02-01-2018, 04:48 PM
*My stamp is the brand name for personalized sheet of Postage Stamps of India Post. The cost of one My Stamp sheet is Rs. 300/-
*India attained its present postal administrative system through
Ans : The post office Act of 1854
*The first General Post Office (GPO) in India was setup at
Ans : Culcutta (1774)
*The Governor General at the time of establishing GPO
Ans : Wareen Hastings
*GPO started in Bombay and Madras Presidencies in the year
Ans : 1786 and 1793
*Number of postal zones in India
Ans : 9 (including eight regional zones and one functional zone)
*The ninth postal zone
Ans : The Army postal service
*The total number of postal circles in India
Ans : 22
*First post office in Kerala was formed in
Ans : Alappuzha (1857)
*Kerala Postal division having the most number of Post offices in
Ans : Pathanamthitta
*The Headquarters of Indian Postal System
Ans : New Delhi
*Indian Postal Department’s first e - commerce centre is inaugurated at
Ans : Safdarjung (New Delhi, 11th May 2015)
Postal Index Number
*Postal Index Number (PIN) is a six digit code used in Indian Postal Service.
*The first digit of the pincode indicates the postal zone.
*Second digit indicates subzone and third digit indicates the sorting district.
*The final three digit represents individual post offices.
*Kerala, Tamilnadu and Lakshadweep are included in Postal zone
Ans : 6
Info Plus
* Pin code of Supreme Court
Ans : 110201
*Came into existence in
Ans : 2013
Know these facts
*VSAT - Very Small Aperture Terminals (Founded for Satellite Money order station)
*ESMOS - Extended Satellite Money Order Stations
*TMO - Transit Mail Offices
*STD - Subscriber Trunk Dialing
*ISD - International Subscriber Dialing
*NSD - National Subscriber Dialing
*PCO - Public Call Office in Telephone
