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1.PO Guide Part - I, Sec.-I Clause 1 to 10 – 50 Question

2.Percentage (Maths) – 25 Question
3.Civics - I (GK) – 25 Question
4 Triangles ( Reasoning) – 25 Question
5 AP Circle 2023 PA / SA EXAM PYQ – 100 Question
Total – 225 Question

8) Mention the circle in which Andaman and Nicobar

PO GUIDE PART - I SEC. I CLAUSE 1 -10
islands union Territory are situated and its head
1) W
 ho is the head of the administrative control of quarters
the postal department? A) West Bengal Circle, Kolkata
A) Director Postal Services B) Orissa Circle, Bhubaneswar
B) Director General (Postal) C) Andra Pradesh Circle, Hyderabad

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C) Chief Postmater General D) None of these

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D) Deputy Director General

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9) How many Members are there in PSB?
2) O
 ne base circle named as Armed Postal Service A) 4 B) 5

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Forces functioning at……..Base circle
C A
Corps for providing postal services to Armed C) 6 D) 7
10) Mention the circle in which Sikkim is situated

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A) Shimla B) Mumbai

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and its headquarters

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B) New Delhi D) Kolkata

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A) West Bengal Circle, Kolkata

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3) Who is the chairman of Postal Board? B) Orissa circle, Bhubaneswar

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A) Director of Postal Services
B) Chief Postmaster General
C) Andra Pradesh Circle, Hyderabad
D) None of these

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C) Secretary of Dept of Posts 11) Mention the circle in which Daman & Diu, Dadra
D) Deputy Director General Nagar, Haveli Union Territory are situated and its
4) Who is the present secretary, department of posts? headquarters.
A) Shir. Pradiptakumarbisol A) Gujarath Circle, Ahmedabad
B) Shri. Vineetpandey B) Kerala Circle, Trivandrum
C) Shri.Alok Sharma C) Maharashtra Circle, Mumbai
D) Shri. Mervin Alexander D) Karnataka Circle, Bangalore
5) PSB Comprise of…. 12) The union territory of Daman and Diu is under
A) 1 Member and 6 Chairman the administrative control of..
B) 1 Chairman and 6 Members A) Maharashtra B) Kerala
C) 2 Chairmen and 5 Members C) West Bengal D) Gujarat
D) 2 Chairmen and 6 Members 13) Mobile post office is defined in the
6) How many postal circles are in our country? Rule No……. of P.O. Guide Part -I
A) 16 B) 22 A) Rule 3 B) Rule 1
C) 18 D) 23 C) Rule 4
D) Rule 2

7) M
 ention the circle in which Pondicherry union 14) Mention the circle in which Goa Union Territory
Territory is situated and its headquarters is situated and its headquarters?
A) Tamilnadu Circle, Chennai A) Gujarath Circle, Ahmedabad
B) Kerala Circle, Trivandrum B) Kerala Circle, Trivandrum
C) Maharashtra Circle, Mumbai C) Maharashtra Circle, Mumbai
D) None of these D) Karnataka Circle, Bangalore

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15) Who many extend the working hours of post 23) Generally what are the business hours in the
offices upto 08:30 pm and keep them open on principle post office on normal week days for
Sunday also? reference and enquires?
A) Director General B) Head of the Circle A) For about 6 to 7 hours
C) Head of the Region D) Head of the Division B) Unsually for about 5 hours
16) Rule governing Business Hours is…… C) For 6 hours
A) Rule 3 of P.O. Guide Part – 1 D) During the entire working hours of the
B) Rule 4 of P.O. Guide part – I office
C) Rule 5 of P.O. Guide Part – I
24) …………is called the Apex management body
D) Rule 6 of P.O. Guide part - I
of the Department of Posts.
17) Genrally what are the business hours in the A) Postal Secruity Board
principle post office on normal week days for B) Postal Apex Board
sale of postage stamps and stationeries?
C) Postal Directorate Board
A) For about 6 to 7 hours
D) Postal Service Board
B) Usually for about 5 hours
C) For 6 hours 25) The head of postal circle is
D) During the entire working hours of the A) Asst. PostmasterGeneral
office B) Director of postal services

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18) Hours of Business of a post office and RMS C) Postmaster general
office shows….
A) The details of bags to be received

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D) Chief postmaster general

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B) The details of bags to be dispatched

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senior staff officer of the directorate as
C) Opening hours of post office and RMS offices

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A) Manager to the board

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D) 
The hours during which business is

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B) Director to the board

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transacted with the public and the time at
C) Asst. Secretary to the board

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which mails are delivered and dispatched

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D) Secretary to the board

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19) Mention the cirle in which Manipur state is

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situated and its headquarters 27) Who amongst the following provides

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A) West Bengal Circle, Kolkata necessary functional support for the Board at
B) Uttara Pradesh Circle, Lucknow the Headquarters?
C) North Eastern circle, Shillong (I) Deputy Director
D) None of these (II) Director
20) The Postal Department is under the (III) Asst. Director
administrative control of.. (IV) Secretary
A) Deputy Director General A) (I) only B) (I), (II) and (III)
B) Chief Post Master General only
C) Post Master General C) (I) and (II) only D) All the above
D) Director General 28) Who is the head of the Army postal services?
21) PSB stands for…. A) Director General
A) Postal Security Board B) Chief postmaster General, New Delhi
B) Postal Service Board C) Additional Director General, APS, New
C) Postal Stationary Board Delhi
D) None of the above D) None of these
22) Mention the circle in which Tripura state is
29) The officer cadre of the Army Postal Service
situated and its headquarters
comprises officers on deputation from the …
A) West Bengal circle, Kolkata
posts
B) Uttara Pradesh circle, Lucknow
C) North Eastern circle, shilling A) Military B) Civil
D) None of these C) Navy D) Army

