02-01-2018, 04:50 PM
No Confusion
* The first princely state to issue a stamp -
Ans : Kathiawar in Gujarat
*The first princely state in India to introduce a postal system
Ans : Travancore
*The maximum amount that can transfer through electronic money order system
Ans : Rs. 5000/-
*India has two way money order system with
Ans : Bhutan and Nepal
Clear Info
*The first Cyber post office in India
Ans : Chennai (Tamil Nadu)
Bear In Mind
*Money order system - 1880
*Post Office Savings Bank -1882
*Postal Life Insurance - 1884
*Airmail service -1911 (Allahabad to Nainital)
*PIN code system - 1972
*‘Quick Mail Service’ (QMS) - 1975
*Speed post service - 1986
*Satellite money order service -1994
*Business post system - 1997
*Electronic Funds Transfer - 2001
*The first stamp of Independent India
Ans : The Indian flag with patriotic slogan Jai Hind’ (1947)
* The second Stamp produced in independent
Ans : The Lion capital of Asoka
*The first stamp designer in India
Ans : Captain H.L.Thuillier (Deputy Surveyoi General Calcutta)
*The first post office outside the country set up by India
Ans : Dakshin Gangotri in Antartica (1983)
*The Extra Departmental Agents (EDA) working in the Department of Posts
Ans : ‘Gramin Dak Sewaks'.
Know by heart
*e-post and e-Bill post are two internet based , value added services introduced by the postal department,
*e- Bill post is a system through which bills like Telephone, Mobile phones, Electricity, Watersupply etc. are paid at post offices.
*e-payment is the convenient way to pay bills under one roof.
