When does the second term of the newly re-elected APPU Secretary-General begin and end?
- A.January 2027 to December 2030
- B.January 2026 to December 2029
- C.September 2026 to September 2030
- D.January 2023 to December 2026
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Explanation
The correct answer is January 2027 to December 2030. The release says the second term will commence in January 2027 and continue until December 2030, which matches the four-year term the union works to. Option D is the most instructive wrong answer, because it describes his first term: he assumed the office in January 2023 after being elected at the 13th APPU Congress in 2022. Option B shifts the whole period a year earlier and option C confuses the date of the election with the start of the term, a mistake that is easy to make because the Congress met on 4 September 2026 while the term itself begins months later. That gap between an election date and a term start date is a favourite of paper setters, so read both dates separately whenever a release gives them.
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Practice Questions
Who was re-elected Secretary-General of the Asian-Pacific Postal Union at its 14th Congress?
- A.Dr Vinaya Prakash Singh
- B.Shri Tanmay Kumar
- C.Dr N. Kalaiselvi
- D.Shri Rajesh Agarwal
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He is a 1988 batch officer of the Indian Postal Service and was declared elected unopposed, by acclamation, at the 14th APPU Congress held in Bangkok on 4 September 2026.
Read the full explanation →Where are the headquarters of the Asian-Pacific Postal Union?
- A.Bern
- B.Singapore
- C.Bangkok
- D.New Delhi
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The release describes the Asian-Pacific Postal Union as an inter-governmental organisation headquartered in Bangkok with 32 member countries, and it was in Bangkok that the 14th Congress met on 4 September 2026 and re-elected its Secretary-General.
Read the full explanation →The Asian-Pacific Postal Union functions as a Regional Union of which organisation?
- A.The World Trade Organization
- B.The Universal Postal Union
- C.The International Telecommunication Union
- D.The Asian Development Bank
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The release states plainly that the APPU works as a Regional Union of the UPU, which is the United Nations specialised agency for the postal sector.
Read the full explanation →Which appointment did Air Marshal Mehtab Singh Deswal hold immediately before taking over Eastern Air Command?
- A.Vice Chief of the Air Staff
- B.Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters South Western Air Command
- C.Air Attache at the Embassy of India in Pakistan
- D.Director General (Weapon Systems) at Air Headquarters
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That was the post he held just before moving to the Eastern Air Command as its Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief.
Read the full explanation →Who assumed charge as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Air Command on 1 November 2026?
- A.Air Marshal Mehtab Singh Deswal
- B.Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit
- C.Air Marshal Paritosh Ahmed
- D.Air Marshal Dinesh Ganvir
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He took over the Eastern Air Command of the Indian Air Force as its Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, moving from the appointment of Senior Air Staff Officer at the headquarters of South Western Air Command.
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