MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. Whose previous approval is necessary for a Government servant deputed out of India on deputation?

(a) External Affairs Ministry

(b) Central Government

(c) Home Ministry

(d) Finance Ministry

2. Who can sanction the drawal of the same pay drawn by a Government servant when temporarily deputed for
duty out of India?

(a) Respective Ministry

(b) Finance Ministry

(c) External Affairs Ministry

(d) President of India

3. What is the pay allowed to a Government servant on deputation out of India?

(a) Same pay drawn on duty in India at the time of deputation

(b) Same pay drawn in India in foreign currency

(c) 50% pay drawn plus deputation allowance

(d) Double the rate of pay drawn in India

4. Will the period of deputation out of India count for increment?

(a) Counts for increment

(b) Not counted for increment

(c) Period of deputation within India will only count for increment

(d) Counts for increment subject to special sanction of President

5. An Officer drawing pay at rs 2,05,100 from 1-1-2017 in the Pay Level 15 in the Pay Matrix was deputed out
of India for a period of five months from 1-1-2017 to 30-6-2017. Determine his pay during the period of
deputation out of India

(a) Rs. 2,05,400

(c) Rs. 2,11,300

(d) Rs. 2,11,600

6. How many years should be completed for Officers of Central Government to be eligible for Foreign
service?

(a) 6 years

(b) 10 years

(c) 9 years

(d) 12 years

7. What is the maximum tenure allowed at a stretch for appointment of a Central Government Officer on
deputation to International organizations ?

(a) 6 years

(b) 8 years

(c) 4 years

(d) 5 years

8. What is the mandatory 'Cooling Off' period required after every period of deputation and foreign service in
respect of Joint Secretary and below level officers?

(a) 3 years

(b) 5 years

(c) 2 years

(d) 1 year

9. The total period of Foreign service in International organizations and Autonomous Bodies, Trusts, etc. not
controlled by the Government or a private body shall not exceed a maximum of ................. years in the entire
service.

(a) 10

(b) 7

(c) 5

(d) 4

10. What are the entitlements permissible to a Government servant deputed on Foreign service?
 (a) Increment and Promotion

(b) Leave Salary

(c) Pension

(d) All the above

11. What are the contributions payable to the lending authority when a Government servant is sent on Foreign
service in India?

(a) Contribution towards the cost of pension

(b) Contribution on account of cost of leave salary

(c) Contribution to Provident Fund

(d) Repayment of House Building Advance

12. When is pension contribution and leave salary contribution paid to the Parent Department by the Foreign
employer?

(a) Within 30 days from the end of the financial year

(b) Within 15 days from the end of the financial year

(c) Within 45 days from the end of the financial year

(d) Within 20 days from the end of the financial year

13. Comment: AGazetted Officer on Foreign service with a Public Sector Undertaking is sanctioned leave on
the basis of eligibility by the advice of his CAO.

(a) CAO of the Public Sector Undertaking is not competent to give advice for sanction of leave

(b) CAO of the Public Sector Undertaking is competent to give advice for sanction of leave

(c) Competent Authority of the Parent Department can only sanction the leave

(d) The Public Sector Undertaking can sanction leave in consultation with Parent Department

14. Who will bear the transit pay of a Government servant transferred from one foreign employer to another
without reverting to Government service?

(a) Foreign employer to whom the employee proceeds on transfer

(b) Parent Department

(c) Foreign employer from where he is transferred

(d) Government servant

(a) LTC

(b) CEA

(c) Residential rent free accommodation of the appropriate scale, if available

(d) All the above

16. Who is responsible to watch the leave salary contribution and pension contribution in respect of Temporary
Government servant and officers of IRS who do not hold lien on any particular post?

(a) DDO of the Parent Department

(b) Accounts Officer of the Parent Department

(c) DDO of the Borrowing Department

(d) Accounts Officer of the Borrowing Department

17. Name the country to which the Government of India have waived the pension contribution in case of
transfer of Government servants on Foreign service?

(a) Nepal

(b) Bhutan

(c) Pakistan

(d) China

18. A Government servant transferred on foreign service may not without the sanction of the ..................,
accept a pension or gratuity from his foreign employer in respect of such service.

