MODEL QUESTIONS FOR IPO & PM GRADE 1 EXAM Qn 176 to 203

(Postal Manual Volume V Qn 176 to 203)

176.     Pin code system  was introduced

a)          Mar 1999                                                    b)         Jan  2004                                    

c)         15^th Aug 1972                                             d)         Aug 2002                   Ans:c

177.     E Post Service Commenced

a)          2^nd Aug 2001                                               b)         Jun 2005

c)         1^st Apr 2001                                                   d)         Aug 2002                   Ans:a

178.    The Surface Airlifted (SAL)  was introduced

a)          Mar 1999                                                      b)         Jan  2004                                          c)         1^st  Apr1999                                                         d)         Aug 2002                   Ans:c

179.     Speed Post service launched  

a)          1^st Apr  1999                                                 b)         1^st Aug 1986

c)         1^st Apr 2001                                                   d)         Aug 2002                   Ans:b

180.     One India one rate service in speed Post was  introduced on 

a)          21 Aug 2006                                                            b)         Jun 2005

c)         1^st Apr 2001                                                   d)         Aug 2002                   Ans:a

181.     When was sorting of letters  in rail  brought into operation

a)         During   1837                                                b)         During 1937

c)         During 1737                                                  d)         None of these           Ans: a

182.     When was the first automatic Telephone Exchange established in

            a)         1915                                                               b)         1916

            c)         1914                                                               d)         None of these           Ans: c

183.     When was the first mail motor van brought in to service

a)         1905  in England                                         b)         1837 in England

c)         1905 in India                                                 d)         1905 in Mannilla      Ans: a

184.     When did  the first Air Mail service started1911

            a)         1915                                                               b)         1916

            c)         1914                                                               d)         1911                           Ans: d

185.     When did the VP system introduced

a)         1877                                                               b)        1882

c)         1880                                                               d)        None of these          Ans:a

186.      The RMS  service   was started

a)         1907                                                               b)         1916

            c)         1914                                                               d)         1911                           Ans: a

187.      Meghdoot  Award in postal department  was introduced

a)         2000                                                               b)         1984

            c)         1998                                                               d)         2005                           Ans:b

188.       Retail Post was introduced

a)          2^nd Aug 2001                                               b)         Aug 2000

c)         1^st Apr 2001                                                   d)         Aug 2002                   Ans:b

189.       Greeting Post was introduced

a)         6^th September 2000                                     b)         Aug 2000

c)         1^st Apr 2001                                                   d)         Aug 2002                   Ans:a

190      QMS was introduced in India

a)         1975                                                               b)         1984

c)         1996                                                               d)         1911                           Ans:a

191.    Compensation of speed post is

            a)         500/-                                                               b)         1000/-                                                 c)         The double rate of speed post charge d)         Whichever is less of the B&C

                                                                                                                                                Ans: d

192.    Proof of delivery of speed post is Rs

            a)         3/-                                                                    b)         5/-       

            c)         10/-                                                                 d)         Free                            Ans:c

193.    The  rate of ePost is

            a)         Rs 5 per page A4 size                                 b)         Rs 6 per page A4 size

            c)         Rs 10 per page A4 size                               d)         Free                            Ans:c

194.    ITC Card den is

            a)         Three                                                              b)         Two

            c)         Five                                                                d)         Four                            Ans:a

            ( 100/-, 200/-, 500/-, issued by BSNL)

195.    Mark the correct option relating to Insurance fee is

a)                 The Value of insurance not exceeding Rs 200/- is Rs 10

b)                 The value above Rs 200/- for every additional Rs 100 is 6/-

c)                  Both the above

d)                 None of the above                                                                                       Ans: c

196.    Flat rate parcel  rates

Flat Rate Parcel Boxes size	Dimension of boxes (in mm)	Weight (in Kg.)	Tariff (in Rs.)
Small - S	250*50*300	0 to 1	125
Medium - M	250*100*300	Above 1 to 2.5	200
Large - L	300*250*200	Above 2.5 to 5	400

                                              

197.     AML means

            a)         Authorized monitory limitation                   b)         Advance Mail Line

            c)         Anti money laundering                               d)         None of these           Ans:c

