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Indian Philately Quiz: Questions and Answers, Mock Test, MCQs, Online Test

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Indian Philately Quiz

The word Philately means the collection and research of the postal stamps. It also involves the study, collection, research and appreciation of all those products which are included in the philatelic products. There are many questions asked in the Government Competitive exams and many of the candidates are not knowing about the the word Philatelic.

So, In this article General Knowledge Questions and Answers are available on Philatelic. It will also help you for the ‘Philatelic Quiz Competition’ and many other competitions. Thus, this article is to provide the information about the Philatelic and its different products.

Indian Philately Quiz

Indian Philately Quiz

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#1. Of what etymological origin is the word philately?

American and Spanish
Italian and Chinese
Greek and French
French and Spanish

#2. Who came up with the word philately?

Georges Herpin
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Harold Ickes
John K. Tiffany

#3. When was the first all Indian Stamp issued?

1888
1947
1894
1854

#4. Where was the India’s first General Post Office or GPO established?

Mumbai
Kolkatta
Chennai
Bengalore

#5. How many General Post Office or GPOs are there in Postal Circle?

One
Two
Three
Four

#6. Where is the world’s highest post office located?

Bihar
Assam
Himachal Pradesh
Chattisgarh

#7. The first commemorative postal stamp on a person was issued in India in 1948. Who was the personality?

Mother Teresa
Jawaharlal Nehru
Subhashchandra Bose
Mahatma Gandhi

#8. What postage stamp is used for the official mail posted by Government/ Semi Government?

Revenue Stamp
Service Stamp
Notary Stamp
Definitive Stamp

#9. What is the term for all the small horizontal and vertical cuts between stamps to facilitate separation?

Postmark
Imperforate
Rouletting
Perforations

#10. Who was the first Indian Woman to introduce on stamp?

Mother Teresa
Sarojini Naidu
Meerabai
Indira Gandhi

#11. Which digit of PIN Code is reserved for Army Postal Service?

5
6
7
9

#12. Who was the first Indian King to be depicted in the postal stamp?

Babar
Akbar
Chandra Gupt Maurya
Shah Jahan

#13. What is the white border area of the sheet of stamp called?

Selvage
Grill
Tab
Cachet

#14. What was depicted in the first postal stamp of independent India?

Mahatma Gandhi
National Flag
Ashoka Lion Capital
Aircraft

#15. Which was the first institutioan commemorative postage stamp issued by India Post?

Steel Industry of India
Geological Survey of India
Universal Postal India
Air-India International

#16. The first commemorative stamp on event was released in the year 1952. What was the event?

First General Election
Assam-Tibet Earthquake
First Asian Games
Central Railway was formed

#17. What is the minimum amount required to open a philately account in India?

200
300
400
500

#18. National Phitalely Day is celebrated on

26 October
9 October
12 October
17 October

#19. Name the first Indian newspaper to be honoured by postal stamp?

The Hindu
The Hindustan Times
The Indian Express
Times of India

#20. The only person in the world to be honoured with a stamp by over 43 countries of the globe?

Albert Einstein
Mahatma Gandhi
Abraham Lincoln
Nelson Mandela

#21. Which is the country that has the largest postal network in the world?

Britain
China
India
France

#22. The first stamp on independent India was issued on ?

November 21, 1947
October 13, 1947
December 25, 1947
January 26, 1947

Article last re-published on August 5, 2020.