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Post Office Related Questions and Answers :
1.First Postal ATM is opened in _________ city.
A.Kolkata
B.Mumbai
C.Chennai
D.Delhi
Answer: Chennai
2.Hobby of collecting stamps is called ________.
A.Numismatics
B.Deltiology
C.Philately
D.None of above
Correct Answer: Philately
3.Which is the first postage stamp of India?
A.Commemorative stamp
B.Military Stamps
C.Scinde Dawk
D.None of above
Correct Answer: Scinde Dawk
4.What is the full form of PIN?
A.Post Index Number
B.Point Index Number
C.Postal Indicate Number
D.Postal Index Number
Correct Answer: Postal Index Number
4.When did the PIN system start in India?
A.1973
B.1972
C.1975
D.1970
Correct Answer: 1972
5.When did the first general post office opened in India?
A.1970
B.1998
C.1974
D.1988
Correct Answer: 1974
6.Which governor general started Telegraph and Postal System?
A.Lord Dalhousie
B.Lord Canning
C.Lord Mayo
D.None of above
Correct Answer: Lord Dalhousie
7.In India, The first general post office opened in _________ .
A.Delhi
B.Kolkata
C.Bombay
D.Kanpur
Correct Answer: Kolkata
8.The first postage stamp of India, Scinde Dawk was started in ________ year.
A.1850
B.1851
C.1852
D.1853
Correct Answer: 1852
9.Which is the first Indian post office that is outside the Indian territory?
A.Antarctica
B.Andaman and Nicobar
C.Lakshdweep
D.None of above
Correct Answer: Antarctica
10.What is the name of the first Indian post office that is outside the Indian territory?
A.Dakshin Gangotri
B.Paschim Gangotri
C.Purv Gangotri
D.Uttar Gangotri
Correct Answer: Dakshin Gangotri
11.Money order system is introduced in __________ year in India.
A.1890
B.1880
C.1870
D.1871
Correct Answer: 1880
12.In India, Postal Life Insurance started in _______ year.
A.1880
B.1881
C.1882
D.1884
Correct Answer: 1884
13.Postal Staff college is situated at ____________.
A.Ghaziabad
B.Delhi
C.Mumbai
D.Kolkata
Correct Answer: Ghaziabad
14.World Postal Day is celebrated in ___________.
A.October 8
B.October 9
C.October 10
D.October 11
Correct Answer: October 9
15.Indian Postal Day is celebrated in ____________.
A.October 8
B.October 9
C.October 10
D.October 11
Correct Answer: October 10
16.What is the purpose of Project Arrow?
A.Upgrading post offices in India
B.Building new post offices in India
C.Closing post offices in India
D.Painting post offices in India
Correct Answer: Upgrading post offices in India
17.The headquarter of Universal Postal Union is situated at ___________.
A.Berne, Switzerland
B.Sydney, Australia
C.Mannhattan, United States
D.Abudhabi, UAE
Correct Answer: Berne, Switzerland
18.Highest post office of the world is situated at __________.
A.Hikkim, Himachal Pradesh
B.Kashmir
C.Jammu
D.None of the above
Correct Answer: Hikkim, Himachal Pradesh
19.Where is the first e-post office in india?
A.Mumbai
B.Delhi
C.Kolkata
D.Chennai
Correct Answer: Delhi
20.How many post offices are there in India?
A.2 Lakhs
B.1.5 Lakhs
C.3 Lakhs
D.4 Lakhs
Correct Answer: 1.5 Lakhs
21.Which country has the largest post offices in the world?
A.India
B.Pakistan
C.United States
D.Srilanka
Correct Answer: India
22.How many channels have been made in the cities and the town to overcome the rush of postcards?
A.4
B.5
C.6
D.8
Correct Answer: 6
23.What is green Channel?
A.Doordarshan
B.Dak Service
C.Telephone Service
D.Telegraph Service
Correct Answer: Dak Service
24. In India, Postal Index System was introduced in __________.
A.1950
B.1959
C.1865
D.1972
Correct Answer: 1972
25.India is devided into how many dak zones?
