POSTMEN / MTS EXAMINATION 2025. - STUDY MATERIALS 1.

 Question Bank – Q& A on the topic of PO Guide Part – I -1

1. The Post Office Act, 2023 was notified on:

 a) June 18, 2024 b) December 16, 2024 c) December 24, 2023 d) June 17, 2024
**Answer: c) December 24, 2023**

2. The Post Office Act, 2023 came into force on:

 a) December 24, 2023 b) June 18, 2024 c) December 16, 2024 d) June 17, 2024
**Answer: b) June 18, 2024**

3. The Post Office Act, 2023 repeals which previous act? 

a) Post Office Bill, 2023 b) Indian Post Office Rules, 1933 c) Indian Post Office Act, 1898 d) Post Office Regulations, 2024
**Answer: c) Indian Post Office Act, 1898**

4. The Post Office Regulations, 2024 came into force on:

 a) June 18, 2024 b) December 24, 2023 c) December 16, 2024 d) June 17, 2024
**Answer: c) December 16, 2024**

5. How many Regulations are there in the Post Office Regulations, 2024?

 a) 15 b) 5 c) 180 d) 43
**Answer: c) 180**

6. The Post Office Regulations, 2024 consist of how many Chapters? 

a) 180 b) 5 c) 15 d) 43
**Answer: c) 15**

7. How many Schedules are annexed to the Post Office Regulations, 2024? 

a) 15 b) 180 c) 5 d) Not specified
**Answer: c) 5**

8. The Post Office Rules, 1933 were initially established under which act? 

a) Post Office Act, 2023 b) Indian Post Office Act, 1898 c) Post Office Bill, 2023 d) Post Office Regulations, 2024
**Answer: b) Indian Post Office Act, 1898**

9. According to the Key Definitions, "Accountable items" require the recipient's signature for delivery confirmation. This signature can be: 

a) Only ink signature b) Only digital signature c) Ink or digital signature d) Not required for accountable items
**Answer: c) Ink or digital signature**

10. In the Post Office Regulations, 2024, "Act" refers to:

 a) Indian Post Office Act, 1898 b) Post Office Act, 2023 (43 of 2023) c) Post Office Bill, 2023 d) Post Office Regulations, 2024
**Answer: b) Post Office Act, 2023 (43 of 2023)**

11. Who is defined as the "Addressee"?

 a) The person sending an item b) The intended recipient or the person to whom an item is to be delivered c) A person authorized to receive an item d) The Postmaster
**Answer: b) The intended recipient or the person to whom an item is to be delivered**

12. "Administrative instructions" are issued as specified under which regulations? 

a) Regulations 1-2 b) Regulations 15, 43, or 180 c) Regulations 178, 179, or 180 d) Regulations 1933 or 2024
**Answer: c) Regulations 178, 179, or 180**

13. "Delivery" refers to the process of delivering an item to:

 a) Only the addressee's address b) Only an authorized person c) The addressee's address, an authorized person, or a designated location d) The sender's address
**Answer: c) The addressee's address, an authorized person, or a designated location**

14. The "Director (Postal Services)" is defined as: 

a) The Head Postmaster of a Head Post Office b) The person who sends any item c) The Director in any administrative office of the Post Office or an officer exercising equivalent powers d) The person who remits money
**Answer: c) The Director in any administrative office of the Post Office or an officer exercising equivalent powers**

15. The period "In course of transmission by post" is from the Post Office's receipt of an item until its:

a) Delivery to the addressee only b) Return to the sender only c) Delivery to the addressee, return to the sender, or other disposal d) Booking only
**Answer: c) Delivery to the addressee, return to the sender, or other disposal**

16. Which items can be posted in a "Letter box"? 

a) All types of postal items b) Fully prepaid letters, postcards, letter cards, and book post items c) Only accountable items d) Money remittance services
**Answer: b) Fully prepaid letters, postcards, letter cards, and book post items**

17. The person who intends to receive money through money remittance services is defined as the:

 a) Remitter b) Sender c) Payee d) Addressee
**Answer: c) Payee**

18. "Redirection" is defined as: 

a) The process of collecting an item b) The act of assigning or directing an item to an address other than the initial one for a specific reason c) The process of sorting an item d) The act of returning an item to the sender
**Answer: b) The act of assigning or directing an item to an address other than the initial one for a specific reason**

19. In the context of "Weight," what is considered if both gross weight and volumetric weight are present? 

a) Gross weight b) Volumetric weight c) Whichever is lower d) Whichever is higher
**Answer: d) Whichever is higher**

20. Previously, rules and regulatory provisions were combined in the Indian Post Office Rules, 1933. Now they are separately compiled as: 

a) The Post Office Act, 2023 and the Post Office Regulations, 2024 b) The Post Office Rules, 2024 and the Post Office Regulations, 2024 c) The Post Office Bill, 2023 and the Post Office Act, 2023 d) The Post Office Act, 1898 and the Post Office Rules, 1933
**Answer: b) The Post Office Rules, 2024 and the Post Office Regulations, 2024**