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The early postal system in India was solely used for official purposes. It was made available to the general public in the year ______.

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  1. 1837

  2. 1774

  3. 1857

  4. 1864

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Indian Postal service  with 155333 post offices is the most widely distributed post office system in the world.

The British East India Company eastablished post office in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata. from 1764-1766. During warren Hastings governorship, postal service were made made available to general public.
A letter would cost 2 annas (1/8 th of ruppe) for upto 100km.
   

Lagoons are being used as waterways in _____.

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  1. Tamil Nadu

  2. Kerala

  3. Orissa

  4. West Bengal

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

B.  Kerala


'Backwaters' or 'Lagoons' are shallow bodies of water separated from the open sea by land. Because of this separation from the sea, Backwaters are free from the pounding action of waves. Backwaters are one of the most alluring and economically valuable features of Kerala.

The Kerala backwaters are a chain of brackish lagoons and lakes lying parallel to the Arabian Sea coast (known as the Malabar Coast) of Kerala state in southern India. The network includes five large lakes linked by canals, both manmade and natural, fed by 38 rivers, and extending virtually half the length of Kerala state. The backwaters were formed by the action of waves and shore currents creating low barrier islands across the mouths of the many rivers flowing down from the Western Ghats range.

Into how many categories the Indian roads are classified ____________.

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  1. Two categories

  2. Three categories

  3. Four categories

  4. Five categories

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

According to National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), at present India boasts of a huge network of 33 lakh kilometres, making it the second largest road network in the world. This network, which includes both paved and unpaved roads, is categorised as National Highways, State Highways, major District roads, Rural and Other roads.

The ancient travelers of India traveled to other countries through.

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  1. railway tunnels

  2. metalled roads

  3. oceanic routes

  4. mountain passes

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Correct Option: D

The first class mail includes which one of the following? 

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  1. Book packets

  2. Registered newspapers

  3. Envelopes and cards

  4. Periodicals and journals

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Correct Option: C

What does QMS stand for?

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  1. Quick Medical Service

  2. Quick Mail Service

  3. Quick Mother Dairy Service

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Quick Mail Service (QMS) is one of the great innovations adopted by the Indian Post office in recent years to facilitate the quick transmission of inland mail. This service was inaugurated on 15th April 1975. 

Speed post is a means of ____________.

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  1. Email service

  2. Internet service

  3. Telegraph service

  4. Postal service

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Speed post is means of India’s postal service. Speed post is nothing but the deliverable commodity is delivered more quickly than the normal time it usually takes. They are more reliable and faster.

STD and ISD are associated with ___________.

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  1. Telephone network

  2. Newspaper network

  3. Computer network

  4. Radio network

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

STD and ISD are associated with telephone network.

STD: Stands for subscriber trunk dialing. It was called when subscribers used to make long distance calls without operators assistance. But these days we hardly hear this as calling became very easy with introduction of new advanced networks.

ISD: Stands for International subscriber dialing. This term is used when calls are made out of the country.

Each post office in India has a unique identification number for safe delivery of mail called ________.

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  1. PIN

  2. PAN

  3. TIN

  4. TAN

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Post offices in India have unique identification number for safe delivery of mail called PIN. PIN stands for Postal Index Number. This post code system is very much essential in India for safe and easy delivery. It is a six digit number.

Which of the following is a means of communication?

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  1. e-mail

  2. radio

  3. mobile

  4. all of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Communication system refers to the channels by which exchange of ideas, information, news and views takes place between different individuals, groups and institutions.Therefore radio,email and mobile are all means of communication.