198.    Order stamp and the unpaid stamps should be taken

a)                 In a piece of paper which in turn should be kept in Guard file

b)                 in the same book of postmarks in which impressions of all the stamps and seals are taken

c)                  In a separate book of post marks to be kept in the personal custody of the postmaster

d)                 In the book of postmarks maintained by the delivery assistant           Ans:c(103)

199.    Mail bag is

            a)         A due bag                                          b)         Not a due bag

            c)         An unusual bag                               d)         None of these                       Ans:a(28)

200.    Unpaid letters which are posted open or insecurely closed

a)                 Should be sent to RLO

b)                 Should be returned to the sender duly enclosed in a service cover

c)                  Should be securely closed and forwarded to its destination in a service cover

d)                 Should be securely closed and forwarded to its destination.              Ans:d(111)

201.    If a customer  booking speed article  for Rs 50,000/‐ to 1,00,000/‐ in a month  then  what is the rate of  discount  applicable for the speed booking ?

            a)         5%                                                      b)         3%

            c)         4%                                                      d)         None of these                       Ans:a

202.    What is the main criteria to consider a customer as Bulk customer in  speednet ?

a)     Anyone who provides Rs.10,000 worth of Speed Post business in a  month

b)     Anyone who provides Rs 5000 worth of Speed post business in a month

c)      Anyone who provides 5000 article in a month

d)     None of these                                                                                                     Ans:a

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203.    Who is the designated authority to enter into agreement on behalf of the Department for providing BNPL facility for Speed Post service at Head Post Office ?

            a)         Head of the Circle                            b)         Divisional head

            c)         DG Post                                             d)         None of these                       Ans:b

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ESI Hospitals

     The Union Labour & Employment Minister Shri Mallikarjun Kharge has informed the Lok  Sabha  that the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has proposed to set up more ESIC Hospitals in the country including in Odisha. Details are Annexed.

                                

 The land has been allotted by the State Government of Odisha for construction of ESI Hospitals at Angul&Duburi.  At Angul, the process for possession of land is under way. At Duburi, Jajpur, land has been acquired by the ESI Corporation for setting up a hospital. 

                The hospitals at Angul and Duburi would be operationalzed after the infrastructure is in place.

                                                The Minister was replying to a written whether the  Government has decided to set up more ESI hospitals in the country including Bhubaneshwar.

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ANNEXURE

                                                                                               

Sl. No.                    Name of the new ESI Hospital

1.                                             Dehradun, Uttrakhand

2.                                             Haridwar, Uttrakhand

3.                                             Udham Singh Nagar, Uttrakhand

4.                                             Kashipur, Uttrakhand

5.                                             Udaipur, Rajasthan

6.                                             Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

7.                                             Tirupur, Tamil Nadu

8.                                             Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu

9.                                             Raipur, Chattisgarh

10.                                          Bhillai, Chhattisgarh

11.                                          Korba, Chhattisgarh

12.                                          Angul, Odisha

13.                                          Duburi, Jajpur  District, Odisha

14.                                          Dodaballapur, Bangalore, Karnataka

15                                           Bomasundra, Bangalore, Karnataka

16                                           Lalru, SAS Nagar, Punjab

17.                                          Ankleshwar, Gujarat

18.                                          Siliguri, West Bengal

19.                                          Haldia, West Bengal

       

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Gr B Re-allotments

The following Gr B Re-allotments orders issued by Dte vide Memo No. 9-03 / 2011 / SPG Dt. 30.04.12.

01. Shri.Krishnamoorthy, SRM, Guwahati, Assam to TN.
02. Shri. Jawahar, AD, CO, Guwahati, Assam to TN.
03. Shri.E.Durairajan, AD Mails, CO, Srinagar, J & K to TN.
04. Shri.G.M.Ramalingam, SRM, Jammu, J & K to TN.

