GDS To MTS Question Paper 2024 Andhra Pradesh Circle Previous Year Questions

Question 1

#1

The remark ________ will be recorded on the article if the addressee fails to take delivery after requesting for detention.

A

Refused

B

Absent

C

Addressee left

D

Deceased

Correct answer keyA

Question 2

#2

Which of the following does not come under the purview of prohibited postal articles?

A

Anything which is sent in contravention of any enactment for the time being in force

B

Posting of "RAKHI (RAKSHA BANDAN)" by ordinary post.

C

Any indecent or obscene printing, painting, photograph, lithograph, engraving, book or card, or any other indecent or obscene material.

D

Any letter, postcard, newspaper, packet, or parcel having on it or on the cover thereof, any words, marks, or designs of an indecent, obscene, seditious, scurrilous, threatening, or grossly offensive nature.

Correct answer keyB

Question 3

#3

The length of a parcel should not exceed ________ and the length and girth combined should not exceed ________

A

1.5 meters and 2.8 meters

B

1.5 meter and 3 meters

C

1.80 meters and 1 meter

D

2.8 meters and 1.5 meters

Correct answer keyB

Question 4

#4

Which of the following features is not correct in respect of a business parcel?

A

Compulsory coverage of insurance is necessary for business parcel consignments.

B

Online tracking service to track your consignments from booking to delivery.

C

Business parcel consignments are delivered at your doorstep.

D

Customers are provided with a pick-up facility from their premises.

Correct answer keyA

Question 5

#5

Official website of India Post Payment Bank (IPPB) is

A

www.ippbonline.gov.in

B

www.ippbonline.nic.in

C

www.ippbonline.net.in

D

www.ippbonline.com

Correct answer keyD

Question 6

#6

Which of the following features is not correct in respect of the Sukanya Samriddhi Account (SSA)?

A

Minimum INR 250/- and Maximum INR 1,50,000/- shall be deposited in a financial year.

B

No limit on the number of deposits either in a month or in a financial year.

C

Two accounts can be opened in India either in a Post Office or in any bank in the name of a girl child.

D

Subsequent deposits in multiples of INR 50/-

Correct answer keyC

Question 7

#7

Which of the following features is correct in respect of the Post Office Savings Bank?

A

Maximum limit of Rs 1,50,000/- for deposit.

B

Minimum withdrawal amount is Rs 100/-.

C

Nomination is mandatory at the time of opening an account.

D

Any number of accounts can be opened by an individual as an account.

Correct answer keyC

Question 8

#8

Which of the following features is not correct in respect of the PLI Endowment Assurance (Santosh) policy?

A

Minimum and maximum age at entry is 19 and 55 years respectively.

B

Minimum and maximum sum assured is Rs 20,000 and Rs 50 lacs respectively.

C

Loan facility is available after 3 years.

D

Policy can be surrendered after 2 years.

Correct answer keyD

Question 9

#9

PLI "Joint Life Insurance" is also called as

A

Yugal Suraksha

B

Suraksha

C

Suvidha

D

Bal Jeevan Bima

Correct answer keyA

Question 10

#10

With respect to IPPB services, CELC stands for

A

Customer Enabled Life Certificate

B

Customer Enabled Logistic Center

C

Child Enrolment Lite Client

D

Child Enrolment Lite Certificate

Correct answer keyC

Question 11

#11

In respect of Bill Mail Services (BMS), the minimum quantity of articles to be posted at a time is:

A

5,000

B

10,000

C

13,000

D

No minimum limit

Correct answer keyA

Question 12

#12

Philatelic Bureaux deals with

A

Collection of postage stamps

B

Collection of passbooks

C

Collection of coins

D

Procurement of PLI policies

Correct answer keyA

Question 13

#13

Which of the following statements is not correct?

A

Unpaid articles cannot be addressed to a post box.

B

Insured articles cannot be addressed to a post box.

C

Registered articles can be addressed to a post box.

D

Fully paid ordinary letters can be addressed to a post box.

Correct answer keyC

Question 14

#14

________ is a stationary office situated in the headquarters of an RMS Division Office.

A

Head Record Office

B

Sub Record Office

C

Record Office

D

RMS Divisional Office

Correct answer keyA

Question 15

#15

A ________ is a collection of faced unregistered articles of the letter mail securely tied with a check-slip at the top.

