GDS To MTS Question Paper 2025 Tamil Nadu Circle

A valid frank impression must consist of both a Value Die and a License Die.

Machine franked articles dropped in letter boxes are treated as unpaid, making statement (b) incorrect.

In the Railway Mail Service (RMS), a group of Sorting Assistants who are on duty at the same time in a Mail Office or a Transit Mail Office is collectively referred to as a 'Set'.

A Sub-Foreign Post Office is a Post Office that is not an Exchange Office, meaning it neither closes bags for other countries nor receives bags directly from foreign countries.

However, it carries out customs examination, assessment, and accounting of customs duty.

These offices are established mainly for the convenience of senders and addressees who may need to submit documents or complete customs formalities for the dispatch or release of foreign articles.

To rent a Post Box for receiving mail, an application must be submitted in the prescribed format directly to the Postmaster of the concerned post office where the facility is available.

A Returned Letter Office (RLO) is established at the Headquarters of a Postal Circle and deals with unclaimed or refused articles, as well as articles that have no address or have incomplete or illegible addresses.

Under Postal Life Insurance (PLI), Yugal Suraksha (Joint Life Assurance) allows a minimum sum assured of INR 20,000 and a maximum of INR 50 lakh.

The term of policy ranges from 5 to 20 years, not up to 45 years, making statement I correct and statement II incorrect.

Trial Cards are Service Post Cards [M-26(a)] used to determine the relative advantage of alternative mail routes or to identify the cause of delay in the transmission of postal articles.

Circle Bag Office (CBO) is the Postal Stores Depot located at the Headquarters of a Postal Circle. It is responsible for inspecting Divisional Bag Offices (DBOs) and Unit Bag Offices (UBOs), verifying bag balances, procuring and distributing bags, and arranging the repair and auction of bags.

As per the revised rates effective from 1 October 2025, the fee for Mandatory Biometric Update (with or without demographic update) for the 7–14 years and above 17 years age groups is ₹125.

The maximum deposit limit for the Senior Citizens Savings Scheme (SCSS) is INR 30 lakh. Premature closure is permitted anytime after opening (subject to penalty deductions), making statement II correct.

Domestic Speed Post is an affordable service that delivers document consignments up to 50 grams across India for ₹47 (plus GST, as applicable) and within the local area for ₹19 (plus GST, as applicable).

Domestic Speed Post Parcel delivers parcel consignments up to 50 grams across India for ₹35 and within the local area for ₹15.

Deen Dayal SPARSH (Scholarship for Promotion of Aptitude & Research in Stamps as a Hobby) Yojana awards scholarships to children from Standard VI to IX.

Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) is an initiative led jointly by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Department of Posts (DoP).

Business Post offers comprehensive mailing solutions specifically designed to assist corporate customers with pre-mailing activities like collection, insertion, sealing, and franking.

Services Offered by a Franchise Outlet

• Sale of postage stamps and postal stationery.
• Booking of Registered Articles, Speed Post Articles, and Money Orders.
• Functioning as an agent for Postal Life Insurance (PLI) and providing related after-sales services, including collection of premiums.
• Providing retail services such as bill, tax, and fine collection/payment on behalf of the Department.
• Facilitating the delivery of e-Governance and other citizen-centric services.
• Providing any other services introduced by the Department through Franchise Outlets in the future.

No renter is entitled to demand allotment of a Post Box with a particular number or a Post Box located in a particular row or position.

A Transit Mail Office (TMO) is a branch of the Railway Mail Service (RMS) where closed mail bags are received and dispatched without sorting letters. It is managed by a Mail Agent or Mail Guard and may function in multiple sets depending on operational requirements.

Section 263-A of the Indian Penal Code explicitly prohibits and penalizes the manufacture & use of fictitious postage stamps.

Articles posted by authorized government officials using service postage stamps must carry the superscription 'On India Government Service' (OIGS).

Statements I and II correctly outline prohibited items. However, articles contravening these provisions will be sent to Returned Letter Office for disposal, making statement III incorrect.

An individual can open only one PPF account in their name, making statement I false.

The statement II is incorrect. Premature closure of a Public Provident Fund (PPF) Account is permitted after 5 years, not 3 years, from the end of the financial year in which the account was opened, subject to specified conditions such as life-threatening illness, higher education, or change in residential status to NRI.

