Question

Apart from offering post and telegraph services, a post office in India may also provide which of the following services?
a. Transfer of money
b. Collecting payments on behalf of the government
c. Financial services like savings bank account
d. All of these

Answer 1

Hint:
The Department of post (DoP), trading as India Post, is a government postal system in India that is a subsidiary of the Ministry of Communications. Commonly referred to as the "the Post Office" in India, it is the most widely used postal system in the world. Warren Hastings took the initiative of the East India Company to open a postal service in India in 1688.

Complete solution:
Indian Post was originally created under the name Company Mail. It was later converted into service under the "Crown" by Lord Dalhousie in 1854. Dalhousie introduced the uniform postage fee (universal service) and helped pass the India Postal Act 1854, which was a significant increase over the Postal Act of 1837, which introduced regular post offices in India. He created the post of Director-General of the Post for the whole country.
Services:
- Money transfer: Money can be sent by post and this is called a money order.
-Collecting money: sends orders and notices to people who are indebted to the government.
- Savings: The Post Office offers a range of savings plans, including National Savings Certificates, Public Provident Fund, Savings Accounts, Monthly Income Plans, Seniors Savings Plans and Term Deposit Accounts.
- Insurance: also provides various insurance systems and policies.

Hence, the correct answer is option D.

Note:
India is one of the earliest active members of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), a specialized agency of the United Nations based in Bern, Switzerland. To ensure the safe and timely delivery of goods, the department has signed an agreement for the delivery and installation of GPS devices in 990 mail cars. GPS devices are already installed in 926 mail cars.