PA SA Postal Exam Mock Test 01 – Practice 50 Important MCQs Quiz

The PA/SA Examination 2026 MCQs quiz is specially designed for candidates preparing for various India Post departmental examinations including GDS to MTS/Postman/Mail Guard Exams, Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistant (PA/SA) LDCE, Inspector Posts (IP) Examination, and PS Group ‘B’ Examination. This MCQ set is comprehensively prepared based on the previous PA/SA Examination Question Paper and the officially uploaded provisional answer key issued by the Department of Posts.

The quiz covers important topics from Postal Operations, Mail Operations, Financial Services, Savings Bank, PLI/RPLI, International Mail, Parcel Services, Bill Mail Service, RMS, Aadhaar Services, and IT 2.0 applications. It includes questions related to Service Money Order commission, PPF account opening limits, local packet weight limits, insurance rules, COD inquiry fees, foreign MO complaints, international tracked packets, Poste Restante articles, and Speed Post corporate discounts. Important operational topics like bag accounting, transit bag sealing, memorandum of distribution of work, attendance register maintenance, MO coding stamps, and HARM functionalities are also included for exam-oriented preparation.

Special emphasis has been given to PLI/RPLI policies including loan facilities, Gram Santosh surrender rules, Aadhaar generation charges, and departmental digital initiatives under IT 2.0. The MCQ set also includes questions related to Dak Sewa App, ESS, HDMS, DNK, Nanyatha App, CSI, APPU, and India Post helpline services. Along with departmental subjects, the set contains important reasoning, aptitude, mathematics, coding-decoding, general knowledge, and current affairs questions asked in the PA/SA examination. Practicing these MCQs will help candidates improve conceptual clarity, factual knowledge, speed, and accuracy for departmental LDCEs and competitive postal examinations.

1. The amount of commission charged on a Service MO amounting to Rs.1000 is:

Rs. 25/- Rs. 50/- Nil Rs. 100/-

2. Cost of window delivery ticket is:

Rs. 9 Rs. 6 Rs. 3 Free of cost

3. Minimum amount required for opening of PPF account:

Rs. 250 Rs. 500 Rs. 1000 Rs. 5000

4. The weight limit of Book packet is:

4 Kg 1 Kg 20 Kg 5 Kg

5. Insurance is compulsory when article contains:

Coin Currency Jewellery All the above

6. CIS is related to:

Banking Services IPPB PLI/RPLI CSI

7. What is form ACG 22(a)?

BO Summary BO Slip BO Daily Account BO Cash Book

8. Philatelic Deposit Account can be opened with minimum deposit of:

Rs. 200 Registered Post fee Rs. 50 All Post Offices

9. Night Post Office may extend up to:

08:30 PM 09:00 PM 10:00 PM 08:00 PM

10. Window delivery memo will be made in case of insured article value more than:

500 1000 200 No limit

11. What is the maximum weight limit for letter?

2KG 1KG 500 Grams 4KG

12. In what time within which both the sender or the addressee can exercise the option of taking delivery of a registered article after payment of indemnity?

6 months 3 months 12 months 24 months

13. Advice of delivery can be obtained for insured parcel addressed to any country to which service is available except for parcel addressed to

Nepal Bhutan Canada Bermuda

14. As per Rule 185 of PO Guide Part 2, Refusal to pay customs duty charges by the addressee of an inward foreign article would attract the provisions of clause:

Clause 51 of PO Guide Part-I Clause 50 of PO Guide Part-I Clause 49 of PO Guide Part-I Clause 61 of PO Guide Part-I

15. Which of the following statements are correct as per PO Guide Part-I?

(i) Free redirection by Air within India is for letters

(ii) Free redirection by Air within India for Aerogrammes

(iii) Free redirection by Air within India is for postcards

(iv) Free redirection by Air within India is for AIR Parcels

(i), (ii), (iii) only are correct (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct (i) and (ii) are correct (i) and (iv) are only correct

16. An aerogramme should not weigh more than

3 gms 5 gms 10 gms None of the above

17. My Stamp was introduced in India during

DEPEX 2014 Dak Ticket Utsav 2015 INDIPEX-2011 None of the above

18. When was the Asian Pacific Postal Union (APPU) established?

1957 1973 1961 1971

19. Period of retention of foreign articles parcel also addressed “Poste Restante” except VP is

7 days 30 days 45 days 90 days

20. Complaints concerning foreign MOs must be made within a period of

3 months from the date of issue Six months from the date of issue 1 year from the date of issue 2 years from the date of issue

