Model Paper for Postmaster Exam - 2

Based on conduct rules, Citizen chart .Consumer Fourm.Products of  Indian Postal Department

Q1 Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rule 1964

Q2 The CCC rules shall not apply to any extra departmental Agent in the Posts and Telegraphs Department who does not hold any other post in connection with the affairs of the Union.

Q3 Time frame for closure /premature of accounts at sub office

a. same Day   b. within 2 working day  c within 3 working day

Q4   Time frame for Issue of duplicate passbook

a. same Day   b. within 5 working day  c within 7 working day

   Q5 There is three-tier system of consumer forum.

   The above said statement is

         a. True    b. False

   Q6  For complaints up to Rs.20 lakhs will be handled by 

              a.  District Consumer Forum b. State commission  c. National Commission

  Q7 Norms for Mail Delivery Standards in Inter State  is

a. 2-3 days  b Same  day  c. 3-5 days 

Q8 . Citizen Charter  includes -----------

a. Grievance Redress  b. Details  of customer . C. Charter of Duty

Q9. ------------ was the first commemorative post mark of Independent India

              a. Jai Hind   B. Jai javan      C Jai Kisan

Q10.  The First digit in Pin code denotes the ------------

a. District   b . Circle   c .Division

Q11  Direct Post means

a. Distribution of advertising materials directly to prospective customers. b. sending parcels weighing up to 35 kg across the country. C. pre-mailing solutions including collection/printing, inserting, and addressing

Q12  The postal service comes under the Department of Posts which is a part of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology .

The above said statement is

         a. True    b. False

Q13 . Ordinary post cards and competition post cards differ with respect to ________.

a. Colour and price  b. Weight and price   c. Size and price

Q14 i. Aerogram is used to send written message to __________.  i.

  a.  Selected Foreign countries. B. Foreign countries  c. Within India

Q15  Postal charges on ordinary inland parcels vary according to _______.

a  Weight  b. Size c. Content

Q16. The postage on Book Post mail is _______ than that on sealed envelopes.

a. more  b. higher c.  Less

Q17 . Inland letter cards should be used instead of post cards when the sender of a message

wants to convey any ________ message.

A  Secret b. open c. urgent

Q18  . Speed post service is available in all post offices.  

The above said statement is

         a. True    b. False

Q20  Advertisement of products and services can be done through post office by using the

facility of _____ post.

a. Business   b. Media  C. Direct

Q21 To ensure payment to the right person we can _________ the postal order

a. Cross b. Mark c.  strike out

Q22  Post office offers Rural Post Life Insurance facility for the benefit of weaker sections

of our society .

The above said statement is

         a. True    b. False

Q23  Speed post service was introduced on

a. 1^st  August 1986  b.  2^nd April 2002    c. 3^rd April 1991

Q24 Allowing transfer of huge amount of money through

a.  Bulk Money Order  b Instant Money  Order  C. Corporate Money Order

Q25 .  A Government employee who is 52 years of age can insure his life at post office.

The above said statement is

         a. True    b. False

Q1 India Post’s products and services will be the customer’s first choice.

The above said statement is

        a. True    b. False

Q2 Minister   of   Communications     and     Information   Technology   

  a. Shri. Gurudas Kamat b. Shri Kapil Sibal  C. Ms. Radhika Doraiswamy

Q3  The transaction not  included in primary  service of Indian Postal  Department

a. Sale of stamps and Stationery  b. Western Union Money  Transfer c. Booking Registered Article

Q4  The Post Office Savings bank Scheme is an -------- function performed by the Department of Posts on behalf of the Ministry of Finance, Government of India.  

a. Primary  b. Secondary  c. Agency

Q5  Interest rate of 3 Year TD Account

a. 7.25%  b . 7.50  c. 6.25

Q6. Rate of interest ------% for Kisan  Vikas  Patra (compounded yearly)

a. 5.8   b. 8.2  c. 8.4

Q7   Electronic Money Order (eMO) launched on 10.10.2008

  a. 10.10.2009   b. 10.10.2008  c.11.05.2009

Q8. Instant Money Order (iMO) introduced on

   a. 01.01.2010 b. 25.03.2011 c.20.01.2006

Q9  Rural Postal Life Insurance (RPLI) scheme was also introduced in ----- for the benefit of the entire  rural people.

a. 1986  b. 1985 c. 1995

Q10 The Department also provides the facility of online registration and response to complaints at its website

a. www.indiapost.gov.in. b  www.indiapost.gov.com  c. www.indiapost.org

Q11. Kerala Circle includes the Union Territory  Pondicherry 

     The above said statement is

        a. True    b. False

Q12.    Right to Information Act was formed 

a.2005  b .2006  c. 2007

13.   The word CPIO  relates  with 

a. RTI Act   b . Customer Care  C RPLI

14. An ACG-67 receipt should be issued for  collecting fee of  Rs 100  in connection with submission of RTI application .