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30) The working of all post offices under postal 37) Which of the following articles are liable to
divisions is directly controlled by detention for the purpose of taxing the postage
A) The postmaster B) Inspector of posts due on them?
C) Postmaster general I) Fully prepaid articles
D)Superintendent or Senior Superintendent II) Unpaid articles
of post offices III)Insufficiently paid articles
31) What is the purpose of the Base circle? A) (I) only B) (I) and (II) only
A) To cater the postal communication needs C) (II) and (III) only D) All the above
of the Armed Froces.
38) Post offices which function from specially
B) To cater the postal communication needs of
designed van moving to different fixed points
the Naval Base
is called…
C) To cater the postal communication needs of
A) Floating post office B) Night post office
the Ari forces.
C) Van post office D) Mobile post office
D) To cater the postal communication needs of
Andaman islands 39) What are the three types of post offices?
32) What percent of the other ranks of the APS A) Head office, Sub office, Branch office
are also drawn from the Dept of Post and the B) Head office, MDG office, Branch office

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remaining personnel are recruited from army? C) HSG office, Sub office, Branch office

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D) None of these

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A) 50% B) 75%
C) 25% D) 100% 40) The working hours of the post office are

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33) Generally what are the business hours in the generally fixed by..
A) Head of the Division

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principle post office on Saturdays for issue of

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money orders sale and payment of postal order B) Head of the Region

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saving bank and saving certificate transactions?

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C) Head of the circle

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A) For about 6 to 7 hours D) Director General

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B) Usually for about 5 hours 41) The public business hours of post offices are
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D) During the entire working hours of the office
34) Who is the in charge of a R.M.S division?
fixed with regard to
I) Local Convenience
II) The arrival timing of the mails
A) Superintendent or Sernior Superintendent of III) The departure time of the mails
Post offices A) (I) only
B) Superintendent or Senior Superintendent B) (II) and (III) only
of RMS C) (I), (II) and (III)
C) Superintendent or Senior Superintendent of D) None of the above
PSD
D) None of these 42) Which of the following articles will not be
booked to the address of Army post office?
35) Who will fix the working hours of Night Post A) Registered B) Speed
Offices?Night Post Office B) Money orders D) None of these
A) Divisional Head B) Regional Head
C) Head of the Circle D) Regional Director 43) What is meant by Night post office?
A) A post office which works over night
36) Generally what are the business hours in the
B) A post office which works from 6.00Pm to
principle post office on Saturdays for reference
12Pm
and enquires?
C) A post office which works up to 8.30 pm
A) For about 6 to 7 hours
to normal working days and is opened on
B) Usually for about 5 hours
Sudnays and holidays also
C) For 6 hours
D) During the entire working hours of the office D) None of these

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44) Which of the following is not a portfolio of

PERCENTAGE [ PART - I]
PSB?
A) Operation B) Technology 51) If the side of a square is increased by 20%. Then
C) Planning D) Investment its area is increased by 20%
45) Who amongst the following is the permanent A) 20% B) 40%
invitee to the PSB? C) 25% D) 44%
I) Addl. Secretary to the DOP 52) Shyam’s monthly income is Rs.12000. he saves
II) Financial advisor to the DOP Rs.1200. find the percent of his savings and his
III) Asst. Director General expenditure
IV) Director of Postal Service A) 10%, 80% B) 10%, 90%
A) (I) only B) (I), (II) and (III) only C) 80%, 10% D) 90%, 10%
C) (I) and (II) Only D) All the above
53) Due to increase of 30% in the price of a colour
46) Which of the following post office does not TV the sale is reduced by 40%. What will be the
transact all types of postal business?
percentage change in income?
A) Head office B) Sub post office
A) 10% increase B) 10% decrease
C) Branch post office D) General Post office
C) 35% decrease D) 22% decrease
47) Generally what are the business hours in the
54) The population of a village is 32000. 40% of

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principle post office on normal week days for

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them are men. 25% of them are women and the

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issue of money orders sale and payment of
rest are children. Find the number of men and
postal order saving bank and saving certificate

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children

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transaction?

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A) for about 6 to 7 hours A) 12200 men, 11800 children

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B) usually for about 5 hours B) 12800 men, 11200 children
C) for 6 hours

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D) during the entire working hours of the office
C) 12220 men, 12200 children
D) 12200 men, 11200 children

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48) Which of the following facilities are provided 55)  The population of a town increased from
1,75,000 to 2,62,500 in a decade. The average

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I) Delivery and dispatch of mails percent increase of population per year is
II) Booking of accountable articles A) 4.37% B) 5%
III) Accepting of SB deposits and SB payments C) 6% D) 8.75%
IV) Issue and payment of MOs 56) The population of a town increases 5% annually
A) (I) and (II) only but is decreased by emigration annually to the
B) (I), (II) and (III) only extent of 1%. The population increase percent in
C) (I), (III) and (IV) only
three years is
D) (I), (II), (III) and (IV)
A) 10% B) 11.5%
49) Head post office is not headed by the following C) 12.00% D) 12.47%
A) Postmaster
57) The value of a machine decreases by 5% every
B) Senior Postmaster year. If the purchase price is Rs.60,000, after
C) chief Postmasters three years the value of the machine is
D) Assistant Postmaster A) Rs.51,442.50 B) Rs.65,144.25
50) Mention the circle in which laccadive islands C) Rs.5,144.25 D) Rs.6,514.43
are situated and its headquarters 58) The number which exceeds 16% of it by 42 is ?
A) Tamilnadu circle, Chennai A) 50 B) 52
B) Kerala circle, Trivandrum C) 58 D) 60
C) Maharashtra circle, Mumbai
D) None of these 59) The value of a machine depreciates by 5% each

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year. A man pays Rs.30,000 for the machine. of copper, the quantity of ore required is
Find its value after three years5% A) 750 kg B) 600 kg
A) Rs.25,621 B) Rs.26,521.55
C) 540 kg D) 500 kg.
C) Rs.27,521.65 D) Rs.25,721.25
69) 
For an auditorium 14th of the seats were
60) In a class of 35 studants, 7 students were absent
on a particular day. What percentage of the occupied by boys and by girls. What
students were absent? percentage of the audience consisted of these
A) 10% B) 20% children?
C) 30% D) 40% A) 62.5% B) 70%
61) A reduction of 20% in the price of rice enables C) 75% D) 80%
a person to buy 3.5kg more rice for Rs.770. the 70) A man spends 75% of his income. His
original price of rice per kg is20% income is increased by 20% and he increased
A) Rs.55 B) Rs.45 his expenditure by 10%. His savings are
C) Rs.37 D) Rs.65
increased by
62) The cost of petrol per litre is Rs.20. In the A) 10% B) 25%
budget the cost is increased by 30%. After a C) 37 D) 50%
week the revised cost is decreased by 15%.
the cost of the petrol at present is 71) Two third of three-fifth of one-fourth of a
A) Rs.23 B) Rs.23.50

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number is 24. What is 30% of that number?

