Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
As per Section 4, a person aged 16 years is legally permitted to drive which of the following?
A)
Heavy goods vehicle
B)
Motor cycle with gear
C)
Motor cycle without gear up to 50cc
D)
Light motor vehicle
Option C is correct: Motor cycle without gear up to 50cc.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
Rule 22 prohibits Government servants from:
A)
Consuming intoxicating drinks in private homes
B)
Using intoxicating drinks or drugs to excess
C)
Transporting liquor for official purposes
D)
Enforcing prohibition laws
Option B is correct: Using intoxicating drinks or drugs to excess.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
A forensic expert’s report is submitted without calling the expert to court. Defence demands cross-examination. Is the report admissible?
A)
Yes, expert testimony is optional
B)
Yes, but defence has right to summon expert
C)
No, expert must appear
D)
Yes, only if Magistrate certifies it
Option B is correct: Yes, but defence has right to summon expert.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
A Government servant who marries a foreign national must-
A)
Obtain prior sanction of the Government
B)
Resign from service
C)
Intimate the fact to the Government forthwith
D)
Apply for an exemption under Rule 23
Option C is correct: Intimate the fact to the Government forthwith.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
A Head of Department is served a court notice in a case filed by a bank to recover unpaid loan dues. He ignores the notice and does not inform his administrative department. Which of the following is correct?
A)
No violation - loan is personal
B)
No violation unless the amount exceeds 5 lakh
C)
Violation only if declared insolvent by court
D)
Violation - must report legal proceedings regarding insolvency or indebtedness
Option D is correct: Violation - must report legal proceedings regarding insolvency or indebtedness.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
A Joint Secretary frequently buys and sells shares on a stock exchange through an authorized broker. Which of the following is correct?
A)
No violation - trading on stock exchange is allowed
B)
Violation because frequent trading amounts to speculation
C)
No violation if he declares all trades annually
D)
Violation only if losses occur
Option B is correct: Violation because frequent trading amounts to speculation.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
A Block Development Officer files a civil defamation case against a newspaper for an article criticising his official action. He does so without seeking Government sanction. Which of the following is correct?
A)
No violation; vindication of official acts is his right
B)
Violation - sanction required for vindication of official acts
C)
No violation if the criticism was unjustified
D)
Only a departmental report is required, not sanction
Option B is correct: Violation - sanction required for vindication of official acts.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
As per Rule 9, which of the following statements may a Government servant NOT make?
A)
Views expressed in official capacity
B)
Views expressed while assisting in conduct of election duties
C)
Evidence before a judicial committee
D)
Personal opinion criticizing a recent Central or State Government policy
Option D is correct: Personal opinion criticizing a recent Central or State Government policy.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
A Superintendent shares a classified internal circular with a retired senior officer seeking advice. He argues that the retired officer is trustworthy and was his former superior. Which of the following is correct?
A)
Violation - Rule 11 prohibits communicating classified information except as authorised
B)
No violation- information shared with another Government servant
C)
No violation if the retired officer signs confidentiality papers
D)
No violation if no public dissemination occurs
Option A is correct: Violation - Rule 11 prohibits communicating classified information except as authorised.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
A is prosecuted for theft. The prosecution wants to show that A had previously stolen from the same shop. Is this admissible?
A)
Yes, always
B)
No, previous bad acts irrelevant
C)
Yes, to show intent or absence of mistake
D)
No, unless A confesses
Option C is correct: Yes, to show intent or absence of mistake.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
Under Section 65B, electronic records are admissible as secondary evidence only if:
A)
The original device is produced in Court
B)
A certificate under Section 65B(4) is produced
C)
The author of the electronic record testifies in person
D)
The record is stored in a secure server
Option B is correct: A certificate under Section 65B(4) is produced.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
An Under Secretary buys a motorcycle worth 2.5 months of his basic pay from his brother. He reports the purchase after two months. Which of the following is correct?
A)
No violation- transaction with relative is exempt
B)
Violation - previous sanction was required
C)
Violation - report must be made within one month
D)
No violation if the transaction was by bank transfer
Option C is correct: Violation - report must be made within one month.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
Which section makes insurance against third-party risk mandatory?
