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On 12th October, 2022
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01
What is the
full form of
IPO ?
A. Indian Post Office B. Indian Police Officer

C. Indian Postal Order D. Indian Postal Officer

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C. INDIAN POSTAL ORDER

02
What is the
full form of
PIN ?
A. Postal Indication No. B. Postal Index Number

C. Public Information No. D. Postal information No.

02

B. Postal Index Number

03
The first stamp of
Independent India
was issued on
21st November,1947
on which theme?
A. Ashok Pillar B. Mahatma Gandhi

C. Indian Tri Colour D. Scindhe Dak

03

C. INDIAN TRI-COLOUR
04
World AIDS Day
is celebrated
every Year
on ……..?
A. 1st December B. 5th September

C. 2nd October D. 15th August

04

A . 1ST DECEMBER
05
What is the
cost of the following
stamp?

A. Rs. 5.00 B. Rs.500.00

C. Rs.50.00 D. Rs.55.00
05
5.00
A . Rs. 5.00
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01

When the first

stamp of the world
was released ?
A. 6th May, 1840 B. 6th May, 1841

C. 6th May, 1842 D. 15th August, 1947

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A . 6th MAY, 1840

02
Where the first
General Post
Office (GPO) was
established
in India ?
A. Mumbai B. Chennai

C. New Delhi D. Kolkata

02

D. KOLKATA
03
Which country
in the world is
having highest
number of
Post Offices ?
A. U. S. A. B. India

C. China D. Russia
03
1, 55,015
Post Offices

B. INDIA
04
On which
occasion a stamp
on DAV Public
School was
issued ?
A. Silver Jubilee B. Centenary

C. Golden Jubilee D. Platinum Jubilee

04

B. CENTENARY
05
The name
given for
regular stamps
is called ….
A. Definitive Stamps B. Fiscal Stamps

C. Commemorative D. Revenue Stamps

05

A. DEFINITIVE STAMPS
ROUND-3
01
What is name of
this dance form?

A. Manipuri B. Odissi
C. Bihu D. Bharat Natyam
01

B. Odissi
02
What is the name of
this dance form ?

A. Kuchipudi B. Sambalpuri
C. Bihu D. Manipuri
02

C . Bihu
03
What is the name
of this painting ?

A. Sand Art of Puri B. Mithila Painting

C. Pattachitra D. Sekhawati Painting
03

D. Sekhawati Painting
04
What is the name
of this painting ?

A. Sand Art B. Mithila Painting

C. Warli Painting D. Sekhawati Painting
04

C. Warli Painting
05 Where is the
Head quarters
of Postal
System in
India?
A. Kolkata B. Mumbai
C. Chennai D. New Delhi
05

D. New Delhi
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01
What postage
stamp is used for
official mail posted
by Government &
Semi-Government
organisations ?
A. Revenue Stamps B. Notary Stamps

C. Service Stamps D. Definitive Stamps

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C. Service Stamps
02 The “First
talking stamps”
(record stamp)
in 1972 was
introduced by
which country?
A. Bhutan B. China
C. Japan D. France
02
02

A. Bhutan
03
Where is the
Head quarters
of Universal
Postal Union?
A. Berne, Switzerland B. New Delhi, India

C. Washington, USA D. Beijing, China

03

A. Berne, Switzerland
04
Which is the
first Post office
outside the
Indian territory?
A. Cylone, Sri Lanka B. New York, USA

C. Dakhin Gangotri D. Dhaka, Bangladesh

Antartica
04

C . Dakhin Gangotri, Antartica

05 Who was the
first Indian
woman to
feature in a
Postage Stamp?
A. Meerabai B. Indira Gandhi

C. Mother Teresa D. Sarojini Naidu

05
05

A. Meerabai
ROUND-5
01 Who was the
first Indian king
to be depicted in
Indian Postage
Stamp?
A. Ashoka B. Chandra Gupta
Mourya
C. Samudragupta D. Vikramaditya
01

B. Chandra Gupta Mourya

 Name the country
02 that has a long-
running series of
charity stamps
called health
stamps ?
A. United Kingdom B. USA

C. France D. New Zealand

02
07

D. New Zealand
03

Which country
issued the first
Christmas Stamps?
A. Canada B. USA

C. Italy D. Rome
08
03

A. Canada
04
In which lake
the floating
Post Office of
India situated ?
A. Wular Lake B. Dal Lake

C. Mansar Lake D. Chilika Lake

04

B. Dal Lake
05
Which country’s
stamps are
known as the
“Bull’s Eyes”?
A. Argentina B. France

C. Brazil D. Spain
05
10

C. Brazil
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01 Where was
India’s first Post
Office savings
bank ATM
opened?
A. New Delhi B. Kolkata

C. Bengaluru D. Chennai
01
11

D. Chennai
02Name the first
American
President to be
honoured on Indian
Postal stamps ?
A. Abraham Lincoln B. George Washington

C. John F Kennedy D. Franklin D. Roosevelt

02
12 Issue

A. Abraham Lincoln
03 Which Governor
General of India
opened the posts
to the public in
March 1764?
A. Lord Cornwallis B. Lord Wellesley

C. Lord Minto D. Warren Hastings

03
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D. Warren Hastings
04
The term
”Philately”
was first used
by ?
A. Franklin D. B. Georges Herpin
Roosevelt
C. Rowland Hill D. John Barefoot
04
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B. Georges Herpin
05 Who is the
present chairman
of Philatelic
advisory
committee?
A. Hon’ble Minister of B. Hon’ble Minister of
communication Petrolium and Natural Gas

