Question and answer of Postal Assistants Examination 2010

1. The Jataka Tales were composed in the ancient language of

A .Sanskrit B. Brahmi C. Greek D. Pali Correct Answer: D

2. Who is the head of Indian State?

Prime Minister B. President C. Speker D. Vice President

Correct Answer: B

3.When Was constitution of India adopted by Constitutent Assembly?

4 .Which countries participate in Common wealth Games?

1. All Countries of the world B. Countries which were colonies of British Empire

C. Asia Pacific Region Countries D. Under Developed Countries

Correct Answer: B

5 Viswananthan Anand is associated with which game?

1. Snooker B. Billiards C. Chess D. Ice Hokey

Correct Answer: C

6. HTTP stands for :

A .Hypo Test Transfer protocol B. Hyper Text Transfer protocol.

C. Hyper Test transfer Proxy D . None of these

Correct Answer: B

7. Polio disease is spread by

A Parasite B. Bacteria C. Virus D. Protozoa

Correct Answer: C

8. Phylloquinone is the chemical name of

A. Vitamin A B. Vitamin C C. Vitamin K D. Vitamin D

Correct Answer: C

9. The best parliamentarian award for 2009 has been conferred on

A. Hema Malini B. Jaipal Reddy C. M. M Joshi D. Manmohan Singh

Correct Answer: C

10. Lothal had a structure which, according to some archaeologists was a

11. Liquefied petroleum Gas (LPG) consist of

A Butane and Propane B . Ethane and hexane . C. Ethane and nonane D. Butane and nonane

Correct Answer: A

12. The hobby of collecting stamps is called

A. Philnthropy B. Numismatics C. Philately D. Philology

Correct Answer: C

13. The new Rupee symbol is a combination of English and ------------ scripts

A . Devanagiri B. Tamil C . Telgu D. Gurmukhi

Correct Answer: A

14. The Nobel prize for 2009 was awarded to

A. Barack Obama B. Bill Clinton C. Mikhail Gorbachev D. Nicholas Sarkoy

Correct Answer: A

15. Who among the following was the author of Rajtarangini “ commonly regarded as the first genuine history of India written by an Indian ?

A. Banbhatta B. Ravikiriti C. Pushpadanta D. Kalhana

Correct Answer: D

16. Twitter , Facebook and Orkut are example of ______________websites

A. email B. Social Networking C. Search engines D. Internet Telephony

Correct Answer: B

17. H1N1 virus causes which of the following diseases

A. Swine Flu B. Chikungunya C. Dengue D. Avian Flu

Correct Answer: A

18. Biological pigment that determines skin colour in humans is called

A. Protein B. Melanin C. Vitamin D. Toxin

Correct Answer: B

19. My School is to the East of my House . My father’s office is to the South –West

Of may School . A Park is to the south of my school . towards which direction is my house located with respect to the Park?

A EAST B. NORTH WEST C. SOUTH WEST

Correct Answer: B

20. Which one is different from others?

A. Calf B. Colt C. Cat D. Puppy

Correct Answer: C

21. A train 350 meters long is moving at a speed of 32 KMPH. It will cross a man coming from the opposite direction at a speed of 3 KM per hour in

A. 28 seconds B. 24 seconds C. 36 Seconds D. 32 Seconds

Correct Answer: C

22. 0.45/0.005+0.2*50= ?

A. 10 B. 90 C. 100 D. 90.1

Correct Answer: C

23. The age of the father is 5 times of the Son . After 20 years father age us 40. Then what will be the age if the son.

A. 20 B. 22 C. 21 D. 24

Correct Answer: D

24. A candidate appearing for an examination has to secure 40 % marks to pass paper I . but he secured only 40 marks and failed by 20 marks . What is the maximum mark for paper I ?

A. 100 B. 200 C. 150 D. 180

Correct Answer: C

25. Six times of an unknown number is 13 less than 55 . The unknown number

A. 10 B. 7 C. 11 D.5

Correct Answer: B

26 A Sports dealer bought 2000 hockey sticks for Rs 350 each . 10 % of them were found to be defective and unfit to be sold. At what price should he sell the remaining sticks to get an overall profit of 8 %?

