Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
Receipts for sum below Rs. ________ do not require the signature of the Treasury Officer and may be signed by the Treasurer and the Accountant.
A)
3000
B)
2500
C)
2000
Option A is correct: 3000.
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
Refunds of Security deposits for a work, previously lapsed to Government are adjusted as:
A)
Refund of Revenue
B)
Refund of Deposits
C)
Contingencies of the Work concerned
D)
Debit to Misc. Works Advances
Option B is correct: Refund of Deposits.
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
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
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
Which is correct entry in the Cash Book when clients Demand Draft or Cheque is deposited into the Bank?
A)
Payments Side in Cash column as Remittance to Bank
B)
Payments Side in Bank column as Remittance to Bank
C)
No entry at all
D)
Only a note is kept in usual ink
Option B is correct: Payments Side in Bank column as Remittance to Bank.
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
Which should not be deducted from Contractor’s Bill
A)
Work’s contract tax
B)
Security Deposit
C)
Income Tax
D)
Fine for defective work
Option A is correct: Work’s contract tax.
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
Which is not a sub-head of ‘Misc. Works Advances’?
A)
Sales on Credit
B)
Amounts overpaid to/recoverable from Contractors
C)
Losses, Retrenchment and Errors etc.
D)
Other items
Option D is correct: Other items.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
Account of Interest Bearing Securities sent to PAO is maintained in
A)
Form 85
B)
Form 86
C)
Form 64
D)
Form 62
Option B is correct: Form 86.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
The Validity of a cheque is-
A)
period of 3 months after the months of its issue
B)
period of 6 months after the months of its issue
C)
period of 2 months after the months of its issue
D)
period of one month after the months of its issue
Option A is correct: period of 3 months after the months of its issue.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
If the Challan is in duplicate, triplicate or quadruplicate, the challan marked ________ shall be returned to the tenderer.
A)
copy
B)
duplicate
C)
original
Option B is correct: duplicate.
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.
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
Which of the following are Stores debited to suspense
A)
Stock
B)
Tools and Plant
C)
Road Metal
D)
Materials charged to works
Option A is correct: Stock.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
If a cheque issuedto a payee has been lost, then after following some procedure, it can be:
A)
Revalidated
B)
Cancelled without a new cheque being issued in lieu
C)
Cancelled and a new cheque issued in its lieu
D)
Referred to PAO to issue No payment Certificate
Option C is correct: Cancelled and a new cheque issued in its lieu.
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
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
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
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
Grants-in-aid-
A)
Article 275
B)
Article 287
Option A is correct: Article 275.
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
Moneys received on account of revenue shall not be appropriated to meet departmental expenditure, nor otherwise kept apart from the accounts of the Government.
A)
True
B)
False
Option A is correct: True.
