POSTAL SYSTEM

*Postal stamp is described as
Ans : First Ambassador of a State
*Father of Postal Stamp
Ans : Rowland Hill
*First postal stamp in the world
Ans : Penny Black
*Penny black was issued on
Ans : May 1,1840
*Penny black was issued by
Ans : Britain
*Price of penny black
Ans : One penny
*The Person who worked for the first postal stamp named penny black
Ans : Rowland Hill
*The name of Penny black was changed to 
Ans : Penny red in
*First country to introduced postal system
Ans : Egypt
*First country to introduce modern postal system
Ans : England
*Second postal stamp in the world
Ans : Penny blue
* Hobby of stamp collection is known as
Ans : Philately
*King of Hobbies
Ans : Philately
*Hobby of Post Card collection
Ans : Deltiology
*The year in which stamp collection was widely accepted as a hobby
Ans : 1850
*Headquarters of universal postal union
Ans : Berne
*Headquarters of Asian Pacific Postal Union
Ans : Bangkok (Thailand)

COLOUR OF POST BOX

*White - Singapore
*Green - China, Taiwan
*Dark blue - USA
*Red - India

 FRAGRANCE STAMP

*First country to introduce fragrance stamp
Ans : Bhutan (1973)
*Fragrance stamp was introduced in India in
Ans : 2006(Sandal)
*Second fragrance stamp was introduced in India in
Ans : 2007(Rose)
*Country which introduced stamp with jasmine fragrance 
Ans : Thailand
*Chocolate fragrance stamp was introduced by
Ans : Switzerland

POSTAL SYSTEM IN INDIA

*The country having the largest postal system in the world 
Ans : India
*Postal system was introduced in India by 
Ans : Allauddin Khilji 
*First General Post Office in India 
Ans : Kolkata
*Modern postal system was introduced in India by
Ans : Dalhousie (1854)
*First Postal stamp in India
Ans : Sindh Dak (Scinde Dawk) (1852)
*First GPO in India was introduced in 
Ans : 1774
*Modern postal system was introduced in India on
Ans : October 1,1854 
*Princely State which introduced its own postal system for the first time in India
Ans : Travancore
*World telecommunication day
Ans : May 17
*World postal day
Ans : October 9
*Indian postal day 
Ans : October 10
*Princely State which introduced postal stamp
Ans : Kathiawad
*Largest Post Office in India
Ans : General Post Office Mumbai
*First women post office in India
Ans : New Delhi (March 8, 2013)
*First women post office in Kerala
Ans : Thiruvananthapuram (July 5, 2013)
*First state in India having post offices in all villages
Ans : Goa
*The Indian President who used the power of Pocket veto in Post Office Amendment Bill
Ans : Gyani Zail Sing
*First post office in Kerala was established in
Ans : 1857 (Alappuzha)
*Travancore king when post office was introduced in Kerala
Ans : Uthram Thirunal Marthandavarma 
*Postal system in Travancore was known as
Ans : Anchal system 
*Anchal system was stopped in 
Ans : 1951
*District in Kerala having the most number of post offices 
Ans : Thrissur
*District having the least number of post offices in Kerala 
Ans : Wayanad
*Kerala's first postal savings bank ATM is at
Ans : Thiruvananthapuram 
*First speed post centre in Kerala 
Ans : Ernakulam
*Indian postal stamp is printed at 
Ans : Nasik
*Postal staff college is at 
Ans : Ghaziabad (UP)
*Total postal zones in India 
Ans : 9
*First Cyber Post Office 
Ans : Tamil Nadu
*First Postal system in India which was introduced with the help of East India Company
Ans : Company Dak
*The person who appeared in the postage stamps of most number of countries 
Ans : Mahatma Gandhi
*First foreign country to issue a postage stamp of Mahatma Gandhi 
Ans : USA
*First post office savings ATM in India 
Ans : Chennai (Feb 27, 2014)
*The post office where the Project Arrow was started for the first time
Ans : Murar (Madhya Pradesh)

PINCODE NUMBER

INDICATION

 
*First digit                      Zone
*Second digit            Subzone
*Third digit           Sorting district
*Fourth digit            Postal route
*Fifth & Sixth digit     Post Office

