MPS Departmental • 2025 • Paper-III
Under which Section is an expert opinion (e.g., forensic or handwriting analysis) admissible as evidence?
A)
Section 17
B)
Section 27
C)
Section 45
D)
Section 54
Option C is correct: Section 45.
MPS Departmental • 2025 • Paper-III
In which of the following circumstances is secondary evidence admissible in court?
A)
When the original document is available
B)
When the party seeks convenience
C)
When the original has been destroyed or lost
D)
When the court permits delay in producing original
Option C is correct: When the original has been destroyed or lost.
MPS Departmental • 2025 • Paper-III
Which Section of the Indian Evidence Act provides that oral evidence must be direct?
A)
Section 59
B)
Section 60
C)
Section 61
D)
Section 65
Option B is correct: Section 60.
MPS Departmental • 2025 • Paper-III
Under Section 167, if improper evidence has been admitted or excluded, what should the court do?
A)
Automatically order retrial
B)
Ignore the mistake
C)
Reverse the judgment
D)
Examine whether the mistake affected the merits of the case
Option D is correct: Examine whether the mistake affected the merits of the case.
MPS Departmental • 2025 • Paper-III
Which of the following is NOT a relevant fact under Sections 5-55 of the Indian Evidence Act?
A)
Motive or preparation for an offence
B)
The character of the accused when irrelevant to the charge
C)
Conduct of parties after the offence
D)
Facts necessary to explain or introduce a fact in issue
Option B is correct: The character of the accused when irrelevant to the charge.
MPS Departmental • 2025 • Paper-III
A police officer arrests a person who later confesses in custody, leading to the discovery of stolen property. Which part of the confession is admissible in court under Section 27?
A)
The entire confession
B)
Only the confession made to a magistrate
C)
Only the part that leads to the discovery of the stolen property
D)
None of the confession is admissible
Option C is correct: Only the part that leads to the discovery of the stolen property.
MPS Departmental • 2025 • Paper-III
During cross-examination, a prosecution witness turns hostile. What should the prosecutor do?
A)
Ignore the witness
B)
Request permission to treat the witness as hostile and cross-examine
C)
Immediately close the examination
D)
Ask the police officer to re-investigate
Option B is correct: Request permission to treat the witness as hostile and cross-examine.
MPS Departmental • 2025 • Paper-II
All officers of the rank of ________ and above may be declared as their own Controlling Officers.
A)
Under Secretary
B)
Deputy Secretary
C)
Joint Secretary
D)
Head of Office
Option C is correct: Joint Secretary.
MPS Departmental • 2025 • Paper-II
How many members of a Minister’s personal staff, including those not entitled to air travel, may be permitted to accompany the Minister on an official or private tour by air?
A)
One
B)
Two
C)
Three
D)
Four
Option B is correct: Two.
MPS Departmental • 2025 • Paper-II
What is the minimum Pay Level a Government servant must be in to claim Travelling Allowance for travel by own car or taxi?
A)
Pay Level 5
B)
Pay Level 6
C)
Pay Level 7
D)
Pay Level 10
Option C is correct: Pay Level 7.
MPS Departmental • 2025 • Paper-II
What is the maximum daily amount a Government servant in Pay Level 10 can claim for hotel or guest house accommodation while on tour, when Dearness Allowance is 25%?
A)
1500
B)
2250
C)
2500
D)
2150
Option C is correct: 2500.
MPS Departmental • 2025 • Paper-II
Which of the following categories of Government servant is eligible for grant of Travelling Allowance concession for journey after retirement?
A)
Government servant who retires on voluntary retirement
B)
Government servant who quit by resignation
C)
Government servant on dismissal from service
D)
None of the above
Option A is correct: Government servant who retires on voluntary retirement.
MPS Departmental • 2025 • Paper-II
Who has the power to condone the unauthorized absence under FR 17-A?
A)
Administrative Head
B)
Head of Department
C)
Appointing Authority
D)
Head of Office
Option B is correct: Head of Department.
MPS Departmental • 2025 • Paper-II
Who is to be permitted to file a written brief of the case after completion of the production of evidence?
A)
Only the Presenting Officer
B)
Only the Charged Officer
C)
Both the Presenting Officer and the Charged Officer
D)
Neither the Presenting Officer nor the Charged Officer
Option C is correct: Both the Presenting Officer and the Charged Officer.
MPS Departmental • 2025 • Paper-II
What amount shall be paid to a Group D official assigned to work as a Despatch Rider for a short period during the absence of the regular Despatch Rider?
