Postmaster Grade I Examination 2013 - Schedule announced

Directorate has announced the schedule for conducting Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for promotion to the cadre of Postmaster Grade I for the year 2013 vide letter no A-34012/4/2012-DE dated 23.04.2013. The date of Examination is 30.06.2013(Sunday). The last date for receipt of applications from willing officials at their controlling units is 03.05.2013.

 To view the Directorate letter no A-34012/4/2012-DE dated 23.04.2013,

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MODEL QUESTIONS FOR IPO EXAM POSTAL MANUAL VOL IV-QN-1 TO 25

 POSTAL MANUALVOL IV

(ESTABLISHMENTS)

1.         A Candidate within the maximum age limit at the time of recruitment , but is over aged at the time of appointment

            a)         Cannot be appointed                                    b)         Can be appointed in service

            c)         Can be appointed after getting sanction     d)         None of these            Ans: d (10)

SOLVED QUESTION PAPER OF PM GRADE 1 EXAM 2012 PAPER I

1.      The information regarding _____should invariably indicated in the communication over whose signature is issued

Ans: Designation of the officer

2.      “Promptness and courtesy” is an obligation of public services and hence it has been listed in:

Ans: Conduct Rules

3.      The Contact officer shall act as a s______for Task Force:

Ans: Member Secretary

4.      The Citizen’s Charter should be reviewed periodically:

Ans: After taking the Feedback from user and stakeholders

5.      Allocation of Business Rules came in to force from:

Ans: 1961

6.      In Postal life insurance, Delivery norms regarding change of nomination is ___ days

Ans: 10 days

7.      Normally a grievance should redressed be within a period of

Ans: Two months

8.      The department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances serves as Secretariat for the

Ans:

9.      A citizen can use the website http://darpgrievances.nic.in/ to

Ans: All of them

10.    Staff Adalat should be held in the Department every:

Ans: Six month

11.    The supply of stamps receive at HO form CSD is credited in

Ans: In All the above

12.    Who is responsible for the correctness of HO Cash book?

Ans: Head Postmaster

13.    The word Stamps include

Ans: Only postal stamps

14.    How many copies of consolidate schedule of stamps is prepared and how many copies in sent to CSD with the monthly Cash Account by HO?

Ans: 3&2

15.    Who supplies Commemorative stamps to Presidency Post Offices?

Ans: Nasik Security Press

16.    When damaged, useless or obsolete postage stamps or stationery are held by a Postmaster, They shall be

Ans: Written off under the order of Competent authority

17.    The Head Office Cash book (form No ACG-4) is a record of the transition of the

Ans: HO.SO & BO

18.    The detailed procedure to be observed for mails on which custom duty is Due in the office of foreign exchange

         

Ans: Foreign post Manual

19.    Advance for purchase of ___ is interest free advance

Ans: Bycycle

20.    When a pay of government servant is attached by any order of a court of law other that a decree for maintenance;

Ans: One third of salary can be attached

21.    Where an advance is taken, LTC bill is required to be presented within

Ans: One month of completion of return journey

22.    Purchase of goods up to the value of Rs____ only on each occasion may be made without inviting quotations or bids

Ans: 15000

23.    What is maximum amount granted as advance for purchase of typewriter for first time?

Ans: 1500

24.    Maximum flood advance can be granted up to Rs _____

Ans: None of these

25.    What is maximum amount granted as advance for purchase of motor-car first time?

Ans: 180000

 
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MODEL QUESTIONS FOR IPO & PM GRADE 1 EXAM ( Q 151 - 175 )

(Postal Manual Volume V  Qn 151 to 175)

151.    The treatment given to an international parcel in the event of non-delivery is dependent upon:

(A)       Sender’s instructions                      (B)      Weight of parcel

(C)       Condition of parcel                           (D)      All the above                         Ans:a

Model paper for postmaster exam

Q1.              Any SAS/MPKBY/PPF agent cannot act as an agent or messenger of a depositor for the purpose of withdrawal from his/her saving bank account.  

The Above-mentioned statement is

a.  True                                           b. . False

Q2  A pensioner can now open pension account either individually or jointly

a.   True                                            b. False

Sr Postmaster Recruitment Rules 2010 - Amendement sought

The matter of issuing amendment to Senior Postmaster (Group B Gazetted) Recruitment Rules, 2010, dated 9^th September, 2010 " making all the Officials of IP  line including ASPs having minimum regular  service of 6 years in IP cadre eligible for appearing the LDCE for promotion to the grade of Senior Postmaster "  has been taken up by C.S with General Secretary and in turn G.S has taken up the issue with Directorate. It was known that the Directorate has realized  the  genuineness of  our association demand  and processing the issue positively to meet our demand.Let us hope for favorable orders from Directorate.