FIRST TIME IN INDIAN POSTAL STAMP

*First Indian commemorate 
Ans : Mahatma Gandhi 
*First foreigner 
Ans : Hendry Dunant 
*First Indian Woman 
Ans : Meera Bai
*First Malayalee Woman
Ans : Sister Alphonsamma
*First foreign Woman
Ans : Annie Besant 
*First film Star
Ans : Nargis Dutt
First Malayalee Woman
Sister Alphonsamma First foreign Woman Annie Besant First film Star
Nargis Dutt*First Indian Emperor
Ans : Chandragupta Maurya 
*First Indian Prime Minister 
Ans : Nehru
*First Malayalee
Ans : Sree Narayana Guru 
*First Nobel Prize winner 
Ans : Tagore
*Malayalee who appeared twice 
Ans : V.K.Krishna Menon
*First Travancore King 
Ans : Swathi Thirunal 
*First Malayalee Poet 
Ans : Kumaranasan
*First worship Centre from Kerala
Ans : Mattancherry Jewish Church 
*First Painter
Ans : Raja Ravi Varma 
*First foreign flag 
Ans : USSR
*1786 - General post office came into force in Madras
*1793 - General post office came into force in Mumbai
*1876 - India became a member of Universal Postal Union (UPU)
*1880 - Money Order system was Introduced in India
*1884 - Postal Life Insurance scheme was started
*1898 - Indian post office Act was passed
*1911 - Airmail system was introduced in the world
*1931 - First Indian monument, Puranakhffa appeared in Indian stamp
*1947 - First stamp in Independent India was issued
*1948 - Gandhi picture appeared on Indian stamp
*1951 - Meerabai appeared on Indian postal stamp
*1953 - Hindi was declared as the official language of postal department
*1957 - Jhansi Rani appeared on Indian postal stamp
*1961 - Kerala postal circle was formed
*1964 - India became a member of Asian Pacific Union
*1972 - Pincode system was introduced in India
*1973 - First fragrance stamp was issued by Bhutan
*1983 - Post office at Dakshin Gangotri was started
*1986 - Speed Post was started
*1997 - Business Post was Started
*2002 - Meghadoot post card was introduced
*2004 - 150th anniversary of Indian postal department
*2008 - Project Arrow was introduced
*2013 - Separate Pincode for Supreme court (110201) was Introduced



*First University 
Ans : Nalanda 
*First Animal
Ans : Elephant
*First American President 
Ans : Abraham Lincoln 
*First Couple
Ans : Gandhiji -Kasturba Gandhi 
*First Kerala Chief Minister 
Ans : E.M.S
*World's highest Post Office
Ans : Hikkim (Himachal Pradesh)  
*India's Floating Post Office is at 
Ans : Dal Lake (Srinagar)
*Kerala Chief Minister who appeared in Postal stamp in 2013
Ans : C. Achutha menon  
*Malayalee actor who appeared in postal stamp in 2013 
Ans : Prem Nazir  
*Malayalam newspaper appeared In Postal stamp in 2013
Ans : Malayala Manorama
*World's highest post office
Ans : Hikkim (Himachal Pradesh)
*India's Floating Post office is at
Ans : Dal Lake (Srinagar)
*Kerala Chief Minister who appeared in postal stamp in 2013
Ans : C.Achutha menon
*Malayalee actor who appeared in postal stamp in 2013
Ans : Prem Nazir
*Malayalam newpaper appeared in postal stamp in 2013
Ans : Malayala Manorama
*The story of Indian post office - Mulk Raj Anand
*Post office - Tagore
*Speed post - Sobha De
*Revenue stamp - Amrita Pritam
*Post man - Pablo Neruda


 

PRICE

*Highest priced Indian stamp - 100 rupees
*Meghdoot Post Card - 50 paise 
*Inland - 2.50 rupees
*Single post card - 50 paise 
*Post cover-  5 rupees
*Air mail - 8.50 rupees
*Competition post card - 10 rupees
*Indian post card was designed by - A.M. Mont Cathy
*First Stamp of free India depicts
Ans : National flag and Jaihind
*Second stamp of free India
Ans : Lions capital of Asokan
*India's first stamp designer
Ans : H.L.Thuillier