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C ) Rs.22 D) Rs.22.10 A) 42 B) 72

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63)  15.If A’s income is 10% more than B, how C) 90 D) 69

A) 9 1/11%

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much % If B’s income less than A?
C
B) 10 1/14%
72) 5% income of X is equal to 15% income of V
and 10% income of Y is equal to 20% income

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C) 11% D) 13 1/11%

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of Z. If income of Z is Rs. 3,000 then total

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64)  13%The original price of a washing machine
is Rs.6,000- If the price is discounted at 20%
income of X, Y and Z in Rupees is
A) 18,000 B) 12,000

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and then raised to 10% for service contract,

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C) 27,000 D) 16,000

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what price will be charged?
A) Rs.4,200 B) Rs.5,100 73)  A’s height is 25% less than that of B, then how
C) Rs.5,280 D) Rs.5,400 much percent is B’s height more than that of
65) In a certain town, 60% of the inhabitants A?
take rice, 50% take wheat and 20% take A) 50% B) 45%
both. The percentage of inhabitants who C) 22% D) 33% 
take neither wheat nor rice is
74) In an examination 30% of total students failed
A) 15 B) 10
in English, 40% of students failed in Hindi and
C) 12 D) 8
20% in both. Find the percentage of students
66) A student has to score 40% marks to pass. who passed in both the subjects.
He gets 178 marks and fails by 22 marks. the
A) 50% B) 20%
maximum mark is
C) 10% D) 60%
A) 200 B) 500
C) 800 D) 1000 75) The boys and girls in a village are in the
67) A mixture of sand and cement contains 60% ratio 3:2. If 10% of the boys and 25% of the
of cement by weight. How much cement girls are literates, find the percentage of
must be added to 120 kg of the above mixture students. Who are not literate
to raise the percentage of cement to 75%? A) 80% B) 84%
A) 75kg B) 72kg C) 72% D) 60%
C) 62kg D) 100kg
68) An ore contains 15% of copper. To get 75kg.

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85) Which one of the following languages was

Indian Polity (Civics)
added to the Eighth schedule by the 21st
76) Who is the chairperson of the joint session of Amenment Act of 1967?
the parliament? A) Bodo B) Nepali
A) President C) Konkani D) Sindhi
B) Prime minister 86) In which Amendment ‘Socialist Secular’ was
C) Lok Sabha Speaker added in the Preamble of constitution “”
D) Rajay Sabha Chairman A) 41st Amendment B) 42nd Amendment
77) The original 1950 constitution of india is C) 43rd Amendment D) 44th Amendment
preserved in 87) The urdu is the only official language of
A) President House B) Prime Minister house ________state
C) Parliament House A) Uttar Pradesh B) Madya Pradesh
D) Archaeological survey of india C) Goa D) Jammu and Kashmir
78) The minimum age to qualify for election in 88) The concept of ‘Judicial Review’ was borrowed
Loksabha is from “”
A) 25 years B) 21 years A) UK Constitution B) USA Constitution
C) 18 years D) 35 years C) Weimer Constitution of Germany

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79) The vice president is the ex officio chairman of D) Canadian Constitution
the

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89) The first Lok Adalat was held in the city

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A) Rajya Sabha B) Lok A) Una B) Barmer

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Sabha

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C) Noida D) Mangalore
C) Planning commission

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90) Integrated Rural Development Programme

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D) National development council

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(IRDP) Was initiated on

A) Article 19

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80) Which part is called soul of indian constitution?
B) article 52
A) October 2 1950
C) October 2 1980
B) October 2 1960
D) October 2 1970
C) Article 20

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81) Who can dismiss the governor from office?
A) President
91) How many functional items are in the 73rd
Amendment Act that deals with Panchayat
Raj?
B) Council of ministers A) 27 Functional items
C) State legislative assembly B) 28 functional items
D) Parliament C) 29 functional items
D) 30 functional items
82) How many times financial emergency under
article 360 of the indian constitution has been 92) Who is the chief legal adviser of the
declared in india? Government of India?
A) Never B) 19 times A) Chief Justice of india
C) 21 times D) only once B) Attorney General of India
C) Union Law Minister
83) Which article of the indian constitution D) Cabinet secreatary
described “Right to freedom” given to all
93) The election commission has become a three
citizens of india?
member body from the year
A) Article 14 B) Article 17
A) 1991 B) 1992
C) Article 19 D) Article 22
C) 1990 D) 1993
84) The first joint sitting of the parliament was
94) The Governor of state is appointed by
held in the year?
A) The President B) Prime Minister
A) 1956 B) 1959
C) Chief Minister
C) 1960 D) 1962 D) Supreme Court judge

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95) The cabinet secretariat was created in India in 3. Find the number of triangles in the given figure
the
A) 1947 B) 1951
C) 1950 D) 1952
96) According to which of the following articles
free and compulsory education for all children
upto the age of 14 years is provided
A) Article 25 B) Article 14 (a) 18 (b) 20
C) Article 40 D) Article 45 (c) 28 (d) 34
97) Which part of Indian constitution contains 4. How many triangles are there in the given fig-
fundamental rights? ure?
A) Part I B) Part II
C) Part III D) Part IV
98) Indian constitution was adopted on
A) 26th November 1949 B) 26th July 1949
C) 26th May 1949 D) 26th June 1949

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99) The directive principles of State Policy are (a) 29 (b) 38

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placed in which part of the Indian Constitution (c) 40 (d) 35

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A) Part IV B) Part V 5. How many triangles are there in the given fig-

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ure?

