*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
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