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 Question Bank – Q& A on the topic of PO Guide Part – I -9

1. If a fraudulently reused postage stamp is detected on an already posted item, what is the immediate action regarding its delivery?

 a) It will be delivered normally. b) It will be delivered after charging due postage. c) It will not be delivered. d) It will be returned to the sender.
**Answer: c) It will not be delivered.**

2. If a previously used stamp (without obliteration marks removed) is detected on a private item, how is the stamp treated? 

a) It is defaced. b) It is ignored. c) It causes the item to be returned to sender. d) It results in immediate legal action.
**Answer: b) It is ignored.**

3. When a previously used stamp or service stamp on a private item is detected, and the item is subsequently forwarded, what is made in the error book (for post offices) or notebook (for mail offices)? 

a) A copy of the stamp. b) A note explaining the charge. c) A legal complaint. d) A record of the sender.
**Answer: b) A note explaining the charge.**

4. Which type of postage stamp is explicitly permitted for payment even if perforated with marks?

 a) Defaced stamps. b) Obliterated stamps. c) Stamps perforated with initials or identifying marks. d) Stamps separated from envelopes.
**Answer: c) Stamps perforated with initials or identifying marks.**

5. Who is authorized to affix postage stamps to an item?

 a) Department officials only. b) The sender or their messenger only. c) Either the sender or Department officials. d) Licensed agents.
**Answer: b) The sender or their messenger only.**

6. The manufacture and use of fictitious postage stamps for any purpose is punishable under which section of Bharatiya Nayaya Sanhita, 2023?

 a) Section 180 b) Section 186 c) Section 179 d) Section 43
**Answer: b) Section 186**

7. For illustration in philatelic publications, reproductions of stamps are allowed only in which color? 

a) Any color, with permission. b) Black. c) The original stamp color. d) Grey.
**Answer: b) Black.**

8. Prior permission from whom is required for color reproductions of stamps for publicity?

 a) Postmaster General. b) Minister of Communications. c) Secretary, Department of Posts. d) Director General Postal Services.
**Answer: c) Secretary, Department of Posts.**

9. To avoid similarity with actual stamps, reproductions must be distinctly different in size and lack what feature? 

a) Color. b) Denomination. c) Perforation on the edges. d) Crossbar.
**Answer: c) Perforation on the edges.**

10. What must also be placed on one corner of a reproduced stamp to obliterate the denomination? 

a) A circle. b) A crossbar. c) A star. d) A checkmark.
**Answer: b) A crossbar.**

11. Reproduction of stamps in color, at actual size, with perforation on the edges, is considered:

 a) Legal with permission. b) Production of actual stamps and a punishable offense. c) Allowed for philatelic purposes. d) Allowed if for non-commercial use.
**Answer: b) Production of actual stamps and a punishable offense.**

12. Issuing a postage stamp is the sovereign privilege of which entity? 

a) Government of India. b) Ministry of Communications. c) Department of Posts. d) Reserve Bank of India.
**Answer: c) Department of Posts.**

13. For requests involving substantial financial or direct benefit, how are stamp image permissions decided?

 a) Always granted. b) Always denied. c) Decided on a case-by-case basis. d) Only for commercial purposes.
**Answer: c) Decided on a case-by-case basis.**

14. When using stamp images, what disclaimer must publishers/authors include? 

a) That the Department of Posts endorses their views. b) That the views expressed are their own and not of the Department of Posts. c) That the Department of Posts holds legal responsibility for controversy. d) That the stamp image is public domain.
**Answer: b) That the views expressed are their own and not of the Department of Posts.**

15. What type of material must be undertaken NOT to be used in a publication when requesting stamp image permission? 

a) Commercial advertising. b) Personal opinions. c) Anti-national/anti-social/anti-religious/seditious material. d) Philatelic information.
**Answer: c) Anti-national/anti-social/anti-religious/seditious material.**

16. What must the publisher/individual/organization provide to the Department's record when using stamp images? 

a) A financial guarantee. b) Samples of the product. c) A list of all distributors. d) A copy of the copyright.
**Answer: b) Samples of the product.**

17. If a previously used stamp is detected on an already posted item, and the obliteration marks have NOT been removed, what is the process?

 a) The item is immediately returned to the sender. b) The stamp is ignored, the item is charged due postage, and forwarded. c) The stamp is defaced, and the item is delivered. d) The sender is prosecuted.
**Answer: b) The stamp is ignored, the item is charged due postage, and forwarded.**

18. What action is taken if a defaced or imperfect postage stamp is found on an item? 

a) The stamp is defaced. b) A remark explaining why it was ignored is written on the item. c) The item is immediately returned to sender. d) The item is destroyed.
**Answer: b) A remark explaining why it was ignored will be written on the item.**

19. A brief write-up on what should accompany the stamp images when used in a publication? 

a) The history of the publisher. b) India Post or the stamp used. c) The biography of the author. d) The postal code regulations.
**Answer: b) India Post or the stamp used.**

20. If an item with a previously used or service stamp on a private item is presented at a window, what is the Post Office's response?

 a) The item is accepted, and due postage is charged. b) The item is accepted if additional stamps are affixed. c) The item is returned with a remark that such stamps are not recognized for payment. d) The item is confiscated.
**Answer: c) The item is returned with a remark that previously used or service stamp