(a) External Affairs Ministry

(b) Central Government

(c) Home Ministry

(d) Foreign Secretary of India

19. What is the percentage rate of leave salary contribution in respect of all classes of Government servants?

(a) 10% of pay drawn in Foreign service

(b) 15% of pay drawn in Foreign service

(c) 20% of pay drawn in Foreign service

20. Mr X drawing Pay of Rs 69,000 in Pay Level 10 from 1-7-2016 is transferred on foreign service to Delhi
Municipal Corporation with effect from 1-1-2017. During foreign service he has to receive 10% deputation
allowance in Pay Level 10 ( i.e.Rs 69,000). He is governed by CCS ( Leave) Rules, 1972. He returned to the
Parent Department on 1-7-2017. Find out the Leave Salary contribution for the period from 1-1-2017 to 30-6-
2017.

(a) Rs 7,590 per month

(b) Rs 8,349 per month

(c) Rs 6,900 per month

(d) Rs 8,280 per month

21. A Government servant goes on leave for 2 months without resuming duty in the Parent Department after
reverting from foreign service. Who will pay the LS/Pension contributions during the period of leave?

(a) Foreign employer

(b) Contributions will be discontinued from the date of reversion

(c) Employee concerned

(d) Question of contribution does not arise

22. What is the basis for deriving the average annual cost in respect of the post of UDC for recovery of cost
when an addition to a regular establishment is made under the provision of FR 127?

(a) 1.95 times

(b) 1.70 times

(c) 1.90 times

(d) 2.00 times

23. What is the rate of interest on overdue contributions of leave salary and pension ?

(a) 2 P per day per Rs 100

(b) 3 P per day per Rs 100

(c) 4 P per day per Rs 100

(d) 5 P per day per Rs 100

24. Who is competent to sanction leave to a Government servant in foreign service out of India?

(a) Parent Department

(c) President of India

(d) Appointing Authority

25. How will rounding off of foreign service contributions be made?

(a) Nearest rupee

(b) Next higher rupee

(c) Nearest Paise

(d) Fractions of a rupee will be ignored

26. Whois competent to regulate the amount of remunerationtoaGovernment servant transferred to foreign
service?

(a) Central Government

(b) Respective Head of the Department

(c) Respective Head of the Office

(d) Appointing Authority

27. How is pension contribution calculated and which statement given below defines it?

(a) Group of service to which the Government servant belongs

(b) The length of service of the Government servant

(c) Basic Pay of the post held at the time of proceeding on foreign service

(d) All the above

28. Which periods will be taken into account for computing length of service for calculation of pension
contribution?

(a) Leave without pay

(b) Overstayal of leave

(c) Joining Time

(d) All the above

29. What is the percentage of pension contribution in respect of a Group A Officer proceeding on foreign
service with 7 to 8 years of service?
 (a) 0.09

(b) 0.1

(c) 0.11

(d) 0.12

30. Identify from the following, the officials not covered under the orders of deputation within India?

(a) Members of the All India Services

(b) Officers appointed on deputation to posts of Central Staffing Schemes

(c) Deputation to posts operated outside India

(d) All the above cadres

31. What types of appointments will not be treated as deputation / foreign service

(a) Permanent appointment made by Transfer

(b) Temporary appointment made on the basis of personal requests of employees

(c) Arrangements necessitated by Staff .......... arising on re organizations of offices on the same or
different stations

(d) All the above

32. How many options are available for fixation of pay on deputation / foreign service?

(a) Two

(b) Three

(c) Four

(d) One

33. What isthe time limitto exercise option for fixation of pay on deputation / foreign service?

(a) Three months from the date of joining

(b) Four months from the date of joining

(c) Six months from the date of joining

(d) One month from the date of joining

(a) When he/she receives pro forma promotion

(b) When he/she is reverted to a lower grade in the parent cadre

(c) When the scale of pay of the parent post is revised

(d) All the above

35. What is the rate of deputation allowance in case of deputation within the same station i.e., within the
Headquarters ?

