These are sample questions compiled from previous year SPARSH Scholarship quizzes of different postal circles.
They will help you understand the exam pattern, spot important topics, and build confidence before the big day.
Practice them well to improve your chances of scoring higher in the actual quiz.
Question 1: Who gave the slogan ‘Do or Die’ during Quit India Movement?
Options:
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Mahatma Gandhi ✅
C. Subhash Chandra Bose
D. Lokmanya Tilak
Question 2: Who built the Hawa Mahal?
Options:
A. Sawai Man Singh
B. Sawai Jai Singh I
C. Sawai Jai Singh II
D. Sawai Pratap Singh ✅
Question 3: Who was the last British Viceroy of India?
Options:
A. Lord Linlithgow
B. Lord Wavell
C. Clement Attlee
D. Lord Mountbatten ✅
Question 4: Who is the author of the book “My Experiments with the Truth”?
Options:
A. Aurobindo Ghosh
B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C. Mahatma Gandhi ✅
D. Vinoba Bhave
Question 5: The Lodi dynasty was founded by –
Options:
A. Ibrahim Lodi
B. Sikandra Lodi
C. Bahlol Lodi ✅
D. Khizr Khan
Question 6: Our Solar System is a part of which galaxy –
Options:
A. Andromeda
B. Triangulum
C. Milky Way ✅
D. Bode’s
Question 7: In which country does the Sun rise the earliest?
Options:
A. United States of America
B. India
C. Japan ✅
D. Russia
Question 8: The most abundant metal in the Earth’s crust –
Options:
A. Calcium
B. Aluminium ✅
C. Iron
D. Magnesium
Question 9: Which of the following is the largest hot desert of the world?
Options:
A. Kalahari Desert
B. Atacama Desert
C. Sahara Desert ✅
D. Thar Desert
Question 10: The longest river of Europe is –
Options:
A. Rhine
B. Rhone
C. Danube
D. Volga ✅
Question 11: Light year is a unit of –
Options:
A. Time
B. Distance ✅
C. Light
D. Intensity of light
Question 12: Sound travels fastest in –
Options:
A. Steel ✅
B. Air
C. Water
D. Vacuum
Question 13: Metal used for making aircrafts & rockets is –
Options:
A. Lead
B. Aluminium ✅
C. Nickel
D. Copper
Question 14: Vitamin A deficiency leads to a disease known as –
Options:
A. Night blindness ✅
B. Beri Beri
C. Scurvy
D. Tuberculosis
Question 15: Which vitamin is obtained from Sun rays?
Options:
A. Vitamin A
B. Vitamin C
C. Vitamin K
D. Vitamin D ✅
Question 16: Saina Nehwal is associated with which sport?
Options:
A. Archery
B. Tennis
C. Badminton ✅
D. Wrestling
Question 17: National Sports Day is celebrated on 29th August, which is related to –
Options:
A. Dhyan Chand ✅
B. Milkha Singh
C. Daleep Singh
D. C.K. Nayadu
Question 18: Name the sportsperson who has been honoured with Bharat Ratna.
Options:
A. Maj. Dhyan Chand
B. Sunil Gavaskar
C. Sachin Tendulkar ✅
D. P.T. Usha
Question 19: Thomas Cup is associated with which of the following sports –
Options:
A. Cricket
B. Football
C. Basketball
D. Badminton ✅
Question 20: Durand Cup is associated with –
Options:
A. Tennis
B. Soccer ✅
C. Hockey
D. None of these
Question 21: Which country issued the world’s first stamp on sports?
Options:
A. India
B. Greece ✅
C. Russia
D. China
Question 22: What is the name of the world’s first stamp?
Options:
A. Penny Black ✅
B. Australian Pie
C. The Indian National Flag
D. Mahatma Gandhi
Question 23: Name the person on whom most stamps in the world have been issued.
Options:
A. Nelson Mandela
B. Mahatma Gandhi ✅
C. George Washington
D. Martin Luther King
Question 24: Which is the largest post office in India?
Options:
A. New Delhi GPO
B. Mumbai GPO ✅
C. Lucknow GPO
D. Chennai GPO
Question 25: When was the first postcard introduced in India?
Options:
A. 1975
B. 1879 ✅
C. 1867
D. 1947
Question 26: On the 40th anniversary of man in space, commemorated with a stamp in 2001, who was depicted on the stamp?
