POST OFFICE GUIDE PART II (RULE ®ULATION RELATING TO FOREIGN POST) 1.

Categories of Foreign postal articles are a) c)

2.

Airmail & Sea mail All of the above

Ans:a(1)

United Postal Union United Pacific Union

b) d)

Universal postal union None of these

Ans: b(3)

Asian Oceanic Postal Union is having its a) c)

4.

b) d)

The abbreviation 'UPU' stands for a) C)

3.

Letter post & Parcel post Registration post & Ins post

Dacca Singapore

head quarter at

b) d)

New Delhi Mannilla(Phillipines)

Ans:d(4)

b) d)

1975 1973

Ans: d(4A)

India joined the AOPU in the year a) c)

1970 1978

The fee for special services Registration acknowledge, insurance certificate of 5. posting and late fee are a) b) c) d) 6.

Not uniform for all destination Uniform for all destinations Of two different rates on for western countries and another for eastern countries None of these Ans: b(7)

AD means a) C)

Acknowledgement due Actual Delivery

b) d)

Advice of delivery None of these

Ans: b(7)

7.

Label size of foreign article is min & postage paid words should not be less than

8.

70mm X 100mm & 300sq mm 50mm X 80mm & 200sq mm a) b) 25mm X 50 mm & 100 sq mm None of these Ans: a(11) c) d) The delivery of a foreign article in the country of destination a) c)

9.

Varies from country to country As desired by the sender

b) d)

Uniform all over None of these

Ans: a(14)

Mark the correct option: a)

Rate applicable for recall of foreign article in case letter 10gm & Telegraph 15

b) c)

words The fee paid for the recall will not be refunded under any circumstances Weight more than 500gm a warehousing charge at the rate per day

d)

of delivery. All the above are correct

commencing from eight day, shall be collected from the addressee at the time Ans: d(16-18)

10. Article except VP addressed as " Postal Restante" are detained in the PO of delivery for the period not exceeding a) c) 11.

b) c) d)

Three month Fifteendays

Ans: c(18)

Surface mail items received from any country for delivery in India may be redirected to any place with India. First class mail surcharge or un surcharged are eligible for free redirection by air within India Surface mail received for delivery in India from any country not applying reduced charges for India may be redirected to another country by the surface mail without any charge for the redirection. All of the above are correct Ans: d(19)

Mark the correct option a) b) c)

13.

b) d)

Mark the correct option: a)

12.

Seven days One month

Surface mail received for delivery in India from a country India may be redirected by the surface mail to any country on payment if dispatched to its new destination. If the above charge not paid before redirection, it will be treated as insufficiently paid & tax equal to difference in postage (notdouble) to be collected at the time of delivery a and bare correct d) None of these correct Ans: c(19)

Mark correct option related to official postal articles a) b) c)

The rules relating to private correspondence apply equally to official postal article Service stamps can be used for prepayin outward official foreign mail but the postage due on inward foreign mail addressed to Govt officers cannot be paid by means of service stamps All of above are correct d) None of these are correct Ans: c(21)

14. Correspondence for personnel of the Indian Armed Forces serving outside India addressed to the Indian Army PO. a) c)

Should be prepaid as air article b) Should be prepaid as if SAL Should be prepaid as inland article for all purpose d) None of aboveAns: c(22)

15.

The max weight of an Airmail letter should not exceed

16.

a) 4 Kg c) 2 Kg Dimensions of Postcards is

b) d)

5 Kg 1 Kg

a) Max 100 X 150 mm & min 80 X 140 mm b) Max 105 X 149 mm & min 90 X 140 mm c) Max 150 X 200 mm & min 70X 140 mm d) None of these

17.

Mark incorrect option related to Postcard

Ans:c(26)

Ans: b(30)

a) b) c) d)

Should not be folded, cut or altered and should be sent unenclosed Breach the conditions may be treated as letter and postage will be taxed accordingly Unpaid and insufficiently paid postcards are forwarded taxed with double the deficiency. The amount recovered from sender after the delivery.Ans: d(31-32)

18. The correspondinginlandpost service to the printed paper service in the foreign post is Pattern and sample packet b) Registered News paper a) Book packet service None of these c) d) Ans: c(34a) 19. The following items may be sent as printed papers through book packet a) b) c) d)

Manuscripts of works or for newpaper Musical scores or sheets of music in manuscript. Papers obtained by means of a typewriter of any type films and sound recording a & b only e)

Ans:e(34)

20. Mark correct option related to packet of regd news paper a) b) c) d)

Breach of conditions the packet will not be forwarded but will be returned to sender. Sender will be required to pay double deficiency in the internal postage If the sender wish to repost the article after complying with necessary conditions, he may do so by paying fresh postage in full on the article. All the above are correct Ans: d(41)

