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USPS SSA Exam 2021 Questions and and answers
USPS SSA Exam 2021 Questions and and answers
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USPS SSA Exam 20218105-A Form - correct answer-Funds Transaction Report
Required when customers perform financial transactions (such as purchasing Money Orders
or Gift Cards) in excess of $3,000 in a single day or when a Treasury Check is cashed in
excess of $10,000.
8105-B Form - correct answer-Suspicious Transaction Report
This form is filled out when a transaction involving financial instruments (Money Orders or
Gift Cards) appears to be suspicious, regardless of the dollar amount.
A Counterfeit Currency Pen should be used on these. - correct answer-$20 bills, $50 bills,
and $100 bills
Account Identifier Code (AIC) - correct answer-This 3-digit code assigns financial
transactions to the proper account on the general ledger. In simpler terms, it sorts the
transaction to the proper category on your paperwork.
Additional Services USPS Provides, often in conjunction with other agencies (13) - correct
answer-Passport Applications
Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps
Selective Service Forms
Burial Flags
Change of Address
Premium Forwarding Service
Temporary Forwarding Service
Hold Mail Service
Firm Holdout
Caller Service
General Delivery
Informed Delivery
Package Intercept Service
Anonymous Mail Criteria (3) - correct answer-Bears only stamps as postage
Weighs more than 13 ounces
Was not accepted by a retail clerk at the counter
Automated Package Verification (APV) - correct answer-This is the method in which USPS
automatically collects postage that is due on prepaid packages.
Balloon Price - correct answer-- Applies to Retail Ground (all zones)
- Applies to Priority Mail (zones 1-4)
- Weighs under 20 pounds
- Measures more than 84" (but less than 108") in total length and girth.
, Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) - correct answer-This Federal regulation is designed to prevent
financial crimes, primarily money laundering.
Burial Flags - correct answer-The US Postal Service disperses these on behalf of the
Veteran's Administration (VA) to funeral directors or family members of deceased veterans.
There is no time limit to request one, and only one is issued per deceased veteran.
Caller Service - correct answer-This paid service allows individuals and businesses who
need more pickup times per day and/or have more mail each day than the largest PO box in
your office will hold.
Cash Credit - correct answer-This is the term for accountable cash that has been assigned
to an individual SSA in the amount of $100.99.
These funds are used for making change and completing transactions.
Certificate of Mailing - correct answer-This Extra Service provides proof of the date that mail
was presented to the Postal Service for mailing.
Does not provide tracking or proof of delivery.
Certified Mail Service - correct answer-- Provides customers with proof of mailing and the
date and time the item was delivered or delivery was attempted.
- Limited Tracking
- Legally Binding
Change of Address - correct answer-This is an Additional Service in which a customer may
forward their mail from one residence to another.
Records are kept for 18 months, but mail is only forwarded for 12 months.
Collect on Delivery (COD) - correct answer-- Used to mail merchandise for which the mailer
has not yet been paid.
- Articles are covered against loss, damage, rifling, and failure to remit fees.
- Indemnity coverage up to $1,000.
- Requires a five-part form.
Consumer Commodity materials - correct answer-These are hazardous materials that are
packaged and distributed in a quantity and form intended for sale to individuals for
household uses.
Criteria for Irregular Parcels - correct answer-These are parcels that do not meet one of the
minimum criteria for Machinable Parcels
(one dimension is less than 6 inches in length, 3 inches in height, ¼ (.25) inches in
thickness, or less than 6 oz in weight)
Criteria for Nonmachinable Parcels - correct answer-These are parcels that exceed one of
the dimensions for a Machinable Parcel
(one dimension that is more than 27 inches in length, 17 inches in height, 17 inches in
thickness, or weighs more than 25 pounds)
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