(a) 5% of Basic Pay subject to a maximum of Rs 4,500 per month

(b) 2 1/2% of Basic Pay subject to a maximum of Rs 2,000 per month

(c) 4% of Basic Pay subject to a maximum of Rs 2,000 per month

(d) 3% of Basic Pay subject to a maximum of Rs 2,000 per month

36. What is the rate of deputation allowance in case of deputation out of the station i.e. other than
Headquarters?

(a) 5% of Basic Pay subject to a maximum of Rs2,000 per month

(b) 10% of Basic Pay subject to a maximum of Rs 9,000 per month

(c) 7 1/2% of Basic Pay subject to a maximum of Rs 3,500 per month

(d) 12% of Basic Pay subject to a maximum of Rs 4,500 per month

37. An Officer was deputed and opted for deputation allowance. He was asked to work in a particular project
where the borrowing department is allowed project allowance. Is the officer eligible to draw project allowance
in addition to deputation allowance?

(a) Not eligible to draw project allowance

(b) He can drawn either project allowance or deputation allowance

(c) 50% of project allowance is admissible in addition to deputation allowance

(d) Project allowance is admissible in addition to deputation allowance

38. Can an officer on deputation draw the deputation allowance on his personal pay drawn in the Parent
Department when he has opted for deputation allowance during deputation?

(a) No

(b) Deputation allowance is allowed on personal pay

(c) Personal Pay is admissible if he continues to draw his pay in the parent department
 (d) If he draws deputation allowance, he cannot draw personal pay

39. What type of Medical facilities are available in case of an official on deputation?

(a) Medical facilities available in the borrowing department

(b) Medical facilities available in the parent department

(c) Can opt in either parent department / deputation department

(d) Lumpsum claim allowed in the borrowing department

40. A Central Government servant went on deputation to a Central Public Sector undertaking / State PSU / AB.
Who will bear the LS / PS contributions?

(a) The borrowing department

(b) The lending department

(c) The employee himself

(d) Either by the employee or by the borrowing organization

41. What is the period of deputation if there exists no tenure regulation as per the Recruitment Rules of the ex
cadre post?

(a) 3 years

(b) 2 years

(c) 1 year

(d) 1 years

42. What are the conditions absolutely necessary in public interest for grant of extension up to 5th year in
deputation?

(a) Prior approval of the lending authority

(b) Prior approval of the UPSC / State Public Service Commission

(c) Prior approval of Appointment Committee of Cabinet (ACC)

(d) All the above

43. How many months advance notice isto be given to the lending Ministry / Department and the employee
concerned for premature reversion of deputationist to parent cadre?

(a) Six months Notice

(b) Four months Notice

(d) No Notice period required

44. Who is competent to give prior concurrence for any relaxation of the terms and conditions in respect of
deputation / foreign service?

(a) Ministry of Finance

(b) Ministry of borrowing department

(c) Ministry of lending department

(d) Department of Personnel and Training

45. What is the maximum period of extension that can be granted on deputation?

(a) 7 years at a stretch

(b) 8 years at a stretch

(c) 9 years at a stretch

(d) 10 years at a stretch

46. What is the maximum period for which deputation allowance is allowed in case an extension of deputation
given at a stretch for 7 years?

(a) 7 years

(b) 5 years

(c) 3 years

(d) 6 years

47. What is the mandatory cooling off period after every deputation / foreign service?

(a) Six years

(b) Three years

(c) Four years

(d) Five years

48. Whose approval is necessary for relaxing the mandatory cooling off period after every period of
deputation?

(a) Minister in charge of the cadre authority of the officer

(c) Borrowing Authority

(d) Department of Personnel and Training

49. What is the maximum age limit of an officer for selection on deputation / foreign service?

(a) Below the age of 58 years

(b) Below the age of 55 years

(c) Below the age of 45 years

(d) Below the age of 56 years

50. What is the penal provision in the event of the officer overstaying for any reason whatsoever during
deputation period?

(a) Overstayal will not count for pension

(b) Overstayal will not count for increment

(c) Officer will be liable for disciplinary action

(d) All the above

51. What are the conditions to be observed by the Department for extension in period of deputation / foreign
service?

(a) Approval of Minister in charge obtained

(b) Approval of UPSC / ACC, if required

(c) NOC from Parent Department and consent of the official concerned

(d) All the above

52. What is the Deputation Duty Allowance in respect of officers of Central Government / Autonomous Body
appointed on the personal staff of Ministers?

