Philately Quiz - Quiz On Postal System 3

Philately is the study of stamps and postal history and other related items. It is known as the King of Hobbies. The Department of Posts will celebrate the National Postal Week between October 9 and 15 to highlight its role and contribution in the lives of people.

Here is a quiz on the postal system to help you to assess and enhance your knowledge..

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1.Which American President is known as philatelic - stamp collecting President?

Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
John F Kennedy
Franklin D. Roosevelt

2.The first country other than India to release a stamp on Mahatma Gandhi

Great Britain
United States of America
Russia
Italy

3.Who was the first foreign woman to be honoured on Indian Postal Stamp?

Annie Besant
Queen Victoria
Lady Diana
Marie Curie

4.The term "philately" was first used by

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Georges Herpin
Rowland Hill
John Barefoot

5.What is the full form of PIN

Postal Index Number
Postal Information Number
Personal Index Number
Postal Input Number

6.First Indian stamp on a living personality was issued in 1958. Name the personality

Mahatma Gandhi
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Jawaharlal Nehru
Dhondo Keshav Karve

7.First Cine Actress portrayed on Indian Postage stamps

Nargis Dutt
Hema Malini
Madhubala
None of these

8.Name the first adhesive postage stamp

Two pence Blue
Bull's Eye
Penny black
Z?rich 4 and 6

9.The official language of UPU is

English
Russian
Spanish
French

10.The theme of 2016 World Post Day is

Tell us about the world you want to grow up in
The Post: Delivering for People and Businesses Daily
Innovation, Integration and Inclusion
Music can touch lives

Philately Quiz - Quiz On Postal System 2

Philately is the study of stamps and postal history and other related items. It is known as the King of Hobbies. The Department of Posts will celebrate the National Postal Week between October 9 and 15 to highlight its role and contribution in the lives of people.
Here is a quiz on the postal system to help you to assess and enhance your knowledge.

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1.Who was the founder of Telegraph and postal in India?

Lord Dalhousie
Lord William Bentinck
Lord Curzon
Lord Cornwallis

2.In which year did speed post service start in India?

1988
1958
1986
1990

3.First personality in whose name the first commemorative stamp was issued while he was alive?

Mahatma Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
Indira Gandhi
Dr. Rajendra Prasad

4.Name the first American President to be honoured on Indian Postal stamps

Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
John F Kennedy
Franklin D. Roosevelt

5.First Indian state having Post Offices in all villages

Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
Mahrashtra
Kerala

6.How many PIN Code zones are there in India?

10
8
7
9

7.The printing of Indian postage stamps are conducted at

?India Security Press, Nasik
Head Post Office, New Delhi
Publication Division, New Delhi
Government?Central?Press, Chennai

8.First Indian Personality who was depicted in foreign stamps

Jawaharlal Nehru
Sir CV Raman
Mahatma Gandhi
Mother Teresa

9.The National Philatelic Museum of India is located at

Mumbai
Calcutta
Nashik
New Delhi

10.The length of PIN Code is

7
10
6
9

Philately Quiz - Quiz on Postal System 1

Philately is the study of stamps and postal history and other related items. It is known as the King of Hobbies. The Department of Posts will celebrate the National Postal Week between October 9 and 15 to highlight its role and contribution in the lives of people.
Here is a quiz on the postal system to help you to assess and enhance your knowledge.

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1.National Philately Day is celebrated on

9 October
13 October
29 October
12 October

2.World Post Day is celebrated on

9 October
13 October
29 October
12 October

3.The Head Quarters of Universal Postal Union?(UPU)

Bern, Switzerland
Geneva, Switzerland
London, UK
New York, USA

4.Name the first Indian newspaper to be honoured on Postal Stamp

Indian Express
The Hindu
The Hindustan Times
Times of India

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

Mahatma Gandhi
Nelson Mandela
Albert Einstein
Abraham Lincoln

6.The first official U.S. stamps, 5 and 10 cent, were issued in 1847. Which one of the following was not among the personalities depicted on these stamps?

Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
None of these

7.The first foreigner to be honoured on Indian stamp

Nelson Mandela
Henry Dunant
Bartholomus Ziegenbalg
Albert Einstein

8.Which is the one and only country that has no need to put its country name on its postage stamps?

India
Great Britain
United States of America
Brazil

9.Name the country that has the largest postal network in the world

India
Great Britain
United States of America
France

10.The First Stamp of Independent India was issued on?

November 21,1947
August 15,1947
January 26,1952
October 13,1947

Environment Quiz - Green Olympiad Practice Questions 3

A Quiz On Environment Which Will Be Useful For Preparing For Competitions Like Green Olympiad.

Green Olympiad sample questions, previous year green Olympiad questions

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1.Which of the following is pumped out of wells and sent to refineries where it is separated into various components and products?

Petroleum
Crude Oil
Gasoline
None of the above

2.What is a liquid mixture of complex hydrocarbon compounds called?'

Petroleum
Carbon
Natural gas
Nitrogen

3. Nuclear fission produces daughter nuclei and neutrons. What happens when these neutrons go on to split other nuclei?

Chain reaction
Reverse reaction
Neutral reaction
Controlled reaction

4.The breakdown of organic matter in the soil results in the formation of a complex organic substance, which has a characteristic black or dark brown colour and enhances the fertility of the soil. Which par t of soil is this?

Pores?
Rockylayer
Humus
Bedrock

5.Biosphere reserves are areas of terrestrial and coastal ecosystems which are internationally recognized within the framework of Man and me Biosphere (MAB) Programme. Of me following biosphere reserves which one is located in the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka?

Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
Kokrek Biosphere Reserve
Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve
Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve

6.Where is natural geothermal energy generated?

In laboratories
Below the earch's surface
By burning firewood
In stars

7.Which of the following is not a renewable energy source?

Natural gas
Wind power
Solar electricity
All of the above

8.Of the following, which is the best place to install a wind turbine?

Near the sea shore
Forests
Underground parking areas
Cities with dense habitation

9.Of the following terms, which one is used to collectively describe coal, oil, and natural gas?

Dino fuels
Biofuels
Fossil fuels
Ground fuels

10.Petroleum, a naturally occurring resource, is a geological formation found beneath the Earth's surface. Ic is refined to yield various types of fuels. 'What is the process involved in refining of petroleum known as?

Scintillation
Distillation
Gasification
Refraction

Environment Quiz - Green Olympiad Practice Questions 2

A quiz on environment which will be useful for preparing for competitions like Green Olympiad.
Green Olympiad sample questions, previous year green Olympiad questions

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1. Which of the following regions has the largest glaciers in the world?

Antartica
Greenland
Pacific Northwest
Siberia

2. Which of the following can be recovered from the recycling of tetra paks?

Aluminium
Glass
Water
Iron

3. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change was opened for signature at the Rio Earth Summit. Name the landmark protocol that was adopted 5 years later, which required industrialized nations to collectively reduce their greenhouse gas emissions 5% below their 1990 levels.

Kyoto Protocol
Vienna Convention
Basel Convention
Agenda 21

4. Peru and other small island nations in the central pacific sold this phosphate rich excreta of bird to countries in Europe as fertilizer which brought in large revenues what is the excreta called?

Nuno
Progo
Guano
Rogono

5.Ninety percent of all volcanic activity occurs in the oceans. In 1993, scientists located the largest known concentration of active volcanoes on the sea floor in the South Pacific. This area, the size of New York State, hosts 1,133 volcanic cones and seamounts.

Wand of fire
Ring of fire
Ring of volcanoes
Ring of flames

6. Margosa Oil is widely used as a traditional medicine by Indians in India, Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. From which tree is it extracted?

