POSTAL ASSISTANT EXAM COMPLETE KEY HELD ON 21/04/2014

The Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistant Examination Key is prepared by Akula. Praveen Kumar, Sub Postmaster, Papannapet SO-502303(Medak division Mob no. 9849636361, 8019549939) in good faith of Postal Assistant exam aspirants. Author of blog does not accepts any responsibility in relation to the accuracy, correctness of answers or otherwise, of the contents.

The Key Published by India Post is final.

Postal Assistant Exam 2013 Question paper

 BOOKLET SERIES “B”

Part A - General Knowledge

1. Government of India has recently granted "Maharatna Status to two more Navratna Public Sector enterprises. Which are the these new companies joining the club of Maharatna public sector undertakings.

(A) Steel authority of India Limited and National Thermal Power Corporation Limited
(B) Bharat heavy Electrical Ltd and Gas authority of India Limited
(C) Indian Oil Corporation and Coal India Limited
(D) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited and Oil and Natural gas corporation.

New Project Arrow Portal launched by Honorable Secretary, DoP on 25/04/2013

  New Project Arrow Portal launched by Honorable Secretary, DoP on 25/04/2013
This Web Portal has been developed for Project Arrow so that objectives and deliverables of the project are widely disseminated in the public domain and a proper channel is put in place for receiving feedback from stakeholders i.e. post office customers and the staff members. This interactive interface will facilitate in getting feedback and suggestions from customers across the country which will be vital inputs for further improving both the core operations and the ‘Look and Feel’ of Project Arrow Post Offices.


CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE SITE

How to Open Docx Files Without Microsoft Word 2007

   
                  

  Docx format was introduced by Microsoft in 2007 with a quest for people to upgrade their office software and other Microsoft services. This version of MS Office 2007 is not compatible with the older versions like Office 2003 or Office 2000. I get annoyed when I receive the .docx files from my friends and I don’t have Office 2007 installed on my machine and I don’t have any plans to upgrade it either.



So I will tell you five known ways to open a .docx file even if you don’t have microsoft office 2007 installed on your computer.

PAYMENT OF D A TO CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES Revised wef 1.1.2013

 The additional dearness allowance @ 8% from 1st January 2013 for Central Government Employees was approved by cabinet. The Finance ministry has issued order to grant additional DA from July, 2012 vide his No. 1(2)/2013-E-II(B) dated 25th April, 2013.


CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE ORDER.

Change of URL - Project arrow DET Dash Board.

   It is informed by Directorate Program Office that the Project Arrow DET Desboard URL http://indiapostarrow.gov.in   has been changed and the new URL is http://indiapostmail.gov.in/projectarrow

How to access your folders as Drives

Trick is all About :

You can create Virtual Drives in your Computer. Now you can access your Favorite Folders as a drive in My Computer.

HOW TO ENABLE SAVE AS PDF OPTION IN MICROSOFT OFFICE 2007?

 We use PDF to create e-books & for some other documents. We use many softwares to save documents as PDF.But we can do the same job by MS office very easily.

 The Process is:

 1.Download this ADDON & install it.

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=7

 2.Type the necessary documents by opening MS Office.
 3.Take the Cursor of the mouse on “Save As” by clicking Office Button

 4.Select PDF or XPS & save it.

 Now your PDF document is ready. Enjoy it.



courtesy:http://bnjho.blogspot.in/

"Manage It" A Tool to enable or disable Windows features

  Manage it is a simple and easy to use application developed to improve usability of Windows operating systems. You can handle almost all Windows functionalities from a single window of “Manage It”. See the screenshot below to understand what all you can do with it.
 You can easily enable/Disable task manager, command prompt, registry editor and various
other features of Windows just by checking or unchecking the appropriate options. Apart from that you can even set an auto-timer to shutdown or restart your computer.
 Manage It is an open-source app and is designed for Windows 7 users. You will not have to install it on your PC. Just download the exe file from the link given below and double click the file to run the app.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/manage-it/files/Manage%20It!.exe/download


Courtesy : http://bnjho.blogspot.in/  & http://sapost.blogspot.in/

POSTAL ASSISTANT SORTING ASSISTANT QUESTION PAPER-2013- EXAMINATION CONDUCTED IN FIRST PHASE ON 21/04/2013

Department of Posts conducted Direct recruitment of PA/SA Examination on 21-04-2013 for several circles. We are providing the same below for the future aspirants.



PART  A   (GENERAL KNOWLEDGE)

READ THE FOLLOWING PAGES

avast! Browser Cleanup

This new tool serves to delete pesky and unwanted toolbars and plug-ins from your browser(s). Simply download and run the Browser Cleanup utility without the need to install anything. Once you run the utility, you will see a list of toolbars and plug-ins and be able to disable them with one simple click.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD.

http://www.avast.com/en-in/download-thank-you.php?product=BC&locale=en-in



courtesy:avast.com, ptools.

