PO Guide Part 2 Notes for IPO Exam, PS Group B Exam

PO Guide Part 2 Notes & Quiz for IPO Exam, PS Group B Exam will make you understand the concepts in a crispy way. Some more questions based on the India Post Website on International Mails topics were also covered in the Quiz on PO Guide Part 2.

PO Guide Part 2 Quiz

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Created on November 13, 2020

PO Guide Part 2 (International Mail Products) from India Post Website

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The general maximum weight for International Speed Post (EMS) is:

35 Kg.

20 Kg

50 Kg.

30 Kg.

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Under the “Export by Post Regulations 2018”, any exporter holding a valid Import-Export Code shall be permitted to export goods by filing the prescribed form called:

CP72

CN22

Postal Bill of Export (PBE)

CN23

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Any exporter holding a valid Import-Export Code shall be permitted for e-Commerce exports by filing a form called:

PBE-I

PBE-II

CN23

CN22

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Any exporter holding a valid Import-Export Code shall be permitted for other than e-Commerce exports by filing a form called:

PB-2

CN23

CN22

PB-1

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What is the Maximum weight of M Bag under International Mail products?

20 Kg

30 kg

10 Kg

7 Kg

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In International Mail products, the Maximum weight of Blind Literature Packet is:

14 Kg

2 Kg

7 Kg

5 Kg

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W.r.t. the International Speed Post - Delivery Standards, which of the following period is not included in the service standards? (i) Period for customs examination (ii) Period for customs detention (iii) delay in flights

(i) & (ii)

(ii) only

(i) only

(i) (ii) & (iii)

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Period of detention of Foreign articles(parcels also) addressed ``Poste Restante’’ except VP is

7 days

14 days

30 days

15 days

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What is the service that is is specially designed to cater to the needs of eCommerce for cross-border transactions and is the best economical service with visibility to send shipments to Asia Pacific region?

None of these

International Tracked Packet

Pattern Packet

Air Parcel

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Which of the following statement is incorrect w.r.t. International Mail products?

Registration facility is available for: (i)Letters, (ii) Small Packets (iii) Printed Papers

(MOCK TEST PS GROUP B)

(ii) also

(i) also

None of these

(iii) also

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The compensation to be paid in respect of International Registered article booked in Post Offices in India in case of loss/total theft/total damage of International Registered article is-

10 SDR

30 SDR

20 SDR

None of these

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The general maximum limit of weight for Air Parcel is:

50 kgs

10 kgs

20 kgs

30 kgs

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For International articles of value below SDR 300, to be submitted to customs control, shall bear on the front, a customs declaration FORM:

CP72

CN22

CN23

CP73

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What is the compensation to be paid in respect of the International Registered article booked in Post Offices in India in case of loss/total theft/total damage of International Registered M Bag?

200 SDR

150 SDR

300 SDR

100 SDR

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As per PO Guide Part 2, which of the following service in India does the Printed packet service in foreign posts relates to:

Sample Packet

Pattern packet

None of these

Book Packet

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As per PO Guide Part 2, which of the following is not a category of basic international postal services provided by India Post? (i) Small Packets,(ii) Book Packet (iii) Printed Papers, (iv) M Bag

(i) (iii) & (iv) only

(ii) only

(iv) only

(i) & (iv) only

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India joined Asian-Pacific Postal Union(APPU) in the year:

1972

1971.

1973.

1974.

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Which of the following statements are correct as per PO Guide Part 2:

(i)Free redirection by Air within India is for Letters; ***(ii)* Free redirection by Air within India is 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) only

(ii) & (iii) only

(i) (ii) & (iii) only

(i) (ii) (iii) & (iv)

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Period of detention of Foreign articles (parcels also) addressed ``Poste Restante’’ for VP is

15 days

30 days

7 days

14 days

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W.r.t. International Mail products, Special bags containing newspapers, periodicals, books, and similar printed documentation for the same addressee at the same address are known as:

Small Packets

None of these

Printed Papers

M Bags

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According to PO Guide Part 2, the period within which a person can exercise an option to take delivery of foreign RL on the subsequent recovery of a lost RL is:

6 months

2 months

3 months

1 month

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What is the maximum weight up to which the following International Mail products can be booked?: Letters, Printed papers, and Small packets?

3 Kg

7 Kg

2 Kg

1 Kg

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What is the compensation paid for loss or damage of International EMS Merchandise?

None of these

Postage paid subject to upper ceiling of 30 SDR* per item.

Sum of postage paid and the declared value of the content subject to upper ceiling of 30 SDR per item.

Difference between International Speed Post(EMS) and Registered Post Charges.

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What is the compensation paid for loss or damage of the International EMS Document?

Postage paid subject to upper ceiling of 30 SDR* per item.

Postage paid subject to upper ceiling of 10 SDR* per item.

Postage paid subject to upper ceiling of 20 SDR* per item.