A. 360. B. 400 C. 420. D. 450

Correct Answer: C

27. The population of a colony of ants increase by 20 % everyday . if one Monday the population is 3000. On which day of the week is it 5184?

A. Wednesday B. Tuesday C. Thursday D. Friday

Correct Answer: C

28. Three runners Ajay , Bharath and Charan run a race with Ajay finishing 20 meters ahead of Bharath and 34 ahead of Charan , while Bharath finishes 21 meters ahead of Charan . Each runner travels the entire distance at a constant speed. What was the length of the race?

A. 40 meters B. 50 meters C. 60 Meters D. 70 meters

Correct Answer: C

29. If a men assemble 8 machine in a day . How many men are needed to assemble 12 machine in a Day ?

A. 40 B. 20 C. 30 . D. 42

Correct Answer: C

30. Find the area in square meters if the perimeter of football field which is 120 m long is 400 meters .

A. 6500 Sq m B. 9600 sq m C. 6800 Sq m D. 4800 sq. m

Correct Answer: B

31. At the end of the dinner party all the eight persons present at the dinner party shake hands with each other once. How many handshakes will be there in all ?

A. 8 B. 16 C. 28 D. 64

Correct Answer: C

32. Select the correct alternative from the given choices

BDFH, CBID ,DZLZ, EXOV-------------------------

A. FVRS B. FVQR C. FVRR D. FVSR

Correct Answer: C

33. Fill in the blank

8, 40,20,100,50------------------125

A. 225 B. 250 C. 200 B. 250

Correct Answer: B

34. If the digits in the number 86435192 are arranged in ascending order, what will be the difference between the digits which are second from the right fourth from the left in the new arrangement ?

A. One B. Two C. Four D. Three

Correct Answer: C

35. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a group . Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

36. In a certain code language, if the word SECTOR is coded as CESROT then how will you code the word OPPOSITION?

A. SOPPONOITI B. NOITISOPPO C. SOPOPNOITI D. SOPPONOTIT

Correct Answer: A

37. If 30^th June 1989 was a Friday , then what day of the week was 17^th September 1993?

A. Wednesday B. Thursday C. Friday D. Saturday

Correct Answer: C

38. Complete the Series

18,27,6,9,2,3, ?

A. 1 B 2/3 D. 1/3 D. 1/2

Correct Answer: B

39. Which dance form originated from Kerala?

A. Odossi B. Kathak C. Kuchipudi D. Kathakali

Correct Answer: D

40 . Nathu La is Located in the Himalyas La means

A. Glacier B. Pass C. Hillock D. Crevasse

Correct Answer: B

41. “ A speech delivered without any previous preparation “ can be expressed in one word only out of the following

A . Extempore B. Maiden C. Spinster D. Empiric

Correct Answer: A

42. The garden is very dry today. Fetch me a ------------------- of water

A. Pale B. Pail C. Spinster D. Empiric

Correct Answer: B

43. Please, may I have -------------oranges ?

A. a few B Some C. Little D. Less

Correct Answer: B

44. Delhi is -------------------than Nagpur

A. More Bigger B. So Bigger C. Very bigger D. much bigger

Correct Answer: D

45. Use proper conjunction in the sentence given below .

“ Give me ----------------------- poverty --------------------- riches”

A is/was B. nor/neither C. neither/nor D. here/there

Correct Answer: C

46. we need to ------------------ our appointment

A. reconnect B. reschedule C. Reorganize D. Regret

Correct Answer: B

47. SCEPTICAL is exactly opposite to

A. Convinced B . Doubtful C. Questioning D. Cynic

Correct Answer: A

48. Choose the wrongly spelt word

A. Relevent B. Poignant C. Prevalent D. Malignant

Correct Answer: A

49. A person who hates the institution of marriage

A. Misolgist B. Misogamist C. Misogynist D. Philogynist

Correct Answer: B

50. We have been friends for ages . I ______________ her since we were children .

A. am knowing B. are known C. have Known D. is known

Correct Answer: A

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EXPECTED DEARNESS ALLOWANCE (DA) FROM JAN-2011 FOR CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES...

