Question

What does QMS stand for?
A. Quick Medical Service
B. Quick Mail Service
C. Quick Mother Dairy Service
D. None of these

Answer 1

Hint: It was established on 15 April 1975. This government-operated service comes under the aegis of the Ministry of Communication. It is headquartered in the Dak Bhavan in Delhi.

Complete answer: Option B is correct.
- The Indian Post came up with this to ensure speedy delivery for which many measures were instituted like surcharges (later removed) and air mail.
In 1950, the Indian airlines flew night sorties carrying the post from important cities like Delhi, Bombay and Madras, which all converged in the city of Pune in Maharashtra. Railways and buses were also occasionally employed for the same. It was still not sufficient and was repeatedly tweaked for optimum results.
- Some personal accounts say that it was eventually free of charge ( one could say it functioned on goodwill). All you had to do was write, ‘Q.M.S’ on top of your letter and it was diverted to that facility. However, you can imagine how people started overusing this and that, combined with the arrival of private couriers in the scene, reduced the usage and significance of this system. It has been replaced by Speed Post.

Other phrases given as options are redundant. Thus, Option B is the right answer.

Note: A need was felt for efficient movement of mail since the Independence, and this made strides in achieving that ideal. Today, the ‘post office’ in India is the most widely distributed in the world.