Study material for IP, Postal/Sorting Assistant Examination

Postmaster  General Office  started in  India	1774
Postmaster’s appointed  in  the presidency Towns  in India	1837
The  Postage Stamp system started in  India	1852
The  Service  stamp  released	1867
Parcel  System started in the Indian Postal Service	1871
VPP service  started  in the Indian Postal Department	1870
The Insured  parcel  system  started  in the Indian Postal Department	1878
The first post card issued in India	1879
The money  order system is under control of Postal Department	1880
Postal  Life Insurance  scheme   implemented	1883
Reply  post card  introduced	1884
The post office savings bank introduced	1885
Postal  Order   system  introduced	1894
Railway  mail  System  introduced	1907
Air mail  service  started	1911
Post office   savings Certificate system  introduced	1917
The P& T department   formed  in  India  after independence	1959 December 14
Important Article in  in
Article 14 of Indian constitution	Equality before law
Article 17 of Indian constitution	Abolition of Untouchability
Article 24 of Indian constitution	Prohibition of employment of children in factories, etc
Article 40 of Indian constitution	Organisation of village panchayats
Article 44 of Indian constitution	Uniform civil code for the citizens
Article  280 of Indian constitution	Finance Commission
Article 320 of Indian constitution	Functions of Public Service Commissions
Article 324 of Indian constitution	Superintendence, direction and control of elections to be vested in an Election Commission
Article 352 of Indian constitution	Proclamation of Emergency
Article 356 of Indian constitution	Provisions in case of failure of constitutional machinery in State
Article 360 of Indian constitution	Provisions as to financial emergency
Article 368 of Indian constitution	Power of Parliament to amend the Constitution and procedure therefor
The  Indian  Parliament  building  designed by  Sir Edwin Lutyens and Sir Herbert Baker
The Foundation Stone of Parliament House was laid on the 12th February, 1921 by H.R.H. The Duke of Connaught.
The construction of the building took six years and the opening ceremony was performed on the 18th January, 1927 by the then Governor-General of India, Lord Irwin.
The transfer of power on the 15th August, 1947 from British to Indian hands took place Centre Hall of Parliament Building .
The Parliament Library was functioning from the Parliament House till  May  2002  and the parliament  library service is  also  known as LARRDIS (Library & Reference, Research, Documentation & Information Service)
The Parliament Library Building was inaugurated on 7 May 2002 by Shri K.R. Narayanan the Hon’ble President of India
Indian Military Academy (Dehradun) was   established  1932
The National Defence Academy (Pune)  was formally commissioned on 7 December 1954, with an inauguration ceremony held on 16 January 1955
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