Refresher Questions for Exam Preparation (Set – 45)
Postal Services & Regulations
1. What is the combined rent for a Post Box and Post Bag for a quarter? Answer: Rs. 80/-.
2. In which of the following cases is insurance compulsory? Answer: When the article contains Coins, Currency, or Jewellery.
3. What is the currency period of an Indian Postal Order (IPO)? Answer: 24 Months.
4. How is a registered article addressed to a deceased person treated? Answer: It is treated as "Unclaimed."
5. In which case is registration compulsory? Answer: For any parcel exceeding 4 Kg in weight.
6. What is the maximum weight limit for a book packet containing periodicals? Answer: 5 Kg.
7. What is the fee for a recall of a domestic postal article? Answer: Rs. 6/-.
8. What is the maximum sum assured for a Whole Life Assurance (Suraksha) policy in PLI? Answer: Rs. 50 Lakhs.
9. What is the minimum amount required to open a Post Office Savings Account? Answer: Rs. 500/-.
10. A Sukanya Samriddhi Account (SSA) can be opened for a girl child up to what age? Answer: 10 Years.
11. What is the maximum weight of a registered parcel that can be delivered at a Branch Post Office? Answer: 10 Kg.
12. What is the maximum limit for a single Money Order? Answer: Rs. 5,000/-.
13. What is the maximum weight for "Blind Literature" packets? Answer: 7 Kg.
14. Which authority has the power to stop the transmission of prohibited articles? Answer: Director General of Posts.
15. What is the notice period required for a renter to renew a Post Box? Answer: 15 days before the expiry of the current term.
Mail Management & RMS
16. What is the preservation period for a Mail Abstract? Answer: 2 Years.
17. Who issues the "A" orders for the guidance of sorting offices? Answer: Superintendent of RMS.
18. What is a "Transit Bag"?Answer: A bag used to enclose several closed bags to be conveyed over the same line.
19. What colour is the label for a Registered Bag? Answer: Pink.
20. What is the purpose of a "Cage TB"? Answer: For the secure transmission of bags in a mail van or office.
21. Who is responsible for the custody of the key to the Mail Van? Answer: Mail Guard or Mail Agent.
22. What is "Facing" of an article? Answer: Arranging articles so that the address side is upwards.
23. What is a "Unit Bag Office"? Answer: Every Post Office (excluding Branch Offices) that maintains a bag account.
24. Which office is situated at the border and deals with closed bags from other offices? Answer: Office of Exchange of Transit.
25. What is the preservation period for the Nominal Roll of an office? Answer: Permanent.
IT Modernization & Projects
26. What does DARPAN stand for? Answer: Digital Advancement of Rural Post Office for A New India.
27. Where is the Disaster Recovery Centre (DRC) of the Department located? Answer: Mysore.
28. Which segment of IT Modernization deals with the "Network Integrator"?Answer: Sify.
29. What is the role of the "Financial System Integrator" (FSI)? Answer: Integration of banking and POSB services.
30. Which project provides the handheld devices for Branch Postmasters? Answer: RICT (Rural Information and Communication Technology).
Savings Schemes & Insurance
31. What is the interest rate for a Post Office Savings Account? Answer: 4% per annum.
32. What is the maximum deposit limit for a Senior Citizen Savings Scheme (SCSS)? Answer: Rs. 15 Lakhs (per the historical context of the paper).
33. What is the maturity period for a Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP)? Answer: It varies based on the interest rate (determined by the Government).
34. What is the minimum age to open a PM Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY)? Answer: 18 Years.
35. What is the maximum age at entry for a PLI Endowment Assurance (Santosh) policy? Answer: 55 Years.
36. Can a joint account be opened in a Public Provident Fund (PPF)? Answer: No.
37. What is the frequency of interest payment in a Post Office MIS account? Answer: Monthly.
38. What is the minimum sum assured for a Children Policy (Bal Jeevan Bima)? Answer: Rs. 20,000/-.
Miscellaneous & Mathematics (From the Paper)
39. What is the commission for a Speed Post article valued at Rs. 2,000? Answer: Subject to the current distance-based tariff slabs.
40. How is the rent for a Post Box calculated if taken for a whole year? Answer: Rs. 150/-.
41. If a sum of money doubles itself in 10 years, what is the rate of interest? Answer: 10%.
42. What is the area of a circle with a radius of 7 cm? (π = 22/7) Answer: 154 sq. cm.
43. Find the average of the first 10 natural numbers. Answer: 5.5.
44. What is 20% of 250? Answer: 50.
45. What is the LCM of 12 and 18? Answer: 36.
46. How many grams are there in 2.5 Kilograms? Answer: 2,500 grams.
47. If 5 people can do a piece of work in 10 days, how many days will 10 people take? Answer: 5 days.
48. What is the square root of 625? Answer: 25.
49. Define "Poste Restante." Answer: An article intended for a person who is traveling or has no fixed address.
50. What is the maximum entry age for Rural Postal Life Insurance (RPLI)? Answer: 45 Years (standard across most plans).
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