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C) Part VI D) Part VII
100)How many fundamental freedoms are

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guaranteed by Article 19 of the Indian
Constitution?

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A) 7 B) 6

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C) 8 D) 9

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TRIANGLE (REASONING)
Find the number of triangles and squares in
the given figure
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(a) 28
(c) 40
(b) 36
(d) 48
Find the number of triangles in the given figure

(a) 21 triangles, 7 squares

(b) 18 triangles, 8 squares (a) 18 (b) 19
(c) 20 triangles, 8 squares (c) 20 (d) 21
(d) 22 triangles, 7 squares 7. How many triangles are there in the given fig-
2. Find the number of triangles in the given figure ure?

(a) 16 (b) 18
(a) 20 (b) 23
(c) 20 (d) 21
(c) 24 (d) 26

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8. Find the number of triangles in the given figure 13. In the following figure, find the total number
of squares?

(a) 12 (b) 18
(c) 22 (d) 26 (a) 20 (b) 18
(c) 16 (d) 19.
9. Find the number of triangles in the given figure
14. Find the number of triangles and squares in
the given figure

(a) 12 (b) 18
(c) 22 (d) 26
(a) 26 triangles, 5 squares

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10. Find the number of triangles in the given figure (b) 28 triangles, 5 squares

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(c) 26 triangles, 6 squares

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(d) 28 triangles, 6 squares

A C A 15. In the following figure, find the total number

of squares?

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(a) 09
(c) 20

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(b) 15
(d) 16

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11. Find the number of triangles in the given figure
(a) 15
(c) 19
(b) 16
(d) 20
16. In the following figure, find the total number
of squares?

(a) 09 (b) 13
(c) 25 (d) 16
12. Find the number of triangles and squares in
the given figure (a) 11 (b) 21
(c) 24 (d) 26.
17. In the following figure, find the total number
of squares?

(a) 21 triangles, 7 squares

(b) 18 triangles, 8 squares
(c) 20 triangles, 8 squares
(a) 18 (b) 19
(d) 22 triangles, 7 squares.
(c) 25 (d) 27

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18. In the following figure, find the total number 22. F ind the number of triangles in the given
of squares? figure

(a) 8 (b) 12 (a) 16 (b) 13

(c) 15 (d) 18. (c) 9 (d) 7
23. Find the number of triangles in the given fig-
19. Find the number of triangles in the given figure
ure

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(a) 12 (b) 13

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(c) 14 (d) 15 (c) 8 (d) 10

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20. Find the number of triangles in the given figure 24. Find the number of triangles in the given
figure

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(a) 8 (b) 10 (a) 16 (b) 18
(c) 12 (d) 14 (c) 21 (d) 20
21. Find the number of triangles in the given fig- 25.Find the number of triangles and squares in
ure the given figure

a) 36 triangles, 7 squares
b) 38 triangles, 9 squares
(a) 21 (b) 23 c) 40 triangles, 7 squares
(c) 25 (d) 27 d) 42 triangles, 9 squares

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POSTMAN GDS MTS

TO PA SA
EXAM - 2023

ANDRA PRADESH CIRLCE

5. If any Inland Letter Card is posted infringing

Total No. of Questions : 100
the conditions laid down for ILC _______.
Maximum Marks : 100
A) single deficiency at ILC postage rate will be
Time Allowed : 2 Hours recovered
Question Booklet Series : C B) double the deficiency at ILC postage rate
will be recovered
1. Inland articles can be recalled, if ____________

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C) it will be taxed as a letter and single
A) prescribed fee for Recall of articles is paid by

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deficiency at letter postage rate will be

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the Sender
recovered

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B) the article has not yet been delivered to the
D) it will be taxed as a letter and double the

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addressee

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deficiency at letter postage rate will be
C) Both (a) & (b)

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recovered

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D) Neither (a) nor (b)

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2. Instructions received from addressee authorizing
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Blind literature packets are exempted from

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payment of the following fees besides being
the post office to deliver articles the post office

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exempt from the payment of postage.

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to deliver articles or pay money orders to

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(i) Registration Fee
persons other than themselves should be treated
(ii) Air Surcharge
as lapsed after a time limit of _______________
(iii) Fee for Acknowledgement card
unless renewed within that time
A) (i) only B) (i) and (ii) only
A) 1 month B) 1 year
C) (i) and (iii) only D) All (i), (ii) and (iii)
C) 3 months D) 3 years
7. Whether Inland parcel may contain any written
3. 
A value-payable postal circle marked ‘’Poste
communication inside it
Restante’’ is, subject to the provision to sub-
A) Any kind of personal communication,
clause (1) of clause 194, kept in the post office
addressed to the addressee of the parcel is
to which is addressed for a period of _________
prohibited to be sent inside a parcel
only.
B) A single written communication of the
A) 1 month B) 7 days
nature of a letter or having the character of
C) 3 months D) 1 day
a personal communication, addressed to
4. What is the redirection fee on inland parcels the addressee of the parcel is permissible
addressed to troops, when redirected to another C) There is no restriction for sending any No.
Delivery P.O. within India? of personal written communication inside a
A) Half of the prepaid postage parcel
B) No redirection fee D) Written communication is permissible only
C) Actual postage applicable for parcels for the parcels deliverable through APS.
D) Cannot be redirected

