KSR PART II-CHAPTER I-Test Paper No. 1

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1. For the purpose of T.A. officers are classified in to grades:
   1.   3
   2.   4
   3.   5
   4.   6
2. Re-employed pensioners, drawing pension is addition to pay and allowances, will be classified for the purpose of Travelling Allowance :
   1.   On the basis of basic pay
   2.   on the basis of basic pay and pension
   3.   on the basis of basic pay and dearness relief
   4.   None of the above
3. For the purpose of calculating TA for accompanying the Governor, non gazetted officers other than those in the last grade will be treated as
   
   1.   Gr. III officers
   2.   Gr. II (b) officers
   3.   Gr. II (a)
   4.   Irrespective of position treated as Gr. I as accompanying Governor
4. For the purpose of calculating Travelling Allowance, which grade will be assigned to a Deputy Director of Education Department, drawing an actual basic pay of Rs. 87,000 on a scale of pay of 63700-123700 working as Private secretary to a Minister?
   1.   Grade II (a)
   2.   Grade II (b)
   3.   Grade I
   4.   Grade III
5. An Officer is transferred from higher post to a lower post, the grade of the officer for calculation of transfer TA is based on:
   1.   Higher post
   2.   Higher on lower post at the discretion of the Officer
   3.   Higher post only if the Head of Office/Controlling Officer permits
   4.   Lower
6. The Travelling Allowance of an officer can be revised with retrospective effect :
   1.   When the belated grant of increment was due to routine reasons
   2.   When the belated grant of increment was due to the fault of the officer
   3.   When reverted with retrospective effect
   4.   Revision not admissible
7. .An officer will be eligible to revise the Travelling Allowance claim with retrospective effect :
   1.   When promoted with retrospective effect
   2.   In case of belated grant of increment other than those were the increment was withheld under Competent Orders
   3.   when reverted with retrospective effect
   4.   In case of belated issue of pay slip due to the fault of the officer
8. In one of the following cases, a revised TA claim is admissible
   1.   Belated grant of increment, due to no fault of the officer
   2.   Promotion with retrospective effect
   3.   Belated grant of an increment which was specifically with held
   4.   Reversion with retrospective effect
9. Arrears of traveling Allowance of a Gazetted Officer due to belated sanctioning of increment for issue of pay slip will be paid by Treasury:
   1.   Only after special audit by Accountant General
   2.   Only after special sanction from Finance Department
   3.   Only after concurrence of Department Head
   4.   Only after sanction from Administrative Department
10. Under what circumstances is an officer entitled to revise the claim for Travelling Allowance with retrospective effect?
    1.   Promoted with retrospective effect
    2.   Due to delay in issue of pay slip due to non-completion of probation
    3.   Due to delay in issue of pay slip not due to the fault of the officer or some routine reason
    4.   Reverted with retrospective effect
11. An officer will be eligible to revise the travelling allowance with retrospective effect:
    1.   when promoted with retrospective effect
    2.   when reverted with retrospective effect
    3.   belated issue of pay slip due to the fault of the officer
    4.   in case of belated grant of increment other than those where the movement was withheld under competent authority.
12. The different kinds of Travelling Allowance does not include:
    1.   Daily allowance
    2.   Dearness Allowance
    3.   Conveyance Allowance
    4.   Actual Travel Expense
13. An allowance which is not treated as Travelling Allowance is :
    1.   Daily Allowance
    2.   Mileage Allowance
    3.   Compassionate Allowance
    4.   Permanent Travelling Allowance
14. One of the following is not treated as a kind of travelling allowance
    1.   Conveyance Allowance
    2.   Daily allowances
    3.   Mileage allowance
    4.   Dearness Allowance
15. Which of the following is not coming under the term Travelling Allowance?
    1.   Conveyance Allowance
    2.   Daily Allowance
    3.   Mileage Allowance
    4.   None
16. A claim for travelling allowance will not be sanctioned, if it is presented to the drawing officer or controlling officer:
    1.   after two year of due date
    2.   after one year of due date
    3.   within one year of due date
    4.   none of the above
17. A permanent monthly travelling allowance may be granted by ________ to any officer whose duties require him to travel extensively
    1.   Accountant general
    2.   Head of office
    3.   Controlling officer
    4.   Government
18. An officer whose duties required him to travel extensively may be granted a _______ by Government in lieu of all other forms of travelling allowance for his journeys with in the sphere of duties.
