Revision of Interest Rates for Small Savings Schemes With Effect from 1ST APRIL, 2013

Revision of Interest Rates for Small Savings Schemes - With Effect from 1st APRIL,2013

Based on the decisions taken by the Government on the recommendations of the Shyamala Gopinath Committee for Comprehensive Review of National Small Savings Fund (NSSF), the interest rates for small saving schemes are to be notified every financial year, before 1st April of that year. Accordingly, the rate of interest on various small savings schemes for the financial year 2013-14 effective from 01.04.2013, on the basis of the interest compounding/ payment built-in in the schemes, shall be as under :

 

Scheme	Rate of Interest w.e.f. 01.04.2012	Rate of Interest w.e.f. 01.04.2013
1	2	3
Savings Deposit	4.0	4.0
1 Year Time Deposit	8.2	8.2
2 Year Time Deposit	8.3	8.2
3 Year Time Deposit	8.4	8.3
5 Year Time Deposit	8.5	8.4
5 Year Recurring Deposit	8.4	8.3
5 Year SCSS	9.3	9.2
5 Year MIS	8.5	8.4
5 Year NSC	8.6	8.5
10 Year NSC	8.9	8.8
PPF	8.8	8.7

                                                                                        

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QUESTION PAPER POSTAL /SORTING ASSISTANT 2009 - ENGLISH AND MATHEMATICS

APTITUTDE TEST- DECEMBER 2009 PART 1 – ENGLISH


( Select the most appropriate word/set of words)
1. The word most nearly opposite in meaning to Valor
a. admonition 
b. Injustice 
c. Cowardice 
d . Generosity

2. The word most nearly similar in meaning to tentative
a. Prevalent 
b. Portable 
c. Making 
d. Experimental


3. The pair whose relationship is most like the relationship expressed in the pair beggar: beg
a. Medium- Advise 
b. Mediator: Disagree 
C. Mercenary : Demand 
d. Mentor : Guide

Fill in the Blanks ( Question 4-10 )
4. We list confidence in him because he never ------------------his promise.
5. Her true feelings --------------- themselves in her sarcastic asides; only then was her ------------- revealed

6. Technically glass is a mineral and ---------------
a. Water so 
b. water is so 
c. so is water 
d. so water is
7. Rajasthan --------------- a very climate
a. ha
b. being 
c. having 
d. with

8 One of the least effective ways of storing information is leaning
a. how repeat 
b. repeating 
c. to repeat 
d. Repeat

9 Many modern architects insist on------------------ materials native to the region
that will blend in to surroundings landscape .
a. use 
b. to use 
c. the use 
d. using

10. By the time a baby has reached its first birthday , he should , without the help of an 
adult ----------------- sit up or even stand up.
a. to be able 
b. able to 
c. to be able 
d. be able to
PART II: MATHEMATICS
11. A jar contains 10 red marbles and 30 green Ones. How many red marbles must be added to the jar so that 60 % of the marbles will be red?

a. 25 
b. 30 
c. 35 
d. 40
12. Driving at 48 miles per hour, how many minutes will take to drive 32miles.
a. 23 
b 32 
c. 40 
d. 45 
13. If a = 9*8321 and b=9*7321 what is the value of a –
a. 8000 
b. 9000 
c. 7000 
e. 6000

14. From 1989 to 1990, the number of applicants to a college increased 15 % to 5000.
How many applications were there in 1989?
a. 759 
b. 4301 
c. 4400 
d. 5819
15. Find two numbers whose sum is 27 and product is 182
a. 11, 12 
b. 12, 13 
c. 13, 14 
d. 14, 15
16. How many three- digit numbers are divisible by 7 ?
a. 108 
b. 118. 
c. 128 
d. 138
17 Liz is now twice as old as Jose but 6 years ago she was 5 times as old as he was. How old Liz now?
a. 10 
b. 16 
c. 20 
d. 24
18. What is the sum of the product and quotient of 8 and 8 ?
a. 62 
b. 63 
c. 64 
d . 65
19. Liz solved 24 Maths problems in 15 minutes. At this rate, how many problems can she solve in 40 minutes?
a. 25 
b. 64 
c. 40 
d. 48
20. If the average (arithmetic mean) of 25,31 and x is 37 what is the value of x?
a. 31 
b. 37 
c. 43 
d. 55

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Mathematics :
1. In a division sum, the divisor is 10 times the quotient and 5 times the remainder. If the remainder is 46, the dividend is:
(1) 4236
(2) 4306
(3) 4336
(4) 5336
2. If 1.5 x= 0.04 y, then the value of (y-x) (y+x) is:
(1) 730/77
(2) 73/77
(3) 7.3/77
(4) 703/77
3. An employee may claim Rs. 7.00 for each km when he travels by taxi and Rs. 6.00 for each km if he drives his own car. If in one week he claimed Rs. 595 for traveling km. How many kms did he travel by taxi?

