General English model question paper of Postal Assistant / Sorting Assistant Direct recruitment 2013.

General English model question paper of Postal Assistant / Sorting Assistant Direct recruitment 2013. 

Dear Aspirants; 

As you have read our earlier article i.e PART – I (General Awareness Solved question paper) and PART - II (Numerical Aptitude Solved question paper) of Postal Assistant / Postal Sorting Assistant exam. If you have perfect in these articles then proceed for the Part – III (General English solved questions). 

General English is considered to be one of the interesting section / topic of Postal Assistant / Sorting Assistant Exam, the General English exam is conducted to check the candidates knowledge of Vocabulary, Grammar, Synonym, the questions designed in the General English Section are upto the SSLC level exam. 

If you are not perfect in General English we advice you to revise your General English syllabus upto SSLC level for better preparations to the Postal Assistant / Sorting Assistant exam. 

PART-C 

GENERAL ENGLISH 

DIRECTIONS :-( 51-55) Read the following Passage and answer the Questions 

The supervisor would have to change this attitude towards people first. The staff under him must be perceived as human beings with feelings and needs. They are not autonomous within complex work machinery. One of the greatest needs of to-days worker is to have a feeling that he is in control of his workplace and not vice versa. The best way is to satisfy this need as far as possible. He must feel first, that his work is meaningful. To do this is supervisor must delegate responsibility and limited authority for the man to execute his job well. The subordinate must be properly trained to assume responsibility and authority. Once he is ready to assume these he can be made accountable for his job. Very often supervisors assume all responsibility and accountability for fear of losing control of the workplace. This makes workers under him pawns in a vast chess board. Delegating accountability gives the worker a purpose in life and the need to a do a job well Most important is to sit with each worker and chalk out common objectives and agreed norms to achieve them . This gives workers a security as to what is expected of them. When he has met his objectives he certainly has a feeling achievement. This feeling of achievement is the greatest motivator. 

51. Responsibility and accountability make a worker 

1. Tense and frightened 
2. Shirk his duties 
3. Vulnerable before his supervisor 
4. do his job properly 

52. Supervisors do not delegate responsibility and authority to their subordinates because 

1. Final responsibility is there 
2. Subordinates are not capable enough 
3. They can’t trust their subordinates 
4. they are apprehensive losing their hold on the workplace 

53. Orientation of subordinates of common objectives and how to achieve them is 

1. a must 
2. not very important 
3. not at all necessary 
4. Optional 

54. A humane attitude on the part of the supervisor towards his staff is necessary to 

1. Keep them happy 
2. get them to work 
3. get the best out of them 
4. have a congenial atmosphere at workplace 

55. The greatest motivator in a workplace is 

1. Fulfillment of purpose 
2. a sense of security 
3. a good supervisor 
4. a good environment 

Directions—(Q. 56-57) Choose the word which is most similar in meaning to the word printed in bold as used in the passage. 

56. MENIAL 

1. Unskilled 
2. Tall 
3. Affluent 
4. Sick 

57. VICARIOUS 

1. Ambitious 
2. Not experienced personally 
3. Nostalgic 
4. Vindictive 

Directions—(Q. 58–59) Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning to the word printed in bold as used in the passage. 

58. PUERILE 

1. Inquisitive 
2. matured 
3. Impure 
4. Original 

59. SOBRIETY 

1. Moderation 
2. Drunkenness 
3. Dizziness
4. Stupidity 

Directions—(Q. 60–63) (i) In this section a number of sentences are given. The sentences are underlined in three separate parts and each one is labelled (1), (2) and (3) and (4). Read each sentence to find out whether there is an error in any underlined part. No sentence has more than one error. 

60.  

1. Critics of government policy
2. argue that the new measures introduced 
3. to fight crime are simply papering on the cracks.
4. No error.

61. 

1. The plans have been under / 
2. discussion for a year now, 
3. but no decision has reached. /
4.  No error. 

62. 

1. Two newspapers did / 
2. an very effective hatchet job 
3. on the Prime Minister’s achievements. / 
4. No error.

63. 

1. Your argument was clear / 
2. to us from the start 
3. there’s no need to labour the point. / 
4. No error.

64. Which of the following is a Simple Sentence? 

1. I met my friend when I went to the theatre 
2. On my way to the theatre, I met my friend 
3. I went to the theatre and met my friend 
4. While I was in the theatre, I met my friend 

65. The following sentence has been transformed into the Passive in four ways. Which transformation is the best? 

They will make him King 

1. He will be made King by them. 
2. King would be made by them. 
3. He was made king by them 
4. King will be made by them. 

66. In which sentence is the verb in the active voice? 

1. They were detained at the gate 
2. You have made it easy 
3. It has been recently disproved 
4. She was known for her talent in music. 

67. In which of the following sentences are all articles used correctly? 

1. This hospital was rated the most advanced with respect to the techniques employed for surgery. 
2. This hospital was rated the most advanced with respect to the techniques employed for the surgery 
3. This hospital was rated a most advanced with respect to the techniques employed for surgery 
4. This hospital was rated most advanced with respect to the techniques used for a surgery 

68. In which of the following sentences are all Prepositions used correctly? 

1. The tadpoles in the lake have now changed towards frogs. 
2. The tadpoles in the lake have now changed for frogs. 
3. The tadpoles in the lake have now changed into frogs 
4. The tadpoles in the lake have now changed from frogs 

69. The cricket match proved to be a big draw. Choose the alternative which best express the meaning of idiom / phrase underlined 

1. A keen contest 
2. A huge attraction 
3. A lovely spectacle 
4. A game without any result 

70. Which of the following is a suitable way to end a letter to a close friend? 

1. Write back soon, will you? 
2. An immediate reply will be greatly appreciated 
3. Reply by return of post 
4. Expecting a favourable reply, I remain 

71. ________you remember to lock the door? 

1. Didn’t 
2. Aren’t 
3. Haven’t 
4. Doesn’t 

72. What part of speech is the underlined word or words in the following sentence?

She floated quietly and lazily around the pool. 

1. Noun 
2. Adverb 
3. Preposition 
4. Adjective 

73. Mother said to son, “ Do not run so fast” ( Change into indirect speech) 

1. Mother wanted son, not to run so fast 
2. Mother said son, not to run so fast 
3. Mother advised son, not to run so fast 
4. Mother ordered son, not to run so fast 

74. Having obtained the degree abroad, Harsha returned home. (Choose its correct compound sentence form) 

1. The degree was obtained abroad and Harsha returned home 
2. Harsha returned home because he obtained the degree abroad 
3. Harsha obtained the degree abroad and he returned home 
4. Harsha returned home and he obtained the degree abroad 

75. She ______ cakes; there's flour on her hands. 

1. has baked 
2. Bakes 
3. Has been baked 
4. Has been baking 

Refer Part IV (Logical Reasoning) or any article listed below for the Continuation of Postal Assistant / Sorting Assistant Post Solved Question Papers.

PART - I - Postal Assistant / Postal Sorting Assistant model question paper for General Awareness/ General Knowledge related to the current affairs 2012-2013.

PART - II - Numerical Aptitude previous year solved question paper of Postal sorting assistant exam of department of post office.

PART - III - General English model question paper of Postal Assistant / Sorting Assistant Direct recruitment 2013.

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