A

Sorting bundle

B

Labelled bundle

C

Registered bundle

D

Loose bundle

Correct answer keyB

Question 16

#16

By whom are "A Orders" are issued?

A

Superintendent or Sr. Superintendent

B

Superintendent or Sr. Superintendent RMS

C

Postmaster General

D

Chief Postmaster General

Correct answer keyB

Question 17

#17

Service postcards [M 26 (a)], which are employed for the purpose of determining the relative advantage of alternative mail routes or the cause of detention to articles, are called as

A

Trial cards

B

Meghdoot cards

C

Printed post cards

D

Pictorial cards

Correct answer keyA

Question 18

#18

A ________ is used to enclose several bags sent to the same office or section, thereby affording protection to them.

A

Registered bag

B

Forwarding bag

C

Transit bag

D

Mail bag

Correct answer keyC

Question 19

#19

________ are issued for prescribing changes in sorting lists.

A

Monthly Sorting Orders

B

A Orders

C

B Orders

D

TB Orders

Correct answer keyB

Question 20

#20

In a mail office, CRC stands for

A

Computerized Registered Centre

B

Central Registered Centre

C

Circle Registered Centre

D

Common Registered Centre

Correct answer keyA

Question 21

#21

Senior Superintendent of Post Offices is:

A

The head of Class-II postal division.

B

The head of Class-I postal division.

C

The head of the region.

D

The head of the circle.

Correct answer keyB

Question 22

#22

Total number of postal circles in India is:

A

23

B

24

C

22

D

21

Correct answer keyA

Question 23

#23

Branch Post Offices function normally up to ________ hours per day:

A

Four

B

Four and a half

C

Five

D

Five and a half

Correct answer keyC

Question 24

#24

The manufacture and use of fictitious postage stamps for any purpose whatsoever is prohibited and is an offense punishable under ________ of the Indian Penal Code:

A

263-A

B

263

C

264

D

264-A

Correct answer keyA

Question 25

#25

Every letter, packet, or parcel has to be stamped with the date stamp of at least ________ post offices during transit:

A

Three

B

Two

C

Five

D

Four

Correct answer keyB

Question 26

#26

Which of the following statements is true?

A

Coin, bullion, precious stones, jewelry, articles of gold or silver, and currency or banknotes can be sent by ordinary post.

B

Coin, bullion, precious stones, jewelry, articles of gold or silver, and currency or banknotes cannot be sent by post.

C

Coin, bullion, precious stones, jewelry, articles of gold or silver, and currency or banknotes can be sent by registered post without insurance.

D

Coin, bullion, precious stones, jewelry, articles of gold or silver, and currency or banknotes can be sent by inland post only if insured.

Correct answer keyD

Question 27

#27

The impression of frank should contain the following dies:

A

Value die and license die

B

Value die and stamp die

C

Value die and cost die

D

Value die and advertisement die

Correct answer keyA

Question 28

#28

Stamps should be affixed to the ________ of the address side:

A

Right-hand bottom corner

B

Right-hand top corner

C

Left-hand bottom corner

D

Left-hand top corner

Correct answer keyB

Question 29

#29

Machine franked articles can be posted at not more than ________ offices specified by SPOs in the license:

A

Three

B

One

C

Four

D

Two

Correct answer keyD

Question 30

#30

Any change in the location of the private franking machine, except in cases of repairs, shall be notified to ________ and the office of posting:

A

Head of the circle

B

Head of the region

C

Head of the division

D

Head of the subdivision

Correct answer keyC

Question 31

#31

Thar Desert is situated in:

A

Gujarat

B

Maharashtra

C

Rajasthan

D

Punjab

Correct answer keyC

Question 32

#32

Kavaratti is the capital of:

A

Dadra and Nagar Haveli

B

Lakshadweep

C

Ladakh

D

Andaman and Nicobar

Correct answer keyB

Question 33

#33

Fundamental Rights are mentioned in ________ of the Constitution of India:

A

Part II

B

Part III

C

Part IV

D

Part V

Correct answer keyB

Question 34

#34

________ shall be the ex-officio chairman of the Council of States in India:

A

President of India

B

Attorney General of India

C

Vice President of India

D

Chief Justice of India

Correct answer keyC

Question 35

#35

Which one of the following personalities was not awarded the Bharat Ratna Award in 2024?

