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What does QMS stand for?

  1. Quick Medical Service

  2. Quick Mail Service

  3. Quick Mother Dairy Service

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
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. 

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Speed post is a means of ____________.

  1. Email service

  2. Internet service

  3. Telegraph service

  4. Postal service
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
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.

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STD and ISD are associated with ___________.

  1. Telephone network

  2. Newspaper network

  3. Computer network

  4. Radio network
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
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.

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

  1. PIN

  2. PAN

  3. TIN

  4. TAN
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
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.

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Which of the following is a means of communication?

  1. e-mail

  2. radio

  3. mobile

  4. all of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
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.

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

  1. 1837

  2. 1774

  3. 1857

  4. 1864
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The early postal system was used only for official purposes.

Warren Hastings the governor general of British India made it available to General public in the year 1774.

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A 20 m antenna gives a certain uplink gain at frequencies of 4/6 GHz. For getting same gain in the 20/30 GHz band, antenna size required is metre.

  1. 100

  2. 4

  3. 10

  4. 1
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Antenna gain is proportional to the square of the frequency. Since the frequency increases by a factor of 5 (from 4/6 GHz to 20/30 GHz), the required diameter decreases by the same factor. 20m / 5 = 4m.

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The largest number of newspapers published in India is in which of the following languages?

  1. Hindi

  2. English

  3. Urdu

  4. Marathi
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

A.  Hindi


As per the data from the Annual statements received, the highest number of newspapers were published in Hindi (7910), followed by English (1406), Urdu (938), Gujarati (761), Telugu (603), Marathi (521), Bengali (472), Tamil (272), Oriya (245), Kannada (200) and Malayalam (192). In terms of circulation, according to the report, Hindi newspapers continued to lead with 15,54,94,770 copies followed by English with 5,53,70,184 copies. Urdu press had a figure of 2,16,39,230 copies.

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Which of the following types of roads received special impetus under Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojana?

  1. National Highways

  2. State Highways

  3. Rural Roads

  4. District Roads
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
To provide employment opportunities to the rural population, the Government of India launched the Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojana on 25 December 2005 to provide all-weather access to unconnected habitations. The Ministry of Rural Development along with state governments is responsible for the implementation of PMGSY. 
Rural road connectivity is the most important component of rural development by promoting access to economic and social services, thereby generating increased agricultural incomes and productive employment opportunities in India