1. Read the following sentences and choose1.

Part A
Correct answer

1. Postal headquarter of Arunachal

Pradesh state is Shillong.
2. Sikkim comes under the
jurisdiction of West Bengal Circde.
3. Head quarter of Haryana circde is
Chandigarh.
(A) Only 1 is correct
(B) 1 and 2 are corect
(C)2 and 3 are corect (â) 1 3i 2 H-T
(D)Allare correct

|2. Who is the Secretary of Postal Service 2.

Board (PSB)
(A) DG Post
(B) Secretary Post
(C)A senior staff officer of the
Directorate
(D)Minister of Communication
3. Who is the chairman of the Postal 3
Services Staff Weifare Board?
(A) Minister of Communications and IT
(B) Secretary Posts
(C) Director General (Posts)
(D) Member Personnel
|4. Who is the Chaiman of the Investment 4
Board (Postal services Board) in the
Department of Posts?
(A) Secretary Posts
(B) Member PLI
c) Director General (Posts)
(D) Member Personnel

5. Post Offices are divided into 5

Classes. () i t
(A) Three
(B) Six
(C) Five
(D)Four
6. Which Post Office Opens on Sunday or 6
Post offices Hoilday?
(A) Head Post Office
(B) Night Post Office
(C) Foreign Post office
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 (D) None of the above

7. Overseas order of Philately are executed 7.

at India Philatelic Beuro
(A) Sansad Marg HO
(B) Delhi GPO
(C) Mumbai GPO
(D)Kolkata GPO

8 Franking will be allowed upto

(A) 50 Rs
(B) 100 Rs () 50 54
(C)25 Rs (e) 100 $44.
(D)Any amount. (H) 25 4

9 Franking Impression must be in 9.

Color.
(A) Bright Red
(B) Blue
(C) Black
(D)Cyan
10. MO addressed to postbox no 10
(A)Cannot be booked
(B) Can be booked only in HO
(C) Can be booked only in SO
(D) will be delivered/paid through the
postman, so long the person/firm
rents the Post Box

11. Article addressed to deceased person 11.

(A) Delivery such articles to any near
relative of
the deceased who may have applied for
them in
case uninsured article.
(B) Delivery such articles to any near
relative of
the deceased who may have applied for
them in
case do not appear to contain any
valuable
property
(C) Delivery such articles to any near
relative of
the deceased who may have applied for
them in

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 case no counter-daimant or likelihood of
dispute.
(D) All the above
12. Registered articles addressed to a 12.
pardanashin woman should be delivered
(A) Only to pardanashin woman
(B) To any family member
(C) To the witness who
identifies the
signature of
the pardanashin woman and is known to
the
postman
(D) None of these
13. If an article is refused it will be kept in 13.
post
office for
(A) 7 days
(B) Retun to sender
(C) 30 days
immediately
(D) 3months
(ef) 30 fA
14 Handling charges of eivelope for 14.
business
reply card in addition to postage per
article is
a) 2/
b) 3/
c) 1/
d) Free ofcharge
15. When non- inflammable of "Safety" 15.
cinematograph films are sent by the letter
post a
label bearing the words "Safety films
non-inflammable" in plain block letters
must be
affixed to the outside of each packet.
(A) green
(B) blue
(C) white
(D) red
() cuH
16. Weight of Letter Card is not allowed for 16.
(A) 1 Gram
(B) 2 Gram
(C)5 Gram
(D)3 Gram

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 17. What is the rate of discount for the walk in17.
customer who books speed post for Rs 3000.00 F4 s YE HaI
3000.00
(A) 5 % () 5%
(B) 2% () 2%
(C) No Discount
(D)3%
(`) 3%
18 Dangerous Goods means aticdes which 18.
are capable of posing a risk to
(A)Only Employee
(B) Only environment
(C) Health, safety, property and
environment
(D) None of the above
19. The Charges per insertion under Bill Mail 19.
Service is
(A) 25 paise () 25
(B) 50 paise (e) 50 tt
(C) Free
(D)1 Rupees
(s) 154
20. What is the Maximum Deposit period of 20.
Sukanya Samriddhi Accounts.
(A) 15 Years from the date of Opening
(B) 21 Years from the date of Opening
(C) 18 Year from the date of Opening
(D)10 Year from the date of Opening
(#) 34uTe ItT 18 T
21. What is the method of Calculation of TD 21.
interest
(A)Quarterly Calculated Payatble
annually () aft5 TUjelT
(B) Annually Calculated
(C) Half Yearly Calculated Payable
Annually
(D) Monthly Calculated Payable
Annually
22 What is maximum Amount can be 22.
transferred through International Money
Transfer Services at a time as per
applicable RBl regulation which must
however be only for personal use?
(A) 1000 US dollars
(B) 250 US Dollars
(C)2500 US Dollars () 1000 3AR sa
(D) 100 US Dollars
(e) 250 3f ci stGR
(E) 2500 3 R steT
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|23. Which of the folowing policy donot have (s) 100 3AR saT
23.
loan Facility?
(A) Santosh
(B) Suraksha
(C) Suvidha
(D) Sumangal () reT

