Question & Answer On Postal History and Postal System

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Possible Questions (Frequently Asked Questions) about Postal System and Postal History. For Deen Dayal “SPARSH” 1st Level Written Quiz and as well as Other Departmental Exam Aspirants.

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1. Which is the Largest Postal Network in the World ?

Answer: India Post (More than 1,55,015 Post Offices)

2. Where is the Headquarters of Indian Postal System?

Answer: New Delhi

3. Department of Post works under which Ministry?

Answer: Ministry for Information and Communication

4. Who is the Minister for Information and Communication?

Answer: Ashwini Vaishnav

5. What is the Full form of PIN?

Answer. Postal Index Number

6. When did the Pin system Started in India?

Answer. 1972

7. Which is the first Indian post office outside Indian Territory?

Answer. Post office at Dakshin Gangotri in Antarctica (1983)

8. When did the Speed Post Service started in India?

Answer. 1986

9. Which Governor General found Telegraph and Postal systems?

Answer. Lord Dalhousie

10. When did the first General Post Office opened in India?

Answer: 1774 (Kolkata)

11. Which is the first postage stamp in World?

Answer: Penny Black

12. Which is the first postage stamp of India ?

Answer: Sinde Dawk (1852)

13. Which is the first postage stamp of Independent India?

Answer: Jai Hind (Tricolor National Flag)

14. World Postal Day is observed on ………

Answer: October 9

15. Indian Postal Day is observed on ……..

Answer: October 10

16. Where is the highest post office in the world situated ?

Answer. Hikkim (Himachal Pradesh)

17. Where is the Floating Post Office ?

Answer: Dal Lake-Sri Nagar

18. When did Universal Postal Union founded?

Answer. 1874

19. where is the Headquarters of Universal Postal Union (UPU) ?

Answer: Berne (Switzerland)

20. In which year Money Order system introduced in India?

Answer. 1880

21. In which year Postal Life Insurance started in India?

Answer. 1884

22. In which year Rural Postal Life Insurance started in India?

Answer. 1995

23. Hobby of collecting stamps is called?

Answer: Philately

24. __________ is “King of Hobbies” and “ Hobby of Kings” Answer: Philately

25. PDA Means?

Answer: Philately Deposit Account

26. Minimum Deposit Amount for Opening Individual PDA Account?

Answer: Rs.200/-

27. More than 100 Countries issued commemorative postage stamps on one personality. Who is the person to get this honor ?

Answer: Mahatma Gandhi.

28. IPO Means ?

Answer: Indian Postal Order

29. IPPB Means?

Answer: India Post Payments Bank

30. When IPPB Started?

Answer: September 1, 2018