Dearness Allowance 80% With Effect From 01-01-2013 –Approved By Central Government

The Union Cabinet today in its meeting, gave its approval to release an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to central government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners w.e.f. 1.1.2013 representing an increase of 8% over the existing rate of 72% of the Basic Pay/Pension, to compensate for price rise. The increase is in accordance with the accepted formula, which is based on the recommendations of the 6th Central Pay Commission.
Necessary order for increasing Dearness Allowance will be issued by Finance Ministry soon. The resultant arrears amount on account of the increased Dearness Allowance for the month of January , Febraury and March will be paid to central government employees by the respective Ministry/Department after the issuance of the order for granting dearness allowance by Ministry of Finance .

Source:http://www.gservants.com/

Point of Sale/Despatch Shift end Error- "A floating point exception occured in user process"

While day ending the Point of Sale or Despatch  some time it shows an error "A floating point exception occured in user process" and while existing  and it shows that shift end is over in Despatch/Point of sale . But  the Project arrow information were not created and the Account MIS shows the Day end was not done in point of sale.
 While checking the error with CEPT Mysore and Googling   the results shows the this problem is solved when the Sql Server 2000 is upgraded to Latest Service pack (service pack 4)

 Please down load the SQL SERVER 2000 SP4

http://www.microsoft.com/en-in/download/details.aspx?id=18290

 Update the service pack. Then your problem is solved.


Courtesy:Saparavur.

Interest Calculator updated 15/04/2013

Features in this File:

Updated on 15/04/2013:

• In the Link "PPF Interest Calculation", Provision has been added to find out Eligible Loan and Withdrawal amount that can be taken in PPF account.
• In the Link "Print Tables/Forms", Claim Forms for SB/SC and Application for Reinvestment of Maturity value, and Interest Rate Table (in Tamil) and link to access "Indiapost Forms page" are included

Postal Assistant /Sorting Assistant Exam Model Cum Practice Paper for Direct Recruitment-2013

This model paper prepared and compiled by Akula. Praveen Kumar, SPM, Papannapet Sub Office-502 303, Medak Division, Andhra Pradesh(9849636361,8019549939)

Disclaimer:- All questions/Information provided in this post are Compiled by A. Praveen Kumar for in good faith of Postal Assistant exam aspirants. The types of questions, number of questions and standard of questions may be vary in actual examination. This is my predictions only. Author of blog does not accepts any responsibility in relation to the accuracy, completeness, usefulness or otherwise, of the contents. Utmost care has been taken to prepare the model cum practice paper as per syllabus prescribed by India Post.

This is a practice paper only.

Previously the Department filtered the aspirants on the basis of merit and allowed 1:10 ratio for the examination. Hence the previous pattern and type of exam and standard of examination was easy. But this year onwards the selection process was changed and heavy competition is there for selection of Postal Assistant. The Examiner will set tough standard / medium hard level to test candidate         grasp of basic concepts of principles, Knowledge, application level, ability to solve the complex problems.

Best of luck to all Postal Assistant Exam Aspirants.

                                MODEL CUM PRACTICE PAPER

Marks: 100                                             Duration: 2 hours

Instructions to Candidates

1. Answer All the Questions

2. Each question Carries “1” Mark

3. Round off the appropriate choice in OMR sheet

                                                                   PART-A

          (General Knowledge & Current Affairs) 

      

1. Scientist in the month of December revealed a planet that could support life, orbits a Sun-like star near the Earth. What is the name of the star around which this planet was found orbiting?

1. Tau Ceti                 2. Sirius                      3. Ophiuchi               4.Gliese 33

2.Park Guen –hye has beenelected as the first women President of 

1. Thailand                2.Vietnam                  3. South Korea          4.Maurritius

3. The term “Chucker” is used in which sports? 

1.Football                  2. Horse Racing        3. Wrestling               4. Polo

POSTAL / SORTING ASSISTANT MODEL QUESTIONS

POSTAL ASSISTANT / SORTING ASSISTANT MODEL QUESTIONS.

CLICK HERE TO READ.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B6yGA0iQFFuKQ1FoR0ZUMUx3NmM/edit?usp=sharing






courtesy: http://www.keralapscblog.com

TCS bags Rs 1,400 crore India Post project

   

  NEW DELHI: IT major TCS has bagged the Rs 1,400-crore project of India Post for computerising counter operations and the two parties will sign a pact on Monday, a top government official has said. 

The project is divided into two parts --two years for implementation and five years of maintenance. 

"We will sign agreement with TCS on Monday for computerising counter operations under core system integration of India Post. Around Rs 1,400 crore has been earmarked for the project," Department of Post secretary P Gopinath told. 

INTRODUCTION TO INDIAPOST 2012 PROGRAM

CLICK HERE TO READ THE DOCUMENT

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B6yGA0iQFFuKZXYySmtzY2VFTGM/edit?usp=sharing

MoneyGram renews India Post agreement.

