RMS Sorting Assistants Rules Quiz

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What type of bag is used to enclose several bags sent to the same office/section for protection during transit?

Branch Office Bag

Transit Bag (correct)

Account Bag

Cash Bag

In what kind of bag can cash bags and all articles between a branch office and its account office be enclosed?

Branch Office Bag (correct)

Cash Bag

Account Bag

Special Bag

Which bag is used to enclose remittance of cash between Post Offices and may be dispatched enclosed in an Account bag or sent loose?

Transit Bag

Special Bag

Branch Office Bag

Cash Bag (correct)

What type of bag would typically contain correspondence of high government officers as mentioned in the Post Office Guide, Part-l, when entitled to the privilege?

Special Bag Signup and view all the answers

Which bag would be used to enclose articles exchanged between Head Office and Sorting Office, as well as documents?

Account Bag Signup and view all the answers

If a bag is used to enclose only one bag in transit instead of several, which type of bag would this be?

Transit Bag Signup and view all the answers

Who should carefully fill in all the columns of the card?

Head Sorting Assistant Signup and view all the answers

Which officer should note the date and hour of the mail conveying the card at the destination?

Postmaster Signup and view all the answers

What should be marked on the card before it is returned in a service cover?

Route for forwarding Signup and view all the answers

Which type of bag should the card be forwarded by, according to the information provided?

Airmail Bag Signup and view all the answers

What is NOT allowed when handling the card?

Including it in any station bundle Signup and view all the answers

What superscription should the label of the airmail bag bear when containing an air parcel?

C.A.P Signup and view all the answers

How should registered articles be enclosed when their number does not exceed 25?

Bundled and tied up crosswise with a check-slip Signup and view all the answers

What should be done to ensure no article gets loose and mixed up with unregistered articles?

Bundle and tie the articles crosswise and lengthwise Signup and view all the answers

What should be done when enclosing registered articles due to their bulk and unusual size but not exceeding 25?

Invariably pass a remark on the registered list Signup and view all the answers

What is the appropriate action to take when using registered bags to enclose registered articles inside airmail bags?

Follow the normal rules for closing registered bags Signup and view all the answers

Why should a suitable check-slip be prominently marked 'REGISTERED' when bundling registered articles?

To identify them from unregistered articles Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of using the Cage TB facility at Chennai Central Station TMO?

To avoid handling bags by intermediary sections Signup and view all the answers

According to Rule 45 in the Postal manual Volume 5, what does the Cage TB facility help prevent?

Unnecessary handling of bags by intermediate sections Signup and view all the answers

Which railway station must the Mail Agent be at to open the locked partition created by Chennai Central Station TMO using the Cage TB facility?

Howrah Station TMO Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of 'B Orders' as mentioned in the Postal manual Volume 5?

Guiding subordinates in performance of duties except sorting list alteration Signup and view all the answers

Under Rule 53, what is included in 'Unusual Bag' that is dispatched every day at regular intervals?

Special Bag Signup and view all the answers

What does 'Facing' refer to according to the Postal manual Volume 5?

Arrangement of articles with address side upward and addresses turned in the same direction Signup and view all the answers

How are the sets of Mail Office different from sets of a section in RMS?

They have different working hours and mail/sorting patterns Signup and view all the answers

What is the main responsibility of a Subsidiary Sorting Assistant?

Assisting in heavy workload for only a portion of working hours Signup and view all the answers

In what scenario are the words 'Batch A' and 'Batch B' used in reference to sets in a Mail Office?

When the batches work on alternate nights with different mail patterns Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix 'PSO' indicate in the naming convention used in Nagpur RMS?

Parcel Sorting Officer Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes a Set of Section in RMS from a Set of Mail Office?

Having different mail and sorting patterns Signup and view all the answers

How are the batches differentiated when they work on alternate nights in Nagpur RMS?

'Batch A' and 'Batch B' Signup and view all the answers