A)
Section 146
B)
Section 140
C)
Section 160
D)
Section 177
Option A is correct: Section 146.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
Under Section 207, a police officer may detain a motor vehicle-
A)
When the driver has no insurance
B)
When used without valid registration or permit
C)
When the driver has unpaid road tax
D)
When vehicle exceeds speed limit once
Option B is correct: When used without valid registration or permit.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
Under Section 27, which part of a statement made by an accused in police custody is admissible?
A)
The entire confession if voluntary
B)
Only that portion which relates distinctly to the fact thereby discovered
C)
Only statements made before a Magistrate
D)
Only statements recorded under Section 161 CrPC
Option B is correct: Only that portion which relates distinctly to the fact thereby discovered.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
A police officer stops a vehicle and demands a driving licence and insurance. The driver produces only a digital copy of the driving licence on DigiLocker but not the original. The Officer insists that only physical documents are valid. What is the correct legal reasoning?
A)
Officer is correct; only physical documents are valid
B)
Digital documents are invalid unless printed
C)
Digital DL or RC stored in DigiLocker/e-Parivahan is legally valid and must be accepted
D)
Driver must produce originals within 24 hours
Option C is correct: Digital DL or RC stored in DigiLocker/e-Parivahan is legally valid and must be accepted.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
A driver with a valid LMV licence begins driving a heavy passenger motor vehicle (HPMV) for a transport company. Which is correct under the Act?
A)
LMV licence automatically authorises HPMV
B)
Driving is allowed if the driver has 3+ years’ experience
C)
Driving is illegal without licence specifically authorising that class
D)
Driving is legal if employer gives written permission
Option C is correct: Driving is illegal without licence specifically authorising that class.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
Under Section 108, a person not heard of for seven years is presumed:
A)
Dead, unless proved otherwise
B)
Alive, unless proved otherwise
C)
Missing but presumed alive
D)
To have died on a specific date after seven years
Option A is correct: Dead, unless proved otherwise.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
A transport company continues to use a goods vehicle on public roads even after the fitness certificate expired last week. The vehicle appears visually fine and causes no obstruction. What is legally correct?
A)
No offence because it is mechanically sound
B)
Offence only if the vehicle breaks down
C)
Offence because transport vehicles must possess a valid fitness certificate
D)
Offence only if the driver is unaware of expiry
Option C is correct: Offence because transport vehicles must possess a valid fitness certificate.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
A 17-year-old boy with no licence takes his father’s motorbike and rides in a public place. The father claims he did not permit him to ride. Under the Act, who is primarily liable?
A)
Only the minor, because he drove the vehicle
B)
Only the father, because he is the owner
C)
Both the boy and the father
D)
No one, because the boy is a minor
Option C is correct: Both the boy and the father.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
Under Rule 10(1), a Government servant must obtain previous sanction of the Government for:
A)
Giving evidence in a judicial enquiry
B)
Giving evidence before Parliament
C)
Giving evidence in connection with an enquiry by any person, committee, or authority
D)
Giving evidence in departmental enquiries
Option C is correct: Giving evidence in connection with an enquiry by any person, committee, or authority.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
A driver exceeds the permissible speed limit by a large margin and has prior convictions. What may the court do under Section 20?
A)
Nothing, only fine is allowed
B)
Disqualify from holding licence
C)
Impose life ban
D)
Only issue a warning
Option B is correct: Disqualify from holding licence.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
A business ledger kept in electronic form automatically records transactions daily. It is produced in court along with a proper 65B certificate. Can it be used to charge liability against the accused?
A)
Yes, ledger entries alone are sufficient
B)
No, electronic records cannot be used
C)
Yes, but only with independent supporting evidence
D)
Yes, if entries are older than 30 years
Option C is correct: Yes, but only with independent supporting evidence.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
A superior gives a Police Officer an unwritten verbal order to detain a journalist briefly for questioning. The officer implements it without seeking written confirmation. Which of the following is correct?
A)
Correct, because the order is from a superior
B)
Incorrect- Conduct Rules requires seeking written confirmation of oral directions
C)
No violation if detention is legal
D)
No violation if urgent circumstances exist
Option B is correct: Incorrect- Conduct Rules requires seeking written confirmation of oral directions.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-III
A confession made to a police officer is inadmissible under Section 25. It becomes admissible only:
A)
If made voluntarily
B)
If corroborated by independent evidence
C)
If made in the presence of a Magistrate
D)
If recorded in writing
Option C is correct: If made in the presence of a Magistrate.