21. Mark correct option related to bulk bag system under foreign post a) b) c) d) e)

Application for bulk bag facility should be made to Head of the circle Special bags of printed newspaper to/from addressees/sender in foreign countries except ceylon, Nepal, Bhutan and Pakistan may be send. Bulk bag may be sent either as unregistered or registered. The sender of such bags will deposit the amount in cash or POSB certificate pledged to Head of the circle. All the above are correct Ans: e(43)

22. Mark correct option a) b) c) d)

A small packet should not exceed 1 Kg in weight. Small packet exceeding 500 gm is subject to a delivery fee payable by the addressee at the time of delivery. Small packet not conforming to the conditions will be returned to the sender and will be charged at double the deficiency for a rate applicable in the inland post. All of the above are correct Ans: d(44-49)

23. The fee for a blind literature packet to be air lifted to a foreign county is a) c)

Air surcharge as applicable to letter post b) Air surcharge as applicable to printed paper d)

24. Foreign post manual the terms L.0 means

Free of charge None of above Ans: c(55)

a) c) 25.

Letter card Letters and Cards

b) d)

Letter category None of these

Ans: c(57)

Foreign post manual the terms A.0 means a) c)

Accounts office of the foreign country Administrative office of the foreign country

b) d)

Other subjects None of these Ans: c(57)

26. In the foreign post for the purpose of fixing surcharges and combined charges all the countries and territories are divided into a) c)

Six groups Five groups

b) d)

Seven groups Eight groups

Ans: a(57)

27. The aerogramme in foreign post is a category intended for transmission exclusively by air and the corresponding category in inland post is. a) c) 28.

Inland letter card No corresponding category

b) d)

Oblong envelope None of the above

Ans: a(58)

The min and max size permissible for folded aerogramme is a) c)

100 X 140 & 120 X 120

80X 140& 100X 120

b) d)

90 X 140 & 110 X 120 None of the above

Ans: b(58)

29.

An aerogramme should not weigh more than a) 3 gms b) 5 gms None of the above c) 10 gms d)

30.

Mark correct option related to unpaid and insufficiently paid airmail articles a) b) c) d)

31.

Ans: a(58)

In case letters, cards and aerogrammes if postage paid least 75% of the surcharge(letter) or combined charge (PC& aerogramme)will be forwarded and taxed double deficiency at the time of delivery. In case postage paid less than 75% of the surcharge or combined charge the article will be dispatched through surface. The charge collected from addressee at the time of delivery All of the above are correct Ans: d(60)

Compensation of letter and bulk bag of foreign articles are a) b) c) d)

220(60 gold francs) & 1110( 300 gold francs) 110(60 gold francs) & 1110( 300 gold francs) 200(60 gold francs) & 1000( 300 gold francs) None of the above

Ans: b(71)

32. If an unpaid or under paid registered article under foreign post is tendered at the counter a) b) c) d)

It cannot be registered and refused. It can be registered with an note that the deficiency would be collected from addresse It has to be handed over to the PM for his disposal None of the above Ans; a(66)

33. No liability is also accepted for the loss of registered articles in the following cases

a) b) c) d) e) 34.

The limit adopted in India for booking air insured letter is a) c)

35.

In circumstanced beyond the control. When disposal of the article cannot be traced due to destruction of records in circumstances beyond the control If the item contained anything which is prohibited from transmission by post When sender has not made complaint within one year. All of the above Ans: e(71)

20000 10000

b) d)

5000 100000

Ans:c(77)

Insured boxes dimensions and weight limit is a) a) a) a)

Max 200X200X100, min as per letter & 2 Kg Max 300X200X100, min as per letter & 1 Kg Max 100X200X100, min as per letter & 4 Kg None of the above

Ans: b(80)

36. Under foreign post article containing perishable biological substances can be accepted for sending a) b) c) d) 37.

At all Gazetted Head post offices only At all the GPOs situated at the HQ of the circle At Indian council of Medical research, New Delhi All the above

Ans: c(88)

Mark incorrect option related to international reply coupons a) b) c) d)

Not more than 10 International reply coupon or 30 commonwealth reply coupon will be sold to any one individual at any time. The coupons can be exchanged in any country which is a member of the UPU Reply coupons are intended to enable senders to prepay for a reply. Reply coupons are free of cost Ans: d(89-90)

38. Under foreign post the international parcel post service with Pakistan and India is carried based on a) c) 39.

By -lateral agreement None of the above Ans: c(94)

100 X140 & 1mtr X 2 mtr 90 X 140 & 1mtr X 2 mtr

b) d)

90 X 140 &1.5mtr X 2 mtr None of the above Ans: c(96)

The general maximum limit of weight for a foreign parcel is a) c)

41.

b) d)

The min and max dimension of a foreign parcel prescribed is a) c)

40.

The UPU parcel post agreement. A special bilateral agreement

25 Kg 10 Kg

b) d)

30 Kg 20 Kg

Ans: d(97)

Generally air parcels are subject to the lower limit of weight of a) c)

25 Kg 10 Kg

b) d)

30 Kg 20 Kg

Ans: c(97)