    1.   Transfer T.A.
    2.   Tour T.A.
    3.   Permanent Travelling allowance
    4.   Permanent conveyance allowance
19. Permanent conveyance allowance is granted when
    1.   The officer is frequently to travel within his jurisdiction
    2.   The officer is extensively to travel within Headquarters
    3.   The officer has to travel for official purpose to the office of the Head of Department outside Headquarter
    4.   None of the above
20. An officer whose duties required him to travel extensively may be granted by Govt. in lieu of all other forms of travelling allowance for his journeys with in the sphere of duties:
    1.   Transfer TA
    2.   Tour TA
    3.   P.T.A..
    4.   PCA
21. The drawal of Permanent Travelling Allowance is admissible:
    1.   even for days not on tour outside 8 km
    2.   during leaves
    3.   during joining time
    4.   during temporary transfer
22. Permanent travelling allowance is admissible at full rate in a month, if the officer travelled 8 km from his headquarters for a minimum period of
    1.   7 days
    2.   10 days
    3.   14 days
    4.   15 days
23. PTA is admissible only officers spend at least ..... hours outside HQ on each day
    1.   8
    2.   6
    3.   24
    4.   12
24. The permanent travelling allowance (PTA) of an officer is Rs.300 per month and the minimum number of tour days prescribed is 15. If he has been on duty for the whole month and travelled only 10 days, the PTA admissible is:
    1.   300
    2.   150
    3.   100
    4.   200
25. Permanent Travelling Allowance (PTA) may not be drawn during:
    1.   Joining time
    2.   leave
    3.   temporary transfer
    4.   all of the above
26. Conveyance Allowance can be drawn during :
    1.   Joining time
    2.   Absent from Head Quarters
    3.   Temporary transfer
    4.   Leave
27. During leave, an officer:
    1.   can draw PCA, if on earned leave
    2.   cannot draw PCA
    3.   can draw PCA
    4.   cannot draw PCA, if not sanctioned by the controlling officer
28. Which is true of the following?
    1.   Conveyance Allowance shall be drawn during leave
    2.   Conveyance Allowance shall not be drawn during joining time
    3.   Conveyance Allowance shall be drawn on temporary transfer
    4.   Conveyance Allowance can be drawn for holidays prefixed to leave
29. The form of Travelling Allowance which is calculated on the distance travelled and which is given to meet the cost of the Particular journey is called:
    1.   Conveyance Allowance
    2.   Mileage Allowance
    3.   Daily Allowance
    4.   Permanent Travelling Allowance
30. When an officer drawing conveyance allowance, which of the following statement is true?
    1.   Conveyance allowance is forfeited for the days the officer is absent from the head quarter
    2.   He is not eligible for Travelling Allowance for the journey performed outside of his sphere of duty
    3.   He should travel at least 20 days in a month
    4.   Conveyance allowance need not be forfeited for the days he is absent from the head quarter
31. When a Govt. servant on transfer performs his journey on transfer with family in a conveyance provided by the Govt. free of cost TA admissible will be
    1.   Transfer TA
    2.   Tour TA
    3.   Daily allowance for each calendar day of the journey
    4.   Not eligible for TA and DA
32. What is the maximum distance prescribed in the rules for performing the onward journey from headquarters to outstation on the same day on which official business is to be transacted?
    1.   60 Km
    2.   50 Km
    3.   32 Km
    4.   15 Km
33. An officer left headquarters at 'A' and reached 'B' (8km). Left B and reached C (4km). Left C and reached A (8km). The travelling allowance admissible is :
    1.   1 DA
    2.   2 DA
    3.   Bus fare
    4.   No TA admissible
34. Transfer Journey from and to :
    
    1.   Office to Office or
    2.   Office to residential
    3.   residence to office
    4.   residence to residence
35. Journey on transfer are held to begin from and end at the :
    1.   Office where a Government servant remains on duty
    2.   Actual residence of the Government servant concerned
    3.   At the nearby Railway/Bus Station from the Government servants Office
    4.   None of the above
36. The members of the family of a transferred Government servant joined him within six months after the date of transfer and later proceeded to some other station. The family will be eligible for Travelling Allowance from:
