GDS To MTS Question Paper 2025 Delhi Circle

The maximum value of an article that can be insured through India Post is ₹5 Lakhs (for items booked at standard post offices) or ₹600 (for articles booked at Branch Post Offices).

Currency Notes: When dispatching cash, the value cannot exceed ₹20,000.

Real Value: The insured value cannot exceed the actual value of the contents.

The maximum insurance limit for domestic accountable postal articles and parcels increased from ₹1 lakh to ₹5 lakh effective from April 1, 2026.

The system of delivery of Postal articles in a bag, which along with a lock and duplicate key is to be supplied by the renter, is available at all delivery post offices, whether post box system is available there or not.

Official postal articles are covered under Clause 198 to 207 of the Post Office Guide.

Blind literature packets are exempted from payment of the following fees besides being exempt from the payment of postage: registration fee, fee for acknowledgement and fee for the attested copy of the receipt.

Postage free blind literature packets will be transmitted by surface route only, any if they are to be sent by air, the airmail charge as prescribed for packets has to be paid.

Money order (MO) shall be an order issued by the Post Office for the payment of a sum of money to the person in whose name the money order is sent, by the remitter.

The maximum amount for which a single money order may be issued shall not exceed ten thousand rupees and shall not include a fraction of a rupee.

For Domestic Speed Post Documents, the maximum Weight limit is 500 grams.

Dimensions: The size of an item for Speed Post document shall not exceed the dimension of 420 mm, 297 mm and 24 mm in respect of length, breadth and thickness, respectively.

Maximum weight of Domestic Speed Post Parcel is up to 35 kg in India.

e-Payment is a smart option for businesses and organizations to collect their bills or other payments through Post Office network.

When businesses require collection of bills and other payments from customers across the country, Post Office offers them a simple and convenient solution in the form of e-Payment.

e-Post provides the facility to send a message to any address in India with a combination of electronic transmission and physical delivery.

It sends messages as a soft copy through the internet, and at the destination, it is delivered as a hard copy unaccountable letter item.

Book packet may contain Newspapers, publications of all kinds, printed music books, paper, parchment and cardboard either blank or printed not bearing any writing.

Pictures, plans, maps and drawings, whether done by hand or any mechanical process, photographs and engravings, not bearing any writing.

A Post Office or Sorting Office or Section which exchanges mails with offices in foreign countries is known as an “Office of Exchange”.

It is referred to as the dispatching office of exchange in respect of mails it makes up and addresses to an office of exchange in another country, while it is called the receiving office of exchange in respect of mails addressed to it by an office of exchange from another country.

The term “outward office of exchange” and “inward office of exchange” are also used to describe them.

A Returned Letter Office is established at the Headquarters of a Postal Circle and deals with unclaimed and refused articles and articles without addresses or with undecipherable or incomplete addresses.

It is a stationary office situated at the Headquarters of RMS Division which, in addition to the ordinary duties of a Record Office is entrusted, with the preparation salary and contingent bills for the entire Division and the accounts connected therewith is termed a Head Record Office.

The official incharge of a Head Record Office is designated a Head Record Officer.

Every Post Office other than Branch Post Offices and EDSOs is identified as Unit Bag Office.

This office is given a minimum/maximum bag balances once in a year by the Superintendent of Post Offices concerned preferably on 1st July.

Each office will maintain a day bag book and submit a daily bag balance report to its District Bag Office.

A camp bag is used to enclose the office files and other official papers, and is closed by the Secretariat or Headquarters offices of the high officers mentioned in Clause 198 of Post Office Guide, Part-I, for the High Officer-in Camp, and vice versa.

Camp bags are not due bags, but when dispatched, they are treated as unusual mails.

Any Post Office which is situated on a line of through mail communication, and receives and sorts bags intended for offices in advance, without opening them, is a transit office.

The bags which are thus forwarded onwards unopened are termed forward bags.

The transit bags addressed to a transit office are opened there, and the forward bags contained in them are sent onwards, either loose or enclosed in other transit bags.

The use of a transit office is to reduce the number of loose bags.

