Model Questions and Useful Information for Postal Department Examination

 Useful Postal Department Information
Chapter  No  I

Q1    Ministry  of communication  and information technology was formed	January   1985
Q2     Speed Post Pass Port service  was launched	5th March 2001
Q3     Direct Post  was introduced	June 2005
Q4      Express parcel Post was re launched	March 1999
Q5      Logistic Post  services was introduced	13th August 2004
Q6     E post service was introduced	January  2004
Q7     Bill mail service  was introduced	September  2003
Q8      Business Development Group  was formed in Postal Department	1st April  1999
Q9      IMO  serviced  was introduced	Jan 2006
Q11     Consumer Protection Act (COPRA)  introduced	1986
Q12      Pin code system  was introduced	15th Aug 1972
Q13               E Post Service Commenced	2nd August 2001
Q14     Corporate  Money Order Service was introduced	1st May 1995
Q15   Post Forum  was introduced	10th  September 1990
Q16    The Surface Airlifted (SAL)  was introduced	1st  April 1999
Q17     Speed Post service launched	1st August 1986
Q18   One India one rate service in speed Post was  introduced on	21 August 2006
Q19    Western Union Money Service was launched  in India	April  2001
Q20   The PLI scheme  was introduced	1884
Q21    When was sorting of letters  in rail  brought into operation	During 1837
Q22   When was the first automatic Telephone Exchange established	1914
Q23   When was the first mail motor van brought in to service	1905  in England
Q24     When did  the first Air Mail service started	1911
Q25     When did the VP system introduced	1877
Q26     Money order was introduced	1880
Q27      The Post office savings Bank was introduced	1882
Q28        Rural PLI  was introduced	1995
Q29       The RMS  service   was started	1907
Q30       The Airmail  service  was started in India	1911
Q31      Meghdoot  Award in postal department  was introduced	1984
Q31       Retail Post was introduced	August 2000
Q32       Greeting Post was introduced	6th September 2000
Q33      QMS was introduced in India	1975
Q34    Senior  Citizen scheme was introduced	2004
Q35    P& T  welfare Advisory board was formed	1956

Chapter  No 2 

 

Q1     SB – 5  denotes

     a. Pass Book     c . Pay in  Slip   c. SB  LOT

Q2.  For each Sub Post office , the  --------------- will  fix the authorized stock  of Pass Book.

   a. Head Post master      b. Sub Divisional Heads            c. Divisional  Heads

Q3.  When a  Pass  Book is made over by a depositor to a Post offices for a dispatch to another Post office , it should be dispatched by ---------------

a. Ordinary  Post   b. Service registered Post c. Registered Post

Q4. The  pay - in – slip can be filled either in English or in Hindi or the regional language

The above  said statement  is  

  a. True   b. False

Q5  All transactions as and when  they  occur will be entered in a  -------------

a. Stock  Book   b. rough  book    c. Long Book

Q6   A person can open two  joint accounts with two different partners at the same post office.

The above  said statement  is  

  a. True   b. False

Q7   The Joint ‘B’ Type of account  can be  opened in NREGA

The above  said statement  is  

  a. True   b. False

Q8 At the time  of  opening of individual savings account the ---------------of  the depositor is necessary  .

a. Introduction   b . Identification  c. None of the above

Q9. The intial deposit for opening  of savings account shall  be accepted in cash wef

a. 01.01.1990   b 05.02.2000  c.12.02.2005

Q10   Workers wages account (NREGA) account  cannot be opened in Joint B Type

The above  said statement  is  

  a. True   b. False

Q11.  If the  depositor has more than one account , the total  balance of all accounts together with his share in a joint account if any, should not exceed Rs

a. 150000   b 100000   c. 200000

Q12  Counter Assistant can accept subsequent deposit  up to   Rs---------------- independently  in SB accounts

a. 10000 b. 2000 c.  5000

Q13 SB 103  denotes   

a.  Preliminary  receipt  b .Voucher for Withdrawal  c. Pay – in – slip 

Q14    SB 7  denotes

a. . Pay – in – slip    b .Voucher for Withdrawal    c.  Preliminary  receipt 

Q15   A person holding a power of attorney from the depositor can withdraw  money  from the depositor’s account  in SB account

The above  said statement  is  

  a. True   b. False

Q16    When the amount of withdrawal  (from  SB account  at Branch office )  is more than --------   then it  should be noted in withdrawal register at Sub office

a. 1000 b. 2000 c. 5000

Q17  when will  issue  memo of Admission of Payment ?

a. warrant of payment is lost before its submission  b . the amount of withdrawal more than 50000/-  c None of the above .

