KSR ONLINE TEST - CHAPTER IX- LEAVE

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KERALA SERVICE RULES: CHAPTER IX- LEAVE

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1. The power to sanction leave without allowances exceeding 180 days at a time is vested with
   1.   Head of office
   2.   Head of the Department
   3.   Government
   4.   None of the above
2. Which of the following statements is right as per KSR?
   1.   Leave cannot be claimed as a matter of right
   2.   Leave can be claimed as a matter of right
   3.   Leave is a fundamental right as for as an employee is concerned
   4.   The leave sanctioning authority has no discretion to refuse or revoke leave
3. Which of the following statements is correct?
   1.   No leave may be granted to a gazetted officer until a report as to the admissibility of leave has been obtained from the AG
   2.   Leave will be granted to a gazetted officer without obtaining the admissiblity of leave from the AG
   3.   The admissibility certificate from AG is not necessary and the officer himself authorised to grant leave
   4.   The officer authorized to grant leave is exempted to obtain the admissibility certificate
      from AG
4. From the following which one is ordinary leave:
   1.   Paternity leave
   2.   Maternity leave
   3.   Study leave
   4.   Half pay leave
5. Which of the following is not an ordinary leave?
   
   1.   Earned Leave
   2.   Half-pay leave
   3.   Leave not due
   4.   Hospital leave
6. Which of the following leave will not come under ordinary leave?
   1.   Commuted leave
   2.   Causal leave
   3.   Earned leave
   4.   Leave without allowance
7. Which of the following is not included in the ordinary leave
   1.   Earned leave
   2.   Maternity leave
   3.   Half pay leave
   4.   Leave not due
8. Which is not eligible leave among the following
   1.   Earned leave
   2.   Commutted leave
   3.   Casual leave
   4.   H.P.L
9. An excise guard in the Excise Dept. entered Govt. service on 1.1.1991 F.N. if he has no eligible leave at his credit on 1.1.2001, and has not availed any leave after 1.1.2001, what is the minimum number of days of earned leave at his credit on 31.12.2010 A.N?
   1.   332
   2.   300
   3.   348
   4.   None of the above
10. One teacher was prevented from enjoying 20 days of vacation from a regular vacation of 61 days as he was put on with Special Duty to school. The EL to be credited to the account of him will be
    1.   11 days
    2.   9 days
    3.   10 days
    4.   No EL will be sanctioned to teachers even if put on 30 days duty during vacation
11. An officer was transferred from a vacation department (vacation is two months and ends on 31st May each year) to a non-vacation department on 1/12/2018. For calculation of earned leave no service in the vacation department is deemed to have terminated from:
    1.   1/12/2018
    2.   1/6/2019
    3.   1/6/2018
    4.   1/4/2018
12. The earned leave applicable to an officer in a vacation department and who is prevented from availing vacation in full and whose actual duty is less than one year due to superannuation is governed by rule
    
    1.   Rule 81 part I KSR
    2.   Rule 81 A part I KSR
    3.   Rule 81 part II KSR
    4.   Rule 81 A part II KSR
13. The basic of calculation of Half Pay Leave is?
    1.   Completed year of service
    2.   Completed half year of service
    3.   Period spent on duty
    4.   15 days per annum
14. Half pay leave admissible to an officer appointed for a period of more than one year but not more than 5 years is _________.
    1.   60 HPL
    2.   100 HPL
    3.   3 months
    4.   2 months
15. A permanent officer completed 12 years of service. The Half pay leave eligible for him is :
    1.   200
    2.   120
    3.   240
    4.   360
16. Maximum half pay leave that can be accumulated at a time is
    1.   20
    2.   300
    3.   180
    4.   no limit
17. The officer on leave not due is entitled leave salary at the rate of
    1.   Earned leave
    2.   Half pay leave
    3.   Commuted leave
    4.   No leave salary
18. Commutted leave is admissible to
    1.   To all permanent officers
    2.   To all officers recruited through PSC irrespective of cadre from the date of joining
    3.   Officiating Officers with a service of 3 years
    4.   (1) and (3)
19. Which of the following kinds of leave is not applicable to an officer who has not completed 3 years of continuous service?
