Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow :
Tourists to Jammu and Kashmir have another attraction-a floating post office on the Dal Lake in Srinagar, the first in the country,'Floating Post office, Dal Lake, claimed to be the only one such post office in the world, is built on an intricately carved maroon houseboat, fastened on the western edge of the Dal Lake.
This post office lets you avail of all regular postal services available in the country, while being afloat. The seal used on everything posted from Floating Post office is unique; along with the date and address, it bears the design of a boatman rowing a shikara on the Dal Lake.The special feature of this post office is that the letters posted from here carry a special design which has the picturesque scenery of the Dal Lake and Srinagar city. These pictures reach wherever these letters are posted to, and thereby, promote Kashmir as a tourist destination across the world.
This is actually a heritage post office that has existed since British times. It was called Nehru Park Post Office before 2011. But then the chief postmaster, John Samuel renamed it.'Floating Post Office'.
The Post Office's houseboat has two small rooms-one serves as the office and the other a small museum that traces the philatelic history of the state postal department. It also houses a shop that sells postage stamps and related postal products.
But for the locals, Floating Post Office is more than an object of fascination. A sum of 1-2 crore is deposited per month in Floating Post Office by the communities living in and around the Dal Lake as the lake has several isles that are home to more than 50,000 people.
The greatest fear is the recurrence of the 2014-like floods in which the houseboat had gone for a toss, uncontrollably pushed by the flood. Rescue teams had to anchor it using special mechanism in a nearby highland. It was reinstated on the Dal after the water receded. The biggest boon is that at no time of the year do you need a fan in the post-office!.
1. Where is the Floating Post Office located?
a. In the Dal Lake.
b. In Jammu.
c. In Shimla.
d. In Himachal.
2. What is the special feature of this post office?
a. It reaches its customers on demand.
b. It uses a seal that bears the design of a boatman rowing a shikara on the Dal Lake.
c. It charges anyone who want to have a look around it.
d. It is open all days of the week.
3. The heritage post office has existed since the times of :
a. the Mughals.
b. independence.
c. the British.
d. Akbar.
4. The Floating Post Office is more than an object of fascination for the :
a. tourists.
b. guides.
c. none of these.
d. locals.
5. The lake has several isles that are home to a population of more than :
a. 50,000 people.
b. 20,000 people.
c. 19,999 people.
d. 49,999 people.
6. The biggest boon is that at no time of the year does the post office require :
a. water.
b. a fan.
c. electricity.
d. food.
7. _______ renamed the post office as 'Floating Post Office'.
a. Lord Canning
b. Michael Faraday
c. John Samuel
d. Mahatma Gandhi
8. The greatest fear is the recurrence of the 2014-like floods in which the houseboat had gone for a toss, uncontrollably pushed by the flood.
a. FALSE
b. TRUE
9. The heritage post office is built on an intricately carved blue houseboat, fastened on the western edge of the Dal Lake.
a. FALSE
b. TRUE
10. The 'Floating Post Office' was called Nehru Park Post Office before 2011.
a. FALSE
b. TRUE
