Refresher Questions for Exam Preparation (Set – 44)
Postal Operations & Guide Part I
1. What is the maximum weight limit for a Registered Letter? Answer: 2 Kg.
2. Which postal service was officially discontinued by the Department? Answer: Certificate of Posting.
3. What is the maximum weight for a Blind Literature packet? Answer: 7 Kg.
4. How many types of dies are found in a Postage Franking Machine? Answer: Two (Value Die and License Die).
5. What is the minimum quantity of unaddressed items required to avail the 'Direct Post' service? Answer: 1000 pieces.
6. What is the maximum weight of an Unregistered Parcel? Answer: 4 Kg.
7. Which authority is competent to grant a license for posting registered newspapers without prepayment of postage? Answer: Postmaster General.
8. What is the maximum weight of a Registered Parcel that can be booked for or addressed to a Branch Post Office? Answer: 10 Kg.
9. What is the maximum period for which a Post Box can be rented? Answer: One full financial year.
10. In which corner of the article should the postage stamps be affixed? Answer: Right-hand top corner of the address side.
11. What is the maximum weight of a Book Packet containing printed books? Answer: 5 Kg.
12. Which items are considered "First Class Mail" and given free air transmission? Answer: Letters, Postcards, and Inland Letter Cards.
13. What is the commission rate for a standard Money Order? Answer: 5% of the value (Rs. 1 for every Rs. 20).
14. What is the retention period for a "Poste Restante" article (except VP)? Answer: One month.
15. What happens to a registered article if the addressee refuses to sign the acknowledgement? Answer: It is delivered, but the refusal is noted; however, if they refuse the article itself, it is returned as "Refused."
IT Modernization & Technology
16. What does the acronym DARPAN stand for? Answer: Digital Advancement of Rural Post Office for A New India.
17. Which segment of the IT Modernization project deals with human resources and payroll? Answer: Core System Integrator (CSI).
18. Where is the primary Data Centre (DC) of the Department of Posts located? Answer: Navi Mumbai.
19. What is the role of 'Sify' in the Department’s IT project? Answer: Network Integrator (NI).
20. Which segment handles the banking and POSB operations? Answer: Financial System Integrator (FSI).
21. What is the name of the disaster recovery site for the Department’s data? Answer: Disaster Recovery Centre (DRC), Mysore.
22. What does RICT stand for? Answer: Rural Information and Communication Technology.
23. Which segment of the IT project provides the 'Handheld Devices' to Branch Postmasters? Answer: Rural Hardware (RH).
24. In IT Modernization, what does the term 'Change Management' refer to? Answer: Training and preparing employees for the technological transition.
25. Which segment handles the insurance (PLI/RPLI) data and operations? Answer: Core Insurance Solution (CIS).
Savings Bank & Insurance (POSB/PLI)
26. What is the minimum amount required to open a Post Office Savings Account? Answer: Rs. 500.
27. What is the maximum deposit limit for a single account in the Monthly Income Scheme (MIS)? Answer: Rs. 9 Lakhs.
28. What is the age limit for a girl child to open a Sukanya Samriddhi Account (SSA)? Answer: Up to 10 years from the date of birth.
29. What is the minimum age to open a Senior Citizen Savings Scheme (SCSS) account? Answer: 60 years.
30. In which year was Postal Life Insurance (PLI) introduced? Answer: 1884.
31. What is the maximum sum assured for a Rural Postal Life Insurance (RPLI) policy? Answer: Rs. 10 Lakhs.
32. Which PLI plan is known as 'Santosh'? Answer: Endowment Assurance.
33. What is the minimum lock-in period for a Public Provident Fund (PPF) account? Answer: 15 years.
34. Can a joint account be opened in a Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP)? Answer: Yes (up to 3 adults).
35. What is the penalty for not maintaining the minimum balance in a POSB account? Answer: Rs. 50 (Maintenance fee).
Mail Management & RMS
36. What is a 'Transit Bag'? Answer: A bag used to enclose several closed bags to be conveyed over the same line.
37. Who is the head of a Postal Circle? Answer: Chief Postmaster General (CPMG).
38. What is 'Facing'? Answer: The arrangement of articles with the address side upwards and the addresses in the same direction.
39. What is a 'Unit Bag Office'? Answer: Every Post Office (other than Branch Offices) that maintains a bag account.
40. Who issues 'A' orders in the RMS? Answer: Superintendent of RMS.
41. What is the preservation period of the Nominal Roll of an office? Answer: Permanent.
42. What colour is the label used for a Registered Bag? Answer: Pink.
43. An office of exchange that deals with the assessment of customs duty is called? Answer: Foreign Post Office.
44. What is the purpose of 'B' orders in RMS? Answer: For the guidance of subordinates in the performance of their sorting duties.
45. What is a 'Cage TB'? Answer: A section of a mail van or office partitioned off by wire netting for secure storage of bags.
General Knowledge (Postal Related)
46. What is the full form of PIN in PIN Code? Answer: Postal Index Number.
47. How many digits are there in a PIN Code in India? Answer: 6 digits.
48. In which year did the PIN Code system start in India? Answer: 1972.
49. Which is the only Floating Post Office in India located? Answer: Dal Lake, Srinagar.
50. Who is the administrative head of a Postal Division? Answer: Superintendent or Senior Superintendent of Post Offices.
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