    1.   Earned leave
    2.   Half pay leave
    3.   LWA
    4.   Commuted leave
20. The maximum period of leave not due otherwise than on medical certificate that may be gran an officer during the entire service is:
    1.   90 days
    2.   360 days
    3.   180days
    4.   unlimited
21. The Leave Not Due is eligible for
    1.   an officiating officer
    2.   temporary officer who completed three years of service
    3.   temporary officer
    4.   Permanent officer
22. The limit of leave not due that may be granted to an Officer during his entire Service:
    1.   90 days
    2.   180 days
    3.   360 days
    4.   300 days
23. How many days leave not due can be granted to an officer at a time without a medical certificate?
    1.   120 days
    2.   90 days
    3.   180 days
    4.   240 days
24. Earned leave admissible to an officer in a vacation department in respect of the first year of his service
    1.   16 3/22 days
    2.   17 days
    3.   No earned leave shall be admissible
    4.   33 2/11 days
25. An Officer was appointed for a period of 4 years in a Vacation Department The Earned Leave admissible to the Officer is:
    1.   120 days
    2.   30 days
    3.   105 days
    4.   not admissible
26. Leave salary during Maternity leave is
    1.   as on Half Pay Leave
    2.   as on LWA
    3.   as on Earned Leave
    4.   None of the above
27. A full time teacher is appointed to a part time post. The various kinds of leave earned prior to becoming Part Time:
    1.   Can be granted while holding Part Time Post
    2.   Can be granted only on medical ground while holding Part Time post
    3.   Cannot be granted while holding Part Time post
    4.   Earned Leave alone can be granted while holding Part Time Post
28. Which among the following cannot be commuted retrospectively into a different kind of leave?
    1.   Leave without Allowance
    2.   Commuted leave
    3.   Half Pay Leave
    4.   Earned Leave
29. The earned leave admissible to an officer in permanent employee is __________ of the period spent on duty
    1.   one-eleventh
    2.   one-twenty seconds
    3.   one twentieth
    4.   one thirtieth
30. Earned lease is calculated @ _________ of the period spent on duty is admissible during the first year of service.
    1.   1/22
    2.   1/11
    3.   1/20
    4.   1/4
31. Calculation of surrender of leave salary will be
    1.   @ 1/31 of the monthly pay
    2.   @ 1/30 of the monthly pay irrespective of the month in which earned leave is surrendered
    3.   @ 1/28 of the monthly pay
    4.   In proportion to the actual number of days of the month in EL is surrendered
32. Officers who have completed _________ years of continuous service are eligible to re-cast their earned leave for the first year of service @1/11 as in the case of permanent employees
    1.   Five years
    2.   Eight years
    3.   Two years
    4.   Three years
33. A high school teacher was posted for a work relating to valuation and tabulation of SSLC examination and there by prevented from enjoying vacation for 20 days. If the full vacation is for 60 days, the earned leave admissible to the teacher would be?
    1.   15 days
    2.   9 days
    3.   6 days
    4.   10 days
34. A High School Assistant in the Education Department was transferred on promotion as Assistant Educational Officer on 01-12-2010. The date from which he is eligible for Earned Leave is:
    1.   01-04-2010
    2.   01-06-2010
    3.   01-12-2010
    4.   01-01-2011
35. Maximum earned leave that can be granted to an employee
    1.   15 days
    2.   20 days
    3.   30 days
    4.   No limit
36. Part time employees will earn maximum ________ days of earned leave.
    1.   10 days
    2.   12 days
    3.   20 days
    4.   15 days
37. Maximum number of earned leave that can be surrendered in a financial year shall be
    1.   20 days
    2.   30 days
    3.   28 days
    4.   45 days
38. The period of earned leave that can be granted in continuation of Maternity Leave if the request is not supported by Medical Certificate is:
    1.   180 days
    2.   60 days
    3.   120 days
    4.   300 days
39. Maximum period of earned leave that may be granted at a time
    1.   180 days
    2.   60 days
    3.   240 days
    4.   120 days
40. What is the maximum number of earned leave that can be granted to an officer except as leave preparatory to retirement?
