MODEL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR IPO EXAM PAPER I(Vol 7)

POSTAL MANUAL VOLUME VII

(RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE)

1.         Mark correct option

            a)         DBO stands for District bag office(161(2)

            b)         The sorting assistant who is attending to regn dept of mail office is called   RSA

            c)         Daily report of MBC/Sections are received by  Sr/Superintendent of RMS

            d)         All the above are correct                                                                         

    Ans: d

2.         Mark correct option

            a)         For the purpose of bag account PO is a Unit Bag Office

            b)         Memo of authorized Bag balance is issued by Sr/Supdt of PO/RMS offices

            c)         Diagram of a sorting case is prepared by SRM

            d)         All the above are correct                                                                    

          Ans:d

3.         Metal token has to be returned , if the Sorting assistant

            a)         Goes on leave                                  b)         Transfer to other HRO

            c)         Dismissed/Removed from service            d)         All the above                 

        Ans:d(14)

4.         Each set of a sorting office is divided into

            a)         Two departments                             b)         Three departments

            c)         Four departments                            d)         None of these                 

      Ans:c(1)

5.         A mail office may redirect any article or intercept or deliver any article to the addressee

            a)         With permission of the Divisional Head

            b)         With the permission of the incharge

            c)         On the authority of the DG  or Head of the Circle

            d)         None of these                                                                                  

             Ans: c(4)

6.         Information from RMS records asked for by any Govt officer be given

            a)         With the specific orders of the division head

            b)         With the specific orders of the DG posts

            c)         With the specific orders of the Head of the cirlcle

            d)         None of these                                                                               

                Ans: c (5)

7.         The misconnection between air services should invariably be reported by Record Officer to

            a)         DG of Posts                                                   b)         The head of the division

            c)         The Head of the circle by first post           d)         None of these     

      Ans: c(9)

8.         Mark the correct option

           

a)                 Circulars of Head of the circle are issued by monthly

b)                 Monthly circulars which bear heading and a consecutive annual series of number

c)                  These circulars are issued and fwd to all Supervising  officers and Record officers

and should be filled in Guard books

            d)         All the above are correct                                                        

                     Ans: d(10)

9.         A metal of token authorized to type must be carried by all RMS officials except

            a)         Van attendants                                             b)         Mail guard

            c)         Supervising officer                                      d)         None of these       

    Ans: c(14)

10.       A metal token is supplied by

            a)         The supdt of RMS                                        b)         IRM

            c)         Record officer concerned                           d)         Incharge of the set 

  Ans: c(14)

11.       The memorandum of Distribution work is issued by

           

            a)         The Head of the circle                                 b)         The Record officer

            c)         The sub divisional inspector                      d)         The Supdt. Of RMS 

Ans: d(16)

12.       The period of preservation of invoices of articles received from stock depot is

           

            a)         Six months                                                    b)         Eighteen months

            c)         Two years                                                      d)         Three years           

    Ans:d(17)

13.       Mark correct option related to preservation period

            a)         Order book of mail office and section is three years

            b)         Work paper of RMS offices and section is eighteen months

                        c)         Correspondence related to robberies, theft etc is one year after the case

                       closed.

            d)         All the above are correct          

                                                                   Ans: d(17)

14.       Among the postage stamp kept in the stock of mail offices for sale if any stamp cannot be disposed of within a reasonable time the mater should be reported to

            a)         The record officer                                         b)         The local Postmaster

            c)         The Sub divisional IRM                               d)         The Supdt. Of RMS 

Ans:d(18)

15.       Mark correct option

a)         In Head Record offices one key of the safe will be retained in the custody of HRO and other one is Accountant.

b)         The insured seal supplied to the set of mail office should be kept in the personal custody of Head Sorting assistant

c)         Each set of section is supplied with a portfolio with lock & key bearing designation of section

d)         All the above are correct.                                                                

            Ans:d

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