GDS to MTS LDCE
Gramin Dak Sevak to Multi Tasking Staff
Exam pattern
| Paper | Questions | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paper 1 | 50 | 100 | — |
| Part A | 30 | 60 | |
| Part B | 20 | 40 |
Syllabus 23 topics
PO Guide Part I9 topics · 46 marks
- Organization of the Department
- Types of Post Offices
- Business and working hours
- Payment of postage, stamps, stationery, and franking rules
- Packing, sealing, and posting rules
- Methods of address and official postal articles
- Post boxes, post bags, and duties of Letter Box Peon
- Prohibited postal articles
- Products and Services
Postal Manual Volume V1 topics · 14 marks
- Important definitions and basic terminology. 14 marks
General Awareness5 topics · 20 marks
- Indian Geography (Rivers, mountains, states, capitals)
- Civics (Indian Constitution, government structure, fundamental rights)
- General Knowledge & Current Affairs (Last 6 months)
- Indian Culture and Freedom Struggle
- Ethics and Moral Study
Basic Arithmetic8 topics · 20 marks
- BODMAS rule
- Percentage
- Profit and Loss
- Simple Interest
- Averages
- Time and Work
- Time and Distance
- Unitary Method
Try sample questions
An Ordinary T.M.O. is accepted while the telegraph office of destination is closed. What happens to it?
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Answer: D — T.M.O.s are accepted on the understanding that they will not be transmitted by wire until closed offices open. (Clause 237)
An insured foreign inward article has been repacked after examination. The addressee asks for open delivery. What should the Post Office do?
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Answer: B — When insured foreign inward articles are repacked, a demand from the addressee or sender for open delivery should be acceded to. (Rule 123(5))
In a particular month there is no material for a Director-General's circular. What happens?
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Answer: C — If in any month there is no material for a circular, none is issued that month. (Rule 149)
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