Q18  ---------- is generated instead of manual long book  in  Sanchay Post 

a. LOT   b. Journal      c. LIT

Q19  . SB-7A  denotes

a.  Withdrawal form  b. closure  form  c. Pay – in- slip 

Q20    The LSG office can close individual savings accounts (Single or Joint) directly without referring the documents  to the head office .

The above  said statement  is  

  a. True   b. False

Q21  Whenever a transaction   cannot be posted by the HO in a  particular  account for any reason a  remark------------------ will be made by the HO  against the entry in LOT

a. not posted  b unposted  c . remain to  post

Q22  The SB 60  denotes 

a. journal  b . SB  Pass  Book  c. LOT

Q23  The  SB slips (SB 27 )  is used for ------------------

a. SB document is sent by the HO to SO  b. withdraw money from counter  c. None of the above

Chapter  NO  3

Q1   The CCA  Rules shall come into force on the --------------

                      1st December, 1965

Q2   The CCA rules shall apply to every Government servant including every civilian Government servant in the Defense Services, but shall not apply to  any railway servant, as defined in Rule 102 of Volume I of the Indian Railways Establishment Code

The above said statement is

       True

Q3 The CCA rules are not applicable for Extra-Departmental Agents in Postal Department

The above said statement is

       True

Q4   An officer under suspension is regarded as subject to all other  conditions of service applicable generally to Government servants  and cannot t leave the station without prior permission.

The above said statement is

       True

Q5 When will pay the subsistence  Allowance  to Central Government Employee  

                     When a CGE  is under suspension

  Q6   A Government servant who was deemed to have been placed under suspension on account of his detention or on account of criminal proceedings against him should be paid ------------ pay and allowances for the period of suspension if he has been discharged from detention or has been acquitted by a Court.

a.     Full  b. Half                      Answer      a    

Q7      

Q8   Recognition to Service Associations representing Departmental employees in the Department of Posts is granted under the CCS (RSA) Rules, --------------

            1993.