TELEGRAPH

  
*Telegraph was invented by 
Ans : Samuel Morse 
*Telegraph system was introduced in India by
Ans : Dalhousie (1851)
*First telegraph line was started between 
Ans : Kolkata - Diamond Harbour 
*Indian Telegraph Act came into force in 
Ans : 1885
*The telegraph service was discontinued with effect from
Ans : July 15, 2013
*First City to introduce Telephone service in India
Ans : Kolkata (1882)
*India's first automatic exchange
Ans : Shimla
*Internet service was started for the first time in India by
Ans : VSNL (1995)
*VSNL (Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd) was established in
Ans : 1986
*India's largest telecom company 
Ans : BSNL (2000)
*MTNL (Mahanagar Telecom Nigam Ltd) was established in
Ans : 1986
*First company to provide 3G Service in India
Ans : MTNL
*First city India to get 3G service
Ans : Delhi
*First city in Kerala to get 3G service
Ans : Kozhikode
*First service provider to introduce 36 service
Ans : Airtel
*First city in India to get 4G service
Ans : Kolkata
*MTNL mobile phone service 
Ans : Dolphin
*Father of mobile phone 
Ans : Martin Cooper
*The company which released the first mobile phone
Ans : Motorola 
*First cell phone service in India was provided by 
Ans : Airtel
*First Indian city which got mobile phone service
Ans : Kolkata
*Largest mobile phone service provider in India
Ans : Airtel
*Mobile number portability was introduced for the first time in
Ans : Rohtak (Haryana)
*United Nations Specialised Agency for Information and Communication Technologies
Ans : ITU (International Telecommunication Union)
*SIM - Subscriber Identity Module 
*IMS - SMS - Short Message Service
*IMEI - International Mobile Equipment Identity
*FAX - Facsimile
*CDMA - Code Division Multiple Access
*GSM - Global System for Mobile 
*WiFi - Wirless Fidelity 
*NSD - National Subscriber Dialing 
*TELEX - Teleprinter Exchange  
*PCO - Public Call Office
*TRAI - Telecom Regulatory Authority of India



*Headquarters of ITU 
Ans : Geneva
*ITU was formed on 
Ans : May 17,1865
*Anticorruption helpline - 1031
*Kisan Call centre - 1551
*Child helpline - 1098
*Women in distress - 1091
*All in one emergency number - 112
*Pink beat (Kerala) - 1515
*Women helpline (181) facility was introduced in
Ans : Delhi
*Radio broadcasting was started in India in 
Ans : 1923
*Radio broadcasting was started in India at 
Ans : Mumbai
*Indian broadcasting service was started in 
Ans : 1930
*Headquarters of All India Radio 
Ans : New Delhi
*Number of broadcasting languages of All India radio
Ans : 24
*First University in India to have a radio station of its own
Ans : Sardar Patel University (Gujarat)
*First community radio station in India 
Ans : Anna University
*First Indian jail having a radio station 
Ans : Tihar Jail (New Delhi)
*Program started by All India Radio to the service of farming community 
Ans : Kisan Vani
*The name 'Akashavani' was given by 
Ans : Rabindranath Tagore 
*Old name of Akashavani
Ans : India Broadcasting Service 
*Motto of Akashavani
Ans : Bahujana Hitaya Bahujana Sukhaya
*Gyan vani FM radio station was started by
Ans : Indira Gandhi Open University (IGNOU) 

MANN KI BAAT 

*The Prime Minister of India who started Mann ki baat programme 
Ans : Narendra Modi
*The radio programme of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address the people of the nation 
Ans : Mann ki baat 
*The programme aims to deliver the Prime Minister's voice to the general masses of India
Ans : Mann ki baat 
*First Mann ki baat programme was broadcast on
Ans : October 3, 2014 
*The President of the US Barack Obama was a part of the Mann ki baat broadcast on
Ans : January 27,2015 
* The place in Kerala which got a special mention in the Mann ki baat programme of Narendramodi 
Ans : Edamalakkudy
*India's first private FM station 
Ans : Radio City
*First FM Service started in Kerala 
Ans : Kochi
*First private FM channel in Kerala 
Ans : Radio Mango
*Radio service in Kerala was introduced in 
Ans : 1943

TELEVISION

*Television was introduced for the first time by
Ans : John Baird
*First live telecast programme in the world 
Ans : Horse race
*World's first free DTH Service 
Ans : D.D. Direct plus
*First advertisement appeared in television 
Ans : Watch
*World's biggest T.V broadcasting company
Ans : British Broadcasting Company (1992)
*Motto of BBC
Ans : Nation shall speak peace unto Nation
*BBC headquarters
Ans : Portland Place (London)
*Father of Indian television journalism 
Ans : Prannoy Roy
*National Broad casting company of India 
Ans : Prasar Bharati (1997)
*Doordarshan started its broadcasting in 
Ans : 1959
*Motto of Doordarshan
Ans : Satyam Shivam Sundaram
*New tagline of Doordarshan
Ans : Desh Ka Apna Channel
*Headquarters of Doordarshan
Ans : Mandi House, New Delhi
*International channel of Doordarshan 
Ans : DD India
*Cultural Channel of Doordarshan 
Ans : DD Bharati
*Agricultural channel of Doordarshan 
Ans : D.D Kisan
*Educational channel started by IGNOU 
Ans : Gyan Darsan
*First women T.V channel in India 
Ans : Sakhi T.V.
*First private TV channel in Kerala 
Ans : Asianet
*First full time news channel in Kerala 
Ans : Indiavision (2003)
*First satellite channel in Malayalam 
Ans : Asianet
*Second program channel in Malayalam 
Ans : Surya
*Educational channel through Edusat 
Ans : Victers T.V