Neem
Mango
Eucalyptus
None of the above

7. It is very cold in Greenland, yet there are some Eskimos who use refrigerators. What is the purpose?

To keep food cold
To prevent food from freezing
To store food
None of the above

8. Its primary objective is the conservation and management of diversity among plants, animals, birds, etc. It also provides opportunities for the protection of indigenous knowledge practices and innovations related to the natural environment. This is known as the

Convention on Biological Diversity
Montreal Protocol
Framework Convention on Climate Change
Kyoto Protocol

9. In recent years, the environment has become a major issue all over the world and various steps have been taken for its protection. The United Nations held its first international conference on Human Environment on 5 June 1972 in this city. Since then, the World Environment Day is also celebrated on this day. Name the city.

Berlin
Stockholm
Washington
Vienna

10.In oceans, which of the following is thought of as an invisible blanket, which spearates the upper mixed layer from the calm deep water below?

Thermocline
Pycnocline
Epilimnion
Hypolimnion

Environment Quiz - Green Olympiad Practice Questions 1

A quiz on environment which will be useful for preparing for competitions like Green Olympiad.
Green Olympiad sample questions, previous year green Olympiad questions

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1.Which is the longest mountain range in the world?

Karakoram
Rockies
Himalayas
Andes

2.Which country ratified the Kyoto Protocol in late 2004 and thus caused it to become an international law?

US
Russia
Japan
France

3.The natural process of the atmosphere heating through the trapping of re-radiated infrared radiation is known as

the green house effect
thermal inversion
solar heating
global warming

4.About how much of the world's land area is tropical rain forests?

2 per cent
7 per cent
10 per cent
15 per cent

5.Temperate forests are likely to have which of the following species of trees?

Pine
Spruce
Redwood
All the above

6.In what type of bio-region is desertification is most likely to occur?

Tropical Forests
Temperate Forests
Coniferous Forests
Grasslands

7.Around the North Pole of Earth, tiny electrically charged particles high in the atmosphere react with rays from the sun to create beautiful sheets of light. These are called

Aurora Borealis
Aurora Australis
Aurora Solaris
None of the above

8.PVC is a very toxic form of plastic. What is the full form of PVC?

Plastic vinyl compounds
Polymer vinyl chloride
Polyvinyl chloride
Polyvinyl camphor

9.Which Bollywood actor was the ambassador of the Earth Hour 2009 in India?

Shahrukh Khan
Naseruddin Shah
Anupam Kher
Aamir Khan

10.Which of the following materials can be recovered from the recycling of soft drink cans?

Paper
Plastic
Metal
Glass

Gandhi Quiz 3

A quiz on Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi - Father of the Nation.

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1.Name the actor who portrayed Mahatma Gandhi in the film The Making of the Mahatma.

Rajit Kapur
Ben Kingsley
Anupam Kher
Richard Attenborough

2.Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, October 2nd is observed as?

International Day of Non-Violence
Pravasi Divas
International Day of Peace
Matyrs Day

3.Gandhi went to University College of London to study as a barrister in the year?

1887
1888
1889
1890

4.Name the organization started by Mahatma Gandhi that aimed to fight discrimination against Indians in South Africa

Natal Indian Congress
African National Congress
Indian National Congress
African Nationalist Party

5.Name the Newspaper established by Mahatma Gandhi which was an important tool for the political movement led by Gandhi and the Natal Indian Congress to fight racial discrimination and win civil rights for the Indian immigrant community in South Africa.

The Indian Opinion
African Times
Sarvodaya
Indian Express

6.When did Gandhi return from South Africa?

1915 January 9
1916 January 9
1915 January 26
1915 January 18

7.Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is observed on ..........

9 January
2 October
31 January
7 January

8.Name the language in which Gandhiji started 'Navjeevan' weekly?

Marathi
Hindi
Gujrati
English

9.Gandhiji led Dandi March (Salt Satyagrah) which started on March 12, 1930 departing from Sabarmati Ashram, to reach the coast at Dandi, on 6th of April. How many followers accompanied him in that march?

78
100
50
62

10.Gandhiji made the slogan 'Do or Die' for?

Khilafat Movement
Quit India Movement
Salt Satyagraha
Simon Commission