(1) 55
(2) 65
(3) 62
(4) 70
4. The square root of 3 + √5 is :
(1) √3 /2 + 1/√2
(2) √3 /2 – 1/√2
(3) √5 /2 – 1/√2
(4) √(5/2) + √(1/2)
5. The mean temperature of Monday to Wednesday was 370C and of Tuesday to Thursday was 340C, if the temperature on Thursday was 4/5th that of Monday, then what was the temperature on Thursday?
(1) 36.50C
(2) 360C
(3) 35.50C
(4) 340C
6. A certain number of two digits is three times the sum of its digits. If 45 be added to it, the digits are reversed. The number is:
(1) 72
(2) 32
(3) 27
(4) 23
7. Three years ago the average age of A and B was 18 years. While C joining them now, the average becomes 22 years. How old (in years) is C now?
(1) 24
(2) 27
(3) 28
(4) 30
8. If 2^(2x-1) = 8^(3-x), then the value of x is:
(1) -1
(2) -2
(3) 2
(4) 3
9. A man’s basic pay for a 40 hours’ week is Rs. 200. Overtimes is paid at 25% above the basic rate. In a certain week, he worked overtime and his total was Rs. 300. He therefore, worked for a total of (in hours):
(1) 52
(2) 56
(3) 58
(4) 62
10. On a Rs. 10, 000 payment order, a person has choice between 3 successive discounts of 10%, 10% and 30% and 3 successive discounts of 40%, 5% and 5%. By choosing the better one he can save (in Rupees):
(1) 200
(2) 255
(3) 400
(4) 433
11. Rs. 600 are divided among A, B, C so that Rs. 40 more than 2/5 th of A’s share, Rs. 20 more that 2/7 th of B’s share and Rs. 10 more than 9/17 th of C’s may all be equal. What is A’s share (in Rupees)?
(1) 150
(2) 170
(3) 200
(4) 280

12. A, B, C started a business with their investment in the ratio 1 : 3 : 5. After 4 months, A invested the same amount as before and B as well as C withdrew half of their investments. The ratio of their profits at the end of the year was:
(1) 5 : 6 : 10
(2) 6 : 5 :10
(3) 10 : 5 : 6
(4) 4 : 3 : 5

13. If 9 men working 71/2 hours a day can finish a piece of work in 20 days, then how many days will be taken by 12 men, working 6 hours a day to finish the work? It is being given that 2 men of latter type work as much as 3 men of the former type?
(1) 91/2
(2) 11
(3) 121/2
(4) 13

14. Three pipes A, B and C can fill a cistern in 6 hours. After working at it together for 2 hours, C is closed and A and B can fill the remaining part in 7 hours. The number of hours taken by C alone to fill the cistern is:
(1) 12
(2) 14
(3) 16
(4) 18
15. A train B speeding with 120 kmph crosses another train C running in the same direction, in 2 minutes. If the lengths of the trains B and C be 100 m and 200 m respectively, what is the speed (in kmph) of the train C?
(1) 111
(2) 123
(3) 127
(4) 129
16. River is running at 2 kmph. It took a man twice as long to row up as to row down the river. The rate (in km/hr) of the man in still water is:
(1) 8
(2) 10
(3) 4
(4) 6
17. A merchant has 1000 kg of sugar, part of which he sells at 8% profit and the rest at 18% profit. He gains 14% on the whole. The quantity (in kg.) sold at 18% profit is:
(1) 560
(2) 600
(3) 400
(4) 640
18. A sum of money becomes Rs. 13, 380 after 3 years and Rs. 20, 070 after 6 years on compound interest. The sum (in Rupees) is:

(1) 8800
(2) 8890
(3) 8920
(4) 9040
19. A well with 14 m inside diameter is dug 10 m deep. Earth taken out of it, has been evenly spread all around it to a width of 21m to form an embankment. The height (in metres) of the embankment is:

(1) 1/2
(2) 2/3
(3) 3/4
(4) 3/5
20. A rectangular carpet has an area of 120 sq metres and a perimeter of 46 metres. The length of its diagonal (in metres) is:

(1) 11
(2) 13
(3) 15
(4) 17

Ten selected Questions from Civil Service Examination 2007

Ten selected Questions from Civil Service Examination 2007

Which one  of  the  following  national  highways passes  through  Maharashtra , Chattisgarh,  and  Orissa A NH  4 B NH  5 C  NH 6 D NH 7

In  the human  body   which  structure  is  the  appendix   attached  to  ? A  a  large intestine  B   a  small  intestine C  The  gall bladder D   The  stomach

Which  one  among  the  following  states of india   has  the  lowest  density  of population A  Himachal  Pradesh  B  Meghalya C  Arunachal  Pradesh     D  Sikkim

Which one  among  the  following  major  Indian  cities  is  most  eastward  located ? A Hyderabad B  Bhopal C  Lucknow D  Bangalore

Who  among  the  following  started  the  newspaper  sh ome prakash  ?  A   Dayanand Saraswati  B   Ishwar  Chandra  Vidyasagar  C   Raja ram  mohan  roy  D  Surendra natha  banargee

Who  was  the  speaker  of  the  first  lok Sabha ?  A  Hukam Singh B  G  V  Mavalankar  C  K M  Munshi D U  N  Dhebar

Who  among the  following  is  considered  as the  inventor  world  wide  Web  ( WWW) ? A  Edward  Kasner B  Bill Gates C Tim- Berners – Lee D Vinod  Dham

Which  one  of  the  following  is  another  name of   RDX? A  Cyanohydrin B  Dextran C  Cyclohexane D Cyclonite

If  all  the  numbers  from  501 to  700   are  written  ,  What  is the  total  number of  times  does  the  digit   6  appear  A  138 B 139 C  140 D 141

Which  of  the following  types   of  light  are strongly  absorbed   by  plants? A    Violet  and  Orange  B  Blue  and  red C  Indigo  and  Yellow D  Yellow  and  Violet

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Launching of Electronic Indian Postal Order — e'IPO'

Launching of Electronic Indian Postal Order - Dopt order

No. 1/44/2009-lR 
Government of India 
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions 
Department of Personnel & Training

North Block, New Delhi

Dated the 22th March, 2013

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject : Electronic Indian Postal Order — launching of.

On the initiative of Department of Personnel and Training, Department of Posts has launched a service called "elPO (Electronic Indian Postal Order) w.e.f. 22.03.2013. This is a facility to purchase an Indian Postal Order electronically by paying a fee on-line through e-Post Office Portal i.e. http://www.epostoffice.gov.in. It can also be accessed through India Post website www.indiapost.gov.in . As per RTI Rules, 2012, fees may be paid by electronic means, if facility for receiving fees through electronic means is available with the public authority.

2. At present, this facility is provided only for Indian Citizens abroad across the globe to facilitate them to seek information from the Central Public Information Officers (CPIOs) under the RTI Act, 2005, Debit and Credit cards can be used to purchase elPO.

3. The user needs to get himself registered at the website. He has to select the Ministry/Department from whom he desires to seek the information under the RTI Act and the elPO so generated can be used to seek information from that Ministry/Department only. A printout of the elPO is required to be attached with the RTI application. If the RTI application is being filed electronically, elPO is required to be attached as an attachment.

4. It may be noted that this facility is only for purchasing an Indian Postal Order electronically. All the requirements for filing an RTI application as well as other provisions regarding eligibility, time limit, exemptions etc., as provided in the RTI Act, 2005 will continue to apply.

5. An elPO so generated must be used only once with an RTI application. To check any multiple use of the same elPO, the CPIOs shall maintain a record of the elPOs so received from Indian Citizens abroad. In case of any doubt, the details of elPO can be verified from the above mentioned site/portal of India Post.

sd/- 
(Sandeep Jain)

Deputy Secretary

Source: www.persmin.nic.in 
[http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02rti/1_44_2009-IR-22032013.pdf]