Postage paid subject to upper ceiling of 50 SDR* per item.

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The compensation paid for the delay of Outbound International EMS articles is:

No Compensation is paid for delay

Sum of postage paid and the declared value of the content subject to upper ceiling of 30 SDR per item.

Difference between International Speed Post(EMS) and Registered Post Charges.

Postage paid subject to upper ceiling of 30 SDR per item

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International Packet Service is not available to the following Countries:

Cambodia

USA

New Zealand

Philippines

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For International Mail products, what is the registration charges per article for (i) M Bags and (ii) other than M Bags that are payable over and above the applicable postage respectively?

(i) ₹ 350 per M bag & (ii) ₹70 per article

(i) ₹ 250 per M bag & (ii) ₹50 per article

(i) ₹ 300 per M bag & (ii) ₹50 per article

(i) ₹ 350 per M bag & (ii) ₹75 per article

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What is the Headquarters of the Asian-Pacific Postal Union(APPU)?

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Jakartha(Indonasia)

Bangkok(Thailand)

Ankara(Turkey)

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Identify: Which of the following statement is incorrect w.r.t. International Mail Products:

(i) Letter post articles containing dutiable goods and all small packets should be accompanied by CD(customs declaration) in duplicate.

(ii) Foreign Insured letters containing banknotes, currency, gold, bullion, or silver should be insured for the actual value.

(iii)In case of loss of a foreign Insured article, insurance fee is not refunded under any circumstances

(iv) Maximum weight of aerogramme is 5 grams.

(i) (ii) (iii) & (iv)

(iv) only

(iii) & (iv)

(ii) (iii) & (iv)

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The compensation to be paid in respect of International Parcels booked in Post Offices in India in case of loss/total theft/total damage is up to:

30 SDR per parcel and 3.00 SDR per kg.

10 SDR per parcel and 1.0 SDR per kg.

40 SDR per parcel and 4.50 SDR per kg.

20 SDR per parcel and 2.00 SDR per kg.

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For International articles of value above SDR 300 to be submitted to customs control shall bear on the front, a customs declaration FORM:

CN23

CN22

CP72

None of these

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What is the fee to be paid for enquiry about International EMS articles?

3 SDR per article

35 SDR per article

No Fee

30 SDR per article

Your score is

The average score is 69%

PO Guide Part 2 Snippets

1. Foreign Post categories:

(i)Letter post (Letters, Postcards, Printed Papers), Small packets, Blind literature, Aerogramme, M Bags*(*earlier called as Bulk Bags)

(ii) Parcel Post

2. Asian-Pacific Postal Union(APPU) -Its Head Quarters NOW is Bangkok(Thailand) where (Asia Pacific Postal College) APPC is also situated now.

[ Note: Headquarters APPU was shifted from Manila(Philippines) to Bangkok in 2002 after the first 40 years of establishment]

3. India joined APPU in 1973.

4. Postage cum air surcharge (a combined charge) has been fixed for:

(i)Airmail postcards, (ii) aerogram.

5. Warehousing charges are levied (from 8^th day) if ordinary/VP /small packet weighing more than 500 grams are not delivered within 7 days (even for poste restante articles) following the date of presentation.

6. Period of detention of Foreign articles(parcels also) addressed “Poste Restante’’ except VP is 30 days

7. Period of detention of Foreign articles (parcels also) addressed ``Poste Restante’’ for VP is 7 days

PO Guide Part 2 Continued…

8. Free redirection by Air within India is for (i)Letters (ii)Aerogrammes (iii)postcards i.e., only first-class mails.

9. Others like printed papers, newspapers, small packets will be redirected with a “Air fee”.

10. Letter post articles containing dutiable goods and all small packets should be accompanied by CD (customs declaration)

PO Guide Part 2 Notes

11. Two(2) Types of Customs declarations

(i) CN22 & CN23.

12. Maximum Weight of foreign Letter /Printed paper/Registered Newspaper /Insured Letter<2kgs.

13. Blind literature:

(i) No postage fees for surface transmission

(ii)No registration acknowledgment fee

14. Foreign parcels posted in BOs cannot be insured for more than ₹ 600.

15. Where a control leads to the detention of a foreign article, its examination, the imposition of the duty, or the production of documents by the sender or the addressee are carried out in selected places called “Foreign Post offices/Sub-Foreign offices’’.

16. Complaints on Letter/Parcel Mail/COD/VP<1 year from the day following the day of posting the article.

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PO Guide Part 2 Quiz (MCQs) for IPO Exam, PS Group B Exam

PO Guide Part 2 Quiz

Any exporter holding a valid Import-Export Code shall be permitted for e-Commerce exports by filing a form called:

Any exporter holding a valid Import-Export Code shall be permitted for other than e-Commerce exports by filing a form called:

What is the Maximum weight of M Bag under International Mail products?