Refresher Questions for Exam Preparation (Set – 42)

 Refresher Questions for Exam Preparation (Set – 42)

Departmental and IT Modernization
1. How many segments are contained in the IT Modernization Project of the Department? Answer: 8. 
2. Which project does the Department propose for IT infrastructure maintenance beyond March 2022? Answer: IT Modernization 2.0 Project. 
3. Which segment deals with the integration of banking services? Answer: Financial System Integrator. 
4. Where is the Disaster Recovery Centre (DRC) functioning? Answer: Mysore. 
5. What does the acronym DARPAN stand for? Answer: Digital Advancement of Rural Post Office for A New India. 
6. What does MGNREGS mean? Answer: Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. 
7. In the CSI segment, what does ERP stand for? Answer: Enterprise Resource Planning. 
8. Through which segment are Postal Life Insurance services provided? Answer: Core Insurance Services. 
9. Under which project are smart phones provided to Postmen? Answer: Mail Operations Hardware. 
10. Which segment conducted various trainings and workshops to enable the workforce? Answer: Change Management. 

Post Office Guide & Services
11. How can strong-smelling articles like Asafetida be sent by post? Answer: If enclosed in a hermetically sealed case of tin or other metal. 
12. What is the maximum weight allowed for an Unregistered Parcel? Answer: 4 Kg. 
13. What is the status of the "Certificate of Posting" service as of the exam date? Answer: Service has been discontinued. 
14. Can Postbox and Postbag services be availed together? Answer: Yes. 
15. Can a renter demand a particular number for Postbag allotment? Answer: No, the renter cannot demand a particular number. 
16. What compensation is granted for the loss of a Registered article? Answer: Rs. 100. 
17. Which of these can be transmitted by post: Pigeons, Crackers, or Turpentine? Answer: None of the above (all listed are restricted/prohibited). 
18. What is the minimum amount required to open a Philatelic Deposit account? Answer: Rs. 200. 
19. Under which tariff can old copies of a quarterly magazine like 'Andhra Today' be accepted? Answer: Either the tariff for Book Packets (containing printed books) or the tariff for Letters. 
20. What is the fee for an acknowledgement attached to a Blind Literature Packet? Answer: Free. 
21. Who is competent to grant a license for posting Registered Newspapers without prepayment of postage? Answer: Postmaster General. 
22. When can a foreign parcel be redirected outside India? Answer: It cannot be redirected outside India. 
23. Is compensation payable for uninsured foreign parcels that are lost or damaged? Answer: It is sent to limited listed countries. 
24. In what year was the Asian Pacific Postal Union established? Answer: 1961. 
25. If a sender requests a recall for a foreign article, can it be sent by air? Answer: Yes, if the air surcharge is paid. 
26. What is the maximum detention period for "Poste Restante" articles (except VP) at the delivery office? Answer: Not exceeding 1 month. 
27. What is the time limit to submit complaints regarding Foreign letter/parcel mail? Answer: Within 1 year. 
28. How is the enquiry fee collected for multiple articles posted by the same sender to the same addressee at the same time? Answer: It is collected for only one article. 
29. Which offices are authorized to issue a receipt for Customs duty paid? Answer: Only by Head Post offices / Foreign Post offices. 
30. From which department is the Principal Postal Appraiser? Answer: Customs Department. 
31. What happens to warehousing charges if an addressee applies for Customs duty reassessment? Answer: The detention period will not be taken into account for calculation. 
32. Under which service can unaddressed mails be delivered? Answer: Direct Post. 

Insurance & Savings Schemes
33. Which scheme is NOT available under Rural Postal Life Insurance (RPLI)? Answer: Joint Life Assurance. 
34. Who acts as the Guardian for eligible children under the PM Cares for Children Scheme? Answer: District Magistrate. 
35. What is the charge for a dishonored cheque under POSB? Answer: Rs. 100. 
36. What is the additional discount for Speed Post customers with monthly revenue over 25 lakhs making advance payment? Answer: 1%. 
37. What is the maximum weight for Pattern and Sample packets? Answer: 2 Kg. 
38. What is the license fee for Franking machines? Answer: Rs. 375. 
39. What is the maximum entry age for a 20-year term Sumangal (Anticipated Endowment Assurance) policy under PLI? Answer: 40. 
40. Under the Senior Citizen Savings Scheme, with whom can a joint account be opened? Answer: Spouse. 
41. What is the maximum deposit allowed in a PPF account per financial year? Answer: Rs. 1,50,000. 
42. Where can a fresh passbook NOT be issued in lieu of an old/used-up one? Answer: Branch Post Office. 
43. What is the Finacle menu for generating an Interest Certificate? Answer: HINTC. 
44. Within how many days must a VP article be delivered before it is returned to the sender? Answer: 7 days following the day of its presentation

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Postal Operations & RMS
45. In whose presence should the weight of a cash bag received in a Sub Office (SO) be checked? Answer: Sub Accounts Assistant. 
46. Who issues the Memo of authorized balances for a Sub Office? Answer: Superintendent. 
47. What is the preservation period for work papers of an RMS office? Answer: 18 months. 
48. Who opens the Cage TB of a mail van addressed to a terminal station mail office? Answer: Head Sorting Assistant. 
49. Who is the competent authority to permit mutual exchange of duties between Sorting Assistants? Answer: Superintendent RMS. 
50. What is an office called where Customs duty assessment on foreign mail is also carried out? Answer: Foreign Post Office.