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8. The following articles should not be posted in 13. What is the minimum and maximum weight of
Letter Box Bulk Bag?
(i) Franked Articles A) 5 kg, 30 kg B) 10 kg, 20 kg
(ii) Unregistered letters sent by Courts affixed C) 20 kg, 50 kg D) 15 kg, 30 kg
with Service Stamps
(iii) Unregistered Parcels 14. The application for Bulk Bag System should be
(iv) Printed Post Cards made to ____________.
A) (i), (ii) and (iii) B) (i), (iii) and (iv) A) Director General through the Post Office
C) (ii) and (iii) D) (i) and (iii) where it is proposed to post such bags.
B) Head of the Circle through the Post Office
9. 
One Departmental manufactured ILC where it is proposed to post such bags.
superscribed by the sender with the word
C) Head of the Region through the Post Office
‘Registered’ is found in a letter box and fee for
where it is proposed to post such bags.
registration has not been prepaid by means of
D) Head of the Division through the Post Office
postage stamps. How it should be taxed?
where it is proposed to post such bags.
A) ‘Registered’ should be scored out and it
should be handled as ‘Unregistered ILC’ by 15. 
Blind Literature articles are also termed as
treating as fully prepaid. ____________.

Y
B) Twice the fee for registration will be levied A) Aerogrammes B) Cecogrammes

M
on the delivery C) Pecogrammes D) Braillogrammes

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C) Should be treated as Letter and single

A
Deficiency should be levied 16. 
Among the various letter post categories,

A C
D) Only actual registration fee will be levied on
the delivery

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___________ can be sent as insured in the
foreign post

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A) Letter only B) Aerogramme only

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10. 
Conditions for delivery of Outward Foreign C) Blind literature only

O
Articles in the country of destination

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D) All the above

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A) Articles are delivered according to the

P
internal legislation and regulation and this 17. Complaints about the assessment of duty are

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varies widely from country to country dealt with only by the __________.
B) Indian Postal Department is not responsible A) Customs authorities
for manner in which an article is delivered B) Foreign Post
or returned undelivered, if it is done C) Office of exchanges
in accordance with the legislation or D) Sub Foreign Post Offices
regulations of the country of destination.
18. 
Complaints and enquiries regarding articles
C) Period of detention of undeliverable articles
of letter mail and parcel in the foreign post
is governed by the internal regulations of
must be submitted before the lapse of _______
the country of destination
D) All the above counting from the day on which the article was
posted
11. Service stamps can be used A) one month B) 6 months
A) For pre-paying official mail C) 1 year D) 2 years
B) For paying the postage due on inward
foreign mail addressed to Government 19. Letters, printed papers and small packets, etc.,
Officers originating abroad addressed to places in India
C) All the above and containing any article prohibited from
D) None of the above import must be transferred to _______
A) Customs Department
12. Maximum weight of outward Foreign letters is
_____________. B) Airport Authorities
A) 1 kg B) 2 kg C) Police Department
C) 4 kg D) 5 kg D) Returned Letter Office

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20. Portfolio of a Set should be under the custody of 27. 

In DoP Internet Banking, Online Account
A) Head Record Officer opening facility is available for __________
B) Head Sorting Assistant Mail Guard A) SB, RD, TD B) RD, TD, MIS
C) Sub Record Officer D) ASRM IRM C) RD, TD, NSV D) TD, NSC, SCVSS
21. ‘Par Avion’ label or a stamp impression in blue 28. Which of the following is are not correct with
bearing the words ‘Par Avion’ is used to mention respect to NEFT facility available to POSB
A) By Air B) By Parcel customers?
C) By Sea Mail D) By Registered (i) NEFT Facility is available 24 × 7 × 365 days
22. AMPC is acronym of ______________. (ii) 
Punjab National Bank is the Sponsor
A) Automatic Mail Processing Centre Bank for providing NEFT facility to POSB
B) Automatic Mail Parcel Centre Customers
C) Advanced Mail Process Centre (iii) For outward NEFT transactions initiated
D) Accountable Mail Process Centre through Internet Banking Mobile Banking,
no charges are levied
23. Registered packet bags are _______________
A) Unusual Bags B) Due Bags A) (ii) and (iii) B) (ii) only
C) Due Bags, only if it is prescribed C) (iii) only D) (i) only

Y
D) None of the above 29. Films and sound or video recording can be sent

M
to Foreign countries as

DE
24. 
Preservation period of Nominal Roll is
A) Letters B) Printed papers

A
______________

C
A) Permanent B) 25 years C) Parcels D) All the above
C) 20 years D) 10 years

A L A 30. Unaddressed mails can be sent through

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25. Which of the following is are correct, in the A) Letters B) Logistics post

O S
absence of any special Instructions?

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(i) Articles super scribed ‘On India Government
C) Direct post D) Media post

I
31. A customer wants to avail Post Box facility in a

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Service’, and containing in the address
Post Office from the month of November 2022

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both the name and designation of a public
onwards. What is the rent for Post Box for the
officer, should be delivered or redirected
period upto March 2023?
according to the official designation even
A) 150 B) 50
when the person named no longer holds
C) 250 D) 100
the appointment designated or has left the
station 32. 
Concessional Registration fee for VPP
(ii) Articles super scribed ‘On India Government containing Printed Books, the printed or
Service’, which do not contain the official stamped value there of does not exceed Rs.50-
designation in the address, should be A) Rs.1 B) Rs.2.50
delivered or redirected according to the C) Rs.10 D) Rs.17
name of the addressee
A) Both (i) and (ii) are correct 33. 
What is the discount rate for any walk in
B) (ii) only correct C) (i) only correct customer, if 200 speed post articles are booked
D) Both (i) and (ii) are not correct by the said customer in a day at a Post Office
and all articles are deliverable within the same
26. To access e-Passbook facility, account holder PIN Code delivery jurisdiction?
should have ______ linked with hisher Account A) 1% B) 2%
A) Registered eMail ID C) 5% D) 10%
B) Registered Mobile Number
C) Registered Internet Banking ID
D) All the above

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34. Which of the following is are not correct in 39. 