A

Lal Krishna Advani

B

Karpoori Thakur

C

M.S. Swaminathan

D

Bhupen Hazarika

Correct answer keyD

Question 36

#36

________ was the captain of the Indian Women's Cricket Team during the T20 World Cup held in 2023:

A

Harmanpreet Kaur

B

Smriti Mandhana

C

Richa Ghosh

D

Renuka Singh

Correct answer keyA

Question 37

#37

________ is not one of the Dravidian languages:

A

Kannada

B

Marathi

C

Telugu

D

Malayalam

Correct answer keyB

Question 38

#38

________ is a famous form of dance in Karnataka:

A

Yakshagana

B

Kuchipudi

C

Sattriya

D

Kathakali

Correct answer keyA

Question 39

#39

Imagine that you are clearing a letterbox in your office and find a currency note of Rs. 200 inside. What should be your response?

A

Hand it over to the postmaster to credit it to the department.

B

Keep it for your personal use.

C

Spend it on a party for all office staff.

D

Donate it to charity.

Correct answer keyA

Question 40

#40

Imagine that you are delivering a money order in your beat, and an aged woman offers you a tip of Rs. 20 after receiving her old-age pension money order. What should be your response?

A

Accept the money and thank her.

B

Accept the money and credit it to the department.

C

Accept the money and give her a receipt for the amount received.

D

Politely refuse the money and explain that it is your duty to make the payment.

Correct answer keyD

Question 41

#41

Monthly premium of a PLI policy comes to Rs $873$ /- including GST of $4.5\%$ . What will be the net premium excluding GST?

A

Rs $825$

B

Rs $845$

C

Rs $835$

D

Rs $855$

Correct answer keyC

Explanation

Let the net premium be $P$ . With a GST of $4.5\%$ , the total premium is $P + 0.045P = 1.045P$ . Given that the total premium is Rs $873$ , we have $1.045P = 873$ . Solving for $P$ gives $P = 873 \div 1.045 \approx 835.40$ . Rounding to the nearest whole number gives Rs $835$ .

Question 42

#42

A shopkeeper took a loan at $10\%$ per annum at simple interest. After $5$ years, he settled the loan by paying Rs $5250$ /-. What was the principal amount?

A

Rs $3500$

B

Rs $3250$

C

Rs $3750$

D

Rs $3100$

Correct answer keyA

Explanation

Let the principal amount be $P$ . Given Amount $A = 5250$ , Rate $R = 10\%$ , and Time $T = 5$ years. Simple Interest $SI = \frac{P \times R \times T}{100}$ . The total amount is $A = P + SI = P(1 + \frac{R \times T}{100})$ . Substituting the values: $5250 = P(1 + \frac{10 \times 5}{100}) = P(1 + 0.5) = 1.5P$ . Therefore, $P = \frac{5250}{1.5} = 3500$ .

Question 43

#43

Solve the problem: $2(10 + 15 \div 5 \times 4 - 2 \times 2) = ?$

A

$32$

B

$96$

C

$40$

D

$36$

Correct answer keyD

Explanation

Using the BODMAS rule, first solve the division: $15 \div 5 = 3$ . Next, perform multiplications: $3 \times 4 = 12$ and $2 \times 2 = 4$ . Substitute these back into the bracket to get $10 + 12 - 4 = 18$ . Finally, multiply by the outside factor: $2 \times 18 = 36$ .

Question 44

#44

Distance between two stations A and B is $300$ km. A train leaves station A with a speed of $40\text{ km/hr}$ , and at the same time, another train departs from station B with a speed of $50\text{ km/hr}$ . How much time will these two trains take to cross each other?

A

$3$ hours $40$ minutes

B

$3$ hours $20$ minutes

C

$2$ hours $20$ minutes

D

$3$ hours $45$ minutes

Correct answer keyB

Explanation

The relative speed of the two trains moving towards each other is $40 + 50 = 90\text{ km/hr}$ . The total distance is $300\text{ km}$ . The time taken to cross each other is Time = $\frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Relative Speed}} = \frac{300}{90} = \frac{10}{3}\text{ hours}$ . Converting this to hours and minutes: $\frac{10}{3}\text{ hours} = 3\frac{1}{3}\text{ hours} = 3\text{ hours and } 20\text{ minutes}$ .

