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Possible questions (frequently asked) for Postal assistant aptitude test about Postal System. These essential questions will help you attain a high score on the exam.



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


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