|24. Match the various postal saving

schemes24.
with its interest rates as on 31.12.2022. 31.12.2022 R HHR af sI#
(A) SSA- 8.2%
(B) KVP.6.6%
(C) MIS-7.5%
() HVH- 8.2%
(D) PPF-7.1%
() h - 6.6%
(ef) VA3IZVH- 7.5%
) frG- 7.1%
|25. What is not the Due Bags?? 25.
(A)Account Bag
(B) Cash Bag () aT
(C) BO Bag
(D) Transit Bag

26. Expand VSAT 26.

(A) Virtually Smart Aperture Terminal
(B) Virtually Small Ampere Teminal
(C)Very Small Aperture Terminal
(D)Very Sophisticated Aperture
Terminal

27. The Bags which are sorted at transit 27.

office and thus forwarded onwards
unopened are temed as?
(A) Forward bags
(B) Transit bags
(C)Sorted bags
(D)Guided bags

28. An office of exchange in which the work 28.

of assessment of customs duty on foreign
mails is also camied out is called:
(A)Foreign Post COffice
(B)Customs office () fae sehu
(C) Duty Office
(D) Customs call office

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|29. Mail Bag may also Contain aticles of the |29.
parcel mail when no ............. are
prescribed.
(A) TMO Bags
(B) Parcel Bags
(C) Forward Bag
(D)Transit Bag
30. Insured Bags are 30.
(A) Due bags
(B) Unusual Bags
(C)Camp Bag
(D) Neither a Due Bag not an Unusual
Bags
Part -B
31. Which Indian State is connected to Sri 31.
Lanka by the Palk Strait
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Kerla
(C) Karnataka () dr
(D)Andhra Pradesh () afc#

32. Which State Shares its Intemational 32.

Border with Bangladesh and Myanmar
(A) Assam
(B) Meghalaya () 34H
(C) Tripura () r s
(D) Mizoram

33. Dayanand Saraswati was the founder 33.

which of the following missions?
(A) Arya Samaj
(B) Prarthana Samaj
(C) Brahmo Samaj
(D) Chinmaya Mission

34. Read the following sentences 34.

1. Panna is known as a Diamond City
of India?
2. Jaipur is Pink city of India.
3. Diamond Harbour is in Odisha. 3.S14S IÁT 3ÌfSTI
Which islare corect?
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 (A) Only 1 () id 1
(B) 2 and 3 () 2 3 :
(C) 1,2 and 3 (e) ,2 3tt s
(D) 1 and 2 (9) 13r 2
Which of the following appointments is 35
not made by the Presidont of India?
(A) Chief Justice of India
(B) Chief of the Amy
(C) Chief of the Air Force
(D) Spcakor of tho Lok Sebha
36. In which of the following situations the wit 36.
of habeas corpus is issued?
(A) Loss of property
(B) Refund of excess tax
(C) Wrongtul police detention
(D) Violation of freedom of speech

37. Match List- with List-ll and select the 37

Correct answer using the code given
below the lists.
List I List I

A Bharatanatyam 1. Tamil Nadu

B. Kathak 12. Kerala

C. Kuchipudi 3. Andhra Pradesh

D. Mohiniattam Uttar Pradesh

Codes: ABCD 4. 31 VT
(A) 143 2
(B 341 2
(C) 2143
(D) 432 1
() 1 4 3 2
() 3 4 1 2
() 2 14 3
G) 4 3 2 1
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 38.Arange the folowing districds from East 3
fo West qa
(A) North 24 Pargana, Hooghly, Bankura, () 3R 24 IL FT aigu,
yefr
Puruba
(8) North 24 Pargana, Purulia, Hooghly. ) aigu 3 24 4O, yofaa, gr,
Bankura,
( 3At 24 4OA, gefau, akzI
(C) Bankura North 24 Pargana, Purulia,
Hooghly,
(D) Hooghy North 24 Pargana, Purulia, ,
ankura

