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
An increment shall ordinarily be drawn as a matter of course unless it is_________.
A)
withdrawn
B)
barred
C)
withheld
Option C is correct: withheld.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
No expenditure shall be incurred during a financial year on a “_________” not contemplated in the Annual Budget for the year except after obtaining a supplementary grant or appropriation or an advance from the Contingency Fund during that year.
A)
New Service
B)
allocation
C)
appropriation.
Option A is correct: New Service.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
President has the powers under Rule 2 of DFPR,1978 to:
A)
Relax all or any provisions of these rules in relation to any authority
B)
Relax non or some provisions of these rules in relation to any authority
C)
Relax provisions of these rules in relation to any authority
Option A is correct: Relax all or any provisions of these rules in relation to any authority.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
The financial powers not specifically delegated to any authority vest in the:
A)
Government
B)
Finance Ministry
C)
Finance Minister
Option B is correct: Finance Ministry.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
The Controlling Officer will maintain a broadsheet in Form _________ to monitor the receipt of the return prescribed in the foregoing sub- clause
A)
GFR 6
B)
GFR 9
C)
GFR 12
Option C is correct: GFR 12.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
All powers to incur expenditure out of public funds (Consolidated Fund of India) vest with the:
A)
Concern Minister
B)
Government in the Ministry of Finance
C)
Reserve Bank of India
Option B is correct: Government in the Ministry of Finance.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
On foreign service/deputation beyond the _________ limit admissible under the orders of the Government issued from time to time.
A)
maximum
B)
minimum
C)
optimum
Option A is correct: maximum.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
In ordering the withholding of an increment, the withholding authority shall state the _________ for which it is withheld.
A)
year
B)
period
C)
time
Option B is correct: period.
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
All expenditure other than expenditure falling under the category of pay and allowances of Government servants, leave salary pensions, Contingencies, grants-in-aid, contributions, works, tools and plant and the like are called:
A)
Miscellaneous expenditure
B)
Contingent expenditure
C)
Recurring expenditure.
Option A is correct: Miscellaneous expenditure.
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
The expenditure which is incurred at periodical intervals is a:
A)
Contingent expenditure
B)
Recurring expenditure
C)
Office expenditure
Option B is correct: Recurring expenditure.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
The savings as well as provisions that cannot be profitably utilised shall be _________ to Government immediately
A)
appropriated
B)
credited
C)
surrendered.
Option C is correct: surrendered..
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
Amounts due to Government shall not be left _________ without sufficient reasons.
A)
outstading
B)
unspend
C)
unrecorded
Option A is correct: outstading.
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 the assignment, to meet specified expenditure, of funds included in a primary unit of appropriation;
A)
Budget;
B)
Appropriation;
C)
Sanction.
Option B is correct: Appropriation;.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
Unless specially authorized by any rule or order made by competent authority, no sums shall be _________ as revenue by debit to a suspense head.
A)
deducted
B)
adjusted
C)
credited.
Option C is correct: credited..
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
All orders conveying sanctions to expenditure of a definite amount or up to a specific limit should be expressed both in words and figures the amount of expenditure _________.
A)
incurred
B)
Proposed
C)
sanctioned
Option C is correct: sanctioned.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
Re-appropriation means transfer of funds from one primary unit of appropriation to:
A)
Government account
B)
Public account
C)
Another.
Option C is correct: Another..
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
All leave except extraordinary leave taken otherwise than on medical certificate and the period of deputation out of India shall count for _________.
A)
duty
B)
promotion
C)
increment.
Option C is correct: increment..
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.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
Which of the following is a protection for civil servants under Article 311?
A)
Protection from transfer
B)
Protection from suspension
C)
Protection from dismissal by a subordinate authority
D)
Protection from salary reduction
Option C is correct: Protection from dismissal by a subordinate authority.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
The term “house-trespass” as per Section 332 means:
A)
Entering any property
B)
Entering a house to commit an offence
C)
Entering public land
D)
Remaining in a building as a guest
Option B is correct: Entering a house to commit an offence.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
Section 480 provides that bail must be taken in which type of cases?
A)
Only non-bailable offences
B)
Any person other than accused of a non-bailable offence arrested without warrant
C)
Only cases triable by High Court
D)
None of the above
Option B is correct: Any person other than accused of a non-bailable offence arrested without warrant.