    1.   Old station to new station
    2.   Old station to new station or some other station whichever is less
    3.   Old station to the station to which they finally proceeded
    4.   Not eligible for Travelling Allowance
37. In which case an officer on tour, his Daily Allowance can be exchanged for mileage allowance?
    1.   When the distance travelled is exceeds 32 Kms in a day
    2.   When the distance travelled is less than 32 Kms in a day
    3.   When the distance travelled is beyond 8 Kms
    4.   When the distance travelled is exceeds 20 Kms
38. Mileage allowance for road journey as per pay revision order 2019 is Rs. _________ per km for all grades
    1.   Rs. 1
    2.   Rs. 0.50
    3.   Rs. 2.50
    4.   Rs. 3
39. In which class can a Grade 1 officer travel by train :
    1.   II AC.
    2.   I class /IIAC
    3.   III AC/1class
    4.   II class
40. In which class can a Grade Il (a) officer travel by train :
    1.   II AC
    2.   1st class /IIAC
    3.   III AC/1st class
    4.   II class
41. In which class a Grade II (a) officer is entitled to travel by train?
    1.   1st class. If the train does not have 1st class, 2nd AC
    2.   If the train does not have 3rd AC, first class
    3.   3rd AC
    4.   2nd AC
42. The mileage allowance on tour is limited to a minimum of
    1.   Quarter of DA
    2.   Half of DA
    3.   One DA
    4.   None
43. An officer has to cross an arm of the sea by steamer during a rail journey and the fare for this is included in the rail fare. The travel is treated as
    1.   Rail journey
    2.   Sea voyage
    3.   Journey by special conveyance
    4.   Journey by motor conveyance
44. For official duty, when two or more officers are travelling in a conveyance belonging to one of them:
    1.   Full T.A will be given to all of them
    2.   Full T.A will be given only to the officer who owns the conveyance and half T.A for all the others
    3.   Full T.A will be given only to the officer who owns the conveyance
    4.   Full T.A will be given to all of them and the officer who owns the conveyance may draw an additional mileage allowance
45. First grade officer travels more than 200 kms a day by special conveyance, the rate of mileage admissible in excess of 200 kms will be reduced of what is normally admissible:
    1.   1/2
    2.   3/4
    3.   1/3
    4.   2/3
46. Mileage allowance at appropriate rate is payable for journey performed on foot between places :
    1.   Connected by road
    2.   Connected by rail
    3.   Not connected by rail and road
    4.   Not connected by any public conveyance
47. D.A admissible for intermediate halts beyond 200 k.ms, when a journey is performed in departmental vehicle is:
    1.   ⅔ D.A
    2.   ¾ DA
    3.   ¼ D.A
    4.   ½ D.A
48. Rate of Incidental charges allowed to eligible officers for each air journey is
    1.   One DA
    2.   Half of DA
    3.   2 times of DA
    4.   5 times of DA
49. Present Rate of Daily Allowance allowed to Grade II(b) employees within the state is
    1.   700
    2.   600
    3.   550
    4.   500
50. When an officer on tour is provided with free boarding and lodging the rate of Daily Allowance will be :
    1.   1/2‘ DA
    2.   1/4‘ DA
    3.   3/4‘ DA
    4.   2/3‘ DA
51. When an Officer on tour is provided with free boarding the rate of Daily Allowance will be :
    1.   ‘1/2‘ DA
    2.   ‘1/4‘ DA
    3.   ‘3/4‘ DA
    4.   ‘2/3‘ DA
52. When an Officer on tour is provided with free lodging the rate of Daily Allowance will be :
    1.   ‘1/2‘ DA
    2.   1/4‘ DA
    3.   ‘3/4‘ DA
    4.   2/3‘ DA
53. Daily allowance is calculated on the basis of
    1.   Scale of pay
    2.   Actual pay
    3.   Maximum of the scale of pay
    4.   Minimum of the scale of pay
54. How many daily allowance is payable to a Grade I officer for his halt at an outstation for 54 hours?
    1.   2 1/2 DA
    2.   2 DA
    3.   3 DA
    4.   2 1/4‘ DA
55. Which is the only department whose officers and staff can travel to a distance more than 8 km from headquarter to attend duty and can still claim full Daily Allowance without regard to the time limit or absence?
    1.   Police Department
    2.   Fire and Rescue Department
    3.   Forest Department
    4.   Excise Department
56. In normal case maximum period of halt for claiming full rate of daily allowance is
    1.   10 days
    2.   15 days
    3.   30 days
    4.   90 days
57. The Daily Allowance admissible for intermediate halts beyond 200 kms when the Journey is performed in a departmental vehicle is :
    1.   1 DA
    2.   ‘1/2‘ DA
    3.   ‘1/4‘ DA
    4.   ‘3/4‘ DA
58. What is the rate of Daily Allowance payable to an officer of the Second Grade (a) while travelling or halting outside the State, as on 1-03-2021?
    1.   650
    2.   550
    3.   350
    4.   400
59. What is the present rate of actual pay required for treating an officer, other than All India Service officers and Heads of Departments, as Grade 1 officer for the purpose of calculating TA admissible? (wef. 1.3.2021)
    1.   Actual pay of Rs. 70,000 and above
    2.   Actual pay of Rs. 65,200 and above
    3.   Actual pay of Rs. 60,700 and above
    4.   Actual pay of Rs. 79,000 and above
60. Air travel is eligible for :
    1.   Secretaries to minister
    2.   Head of departments
    3.   IAS officers
    4.   All of the above