39, Itis important to have a good 39

to be successtut in your
career.
(A) Appearance ( 4I
(B) Attendance
(C) Attitude () 3frfa
(D) Respect
()
40. . . . Skills 40.
such as writing, speaking and body
language are important work ethics so
that you can be clear in your messages to
others
(A) Communication () WUR
(B) Cooperation
(C) Honesty
(D) Integrity
41 The value of 16-[ 5-2(14 of 2-]is: 41
16- (5-2(14 of 2-)1
(A) 35
(B) 45
(C)55
(D) 65

42 If A's salay is 25% more than B's salary. 12

then B's salary is how much lower than
A's salary?
a) 20% 6) 20%
b) 16.67% ) 16.67%
c) 33.33%
d) 25% () 13.33%
(`) 25%
43. ifa dcaler wants to cam 40% profit on an 43.
artide after offering 30% discount, by
what percent should be inarease his
marked pice to arrive at the label price?
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 (A) 50%
(B) 100%
(C) 200%
(D) 60%
so%
() 100%
(e) 200%
44. A sum of Rs. 1600 gives a (S) 6C%
simple 44.
interest of Rs. 252 in 2 year and 3
months. The rate of interest per annum is
(A) 5.5%
(8) 8% () 55%
(C) 7%
(D) 6% () s%

() 6%
45. The simple interest on a certain sum at 45
5% per annum for 3 years and 4 years
differ by Rs. 42. The sum is:
(A) Rs. 210 fr tai t1 42. tur :
(B) Rs. 280
(y à l 210
(C) Rs. 750
(D) Rs. 840 () uà1 280
() 42I 750

46 A cricketer scored some runs in his 21st 46.

innings, as a result biss aversoanne
areTage runs
rensedby 3. 1 ace run
is 40, how many runs he scored in the
final innings?
innin

(B) 103 () 85
(C) 82 (4) 103
(D) 100 () 82
(`) 100
47. |How many kilometers willacycist cover 47
in 2 hours 20 minutes with a speed
of 5 meters per second?
(A) 38 Km
() 38 f l
(B) 42Km (t) 42 A
(C) 45 Km re) 4s
(D) 48 Km () 48 fat
48. A car coversthe first 35 km in 45 minutes48.
and the remaining 69 kn in 75 minutes.
What is the average speed of the ca?
(A) 42
() 42
(B) 50
() so
(C) 52 () s2
(D) 60 () 60

49. Acan finish a work in 18 days and B can 49

do the same work in 15 days. B
worked
for 10
days and left the job. In how many B34N 4H at 1s t HGA ti B 10
days, alone can fnish the remaining
A
Work?
(A)5
(B) 5.
Days
.5 Days
(C)6 Days () 5.5 A
(D)8 Days
(e) 6 f2
() 8f
50.4 men and 6 women can complete a work 50.
in 8 days, while 3 men and 7 women can
complete it in 10 days. In how many days
will 10 women complete it?
(A)35
(B) 40
(C)45 () 35
(D)50 () 40
(#h) 45
() 50
 Paper-II Knowledge of Postal Operations
Duration 30 Minutes
For appointment to the post of Postman/ Mail Guard only
Series-A
1, Who can apply for recall of article or
alteration of address:
(a) Sender
(b) Addressee of an article
() WITUNf
(c) Any person who is known to
postmaster
(d) None of these

2. The articles addressees of which are not

known be kept in deposit for a period of:
(a) Seven days from the date of receipt of
the article
(b) Seven days after all enquiries to find
the addressee have proved
unsuccessful
(c) Seven days after the date following the
date after all enquiries to find the
addressee prove unsuccessful
(d) None of the above
3. Articles addressed to deceased persons 3
are ordinarily dealt with in the same
manner as:
() Iai vã
(a) Unclaimed article
(b) Refused article
(c) Intimation is sent and delivery is made
at post office window
(d) None of above (u) 0
4. Instruction for change in address 0s valid
for:
(a) Three months () h HIE
(b) Six months
(a) TE
(c) Three years
(d) None of these ()

5. What is fee for redirection of registered

letter?
(a) Full postage except registration fee
(b) Free
(c) Half postage except registration fee
(d) None of these. (a)
6. Every RMS set is supplied with:
(a) A date stamp and date seal
(b) A name stamp
(c) 'Detained, Late Fee Not Paid' stamp
(d) All of the above

() q
7. Each order book used in each RMS set
has:
(a) 200 serially numbered pages (6) 200 Ad yG
(b) 100 serially numbered pages () 100 Hifba ys
(c) 50 serially numbered pages
(d) 25 serially numbered pages () 60 HifeT y3
() 25 hHifbt yo