*1923-Started first Radio broadcasting in India
*1927-Indian broadcasting company was established
*1930-Radio broadcasting in the name of Indian Broadcasting Service
*1936-Indian broadcasting Service was renamed as All India Radio
*1939-Started first radio broadcasting in malayalam
*1943-Radio Service started in kerala (March 12)
*1950-Travancore radio station was adopted by All India Radio
*1957-All India Radio got the name Akashavani
*1957-Vividh Bharati started
*1969-Yuvavani started 
*2007-Golden Jubilee of Vividh Bharati was celebrated
*2007-Started first private FM broadcasting
*2009-Air digital Radio broadcasting was started
*2014-Mann ki Baat programme was started



*1926-First Television demonstration
*1928-First television broadcasting in the world 
*1959-Doordarshan started broadcasting 
*1986-Doordarshan started its commercial broadcasting
*1982-Colour broadcasting in India was started
*1982-First television broadcasting in Kerala was started
*1985-First Malayalam broadcasting
*1992-India's first privately owned channel - Zee TV was started
*2002-Started DD Bharati
*2004-Started DD Direct plus-  
*Ancient centres of education in India were
Ans : Nalanda and Taxila
*Nalanda is located at
Ans : Patna
*Nalanda University was founded by Kumara Gupta Nalanda was destroyed by Bhakhtiyar 
Ans : Khilji
*Nalanda University was completely destroyed in
Ans : 1193
*The ruins of Nalanda is found in 
Ans : Bargaon (near Patna)
*The ruins of Nalanda was excavated by 
Ans : Alexander Cunningham 
*Taxila is located in
Ans : Rawalpindi (Pakistan)
*The ruins of Taxila is found in 
Ans : Rawalpindi
*The ruins of Vikram Shila is found in 
Ans : Bihar
*The highest degree given in Vikram Shila 
Ans : Pandit
*Famous learning centre in South India was 
Ans : Kanchi (TN)
*Modern education in India was started in 
Ans : 1813
*The act which gave a new momentum to the modern education in India
Ans : The Charter Act of 1813
*The list in which the education is included in the Indian constitution 
Ans : Concurrent list
*Education is included in concurrent list from state list as per the constitutional amendment of
Ans : 42nd Constitutional Amendment of 1976
*Article deals with the free and compulsory education for all children between 6 and 14 years
Ans : Article 21A

MACAULAY'S MINUTE OF 1835

*The milestone of Modern Education in India
Ans : Macaulay's Minute 
*English was made the medium of instruction in Government schools and colleges as per
Ans : Macaulay's Minute 
*The minute of Macaulay in 1835 led to the
Ans : Westernisation of Indian Education
*English became the official language of British India on
Ans : March 7,1835 
*English became the official language of the British India instead of  
Ans : Sanskrit and Persian
*Education became the fundamental right through
Ans : 86th Amendment 2002 
*The Right to Education Act came into force from
Ans : April 1, 2010

 WOOD'S DESPATCH ACT 1854

* Charles Wood prepared a despatch on educational system for India in 
Ans : 1854
* The Magna Carta of English Education in India
Ans : Wood's Despatch Act 1854 
*Woods Despatch Act was implemented during the period of
Ans : Lord Delhousie
*The Universities constituted in 1857 as per Wood's Despatch Act 1854 
Ans : Calcutta, Bombay and Madras
*First University in India was setup in Ans : Calcutta

SERGEANT COMMISSION 1944

*The Commission which outlined the future development of literacy and education in India
Ans : Sergeant Commission 
*The Commission which recommended free education between the age group of 6 to 14 students '
Ans : Sergeant Commission


 

HUNTER COMMISSION 1882

*First Education Commission of India 
Ans : Hunter Commission 
*Hunter Commission was set up in 
Ans : 1882
*The Chairman of Hunter Commission 
Ans : William Hunter
*Hunter Commission was appointed by
Ans : Lord Rippon
*Hunter commission was officially known as
Ans : Indian Education Commission 
* Indian Universities Act was passed in 
Ans : 1902
*Radhakrishnan Commission was appointed during
Ans : 1948-49
*Radhakrishnan Commission was chaired by 
Ans : Dr.S.Radhakrishnan 
*The commission which was appointed for promoting University studies in India 
Ans : Radhakrishnan Commission 
*First Education Commission in Free India 
Ans : Radhakrishnan Commission 
*Formation of UGC in India was recommended by
Ans : Radhakrishnan Commission 
*The Commission recommended the establishment of rural Universities with Santiniketan and lamia Miliya as their model
Ans : Radhakrishnan Commission