km.
Total time taken,
= (
24
6
+
24
8
+
24
12
) Hrs
= 9 Hrs.
Aveiage speeu = (
dIstancc
tImc
)
= (
72
9
) km/ hr
= 8 km/ hr.

Que.:- 384.996 15.001 + 44.99=?
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Sol.:-
384.996
15.001
---------------
5775.32
+ 44.99
---------------
5820.31

Que.:- 239.99 8.0001 9.99=?
Sol.:-
239.99 10000
8.0001 10000
9.99
=
23999 100
80001
9.99
=29.998 9.99
=299.68002 300.

Que.:- Vaibhav got a monthly
increment of 12 percent of Pushpas
monthly salary. Pushpas monthly
salary is Rs. 7800. Vaibhavs monthly
salary before increment was Rs. 6500.
What amount will he earn in five
months after his increment?
Sol.:- Let Vaibhavs monthly salary after
increment be Rs. x.
Vaibhavs monthly increment,
=7,800
12
100

=Rs. 936.
Vaibhavs monthly salary after
Increment =Rs. (6,500+936)
=Rs. 7,436.
vaibhavs eain in five months after his
increment= 7,436 5
= Rs. 37,180.

Que.:- Puneeta borrowed from Reena
certain sum for two years at Simple
Interest. Puneeta lent this sum to Venu
at the same rate for two years
compound interest. At the end of two
years she received Rs. 110 as
compound interest but paid Rs. 100 as
simple interest. Find the sum and rate
of interest:
Sol.:- If Puneeta borrowed Rs. 250 from
Reena for two years at simple interest, at
the rate of 20% per annum.
0ne yeais Simple Inteiest,
250
20
100
= Rs. 50
Two yeais Simple Interest,
= Rs. (50 + 50)
= Rs. 100.
Then, Puneeta lent Rs. 250 to Venu at the
same rate for two years at Compound
Interest.
1
st
years Interest,
= 250
20
100

= Rs. 50.
2
nd
years Compound Interest,
= (250+50)
20
100

= Rs. 60.
Two yeais Compounu Inteiest,
= Rs. (50+60)
= Rs. 110.

DIRECTIONS:
Answer the following questions on the
basis of the information given below.
(i) Trains A and B are travelling on the
same route heading towards the same
destination. Train B has already covered a
distance of 220km before the train A
started.
(ii) The two trains meet each other after
11 hours after start of train A
(iii) Had the trains been travelling
towards each other (from a distance of
220 km) they would have met after one
hour.
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Que.:- What is the speed of trains 'B' in
kmph:
(A) 116
(B) 180
(C) 100
(D) None of these
Ans.:- 100.

Que.:- What is the speed of trains 'A' in
kmph:
(A) 118
(B) 80.5
(C) 102
(D) None of these
Ans.:- None of these

Que.:-A rational number between 1/ 2
and 3/ 5 is:
Ans.:- 4/ 7

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