Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-V
Revenue losses due to mistakes in assessment need not be reported where they are discovered too late to permit a ________ claim being made.
A)
revised
B)
supplementary
C)
penal
D)
departmental
Option C is correct: penal.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-V
A Service Book is primarily maintained to record ________.
A)
the verified service particulars required for pension, leave and retirement-related scrutiny
B)
the official record of appointments, pay fixation, increments, transfers and leave of a government servant
C)
every step in a government servant’s official life
D)
the administrative and financial entries necessary for service verification
Option B is correct: the official record of appointments, pay fixation, increments, transfers and leave of a government servant.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-V
A government servant has already submitted a transfer request through proper official channel. Pending decision, he asks a respected community leader to personally speak to the superior authority so that his posting may be considered favourably. Which of the following is the most accurate position?
A)
The conduct is prohibited under Rule 20
B)
The conduct is not prohibited because the Government servant had first submitted a representation through proper channel.
C)
The conduct is prohibited only if the community leader is a politician or elected representative.
D)
The conduct is not prohibited unless the superior authority actually grants the favourable posting.
Option A is correct: The conduct is prohibited under Rule 20.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-V
The introduction of e-Office system is referred to in Chapter 1 of Manual of Office Procedure as an initiative taken to achieve:
A)
centralised supervision and reduction of departmental discretion
B)
efficiency and speed for public good
C)
audit compliance and uniform financial control
D)
reduction of citizen interaction with departments
Option B is correct: efficiency and speed for public good.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-V
Stoppage at the efficiency bar on the ground of unfitness to cross the bar is:
A)
A minor penalty
B)
A major penalty
C)
A penalty only if it affects pension
D)
Not a penalty under Rule 11
Option D is correct: Not a penalty under Rule 11.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-V
A Government servant allows his residence to be used as a meeting point for organising support to a candidate in a municipal election. Under CCS (Conduct) Rules, this is best treated as:
A)
permissible because it concerns a local authority and not Parliament
B)
permissible if the meeting is outside office hours
C)
permissible if no Government property is used
D)
impermissible because it amounts to assisting or using influence in connection with an election
Option D is correct: impermissible because it amounts to assisting or using influence in connection with an election.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-V
Which of the following entries would fall most directly under S.R. 200?
A)
Entry of a period during which service was interrupted, with full details of its duration
B)
Entry of transfer from one office to another
C)
Entry of annual increment
D)
Entry of residential address of the Government servant
Option A is correct: Entry of a period during which service was interrupted, with full details of its duration.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-V
Where it is proposed to hold an inquiry against a Government servant, the disciplinary authority is required to draw up definite and distinct ________.
A)
statements of defence
B)
findings of guilt
C)
articles of charge
D)
orders of penalty
Option C is correct: articles of charge.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-V
Under Rule 37 of GFR 2017, an officer is personally responsible for loss sustained by Government through:
A)
any loss occurring during his posting, irrespective of fault
B)
any loss exceeding 50,000 in his office
C)
any loss reported by audit but not by his office
D)
fraud or negligence on his part
Option D is correct: fraud or negligence on his part.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-V
Manual of Office Procedure has been updated from time to time primarily because:
A)
office procedures must respond to the changing scenario
B)
every new Government requires a new manual
C)
all Secretariat procedures automatically lapse every ten years
D)
the earlier manuals applied only to physical dak
Option A is correct: office procedures must respond to the changing scenario.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-V
“Fee” under FR 9 excludes:
A)
Non-recurring payment from non-Government sources
B)
Unearned income like property rent and dividends
C)
Payments for sports participation as amateur
D)
Both (b) and (c)
Option D is correct: Both (b) and (c).
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-V
The maximum amount of extraordinary leave that may be granted to a government servant for prosecuting studies in public interest is:
A)
12 months
B)
18 months
C)
36 months
D)
24 months
Option C is correct: 36 months.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-V
A Government servant may engage a legal practitioner to present his case in a Rule 14 inquiry only when:
A)
The charge is serious
B)
The inquiry is against a Group ‘A’ officer
C)
The Presenting Officer is a legal practitioner, or the disciplinary authority permits it having regard to the circumstances
D)
The Government servant pays the legal fees personally
Option C is correct: The Presenting Officer is a legal practitioner, or the disciplinary authority permits it having regard to the circumstances.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-V
Recovery from pay of the whole or part of pecuniary loss caused to Government by negligence or breach of orders is a ________ penalty.