Unde ‘PM CARES’ for Children scheme,
respect of International Speed Post (EMS)? 2021, Account will be opened in the name of a
(i) Online track & trace facility is available for beneficiary with ___________ as joint account
International Speed Post holder for an eligible beneficiary who ahs not
(ii) CN23 form should be signed by the sender attained the age of 18 years on the date of event
for Booking of International Speed Post A) concerned District Magistrate
articles of value SDR 300 or above B) concerned School Headmaster
(iii) For loss or damage of International EMS C) any of the relatives
document – Value of contents or 130 SDR, D) concerned Head Postmaster
whichever is less, plus the postage paid.
A) (ii) only B) (ii) and (iii) 40. ‘WAN” in I.T. Modernization Project stands
C) (iii) only D) None of the above for _______
A) Whole Area Network
35. Expansion of ‘SPARSH’ in Deen Dayal SPARSH B) Wide Access Network
Yojana is ________ C) Wide Area Network
A) Scholarship for Promotion of Advanced D) Width Area Network
recollection of Stamps as a Hobby
B) Scholarship for Promotion of Aptitude & 41. Which one of the following expansions(s) is

Y
Research in Stamps as a Hobby are not correct

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(i) CSI – Core system Insurance core system

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C) Scholarship for Philately and Advanced
Research in Stamps as a Hobby information
D) 

C A
Scholarship for Philately and Aptitude
Research as a Hobby
A
(ii) 
CBS –  Core Banking Solution
Banking Services
Core

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36. Philatelic Deposit Account can be opened with

S
(iii) 
CIS - 
Core Integration Solution Core
Implementation Solution

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a minimum deposit amount of ____________ (iv) NI - 
Network for Internet Nation wide

P
A) Rs.100 B) Rs.200 Internet

I
C) Rs.500 D) Rs.1000

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A) (i) and (ii) only B) (i) and (iii) only

SIR
37. Which of the following is are correct in respect C) (iii) only D) (i), (iii) and (iv)
of Western Union International Money Transfer
42. Supply of Smart phones to Delivery staff under
Service?
IT Modernisation was in the scope of ____.
(i) Money can be sent from India to selected
A) Rural Hardware
foreign Countries
B) Mail operation Hardware
(ii) 
Maximum limit for inward International
C) Project Arrow
Money transfer is 2500 US Dollar per
D) Mail Network Optimization Project
remittance transaction.
(iii) In case of foreign tourists, even payment 43. Disaster Recovery Centre (DRC) is located at
amount exceeding Rs.50,000 can be paid _________
in cash A) Hyderabad B) Chennai
(iv) KYC is not required to receive amount upto C) Mysuru D) Bengaluru
Rs.20,000
44. 
Beyond March 2022 the Department
A) (i) and (iii) B) (ii) and (iv)
proposes to take forward the IT Infrastructure
C) (ii) and (iii) D) (i), (ii) and (iv)
maintenance, upgradation and technology
38. What is the name of the stamp issued on 12th refresh through the ___________.
October, 2022? A) DoP IT Renovation Project 2.0
A) Silver Jubilee of PIN CODE B) DoP IT Modernizatiion 2.0 Project
B) Golden Jubilee of PIN CODE C) DoP – IPPB collaboration Project 2.0
C) Diamond Jubilee of PIN CODE D) DoP IT management 2.0 Project
D) Platinum Jubilee of PIN CODE

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45. Internet banking services in POSB is termed as 51. Who is the present Minister for External affairs
________ of India?
A) i-Banking B) e-Banking A) Shri. Jaishankar B) Shri. Rajiv Gauba
C) m-Banking D) IT Banking C) Shri. Ajay kumar bhalla
D) None of the above
46. Objectives of IT modernization project is to
Modernise and computerise ________. 52. 
Which of the following is the name of the
A) All Departmental Post Offices Only festival celebrated in Punjab during Sankranti?
B) All Departmental Post Offices and Mail A) Pongal B) Bihu
Offices C) Hadaga D) Lohri
C) All Post Offices, Mail Offices,
53. 
Pingali Venkayya who designed the Indian
Administrative & other offices
National flag belong to which of the following
D) All HOs, SOs and BO only
state?
47. Which of the following is are correct? A) Karnataka B) Andhra Pradesh
(i) Indiapost ATMs are inter-operable with C) Kerala D) Tamilnadu
Banks
54. 
Consider the following factors in making
(ii) 
Indiapost ATMs are inter-operable with
ethical judgment:
Reserve Bank only

Y
1. The motive from which the action springs
(iii) Indiapost ATMS are inter-operable with all

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2. The nature of the act itself, including the

DE
District Coperative societies in India
means adopted

A
A) (iii) only B) (i) only

C
3. The resulting consequences

A
C) (ii) only D) All the above
Which of the above factors are correct?

L
48. DARPAN means A) 1 and 2 only B) 1 and 3 only

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A) Development and Advancement of Rural

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Post Office for a New India
C) 1, 2 and 3 D) 2 and 3 only

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55. 
Which one of the following built a bridge
B) Digital Administration of Rural Post Office

I
between Indian culture and Western culture?

P
for a New India

IS R
A) Swami Vivekananda
C) Digital Advancement of Rural Post Office
B) Narayana guru
for a New India
C) Swami Sivananda Saraswathi
D) Departmental Advancement of Rural Post
D) None of the above
Office for a New India
56. Who has drafted a Constitution for India in
49. Conducting of various trainings, workshops to
1928 itself?
prepare all the employees of the Department
A) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
including GDS to enable them to function
B) Sarojini Naidu
effectively in IT environment are part of
C) Motilal Nehru
___________ segment
D) Abul Kalam Azad
A) Change Management
B) Human Resource Development 57. 
Who is the present chairman of the Rajya
C) Training and Personal Management Shaba?
D) Rural Information Technology Management A) Shri. Om Birla B) Smt. Meera Kumar
C) Smt. Draupadi Murmu
50. What is the fee for alteration of payee’s name in
D) Shri. Jagdeep Dhankhar
eMO?
A) Half of the commission B) Rs.6 58. Which is the highest peak in the Eastern Ghats
C) Rs.2 of India?
D) On payment of second commission equal A) Dodabetta B) Mahendragiri
to first commission C) Shevroy hills D) Anaimudi

