147 Whether time barred CEA claim can be entertained? What is the procedure?

 PA Examination Special Exercise -3

Please read and keep memory of the following. These are all important.

1. Advance Remittance (or Minus Entry) is when: 

(a) Cash is received prior to the receipt of the SO/BO daily account (b) Cash is received after the receipt of the SO/BO daily account (c) Cash is received in short than as mentioned in the SO/BO daily account (d) None of the above.

2. The word "in transit" means: 

(a) The value of cash/stamps which has been remitted and already accounted at the Cash Office (b) The value of cash/stamps which has been remitted but not yet accounted at the Cash Office (c) The value of cash/stamps which has not been remitted to the Cash Office on the same day (d) None of the above.

3. Amount due from a Branch Post Office is:

 (a) Total of closing balance of BO + total amount of transit (b) Total of closing balance of BO (c) Authorized cash balance of BO (d) Total amount of transit of the BO.

4. The Sub Office (S.O.) daily account is prepared by the: 

(a) Treasurer of the S.O. (b) Sub-Account PA of the S.O. (c) Sub-Postmaster of the S.O. (d) None of the above.

5. S.O. slip is prepared and sent: 

(a) From H.O. to S.O. (b) From S.O. to B.O. (c) From S.O. to H.O. (d) From S.O. to the office of the Divisional Superintendent.

6. The Treasurer's Cash Book is divided into: 

(a) Only 1 part - "receipts" (b) Only 1 part - "payments" (c) 2 parts - "receipts" & "payments" (d) 3 parts - "receipts", "payments" & "cash/stamps in transit".

7. Registered articles addressed to Shri Ramesh, 27, Highway Road, Chegunta will be delivered:

 (a) only to Shri Ramesh at his residential address (b) to anyone residing at the address given above (c) to a messenger from Shri Ramesh without any authorization letter (d) none of a, b, c.

8. If the payee refuses to take a Money Order, it should be returned for repayment to the remitter: 

(a) on the same day (b) after keeping it in deposit for 3 days (c) after keeping it in deposit for 7 days (d) after keeping it in deposit for 15 days

9. Registered letter addressed to Shri Srinivas could not be delivered as the addressee has left India. In such a case, who will make the remarks on the article for the cause of non-delivery? 

(a) Registration Delivery PA (b) APM (Delivery) (c) Postmaster (d) Postman of that beat

10. Franked articles bearing previous day date stamp impressions presented for dispatch: 

(a) can be accepted. (b) can be rejected. (c) can be accepted after getting date stamp impression of the day of dispatch. (d) none of a, b, c.

11. Who is in charge of a Sorting Mail Office? 

(a) Mail Guard (b) Mailman (c) Head Record Office (d) Head Sorter

12. A forward bag contains: 

(a) Only closed bags (b) bags to be opened by section (c) Articles containing fully prepaid articles (d) none of a, b, c.

13. The reply postcard system service from India is available for which of the following foreign countries? 

(a) France (b) Bhutan (c) Myanmar (d) Srilanka

14. Unpaid articles addressed by the public to officials of the Department of Post should be taxed with postage, treated as refused, and forwarded to __________ for returning to sender.

 (a) Sender (b) Head of Department of Posts (c) RLO (d) office of posting

15. Registered Bundles are prepared whenever there are more than ________ uninsured Registered articles of the letter mail for any Post Office for which any direct mail bag is not closed.

 (a) Three (b) Four (c) Two (d) Six

16. If a bag label is superscribed as ‘CAP’, it means: 

(a) Care Adopted Parcel (b) Contain Air Parcel (c) Certified Approved Packing (d) Care after Packing

17. The registered letter addressed to foreign countries bear the bar-code as __________. 

(a) EBL (b) RR (c) RL (d) IN

18. A Poste restante article (except VP article) will be kept under deposit for a period of __________ Days/weeks/months.

 (a) 15 days (b) one week (c) one month (d) 45 days

19. Complaints relating to loss/non-receipt of MO/VP articles should be lodged within __________ days. 

(a) One year (b) 45 days (c) one month (d) six months

20. For ‘blind literature packet’ the following charge has to be borne by the sender:

 (a) registration fee (b) acknowledgement fee (c) postage fee (d) air surcharge fee
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Answers
1. (a) Cash is received prior to the receipt of the SO/BO daily account (Rule-74, Postal Manual Vol.-VI, Part-III)
2. (b) The value of cash/stamps which has been remitted but not yet accounted at the Cash Office (Rule-74, Postal Manual Vol.-VI, Part-III)
3. (a) Total of closing balance of BO + total amount of transit (Rule-74, Postal Manual Vol.-VI, Part-III)
4. (c) Sub-Postmaster of the S.O. (Rule-29, Postal Manual Vol.-VI, Part-III)
5. (a) From H.O. to S.O. (Rule-18, Postal Manual Vol.-VI, Part-III)
6. (c) 2 parts - "receipts" & "payments" (Rule-86, Postal Manual Vol.-VI, Part-III)
7. (a) only to Shri Ramesh at his residential address (Clause 36-PO Guide Part-I)
8. (c) after keeping it in deposit for 7 days (Rule 62 of Postal Man, Vol. VI Pt.II)
9. (d) Postman of that beat (Rule 183(2) of Postal Man. Vol.VI Pt.I)
10. (c) can be accepted after getting date stamp impression of the day of dispatch. (Clause11 (10) (viii) (b) of PO Guide Part-I)
11. (d) Head Sorter (Rule 15 of Postal man. Vol.V)
12. (a) Only closed bags (Rule 9 of Postal Man. Vol.V)
13. (b) Bhutan
14. (c) RLO
15. (d) Six
16. (b) Contain Air Parcel
17. (b) RR
18. (c) one month
19. (c) one month
20. (d) air surcharge fee