LDCE - Inspector Posts 2025 – Paper I –Answer Key Part I (1-50)

1. A person aggrieved by any order passed by the Central Authority under sections 20 and 21 of Consumer Protection Act 2019 may file an appeal to the National Commission within a period of how many days from the date of receipt of such order:
Answer: (B) 30 days

2. The District Commission, the State Commission or the National Commission established under Consumer Protection Act 2019 shall not admit a complaint unless it is filed within how many years from the date on which the cause of action has arisen?
Answer: (B) Two Year

3. A product liability action under section 82 of Consumer Protection Act 2019 may not be brought by a complainant against:
Answer: (D) Against a celebrity who endorses the product (advertiser)

4. Which section of Consumer Protection Act 2019 contains provisions related to “Exceptions to product liability action”:
Answer: (C) Section 87

5. Which of the following bodies are empowered to make Rules as per Consumer Protection Act 2019?
Answer: (A) Central Government

6. The Post Office Act 2023 came into force on:
Answer: (A) 18th June 2024

7. Which of the following statements is not true in respect of Post Office Act 2023?
Answer: (C) Post Office Act 2023 has taken away the exclusive privilege of issuing postage stamps by Post office.

8. Which of the following statements is not true in respect of Post Office Act 2023?
Answer: (C) A postage stamp cannot be in digital form

9. As per provisions contained in The Post Office Act, 2023, which of the following statements is not true:
Answer: (D) Prescribing standards for addressing or identifiers... on the items is within the jurisdiction of parliament which will pass law on that.

10. Which Section of The Post Office Act, 2023 empowers the Central Government to make rules?
Answer: (B) Section 12

11. Which Section of The Post Office Act, 2023 empowers the Director General to make regulations?
Answer: (B) Section 4

12. Which Section of The Post Office Act, 2023 exempts the Post Office and its officers from liabilities related to service provided by the Post Office?
Answer: (A) Section 10

13. As per AML/CFT guidelines issued by the Department, who is not a customer:
Answer: (D) Anyone who is not covered in A, B, C above

14. Please refer to following aspects of AML/CFT activities and state that as per AML/CFT guidelines issued by the Department, which of the aspects are covered:
Answer: (D) All (i), (ii) and (iii) are covered

15. As per current AML/CFT guidelines issued by the Department, where the customer opens account or applies for purchase of certificates... with an amount exceeding 50,000/- but up to 10 lakh... he will be categorised in:
Answer: (B) Medium Risk Category

16. As per current AML/CFT guidelines issued by the Department, which of the following cannot be used as a valid “Address Proof”:
Answer: (D) Certificate given by headmaster of local school

17. Which section of Information Technology Act 2000 provides for “Legal recognition of electronic signatures”:
Answer: (B) Section 5

18. “Cyber Terrorism” is punishable under which section of Information Technology Act 2000?
Answer: (C) Section 66F

19. Which of the following is not true as per different provisions contained in Information Technology Act 2000?
Answer: (D) It confers full right to any person to insist that a document should be accepted in electronic form only

20. A police officer not below which rank cannot investigate any offence under Information Technology Act 2000?
Answer: (A) Inspector

21. As per Public Provident Fund Scheme, 2019, what is the maximum limit of subscription amount that can be made in a PPF Account during a financial year?
Answer: (A) 150000

22. As per Public Provident Fund Scheme, 2019, a subscription to a PPF Account must be in the multiple of:
Answer: (C) Rs 50

23. A Sukanya Samriddhi Account may be opened by one of the guardian in the name of a girl child, who has not attained the age of ……… years as on the date of opening of the account:
Answer: (B) Ten

24. The total amount deposited in a Sukanya Samriddhi Account shall not exceed Rs. ………in a financial year:
Answer: (C) 150000

25. The maximum amount of Policy/ies that a person can avail should not exceed the maximum amount of sum assured of:
Answer: (A) Rs 50 Lacs

26. The minimum age at entry for an Anticipated Endowment Assurance plan cannot be less than how many years on the next birth day:
Answer: (B) 19 years

27. The minimum sum assured for a 10-year Rural Postal Life Insurance Policy (Gram Priya) cannot be less than Rs. … :
Answer: (C) 10000

28. What is ‘Maximum aggregated sum assured limit of non-medical RPLI policy/ies with non-standard age proof:
Answer: (A) Rs. 25000

29. Which of the following statement is correct as per Post office Life Insurance Scheme, 2011?
Answer: (D) Loan may be granted on the security of Whole Life Insurance Policy (Sampurn Jeevan Bima Policy)

30. As per Rule 64 of Branch Post Office Rules, what should be the colour of Check slip for ordinary sorting bundles?
Answer: (C) Green

31. Which of the following is not true as per Branch Post Office Rules?
Answer: (C) Labelled bundles are due.

32. As per Rule 288 of Postal Manual Volume II, what is the periodicity for review of Master Schedule of Forms?
Answer: (A) Three Years

33. As per Rule 453 of Postal Manual Volume II, which is not a category of Building Projects?
Answer: (D) Artificial Buildings

34. As per Rule 637 of Postal Manual Volume II, the case mark "C" in office of a Superintendent of Post Offices denotes cases related to:
Answer: (B) Pensions and gratuities

35. As per Postal Manual Volume III, which of the following recoveries does not require consent of the suspended official?
Answer: (D) Income tax and super tax

36. Which of the following is true about an officer appointed to perform the current duties of an appointment:
Answer: (C) He cannot exercise statutory powers vested in the full-fledge incumbent of the post

37. As per Rule 18 of Postal Manual Volume VIII, who is competent to fix the extent and the headquarters of each Inspector’s sub-division:
Answer: (A) The Head of Circle

38. During which months of the year Half-yearly enumeration exercise is made...?
Answer: (B) February and August

39. Who can fix the minimum and maximum cash balance of the first class Head office?
Answer: (A) The Senior Superintendent of Post Offices

40. A “Form A” order is issued by the Superintendent of Railway Mail Service to communicate:
Answer: (A) Any change in a sorting list

41. The STS officer who heads a First-Class Head Office is called:
Answer: (B) Chief Postmaster

42. A Transit mail Office deals with?
Answer: (A) Only Closed Bags

43. Which of the following is a due bag?
Answer: (B) Transit bag

44. A “Book of Post Mark” is not mandatory to be maintained in?
Answer: (C) In every Divisional Office

45. As per rule 4 of Postal Manual Volume VI, who is competent to approve the “Memorandum of Distribution of Work” for the staff posted in a Post office?
Answer: (A) The Superintendent

46. What is the preservation period of Postmaster’s Order Book as per Rule 25 of Postal Manual Volume VI?
Answer: (C) 3 years

47. Which of the following records of the Post Office is a permanent record?
Answer: (D) Nominal Roll

48. Which of the following is not the work of a record officer?
Answer: (C) Approving the distribution of work among the officials of the Record office

49. Which one of the following is not a Part of Jan Suraksha Schemes?
Answer: (A) Sukanya Samriddhi Yojna

50. The maximum amount of Money Order cannot exceed
Answer: (B) Ten thousand rupees

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