Question Bank - PS Gr B

Questions on Indian Post Office Act 1898

SL.No	Question	Answer
1	When was the Indian Post office Act enacted?	In 1866 the post office   Act was enacted.
2	State the section of IPO Act 1898under which addressee remit the postage when such postal article appears to the satisfaction of the Postmaster General to have been maliciously sent for the purpose of annoying the addressee.	Under section 11 of IPO Act 1898
3	What shall be the prima facie evidence that the sum denoted as due  & under what section of the IPO Act 1898	Under section 15 of IPO Act 1898, the official mark on a postal article denoting any postage or other sum is due shall be the prima facie evidence that the sum denoted as due.
4	Who will fix the price at which postage stamps shall be sold?	Central Govt may fix the price
5	Is there a provision in the section that postage stamps to be deemed to be stamps for the purpose of revenue? If so state the section.	Under section 17 of IPO Act 1898 there is a provision.
6	Chapter VI of IPO Act deals with	a)      Registration,Insurance and VPP. b)      Condition of Transmission of postal Articles c)       Undelivered Postal articles d)      Money orders ANS -  A
7	What is the period of detention of money or saleable property not being of a perishable nature found in any undelivered postal article and which section of IPO Act allows such detention.	Under section 39 (b) of IPO Act 1898such articles shall be detained for one year in the office of Postmaster General.
8	Any wrong payment of a money order within the expiration of one year from the date of  the issue of the order – whether any suit or legal proceeding shall be instituted if so under which section	Yes ,any suit or legal proceeding shall be instituted under section 48 (b)of IPO Act 1898.
9	Is there any provision of penalty for defiling or injuring post office letter boxes if so up to what amount & under which section?	Under section 62 of IPO Act 1898, person shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine or with both.
10	What is to be described as property in cases of offences to be laid in the post office?	Under section 71, In every prosecution for an offence i/r/o a mail bag or of any postal article sent by post  it shall be sufficient for the purpose of the charge to describe the mail bag or postal article as being property of the post office.