8. Which is not the content of portfolio:

(a) Stamps and seals
(b) Duster
(c) Error Book () ArgA
(d) Pocket knife () yTS

9. Staff attached to a particular record office

are directly subordinate to:
(a) Head Sorting Assistant
(b) Superintendent of Railway Mail
Service
(c) Record Officer () r atart t
(d) Head Record Clerk

10. The Dally Report of an RMS Set is

prepared in:
(a) M.S. 83 Form () H yH 83 r4
(b) M.S. 84 Form
(c) D.R. 84 Form
(d) D.R. 83 Form () 34TR 84
() 0 31TR 83 51
11. In how may parts, Mail Abstract is
divided?
a) Three Parts )'3 4TT
(b) Two Parts ) 2 T
(c) Four Parts T) 4 4IT
(d) Five Parts
() 5 HIT
12. The sorting list of an RMS section
shows
which of the following:
(a) The station and that of mail office at
which mails are received and
dispatched
(b) Details of mails
(c) Cases in which mail be enclosed in a
transit bag.
(d) All the above () guga
13. The transit bag must always be closed and
sealed in the presence of:
(a) Head Mail Guard
(b) Mail Agent () tta
(c) Head Sorting Assistant
(d) In the presence of any one of the
above

14. Which is correct in connection with cage

T.B: t:
(a) If it is addressed to mail office of
terminating section it is examined by
Head Sorting Assistant before taking
delivery
(b) Key is sent in a sealed cover
(c) only (a) is correct () (*) &
(d) both (a) and (b) are correct (u) (a) IRT () ât

15. By whom 'A' Order is issued: 15. f fo> GRT 3rs frfr fur
(a) Head Record Officer
(b) Superintendent RMS
(c) Chief Postmaster General
(d) Director General Posts

(a) HgIfE RI
16. What are the duties of Head Postman:
(a) To conveying money to and from the
treasury, sub treasury or bank or town
S.Os
(b) To take out for delivery, articles that (a)
have been returned by other postmen
as unclaimed or refused
(c) All the above
(d) None of above
17. Postman is expected to know about: ftfa d a
17. efu
(a) The rate of inland postage and
commission of eMOs
(b) The charges for insurance and the fee
for registration
(c) All of above
(d) None of these

18. In which form Postman Book is

maintained:
(a) Ms. 27 () H H 27
(b) PM 27 (a) H27
(c) DL 27
(d) PMB 27
() 27

19. What is the form No. of Parcel Abstract

and Registered Abstract:
(a) R.P-34 and R.P. 9
(b) RP. 8 and R.P. 33
(c) R.P. 35 and RP. 11
(d) R.P. 36 and R.P. 10 () TR 35 yd s 11
() sTrR t 30 ti 3A 10

20. The aggregate value of insured/VP/COD/ 20 /h/st át / Atn/gn/an

Banking/MO/IPPB that may be made over
at one time to a single postman for
delivery should not ordinarily exceed.
(a) Rs. 15000/ () %15co0/
(b) Rs. 25000/ (a) 25,000/
(c) Rs. 40000/
(d) Rs. 50000/ () 40,000/
() 50,00/

21. If any article is made over to a postman

appears to be damaged, a remarks to that
effect should be written in which of the fafafs fH Te/at 4 f
following book/books?
(a) Error Book ()f s
(b) Postman's Book
(c) Postman's Delivery Book
(d) Both (a) and (c) above () teh fafa
22. Used up Postman's Book
on record in the: should be kept
(a) Delivery Department
(b) Registration Department (*) fsfa fsurtie
(C) In the personal custody of
(d) None of these Postmaster

23. A single insured article which many be

given to a postman for delivery should not
exceed the value:
(a) Rs. 500/
(b) Rs. 1O00/ () 500/
(c) Rs. 15000/ (a) 1,000/
(d) No Limit () 15,000/
(1) ¾Í
24. Each postman's beat is fixed by which of
the following officer:
(a) Postmaster
(b) Sub divisional Inspector () IGta
(c) Superintendent of Post Offices () y s s frtiers
(d) PRI () 3etes IGUR

25. Which is correct in connection with

25. eM0 +
payment of eMO:
(a) If eMO is paid to the remitter his
signature should be taken on receipt
and acknowledgement in ink
(b) If eMO is paid to the payee his
signature should be taken on receipt
and acknowledgement in ink
(c) Only (b) is correct
(d) Both (a) and (b) are correct () HÍ