Options:
A. Yuri Gagarin ✅
B. Rakesh Sharma
C. Neil Armstrong
D. Michael Collins
Question 27: In 1995, a stamp was issued on the first Field Marshal of India. Name him.
Options:
A. S.F.J. Manekshaw
B. V.K. Sinha
C. K.M. Cariappa ✅
D. Arjan Singh
Question 28: Name the bank which completed its 100 years in 2011 and was commemorated with a stamp?
Options:
A. Canara Bank
B. Punjab National Bank
C. Central Bank of India ✅
D. Union Bank of India
Question 29: Which is the first monument of Agra depicted on a stamp?
Options:
A. Taj Mahal ✅
B. Agra Red Fort
C. Sikandra Tomb
D. Fatehpur Sikri
Question 30: Who is known as the father of philately?
Options:
A. Rowland Hill ✅
B. Robert Greek
C. S.J. Ahmad Ali
D. Thomas Tapling
Question 31: The famous poet commemorated with a stamp in 1974?
Options:
A. Maithali Sharan Gupt ✅
B. Ram Dhari Singh Dinkar
C. Amir Khusro
D. Harivansh Rai Bachchan
Question 32: When was the stamp issued on the platinum jubilee (70 years) of the Indian Air Force?
Options:
A. 2007 ✅
B. 2005
C. 2006
D. 2008
Question 33: Name the country which first issued a scented stamp?
Options:
A. India
B. Bhutan ✅
C. United States of America
D. Japan
Question 34: The first all-women post office of India was inaugurated at?
Options:
A. New Delhi ✅
B. Trivandrum
C. Kolkata
D. None of these
Question 35: Which country never prints its name on stamps?
Options:
A. United States of America
B. Great Britain ✅
C. Zaire
D. Congo
Question 36: What is a miniature sheet?
Options:
A. Set of two stamps
B. Block of four stamps
C. More than one stamp on the same topic minted on a single sheet ✅
D. None of these
Question 37: Which animal/bird forms part of the official logo of Indian Philately?
Options:
A. Peacock ✅
B. Tiger
C. Swan
D. None of the above
Question 38: A service launched for issue of personalized stamps?
Options:
A. My Stamp ✅
B. Personal stamps
C. Definitive stamps
D. None of these
Question 39: When is the World Philately Day celebrated?
Options:
A. 13th October ✅
B. 2nd May
C. 1st April
D. None of these
Question 40: Which is the southernmost post office in India?
Options:
A. Kanyakumari HPO
B. Cape Comorin
C. Indira Point at Campball Bay ✅
D. Port Blair
Question 41: Which personality has the distinction of being depicted on the most number of stamps in the world?
Options:
A. Nelson Mandela
B. Mother Teresa
C. Mahatma Gandhi ✅
D. None of these
Question 42: Philatelic stamps are printed in –
Options:
A. Limited number ✅
B. Unlimited number
C. As requested by the proposer
D. None of these
Question 43: In India, a commemorative postage stamp on any individual can only be issued after how many years of death if he/she is head of the state or higher?
Options:
A. Five years
B. One year ✅
C. Ten years
D. None of these
Question 44: Where is the National Philatelic Museum situated?
Options:
A. Kolkata
B. Bombay
C. New Delhi ✅
D. None of these
Question 45: Where was the International Philatelic Exhibition 2011 held?
Options:
A. Lucknow
B. New Delhi ✅
C. Los Angeles
D. None of these
Question 46: National Animal of India?
Options:
A. Peacock
B. Bengal Tiger ✅
C. Lion
D. Wolf
Question 47: What is the capital of Switzerland?
Options:
A. Stockholm
B. Bern ✅
C. Dublin
D. Paris
Question 48: Who is the first woman to climb Mount Everest?
Options:
A. Bachendri Pal ✅
B. Koneru Hampi
C. Asha Pande
D. Meira Kumari
Question 49: Indian National Flag was designed by –
Options:
A. Raghupati Venkataratnam Naidu
B. Pingali Venkaiah ✅
C. Duggirala Gopala Krishna
D. Sarojini Naidu
Question 50: Nalanda University was a great centre of learning, especially in –
Options:
A. Buddhism ✅
B. Jainism
C. Vaishnavism
D. Tantra
Question 51: Mahatma Gandhi started his Dandi March from –
Options:
A. Dandi
B. Ahmedabad
C. Porbandar
D. Sabarmati Ashram ✅
Question 52: Which freedom fighter was popularly known as “Deshbandhu”?