     The above said statement is

        a. True    b. False

15  Appeals against the decisions of the Superintendent of Post for RTI Application  is 

a. Director Postal Services     B. CPMG   C Secretary,Department of Posts

  

Q1   The system was reorganized and the service opened to the general public by Warren Hastings first governor general of Bengal with supervisory powers overBombay and Madras, in ------------.

a. 1874    b . 1898   c. 1774

Q2      EMS  means 

a. Express Mail Service    b.  Electronic Mail Service   c. E enabled  Mail Service

Q3 ------------------- service for sending parcels and large consignments across the nation and around the world.

a. Parcel    b Media Post   c . Logistic Post

Q4 . Money Order Videsh is a new offering of India Post to facilitate remittances to -----------

a. Foreign Countries  b. within  India   c Both

Q5  The e-IOD service would be offered initially with ------

A  Business Post     b. Logistic Post   c. Bill Mail Service  

Q6 The bar code would contain 13 characters

The above said statement is

        a. True    b. False

Q7  For transfer of accounts- the depositor should apply in the prescribed form---------------

a.  SB10(b)  b. SB3      c .SB10(c)

Q8. When there is no transaction in an SB account continuously for -- financial years, the account will be treated as silent account.

a. 3  b. 2  c. 4

Q9    LSG/HSG offices can revive the accounts independently

              The above said statement is

        a. True    b. False

Q10  In case of bouncing of cheque INR. ----/- is charges as service charge

a. 25   b.35  c.50

Q11 Premature closure after ----- year is allowed in SCSS

a. 1 b. 2. c. 5

Q12 India Post allows free transmission of blind literature packets up to ----- kilograms

a.8  b.7  c.9 
 

Q13  Any parcel exceeding 4 kilograms in weight then registration is

a. Compulsory   b . Not compulsory

Q14   All articles superscribed C/O POSTMASTER or in any other similar way are called ------------articles.

a. Postal       b . poste restante    c. priority

15 . The world’s first stamps were called the---------

a. Penny Blacks    b Penny red    c. Blacks Penny .

Model Question  For Departmental Examination

Q1 Savings Bank Act  -------------

a. 1874  b. 1888 c. 1873

Q2. Post office  Savings Bank Mannuals – Volume  I containing ----------------

a. Act and  statutory  rules  b. procedural Rules on PO certificate c. Procedural Rules on Post office Savings bank

Q3   5 year Indira Vikas  Patra  Discontinued from----------- 

a. 15.07.99    b. 15.05.2010   c. 16.03.99

Q4. Certificate  of all types and denominations are printed at the Government of India security Press ----------------

a. Goa  b. Delhi  c. Nasik

Q5 Work  of stocking  and supply of certificates  entrusted with  -------------------

a. Postal stores depot b. Circle Stamp Depot .b Circle office

Q6 In Post office working on SB (LAN) the stock of certificate will remain with Postmaster and no working stock will be issued to counter .

The above said statement is

        a. True   b. False

Q7. Yearly Lists of Unsold certificates may be prepared on

a. 31^st Dec of each year   b. 31^st March of each  year  c. 1^st April of each year

Q8 A Minor can  purchase the certificate through an adult ( any Person) or direct in his name

The above said statement is

        a. True    b. False

Q9 Fee for certificate of  commission earned by  agent

a. 5/-  b. 10/-   c. 1/-

Q10  The word  “ negative List  “  is related with

a. Time Deposit b. Certificates C. Saving Bank Account

Courtesy: sapost

PM Grade II List

Postmasters Grade website wishing the four PM Grade I officials whose are all promoted as Postmaster GradeII

India Post to take on couriers, enter banking

Minister of IT and Communications Kapil Sibal with Minister of State for IT and Communications Sachin Pilot during the Round Table on National Postal Policy 2012, in New Delhi. Photo: S. Subramanium

Plans to make it an efficient, cost-effective provider of services: Sibal

Union Communications and IT Minister Kapil Sibal, who also holds the charge of Department of Posts, has now turned his focus on expanding the scope of India Post to take on the growing challenge from private courier business and diversify into banking.

"We have started the process of formulating the National Postal Policy with a two-pronged approach — to develop services that assist, facilitate, enhance and quicken the process of development aimed at inclusive growth, and reposition India Post to make it a self-sufficient, efficient and cost-effective provider of these services," Mr. Sibal said at a meeting organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) on Wednesday.

