Sunday 29 April 2012

LATEST ORDERS ISSUED BY DIRECTORATE


VIEW THE LATEST ORDERS ISSUED BY DIRECTORATE
 
1) Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme - 1980 - Tables of Benefits for the savings funds for the period from 01.01.2012 to 31.12.2012
 
2) Clarification in respect of Recruitment Rules of PA/SA
 
3) Review of Speed Post discount Structure and operational mechanism

4) Manner of delivery of Speed Post Articles containing passports
 
5) Review in Interest Rates of Small Savings Schemes w.e.f 01.04.2012

6) Counting of Service rendered by Reserve Trained Pool (RTP) personnel prior to their regular appointment as Postal Assistants PAs/SA (SAs)

7) GDS Compassionate Grounds

8) Filling up of post of Sorting Postmen, Mail overseer, Cash overseer and Head Postman
 
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MODEL QUESTIONS FOR IPO & PM GRADE 1 EXAM Qn 151 to 175


(Postal Manual Volume V  Qn 151 to 175)

151.    The treatment given to an international parcel in the event of non-delivery is dependent upon:
(A)       Sender’s instructions                      (B)      Weight of parcel
(C)       Condition of parcel                           (D)      All the above                         Ans:a
152.    Documentation in Form CN-23 accompanying international mail articles serves the purpose of:
(A)       Despatch Note                                 (B)      Customs declaration                                  (C)             Statement of charges                       (D)       Report in respect of irregularities
                                                                                                                                                Ans: b
   
153.    Mark the incorrect option:
(A)       The special registration envelopes provided by the Post Office cannot be used for the transmission of unregistered article
(B)       Reuse of a stamp that has already been used for payment of postage or postal fee is an offence under the Indian Penal Code
(C)       Manufacture and use of fictitious postage stamps for any purpose whatsoever is an offence under Indian Penal Code
(D)      Postage stamps which have been cut and separated from embossed envelopes or postcards can be used in payment of postage               Ans:d

