MODEL QUESTIONS FOR PS GP B, IPO & PM GRADE 1 EXAM (GK)

Current Affairs and GK

1. Who authored the book ‘The Science of Bharat Natyam’?

(a) Saroja Vaidyanathan (b) Yamini Krishnamurthi ( c) J. Sushila (d) None of these

Answer a;

2.International Day for Disaster Reduction is observed on:

(a) 9th August (b) 13th October (c) 24th November (d) 11th December

Answer- b;

3. Tianhe 1A, the world’s fastest supercomputer is made by

(a) United States (b) Japan (c) China (d) None of these

Answer : c

Incentive for Taking IMT's-- Kerala Circle

Important points of CPMG letter No:FS/100-1/2012(pt) dated at trivandrum the.4.5.2012. regarding Incentive on IMT's

1. Rs 10/- per transaction is allowed for customer oriented expenditure and incentive to the staff

2. Out of Rs 10/-, Rs 2/- Can be allowed to Counter PA as incentive and Rs .1/- for APM/DPM (counter) or SPM/PM himself wherever he /she himself/herself supervise IMTS transaction. The sanction needs to be issued by the Divisional Head based on the performance of the postoffice every month. The remaining Rs.7 may be set aside for Customer-staff oriented Common expenditure

3. A standing Commitee Comprising the Divisional head/ ASP (OD), ASP/IP Sub Division and PM/SPM of the post office may be constituted. The Committee should have not less than three members. They should analyse the requirement of the post office and decide the course of action for the utilization of the amount including Purchase of items of common use and interest to all the staff, For eg Purchase of Cooler,Smaller refrigenator etc would be considered if adequate funds can be generated. The purchase has to be made observing the usual formalities as prescribed in the rules in the regard. the committee can meet at a convenient frequency as per their local needs for taking appropriate decision.

Courtesy:   SA Tirur

Central D.A. from July'12 may be 7% again.

Subject to AICIN data for the next two months remaining in the current level, the following assumption is being made.

The AICPIN data for April 12 has been recently published. It rises to 4 points and reached 205. We know that D.A. is calculated on the basis for 12 months average. To calculate the D.A. payable from 1st July 2012, we need the figures of May and June 2012 which are to be released on 30.06.12 and 31.07.12 respectively. If the data remains for the next two months in the same level, i.e. 205, the hike will be 7%. Even if it marginally drops  1 point in any of the months, the rise will be still 7% which will take the total D.A. to 72%.

Considering the latest hike in petrol price, it is unlikely that the index may drop in the next months. So we can guess the next D.A. hike @7%, revising our previous guess work.

IMPORTANT RULES FROM PO GUIDE PART I & POSTAL MANUAL VOL V FOR PS GP B, IPO & PM GRADE 1 EXAM

POST OFFICE GUIDE  :  PART - I


Rule             Details


03.                Night Post Offices.
04.                Mobile Post Offices.
05.                Business Hours.
11.                Franking Machine.
11(i).             Franking Machine for Govt Offices.
12.                Payment of Postage on Cash.
13.                Spoilt or Defaced Stamps.
14.                Fictitious Stamps.
32-33.           Certificate of Posting.
34.                Recall or Delivery of Postal Article.
38.                Delivery of Regd Articles to Firms.
39.                Delivery of Articles to Pardanashin Women.
40.                Delivery of Damaged Article.

JCA DEMANDS BEFORE HUNGER FAST AND SECRETARY(P) REPLY

EXPECTED DA FROM JULY 2012

CONSUMER PRICE INFLATION ZOOMS TO 10.22 PER CENT IN APRIL 2012

New Delhi, May31, 2012(PIB): Consumer price inflation for industrial workers (CPI-IW) in the country hit double digit at 10.22 per cent in April 2012 against 8.65 per cent in March 2012, on the back of rising food prices.

Stay Order on declaration of Result PS Gr. B Examination 2012.

All India Association of Inspectors and Asstt. Supdt. Posts, UP Circle Branch and another one applicant jointly moved M.P. under No. 1317/2012 (Diary No.1385/2012) on 31.05.2012 at Hon'ble CAT, Lucknow Bench. The gist of the MP is given below:

This OA has been instituted seeking following reliefs. 

"a) issuing / passing an order or direction setting aside the impugned letter / notification dated 10.04.2012 issued by the Respondent No.2, for holding the LDCE for promotion to the cadre of PS Gr B, 2012 (as contained in Annexure No. A-1 to the original application), after summoning the original records. 

b) issuing / passing of any order or direction as this Hon'ble Tribunal may deem fit in the circumstances of the case".

FILLING UP OF SHORT TERM VACANCIES IN POSTMASTER CADRE

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Model Questions for PS Grp B, IPO & PM Grade I Exam

POSB MANUAL VOLUME I


1.         What is the current rate of interest on saving accounts?

            a)         3.5%                                       b)         4%

            c)         8%                                          d)         8.2 %                                                  Ans:b

2.         The revised rate of interest @4% on saving accounts wef

            a)         01 Oct 2011                           b)         01 Dec 2011

            c)         01 Nov 2011                         d)         01 Jan 2012                                      Ans:b

Payment of arrears to the substitutes of GDS who worked in leave vacancies from 01.01.2006 to 09.10.2009

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