21. The general maximum limit of weight for international tracked packet is

5 KG 7 KG 8 KG 3 KG

22. In which PLI Policy Loan facility is not available ?

Whole Life Assurance Joint Life Assurance Convertible Whole Life Assurance Anticipated Endowment Assurance

23. After how much time Endowment Assurance (Gram Santosh) RPLI policy can be surrendered ?

4 years 3 years 5 years 7 years

24. What is the COD inquiry ?

Rs. 3 Rs. 2 Re. 1 Rs. 5

25. What is incorrect for Bill Mail Service ?

Communications in the nature of financial statements, bills or any such other items of similar nature may be posted by a service provider to customers at least once in 90 days and the service item may include advertising material at a rate not exceeding 10% of the space in the material Rate of postage will be ₹ 5.00 for a weight not exceeding 50 grams and ₹ 2.00 for each additional 50 grams or a fraction thereof Bill Mail Service does not include communication in the nature of letter mail or having personal communication or exclusive commercial publicity material. Inclusion of advertisement not exceeding 10% of space is permitted Post Office enquiry fee is ₹ 5

26. Memorandum of Distribution of work is issued in offices where there are ______ clerk working

More than two More than one No clerk None of these

27. As per Postal Manual Volume VI, an attendance register in which form will be maintained in every post office having more than one clerk?

MS-37 ACG 11 MS-33 MS-67

28. MO oblong stamp and insurance stamp should come into custody of

Money order PA Parcel PA Sub Accountant assistant Postmaster

29. Finacle-HIARM used in Finacle for:-

Interest adjustment Change in Nomination Pricing of Passbook KYC modification

30. As per SB order 09/2024, what is the rate of TDS deduction on Agent Commission w.e.f. 01.10.2024 ?

5% 1% 2% 7%

31. The misconnection between air services should invariably be reported by Record Officer to

POs Head of the division Head of the office by first post None of these

32. Metal token is supplied by

Sub office RMS Record officer concerned Incharge of line set

33. Transit bags must always be closed and sealed in the presence of

The senior most Group D of the set The IRM/ASST Spdt of RMS The HSA/Mailgaurd/Mail Agent None of these

34. The new system of bag accounting was introduced with effect from :

01.06.1971 01.07.1971 01.09.1971 01.12.1971

35. What do you mean by ACS ?

Advanced Compact Suite Advanced Class Sorting American Class Sorting None of these

36. What is the fee charged for Aadhaar generation of resident age 0-5 age group ?

Rs.50 Rs.100 Rs.75 Free of cost

37. What is the discount rate offered for corporate customer of Speed Post having monthly revenue of Rs.50,001/- to 5,00,000/- ?

10% 15% 25% 30%

38. FTL and LTL are

Full truck load & Less than truck load Full truck load & Local truck load Full truck load & Less truck load One of the above

39. What is the maximum limit for deposit in SB account ?

One Lakh Five Lakh Ten Lakh No limit

40. What is the maximum weight of Post Card ?

3 gm 5 gm 7 gm 10 gm

41. From the options, which is not a new App in IT 2.0 ?

IMA Dak Sewa ESS Digipost

42. In IT 2.0, in which module the changes are happening ?

McCamish Finacle SAP None

43. What does APT stand for as per IT 2.0 ?

Advanced Postal Technology Advanced Performance Technology Advanced Postal Tracking None of these

44. Which chatbot assists users during booking in the Dak Sewa app ?

Megha Vara Sanbot Posie

45. What does ESS stand for ?

Employee Self Section Exclusive Support System Employee Self Service Employee Sell Service

46. HDMS is the abbreviation of :-

Half Due Market System Help Desk Management System Half Dak Management System Help Dak Marketing System

47. Toll free Enquiry Helpline of India Post is :

18002666868 18001666668 18002666666 18002888888

48. DNK stands for :-

Dak News Kendra Dak Kriya Kendra Dakghar Niryat Kendra Dakghar Niyat Kendra

49. Nanyatha App is being used for

Post Box issue Letter Box clearing Delivery of Parcel Booking of Parcel

50. Which of the following service is not offered by India Post ?

Insurance Mutual Fund Electronic Clearance Service (ECS) Credit Card

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