(a) 10% of the Basic Pay subject to a maximum of Rs 4,000 per month

(b) 15% of the Basic Pay subject to a maximum of Rs 4,000 per month

(c) 20% of the Basic Pay subject to a maximum of Rs 5,000 per month

(d) 7 % of the Basic Pay subject to a maximum of Rs 3,000 per month

53. Who will approve all cases of tour abroad of the officers of the level of Secretary to the Government of
India?
 (a) Ministry of External Affairs

(b) Foreign Secretary

(c) Screening Committee of Secretaries

(d) Home Ministry

54. Who is competent to approve the proposal relating to security personnel accompanying the President, Vice
President and Prime Minister on trips abroad?

(a) Prime Minister's Office

(b) Foreign Secretary

(c) Foreign Secretary in consultation with F.A. (Ministry of External affairs)

(d) Home Secretary

55. What is the deputation cost for one week in case of training of officers below the level of Joint Secretary
and equivalent in abroad?

(a) Not to exceed Rs 1.5 lakhs

(b) Not to exceed Rs 1 lakh

(c) Not to exceed Rs 75,000

(d) Not to exceed Rs 2 lakhs

56. What are the conditions to be ensured by the sponsoring department for fulfilment by the sponsored
candidate while formulating proposals for training of Government servants under the financially aided
schemes (eg. Colombo Plan)?

(a) He should serve at least 4 years after training

(b) He should have completed minimum 5 years of service

(c) He should possess adequate background in the field of training

(d) All the above

57. What is maximum period of transit time sanctioned to Government servants stationed outside Delhi and
deputed for training abroad?

(a) 6 days

(b) 7 days

(c) 4 days

(d) 10 days
58. What is quantum of pay payable to a Government servant on deputation abroad?

(a) Full pay and allowance which he would have drawn had he remained on duty in India

(b) Pay and deputation allowance

(c) 50% of pay and allowance which he would have drawn had he remained on duty in India

(d) 25% of pay and allowance which he would have drawn had he remained on duty in India

59. A Government servant was deputed abroad for training for a period of 6 months. How many months will
the official be eligible to claim HRA at the station from where he was deputed for training?

(a) 3 months

(b) six months

(c) 4 months

(d) First 2 months

60. Identify the wrong statement in respect of retention of Government accommodation by a Government
servant proceeding on deputation for training abroad?
(a) A Government servant proceeding on deputation abroad can retain the accommodation allotted to him
for a maximum period of six months.
(b) The licence fee for the period of deputation will be the same rate at which it would have been
charged had he not gone on deputation.

(c) Where period of deputation is more than six months, he shall be charged licence fee at market rate.

(d) A Government servant can retain the accommodation as long as he completes the training abroad
irrespective of the duration.

61. A Government servant can be transferred to Foreign Service only if?

(a) It is not against his will

(b) The duties to be performed can be rendered by a Government servant

(c) He holds a post paid from general revenues

(d) He accepts the restrictions, if any imposed by the Government

Sl. No. Answer Reference

1. (b) FR 50

2. (d) FR 51 (1)

3. (a) FR 51 (1)

4. (a) FR 26 (b) (ii)

5. (b) FR 51 (1) read with Rule 7 (2), CCS (RP) Rules, 2016

6. (c) Para. 6 of Annexure I to G.I., Dept. of Per. & Trg., O.M. No. AB. 14017/2/07
Estt. (RR), dated the 29th February, 2008
and O.M. of even number, dated the 28th March, 2012 below FR 51
7. (d) G.I., Dept. of Per. & Trg., O.M. No. AB. 14017/2/07 Estt. (RR), dated the 29th
February, 2008
and O.M. of even number, dated the 28th March, 2012 below FR 51
8. (a) G.I., M.F., O.M. No. 4 (1)/E. Co ord. 2014, dated the 2nd July, 2014 below FR 51

9. (b) Para. 2.4 of G.I., Dept. of Per. & Trg., O.M. No. AB. 14017/2/07 Estt. (RR),
dated the 29th February, 2008
and O.M. of even number, dated the 28th March, 2012 below FR 51
10. (d) FR 111

11. (a) FR 115, 117 and GIO (3)