A)
10 per day
B)
50 per day
C)
75 per day
D)
100 per day
Option B is correct: 50 per day.
MPS Departmental • 2025 • Paper-II
Which of the following recoveries should not be made without the written consent of the Government servant under suspension?
A)
House rent
B)
Income tax
C)
Refund of advances taken from GPF
D)
Repayment of loans and advances
Option D is correct: Repayment of loans and advances.
MPS Departmental • 2025 • Paper-II
Which of the following does not constitute an anomaly for stepping up of pay of senior on drawing less pay than his junior?
A)
both the junior and the senior Government servants should belong to the same cadre and the posts in which they have been promoted are identical in the same cadre.
B)
the Level in the Pay Matrix of the lower and higher posts in which they are entitled to draw pay should be identical
C)
where a junior gets more pay by virtue of any advance increments granted to him.
D)
the anomaly is directly as a result of the application of the provisions of Fundamental Rule 22(I)(a)(1)
Option C is correct: where a junior gets more pay by virtue of any advance increments granted to him..
MPS Departmental • 2025 • Paper-II
FR 11 states that the whole time of a Government servant is at the disposal of a Government who pays him. Therefore: (A) He may be employed in any manner required by proper authority (B) He cannot claim for additional remuneration
A)
Only (A) is correct
B)
Only (B) is correct
C)
Both are correct
D)
Neither (A) nor (B) is correct
Option C is correct: Both are correct.
MPS Departmental • 2025 • Paper-II
When departmental proceedings initiated for the imposition of a major penalty conclude with the imposition of a minor penalty, how should the period of suspension be treated, and how are the pay and allowances to be regulated?
A)
The suspension can be said to be wholly unjustified and the Government servant should be paid full pay and allowances for the period of suspension.
B)
The period of suspension period will be treated as such and subsistence allowance paid
C)
The entire period of suspension period will be treated as duty and subsistence allowance paid
D)
None of the above
Option D is correct: None of the above.
MPS Departmental • 2025 • Paper-II
What is the amount of Composite Transfer Grant (CTG) admissible to a Government servant when the transfer involves a change of residence, but the distance between the old and new stations is less than 20 km?
A)
No CTG
B)
One-third of the normal CTG
C)
Half of the normal CTG
D)
50% of basic pay
Option C is correct: Half of the normal CTG.
MPS Departmental • 2025 • Paper-II
What is the maximum percentage by which the subsistence allowance can be increased or decreased upon review?
A)
100%
B)
75%
C)
50%
D)
25%
Option C is correct: 50%.
MPS Departmental • 2025 • Paper-II
How many times can a Government servant claim Travelling Allowance for any particular obligatory departmental examination?
A)
Not entitled
B)
Once only
C)
Twice
D)
No prescribed limit
Option B is correct: Once only.
MPS Departmental • 2025 • Paper-II
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding a Government servant who is facing Departmental Proceedings?
A)
shall not be allowed to appear in Departmental Examination.
B)
shall be allowed to appear in Departmental Examination
C)
shall be allowed to appear in Departmental Examination only if the Disciplinary authority, having regard to the circumstances of the case, is of the view that the imposition of the penalty of removal or dismissal from service would not be warranted in the case.
D)
None of the above
Option C is correct: shall be allowed to appear in Departmental Examination only if the Disciplinary authority, having regard to the circumstances of the case, is of the view that the imposition of the penalty of removal or dismissal from service would not be warranted in the case..
MPS Departmental • 2025 • Paper-II
Which of the following is not among the documents that the Disciplinary Authority is required to forward to the Inquiry Officer?
A)
A copy of the statement of defence submitted by the Government servant
B)
A copy of the order appointing the Presenting Officer
C)
A copy of the statement of witnesses
D)
A copy of character and antecedents issued by the respective Police Officer
Option D is correct: A copy of character and antecedents issued by the respective Police Officer.
MPS Departmental • 2025 • Paper-II
A Government servant dies while under suspension before the proceedings are concluded. How will the period of suspension be treated and the pay and allowances regulated?
A)
The entire period of suspension period will be treated as such and subsistence allowance paid
B)
The entire period treated as duty and allowed full pay and allowances
C)
The day of death only be treated as duty and allowed pay and allowance
D)
The entire period treated as on leave and leave salary allowed
Option B is correct: The entire period treated as duty and allowed full pay and allowances.