Q9 The Indian Post Office Act ---------

          1898

Q10 The Government Savings Banks Act -----------

            1873

Q11 The Government Savings Certificates Act-----------

             1959

Q12   The Post Office Savings Bank General Rules

           1981

Q13     The Post Office Recurring Deposit Rules

           1981

Q14   National Savings Scheme Rules

         1992

Q15  Post Office  (Monthly Income Account) Rules

        1987

Q16  Indira Vikas Patra Rules

        1987

Q17 National Savings Certificates (VIII  Issue) Rules

        1989

Q18  Senior Citizens  Savings Scheme Rules, 2004

Q19    RFD means   

           Result Framework  Documents

Q20  P&AO means

        Pay and Accounts Office

Chapter  NO  4

1.	A.O.	Accounts Office
2.	A.O.	Accounts Officer
3.	A.Os	Accounts Officers
4.	A.Os.	Accounts Officers
5.	“A”	Accounts
6.	Asstt.	Assistant
7.	A.C.A.	Assistant Controller of Accounts
8.	Art.	Article
9.	A/C	Account
10.	ADG/SP	Additional Director General/Service Project
11.	Ack. Due	Acknowledgment Due
12.	AG	Accountant General
13.	AT	Acceptance of Tender
14.	Adj. Vr.	Adjustment Voucher
15.	AT No/SO No.	Acceptance of Tender Number/Supply Order Number
16.	AT No.	Acceptance of Tender Number
17.	BSR	Broken Seal Register
18.	CPM	Critical Path Method
19.	CRMR	Charge, Receipt, Minus Receipt
20.	CB	Cheques and Bills
21.	CEA, IR	Children Education Allowance, Interim Relief
22.	CCA	City Compensatory Allowance
23.	CSR/TR	Civil Service Regulation / Treasury Rule
24.	CIA	Chief Inte-arla Auditor
25.	“C” Section	Costing Section
26.	Col.	Colonel
27.	CR Voucher	Certified Receipt Voucher
28.	CPt	Cubic Foot
39.	DA	Dearness Allowance
30.	Dy. GM	Deputy General Allowance
31.	DA	Dearness Allowance
32 .	CCA	City Compensatory Allowance,
33.	HRA	House Rent Allowance
34.	DGI	Director Accounts Department
35.	DP Section	Data Processing Section
36.	Dy. Manager	Deputy Manager
37.	DDG/SP	Deputy Director General/Service Project
38.	DOS	Director of Riddance Services
39.	DCA	Deputy Controller of Accounts
40.	D (D) Vr.	Deficiency (Discrepancy) Voucher
41.	D of S & D	Director of Supply and Disposal
42.	DV	Disbursement of Voucher
43.	DPS	Daily Payment Sheet
44.	EDP	Electronic Data Processing
45.	EL	Earned Leave
46.	Ftr.	Factories
47.	Fire Wood (Ord)	Fire Wood (Ordinary)
48.	FR Part I	Financial Regulation Part I
49.	GM	General Manager
50.	GMs	General Managers
51.	Gr. I	Grade-One
52.	Gr. II	Grade-Two
53.	Govt.	Government
54.	G.P. Fund	General Provident Fund
55.	GB	Garrison Engineer
56.	HQrs.	Headquarters
57.	I. Es	Industrial Employees
58.	I. Note	Inspection Note
59.	Issue Vr.	Issue Voucher
60.	I.P.W.	Individual Piece Worker
61.	IT	Idle Time
62.	I/c	In Charge
63.	IPW/GPW	Individual Piece Worker/Gang Piece Worker
64.	IPW/PW	Individual Piece Worker/Piece Worker
65.	IFD	Inter Factory Demand
66.	ID Schedule	Inter Department Schedule
67.	IBM 1401-M	International Business Management 1401-M
68.	ID List	Inter Department List
69.	IFD Items	Inter Factory Demand Items
70.	Jt. GM	Joint General Manager
71.	KOD	Kind of Document
72.	LTC	Leave Travel Concession
73.	LP	Leave with Pay
74.	LPC	Last Pay Certificate
75.	L.P. Bills/LP	Local Purchase Bills/Local Purchase
76.	LAO	Local Audit Officer
77.	LAOs	Local Audit Officers
78.	LAOs Hand Book	Local Audit Officers Hand Book
79.	LP/CP/FP	Local Purchase/Central Purchase/Foreign Purchase
80.	MRO	Military Receivable Order
81.	MT Vehicle	Motor Transport Vehicle
82.	M/s	Material Section
83.	MES	Military Engineering Service
84.	M.C. Note	Military Credit Note
85.	MI Slip	Material Inward Slip
86.	MT Store	Motor Transport Store
87.	NIES/NGOs	Non Industrial Employees/Non Gazetted Officers
88.	NDA/NSB	Night Duty Allowance/Night Shift Bonus
89.	NMD	Non Military Department
90.	OTA	Overtime Allowance
91.	OM Pt. VI	Office Manual Part VI
92.	OM Pt. II Vol. II	Office Manual Part II Volume II
93.	PM	Punching Medium
94.	PW	Piece Worker
95.	P+DA+CCA	Pay+Dearness Allowance+City Compensatory Allowance
96.	Pay+DA+CCA	Pay+Dearness Allowance +City Compensatory Allowance
97.	PW Profit	Piece Work Profit
98.	PSA Schedule	Priced Store Account Schedule
99.	P&AO	Pay and Accounts Office
100.	PAOs	Pay & Accounts Offices
101.	PSA	Priced Store Account
102.	PSS	Priced Store Schedule
103.	PSL	Priced Store Ledger
104.	PSA Adjustment	Priced Store Account Adjustment
105.	PSA Code	Priced Store Account Code
106.	PAR	Package Accounting Register
107.	PD Ledger	Priced Production Ledger
108.	PERT	Program Evaluation and Review Technique
109.	Qty.	Quantity
110.	Q 1 and Q 2	Quantity One and Quantity Two
111.	R&D	Research and Development
112.	RT. Vr.	Receipt Voucher
113.	Rly. Receipt	Railway Receipt
114.	Rt. Vr. No.	Receipt Voucher No
115.	SWO Drafts/SWODs	Supplementary Work Order Drafts
116.	Sr. A.O.	Senior Accounts Officer
117.	SO (A)	Section Officer (Accounts)
118.	“S” Section	Store Section
119.	State A.G.	State Accountant General
120.	S or D Services	Stock or Deposit Services
121.	SV Group & AO	Stock Verification Group and Accounts Office
122.	SV Group	Stock Verification Group
123.	S.O. Rate/AT Rate	Supply Order Rate/Acceptance of Tender Rate
124.	TA/LTC	Travelling Allowance/Leave Travel Concession
125.	T Section	Transportation Section
126.	TA	Travelling Allowance
127.	TB	Tuberculosis
128.	TA/DA	Travelling Allowance/Daily Allowance
129.	TDE	Technical Development Establishment
130.	TPC	Tender Purchase Committee
131.	V1 and V2	Value-One and Value-Two
132.	Vr.	Voucher
133.	Vr. No.	Voucher Number
134.	Wt. No.	Warrant Number
135.	WO No./WO	Work Order Number/Work Order
136.	WC Act/CSR	Workmen Compensation Act/Central Civil Service Regulation
137.	BMP	Basic Metallurgical Project
138.	HAPP	Heavy Alloy Penetrator Project
139.	A & E	Ammunition and Explosives
140.	Fys	Factories
141.	AFA-I	Assistant Financial Adviser-I
142.	AFA-II	Assistant Financial Adviser-II
143.	Dy. Director/PAC	Deputy Director/Public Accounts Committee
144.	Accounts (Fys)	Accounts (Factories)
145.	Member (Pers.)	Member (Personnel)
146.	PERS Div.	Personnel Division
147.	Member/P&MM	Member/Planning and Material Management
148.	P&MM	Planning and Material Management
149.	Member TS	Member Technical Development and Services
150.	TS Division	Technical Development and Services Division
151.	DPS	Data Processing Section

