Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
Grants-in-aid-
A)
Article 275
B)
Article 287
Option A is correct: Article 275.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
Challans shall be valid for only such time not exceeding ________ days as may be fixed by the Collector.
A)
13
B)
14
C)
15
Option C is correct: 15.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
The full accounts classification must be recorded on each bill by the ________.
A)
disbursing
B)
controlling
C)
drawing officer
Option C is correct: drawing officer.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
Rents of PWD Rest Houses, Circuit Houses, Rent of furniture and amenities provided would be credited to
A)
0202
B)
0059
C)
0216
D)
1054
Option B is correct: 0059.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
All corrections and alterations in orders of payments must be attested by the dated initials of the ________.
A)
Head of Office
B)
Drawing & Disbursing Officer
Option B is correct: Drawing & Disbursing Officer.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
A letter of credit or assignment shall lapse at the end of each month of issue.
A)
True
B)
False
Option B is correct: False.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
All Cheques, irrespective of the category, drawn for Rs. ________ lakhs and above shall bear two signatures.
A)
20
B)
15
C)
10
Option C is correct: 10.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
Borrowing by States.
A)
Article 291
B)
Article 293
Option B is correct: Article 293.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
Contingency fund
A)
Article 267
B)
Article 260
Option A is correct: Article 267.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
The term grand -in – aid does not include expenditure as grants to local bodies, religious, charitable or educational institutions.
A)
True
B)
False
Option B is correct: False.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
Taxes levied and collected by the Union but assigned to the States.
A)
Article 269
B)
Article 266
Option A is correct: Article 269.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
All corrections and alteration in orders of payment must be attested by the dated initials of the ________.
A)
Drawing & Distributing Officer
B)
Treasury Officer
Option B is correct: Treasury Officer.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
Every Officer receiving money on behalf of the Government should maintain cash book in form ________.
A)
T.R-2
B)
T.R-3
C)
T.R-4
Option A is correct: T.R-2.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
Tenure of office of persons serving the Union or a State
A)
Article 310
B)
Article 311
Option A is correct: Article 310.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
Suspense and Deposits are the part of
A)
Consolidated Fund
B)
Contingency Fund
C)
Public Accounts
D)
None of the above
Option C is correct: Public Accounts.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
Arrears of pay, fixed allowances of leave salary shall be drawn in the ________.
A)
ordinary monthly bill
B)
in a separate bill
Option B is correct: in a separate bill.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
Divisional officer can obtain Cheque Books for use from:
A)
The controller of Stamps, Nasik.
B)
The Central Form stores, Calcutta.
C)
The Bank on which cheque is drawn.
D)
The concerned Pay and Accounts Officer.
Option C is correct: The Bank on which cheque is drawn..
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
Which of the following is not a sub-head of Stock Account
A)
Timber
B)
Painters’ stores
C)
Land, Kilns etc.
D)
Workshop suspense
Option D is correct: Workshop suspense.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
A bill or a cheque becomes a voucher only when it is receipted and stamped ________.
A)
receipt
B)
Certified
C)
paid
Option C is correct: paid.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
Which one is NOT considered as Cash as per provision of CPWA Code?
A)
Demand Draft
B)
Government Securities
C)
Legal Currency Notes & Coins
D)
Banker’s Cheque
Option B is correct: Government Securities.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
‘Due and Drawn Statement’ is not required for payment of Dearness Allowance (DA) arrears.
A)
True
B)
False
Option A is correct: True.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
Recruitment and conditions of service of persons serving the Union or a State
A)
Article 301
B)
Article 309
Option B is correct: Article 309.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
Monthly bills for pay and allowances may be signed and presented earlier than ________ before the last working day of the month.
A)
5 days
B)
7 days
C)
10 days
Option A is correct: 5 days.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
Cheques shall be payable at any time within ________ months after the month of issue.
A)
three
B)
four
C)
six
Option A is correct: three.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
Unless in any case it is distinctly provided otherwise by any rule or order, no sub-vouchers may be destroyed until after a lapse of ________ years.
A)
two
B)
three
C)
four
Option B is correct: three.
