India Postage Stamps And Postal Facts – Gk Questions Important

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Indian Postage Stamps Postal Facts Gk Questions

Postal system was Established by Robert Clive in 1766,& it was further developed by Warren Hastings by establishing General Post Office Calcutta in 1774

  • 1. When was the first all India Postage Stamp issued ?
  •  Answer – 1854
  • 2. When was the Money order service started in India?
  • Answer – 1880
  • 3. When was the Postal Life Insurance (PLI) Established in india?
  • Answer – 1884
  • 4. Where is the first Indian post office outside the Indian territory located ?
  • Answer – At the Dakshin Gangothiri in Antarctica in 1883
  • 5. Where is the world’s Highest post office located?
  • Answer – Hikkim in Himachal Pradesh (150,000 Feet)
  • 6. What was the minimum amount required to open a  post office Saving bank account?
  • Answer – The minimum amount required to open a post office saving Bank is Rs 50,
  • 7. Headquarters of India post is situated at ?
  • Answer – New Delhi
  • 8. First Indian king to be depicted on an Indian stamp ?
  • Answer – Chandra Gupta Maurya
  • 9. The National Philatelic Museum of India situated in ?

  • Answer – New Delhi
  • 10 .The PIN Code system Was Introduced in India in ?
  • Answer – 1972
  • 11. PIN Code of Supreme Court of India ?
  • Answer –  110201
  • 12.Indian Postal Day is Observed on ?
  • Answer – October 10
  • 13. In India speed post was introduced in the Year – 1986
  • 14 . First Indian to appear in postal stamp ?
  •  Answer – Mahatma Gandhi
    • 15.  First Foreigner to appear in postal stamp ?
    • Answer – Henry Dunant
    • 16. How many postal index number zones  India has been divided in to ?
    • Answer – 9
    • 17. What is the Full form of PIN ?
    • Answer – Postal Index Number
    • 18.World Postal Day is Observed in ?
    • Answer October 9
    • 19 . When did Universal Postal Union Founded ?
    • Answer – 1874
    • 20 . Where is the headquarters of universal postal union (UPU) ?
    • Answer – Berne (Switzerland)
    • 21. Hobby of collecting stamps is called ?
    • Answer – Philately
    • 22 . First Mughal Emperor appeared in postal stamp ?
    • Answer – Akbar
    • 23. First Postal ATM Was Opened in which city ?
    • Answer – Chennai
    • 24. World’s first adhesive postage stamp ?
    • Answer – Penny Black
    • 25. The British Governor General Who Introduced the Postal system in India ?
    • Answer – Lord Dalhousie
    • 26. Fee for availing post office facility is ?
    • Answer – 150 per year and 50 per quarterly
    • 27. Postal Restante article can be detained in post office ?
    • Answer – 1 Month
    • 28. Foreign post manual the terms L.C means ?
    • Answer – Letters and Cards
    • 29. Railway Postal Service Started in India ?
    • Answer – 1863
    • 30. Post Card Was Introduced in ?
    • Answer – 1879
    • 31. Electronic Fund Transfer Service Started in ?
    • Answer – 2001
    • 32.The country which has the largest postal System in the world ?
    • Answer – India
    • 33. The Hobby of Post Card Collection ?
    • Answer – Deltiology
    • 34.Which is Known as the first ambassador of a state ?
    • Answer – Postal Stamp
    • 35 .The Country Which issused biggest postal Stamp ?
    • Answer – China
    • 36 .The first foreigner appeared in british postal stamp ?
    • Answer – Mahatma Gandhi
    • 37. The first foreign Country Which Published Stamp Of Gandhiji ?
    • Answer – USA 
    • 38. The total number of postal circles in India ?
    • Answer – 22
    • 39. The Ninth Postal zone ?
    • Answer – Indian Army Postal Service
    • 40 .The first foreign Woman to appear in Indian Postage Stamp ?
    • Answer – Annie Besant
    • 41. What is the Purpose of Project Arrow ?
    • Answer – Upgrade Post Offices in India (Started in April 2008)
    • 42.Where is Postal Staff College Situated ?
    • Answer – Ghaziabad (UP)

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