The central government employees received 10% DA in addition to 35% earlier, which now stands at 45%.They got the payment as two months arrears for July and August. The DA for September was calculated in their regular monthly payments. Through this hike, employees got an increase of Rs700 to Rs900 in their monthly salaries. There was no such increase before this. Let us see some of the reasons.

The main reason behind announcing DA is due to the increase of prices in essential commodities. Labour Bureau’-which is under the central government takes the statistics of the prices of essential commodities in selected cities and this process is known as AICPIN -i.e.- All India Consumer Price Index. DA is calculated only as per the AICPIN.

Regarding the next installment of DA which is to be announced from Jan 2011,numerous speculations are pouring in. The DA percentage will be calculated as per the AICPIN from September 2010 to December 2010.Suppose the AICPIN stands at 179 points or more, there are chances of getting 10% DA from Jan 2011.

Any way let us assume that the DA will surely cross the 50% benchmark which will enable increase in some allowances.

Children Education Allowance, Child Care Allowance, Washing Allowance, Cycle Allowance, Cash Handling Allowance, Conveyance Allowance, Split Duty Allowance will be increased by 25%.

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1. What is the use of choke coil fitted to
fluorescent tubes’?

(a) lt steps down the line voltage
(b) lt controls the current to prevent it
from continuing to fall
(c) It steps up line voltage
(d) It control the current to prevent it from
continuing to rise

Answer.d

2. Which of the following hills is the
southernmost hill range in India’?

(a) The Nilgiri Hills
(b) The Annamalai Hills
(c) The Nallamalai Hills
(d) The Czirdamom Hills

Answer.d

3. Which one of the following groups of
rivers have their sources near Lake
Mansarovar’?

(a) Ganga, Yamuna, Indus
(b) Ganga, Indus. Brahmaputra
(c) Brahmaputra, Satluj, Indus
(d) Brahmaputra, Ganga, Yamuna

Answer.c

4. Match List I (Name of the Island) with
List II (Location) and select the correct
answer using the code given below the Lists:

List I List II
(Name of the Island) (Location)
A. Falkland l. Gulf of Mexico
B. Cyprus 2. Mediterranean
C. Socotra Sea
D. Jamaica 3. Caribbean Sea
4. South Atlantic Ocean
5Arabian Sea

Code :
(a) A B C D
5 3 l 2
(b) A B C D
4 2 5 3
(c) A B C D
5 2 I 3
(d) A B C D
4 3 5 2

Answer.b

S. Where was the first biosphere reserve
set up in India? ‘

(a) Lakshadweep
(b) Aravallis ‘
(c) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(d) Nilgiris

Answer.d

6. Consider the following statements:
ln India
l. the duration of the monsoon rainy
season goes on decreasing form south
to north, and from east to west.
2. The distribution of rainfall received
from south-west monsoons is very
greatly governed by the relief or
orography.
3. Bulk of the rainfall of the Coromandel
Coast is derived from depressions and
cyclones.

Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) l and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer.d

7. Match List I (Island) with List II
(Country) and select the correct answer
using the code given below the Lists :

List 1 List H
(Islam) (Country)
A. Baffin i. Canada
B. Celebes 2. Denmark
C. Greenland 3. Indonesia
D. Luzon 4. Philippines

Code :
(a) A B C D •
l 2 3 4 `
(b) A B C D
4 2 3 1
(c) A B C D
1 3 2 4
(d) A B C D
4 3 2 1

Answer.c

8. Consider the following statements:
1. The Lakshadweep Islands represent
coral islands.
2. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands
represent detached part of the
continental blocks.

Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer.a

9. Match List I (River) with List H
(Outflow) and select the correct answer
using the code given below the Lists :
List I List II
(River) (Outflow)
A. Amu Darya 1. Aral Sea
B. Duicper 2. Bering Sea
C. Ural 3. Black Sea
D. Yukon 4. Caspian Sea

Code
(a) A B C D
1 3 4 2
(b) A B C D
l 4 2 3
(c) A B C D
3 2 l 4
(d) A B C D
3 l 4 2

Answer.a

10. Which of the following lakes of India
is a salt-water lake?}

(a) Rewalsar (b) Bliimtal
(c) Nakki (d) Sambhar

Answer.d

11. Which one of the following pairs is not
correctly matched’}

(a) Baffin Bay : Canada
(b) Gulf of : USA
California
(c) Gulf of : Colombia
Panama
(d) Caribbean Sea ; Honduras

Answer.c

12. in which type of forests does Cinchona
which gives the drug quinine grow naturally?

(a) Tropical rain forests
(b) Temperate deciduous forests
(c) Coniferous forests
(d) Mangrove forests

Answer.a

13. From north towards south, which one
of the following sequences of the given hill
ranges is correct?

a) Kaimur Hills — Ramgarh Hills —Sonpar Hills
b) Kaimur Hills — Sonpar Hills —Ramgarli Hills
ic) Sonpar Hills — Kaimur Hills —Raingarh Hills
rd) Sonpar Hills — Ramgarh Hills -Kaiinur Hills

Answer.c

15. Which one of the following is the best
nutrient to prevent bleeding of gums,
loosening of teeth and poor wound healing?

(a) Ascorbic acid (b) Folic acid
(c) Iodine (d) Zinc

Answer.a

16. After drinking alcohol, a person walks
clumsily because, the alcohol affects his

(a) Cerebellum .
(b) Cerebrum
(c) Medulla oblongata
(d) Spinal cord , ‘

Answer.a

17. The deficiency of which one of the
following vitamins causes delayed clotting
of blood and hemorrhaging?

(a) Vitamin A (b) Vitamin C
(c) Vitamin E (d) Vitamin K

Answer.d

18. Consider the following eye disorders:
l. Cataract.
2. Colour blindness.
3. Night blindness,

Which of the above disorder is/are essentially
genetic in nature`? •
(a) l and 2 (b) 2 only
(c) l and 3 . (d) 2 and 3

Answer.b

19. Who of the following invented movie
projector’? ‘

(a) Alexander Graham Bell
(b) Benjamin Franklin
(c) J. L, Baird
(d) Thomas Edison

Answer.c

20. Which of the following scales of
temperature has/have their zero set at
absolute zero temperature‘.’
1. Fahrenheit. 2. Celsius.
3. Kelvin.

Select the correct answer using the code
given below
(a) l and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 only (d) 2 only

Answer.c

21. What is the chemical name of baking
soda?

(a) Calcium carbonate
(b) Sodium bicarbonate
(c) Potassium permanganate
(d) Sodium chloride

Answer.b

22. Consider the following statements:
Copper rods are generally preferred to iron
rods for making lightning conductors
, because
l, copper is a better conductor of
electricity than iron,
2. copper is not easily oxidized under
atmospheric conditions.
3. copper is cheaper and easily available
as compared to iron.
4. specific heat of copper is more than t
that `of iron,
Which ofthe statements given above are
correct?

(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3
(c) 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer.a

23. Two children are at the opposite ends
_of an iron pipe. One strikes an end of the
pipe with a stone. Which of the following
statements is correct’?

(a) Time taken by the sound waves in air
and in iron to reach the other end is
same
(b) Time taken by the sound waves in iron
is more than that taken in air to reach
the other end
(c) Time taken by the sound waves in air
is more than that taken in iron to reach
the other end
(d) The ratio of these times depends on
length of the pipe

Answer.c

24. Heavy water is used in nuclear reactors
as a

(a} Solvent (b) Catalyst
(c) Fuel – (d) Moderator

Answer.d

25. When ethanol reacts with potassium
dichromate, which one of the following is
produced?

{a) Acetic acid (b) Citric acid
(c) Folic acid (d) Malic acid

Answer.a

26. Consider the following statements :
1. Red phosphorus is poisonous whereas
white phosphorus is non—poisonous.
2. Red phosphorus has low ignition
temperature as compared to white
phosphorus.