Acknowledging the challenge being posed by private courier firms to India Post, Mr. Sibal said the government would soon start registering these entities as under the present rules and regulations they were not allowed to do business. "This will give courier service-providers legal recognition…we are suggesting registration, not licensing. We have no intention of licensing the courier industry and will only register them to know the size and status of the industry," he said.

Vast reach

Minister of State for Communications and IT Sachin Pilot said: "With over 1.55-lakh post offices, 95 per cent of which are located in rural areas, we are well placed to provide all kinds of services to people across India, particularly those living in villages and remote locations. We are assisting various government development programmes, while through banking facilities we can assist the Centre's initiative of providing financial inclusion to every citizen."

Notably, the Department of Posts has already applied for a banking licence from the Reserve Bank of India, while Mr. Sibal has recently written to Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee to expedite the matter.

Mr. Pilot also pointed out that India Post had undertaken a massive drive to modernise its post offices to offer global standards of service to customers. "We need to create viable revenue models and adopt latest technologies for improving service delivery. India Post is gearing up to face future challenges… we will adopt various measures to transform the Postal Department in tune with the changing nature of services," he added.

Courtesy: ruralpostalemployees.blogspot.com

PTI confirms additional 7% D.A. from January'12 for Central and State employees

Govt Employees Entitled to 7 Percent Additional Dearness Allowance from January 


PTI , Wednesday, 01 February 2012, 09:28 IST
Shimla/ New Delhi: Central and state government employees will be entitled to 7 percent additional dearness allowance (DA) with effect from January 1, 2012.This increase is on account of the proportionate rise in twelve-month moving average of Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) as of December 2011, according to Labour Bureau sources.
The DA is revised every six months based on this average. The employees are getting 58 percent of basic and grade pay as DA and with 7 percent increase from this month the DA payable to them would be 65 percent.


Meanwhile, cheaper food items sharply pulled down retail inflation based on CPI-IW to 6.49 percent in December.


Inflation based on CPI-IW stood at 9.34 percent in November, according to labour ministry data released today.


Meanwhile, inflation based on the food index for industrial workers moderated to 1.97 percent in December from 7.61 percent in November.


As per the data, the CPI-IW increased by two points to 197 in December vis-a-vis the base of 100 for the year 2001.


The point-to-point variation in the index measures the change in price levels over a period.


In December, the index recorded the maximum decrease of 8 points each in the Ghaziabad and Jamshedpur centres, followed by 7 points each in Mysore, Bokaro and Ranchi Hatia and six points in three other centres.


The index increased by 6 points in the Coonoor centre, by 4 points in Chennai and by three points in the Mercara centre.


In seven centres across the country, the index remained unchanged.


courtesy: paycommisionupdate.blogspot.com

Kapil Sibal Inaugurates Round Table on National Postal Policy

Shri Kapil Sibal, Minister of Communications and Information Technology inaugurated a Round Table on National Postal Policy here today. Speaking on the occasion Shri Sibal said that in view of IT revolution India Post has to embrace the changes and to be prepared for challenges of tomorrow.

Shri Sachin Pilot Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology said that Department of Posts has to revisit and reinvent itself in the light of rapidly changing scenario. Though Department of Posts is already engaged in plethora of activities, it may explore other revenue streams.

Earlier Ms. Manjula Prashar, Secretary Department of Posts introduced the theme. Draft agenda for the Roundtable included –

Ø  Vision, Mission and Policy

Ø  USO of the Postal Sector.

Ø  Organization and Market Research, environmental concerns and social responsibilities in the Postal Sector.

Ø  Expansion and Modernization of Postal Network in India.

Ø  Issues relating to Standardization of mail and National Address System.

Ø  Issues relating to development of institutional framework with right and responsibility of Government regulator, operator and customer.

Ø  Contours of Competition Policy in the Postal Sector.

Ø  Issues of strategies relating to capacity development in the Postal Sector.

Ø  Synchronization of domestic postal policies with WTO and other international norms.

Ø  Roadmap for the Postal Sector.

Ø   

The Round Table aimed at engaging in discussions with key stakeholders related to the Postal Sector. The conference was addressed by various stakeholders giving their inputs in order to frame a National Postal Policy which will address the interests and concerns of all. Indian postal sector requires a comprehensive policy document, representative of the interests of all the stakeholders and driving the postal sector to contribute to the social and economic development of the country.

                In order to have a National Postal Policy which reflects the views of the broadest possible range of postal stakeholders, the participants at the Round Table included stakeholders from Government, Operators Representative Associations, Think Tank, Academia, Users of Postal & Communication Services, Banks, Regulators, Transporters and stakeholders in international business besides senior officers of Department of Posts.

Courtesy: www.sapost.blogspot.com