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Release of Revised MNOP Script ( dtd 01/05/2012)

Release of Revised MNOP Script (dtd 01/05/2012) is available in the following link


ftp://ftp.ptcinfo.org/MNOP_Hubs_UpdationScripts_POS_SpeedNet/

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Sign into Multiple Google Accounts at a time in Single Browser

Sign in to multiple accounts at once

If you’re tired of signing in and out, or opening up new browsers in order to check all of your accounts at the same time, you can use multiple sign-in. With multiple sign-in, you’re able to access different Google products with up to 10 accounts using tabs in the same browser. Multiple sign-in is automatically enabled for all Google Accounts.

Your default account

If you use multiple sign-in, the first account you use to sign in during that browser session will be your default account for the rest of that session. If you visit other Google products that don't support multiple accounts after you've signed in, you will automatically sign in to your default account for that product. If you sign out of any Google product while signed in to any account, you will be signed out of all your Google Accounts at once.

To sign in to additional accounts:

1. Sign in to a product that supports multiple sign-in, using an account that has multiple sign-in enabled.
2. Click your name or email address at the top of the page.
3. Select Add account from the drop-down menu.On the page that opens, enter the email address and password for another account you wish to access, and click Sign in.
4. Once you’re signed in to more than one account in the same browser, you can easily switch accounts in the same tab. Just click your name or email address at the top and click on the email address you’d like to sign in to.

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Agent Commission Schedule Software

Agent Commission Schedule Software : Download


Developed by:

Sourabh Choudhury

SA,Suri HO

West Bengal

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Compendium on Processing of Complaints : USEFUL FOR PM GRADE I EXAM

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Compendium on Processing and disposal of public complaints

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China's GPS a step closer with launch of two satellites

  

China on Monday said it had successfully launched two navigation satellites, the twelfth and thirteenth additions to its fast-expanding home-grown navigation and positioning satellite network that will soon end Chinese dependence on the United States-run Global Positioning System (GPS).

The two satellites were launched at 4.50 am on Monday from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwest Sichuan province, carried on a Long March-3B rocket. This marked the first instance of two navigation satellites being launched using one rocket, the State-run Xinhua news agency said.

China has in recent months accelerated its plans to expand its indigenous Beidou or Compass global positioning network, which will be completed to provide global coverage by 2020 with more than thirty satellites in orbit. The Beidou network will make China only the third country in the world – after the U.S. and Russia – to have its own independent, indigenous navigation system, Xinhua said.

The Chinese government said in a recent white paper Beidou was “designed to break China’s dependence on the US Global Positioning System”, and will serve both civilian and defence requirements.

China’s fast developing home-grown space programme reached another milestone last year, with the launch of Tiangong-1, the country’s first space laboratory module – a key step in China’s plans to put into orbit its own space station by 2020. China will become only the third country after the U.S and Russia to do so, although trailing both those countries by several decades in achieving this feat.

China’s investment of billions of yuan into its satellite and space programme comes at a time when the U.S. and the West are cutting spending on space missions, a fact highlighted by the official media last year which saw the launch of Tiangong-1 as “the latest showcase of the nation’s growing prowess in space... while budget restraints and economic tailspin have held back the once dominant U.S. space missions.”

China’s space programme has also begun to acquire increasing international influence, having launched more than 20 satellites for a number of developing countries, ranging from Bolivia and Nigeria to Pakistan. Last year, China launched Pakistan’s first communications satellite, PAKSAT-1R, from Sichuan.

Chinese officials hope their investments will pay rich commercial dividends when they offer their navigation satellite services to other countries.

The Beidou network will this year begin providing services for countries in the Asia-Pacific region, including real-time weather monitoring and navigation services. Ran Chengqi, director of the China

Satellite Navigation Management Office, told an industry conference last year that he expected the development of Beidou and related industries to create a 400 billion yuan ($ 63.5 billion) market by 2020.

Last week, Chinese media reports keenly followed the launch of India’s first indigenous radar imaging satellite, RISAT-1. The launch was discussed on news shows broadcast on State media outlets, while the satellite was dubbed by the State-run Xinhua news agency as “a spy satellite”.

