Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
No authority may incur any expenditure or enter into any liability involving expenditure or transfer of moneys for investment or deposit from public funds unless the same has been sanctioned by a _________.
A)
Head of Department
B)
Finance Department
C)
Competent Authority
Option C is correct: Competent Authority.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
No Government servant shall be granted leave of any kind for a continuous period exceeding _________.
A)
3 years
B)
4 years
C)
5 years
Option A is correct: 3 years.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
When a temporary post is created which may have to be filled by a person not already in Government service, _________ shall be fixed with reference to the minimum that is necessary to secure the services of a person capable of discharging efficiently the duties of the post.
A)
pay scale of the post
B)
substantive pay of the post
C)
the pay of the post
Option C is correct: the pay of the post.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
A Broadsheet in Form _________ shall be maintained by the Departments of Central Government
A)
GFR 6
B)
GFR 9
C)
GFR 12
Option B is correct: GFR 9.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
“_________” means civil/ electrical works including public buildings, public services, transport infrastructure etc., both original and repair works and any other project, including infrastructure which is for the use of general public;
A)
Public Works
B)
Civil Works
C)
Contract Works
Option A is correct: Public Works.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
All moneys received by or on behalf of the Government either as dues of Government or for deposit, remittance or otherwise, shall be brought into _________ without delay.
A)
cashbook
B)
government Account
C)
subsidiary Cashbook
Option B is correct: government Account.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
A Government servant’s _________on a post shall stand terminated on his acquiring a lien on another post.
A)
confirmation
B)
lien
C)
officiating
Option B is correct: lien.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
“Non-bailable offence” as per Section 2 means:
A)
Any offence punishable with fine only
B)
Any other offence except those shown as bailable
C)
Any offence shown as bailable in the First Schedule
D)
Petty offences
Option B is correct: Any other offence except those shown as bailable.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
What is the procedure under Section 66 if the person summoned cannot be found?
A)
Summons is cancelled
B)
Summons is served by leaving a duplicate with some adult member of his family residing with him
C)
Summons is sent for publication in newspapers
D)
Summons is not served at all
Option B is correct: Summons is served by leaving a duplicate with some adult member of his family residing with him.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
Under Article 22(3) of the Indian Constitution, which of the following persons is not entitled to the protections of Article 22(1) and 22(2)?
A)
A person arrested for theft
B)
A person detained under preventive detention laws
C)
A person detained under orders of a court-martial
D)
Both (a) and (c)
Option C is correct: A person detained under orders of a court-martial.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
What is the maximum punishment for intentionally giving or fabricating false evidence in a judicial proceeding under Section 229(1)?
A)
Two years
B)
Five years
C)
Seven years
D)
Ten years
Option C is correct: Seven years.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
Under Section 343, who may tender pardon to an accomplice in a case triable by the Court of Session?
A)
District Magistrate
B)
Chief Judicial Magistrate
C)
The accused
D)
Any police officer
Option B is correct: Chief Judicial Magistrate.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
Section 246 lists who may be charged and tried together. Which of the following is not included?
A)
Persons accused of the same offence in the same transaction
B)
Persons accused of abetment of the same offence
C)
Persons accused of unrelated offences
D)
Persons accused of offences under Chapter XII relating to counterfeit coin
Option C is correct: Persons accused of unrelated offences.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
Under Section 2 of BNSS 2023, what does “bailable offence” mean?
A)
An offence triable by the High Court
B)
An offence punishable with death
C)
An offence shown as bailable in the First Schedule
D)
An offence which is always non-cognizable
Option C is correct: An offence shown as bailable in the First Schedule.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
Who has the power to regulate recruitment and conditions of service of persons serving under the Union or a State, as per Article 309?
A)
President of India
B)
Prime Minister
C)
Parliament or State Legislature
D)
Supreme Court
Option C is correct: Parliament or State Legislature.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
Under Article 22, within how many hours must a person arrested be produced before a magistrate?
A)
12 hours
B)
48 hours
C)
24 hours
D)
36 hours
Option C is correct: 24 hours.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
As per Section 19, who may be appointed as Assistant Public Prosecutor if none is available for a particular case?
A)
Any police officer
B)
Any District Judge
C)
Any other person after giving notice to the State Government
D)
The accused
Option C is correct: Any other person after giving notice to the State Government.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
Which of the following is prohibited by Article 20(1) of the Constitution of India?
A)
Retrospective civil laws
B)
Retrospective taxation
C)
Conviction for an act that was not an offence when committed
D)
Retrospective administrative orders
Option C is correct: Conviction for an act that was not an offence when committed.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
Section 339 allows prosecution to be conducted by which of the following with permission of the Magistrate?
A)
Any police officer below Inspector
B)
Any person other than a police officer below Inspector
C)
Only the Public Prosecutor
D)
Only the accused
Option B is correct: Any person other than a police officer below Inspector.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
Article 21 of the Indian Constitution protects which fundamental right?
A)
Right to property
B)
Right to freedom of religion
C)
Right to life and personal liberty
D)
Right to education
Option C is correct: Right to life and personal liberty.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
Who appoints Public Prosecutors for every High Court as per Section 18?
A)
Supreme Court
B)
State or Central Government after consultation with the High Court
C)
Chief Minister
D)
District Judge
Option B is correct: State or Central Government after consultation with the High Court.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
Article 22 does NOT apply to detention under which of the following circumstances?
A)
Detention under criminal law
B)
Detention for civil contempt
C)
Detention after conviction
D)
Preventive detention
Option C is correct: Detention after conviction.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
“Warrant-case” under Section 2 means:
A)
Any case relating to a petty offence
B)
A case relating to an offence punishable with death, life imprisonment, or imprisonment for more than 2 years
C)
A case for fine only
D)
A case triable by Executive Magistrate
Option B is correct: A case relating to an offence punishable with death, life imprisonment, or imprisonment for more than 2 years.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
In BNSS, “summons-case” is defined as:
A)
A case punishable with death
B)
A case relating to an offence not being a warrant-case
C)
A civil case
D)
A case triable by High Court only
Option B is correct: A case relating to an offence not being a warrant-case.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
Under Section 227, a person is said to give false evidence if:
A)
They make a false statement under oath
B)
They make a false statement while not legally bound to state the truth
C)
They make a true statement under oath
D)
They make an irrelevant statement
Option A is correct: They make a false statement under oath.