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59. Tropic of cancer does not pass through which A) 35 minutes B) 50 minutes
of the following state? C) 30 minutes D) 40 minutes
A) Andhra Pradesh B) Gujarat
68. There are 100 students in a hostel. Food provision
C) Madhya Pradesh D) West Bengal
available for them is for 20 days. How long will
60. 
Who among the following is a part of the these provisions last, if 25 more students join the
political executive? group?
A) District collector A) 18 days B) 15 days
B) Secretary of Ministry of Home affairs C) 16 days D) 14 days
C) Home Minister
D) Director General of Police 69. Six pipes are required to fill a tank in 1 hour 20
minutes. How long will it take if only 5 pipes of
61. 26 × (-48) + (-48) × (-36) the same type are used?
A) 480 B) - 480 A) 1 Hour 36 Minutes
C) 840 D) - 840 B) 1 Hour 30 Minutes
62. [(-6)+5] [(-2)+1] C) 1 Hour 25 Minutes
A) 0 B) 1 D) 1 Hour 40 Minutes
C) -1 D) Infinity 70. An iron rod of uniform thickness of length 5.6 m

Y
63. What is the percentage of loss or profit if the weighs 2.4 kg. How much will be the weight of
land of 1000 square feet is purchased for

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5 iron rods of the same thickness and length 8.4

A
Rs.1000 per square feet and sold as follows: m?

C
First 200 sqft@ Rs.2000 A) 18 KG B) 19 KG
Next 200 sqft@ Rs.1500
Next 200 sqft@ Rs.1000

A L A C) 29 KG D) 17 KG

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71. The length of the shadow of a 168 cm tall person

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Next 200 sqft@ Rs.500 and the last 200 sqft is

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at a particular time of day is 252 cm. What will be
given free of cost
A) 100% Profit
C) 1% Profit

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B) 100% loss
D) None of the above
the length of the shadow of a 158 cm tall person
at the same time of the day?

SIR
A) 273 CM B) 316 CM
64. Vishakha offers a discount of 20% on all the C) 237 CM D) 238 CM
items at her Shop and still makes a profit of 12%.
What is the cost Price of an articles marked at 72. A shopkeeper purchased 200 bulbs for Rs.10
Rs.280? each. However 5 bulbs were fused and had to be
A) 200 B) 256 thrown away. The remaining were sold at Rs.12
C) 220 D) 224 each. Find the gain or loss%
A) 18% loss B) 17% loss
65. Find the simple interest on Rs.48,000 for one
C) 17% gain D) 18% gain
year at 8% per annum
A) Rs.3480 B) Rs.3840 73. 
Salim bought an article for Rs.784 which
C) Rs.4830 D) None of the above included GST of 12%. What is the price of the
article before GST was added?
66. A located truck travels 14 km in 25 minutes.
A) 700 B) 748
If the speed remains the same, how far can it
travel in 5 hours? C) 712 D) 736
A) 186 KMs B) 168 KMs 74. On Sunday 845 people went to the Zoo. On
C) 120 KMs D) 140 KMs Monday only 469 people went. What is the
67. A school has 8 periods a day each of 45 minutes percentage of decrease in the people visiting the
duration. How long would each period be, if Zoo on Monday?
the school has 9 periods a day, assuming the A) 70% B) 60%
number of school hours to be the same? C) 80% D) 90%

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75. A contractor estimates that 3 persons could 83. PEN = #$@, PENCIL, =#$@&^%, THEN CIP = ?
rewire Jasminder’s house in 4 days. If, he uses 4 A) #$^ B) &^#
persons instead of three, how long should they C) &^% D) &^$
take to complete the job?
84. !@#, 123,@#$, 234. #$%. 345.
A) 2 days B) 3 days
A) #$%, 456 B) $%^,456
C) 4 days D) 1 day
C) 456, $%^ D) None
76. A has invested an amount of Rs.2000 every
85. N=Z, H = 1, M, = ?
month in Recurring deposit for one year. What
A) Y B) X
is the maturity amount he gets, if the interest is
C) W D) F
calculated monthly @9% per annum and added
to the balance at the time of maturity? 86. {}, [], “”, ??
A) 25270 B) 24170 A) ;: B) \
C) 25170 D) 24270 C) 0 D) *
77. What is the rate of interest if A has invested
Rs.1000 and got back Rs.13000 after 3 years. 87. ?
Interest is calculated at the time of maturity on
Simple interest basis A) B)
A) 10% B) 13%

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DE
C) 12% D) 3% C)  D) None of these

C A
78. The average weight of a group of seven boys

A
is 56 kg. The individual weights (in kg) of six 88. Gold : Goldsmith :: Iron : __________.

L
of them are 52, 57, 55, 60, 59 and 55. Find the A) Iron Smith B) Carpenter
weight of the seventh boy
A) 55 KGs B) 54 KGs

O S TA C) Welder D) Black Smith

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89. Photosynthesis : Chlorophyll :: Fire : _________.
C) 56 KGs D) 45 KGs

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A) Wood B) Natural Gas

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79. The average age of three boys is 15 years and
their ages are in proportion 3:5:7. What is the
age in years of the youngest boy?
A) 9 years B) 15 years
C) Petrol D) Oxygen
90. Earth quake : Seismograph
__________.
:: Storm :

A) Thermometer B) Lactometer
C) 21 years D) None of the above
C) Anemometer D) None of these
80. The average of 50 numbers is 20. If two numbers
91. O = 0 : F = 4 : X = 4 : T = ?
37 and 43 are discarded. Find the average of the
A) 4 B) 2
remaining numbers.
C) 3 D) 1
A) 19.27 B) 19.71
C) 18.71 D) 19.17 92. ?
81. 
FRUIT, JUICE, VEGETABLE, SOUP,
FLOWER? A)  B) 
A) Garland B) Plant
C) Root D) Water C)  D)
82. 
ROSE, FRAGRANCE, BANANA, SWEET,
ORANGE? 93. Sun : Solar Eclipse :: Moon : __________.
A) Bitter B) Sweet A) Tidal Eclipse B) Lunar Eclipse
C) Sour D) Spicy C) Stellar Eclipse D) None of these

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98.
94. ?