    1.   240 days
    2.   200 days
    3.   180 days
    4.   120 days
41. While an employee is on Earned Leave, HRA are payable for a maximum period of
    1.   120 days
    2.   150 days
    3.   180 days
    4.   90 days
42. What is the maximum number of days of leave that can be taken at a time as a combination of earned leave and commuted leave?
    1.   180 days
    2.   240 days
    3.   300 days
    4.   360 days
43. Total period of vacation, earned leave, commuted leave shall not exceed ________ days
    1.   180 days
    2.   240 days
    3.   300 days
    4.   No restriction
44. Maximum number of earned leave admissible to an officer is
    1.   200 days
    2.   240 days
    3.   300 days
    4.   No limit
45. Earned leave ceases to earn when the leave at credit reaches at
    1.   180 days
    2.   240 days
    3.   300 days
    4.   12 months
46. The maximum period of Earned Leave that can be availed as leave preparatory to retirement is:
    1.   300 days
    2.   180 days
    3.   240 days
    4.   120 days
47. Maximum no. of Earned Leave that can be surrendered at the time of retirement is
    1.   180 days
    2.   240 days
    3.   270 days
    4.   300 days
48. An officer undergoing training in an institution which have regular vacations and who enjoy the vacation of those institution is eligible for earned leave at the rate
    1.   One fourth
    2.   Half
    3.   Full
    4.   Not eligible
49. Earned leave admissible to an officer in a vacation department in respect of the first year of his service
    1.   16 3/22 days
    2.   17 days
    3.   No earned leave shall be admissible
    4.   33 2/11 days
50. Joining time will be available to join a new post on return from ________.
    1.   H.P.L.
    2.   Earned leave
    3.   Commuted leave
    4.   L.W.A.
51. Earned leave will not accrue to a Government servant when he is on ________.
    1.   Casual leave
    2.   Dies non
    3.   Special casual leave
    4.   Compensation leave
52. Which of the following period is not reckoned as duty for the purpose of accruing earned leave
    1.   Casual leave
    2.   Maternity leave
    3.   Period spent in Civil Service Tournament
    4.   Joining time
53. Paternity Leave salary will be amount equal to
    1.   full pay as admissible to the officer on earned leave
    2.   full pay as admissible to HPL
    3.   full pay as admissible to leave not due
    4.   none of the above
54. . __________ cannot be commuted retrospectively into any other kind of leave.
    1.   Commuted leave
    2.   Earned leave
    3.   Half Pay leave
    4.   Leave without allowances
55. A full time teacher is appointed to a part time post. The various kinds of leave earned prior to becoming Part Time:
    1.   Can be granted while holding Part Time Post
    2.   Can be granted only on medical ground while holding Part Time post
    3.   Cannot be granted while holding Part Time post
    4.   Earned Leave alone can be granted while holding Part Time Post
56. A clerk entered Government service on the FN of 01.01.2017. He has not taken any leave other than casual leave during the first year of service. Find out the earned leave a this credit on the FN of 01.01.2018
    1.   16 days
    2.   30 days
    3.   17 days
    4.   33 days
57. A probationer as defined in Rule 12(28) appointed in Government service against a permanent post joined service on 1.1.2018. He had no previous service under the Government. What will be the number of days of earned leave at his credit on 1.1.2019 FN?
    1.   17
    2.   16
    3.   33
    4.   None of the above
58. The Rule under which leave without Allowance can be granted on Medical Certificate is
    1.   Rule 88 P1 KSR
    2.   Rule 84 P1 KSR
    3.   Rule 78 P1 KSR
    4.   Rule 74 P1 KSR
59. The Rule for the grant of LWA for the purpose of journey spouse is
    1.   R 102 A
    2.   R 110 A
    3.   R 110 D
    4.   R 102 C
60. Leave without allowances for any purpose with or without MC can be granted to an officer less than 3 years’ continuous service up to a maximum of
    1.   6 months
    2.   3 months
    3.   180 days
    4.   4 months
61. Time limit allowed for commutation of a leave into leave of different kind
    1.   One year
    2.   Five years
    3.   Three years
    4.   Ten years
62. _____________ is conversion with retrospective effect of one kind of leave granted into another kind, which was admissible to the officer at the time when the original leave was granted.