154.    Mark the correct option:
(A)       The weight of privately manufactured letter card should not exceed 3 gram
(B)       The weight of letter should not exceed 4 kg
(C)       The weight of registered parcel should not exceed 35 kg
(D)       The weight of book packet should not exceed 2 kg                             Ans;a
155.    What is the main function of a Sub Foreign Post Office?:
(A)       To send direct bags to foreign countries
(B)       To enable senders/addressees to present documents etc for the dispatch or    release of their international articles
(C)       To function as an intermediary office for closed surface transit bags
(D)       To expedite the transmission of international mail                                Ans:b
156.    The loss of a Speed Post article should be reported to the Police through FIR if the value of the contents of the article is:
(A)        2500/- or more                                 (B)       4,000/- or more                                            (C)       5,000/- or more                                 (D)      10,000/- or more                   Ans:c
157.    The Inward Correspondence Register concerning Public Complaints maintained in Record Offices in the Selection Grade should be checked personally by the Record Officer or the Officer authorized in this behalf:
(A)       Daily                                                   (B)       One in a week                                              (C)             Once in a fortnight                           (D)       Once in a month                  Ans:b
158.    No person shall send by post:
(A)       Any postal article having thereon, or on the cover thereof any words, marks
(B)       Any postal article having thereon designs of an indecent, obscene, seditious character
(C)       Any postal article having thereon scurrilous, threatening or grossly offensive character
(D)       The options under (B) & (C) above are correct                                       Ans:d
159.    A Press Sorting Office is:
(A)       A RMS Office where the articles received from the various Presses and publishers are only sorted
(B)       A RMS office situated on the premises of a newspaper publisher
(C)       (B) above, plus where the articles received from the newspaper publisher is sorted and despatched and where the entire expenditure of the establishment of the office is borne by the newspaper publisher
(D)       A branch of a Sorting Mail Office dealing with articles from Press / Publishers and Registered newspapers                                                                  Ans:c
160. The advantage of a Transit Post Office is that the Post Office:
(A)       Carries out the work of sorting in advance for other offices
(B)       Reduces the weight of mails carried on mail lines
(C)       Reduces the number of loose bags
(D)       All three i.e. (A), (B) & (C) above                                                               Ans:c
161.    On receipt of information of highway robbery of mails, the Superintendent should take steps to obtain:
(A)       The place from where the mail was last despatched
(B)       List of bags prepared in that office at (A) and particulars of their contents
(C)       Particulars and contents of other registered articles, cash etc., included in the bags from the offices of posting or dispatch
(D)       All information noted at (A), (B) and (C)                                                  Ans:d
162.    While closing a Registered bag containing cash bag it should be sealed with:
(A)       Date seal                               (B)       Registration seal                                                      (C)            Insurance seal                     (D)       Cash seal                                          Ans:c
163. If an article the registration of which is compulsory but which has not been registered is received for delivery in a PO, the addressee will be required to pay:
(A) Double the deficiency in registration fee and postage
(B)       Double the deficiency in registration fee plus any postage due on the article
(C)       Amount equal to the deficiency in registration fee and postage
(D)       Amount equal to the deficiency in registration fee plus double the postage due
                                                                                                                                                Ans:b
164.    When an article, on being opened in the office of delivery is found to contain any intoxicating drugs, the importation of which is prohibited, it should be:
(A)       Sent with all its contents to the nearest Collector of Customs                                                (B)            Forwarded to the RLO
(C)       Retained in office and report made to Divisional Office for orders
(D)       Made over to the police for further action                                               And:a
165.    A damaged article should be returned to the sender duly protected if its addressee does not attend the Post office to take its delivery within:
(A)       2days of the date of notice      (B)     3 days of the date of notice
(C)       7 days of the date of notice     (D)      10 days of the date of notice     Ans:c
166.    If an article posted in a Sub Post Office and addressed to a foreign country is found to contain anything the export of which is prohibited, it should be forwarded with remark “contains prohibited ........” to the:
(A)       Office of exchange              (B)      R.L.O
(C)       R.M.S                                     (D)       Head Post Office                              Ans:d
  
167.    A bulk bag is defined as:
(A)       A special bag of printed papers to/from addressees/senders in foreign countries
(B)       A bag containing the mail posted by the senders in bulk
(C)       A bag containing seasonal mail
(D)       None of the above                                                                                       Ans:a
168. The printed papers enclosed in a bulk bag:
(A)       Should be of the same addressee at the same address                                               (B)             May be of the same addressee with different addresses
(C)       May be of different addresses at the same station
(D)       May be of different addressees at different stations                              Ans:a
169.    Speed Post Pass Port service was launched  
           