A.6
B.7
C.8
D.10
Correct Answer: 8
26.What does the first digit of PIN Code indicates?
A.State/UT
B.Zone
C.District
D.Distribution Area
Correct Answer: Zone
27.How many digits are present in Postal Index?
A.4
B.6
C.7
D.8
Correct Answer: 6
28.Which postal index contains the highest number of states in the country?
A.Postal Index - 4
B.Postal Index - 6
C.Postal Index - 7
D.Postal Index - 8
Correct Answer - Postal Index - 7
29.How many states are included in Postal Index - 7?
A.8
B.9
C.10
D.12
Correct Answer : 10
30.Which of following states are included in Postal Index - 8?
A.Bihar and Jharkhand
B.Jharkhand and Oddissa
C.West Bengal and Oddissa
D.Andhra Pradesh and Oddissa
Correct Answer : Bihar and Jharkhand
31.When was the modern postal system started in India?
A.1837
B.1852
C.1854
D.1880
Correct Answer: 1854
32.When was the first postage stamp issued in India?
A.1850
B.1854
C.1880
D.1882
Correct Answer: 1854
33.Where was the first postage stamp issued?
A.Varanasi
B.Karachi
C.Ilahabad
D.Mumbai
Correct Answer: Karachi
34.When was the postal department established?
A.1854
B.1880
C.1882
D.1884
Correct Answer: 1854
35.When was the money order system started in India?
A.1880
B.1882
C.1884
D.1907
Correct Answer: 1880
36.When did Indian Post start the service of speed post?
A.1988
B.1987
C.1989
D.1986
Correct Answer: 1986
37.When did STD service starts in India?
A.1950
B.1954
C.1960
D.1972
Correct Answer: 1960
38.The first STD service in India started between which two places?
A.Delhi-Lucknow
B.Lucknow-Kanpur
C.Delhi-Kanpur
D.Kanpur-Ilahabad
Correct Answer: Lucknow-Kanpur
39.The first Air Mail Service in India is started at ____________.
A.Delhi-Lucknow
B.Delhi-Mumbai
C.Lucknow-Kanpur
D.Illahabad-Naini
Correct Answer: Illahabad-Naini
40.Which is the fastest means of communication in the whole world?
A.Courier
B.Fax
C.Email
D.Snail Mail
Correct Answer: Email
41.Which of the following service do not provide post office of India?
A.Saving Bank
B.Mutual Fund
C.Demand Draft
D.Life Insurance
Correct Answer: Demand Draft
42.If the post starts with an index number, then in which state is the post office likely?
A.Maharashtra
B.Kerala
C.Karnataka
D.Andhra Pradesh
Correct Answer: Kerala
43.What is the STD code of Mumbai metropolis?
A.011
B.022
C.033
D.044
Correct Answer: 022
44.When was the first telephone appears in India?
A.1951
B.1981
C.1851
D.1861
Correct Answer : 1951
45.When was the last telegram sent to India?
A.14th June 2013
B.14th July 2013
C.1st August 2013
D.30th July 2013
Correct Answer: 30th July 2013
46.Which was the first national news agency of independent India?
A.The Indian Review
B.The Free press of India
C.Associated Press of India
D.None of the above
Correct Answer: The Free press of India
47.Which of the following services of India Post has been temporarily discontinued?
A.Money Order
B.Tar
C.Postal Life Insurance
D.Inland Letters
Correct Answer: Tar
48.How much of the total post offices in india are in rural areas?
A.80%
B.85%
C.89%
D.90%
Correct Answer: 89%
49.When was the telecom mission established in the country?
A.1986
B.1990
C.1995
D.2000
Correct Answer: 1986
50.What is the long form of GDS?
A.Gramin Dak Service
B.Gramin Dakiya Service
C.Gramin Dak Sevak
D.Gold Dak Seva
Correct Answer: Gramin Dak Sevak
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