A)
major
B)
minor
C)
appellate
D)
provisional
Option B is correct: minor.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-V
The inquiring authority should conclude the inquiry and submit its report within ________ from the date of receipt of the order of appointment as inquiring authority.
A)
3 months
B)
6 months
C)
9 months
D)
1 year
Option B is correct: 6 months.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-V
In the case of a government servant on foreign service, his signature in the Service Book under S.R. 202 is to be obtained:
A)
before the Service Book is sent to the Audit Officer
B)
after the Head of Office records the foreign service period
C)
only after he is finally re-transferred to Government service
D)
after the Audit Officer has made necessary entries connected with foreign service
Option D is correct: after the Audit Officer has made necessary entries connected with foreign service.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-V
A Government servant takes an administrative decision mainly to benefit a close friend, though the decision is otherwise within his formal powers. Under the CCS (Conduct) Rules, this is:
A)
permissible because the order is within jurisdiction
B)
permissible if Government suffers no direct financial loss
C)
improper because he must not misuse his position to derive benefit for himself, family or friends
D)
improper only if the friend is a government contractor
Option C is correct: improper because he must not misuse his position to derive benefit for himself, family or friends.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-V
Under Rule 32, extraordinary leave may be granted even when other leave is admissible if:
A)
the Department prefers not to debit earned leave.
B)
the leave sanctioning authority considers extraordinary leave financially convenient.
C)
the Government servant applies in writing for the grant of extraordinary leave.
D)
the Government servant has not completed one year of service.
Option C is correct: the Government servant applies in writing for the grant of extraordinary leave..
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-V
Subject to the relevant provisions, the maximum earned leave that may generally be granted at a time to a government servant employed in India is:
A)
120 days.
B)
150 days.
C)
180 days.
D)
300 days in all cases.
Option A is correct: 120 days..
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-V
A Government servant consumes alcohol lawfully in a private setting but later appears intoxicated in a place accessible to the public on payment. Under CCS (Conduct) Rules, this is:
A)
Not covered because the consumption was private and lawful
B)
Not covered unless he was on official duty
C)
Covered only if he creates disorder or nuisance
D)
Prohibited because he must not appear in a public place in a state of intoxication
Option D is correct: Prohibited because he must not appear in a public place in a state of intoxication.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-V
A Government servant argues that he is not a formal member of a political party but regularly works with its campaign committee. Under CCS (Conduct) Rules, this is:
A)
Permissible because formal membership is absent
B)
Permissible if no salary is received
C)
Prohibited because association with a political party is also barred
D)
Prohibited only during election period
Option C is correct: Prohibited because association with a political party is also barred.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-V
Under Rule 14, the Presenting Officer appointed to present the case in support of the articles of charge may be a government servant or a ________.
A)
retired employee only
B)
police officer only
C)
departmental witness
D)
legal practitioner
Option D is correct: legal practitioner.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-V
Displaying an electoral symbol by a government servant on his vehicle is treated under CCS (Conduct) Rules as:
A)
a private act outside service rules
B)
permissible if done outside office hours
C)
using his influence in connection with an election
D)
permissible unless the vehicle is Government-owned
Option C is correct: using his influence in connection with an election.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-V
Removal from service differs from dismissal from service because:
A)
removal from service is always temporary
B)
removal from service cannot be imposed after inquiry
C)
removal from service is not a disqualification for future employment under Government
D)
removal from service can be imposed only by the President
Option C is correct: removal from service is not a disqualification for future employment under Government.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-V
A government servant is convicted and sentenced to imprisonment exceeding forty-eight hours, but is not immediately dismissed, removed or compulsorily retired. Under Rule 10, the deemed suspension takes effect:
A)
from the date on which the disciplinary authority decides to act on the conviction
B)
from the date on which the appellate court confirms the conviction
C)
from the forty-ninth hour after the prison authority reports the conviction to the Department
D)
from the date of conviction, with the forty-eight hours computed from the commencement of imprisonment
Option D is correct: from the date of conviction, with the forty-eight hours computed from the commencement of imprisonment.