CELC stands for Child Enrolment Lite Client, an initiative utilized by IPPB to enroll children below 5 years for Aadhaar and perform mobile number updates.

The minimum initial deposit required to open a Sukanya Samriddhi Account (SSA) is INR 250, reduced from the earlier limit of INR 1000.

According to Post Office Regulations, the maximum permitted weight for an Inland Letter Card is 5 grams.

The historical book 'Freedom at Midnight', which details the events surrounding India's independence and partition, was co-authored by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre.

Mankading is a method of run-out where the bowler dismisses the non-striker for wandering out of the crease before the ball is bowled, named after the Indian bowler Vinoo Mankad.

DeepSeek gained significant global attention in early 2025 for releasing its advanced, cost-effective LLMs, challenging the dominance of OpenAI models.

The Airavatesvara Temple in Darasuram, a Great Living Chola Temple, is famous for its intricate stone carvings, including the optical illusion sculpture of a bull and an elephant sharing a head.

India House was established by Shyamji Krishna Varma in Highgate, London, and it became a prominent hub for Indian revolutionary nationalism abroad.

India's southernmost point is Indira Point in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The closest foreign country to this specific point is Indonesia.

Quantum Mechanics is the fundamental branch of physics that models the behavior of matter and light on the atomic and subatomic scale, introducing concepts like wave-particle duality and probability.

Gujarat boasts the longest coastline in India, extending for roughly 1600 kilometers along the Arabian Sea, featuring major maritime hubs such as the Kandla and Mundra ports.

According to Article 64 of the Indian Constitution, the Vice President of India acts as the ex officio Chairman of the Council of States (Rajya Sabha).

Here is the step-by-step solution:

• Step 1: Calculate the discount amount.
  Discount = $2000 \times 0.20 = 400$
• Step 2: Calculate the discounted price.
  Discounted Price = $2000 - 400 = 1600$
• Step 3: Calculate the GST amount on the discounted price.
  GST = $1600 \times 0.10 = 160$
• Step 4: Calculate the final price paid.
  Final Price = $1600 + 160 = 1760$

The customer pays 1,760.

Here is the step-by-step solution:

• Step 1: Calculate total Cost Price (CP).
  Total CP = $50 \times 12 = 600$
• Step 2: Calculate the Selling Price (SP) of the first 30 pens.
  CP of 30 pens = $30 \times 12 = 360$
  SP of 30 pens (20% profit) = $360 \times 1.20 = 432$
• Step 3: Calculate the Selling Price (SP) of the remaining 20 pens.
  CP of 20 pens = $20 \times 12 = 240$
  SP of 20 pens (10% profit) = $240 \times 1.10 = 264$
• Step 4: Calculate total Selling Price.
  Total SP = $432 + 264 = 696$
• Step 5: Calculate overall profit percentage.
  Profit = $696 - 600 = 96$
  Profit Percentage = $\frac{96}{600} \times 100 = 16\%$

The overall profit is 16%.

Here is the step-by-step solution:

• Step 1: Define the Selling Price (SP) and find the Cost Price (CP) for the man.
  He sold it for $54,000$ at a $20\%$ profit on his CP.
  Let his CP be $C$.
  $C \times 1.20 = 54000$
  $C = \frac{54000}{1.20} = 45000$
• Step 2: Relate the CP to the Marked Price (MP).
  He bought it at a $10\%$ discount on the MP.
  $MP \times (1 - 0.10) = CP$
  $MP \times 0.90 = 45000$
• Step 3: Solve for Marked Price.
  $MP = \frac{45000}{0.90} = 50000$

The marked price was 50,000.

Here is the step-by-step solution:

• Step 1: Identify given values.
  Principal ($P$) = $15000$
  Amount ($A$) = $21000$
  Rate ($R$) = $8\%$
• Step 2: Calculate Simple Interest ($SI$).
  $SI = A - P = 21000 - 15000 = 6000$
• Step 3: Use the Simple Interest formula to find Time ($T$).
  $SI = \frac{P \times R \times T}{100}$
  $6000 = \frac{15000 \times 8 \times T}{100}$
  $6000 = 1200 \times T$
  $T = \frac{6000}{1200} = 5$

The money was invested for 5 years.