            a)          5th Mar 2001                                                 b)         Jun 2005
            c)         1st Apr 2001                                                   d)         Aug 2002                   Ans:a
170      Direct Post  was introduced
a)         Mar 2005                                                       b)         June 2005
            c)         1st Apr 2001                                                   d)         Aug 2002                   Ans:b
171.     Express parcel Post was re launched
a)          Mar 1999                                                      b)         Jun 2005
c)         1st Apr 2001                                                   d)         Aug 2002                   Ans:a
172.      Logistic Post  services was introduced
a)         12th Aug 2004                                               b)         13th                                                     c)            13th Aug 2004                                               d)         None of these           Ans:c
173.      E post service was introduced   
a)          Mar 1999                                                      b)         Jan  2004                                          c)         1st Apr 2001                                                        d)         Aug 2002                   Ans:b
174.      Bill mail service  was introduced                    
a)          Mar 1999                                                      b)         Jan  2004                                          c)            Sep 2003                                                       d)         Aug 2002                   Ans:c
175.       Business Development Group  was formed in Postal Department   
151.    The treatment given to an international parcel in the event of non-delivery is dependent upon:
(A)       Sender’s instructions                      (B)      Weight of parcel
(C)       Condition of parcel                           (D)      All the above                         Ans:a
152.    Documentation in Form CN-23 accompanying international mail articles serves the purpose of:
(A)       Despatch Note                                 (B)      Customs declaration                                  (C)             Statement of charges                       (D)       Report in respect of irregularities
                                                                                                                                                Ans: b
153.    Mark the incorrect option:
(A)       The special registration envelopes provided by the Post Office cannot be used for the transmission of unregistered article
(B)       Reuse of a stamp that has already been used for payment of postage or postal fee is an offence under the Indian Penal Code
(C)       Manufacture and use of fictitious postage stamps for any purpose whatsoever is an offence under Indian Penal Code
(D)      Postage stamps which have been cut and separated from embossed envelopes or postcards can be used in payment of postage               Ans:d
154.    Mark the correct option:
(A)       The weight of privately manufactured letter card should not exceed 3 gram
(B)       The weight of letter should not exceed 4 kg
(C)       The weight of registered parcel should not exceed 35 kg
(D)       The weight of book packet should not exceed 2 kg                             Ans;a
155.    What is the main function of a Sub Foreign Post Office?:
(A)       To send direct bags to foreign countries
(B)       To enable senders/addressees to present documents etc for the dispatch or    release of their international articles
(C)       To function as an intermediary office for closed surface transit bags
(D)       To expedite the transmission of international mail                                Ans:b
156.    The loss of a Speed Post article should be reported to the Police through FIR if the value of the contents of the article is:
(A)        2500/- or more                                 (B)       4,000/- or more                                            (C)       5,000/- or more                                 (D)      10,000/- or more                   Ans:c
157.    The Inward Correspondence Register concerning Public Complaints maintained in Record Offices in the Selection Grade should be checked personally by the Record Officer or the Officer authorized in this behalf:
(A)       Daily                                                   (B)       One in a week                                              (C)             Once in a fortnight                           (D)       Once in a month                  Ans:b
158.    No person shall send by post:
(A)       Any postal article having thereon, or on the cover thereof any words, marks
(B)       Any postal article having thereon designs of an indecent, obscene, seditious character
(C)       Any postal article having thereon scurrilous, threatening or grossly offensive character
(D)       The options under (B) & (C) above are correct                                       Ans:d
159.    A Press Sorting Office is:
(A)       A RMS Office where the articles received from the various Presses and publishers are only sorted
(B)       A RMS office situated on the premises of a newspaper publisher
(C)       (B) above, plus where the articles received from the newspaper publisher is sorted and despatched and where the entire expenditure of the establishment of the office is borne by the newspaper publisher
(D)       A branch of a Sorting Mail Office dealing with articles from Press / Publishers and Registered newspapers                                                                  Ans:c
160. The advantage of a Transit Post Office is that the Post Office:
(A)       Carries out the work of sorting in advance for other offices
(B)       Reduces the weight of mails carried on mail lines
(C)       Reduces the number of loose bags
(D)       All three i.e. (A), (B) & (C) above                                                               Ans:c
161.    On receipt of information of highway robbery of mails, the Superintendent should take steps to obtain:
(A)       The place from where the mail was last despatched
(B)       List of bags prepared in that office at (A) and particulars of their contents
(C)       Particulars and contents of other registered articles, cash etc., included in the bags from the offices of posting or dispatch
(D)       All information noted at (A), (B) and (C)                                                  Ans:d
162.    While closing a Registered bag containing cash bag it should be sealed with:
(A)       Date seal                               (B)       Registration seal                                                      (C)            Insurance seal                     (D)       Cash seal                                          Ans:c
163. If an article the registration of which is compulsory but which has not been registered is received for delivery in a PO, the addressee will be required to pay:
(A) Double the deficiency in registration fee and postage
(B)       Double the deficiency in registration fee plus any postage due on the article
(C)       Amount equal to the deficiency in registration fee and postage
(D)       Amount equal to the deficiency in registration fee plus double the postage due
                                                                                                                                                Ans:b
164.    When an article, on being opened in the office of delivery is found to contain any intoxicating drugs, the importation of which is prohibited, it should be:
(A)       Sent with all its contents to the nearest Collector of Customs                                                (B)            Forwarded to the RLO
(C)       Retained in office and report made to Divisional Office for orders
(D)       Made over to the police for further action                                               And:a
165.    A damaged article should be returned to the sender duly protected if its addressee does not attend the Post office to take its delivery within:
(A)       2days of the date of notice      (B)     3 days of the date of notice
(C)       7 days of the date of notice     (D)      10 days of the date of notice     Ans:c
166.    If an article posted in a Sub Post Office and addressed to a foreign country is found to contain anything the export of which is prohibited, it should be forwarded with remark “contains prohibited ........” to the:
(A)       Office of exchange              (B)      R.L.O
(C)       R.M.S                                     (D)       Head Post Office                              Ans:d
167.    A bulk bag is defined as:
(A)       A special bag of printed papers to/from addressees/senders in foreign countries
(B)       A bag containing the mail posted by the senders in bulk
(C)       A bag containing seasonal mail
(D)       None of the above                                                                                       Ans:a
168. The printed papers enclosed in a bulk bag:
(A)       Should be of the same addressee at the same address                                               (B)             May be of the same addressee with different addresses
(C)       May be of different addresses at the same station
(D)       May be of different addressees at different stations                              Ans:a
169.    Speed Post Pass Port service was launched  
           