    
    1.   Commutation of leave
    2.   Earned leave
    3.   Commuted leave
    4.   Half pay leave
63. Which of the following leave will count for increment
    1.   Leave under rule 91 part I KSR
    2.   Leave under rule 91A part I KSR
    3.   Leave as per Appendix XIIA KSR
    4.   None
64. Leave without allowances under Rule 91 may be granted to SC/ST Employees for obtaining superior qualifications, provided they have
    1.   a minimum continuous service of 3 years
    2.   a minimum service of 2 years after declaration of probation
    3.   a minimum continuous service of 1 year
    4.   minimum service is not required in the case of SC/ST employees
65. The minimum service required for granting Leave for study purpose under R 91 P1 KSR except for SC/ST is
    1.   Two years
    2.   One year
    3.   3 years
    4.   There is no such minimum period for granting leave for study purpose under this rule
66. Leave for study purpose (Under 91 A Part I KSR) is admissible to an officer with continuous service of
    1.   3 years
    2.   7 years
    3.   5 years
    4.   1 year
67. Which of the following leave will count for increment
    1.   Leave under rule 91 part I KSR
    2.   Leave under rule 91A part I KSR
    3.   Leave as per Appendix XIIA KSR
    4.   None
68. Special leave allowance is in rule
    1.   93 part II KSRs
    2.   93 part III KSR
    3.   93 part I KSRs
    4.   None of the above
69. Non-gazetted officers who entered on half pay leave and is entitled to leave salary subject to minimum of 65% pay and DA as per
    1.   Exception to rule 93 KSR part I
    2.   Exception to rule 98 KSR part I
    3.   Rule 101 KSR part I
    4.   Rule 82 KSR part I
70. The period of overstayal of joining time is regularised by granting :
    1.   Eligible leave
    2.   Extension of joining time
    3.   Special casual leave
    4.   None of these
71. A non-permanent officer who fails to resume duty on the expiry of the maximum period of leave without allowance granted to him shall be:
    1.   Suspended from service
    2.   removed from service
    3.   directed to rejoin duty
    4.   directed to rejoin
72. The period of special disability leave shall not exceed:
    1.   24 months
    2.   12 months
    3.   6 months
    4.   3 months
73. Is special disability leave admissible to an officer on more than one occasion?
    1.   Can be granted more than once
    2.   No, cannot be granted more than once
    3.   Can be granted more than once to non-gazetted officers only
    4.   Can be granted more than once to officers who have crossed the age of 50
74. Maternity Leave period being a qualified period of probation, what will be the status of paternity leave
    1.   The Head of Department can take appropriate decision
    2.   This period will be treated as a non duty period
    3.   The Head of Offices discretion can be considered
    4.   As in the case of Maternity Leave, Paternity Leave will also be treated as a period of duty for the calculation probation
75. The leave sanctioning authority of a major department has denied Maternity leave of an unmarried female officer. Comment
    1.   Maternity leave cannot be denied on the ground that the officer is not married
    2.   The action of the sanctioning authority is in order
    3.   Maternity is admissible only to married employees
    4.   Both (1) and (3)
76. What is the maximum number of days of leave that can be granted to a female officer without production of medical certificate in continuation of maternity leave?
    1.   120 days
    2.   90 days
    3.   30 days
    4.   60 days
77. A female recruit who has been advised by The Public Service Commission joins duty on the 60th date of delivery, then how many days, she can avail maternity leave from the date of joining?
    1.   120
    2.   60
    3.   90
    4.   180
78. A lady officer applied for maternity leave for 180 days from 4.6.2018. Which date she should join duty after the expiry of maternity leave?