12. (b) SR 307

13. (b) G.I., M.F., O.M. No. F. 1 (34) Estt. IV/57, dated the 24th October, 1957 and G.I.,
M.F.,
O.M. No. 11 (1) E. III (B)/75, dated the 21st May, 1975, Appx. 1
14. (a) G.I., M.F., O.M. No. F. 5 (29) E. IV (B)/67, dated the 27th September, 1967,
Appx. 1
15. (d) G.I., M.H.A., O.M. No. 12011/7/75 SKM, dated the 3rd October, 1988 below FR
111
16. (b) Para. iii of G.I., M.F., O.M. No. F. 1 (3) B/66, dated the 12th July, 1966; No. F. 1
(3) B/66, dated the
14th December, 1970 and No. F. 1 (11) B/70, dated the 1st October, 1970 below
FR 115
17. (b) G.I., M.E.A., Letter No. E. 1/227/12/65 BH, dated the 15th February, 1966 below
FR 119
18. (b) Rule FR 121

19. (d) Appx. 2 of FR & SR

20. (b) FR 116 and Appx. 2

21. (b) Rule FR 126

22. (a) G.I., M.F., O.M. No. F. 7 (23) E. III/84, dated the 28th March, 1984 below FR
127
23. (a) SR 307
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Sl. No. Answer Reference

24. (b) Rule FR 123 (a)

25. (a) G.I., M.F., O.M. No. F. 1 (5) E. III (B)/69, dated the 19th May, 1969 and 2nd
February,
1980 below Rule FR 116
26. (a) Para. 1, Appx. 1

27. (d) Appx. 2

28. (d) Appx. 2

29. (c) G.I., M.F., O.M. No. F. 8 (9) E. III/81, dated the 29th July, 1982 and U.O. No.
6338/E. III/
82, dated 10-12-1982, addressed to DACR., New Delhi, Appx. 2
30. (d) Para. 2.2 of Appx. 5

31. (d) Para 3 of Section I, Appx. 5

32. (a) Para 4.1, Appx. 5

33. (d) Para 4.2 of Section I, Appx. 5

34. (d) Para 4.4. of Section I, Appx. 5

35. (a) Para 6.1 (a) of Section I, Appx. 5

36. (b) Para. 6.1 (b) of Section I, Appx. 5

37. (d) Para. 7.1 of Section I, Appx. 5

38. (a) Para. 7.4 of Section I, Appx. 5

39. (a) Para. 7.6 (c) (ii) of Section I, Appx. 5

40. (d) Para. 7.7 (ii) of Section I, Appx. 5

41. (a) Para. 8 of Section I, Appx. 5

42. (d) Para. 8.3.1 of Section I, Appx. 5

43. (c) Para. 9 of Section I, Appx. 5

44. (d) Para. 10 of Section I, Appx. 5 of FR & SR, Part I

45. (a) G.I., Dept. of Per. & Trg., O.M. No. F. No. 2/6/2016 Estt.(Pay II), dated the 17th
February, 2016, Appx. 2
46. (b) G.I., Dept. of Per. & Trg., O.M. No. 2/6/2016 Estt. (Pay II), dated the 23rd
February,
2017, Appx. 2
47. (b) Para. 8.4, Appx. 5
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Sl. No. Answer Reference

48. (a) G.I., Dept. of Per. & Trg., O.M. No. 2/l/2012 Estt. (Pay. II), dated the 4th January,
2013), Section I Appx. 5
49. (d) G.I., Dept. of Per. & Trg., O.M. No. AB 14017/48/92 Estt. (RR), dated the 17th
November, 1992, Section I, Appx. 5
50. (d) G.I., Dept. of Per. & Trg., O.M. No. AB. 14017/30/2006 Estt. (RR), dated the
29th
November, 2006 and G.I., Dept. of Per. & Trg., O.M. No. 6/8/2009 Estt. (Pay II),
dated the 1st March, 2011 of Section I, Appx. 5
51. (d) G.I., Dept. of Per. & Trg., O.M. No. F. No. 2/6/2016 Estt.(Pay II), dated the 17th
February, 2016 of Section I, Appx. 5
52. (b) Section IV (I) of Appx. 5

53. (c) Section I, Appx 6

54. (c) Section I, Appx. 6

55. (b) Note 3 (iv) of Section I, Appx. 6

56. (d) Para. 4 of Section I, Appx. 6

57. (c) Para. 9, Appx. 6

58. (a) Appx. 6

59. (b) Para. 16 of Section I, Appx. 6

60. (d) Para. 16, Section I, Appx. 6

61. (a) FR 110 (a)