Proposal for Cadre Review In respect of Group B (Non Gazetted) & Group ‘C’ Cadre in operative side of Postal Department.

1. JUSTIFICATION FOR CADRE REVIEW

1.1 In the first Chapter of the Annual report 2007-08 of the Department of Post under the Caption of 'Overview', it was mentioned that the Cadre Review was conducted in 2007 with the prime aim of restructuring the Cadre to meet the challenges to the Department, and especially to cater the marketing and business development. 

POSTMASTER'S CADRE GRADE I EXAMINATION

No: 4-08/ 2011-SPB-II

Government of India

Ministry of Communications and IT

Department of Posts

Dak Bhavan, Sansad Marg

New Delhi – 16, Dated 25.05.2011

To,

All Chief Postmasters General

Sub: Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for Postmaster Grade – I – Crucial date for deciding the qualifying service for the Examination – regarding

Sir/ Madam,

I am directed to refer to Directorate’s letter No: A-34012/ 3/ 2011-DE, dated 13.04.2011 regarding conduct of Postmaster Grade I Examination, 2011 to be held on 12.06.2011 for the existing vacancies in Postmaster Grade-I.

2. Clarification has been sought by certain Circles regarding the crucial date for assessing the eligibility of Postal Assistants for appearing in the Postmaster Grade-I Examination, 2011 to be held on 12.06.2011.

3. The matter has been examined in the Directorate. As per the Directorate’s order No. 13-2/2010-PE.1 dated 25.11.2010, the General line posts would be deemed to have been designated as Postmaster Grade-I, Postmaster Grade-II and Postmaster Grade-III with effect from the dates those are filled up. Therefore it has been decided by the competent authority that the crucial date for assessing the eligibility of the candidates for the purpose of Postmaster Grade-1 Examination 2011, to be filled up on the basis of Limited Departmental Competitive Examination would be the closing date for dispatch of the applications by nodal officers to CMC, ie.18.05.2011. Such Circles, who have prescribed the crucial date other than 18.05.2011, are advised to issue another circular calling for the applications from only such officials, who have become eligible during the period 01.01.2011 to 18.05.2011, by asking them to apply by 2^nd June, 2011. Due to paucity of time, the Circles on receipt of applications shall issue hall tickets to the eligible candidates to appear in the examination after consulting the CMC telephonically regarding the Roll Number(s) to be assigned and the venue for examination. It should be immediately followed by a written communication to CMC indicating the names, Roll Numbers so assigned along with a copy of the application submitted by the candidates. In case of any contingency, the Circles may contact DDG(RP) [Tel. No: 23096101]

4. Further, according to the Dept of Personnel & Training OM No: 22011/3/98-98-Estt. (I) dated 17.09.1998, the crucial date for determining eligibility of officers for promotion in case of financial year-based vacancy year would fall on January 1^st immediately preceding such vacancy year, the first of the vacancy year, ie. January 1^st itself would be taken as the crucial date irrespective of whether the ACRs are written financial year wise or calendar year wise. As such, the crucial date for determining eligibility of Postal Assistants for appearing in the Postmaster Grade-1 Examination to be conducted in the subsequent years ie during the year 2012 and thereafter would be 1^st January of the year, to which the vacancies pertain to.

Yours faithfully,

Sd. B P Sridevi

Director (Staff

POST MASTER GRADE-I SYLLABUS REVISED

Directorate vide memo No. 137-8/2009-SPB-II dated 7th March, 2011 issued instructions / orders in connection with pattern and syllabus for Limited Departmental Competitive Examination to fill up the vacancies in the grade of Postmaster Grade-I.



There will be two papers. Each paper will carry 200 marks. Duration will be 90 minutes for each paper.


There will be 100 questions of Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) in each paper.


Qualifying marks --- 40% marks in each paper subject to an overall average of 45% for general category and 33% marks in each paper subject to an overall average of 38% for SC/ST.


Syllabus --Paper -I : Customer Service and Grievances, Postal Operations & for Paper-II : Knowledge of products and services of Department of Posts, Marketing, General Awareness, Current Affairs, General principles of technology, Basic technology requirement and connectivity of computers

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