C. Hon’ble of Minister of D. Hon’ble Minister of

Health Tourism
05

A. Hon’ble Minister of Communication

(Sj. Aswini Vaishnab)
ROUND-7
01 The only person
in the world to
be honoured with
a stamp by over
43 countries of
the globe?
A. Mahatma Gandhi B. Nelson Mandela

C. Albert Einstein D. Abraham Lincoln

01
01

A. Mahatma Gandhi
02 Which is the one
and only country
that has not
mentioned its
country name on its
postage stamps?
A. India B. Brazil

C. Great Britain D. United State of

America
02
02

C. Great Britain
03
First Indian
state having
Post Offices in
all villages ?
A. Karnataka B. Assam

C. Tamil Nadu D. Kerala

03
03

D. Kerala
04
The printing of
Indian postage
stamps are
conducted at?
A. India Security Press, B. Head Post Office, New
Nasik Delhi
C. Government Central D. Publication Division,
Press, Chennai New Delhi
04
04

A. India Security Press, Nasik

05
The National
Philatelic
Museum of India
is located at ?
A. New Delhi B. Nashik

C. Calcutta D. Mumbai
05
05

A . New Delhi
ROUND-8
01

Name the first

adhesive postage
stamp ?
A. Bull’s Eye B. Two pence Blue

C. Zrich 4 and 6 D. Penny black

01
06

D. Penny Black
02 First Indian
stamp on a living
personality was
issued in 1958.
Name the
personality?
A. Mahatma Gandhi B. Dr. Rajendra Prasad

C. Jawaharlal Nehru D. Dhondo Keshav Karve

02
07

D. Dhondo Keshav Karve

03 First Cine
Actress
portrayed on
Indian Postage
stamps?
A. Nargis Dutt B. Hema Malini

C. Madhubala D. None of these

08
03

A. Nargis Dutt
04 The first
commemorative
stamp on a person
was issued in india in
1948. Who was the
personality?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru B. Mahatma Gandhi

C. Subash Chandra Bose D. Mother Teresa

04

B. Mahatma Gandhi
05 Which
country’s
Postal stamps
have the name
“Helvetia”?
A. Holand B. Hungary

C. Switzerland D. Croatia
05
10

C. Switzerland
ROUND-9
01
One of the highest
post offices in the
world is in Hikkim. In
which Indian state
Hikkim is located?
A. Himachal Pradesh B. Sikkim

C. Jammu and Kashmir D. Arunachal Pradesh

01

A. Himachal Pradesh
02 What is the
minimum amount
required to open a
Philatelic Deposit
Account in India?
A. 100/- B. 200/-

C. 300/- D. 500/-
02
12

B. 200/-
03 The first
commemorative
stamp on an event
was released in the
year 1951.
What was the event?
A. Central Railway was B. First general election
formed
C. Assam-Tibet D. First Asian Game
Earthquake
03
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D. First Asian Games

04 Which was the
first institutional
commemorative
postage stamp
issued by
India Post?
A. Air-India B. Universal Postal
International Union
C. Geological Survey of D. Steel Industry of
India India
04
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A. Air-India International
05
World Post Day
is celebrated
in which date?
A. October, 9 B. October, 10

C. October, 11 D. October, 12
05

A. October, 9
ROUND-10
01 How many
stamps are there
in a
“MY STAMP”
sheet?
A. 08 B. 10

C. 12 D. 15
01
04

C. 12 (TWELVE)
02 India Post issued
the first scented
stamp on
11.12.2006.
What was the
theme?
A. Rose B. Lily

C. Jasmine D. Sandalwood
02
05

D. SANDALWOOD
03 Which is the
country who
released the first
postage stamp in
the world ?
A. India B. China

C. USA D. England
03

D. ENGLAND
04
Which is the
first postage
stamp of India?

A. Konark Horse B. National Flag

C. One – Cent Magenta D. Scinde Dawk

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10

D. SCINDE DAWK
05
Whose photo
was there on
Penny Black?
A. Queen mary B. Queen Victoria

C. Queen Christina D. Queen Elizabeth

05

B. QUEEN VICTORIA
ROUND-11
01 This great freedom
fighter who formed the
Indian National Army
was born and studied in
Cuttack(Odisha).
India Post has honoured
him on many Stamps.
Who was he?
A. Mahatma Gandhi B. H. K. Mahatab

C. Netaji Subhash D. Biju Patnaik

Chandra Bose
 01

C. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

02
What is the
vision of
India Post?
A. Customers are first B. Door step delivery
choice
C. Dak Seva Jan Seva D. India Post's products and
services will be the
customer's first choice
02

D. India Post's products and services

will be the customer's first choice
03 The centenary of the
South Eastern Railway
was honoured on a set of
four commemorative
stamps in 1987. It was
earlier called the BNR
company. What does BNR
stand for?
A. Bengal Nagercoil B. Bombay Northeast
Railway Railway
C. Bihar Nagpur Railway D. Bengal Nagpur
Railway
04
03

D. Bengal Nagpur Railway

04 Which Governor
General has
found Post &
Telegraphs
system?
A. Lord William Bentic B. Lord Clive

C. Lord Dalhousie D. Lord Curzon

04

C. Lord Dalhousie
05
Which place is it?

A. Ayodhya B. Sri lanka

C. Cochi D. Kanyakumari
05

B. SRI LANKA
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