Hi friends, here is the GDS/MTS/Postman to PA/SA Exam 2026 Model Questions. These questions will be very useful for the LDCE/CE Exam for Postal/Sorting Assistant scheduled to be held on 28th June 2026. Attempt this questios and refresh your knowledge.
GDS/MTS/Postman to PA/SA Exam 2026 Model Questions
LDCE Practice Quiz
Postal Assistant / Sorting Assistant | 20 Questions | Select one answer per question
📮 LDCE – PA/SA Practice Questions (Set 1)
Part A: Postal Operations & Procedures
1. Under which category of mail does a Registered Letter with Acknowledgement Due fall?
- (A) Ordinary mail
- (B) Speed Post
- (C) Registered mail
- (D) Parcel mail
2. The maximum weight limit for a domestic Speed Post article is:
- (A) 5 kg
- (B) 10 kg
- (C) 20 kg
- (D) 35 kg
3. Which form is used for booking a Money Order?
- (A) BO-1
- (B) MO-1
- (C) TR-5
- (D) SB-3
4. “Undelivered articles” that cannot be returned to sender are sent to:
- (A) Head Post Office
- (B) Circle Office
- (C) Returned Letter Office (RLO)
- (D) GPO
5. Which of the following is NOT a value payable article?
- (A) V.P. Parcel
- (B) V.P. Letter
- (C) Registered Newspaper
- (D) V.P. Book Packet
Part B: Post Office Savings Schemes
6. The current lock-in period for a Public Provident Fund (PPF) account is:
- (A) 5 years
- (B) 10 years
- (C) 15 years
- (D) 20 years
7. Under Sukanya Samriddhi Account (SSA), the account can be opened for a girl child up to the age of:
- (A) 10 years
- (B) 12 years
- (C) 14 years
- (D) 18 years
8. The minimum deposit to open a Post Office Monthly Income Scheme (POMIS) account is:
- (A) ₹500
- (B) ₹1,000
- (C) ₹5,000
- (D) ₹10,000
9. Which savings scheme offers the highest rate of interest among the following (as per current GoI rates)?
- (A) Post Office Recurring Deposit
- (B) Post Office Time Deposit (1 year)
- (C) Sukanya Samriddhi Account
- (D) Senior Citizens Savings Scheme
10. A Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) certificate can be transferred from one person to another:
- (A) Never
- (B) Only after 5 years
- (C) Under specific conditions with prescribed application
- (D) Any time freely
Part C: PLI / RPLI
11. Postal Life Insurance (PLI) is available to:
- (A) All citizens of India
- (B) Only Central Government employees
- (C) Employees of Central/State Governments, PSUs, Defence, and select institutions
- (D) Only postal employees
12. The maximum sum assured under Rural Postal Life Insurance (RPLI) Whole Life Assurance (Gram Suraksha) is:
- (A) ₹5 lakh
- (B) ₹10 lakh
- (C) ₹25 lakh
- (D) ₹50 lakh
13. Under PLI, the grace period allowed for payment of a monthly premium is:
- (A) 15 days
- (B) 30 days
- (C) 45 days
- (D) 60 days
Part D: IPPB & Financial Services
14. India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) operates under the regulatory oversight of:
- (A) Ministry of Finance
- (B) Department of Posts
- (C) Reserve Bank of India
- (D) SEBI
15. The maximum balance that can be held in an IPPB savings account at any point of time is:
- (A) ₹50,000
- (B) ₹2,00,000
- (C) ₹5,00,000
- (D) No limit
Part E: Service Rules & Conduct
16. Under CCS (Conduct) Rules 1964, a Government servant wishing to acquire immovable property by purchase must:
- (A) Submit a declaration within 30 days of purchase
- (B) Seek prior permission from Head of Department always
- (C) Intimate the prescribed authority if the value exceeds the prescribed limit
- (D) No obligation exists
17. A Government servant placed under suspension is entitled to a subsistence allowance initially at:
- (A) 25% of basic pay
- (B) 50% of basic pay
- (C) 75% of basic pay
- (D) Full basic pay
18. The appointing authority for a Postal Assistant (PA) in a Division is:
- (A) Postmaster General
- (B) Director, Postal Services
- (C) Senior Superintendent of Post Offices / Superintendent of Post Offices
- (D) Director General, Postal Services
Part F: General Knowledge (Postal/GK)
19. The PIN code system in India was introduced in the year:
- (A) 1960
- (B) 1968
- (C) 1972
- (D) 1975
20. “Project Arrow,” a modernisation initiative of India Post, was launched in:
- (A) 2004
- (B) 2008
- (C) 2010
- (D) 2012