Quiz-2 (General Knowledge) India Post

QUIZ : GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (INDIA POST)

Q.1	When was the first All India Postage stamp Issued?
Ans	1854
Q.2	Where was India’s First General Post Office established?
Ans	Kolkata
Q.3	How many General Post Offices (GPO) are there in a Postal Circle?
Ans	There can only be one GPO in a Postal Circle.
Q.4	Where is the World’s Highest Post Office located?
Ans	Hikkim in Himachal Pradesh (15,500 feet)
Q.5	Under which Ministry of the Government of India does the Department of Posts come?
Ans	The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
Q.6	How many Post Offices are there in the Country?
Ans	More than 150000
Q.7	Where is the first Indian Post office outside the Indian Territory located?
Ans	Dakshin Gangothri in Antractica in 1983
Q.8	Who is the first Indian king to be depicted on an Indian Stamp?
Ans	Chandra Gupta Maurya
Q.9	When was the Postal Index Number PIN introduced in India?
Ans	1972
Q.10	If any PIN starts with 9, what does it signify?
Ans	All PINs starting with 9 is meant for the Army Post Office
Q.11	When was the Postal Life Insurance (PLI) established in India?
Ans	1884
Q.12	When was the Post Office Savings Bank (POSB) started in India?
Ans	1882
Q.13	What is the minimum amount required to open a Post Office Savings Bank Account?
Ans	The minimum amount required to open a Post Office Savings Bank is Rs. 500/-
Q.14	When was the money order service started in India?
Ans	1880
Q.15	What was the Postal Service operated by the Travancore State Called?
Ans	Anchal
Q.16	What happens to a letter that cannot be delivered or returned to the sender?
Ans	It is sent to Returned Letter Office (RLO)
Q.17	Can you stop the delivery of a letter you have posted?
Ans	Yes, under a service called Recall of Postal Article.
Q.18	When were the mail order services started in India?
Ans	Mail order services were started with the value payable system introduced in 1877.
Q.19	What happens to the letter posted without postage?
Ans	A letter that is posted without postage is charged for double the deficiency which will be collected from the addressee who has the option to refuse. If so, it will be collected from the sender compulsorily.
Q.20	What is the Poste Restante?
Ans	All articles super scribed C/o Postmaster or in any other similar way are called Poste Restante Articles. A Poste Restante Article has to be collected by the addressee from the post office. It is intended to cater to the postal communication needs of travellers.