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Andhra Pradesh Postal Circle Multi Tasking Staff PREVIOUS PAPER HELD ON 22.10.2017

PART A (General Knowledge) 1. P. V. Sindhu won ______medal at 2017 World Badminton Championship a. Golda b. Silver c. Bronze d. None of these 2. Who is the present Ex-Officio Chairman of NITI Aayog? a. Ram Nath Kovind b. Narendra Modi c. Bronze d. None of these 3. If in a certain code, MONUMENT is written s ONPTODPS, then how is BEAR written in that code? a. ADBQ b. DECT c. CDCS d. DDCQ 4. The Prime Minister of , at the time of his/her appointment a. Need not necessarily be a member of one of the Houses of the Parliament but must become a member of one of the Houses within six months. b. Must be a member of the Rajya Sabha c. Must be a member of the Lok Sabha d. Must become a member of one of the Houses of the Parliament within one month. 5. Mukesh is taller than Suresh but shorter than Rakesh. Rakesh is taller than Harish but shorter than Amit. Who among them is the shortest? a. Mukesh b. Suresh c. Haarish d. Cannot be determined 6. Complete the series ZYX, VUT, (…), NML a. PON b. TRQ c. RQP d. QPR

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7. Which of the following is a classical dance form? a. Kalaripayattu b. Bhaangra c. Bhawai d. Kathakali 8. The number of members in Rajya Sabha as representatives of the States and the Union Territories is a. 212 b. 238 c. 200 d. 220 9. Who is the first Indian to win a Title? a. b. c. d. Somdev Devvarman 10. Pointing to a man in a photograph, Reena said, “His mother’s only daughter is my mother”. How is Reena related to that man? a. Nephew b. Niece c. Sister d. Granddaughter 11. Carrot is orange in color, because a. It contains vitamin D b. It is not exposed to sunlight c. It contains beta-carotene d. The entire planet is orange in color 12. Dr. M. S. Subbulakshmi has distinguished herself in the field on ______a. Kathak b. Bharatanatyam c. Violin d. Vocal Music 13. Lokesh went 25m to the West from his house, then turned left and walked 20m. He then turned left and walked 15m and finally turning left covered 20m. How far is he now from his house? a. 10m b. 15m c. 20m d. 25m 14. Find the wrong number in the given series a. 15

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b. 37 c. 65 d. 101 15. ______International Airport is the first airport in India built under a public-private partnership (PPP) model. a. Chandigarh b. Mohali c. Delhi d. Kochi 16. Find the ODD one out. a. Crow b. Sparrow c. Dog d. Dove 17. Which of the following vitamin works with calcium to build strong bones? a. Vitamin A b. Vitamin B c. Vitamin C d. Vitamin D 18. In September 2017, M. S. Dhoni has been nominated by BCCI for the______a. Arjuna Award b. Padma Shri Award c. Padma Bhushan Award d. Bharat Ratna Award 19. Who was the first to address Mahatma Gandhi as ‘Father of the Nation’? a. Dr. Ambedkar b. Subhash Chandra Bose c. Jawaharlal Nehru d. Rabindranath Tagore 20. Which word will best complete the relationship given below? Fruit: Banana :: Mammal: ? a. Cow b. Fish c. Snake d. Sparrow 21. Which of the following is the host city for the 5th edition of the ‘Coastal Shipping and Inland Water Transportation Business Summit 2017’? a. Kochi b. c. Mumbai d. None of these

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22. Who laid the foundation stone recently for the first Greenfield smart city project, in Ranchi? a. Venkaiah Naidu b. Narendra Modi c. Pranab Mukherjee d. Rajnath Singh Directions (23-25): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below. Six friends Aravind, Bharath, Chandru, Daya, Dheena and Aadvik are sitting along the sides of a hexagonal table for playing a game, though not necessarily in the same order. Aadvik who is sitting exactly opposite of Aravind is to the immediate right of Bharath. Daya is between Aravind and Bharath and is exactly opposite to Chandru. 23. Who is sitting opposite to Bharath? a. Chandru b. Aadvik c. Aravind d. Dheena 24. Aravind is sitting between which of the following pairs? a. Daya and Dheena b. Bharath and Dheena c. Dheena and Chandru d. Aadvike and Daya 25. Find the ODD pair from the following pairs on the basis of seating arrangement. a. Bharath and Aadvik b. Aravind and Daya c. Bharath and Chandru d. Dheena and Aravind

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