            a)          5th Mar 2001                                                 b)         Jun 2005
            c)         1st Apr 2001                                                   d)         Aug 2002                   Ans:a
170      Direct Post  was introduced
a)         Mar 2005                                                       b)         June 2005
            c)         1st Apr 2001                                                   d)         Aug 2002                   Ans:b
171.     Express parcel Post was re launched
a)          Mar 1999                                                      b)         Jun 2005
c)         1st Apr 2001                                                   d)         Aug 2002                   Ans:a
172.      Logistic Post  services was introduced
a)         12th Aug 2004                                               b)         13th                                                     c)            13th Aug 2004                                               d)         None of these           Ans:c
173.      E post service was introduced   
a)          Mar 1999                                                      b)         Jan  2004                                          c)         1st Apr 2001                                                        d)         Aug 2002                   Ans:b
174.      Bill mail service  was introduced                    
a)          Mar 1999                                                      b)         Jan  2004                                          c)            Sep 2003                                                       d)         Aug 2002                   Ans:c
175.       Business Development Group  was formed in Postal Department   
a)          1st April  1999                                               b)         Jun 2005
c)         1st Apr 2001                                                   d)         Aug 2002                   Ans:a

(Prepared by AB Kantharaja, Mobile 8969822340, abkantharaja.blogspot.in)

Compassionate appointment – Clarification regarding regulation of conditions and admissibility of various allowances after implementation of Sixth CPC recommendation – regarding.

F.No.14014/2/2009-Estt.(D)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training)
North block,
New Delhi
Dated the 3rd April, 2012
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject : Compassionate appointment – Clarification regarding regulation of conditions and admissibility of various allowances after implementation of Sixth CPC recommendation – regarding.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s O.M. of even number dated 11.12.2009 on the subject mentioned above and to state that large number of references have been received from various Ministries/Departments regarding regulation of various conditions on compassionate appointment and admissibility of different allowances allowed to person appointed on compassionate grounds. Doubts raised by various authorities have been processed in consultation with Department of Expenditure (I.D. No. 22/02/2009-IC-II dated 27th February, 2012) and are clarified as under :-