Which of the statements given above is/are
correct`]
(a) l only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer.d

27. Cinnabar is an ore of

(a) Calcium (b) Copper `
(c) Lead (d) Mercury

Answer.d

28. What is the phenomenon of ejection of
electrons when the surface of metal is
irradiated, known as’!

(a) Photoelectric effect
(b) Compton effect
(c) Zeeman effect
(d) Photovoltaic effect

Answer.a

29. To which one of the following is the
average speed of molecules of a gas directly
proportional`?

(a) Temperature
(b) Square of the temperature
(c) Pressure
(d) Square root of the absolute temperature

Answer.d

30. What is the chemical name of the talc
from which the talcum powder is made? ‘

(a) Calcium sulphate
(b) Magnesium silicate
(c) Silver nitrate
(d) Sodium thiosulphate

Answer.b

31. Match List I (Person) with List II
(Area) and select the correct answer using
the code given below the Lists ; _
List I List II
(Person) , (Area)
A. Vir Sanghvi I. Dance
B. Zohra Sehga

20 POINTS TO REMEMBER ABOUT POSTAL DEPARTMENT : FOR PREPARATION OF PA/SA EXAMINATION

1. JAI HIND was the first commemorative post mark of Independent India

2. 21st November 1947 First India Postage Stamp Depicting National Flag

3. In 1914, there were only 7 Postal Circles namely - Bengal & Assam, Bihar & Orissa, Bombay (including Sind), Burma, Central, Madras, Punjab & NWF and U. P.

4. By 1937, there were 8 Postal Circles, though Burma was separated from India on 1st April 1937. The Postal Circles were Bengal & Assam, Bihar & Orissa, Bombay, Sindh, Central, Madras, Punjab & NWF and U. P.

5. On 1st April 1946, the British India had the following Postal Circles - Bengal & Assam, Bombay, Madras, United Province, Punjab & NWF, Bihar & Orissa, Central, and Sind & Baluchistan.

6. After partition, the independent India had the following Postal Circles - Assam, Bengal, Bihar & Orissa, Bombay, Central, East Punjab, Madras and U. P.

7. Today, India have 22 Postal Circles namely - Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, J & K, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, North Eastern, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamilnadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal ,Chattisgarh ,Uttarkhand,Jarkhand.

8. The 15th August 1948, the 1st Anniversary of India's Independence was commemorated by issuing postage stamps on "Mahatma Gandhiji" in 4 denominations

9. 2 annas Inland Air Letter, (similar to the 6 annas Foreign Air Letter) was the first Postal Stationary of Independent India. It was issued on 15th September 1948 from a few important post offices viz., Bombay, Calcutta, Delhi & Madras and for others, it was from 1st October 1948.

10. The world’s first stamps were called the Penny Blacks. They were issued in Great Britain by Sir Rowland Hill in 1840

11. The year 2004 marked the sesquicentennial anniversary of the Indian Postal department.

12. October 1854 saw the formation of a centralized control of the subcontinent’s post offices under the first Director General.

13. The Indian postal system also boasts of postal code area “172114” in Sikkim,–at 15,500 feet (more than 4700 meters approx.) .

14. The Department of Posts is part of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India

15. The Secretary, Department of Posts, as the Chief Executive of the Department, is also the Chairperson of the Postal Services Board and Director General, India Post.

16. India Post increased the number of post offices from 23,344 to 1,55,204. It is the largest postal network in the world, with one post office serving 7160 people and covering an area of approximately 21.2 sq. kms.

17. Postal Index Number or PIN or Pin code is the post office numbering system used by post office . PIN stands for Postal Index Number and the code is 6 digits long. The PIN was introduced on August 15, 1972.

