1.

Philatelic Deposit Account (PDA) has become inoperative and a fresh

deposit is not made within a period of________ months, the account will
be closed

A One

B Two

C Three

D Six

Answer
C
2. Which one of the following activity is not being connected in promoting
philately among school kids?

A Letter Writng Competition

B SPARSH Yojana

C Stamp Design Competition

D Special Cover Release Program

Answer
D

3. The proposals for the issue of Commemorative Postage Stamps will be

examined and the annual stamp issue program will be announced in the

A first week of January preceding the Calendar year of issue.

B last week of January preceding the Calendar year of issue.

C first week of December preceding the Calendar year of issue.

D last week of December preceding the Calendar year of issue.

Answer
D
4. What are the stamps that are used for day-to-day postal mailing purposes
and are available at all post offices called?

A Definitive Stamps

B Commemorative Stamps
C My Stamps

D Philatelic Stamps

Answer
A
5. ‘My Stamp’ was first introduced in India during the World Philatelic
Exhibition

A ‘INDIPEX-2010’

B ‘INDIPEX-2012’

C ‘INDIPEX-2014’

D ‘INDIPEX-2011’

Answer
D

6. How many commemorative Postage Stamps per annum shall be issued at

the maximum?

A Not more than 100 issues (maximum 100 stamps)

B Not more than 20 issues (maximum 100 stamps)

C Not more than 50 issues (maximum 100 stamps)

D Not more than 30 issues (maximum 100 stamps)

Answer
C
7. Commemorative stamps are only available at

A under the Philatelic Deposit Account Scheme

B Philatelic Bureau

C Philatelic Counters

D All of these

Answer
D
8. Stamp design of Commemorative stamps shall be decided by the

A Proponents
B Department of Posts

C Philatelists

D The President of India

Answer
B
9. A domestic philatelic deposit account (PDA) system was introduced at all
philatelic bureau in India with effect from

A 08.01.1965

B 15.08.1985

C 01.08.1965

D 01.08.1985

Answer
C
10. Philately products such as CPS, FDI, Brochure, Ancillary and gift items, etc
can be purchased through

A DakPay App

B Postman Mobile App

C IPPB App

D e-post office portal

Answer
D
1. Which Governor General found Telegraph and Postal systems?
Answer: Lord Dalhousie

2. When did the first General Post Office open in India?

Answer: 1774 (Kolkata)

3. Which is the first postage stamp of India?

Answer: Scinde Dawk (1852)

4. What is the Full form of PIN?

Answer: Postal Index Number

5. When did the Pin system Start in India?

Answer: 1972 (In the same year Royal Bengal Tiger replaces the lion as National Animal)

6. Which is the first Indian post office outside Indian territory?

Answer: post office at Dakshin Gangotri in Antarctica (1983)

7. When did the service of speed post start in India?

Answer: 1986

8. In which year was the Money Order system introduced in India?

Answer: 1880

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

Answer: 1884

10. Where is postal staff college situated ?

Answer: Ghaziabad (UP)

11. World Postal Day is observed in _________ ?

Answer: October 9

12. Indian Postal Day is observed in _________ ?

Answer: October 10

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

Answer: Hikkim (Himachal Pradesh)

14. When did Universal Postal Union found?

Answer: 1874

*15. Where is the Headquarters of Universal Postal Union (UPU)

Answer: Berne (Switzerland)

16. First Postal ATM was opened in which city?

Answer: Chennai

*17. Where is the Headquarters of Indian postal system?

Answer: New Delhi

*18. What is the purpose of Project arrow?

Answer: Upgrade post offices in India(started in april 2008)

*19. Hobby of collecting stamps is called?

Answer: Philately

20 first Indian women to appear on a postage stamp?

Answer: Meera Bai

21 who appeared first in Indian postal stamp ?

Answer: Queen Victoria