Prelims Questions: 1. The Post Office network in India is involved in which amongst the following? 1. Postal communication 2.

Remittance of funds 3. Banking 4. Insurance Select the correct Code: (a) 1 Only (b) 1 and 2 Only (c) 1, 2 and 3 Only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 2. Which amongst the following statement(s) is/are true about the Money Order Services through the Postal Department? 1. India has two way money services with Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka 2. India has inward service with many countries in which money orders booked in these countries are paid in India 3. India exchanges mail with only around 100 countries of the world there are efforts for exchange of the mail Select the correct Code: (a) 1 Only (b) 2 Only (c) 1 and 2 Only (d) 1, 2 and 3 3. India has introduced electronic Money Order Service (Inward) through International Financial System Software this Software has been developed by: (a) Asian Pacific Postal Union (b) Universal Postal Union (c) Department of Post (d) National Informatics Centre 4. Which amongst the following are the main features of the payment of wages through the Post Offices under Mahatma

Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme? 1. Payment to be made through Saving Bank Accounts of the Post Offices (Zero Balance Workers Wage Accounts) 2. No service charge is to be claimed from the beneficiaries for opening the accounts or making withdrawals 3. Disbursement of wages should be within the prescribed time frame 4. There is provision for advance deposit of one months wage payment in the Head Post Office of the District Headquarter 5. There are coordination meetings between the Department of Post and State Government Authorities Select the correct Code: (a) 1, 2, 3 and 5 (b) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (c) 1, 2, 4 and 5 (d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 5. Which amongst the following statement(s) is/are correct about the Postal Life Insurance? (a) It was introduced in 1884 (b) Initially it was introduced as a welfare measure for the Postal Employees (c) Over a period of time it has been extended to employees of Central and State Government (d) It is not extended to Public Sector Undertakings and Universities run by the State 6. Which amongst the following statement is incorrect about the All India Radio? (a) It was initially called India Broadcasting Service (b) It was given the name All India Radio in the year 1936

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Prelims Questions: (c) It is also called Akashwani from 1957 (d) From beginning itself radio broadcast was owned by the Government 7. Which amongst the following statement(s) is/are correct? 1. Largest number of newspapers/periodicals in India are published in English 2. The States/UT which publishes largest number of newspapers/periodicals is Delhi Select the correct Code: (a) 1 Only (b) 2 Only (c) 1 and 2 Both (d) Neither 1 nor 2 8. Assertion (A): A sitting judge of the Supreme Court can not be appointed the Chairperson of the Press Council of India (PCI). Reason (R): A retired Judge of the Supreme Court can be appointed the chairperson of the Press Council of India. Select the correct Code: (a) Assertion (A) is correct and Reason (R) is correct and Reason (R) correctly explains the Assertion (A) (b) Assertion (A) is correct and Reason (R) is correct but the Reason (R) does not correctly explain the Assertion (A) (c) Assertion (A) is correct but the Reason (R) is wrong (d) Assertion (A) is wrong but the Reason (R) is correct 9. Directorate of Field Publicity was initially established in 1953 as a: (a) Five Year Publicity Organization

(b) Rural Development Programme Publicity Organization (c) Film Publicity Organization (d) Urban Development Programme Publicity Organization 10. Which amongst the following statement is incorrect about the Film and Television Institute of India? (a) It is in Pune (b) It was set up by the Government of India in 1960 (c) In 1974, it became a Society under the Society Registration Act (d) Minister of Information and Broadcasting is the ex-Officio Chairperson of the Governing Council of the Institute 11. Which amongst the following statement is/are correct about the National Film Development Finance Corporation? 1. It has its Corporate Office in Mumbai 2. It has its regional centres in Chennai, Kolkata and Delhi Select the correct Code: (a) 1 Only (b) 2 Only (c) 1 and 2 Both (d) Neither 1 nor 2 12. Which amongst the following statement is not correct about the Press Council of India? (a) It is statutory body (b) It is quasi-judicial body (c) It has Chairperson and not more than ten other members (d) It has its own Fund for the performance of its functions

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Prelims Questions: 13. Which amongst the following statement(s) is incorrect about the United News of India (UNI)? (a) It is a Company (b) It started functioning from March 1961 (c) It launched Hindi wire service in 1982 (d) It launched Urdu wire service in 1986 14. Which amongst the following statements is/are correct about the Press Information Bureau? (a) Its headquarters are New Delhi (b) It is headed by Principal Director General (Media and Communications) (c) It does not have any News Room (d) It has various regional offices 15. Which amongst the following statement is correct? (a) Postal system of India was initially developed in 1766 by Clive (b) Postal system of India was developed in 1768 by Clive (c) Postal system of India was initially developed in 1774 by Warren Hastings (d) Postal system of India was initially developed in 1776 by Warren Hastings 16. Which amongst the following statement is incorrect about the Indian Institute of Mass Communication? (a) It is a registered Society under the Society Registration Act, 1860 (b) It came into existence in August 1965 (c) It is in New Delhi (d) The institute does not have any Branch 17. Which amongst the following statement is incorrect about the National

Film Development Corporation (NDFC) Limited? (a) It was incorporated in 1975 (b) It is 100 per cent owned by the Government of India (c) It was re-incorporated in 1980 (d) It regulates the working of the Indian Film Industry 18. Non-aligned News Agencies Pool (NANAP) brought in 1976, used to exchange the news in which amongst the following international languages? 1. English 2. French 3. Spanish 4. Arabic Select the correct Code: (a) 1, 2 and 3 Only (b) 1, 3 and 4 Only (c) 1, 2 and 4 Only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 19. Which amongst the following statement is incorrect about the Press Trust of India (PTI)? (a) It is the largest news agency of India (b) It is a non-profit sharing cooperative owned by the countrys newspapers (c) It was founded in Auguts1948 and it started functioning from February 1950 (d) It offers news services in English and Hindi languages 20. Bharat Nirman Campaign has been launched in August September 2010, by which amongst the following agencies? (a) Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (b) National Informatics Centre (c) United News of India (d) Publication Division

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Prelims Questions: Answer: 1. Answer: (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 2. Answer: (b) 2 Only 3. Answer: (b) Universal Postal Union 4. Answer: (d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 5. Answer: (d) It is not extended to Public Sector Undertakings and Universities run by the State 6. Answer: (d) From beginning itself radio broadcast was owned by the Government 7. Answer: (d) Neither 1 nor 2 8. Answer: (d) 9. Answer: (a) Five Year Publicity Organization 10. Answer: (d) Minister of Information and Broadcasting is the ex-Officio Chairperson of the Governing Council of the Institute 11. Answer: (c) 1 and 2 Both 12. Answer: (c) It has Chairperson and not more than ten other members 13. Answer: (c) It launched Hindi wire service in 1982 14. Answer: (c) It does not have any News Room 15. Answer: (a) Postal system of India was initially developed in 1766 by Clive

16. Answer: (d) The institute does not have any Branch 17. Answer: (d) It regulates the working of the Indian Film Industry 18. Answer: (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 19. Answer: (c) It was founded in Auguts1948 and it started functioning from February 1950 20. Answer: (a) Directorate Advertising and Visual Publicity of

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