The working hours for issue of money orders, sale and payment of postal orders, Savings Bank and Post Office Certificate transactions and payment of telephone bills etc are about five hours (On Saturdays for three hours stopping at 1 p.m.).

Machine franked articles posted in letter boxes shall be treated as unpaid articles.

Majuli is the largest river island in the world and is located in the Brahmaputra River in Assam. It is known for its rich Assamese culture, traditional Satras (Vaishnavite monasteries), and unique riverine landscape. Majuli was declared India’s first river island district in 2016.

The Mariana Trench is the deepest place on Earth. It is located in the western Pacific Ocean, east of the Mariana Islands. Its deepest known point is called Challenger Deep, which is approximately 11,000 metres deep.

The Thar Desert, also known as the Great Indian Desert, is mainly located in Rajasthan. It extends into parts of Gujarat, Punjab, and Haryana and also continues into Pakistan. The Thar Desert is one of the most densely populated deserts in the world.

The Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP) were borrowed from the Constitution of Ireland.

They are mentioned in Part IV of the Indian Constitution, from Articles 36 to 51. These principles aim to establish a social and economic democracy and promote the welfare of the people.

They are non-justiciable, meaning they cannot be enforced by courts.

Delhi has 3 members in the Rajya Sabha. The members are elected by the elected members of the Delhi Legislative Assembly.

Rajya Sabha is the Upper House of Parliament, and its members generally serve a term of six years.

The Banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis) is the National Tree of India. It is known for its long life and extensive aerial roots, which grow into thick supporting trunks. The Banyan tree symbolizes strength, unity, and longevity.

Operation Flood was related to the development of milk production in India. It was launched in 1970 and is also known as the White Revolution.

The programme was led by the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) under the leadership of Dr. Verghese Kurien, who is known as the Father of the White Revolution in India.

It helped India become one of the world’s largest milk producers.

The Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is the highest military decoration for gallantry in India. It is awarded for displaying exceptional bravery or self-sacrifice in the presence of the enemy.

The first recipient of the Param Vir Chakra was Major Somnath Sharma.

Razia Sultana was the first and only woman ruler of the Delhi Sultanate.

She ruled from 1236 to 1240 and belonged to the Mamluk (Slave) Dynasty. She was the daughter of Shams-ud-din Iltutmish and was known for her administrative ability and courage.

Integrity means honesty and strong moral and ethical principles. A person with integrity acts truthfully, behaves ethically, and does what is right even when no one is watching.

Integrity is an important value in public service and professional conduct.

To solve the arithmetic expression using the standard order of operations (BODMAS rule):

• First, solve the expressions enclosed inside the parentheses: $(200 \div 5) = 40$ and $(12 - 7) = 5$.
• Substitute these simplified values back into the equation: $40 \times 5 - 15$.
• Next, perform the multiplication operation: $40 \times 5 = 200$.
• Finally, execute the subtraction: $200 - 15 = 185$.
• The correct calculated answer is 185, making option (b) correct.

To solve the mathematical expression, follow the order of operations by evaluating the division inside each individual set of parentheses first:

• Compute $(48 \div 3) = 16$.
• Compute $(60 \div 4) = 15$.
• Compute $(72 \div 6) = 12$.
• Substitute these resulting values back into the main expression: $16 + 15 - 12$.
• Perform the addition and subtraction sequentially from left to right: $31 - 12 = 19$.
• The final result is 19. The correct option is (c).

To calculate the net percentage change:

• Let the initial starting number be $x = 100$ for simplicity.
• After implementing a 20% increase, the new number becomes: $100 + (0.20 \times 100) = 120$.
• Following a subsequent 20% decrease on this new value, the number becomes: $120 - (0.20 \times 120) = 120 - 24 = 96$.
• The total net change relative to the original number (100) and the final number (96) is a raw decrease of 4.
• Converting this back to a percentage against the base 100, the net change is exactly a 4% decrease. The correct option is (c).