A)  B) 
A)  B) 
C) D) 

C)  D) 99. : X : X : XY
A) XX B)  XX
95. U
 mbrella = 5 : Lemon = 3 : Apple = 3 : C) XX \ D) \ XX
ECG = ?

A) 0 B) 1 100. ?

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

C) 2 D) 3
96. India = 3 : Nepal = 0 : Srilanka = 4 :




Pakisthan = ? A)  B) 
A) 1 B) 2

Y
C) 3 D) 4

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C) D)

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97. BEE = 252222 : SEE = 82222 : GHEE = ?
A) 19202222
C) 18192222
B) 20192222

A
D) 17182222
C A
S TA L
I P O
SIR PANSWER KEY - ANDHRA PRADESH CIRCLE

1 C 11 A 21 A 31 D 41 D 51 A 61 A 71 C 81 A 91 C
2 D 12 B 22 A 32 B 42 B 52 D 62 B 72 C 82 C 92 C
3 B 13 A 23 B 33 D 43 C 53 B 63 D 73 A 83 B 93 B
4 B 14 B 24 A 34 B 44 B 54 C 64 A 74 C 84 B 94 C
5 D 15 B 25 D 35 B 45 B 55 A 65 B 75 C 85 D 95 C
6 C 16 A 26 B 36 B 46 C 56 C 66 B 76 C 86 C 96 A
7 B 17 A 27 C 37 C 47 B 57 D 67 D 77 A 87 C 97 B
8 D 18 C 28 A 38 B 48 C 58 B 68 C 78 B 88 D 98 A
9 B 19 A 29 B 39 A 49 A 59 A 69 A 79 A 89 C 99 A
10 D 20 B 30 C 40 C 50 D 60 C 70 A 80 A 90 C 100 B

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ANSWER KEY - UNIT TEST 01

1 B 11 A 21 B 31 A 41 C 51 D 61 A 71 B 81 A 91 C
2 C 12 D 22 C 32 B 42 D 52 B 62 D 72 C 82 A 92 B
3 C 13 C 23 D 33 C 43 C 53 D 63 A 73 D 83 C 93 D
4 B 14 C 24 D 34 B 44 D 54 B 64 C 74 A 84 C 94 A
5 B 15 A 25 D 35 C 45 C 55 B 65 B 75 B 85 D 95 C
6 D 16 C 26 D 36 B 46 C 56 D 66 B 76 C 86 B 96 D
7 A 17 D 27 B 37 C 47 B 57 A 67 B 77 C 87 D 97 C
8 A 18 D 28 C 38 D 48 D 58 A 68 D 78 A 88 B 98 A
9 C 19 C 29 B 39 A 49 D 59 D 69 A 79 A 89 A 99 A

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10 A 20 D 30 D 40 C 50 B 60 B 70 D 80 D 90 C 100 B

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A C A
ANSWER KEY TRIANGLE & SQUARES
1
2
A
D
S
6
7
TA L C
A
11
12
B
A
16
17
C
D
21
22
D
A
3 C

I P O 8 D 13 A 18 C 23 D

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4
5 P
C
B 10
9 B
B
14
15
D
B
19
20
D
D
24
25
C
C

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1.PO Guide Part - I Franking Machines – 50 Question

2.Average (Mathematics) – 25 Question
3.Freedom Struggle for India (GK) – 25 Question
4.Dice (Reasoning) – 25 Question
5.BIHAR Circle 2023 PA / SA EXAM – 100 Question
Total – 225 Question

7) (i) Franking Machine Ledger

PO GUIDE PART - I SEC. I CLAUSE 1 -10
(ii) franking machine record book;
1) Who is the authority to provide a license for the (iii)
Register showing list of licences of FMs
use of a post office Automatic franking machine authorised to post their articles in the post
in india? office.
A) DG B) CPMG (iv) The register showing payment of advance rentals.

Y
C) PMG The main post office shall maintain which of
D) Divisional Heads

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the above – mentioned records with regard to

A
2) Cost of window delivery ticket is franking machine:

C
A) (ii) (iii) (iv) only B) (i) (ii) only

A
A) 9 B) 6

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C) 3 D) Free of cost C) (i) (iii) (iv) only D) All of these

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‘frank’ should consist of:
S TA
3) For being recognized valid, the impressions of 8) The hired franking machine will be set reset by
an officer of the department no below the rank of:
A) Value Die only

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B) Value Die and License Die
A) Sub Divisional Head
B) Public Relations inspector

SIR
C) Debit Die and License Die C) Divisional Head
D) None of these D) Head postmaster
4) Franking impression should be of 9) Which of the following franked articles to be
A) Green colour C) Blue Colour treated as unpaid Franked articles bearing
C) Yellow colour D) Black colour previous dates
A) Franked articles bearing later dates
5) (i) Window Delivery Ticket
B) Posted in the letter box
(ii) Franking Machine Register of postings
C) All of the above
(iii) dispatch slip. While accepting the posting
of franked articles, the production of which 10)What is the word used in the licence die of a hired
of the above – mentioned records should be franking machine from department of posts to
insisted upon by the post office. facilitate the identification of such letters of as official
A) (i) & (ii) only B) (ii) & (iii) only dak
C) (i) & (iii) only D) All of these A) Pre – paid B) Service
C) Paid D) Dak
6) The franked articles shall be posted in not more
than specified number of offices out of which 11) Who is competent to approve the slogans
the main office shall be post office above the advertisements on stamping die of a franking
status of machine?
A) Lower selection Grade PO A) Head of the division B) Head of the region
B) Head Post office B) Head postmaster D) Head of the circle
C) A class office D) B class office

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