Question Bank – Q& A on the topic of PO Guide Part – I -8
1. Pre-payment of postage is mandatory with exceptions for which of the following?
a) All postal services b) Unaccountable items only c) BNPL, contractual customers, and certain postal services d) Items with embossed postage only
**Answer: c) BNPL, contractual customers, and certain postal services**
2. If an unaccountable item with embossed postage has insufficient value, the difference must be covered by:
a) A franking impression. b) Affixing additional postage stamps. c) Payment at delivery. d) Refusing the item.
**Answer: b) Affixing additional postage stamps.**
3. Postage is NOT considered prepaid if a stamp or impression has been:
a) Embossed b) Perforated with identifying marks c) Obliterated, defaced, torn, or cut d) Affixed correctly
**Answer: c) Obliterated, defaced, torn, or cut**
4. Stamps cut or separated from embossed envelopes or postcards are generally NOT considered prepaid, with the exception of stamps with:
a) Any unauthorized design. b) Perforated identifying marks/initials. c) Value less than the required postage. d) Adhesive backing.
**Answer: b) Perforated identifying marks/initials.**
5. Who is responsible for notifying the issue of a stamp well in advance to all Heads of Circles and Philatelic Bureaux?
a) The Postmaster b) The Directorate c) Regional Postmasters General d) Stamp Depots
**Answer: b) The Directorate**
6. For commemorative stamps, who ensures that all bureaux, counters, and authorized offices are informed about the issue date, subject, and denomination?
a) Postmasters b) Heads of Circles c) Regional Postmasters General d) The Directorate
**Answer: b) Heads of Circles**
7. When the release date of a stamp falls on a Sunday or postal holiday, which Philatelic Bureaux will open for sale?
a) All Philatelic Bureaux. b) Only Philatelic Bureaux in New Delhi. c) Philatelic Bureaux in New Delhi and the place of release. d) No Philatelic Bureaux open on holidays.
**Answer: c) Philatelic Bureaux in New Delhi and the place of release.**
8. Commemorative/special postage stamps are sent in secured packets with an advance release date label by:
a) Philatelic bureaux. b) Authorized stamp depots. c) Selected counters. d) Postmasters.
**Answer: b) Authorized stamp depots.**
**Answer: b) Authorized stamp depots.**
9. The number of stamps a bureau or counter receives is fixed by the:
a) Philatelic bureaux in-charge. b) Postmaster. c) Directorate. d) Regional Postmasters General.
**Answer: c) Directorate.**
**Answer: c) Directorate.**
10. Commemorative/special stamps are sold through which channels?
a) Philatelic bureaux/counters and authorized offices. b) Vendors or licensed agents only. c) All Post Office counters. d) Online platforms only.
**Answer: a) Philatelic bureaux/counters and authorized offices.**
**Answer: a) Philatelic bureaux/counters and authorized offices.**
11. Philatelic bureaux/counters sell stamps for how long from their issue date, or until supply lasts?
a) 3 months b) 6 months c) 12 months d) Indefinitely
**Answer: c) 12 months**
**Answer: c) 12 months**
12. Commemorative stamps unsold after 6 months are released for sale with definitive stamps at:
a) Philatelic bureaux only. b) Stamp vending counters. c) Speed Post/Parcel/Registration counters. d) Authorized stamp depots.
**Answer: b) Stamp vending counters.**
**Answer: b) Stamp vending counters.**
13. Multicolored stamps of higher denominations, after 6 months of sale at the bureau, should be issued for sale at:
a) Philatelic bureaux only. b) Stamp vending counters. c) Speed Post/Parcel/Registration counters. d) Any Post Office counter.
**Answer: c) Speed Post/Parcel/Registration counters.**
**Answer: c) Speed Post/Parcel/Registration counters.**
14. Who is responsible for maintaining a sufficient stock of all kinds of postage stamps at a Post Office?
a) The Directorate b) The Head of Circle c) The Postmaster d) The Philatelic bureaux in-charge
**Answer: c) The Postmaster**
**Answer: c) The Postmaster**
15. Where are stamps preferably kept in the office safe?
a) In plastic bags. b) In wooden or tin boxes with compartments. c) On open shelves. d) In general office drawers.
**Answer: b) In wooden or tin boxes with compartments.**
**Answer: b) In wooden or tin boxes with compartments.**
16. For useless or obsolete stamps and stationery, what is required to write them off from accounts?
a) Approval from the Postmaster. b) Orders from the competent authority. c) Verification by the Philatelic bureaux in-charge. d) Decision by the Regional Postmaster General.
**Answer: b) Orders from the competent authority.**
**Answer: b) Orders from the competent authority.**
17. In Head Offices, Postmasters may exchange stamps and stationery for which there is no demand from the treasury, provided they are in:
a) Any condition. b) Complete packets and approved by the competent authority. c) Loose forms. d) Used condition.
**Answer: b) Complete packets and approved by the competent authority.**
18. What kind of records are maintained in philately bureaux in addition to SAP records?
a) Digital archives. b) Physical records and registers. c) Only SAP records. d) Sales reports only.
**Answer: b) Physical records and registers.**
**Answer: b) Physical records and registers.**
19. What action must Postmasters take to publicize a stamp release?
a) Only inform the Directorate. b) Display the circular on notice boards. c) Sell stamps before the notified release date. d) Only inform authorized stamp depots.
**Answer: b) Display the circular on notice boards.**
**Answer: b) Display the circular on notice boards.**
20. If a stamp release is postponed or advanced, who informs all Heads of Circles?
a) Regional Postmasters General. b) Philatelic bureaux. c) The Directorate. d) Postmasters.
**Answer: c) The Directorate.**
**Answer: c) The Directorate.**
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