Options:
A. Lala Lajpat Rai
B. Chittaranjan Das ✅
C. Bala Gangadhar Tilak
D. C.F. Andrews
Question 53: The first metal known to man was –
Options:
A. Iron
B. Copper ✅
C. Tin
D. Gold
Question 54: What do you call a person who collects and studies postage stamps?
Options:
A. Philanthropist
B. Philatelist ✅
C. Numismatist
D. Magician
Question 55: How many Philately Bureaus are available in Andhra Pradesh Postal Circle?
Options:
A. Three ✅
B. Four
C. Two
D. One
Question 56: The holes punched between rows of stamps in a sheet to facilitate separation is called –
Options:
A. Circulation
B. Communication
C. Perforation ✅
D. Insulation
Question 57: Latest State level Philately Exhibition conducted by AP Postal Circle is in the following year?
Options:
A. 2015
B. 2016 ✅
C. 2014
D. 2013
Question 58: What is a commemorative stamp?
Options:
A. They are issued to commemorate an event
B. They are sold for a select time at the post office
C. They are printed only once
D. All of the above ✅
Question 59: Holy water of Godavari River is sold in the post office as –
Options:
A. Gangajal
B. Godjal ✅
C. Dakshinjal
D. Goldenjal
Question 60: Who delivers the letters, parcels, and money orders at your house?
Options:
A. Policeman
B. Postman ✅
C. Milkman
D. Paperboy
Question 61: Andhra Pradesh capital region is known as –
Options:
A. Vijayawada
B. Amaravati ✅
C. Visakhapatnam
D. Kurnool
Question 62: Apart from English, which other language can we see on an Indian postage stamp?
Options:
A. Telugu
B. Gujarati
C. Hindi ✅
D. French
Question 63: What is the present cost of a postcard in India?
Options:
A. One rupee
B. Fifty paise ✅
C. Two rupees
D. Five rupees
Question 64: The first postage stamps of India issued in 1852 is popularly called –
Options:
A. Scinde Dawk or Sind Dak ✅
B. Bombay Bulls
C. Calcutta Cals
D. Delhi Ducks
Question 65: Under which central ministry is the India Post department?
Options:
A. Home Ministry
B. Communications Ministry ✅
C. Railway Ministry
D. Foreign Affairs
Question 66: “But I hit upon a simple idea of gathering all children in my locality and asked them to volunteer two or three hours of labour of a morning when they had no school. This they willingly agreed to do so. I promised to bless them and give them as reward used postage stamps, which I had collected.” Who said this?
Options:
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Mahatma Gandhi ✅
C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
D. Narendra Modi
Question 67: Which is India’s first General Post Office?
Options:
A. Madras GPO ✅
B. Mumbai GPO
C. Calcutta GPO
D. Agra GPO
Question 68: Which of the following are available when a new stamp is issued?
Options:
A. First day cover
B. Information sheet
C. Cancellation
D. All of the above ✅
Question 69: World’s first stamp is called “Penny Black” –
Options:
A. Due to its size
B. Due to its color and denomination ✅
C. Due to country’s name
D. None of the above
Question 70: A postal official who became the President of the USA and was also a stamp collector –
Options:
A. Bill Clinton
B. Jimmy Carter
C. George Bush
D. Abraham Lincoln ✅
Question 71: Who was the recent Bharat Ratna awardee honoured on an Indian stamp in the year 2025?
Options:
A. Karpoori Thakur
B. Sachin Tendulkar
C. M. S. Swaminathan ✅
D. P. V. Narasimha Rao
Question 72: Who was the author of our National Song, on whom a stamp was issued?
Options:
A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Sarojini Devi
C. Bankim Chandra Chatterji ✅
D. None
Question 73: First perfumed stamp of India contains which flavor? (Year: 2006)
Options:
A. Sandalwood ✅
B. Jasmine
C. Rose
D. Coffee
Question 74: What is Philography?