S. No.
Point of Reference/Doubt
Clarification
1.
What will be Status of Trainee?
A person appointed as ‘Trainee’ enjoys the status of a Government servant from initial day and will be allowed all the allowances and benefits allowed to a government servant.
2.
What will be the maximum time period allowed for a person appointed as ‘Trainee’ to acquire minimum education qualification?
A person appointed as a ‘Trainee’ on compassionate grounds has to acquire minimum educational qualifications in 5 years.
3.
Whether belated case of compassionate appointments against the erstwhile Group ‘D’ posts can be considered now after regularization of all Group ‘D’ employees as group ‘C’ employees.?
The belated case of compassionate appointment are be considered as per the revised recruitment rules for the MTS posts.
4
Whether a person appointed on compassionate grounds as ‘Trainee’ will have probation period.?
The probation period of a person appointed as ‘Trainee’ on compassionate ground will begin only from the date he/she acquires minimum educational qualification and such person will be on probation for a period specified in the Recruitment Rules of the post/grade against which he/she is being appointed.
5
Whether Earned Leave, Half pay leave and other types of leave as applicable to regular Government employees would be allowed to a person appointed as ‘Trainee’ on compassionate ground?
A ‘Trainee’ appointed on compassionate ground is entitled to all kinds of leave applicable to a regular government servant.
6
Whether Medical facilities/ Benefit of CGEGIS/VGHS on deduction of subscription for these schemes. Patient care allowance is allowed to a person appointed as ‘Trainee’ on compassionate ground?
A person appointed as ‘Trainee’ on compassionate grounds is eligible to avail Medical facilities/Benefit of CGEGIS/CGHS available to holder of post in the pre-revised pay scale of Rs.4440-7440/- without any grade pay.
7
Status of payment of abort/long term advances as applicable to regular government servants to a person appointed as ‘trainee’ on compassionate ground?
A ‘Trainee’ appointed on compassionate ground may be granted, by the competent authority, shorty term advances, with advances of pay recoverable in not more than 3 installments and advance of traveling allowances, festival advances, advances of in lieu of leave salary and advances of purchase of bicycles, warm clothing and table fans without production of surety, provided that such authority is satisfied that the same could be fully recovered or adjusted during the period of temporary employment of the said government servant concerned. In case of all other advances, a ‘Trainee’ would be required to procedure surety from a permanent central government servant, the surety bond being cancelled in the event of their confirmation in the permanent post.
8
Applicability of Leave Travel Concession to a person appointed as Trainee’ on compassionate ground.
A Trainee’ appointed on compassionate ground is to be allowed LTC concession only on completion of one year service.
9
What is the entitlement of annual increment to a person appointed as Trainee’ on compassionate ground.
A Trainee’ appointed on compassionate ground, till he/she acquires minimum educational qualification, is allowed increment at normal rates in the pay scale of – 1s.
10
What is the position with reference to reimbursement of Children Education Allowance (CEA) to a person appointed as Trainee’ on compassionate ground.
A person appointed as Trainee’ is allowed Children Education Allowance as per the admissible rates.
11
What is the position with respect to payment of Overtime Allowance (OTA) to a person appointed as Trainee’ on compassionate ground.
A person appointed as Trainee’ on compassionate ground is not entitled for OTA during the period he/she continue as Trainee’.
12
Whether the dependent of compassionate appointee would be eligible for employment on compassionate grounds since their service in -1S pay band will not be counted as regular service.
A Trainee’ has the status of Government Servant from initial day, as such, dependent of a person appointed on compassionate ground as Trainee’ would be eligible for compassionate appointment in the event of his/her death in harness.
2. In case of appointment of a widow not fulfilling the requirement of educational qualification, against the post of MULTI TASKING STAFF, she will be placed in Group ‘C’ – Pay Band – 1 (Rs.5200-20200) + Grade Pay Rs.1800/- directly without insisting on fulfilment of educational qualification norms, provided the appointing authority is satisfied that the duties of the post against which she is being appointed can be performed with help of some on job training. This dispensation is to be allowed for appointment on compassionate ground against the post of MULTI TASKING STAFF only.
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(Virender Singh)
Under Secretary to the Government of India.