MoneyGram (MGI), a leading global money transfer company, today announced it successfully renewed its agreement with India Post, the largest postal network in the world.

MoneyGram launched the service with India Post in September 2011 at 100 India Post locations.  Since then, that number has grown to include 2,500 India Post locations offering MoneyGram's money transfer service.

RNet Version 2.1 (For CRCs and BPCs) Released on 09/04/2013

The RNet application which has been developed based on the earlier CRC Application has been released on 22.07.2011.  Subsequently, MNOP concept has been implemented for Registered Articles/Bags.  During the implementation of RNet application and MNOP concept, suggestions have been received from various CRCs/Divisions/R.O.s/Circles for enhancement of the options available in RNet application. The suggestions approved by Mails Division of the Directorate (which are mentioned in detail later in this document) have been incorporated in RNet application.

Further few suggestions have been received to optimize the usage of Despatch module for the purpose of BPCs and MBCs and these changes approved by Directorate are also incorporated in the Despatch module to be implemented in BPCs and MBCs.   Hence this release.

CLICK HERE TO DOWN LOAD THE VERSION

ftp://ftp.ptcinfo.org/Meghdoot7/Updates/RNetUpdate10042013/

BRIDGE PLUGIN SETUP AND UPDATES.

Bridge Plugin Setup: Download and Install Bridge plugins 

Replace SB Plugins and V2Conversion Latest exe :  Download 

Updates:

SB Plugins v3.2 :  Download

V2Conversion 3.1 :  Download

Dr. Devi Shetty of Narayana Hrudayalaya Bangalore, speaks on heart

What are the thumb rules for a layman to take care of his heart?

Ans: 1. Diet – Less of carbohydrate, more of protein, less oil
 2. Exercise – Half an hour’s walk, at least five days a week, avoid lifts and avoid sitting for a longtime 
 3. Quit smoking
 4. Control weight
 5. Control blood pressure and sugar

Is eating non–veg food (fish) good for the heart?
Ans: No

​India Post launches mobile money transfer scheme

VARANASI: People can now avail mobile money transfer service of India Post. The service has been started at Varanasi Head Post Office, Vishewshwarganj, Varanasi Head Post Office, Cantonment and Bisauri branch office, Chandauli from Tuesday.

 Launching the service in Varanasi at Visheshwarganj head post office, director, Postal Services, Allahabad region, Krishna Kumar Yadav said that MMT is a financial service which provides facility for remittance and receiving of money at selected post offices. Under it, a minimum amount of Rs 1,000 and a maximum amount of Rs 10,000 can be send in a single transaction. There is no limit to the maximum number of transactions made in a day. The service was launched by sending Rs 1,500 of Ram Bachan Maurya from Visheshwarganj head post office to Kanpur head post office.

 A sender can visit the identified post office where the service is available, deposit the amount and present the receivers details in a prescribed format. After this, the sender would get a six digit transfer code on the mobile phone which have to be send to the receiver via SMS. Similar SMS will also be sent to the receiver and counter clerk automatically by the system. The recipient can claim the money at a nearby post office by showing the transaction code and verifying his identity. Recipient also needs to withdraw the money within seven days of transaction.

 The service has already been started in 136 post offices of Uttar Pradesh, including 19 under Allahabad region.

 Yadav said that the rates of the services have been kept low. A person sending money through MMT service will be charged Rs 45 for sending money in the range of Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,500, Rs 79 for money ranging between Rs 1,501 and Rs 500 and Rs 112 for money transferred in the range of Rs 5,001 to Rs 10,000.

 Yadav also informed that the department of Post has partnered with the state run BSNL to launch the mobile money transfer service. Specially designed mobile handsets with pre-installed mobile money transfer application have been provided to the identified offices for carrying out the services.

Courtsy : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com

SUB DIVISIONS SOFTWARE FOR INSPECTOR OF POSTS

  Sub Division software for Inspector of posts developed by Tamilnadu circle, Chennai 600 002.   

  

                                

Features:

• Very Simple software to Departmental Staffs maintenance i.e  leave, Memo etc.,
• To maintain Inspection program and IR Details.
• To Maintain BO and SO Details of the sub division.
• To Maintain BO Letter box details and Line & Stages.
• To Keep Tour and visit report with Sub division database.
• To Maintain the details of building stock and memorandum book and also Misc etc.,
• To Keep your Pay information with this Sub division software

BASIC CONFIG FILES-RNET,SPEENDET,EMO AND EPAYMENT

If the config file of Epayment/Rnet/Speednet/ eMO communication module is corrupted, you can use this config file.  Over write the existing config file with the respective config file.


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ADDENDUM to the Revision in Interest Rates of Small Savings Schemes w.e.f 1st April 2013

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE ORDER.


http://www.indiapost.gov.in/DOP/Pdf/Circulars/113-01-2011-SB_04-04-2013.pdf