    1.   1.12.2018
    2.   3.12.2018
    3.   30.11.2018
    4.   4.12.2018
79. Maximum period of maternity leave that can be sanctioned for miscarriage.
    1.   1 month
    2.   6 weeks
    3.   4 weeks
    4.   2 months
80. How many days of leave can be sanctioned for Hysterectomy operation?
    1.   40 days
    2.   25 days
    3.   30 days
    4.   45 days
81. Maximum period that can be granted to an officer as child adoption leave is
    1.   180 days
    2.   120 days
    3.   90 days
    4.   45 days
82. Adoptive mothers with less than two serviving children are eligible for 180 days leave similar to that of maternity leave represents which rule
    1.   R 100 P1 KSR
    2.   R 102 P1 KSR
    3.   R 102 A P1 KSR
    4.   R 102 B P1 KSR
83. Which of the following is not debited in the leave account?
    1.   Leave Not Due
    2.   Maternity Leave
    3.   Commuted Leave
    4.   Half Pay Leave
84. Which of the following leaves can be combined with leave without allowance for taking up employment abroad?
    1.   Leave without allowance
    2.   Leave not due
    3.   Leave without allowance to join spouse
    4.   All of the above
85. What is the maximum period for which paternity leave will be granted to a male officer during the entire period of his service?
    1.   30 days
    2.   20 days
    3.   10 days
    4.   There is no limit
86. Paternity leave may be combined with leave of any other kind except ______________.
    1.   Commutted Leave
    2.   Half Pay Leave
    3.   Earned Leave
    4.   Casual Leave
87. The maximum number of paternity leave that can be granted at a time to male employees (having not more than two children) is
    1.   15 days
    2.   20 days
    3.   7 days
    4.   10 days
88. Which of the following is not an ordinary leave?
    1.   Paternity leave
    2.   Earned leave
    3.   Half pay leave
    4.   Leave not due
89. Hospital leave is defined in rule ___________ part I KSR
    1.   103
    2.   105
    3.   100
    4.   106
90. Leave granted to specified officers while under medical treatment of illness or injury due to risks incurred in the course of their official duties is called _________.
    1.   Commuted leave
    2.   Hospital leave
    3.   Half pay leave
    4.   -Medical leave
91. The leave salary admissible to the first four months of hospital leave is:
    1.   earned leave salary
    2.   half pay leave salary
    3.   DA
    4.   basic pay
92. Hospital leave, which is not debited against leave account may be combined with
    1.   HPL
    2.   Earned leave
    3.   Leave without allowance
    4.   Leave of any other kind
93. No half pay leave will accrue during
    1.   Leave not due
    2.   Appendix XII A
    3.   Earned leave
    4.   None of these
94. The delegation to grant LWA under Appendix XII A to the Head of Department w.e.f.
    1.   01.02.2012
    2.   10.12.2012
    3.   01.12.2012
    4.   10.02.2012
95. The Rule for the grant of LWA for the purpose of journey spouse is
    1.   R 102 A
    2.   R 110 A
    3.   R 110 D
    4.   R 102 C
96. Leave to officers on foreign service in India will be sanctioned by the :
    1.   Head of the Department (Parent Department)
    2.   Foreign employer
    3.   Government
    4.   Head of office
97. Leave shall not be granted to an officer whom a competent authority has decided to dismiss, remove or compulsorily retire from Govt. service. It is stated in Rule _______ Part I KSR.
    1.   124
    2.   95
    3.   123
    4.   127
98. Terminal surrender of Earned leave:
    1.   Shall be permissible as on the date of retirement
    2.   Will be permissible only after the finalization of the disciplinary action initiated against the officer
    3.   Will be permissible within one month of retirement
    4.   Will be limited to half of the leave at credit
99. Mr.Xan Junior Superintendent retired from service w.e.f. the AN of 30-4-2020. After one month of his retirement he approached the concerned DDO for payment of TSEL. The DDO rejected his request and directed to submit an application for TSEL.
    
    What is your opinion against the action of the DDO?
    1.   The action of the DDO is justifiable is on
    2.   It is against rule-no application is necessary
    3.   Mr.X has to submit TSEL application before retirement
    4.   Mr.X has to submit a TSEL application after retirement
100. Maternity leave may also be granted to female officers incases of miscarriage including abortion subject to the condition that the leave does not exceed _________ and application for leave is supported by a certificate from he medical attendant.
     1.   4 weeks
     2.   8 weeks
     3.   6 weeks
     4.   7 weeks