18. India has been divided into 22 postal circles. Each circle is headed by a Chief Postmaster General. Each Circle is further divided into Regions comprising field units, called Divisions, headed by a Postmaster General. Other functional units like Circle Stamp Depots, Postal Stores Depots and Mail Motor Service may exist in the Circles and Regions.

19. Postal Life Insurance was started in 1884 as a welfare measure for the employees of Posts & Telegraphs Department under Government of India

20. Speed Post, the market leader in the domestic express industry, was started by Department of Posts in August 1986 for providing time-bound and express delivery of letters ’ documents and parcels across the nation and around the world. In the past 20 years

Postal Assistants exam pattern/format: For reference

The selection process for these positions in Department of Post consists of a 100 marks weightage system, with break-up as below:

i) 40% weightage for Class-12th %age.

ii) 50% weightage for Aptitude Test.

iii) 10% weightage for Computer Typing test.

1. Suppose if you had scored 75% in Class-12th, the merit marks you would score is 30 (i.e.75/100 x 40).

2. Suppose if you score 80 (out of total 100 marks) in Aptitude test, the merit marks you would score is 40

(i.e.50/100 x 80).

3. if you score 5 (out of total 10 marks) in Computer Typing test, the merit marks you would score is 0.5 (i.e.10/100 x 5).

(30+40+0.5)

Thus a total score of 70.5 would be counted for you with above combination in the Postal Assistants exam merit list.

Current General Knowledge --- For preparation of written test - PA/SA

ABBREVIATIONS

AFNET: (The) Air Force Network.
SGAI: Students Global Aptitude Index.

AWARDS
Jnanpith Award, 2007 and 2008
Eminent Malayalam litterateur O.N.V. Kurup has been chosen for the 2007 Jnanpith award. Noted Urdu poet Akhlaq Khan Shahryar has been chosen for the 2008 award.

Born in 1931 in Kerala’s Kollam district, Kurup is a leading voice among the contemporary Malayalam poets. He has reinvented the narrative transition of Malayalam poetry through his long poems like ‘Ujjayini’ and ‘Swayamvaram’.

Born in 1936 in a Muslim Rajput family in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district, Shahryar shaped himself as an “intellectual poet”, whose poetry strongly expresses an “ideological non-commitment”. His roots lie in his desire for self-realisation and his attempt to understand modern problems. Among his famous compositions is: “Seene Mein Jalan, Akhon Mein Toofan Sa Kyon Hai”.

57th National Film Awards
Best feature film: Kutty Srank (Malayalam).
Best Director: Rituparno Ghosh for Abohoman (Bengali).
Best Actor: Amitabh Bachchan for Paa (Hindi).
Best Actress: Ananya Chatterjee for Lahore (Hindi).
Best supporting actor: Farooque Sheikh for Lahore (Hindi).
Best supporting actress: Arundhati Naag for Paa (Hindi).
Indira Gandhi award for best debut film of a director: Lahore (Hindi) by Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan.
Best popular film providing wholesome entertainment: 3 Idiots (Hindi).
Nargis Dutt award for best feature film on national integration: Delhi 6 (Hindi).
Best film on social issues: Well Done Abba (Hindi).
Best Music Director: Amit Trivedi for Anurag Kashyap's “Dev-D”.
Best Lyrics: ‘Behti hawa sa tha woh’ from “3 Idiots”, written by Swanand Kirkere.
Best playback singer (male): Rupam Islam, for his rendering of ‘Kolakata’ in the Bengali film “Mahanagar”.
Best playback singer (female): Nilanjana Sarkar, for Bengali movie “Houseful”.
Best children’s film: Shared by “Putaani Party” in Kannada and “Keshu” in Malayalam.
Best child actor: Jeeva and Anba Karaus share the award.

Dada Saheb Phalke Award, 2009
Telugu film actor-producer D. Ramanaidu has been selected for the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 2009 for his outstanding contribution to Indian cinema.

The award comprises of a Swarn Kamal, a cash prize of Rs one million and a shawl.