Chinese officials have, however, sought to downplay concerns voiced by China's neighbours and Western countries about the strategic dimensions of its growing investments in space technology. Following the launch of Tiangong-1, State media commentaries rejected concerns of “a new wave of space race”, saying China was “neither the first country to seek explorations in outer space, nor the country with the most advanced technology, [so] it seems incomprehensible that China should cause concern to others.”

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Government to decide on moving Supreme Court on providing Reservations in Promotions

The government today informed the Lok Sabha that it would soon take a decision on whether to intervene in the Supreme Court on the issue providing reservation benefits to SCs, STs and OBCs in promotions.

Responding to concerns expressed by members during Zero Hour, Minister of State in PMO V Narayanasamy said discussions were being carried out between the Ministries of Law and Justice, and Social Justice and Empowerment and the government "will take immediate decision" in the matter.

Raising the issue, P L Punia (Cong) referred to the recent Supreme Court judgment which termed the move to grant reservation in promotions as "unconstitutional" and asked the government to seek a clarification from the apex court by moving a writ petition on the M Nagaraj case.

He said the recent Supreme Court verdict has "created certain confusion" in regard to grant of reservation in promotions to higher government posts. Punia received support from several members in the House from various parties.

Narayanasamy said the government, which had twice earlier brought amendments to the law, had referred the issue to the Law and Justice Ministry.

"Discussions are going on and we will decide on what further course of action" needs to be taken on the matter," he said, adding that the suggestion given by Punia would also be considered.

Terming the move as unconstitutional, the Supreme Court last week quashed Uttar Pradesh government's decision to provide reservation benefits for SCs, STs and OBCs in promotions in jobs saying it was done without sufficient data.

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Titanic 2.0 in the works, to sail in 2016

This file photo shows Australian billionaire mining magnate Clive Palmer speaking to the media in Brisbane. AFP/ Tertius Pickard

One of Australia’s richest men, Clive Palmer, on Monday unveiled plans for an “unsinkable” version of the Titanic to be built in China, with its first voyage from England to New York set for 2016. The mining billionaire has commissioned a state-owned Chinese company to construct Titanic 2with the same dimensions as its predecessor.

  “It is going to be designed so it won't sink. It will be designed as a modern ship with all the technology to ensure that doesn't happen,” Palmer said.
“Titanic 2 will sail in the northern hemisphere... We have invited the Chinese navy to escort Titanic 2 on its maiden voyage to New York.”
The announcement comes just weeks after the 100th anniversary of the sinking of Titanic, which went down on April 15, 1912 after striking an iceberg on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York.
Palmer said the new ship would be a tribute to the spirit of the men and women who worked on the original.
Titanic was commissioned by White Star Line and was the largest liner in the world at the time.
The design work has already begun for the new Titanic, which will have the same dimension as its old version with 840 rooms and nine decks.

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Articles 32 and 226 of the Constitution of India- Study material for IPO Examination 2012

The sole object of the Article 32 of the Constitution of India is the enforcement of the fundamental rights guaranteed under Part III of the Constitution of India.

Article 32 and Article 226 both deal with enforcement of right of the citizen against the Government or Governmental Authorities.

Article 32 is limited to the extent of enforcement of the fundamental rights stated in the Part III of the Constitution

Article 226 of the Constitution is much wider than Article 32 of the Constitution.

The High Court while exercising the Article 226 can give reliefs in case of quasi-Judicial Tribunals and authorities or other acts by such lower authorities even though the acts of such authorities do not infringe the fundamental rights.

The Supreme Court is competent to give relief under Article 32 against any authority within the territory of India.

The Writ Jurisdiction of Supreme Court can be invoked under Article 32 of the Constitution for the violation of fundamental rights guaranteed under Part – III of the Constitution

Article 32 is referred to as the "Constitutional Remedy" for enforcement of Fundamental Rights.

By including Article 32 in the Fundamental Rights, the Supreme Court has been made the protector and guarantor of these Rights.

Article 32 is a fundamental right, and it is included in Part –III of the Constitution. Article 32 is a basic feature of the Constitution

The Supreme Court shall have power to issue directions or orders or writs, including writs in the nature of habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, quo warranto and certiorari, whichever may be appropriate, for the enforcement of any of the rights conferred by Part III

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