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Questions on Indian Post office Act 1898

1) Meanings of “in course of transmission by post” and “delivery”.- For the purposes of this Act, -	(a)     a postal article shall be deemed to be in course of transmission by the post from the time of its being delivered to a post office to the time of its being delivered to the addressee or of its being returned to the sender or otherwise disposed of under Chapter VII; (b)    the delivery of a postal article of any description to a postman or other person authorized to receive postal articles of that description for the post shall be deemed to be a delivery to a post office; and (c)    The delivery of a postal article at the house or office of the addressee, or to the addressee or his servant or agent or other person considered to be authorized to receive the article according to the usual manner of delivering postal articles to the addressee, shall be deemed to be delivery to the addressee. d)    All the above. Answer:- D
2)Penalty for voluntary withdrawal from duty, without permission or notice, of person employed to carry or deliver mail bags or postal articles.-	Punishable with imprisonment which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to fifty rupees, or with both.
3)Penalty for making false entry in register kept by person employed to carry or deliver any postal articles.-	Punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees, or with both.
4) Penalty for opening, detaining or delaying postal articles.	Punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine or both.
5)Under which section of IPO Act 1998 central Govt has a power to Recovery of postage and other sums due in respect of postal articles.-	Under section 12 of IPO Act 1898
6)Power to make rules as to transmission by post of postal articles.-	Under section 21 of IPO Act 1898
7) Power to postpone dispatch or delivery of certain postal articles.—	Under section 22 of IPO Act 1898
8)Power to deal with postal articles posted in contravention of Act.-	Under section 23 of IPO Act 1898
9) Power to declare rates of foreign postage-	Under section 10 of IPO Act 1898
10) Mark the correct option	A)    The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, fix the rates of postage B)     The Department of Posts may, by notification in the Official Gazette, fix the rates of postage C)     The Ministry of Communication & IT may, by notification in the Official Gazette, fix the rates of postage D)    The Ministry of Finance  may, by notification in the Official Gazette, fix the rates of postage Answer:- A)

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