To solve for the original cost price ($CP$) of the article:

• The initial selling price ($SP_1$) based on a 25% profit margin is represented as $1.25 \times CP$.
• The hypothetical new selling price ($SP_2$) mapped to a 40% profit margin is $1.40 \times CP$.
• The problem states that the explicit monetary difference between the two selling prices is exactly ₹60: $SP_2 - SP_1 = 60$.
• Substitute the profit expressions into this formula: $1.40 \times CP - 1.25 \times CP = 60$.
• Simplify the left side of the algebraic equation: $0.15 \times CP = 60$.
• Solve directly for $CP$: $CP = \frac{60}{0.15} = 400$.
• The base cost price is determined to be ₹400. The correct option is (a).

To calculate the compound percentage population increase over two years:

• Let the initial starting population of the town be an arbitrary value of 100.
• After the conclusion of the first year (experiencing a 10% increase), the population is: $100 \times 1.10 = 110$.
• After the second year (experiencing another 10% increase on the new baseline), the population evaluates to: $110 \times 1.10 = 121$.
• The total overall increase stretching from the baseline 100 to the final 121 is 21 units.
• Therefore, tracking this across a 100-unit base, the population increases by 21% over 2 years. The correct option is (b).

To calculate the principal amount, use the standard Simple Interest mathematical formula: $SI = \frac{P \times R \times T}{100}$.

• The given parameters are: $SI = 320$, $R = 8\%$, and $T = 2$ years.
• Substitute these known values directly into the formula framework: $320 = \frac{P \times 8 \times 2}{100}$.
• Simplify the numerical equation: $320 = \frac{P \times 16}{100}$.
• Mathematically solve for $P$: $P = \frac{320 \times 100}{16} = 20 \times 100 = 2000$.
• The starting principal amount is ₹2000. The correct option is (c).

To identify the specific removed number:

• First, calculate the total absolute sum of the original 7 numbers: $7 \times 20 = 140$.
• When one number is intentionally removed from the set, there are exactly 6 numbers remaining, and their newly calculated average is given as 19.
• Next, calculate the sum of these remaining 6 numbers: $6 \times 19 = 114$.
• The value of the removed number is isolated by taking the difference between the original sum and the newly calculated sum: $140 - 114 = 26$.
• Therefore, the removed number is 26. The correct option is (c).

To solve for B's individual work rate:

• The combined total work rate of participants A and B is $\frac{1}{12}$ of the full work per day.
• The individual work rate for participant A is $\frac{1}{20}$ of the full work per day.
• Participant B's isolated work rate can be mathematically derived by subtracting A's known rate from their combined team rate: $B_{\text{rate}} = \frac{1}{12} - \frac{1}{20}$.
• Find a common denominator to execute the subtraction (60): $B_{\text{rate}} = \frac{5}{60} - \frac{3}{60} = \frac{2}{60} = \frac{1}{30}$.
• This fraction indicates that B can complete $\frac{1}{30}$ of the total work volume in one single day.
• Therefore, B working alone can finish the entire work block in 30 days. The correct option is (b).

To systematically determine the average speed spanning the entire journey:

• Calculate the required time taken strictly for the first outbound leg: $T_1 = \frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Speed}} = \frac{42}{14} = 3$ hours.
• Next, calculate the required time taken for the inbound return leg: $T_2 = \frac{42}{21} = 2$ hours.
• Calculate the total absolute distance cumulatively covered: $42 + 42 = 84$ km.
• Calculate the total sequential time taken: $3 + 2 = 5$ hours.
• Compute the final average speed: $\text{Average Speed} = \frac{\text{Total Distance}}{\text{Total Time}} = \frac{84}{5} = 16.8$ km/h.
• The correct option is (b).

Use the standard unitary arithmetic method to solve:

• First, systematically isolate and find the cost of a single book by dividing the total provided cost by the exact number of books: $\text{Cost of 1 book} = \frac{450}{15} = 30$.
• Next, multiply the derived cost of a single baseline book by the newly desired quantity: $\text{Cost of 24 books} = 24 \times 30 = 720$.
• The total cost calculated for 24 books amounts to ₹720. The correct option is (c).