post office gk IMPORTANT questions 2014

Who coordinates postal policies world wide

Universal Postal Union
Postal Code Union
Postal Service Union
Postal Code Union

Correct Answer
It is a specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to the worldwide postal system.  

Which is the official language of the UPU (Universal Postal Union) ?

English
French
Russian
Italian

Correct Answer
UPU (Universal Postal Union) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to the worldwide postal system. 

PIN is an acronym for

Postal Improvement Number.
Postal India Number.
Postal Index Number.
Postal India Nick.

Post codes (Pin Numbers) were first introduced in which country ?

Germany 
Argentina 
USA
Ukraine

Correct Answer
It introduced in December 1932. 

How many digits are used in USA Postal codes (Pin codes) ?

9 and 11
2 and 5
6 and 8
6

In which given country, postal code (Pin No) is written more to the beginning of an address ?

India
Korea
USA
Congo

Correct Answer
In Japan, China, Korea and the Russian Federation, it is written more to the beginning of an address. 

Postal codes (Pin Numbers) are usually assigned for

District Area
Population Range
Geographical areas
Education Level

In which country, the first General Post Office (GPO) was established ?



USA
France
Canada
England

Correct Answer

was officially established in England in 1660 by Charles II

In which year , the first General Post Office (GPO) was established ?



1660
1680
1700
1720

Correct Answer

The first General Post Office (GPO) was officially established in England in 1660 by Charles II

The world's first mailbox or post box was installed in which city ?

London
Paris
Jakarta
New york

Correct Answer
In 1653, the first post boxes are believed to have been installed in Paris.

The world's first mailbox or post box was installed in which year ? 

1629
1653
1698
1735

Correct Answer
In 1653, the first post boxes are believed to have been installed in Paris.

The asia's first mailbox or post box was installed in which country ? 

Philipines
India
Hong Kong
China

Correct Answer
They arrived in the late 19th century

Which color of mailbox or post box were used in India,USA, Australia, South africa and some other countries for Standard mailings. ?

Black
White
Yellow
Red

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Royal Mail is related to which country ?

UK
USA
France
Germany

Correct Answer
is the government-owned postal service in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

In which city, the world’s highest post office is situated ?

Berlin
Hikkim
Sumao
London

Correct Answer
Hikkim is the district of Himachal Pradesh, India.  It is located at height of 15,500 feet.

Which country has the most widely distributed post office system in the world ?

UK
China
India
USA

Correct Answer
The United States Postal Service delivers more mail to more addresses in a largergeographical area than any other post in the world. The Postal Service delivers to more than151 million homes, businesses and Post Office boxes in every state, city, town and boroughin this country. Everyone living in the U.S. and its territories has access to postal productsand services and pays the same postage regardless of their location.

The Indian Postal Service was started in 

1774
1835
1901
1947

The Universal Postal Union (UPU) is an agency of 

USPS
UN
BRDO
USA

Under which service a person sends mail without affixing postage, and the recipient pays the postage when collecting the mail ?

Paidpost
Localpost
Freepost
Generalpost

Under which service , the post office holds mail until the recipient calls for it ?

Poste restante
Local post
Freepost
Poczta Polska

Correct Answer
Poste restante is a french word which means general delivery. It is a common destination for mail for people who are visiting a particular location and have no need, or no way, of having mail delivered directly to their place of residence at that time.