The industry veteran, who entered the film world in 1963 with "Anuragam", is listed as the most prolific producer with 110 films by the Guinness Book of Records. He has the distinction of producing movies in Hindi, Bengali, Oriya, Assamese, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Gujarati, Marathi and Bhojpuri.

Some of his well-known films are “Premanagar”, “Dildar” and “Bandish” in Hindi, “Srikrishna Tulabharam”, “Preminchu” and “Ramudu Bheemudu” in Telugu and “Asukh” and “Sudhu Ekbar Bolo” in Bengali.

DEFENCE

GE Engines for Tejas
GE Aviation of USA has bagged the contract for supplying engines for the Light Combat Aircraft MK-2 (LCA MK-2 or Tejas MK-2). The aircraft is being developed by the DRDO with the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) being the implementing agency for the project.

Installation of the new engine will pave the way for acquisition of the indigenous multi-role fighter jet by the IAF.

The necessity for a new engine arose after the LCA’s present engine, also supplied by GE (GE F404 IN20), failed to meet the IAF requirements.

Installation of the new engine will necessitate major modifications to the LCA, especially the fuselage. The ADA expects the Tejas MK2 to fly in 2014.

IAF launches AFNET for better communications
The Indian Air Force, in a significant development, launched on September 14, 2010, its state-of-the-art digital information system that will provide real time data, voice and images to commanders on the ground, as well as to pilots in the air.

It will connect all IAF’s, fighters, choppers, transport planes, satellites and UAV’s with ground and command stations which will in turn have the position of the ground-based air defence guns deployed at airbases. The new system will make the IAF network centric force.

The Air Force Network (AFNET) has replaced the IAF’s old communication

network set-up using the “tropo-scatter” technology that was first devised in the 1950s.

DISCOVERY
New series of horned dinosaurs found in Utah
Fossil hunters have uncovered the remains of an ancient beast that can lay claim to the dubious title of the horniest animal ever to walk the Earth. The creature lived 76 million years ago in the warm, wet swamps of southern Utah and was remarkable in bearing 15 full-sized horns on its head. The animal, named Kosmoceratops, had one horn over its nose, one over each eye, one protruding from each cheek bone and a row of ten across the frill at the back of its head. As opposed to earlier belief, many palaeontologists now believe that dinosaurs’ horns were often more for sexual display.

PLACES
Tembhali
This remote village in tribal-dominated Nandurbar district of Maharashtra is the first place in India whose residents have been issues the Unique Identification Number (UID) or Aadhaar.

RESEARCH
Scientists develop ‘e-skin’
Biotech wizards have engineered electronic skin that can sense touch, in a major step towards next-generation robotics and prosthetic limbs. The lab-tested material responds to almost the same pressures as human skin and with the same speed. Important hurdles remain but the exploit is an advance towards replacing today’s clumsy robots and artificial arms with smarter, touch-sensitive upgrades.

The “e-skin” comprises a matrix of nano-wires made of germanium and silicon rolled onto a sticky polyimide film. The researchers then laid nano-scale transistors on top, followed by a flexible, pressure-sensitive rubber. The prototype, measuring 49 square centimetres, can detect pressure ranging from 0 to 15 kilopascals, comparable to the force used for such daily activities as typing on a keyboard or holding an object.

The achievements are “important milestones” in artificial intelligence. In the search to substitute the human senses with electronics, good substitutes now exist for sight and sound, but lag for smell and taste. Touch, though, is widely acknowledged to be the biggest obstacle. Even routine daily actions, such as brushing one’s teeth, turning the pages of a newspaper or dressing a small child would easily defeat today’s robots.

Artificial kidney to be a reality soon
An artificial kidney implant that would work as well as a natural organ is in the offing. The first prototype of the device unveiled by the US researchers

could do away with the need for dialysis or donor organs.

The device comprises thousands of microscopic filters to remove toxins from the blood and a bio-reactor to mimic the metabolic and water-balancing roles of a real kidney.

The implant is being developed jointly by engineers, biologists and physicians led by Shuvo Roy at the University of California, San Francisco.