Here is the step-by-step solution:

• Step 1: Set up variables.
  Let the amount lent at $10\%$ be $x$.
  Then the amount lent at $6\%$ is $(20000 - x)$.
• Step 2: Form an equation using the total interest.
  Interest from $10\%$ part + Interest from $6\%$ part = Total Interest
  $\frac{x \times 10 \times 1}{100} + \frac{(20000 - x) \times 6 \times 1}{100} = 1600$
• Step 3: Solve the equation.
  $0.10x + 0.06(20000 - x) = 1600$
  $0.10x + 1200 - 0.06x = 1600$
  $0.04x = 400$
  $x = \frac{400}{0.04} = 10000$

The amount lent at 10% was ₹10,000.

Here is the step-by-step solution:

• Step 1: Calculate the initial total weight.
  Initial Total Weight = $8 \times 70 = 560$ kg
• Step 2: Determine the new average and new total weight.
  New average weight = $70 + 1 = 71$ kg
  New Total Weight = $8 \times 71 = 568$ kg
• Step 3: Set up an equation with the man who left ($x$).
  $560 - x + 80 = 568$
  $640 - x = 568$
  $x = 640 - 568 = 72$ kg

The weight of the man who left was 72 kg.

Here is the step-by-step solution:

• Step 1: Find total work (LCM of days).
  LCM of $12$ and $18$ is $36$. Let total work be $36$ units.
• Step 2: Calculate daily efficiency.
  A's efficiency = $\frac{36}{12} = 3$ units/day
  B's efficiency = $\frac{36}{18} = 2$ units/day
  Combined efficiency = $3 + 2 = 5$ units/day
• Step 3: Calculate work done together.
  Work done in $4$ days = $5 \times 4 = 20$ units
• Step 4: Calculate remaining work.
  Remaining work = $36 - 20 = 16$ units
• Step 5: Calculate time B takes to finish remaining work alone.
  Days for B = $\frac{16}{2} = 8$ days
• Step 6: Calculate total time.
  Total days = $4$ (together) + $8$ (B alone) = $12$ days.

Here is the step-by-step solution:

• Step 1: Calculate the total distance.
  $\text{Distance} = \text{Speed} \times \text{Time}$
  $\text{Distance} = 60 \text{ km/h} \times 4 \text{ hours} = 240 \text{ km}$
• Step 2: Determine the new speed.
  New speed = $60 + 20 = 80 \text{ km/h}$
• Step 3: Calculate the new time required.
  $\text{Time} = \frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Speed}}$
  $\text{Time} = \frac{240}{80} = 3 \text{ hours}$

It will take 3 hours.

Here is the step-by-step solution:

• Step 1: Calculate total work in terms of man-hours.
  $\text{Total Work} = 18 \text{ workers} \times 24 \text{ days} \times 6 \text{ hours/day} = 2592 \text{ man-hours}$
• Step 2: Calculate work done in the first 8 days.
  $\text{Work Done} = 18 \text{ workers} \times 8 \text{ days} \times 6 \text{ hours/day} = 864 \text{ man-hours}$
• Step 3: Calculate remaining work.
  $\text{Remaining Work} = 2592 - 864 = 1728 \text{ man-hours}$
• Step 4: Determine new working conditions.
  Remaining workers = $18 - 6 = 12 \text{ workers}$
  New hours per day = $8 \text{ hours}$
• Step 5: Calculate days required to finish remaining work.
  $\text{Days} = \frac{\text{Remaining Work}}{\text{Workers} \times \text{Hours/day}} = \frac{1728}{12 \times 8} = \frac{1728}{96} = 18 \text{ days}$
• Step 6: Calculate total days to finish the job.
  $\text{Total Days} = 8 \text{ (initial)} + 18 \text{ (remaining)} = 26 \text{ days}$

Here is the step-by-step solution:

• Step 1: Determine Raj's age 5 years ago.
  Raj's current age = $17$
  Raj's age 5 years back = $17 - 5 = 12$
• Step 2: Determine Rahim's age 5 years ago using the given ratio.
  Raj was $\frac{1}{3}$ of Rahim's age 5 years back.
  $12 = \frac{1}{3} \times \text{Rahim's age 5 years back}$
  $\text{Rahim's age 5 years back} = 12 \times 3 = 36$
• Step 3: Determine Rahim's current age.
  Rahim's current age = $36 + 5 = 41$

Rahim is 41 years old now.