Chapter  No 5 

MO1( H )	Book of MO(HO)
MO1(B)	Book of MO (SO)
MO 51	VPMO  form
NC-(A)	Preliminary receipt to be issued by a Postmaster when savings certificates applied for are not available (HO)
NC -4 ( a)	Preliminary receipt to be issued by a Postmaster when savings certificates applied for are not available (SO)
NC- 51	Form of application for nomination
NC-53	Application form for cancellation of variation or variation of nomination
NC- 60	PO Certificate claim application
NC -61	Bond of Identity
NC-69	Form of application for purchase of KVP
NC-71	Application for purchase of NSC VIII Issue
RP-13	Customers Declaration form
RP-36( Medium)	Insured envelope
RP-54	Acknowledgement Card
RP-55	VP article Receipt
RP- 58	Delivery Slip
RP-69	Special Journal ( Parcel Branch)
RP-70	Special Journal (  Registration Branch)
SB-5	Savings Bank Pass Book
SB -5 (g)	Recurring Bank Pass Book
SB -5 (h)	Time deposit Pass Book
SB -5 (J)	Public provident fund pass Book
SB -5 (k)	Pass Book for security Account
SB-5 (q)	MIS Pass Book
SB-6	Specimen Signature Book
SB-7	Application for withdrawal
SB-25	Indemnity Bond
SB-26	Preliminary Receipt
SB-103	Pay –in Slip
SB-107	Public provident ledger cards
ACG -2	Treasures Cash Book
ACG-3	Sub office Summary
ACG -1	HO summary
ACG-4	Head of Office Cash Book
ACG-14	Memo of Authorised Balance
ACG-84	Memo of Monthly Cash Balance
ACG-108	Bill for provisional  pension/family pension/DCRG/Gratuity
APP-56	History Sheet
Corr-22	Docket form
CPT-1	Register of  Complaints
CPT-5	Acknowledgement of Complaints
CPT-7	Intimation of transfer of complaints
CPT-21	Disposal of Public complaints
Est-55	Verification  memo of services
Form D	Nomination for death cum retirement gratuity
FMO-8	List of Void MOS
FP-19	Customs declaration form
Genl-29	Application for  final withdrawal from GPF
LI-35	Application for PLI Loan
LI-10 (a)	Proposal for PLI
M-1	Mail List
M-10	Check Slip
M-26	Test Post card
MO-12	Redirection Slip
MO-19	List of Void money order
MO-60	Stock Book of IPOs
MO-62	Journal of Indian Postal orders sold
MO-66	Journal of Indian Postal Paid
MO-75	HVMO List
MS-2	Error Book
MS-18	Book of Post marks
MS-27	Postman ‘s Book
MSOT-27	Service Book
NC-10	Advice of payment of cash certificates
NC-18	Journal of PO Certificate issued (HO)
NC-18(S)	Journal of PO Certificate
NC-19	Journal  of PO certificate Discharged
NC-19(s)	Journal of PO Certificate Discharged (s)