Options:
A. Collection of damaged stamps
B. Study of postal history ✅
C. Autographed First Day Covers
D. None
Question 75: Name the person who is depicted on stamps of almost all countries.
Options:
A. Abraham Lincoln
B. Mahatma Gandhi ✅
C. Nelson Mandela
D. Queen Victoria
Question 76: Reinforcing the efforts aimed towards increasing the reach of philately, the Department of Posts has launched a scholarship scheme for school-going children called –
Options:
A. SPARROW
B. Indipex
C. APPEX
D. Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana ✅
Question 77: In Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana, SPARSH stands for –
Options:
A. Scholarship for Promotion of Aptitude & Research in School as a Hobby
B. Scholars for Promotion of Aptitude & Research in Stamps as a Hobby
C. School for Promotion of Aptitude & Research in Stamps as a Hobby
D. Scholarship for Promotion of Aptitude & Research in Stamps as a Hobby ✅
Question 78: An event which is not nationally important enough to be commemorated by issue of a commemorative/special stamp or for which a stamp cannot be accommodated in the annual issue program may be commemorated by the Department by the issue of –
Options:
A. My Stamps
B. Philately Deposit Account
C. Special Covers ✅
D. Definitive stamps
Question 79: To cater seamlessly to philatelists across the globe, the Department of Posts has launched its own e-commerce portal called –
Options:
A. IPPB App
B. Postman Mobile App
C. DakPay
D. ePostOffice ✅
Question 80: What is the brand name for personalized sheets of postage stamps of India Post?
Options:
A. My Stamp ✅
B. Commemorative Stamp
C. Philatelic Stamp
D. Definitive Stamp
Question 81: What is a personalized sheet of postage stamps wherein the corporate, organizations, and institutions can get their customized sheets printed from India Post called?
Options:
A. Customized My Stamp ✅
B. Definitive Stamp
C. Philatelic Stamp
D. Commemorative Stamp
Question 82: Denomination of 100p Mahatma Gandhi stamp available in post offices for daily sale is a –
Options:
A. Definitive Stamp ✅
B. Commemorative Stamp
C. My Stamp
D. Philatelic Stamp
Question 83: India’s first space satellite launch was commemorated by a stamp issued in 1975. What was this satellite named?
Options:
A. Aryabhata ✅
B. Bhaskara
C. Chandra
D. INSAT
Question 84: Name the first Indian woman to appear on an Indian postage stamp.
Options:
A. Meera Bai ✅
B. Sarojini Naidu
C. Indira Gandhi
D. Sucheta Kriplani
Question 85: The first Indian stamp on a living personality was issued on which personality?
Options:
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. D.K. Karve ✅
C. J.L. Nehru
D. Vallabhbhai Patel
Question 86: Who is the first Indian cine actress portrayed on an India stamp?
Options:
A. Nargis Dutt ✅
B. Hema Malini
C. Meena Kumari
D. Madhubala
Question 87: Name the first adhesive postage stamp.
Options:
A. Bulls Eye
B. Penny Black ✅
C. Two Pence Blue
D. Zurich 4 & 6
Question 88: Who was the first foreign woman to be honored on an Indian postage stamp?
Options:
A. Annie Besant
B. Queen Victoria ✅
C. Lady Diana
D. Marie Curie
Question 89: The term “Philately” was first used by which person?
Options:
A. Georges Herpin ✅
B. Franklin D. Roosevelt
C. George Washington
D. John F. Kennedy
Question 90: Name the first American President to be honored on an Indian postage stamp.
Options:
A. Franklin D. Roosevelt
B. George Washington
C. John F. Kennedy
D. Abraham Lincoln ✅
Question 91: The first stamp of Independent India was issued on?
Options:
A. August 15, 1974
B. November 21, 1947 ✅
C. October 13, 1947
D. January 26, 1950
Question 92: What is the full form of PDA?
Options:
A. Public Deposit Account
B. Philately Deposit Account ✅
C. Philately Debit Account
D. Public Debit Account
Question 93: Name the first Indian Newspaper on which Postal Stamp was issued?
Options:
A. Indian Express
B. The Hindu
C. The Hindustan Times
D. Times of India ✅
Question 94: Which President of India has a Stamp issued on him during his lifetime?
Options:
A. Dr. Rajendra Prasad ✅
B. Dr. V.V. Giri
C. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
D. None