Question 45

#45

A train moving at $48\text{ km/hr}$ completes a journey in $10$ hours. By how much should the speed of this train be increased to complete the journey in $8$ hours?

A

$12\text{ km/hr}$

B

$8\text{ km/hr}$

C

$10\text{ km/hr}$

D

$15\text{ km/hr}$

Correct answer keyA

Explanation

The total distance of the journey is Distance = $\text{Speed} \times \text{Time} = 48 \times 10 = 480\text{ km}$ . To complete the same journey in $8$ hours, the required speed is $\frac{480}{8} = 60\text{ km/hr}$ . Therefore, the speed should be increased by $60 - 48 = 12\text{ km/hr}$ .

Question 46

#46

A man's wage was reduced by $50\%$ . Again, the reduced wage was increased by $50\%$ . Find his fixed loss in terms of percentage.

A

$75\%$

B

$50\%$

C

$0\%$

D

$25\%$

Correct answer keyD

Explanation

Let the initial wage be $100$ . After a $50\%$ reduction, the wage becomes $50$ . A subsequent $50\%$ increase on this reduced wage adds $0.50 \times 50 = 25$ , making the new wage $50 + 25 = 75$ . The net loss from the original $100$ is $100 - 75 = 25$ , which corresponds to a $25\%$ fixed loss.

Question 47

#47

"A" finished his work in $15$ days while "B" takes $10$ days. By how many days will the same work be done if they work together?

A

$5$

B

$6$

C

$8$

D

$7$

Correct answer keyB

Explanation

The amount of work A finishes in $1$ day is $\frac{1}{15}$ . The amount of work B finishes in $1$ day is $\frac{1}{10}$ . If they work together, their combined work in $1$ day is $\frac{1}{15} + \frac{1}{10} = \frac{2 + 3}{30} = \frac{5}{30} = \frac{1}{6}$ . Therefore, working together, they will finish the work in $6$ days.

Question 48

#48

Solve the problem: $\{ 25 \times 32 \div 4 \times 5 \} \div 5 = ?$

A

$8$

B

$400$

C

$200$

D

$16$

Correct answer keyC

Explanation

Using the BODMAS rule, evaluate the expression inside the braces first by handling the division: $32 \div 4 = 8$ . Then process the multiplications from left to right: $25 \times 8 \times 5 = 1000$ . Finally, divide this result by the outside $5$ : $1000 \div 5 = 200$ .

Question 49

#49

Two bats and three balls cost Rs $860$ /-, while four bats and one ball cost Rs $1120$ /-. Find the cost of a bat and a ball separately.

A

Bat Rs $150$ and ball Rs $100$

B

Bat Rs $120$ and ball Rs $250$

C

Bat Rs $250$ and ball Rs $120$

D

Bat Rs $250$ and ball Rs $80$

Correct answer keyC

Explanation

Let the cost of one bat be $x$ and one ball be $y$ . We are given two equations: $2x + 3y = 860$ (Eq 1) and $4x + y = 1120$ (Eq 2). From Eq 2, we can express $y = 1120 - 4x$ . Substituting this into Eq 1 gives: $2x + 3(1120 - 4x) = 860 \implies 2x + 3360 - 12x = 860 \implies -10x = -2500 \implies x = 250$ . Substitute $x$ back into the expression for $y$ : $y = 1120 - 4(250) = 1120 - 1000 = 120$ . Thus, a bat costs Rs $250$ and a ball costs Rs $120$ .

Question 50

#50

By selling $90$ books for Rs $160$ , a person loses $20\%$ . How many books should be sold for Rs $96$ to have a profit of $20\%$ ?

A

$34$

B

$36$

C

$38$

D

$32$

Correct answer keyB

Explanation

Let the total cost price (CP) of $90$ books be $X$ . A loss of $20\%$ means the selling price is $80\%$ of CP, so $0.8X = 160 \implies X = 200$ . To gain a $20\%$ profit, the target selling price for these $90$ books should be $1.2 \times 200 = 240$ . So, $90$ books sell for Rs $240$ . To find how many books to sell for Rs $96$ , calculate: $(90 \div 240) \times 96 = 36$ books.

GDS To MTS Question Paper 2024 Andhra Pradesh Circle

GDS To MTS Question Paper 2024 Andhra Pradesh Circle questions and answers