 

      

Chapter   No  7

Class   of Bag	Abbreviation	Contents
Account Bag	A	Accounting Docments, Cash/Stamps ( Exchage Between HO- SO)
Branch Office bag	B	Accounting Documents , Cash/Stamps and mail Exchanged between A/C office – BO
Station Mail Bag	D	Mail Bag without parcel List
Letter Bag	L	Unregistered mails On ly
Station Mail Bag	M	Mail bag with parcel List from RMS to PO
Parcel Bag	P	Regd/VP Parcels/insured Bag
Packet bag	PKT	Empty Canvas Bag Exchanged between PO and RMS
Regd Bag	R	Regd/VP Letters, Ins Envelope , MOS
Regd Packet Bag	RP	Bulk Regd/VP Packets
Sorting Mail bag	S	Mail Bag with Parcel List from PO to RMS
Speed Post Bag	SP	Speed Post articles /Spe Post Mos
Transit Bag	TB	Several bags with Mail List intendend  to give protection and reduce number  of bags

Chapter No   8

Question	Answer
What is the current rate of interest on savings accounts ?	3.5 %
How many single Savings accounts may be opened by an adult in his own name in any post office ?	Only Once
How many adults may open a joint savings account?	2 or 3
Where is the minimum age for opening a single savings account by a minor  himself in his name	10 year
How many savings accounts can be opened by a minor in his  own name ?	Only once
In which form the amount for opening a savings account can be presented whether by a cash or cheque or demand draft	By  Cash
What is the fee for making nomination in a  savings account first time ?	No Fee
What is the fee for getting the nomination altered in a savings account	One Rupee
In what manner the fee for getting the  nomination cancelled in a savings account to be  paid ?	A fee of Rs 1/-  ( This will be paid in the shape of Postage Stamp and affixed on the application form)
How many times withdrawal can be made from a savings account standing at a BO in a day ?	Only Once
How many time withdrawal can be made from a savings account standing at HO or SO	Any number of times
Up to what amount payment order for withdrawal from savings account  may  be sanctioned by   a Branch Postmaster ?	Rs  5000/-
What minimum balance should remain in a savings account without cheque book after withdrawal	Rs 50 /-
What minimum balance should remain  in a savings account with cheque book facility after withdrawal ?	Rs  500/-
Whether nomination facility  is available in savings account opened in the name of a minor by his guardian	No
Whether a minor can appoint a messenger for making withdrawal from the savings account opened  by him in his /her name ?	No, minor has to attend the post office personally to withdraw money from his/her account
Whether it is compulsory to present the pass book on the counter of the post office at the time of making withdrwal by cheque from a savings account with cheque book facility ?	No
What minimum amount  may be withdrwan by a cheque from  a cheque   from savings account	Rs 20/-
While calculating interest in a single savings account , what may be the maximum IBB in a calander month ?	Rs  100000/-
While calculating interest in a joint  savings account , what may be the maximum IBB in a calander month ?	Rs 200000/-
By which post office  annual interest is calculated in savings account ?	By  HPO
After how many  consecutive financial years without any transaction a savings account is treated as silent account	3 years
Whether the amounts of annual interest affed in a savings account may be treated as  transactions in that account ?	No
If  in a savings account , the balance has reached prescribed maximum, whether it may be treated as silent account after no transaction having taken place during three consecutive financial year ?	No
What  is  the fee for issue of duplicate passbook of a savings account ?	Rs 10/-
Which office issues duplicate passbook of a savings account standing at department SO ?	Same SO where the accounts stands .
Whehter a pension savings account may be closed itself by LSG  SO  by calculating current  year’s interest ?	No  closure is to be permitted by  HO
What is the fee for getting a savings account transferred from one post office to another PO	No Fee
Whether one of the depositors of a joint B  savings account can get that account transferred from one post office to another by signing the application for transfer himself only?	No  all the account holders are required to sign
Whether a savings account deceased depositor can be transferred from one post office to another	No
Whether a savings account which has been ordered to be closed , may be got transferred from one post office to another ?	NO
How many persons can be nominated by the depositor of a savings account ?	Any  number of persons can be  nominated

             

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