The treatment has already been proven to work for the sickest patients, using a room-sized external model.

The process relies on the body's blood pressure to perform filtration, without needing pumps or an external electrical power supply.

Tissue engineering will be used to grow renal tubule cells to provide other biological functions of a healthy kidney. This would remove the need for immune suppressant medications after it was implanted, allowing the patient to live a more normal life.

Mind reading machine on its way
Scientists who claim to have discovered a way of translating people’s thoughts into words are soon coming out with a mind reading machine. An international team, led by Prof Bradley Greger of Utah University, has been able to translate, for the first time, brain signals into speech using sensors attached to the brain.

The experimental breakthrough, which is up to 90 per cent accurate, offers a way to communicate for paralysed patients who cannot speak and could eventually lead to being able to read anyone thoughts.

The team achieved the experimental breakthrough when it attached two button sized grids of 16 tiny electrodes to the speech centres of the brain of an epileptic patient who had part of his skull removed for another operation.

Using the electrodes, the scientists recorded brain signals as the patient repeatedly read each of 10 words that might be useful to a paralysed person: yes, no, hot, cold, hungry, thirsty, hello, goodbye, more and less. Then they got him to repeat the words to the computer and it was able to match the brain signals for each word 76 per cent to 90 per cent of the time.

MISCELLANEOUS
CBSE to introduce aptitude test
In order to assess the ability of students, the CBSE will introduce a psychological aptitude test for class X on the lines of similar exams held in other parts of the world. The test will be known as Students Global Aptitude

Index (SGAI). The main aim of holding the exam is to know about the students' interest, their psychology and their skill levels. This exam is based on a scientific index.

South Asian University becomes operational
With the visa issue concerning Pakistani students having been settled, the South Asian University (SAU), a dream project of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, has finally taken off. The university launched its first academic session on August 26, 2010, starting two courses—MA in Development Economics and Masters of Computer Applications.

There are 25 students in each course. Of the total 50 students, 36 were from India and 14 from five other SAARC countries—Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka. As of now, there is no student from the rest of the two SAARC nations, the war-affected Afghanistan and the Maldives.

The present faculty includes Bangladeshi nationals as well as Australian nationals of Indian origin. The faculty would be gradually increased when courses in other disciplines are launched from the next academic year beginning in July 2011.

Though the university, the first of its kind in the region, has been allotted land in the capital for its campus, classes for the first session are being held at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).

The concept of a world-class university in South Asia was initiated by the Indian Prime Minister during the 13th SAARC Summit at Dhaka in 2005, while a formal agreement for establishing the institute was signed in April 2007 during the 14th Summit in New Delhi.

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What is meant by Data Entry Operator?

A data entry operator is an individual who transforms an unorganized set of data into an organized format of data. This unorganized set of data may be in the form of text, image or video, which is organized into the required format.

Unorganized text into organized text (just like an invoice clerk keys in manual invoice data into a computer database)

Unorganized image into organized image or even text (by using software like OCR)

Unorganized video into organized video (video-editing etc.)

What skill is tested for a Data Entry Operator?

The only skill tested for a data entry operator is:

How fast, how accurately you can key-in (i.e. type) the data

Data Entry Operator skill test terminologies:

Following terms are used to define a data entry operation skill:

WPM (Words per minute): How many words you can type in one minute?

CPM (Characters per minute): How many characters you can type in one minute?

KPH or KSPH (Key Strokes per Hour) or KDPH (Key Depressions per Hour):

How to convert WPM into KPH/KDPH and vice vesra:

In most typing tests, a "word" is defined as five keystrokes. That is:

KPH = WPM x 5 x 60 = 300 x WPM

WPM = KPH / 300.

What should be your data entry speed?

What is the average typing speed? What should be your typing speed to become a data entry operator? These questions must be bugging you now.

Well, an average person types 20 to 25 wpm. For the professional data entry operators, the average speed is around 36 wpm (10800 KPH). But the minimum typing speed defined in most of the data entry operator skill test is 8000 KPH (i.e. 27 WPM).