Refresher Questions for Exam Preparation (Set - 26)
Section 1: Department of Posts (Rules & Regulations)
1. What is the maximum value for which a letter can be insured in foreign post? Answer: Rs 5,000.
2. Which of the following is NOT considered a First Class Mail? Answer: Blind literature packets. (Letters and Postcards are First Class).
3. An insufficiently prepaid letter is charged on delivery at what rate? Answer: Double the deficiency.
4. What is the maximum weight limit for a book packet? Answer: 5 kg.
5. In which year did the Mail Motor Service come into existence? Answer: 1944.
6. To whom is a registered letter delivered? Answer: To the addressee.
7. What is the maximum weight of an Inland Letter Card? Answer: 5 gm.
8. What is the compensation for an International registered parcel booked in India in case of loss or theft? Answer: 30 SDR.
9. What is the maximum limit for the value of articles to be insured at a Branch Office (BO)? Answer: Rs 600.
10. What is the minimum amount required for opening a Recurring Deposit (RD) account? Answer: Rs 100.
11. What is the minimum amount required to open a Senior Citizen Savings Account? Answer: Rs 1,000.
12. What is the maximum cash remittance that can be received under an IFS Money Order? Answer: Rs 50,000.
13. In what year was the Railway Mail Service (RMS) introduced? Answer: 1854.
14. When was the Speed Post Service started in India? Answer: 1986.
15. In which year was the Parcel Directorate established? Answer: 2018.
16. Where is the headquarters of the Asian Pacific Postal Union located? Answer: Thailand (Bangkok).
17. What is the minimum sum assured in Rural Postal Life Insurance (RPLI)? Answer: Rs 10,000.
18. What is a "Cecogramme"? Answer: Blind Literature.
19. Who serves as the Chairman of the Philatelic Advisory Committee? Answer: Minister of Communications.
20. Where was the Department of Posts' first ATM inaugurated? Answer: Chennai.
21. Where is the Primary Data Centre of the Department located? Answer: Navi Mumbai.
22. In what year was the Pincode system started in India? Answer: 1972.
23. In the context of banking, what does "KYC" stand for? Answer: Know Your Customer.
24. In what year was the Universal Postal Union (UPU) founded? Answer: 1874.
25. How many Postal Training Centres (PTCs) are there in the Department? Answer: 6.
26. Who issues the license for a Franking Machine? Answer: SSPos/SPos (Superintendent of Post Offices).
27. What is the maximum period a Post Restante article (except value payable) can be kept in a post office? Answer: 1 month.
28. What is the maximum weight limit for a Bulk Bag? Answer: 30 kg.
29. What is the maximum weight allowed for an Aerogramme? Answer: 5 gm.
30. What is the preservation period for the Postmaster’s order book? Answer: 3 years.
31. What is the preservation period for work papers of RMS offices and sections? Answer: 18 months.
32. What is the maximum weight limit for a Registered Parcel posted at a Sub-Office (SO)? Answer: 20 kg.
33. Who is the Chairman of the Postal Service Board? Answer: Secretary (Posts).
34. What is the maximum weight of a Pattern and Sample packet? Answer: 2 kg.
35. The Union Territory of Chandigarh falls under the jurisdiction of which Postal Circle? Answer: Punjab Circle.
Section 2: General Knowledge & Mathematics
36. Which word is the "odd one out": Zebra, Lion, Horse, Tiger? Answer: Horse. (Others are wild animals).
37. Who was the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh in 2021? Answer: Sh. Radha Krishna Mathur.
38. Kalaripayattu is a traditional martial art from which state? Answer: Kerala.
39. "Maach" is a theatre form native to which state? Answer: Madhya Pradesh.
40. Who is the author of the Panchatantra? Answer: Vishnu Sharma.
41. Which Article of the Indian Constitution abolished "Untouchability"? Answer: Article 17.
42. Convert the decimal 0.175 into a percentage. Answer: 17.50%.
43. The average of a batsman in 16 innings is 36. If he scores 70 runs in the next innings, what is his new average? Answer: 38.
44. What is the ratio of savings if Amir earns Rs 12,000/month and Amit earns Rs 191,520/year, both spending Rs 9,960/month? Answer: 17:50.
45. Find the value of the expression: 2[2+2{39-2(17+2)}]. Answer: 8.
46. Salma bought a cooler for Rs 2,200 including 10% tax. What was the price before tax? Answer: Rs 2,000.
47. What is the standard time line (IST) based on for India? Answer: 82.5° East.
48. Which is the largest state in India in terms of land area? Answer: Rajasthan.
49. In which year did Sikkim become the 22nd state of India? Answer: 1975.
50. Which schedule of the Indian Constitution defines the powers between the Union and the States? Answer: Seventh Schedule.
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