Vadodara Division,
Western Railway
PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT
QUESTION BANK ON RAILWAYS ESTABLISHMENT MATTER
INDEX
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1 LEAVE RULES 03 TO 11
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Vadodara Division,
Western Railway
PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT
ESTABLISHMENT QUESTION BANK(MCQs)
LEAVE RULES:
S.No. Questions OPTION
A B C D
1 If a family member of a covid patient is working in 10 15 14 12
Railway then he/she can avail Spl Cl upto days
2 Liberalized Leave Rules came into effect from 02.01.1949 12.01.1949 01.02.1949 11.02.1949
3 Maternity Leave that can be granted to a female Railway 45 90 30 60
Servant during her entire career in case of miscarriage is
days
4 Extra ordinary leave can be granted in one spell 4 years 3 years 2 years 5 years
5 Maximum amount of continuous leave that is admissible to 10 4 5 2
Railway Servants is
years
6 LND during entire service is limited to a maximum of days 180 360 90 None of the
on medicalcertificate above
7 Joining time admissible where distance between the new 12 14 15 10
station(to where transferred) and old station is 2001 km is
days
8 Liberalised Leave Rules, 1949 areavailable in IREC Vol-I IREM Vol-I IREM Vol-II IREC Vol-II
9 Limit of 22 years in case of disabled child for the purpose of 1.06.2018 03.06.2018 23.06.2018 13.06.2018
CCL has been removed wef
10 CCL may not be granted for a period less than days at a 15 5 10 12
time
11 An employee is allowed to join duty with PMC upto 03 Heart chronic Eye Respiratory
days provided the employee furnishes a declaration that
he/she had not suffered during this period from any
disease.
Vadodara Division,
Western Railway
PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT
12 Are Clerical staff eligible for Hospital Yes No - -
Leave?
13 Railway servant working in a Railway CCL LAP LND LHAP
school is not entitled for which leave?
14 For the purpose of grant of CCL to a 39 40 60 50
female/single male Railway servant in
case of a disabled child, an offspring of
any age with a minimum disability of
percent is required
15 In case of a single female Railway servant, 6 3 4 5
the maximum number of spells for grant
of CCL per calendar year shall be limited
to
16 During the period of CCL , the female/ 100% 75% 80% 90%
single male Railway servant shall be paid
of the salary if she/he has
availed 366 days CCL already
17 Work Related Illness and Injury Hospital Leave Special Quarantine Special Disability
Leave(WRIIL) has been replaced by which Disability Leave Leave Leave for injury
leave under Liberalised LeaveRules, 1949 for accidental intentionally
injury inflicted
18 A Railway Servant on WRIIL(other than 6 3 12 None of the above
RPF/RPSF) shall be paid full pay and
allowances for a period of
months immediately following
hospitalisation
19 Hospital Leave has been omitted from 13.12.2018 01.04.2018 14.12.2018 12.04.2018
Liberalised Leave Rules, 1949 wef
Vadodara Division,
Western Railway
PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT
20 Employees proceeding on study leave 120 150 130 180
are entitled for HRA for first
days without production of any
certificate as per extant rules
21 Is a female employee who has yes No - -
attained temporary status is
eligible for Maternity Leave ?
22 Any interpretation in the Liberalised Railway Board Minister of President CRB
Leave Rules, 1949 should carry the Railways
sanction of the
23 Maximum No of Days of Earn leave may 10 days 300 days 180 days 240 days
be sanction to a Goverrnment servant
after retirement/Death
24 How many restricted Holiday the 10 12 7 Nil
Workshop can avail?.
25 The minimum period of granting 15 16.05.2014 15.06.2014 06.05.2014 05.06.2014
days CCL has been removed by Board
wef
26 Encashment of Leave admissible under CCL LAP LHAP CL
Rule 540-A of R-I(1985 Edition) cannot
be availed by a Railway servant
during
27 Child Care Leave may not be granted for 5 4 3 2
more than spells in a calendar
year
28 Child Care Leave was introduced 09.10.2008 09.01.2008 10.09.2008 01.09.2008
wef
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Western Railway
PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT
29 Child Adoption Leave to female Railway 08.05.2006 18.05.2006 05.08.2006 15.08.2006
servant has been introduced wef
30 Date of effect of 60 days Special Leave 01.05.2017 13.05.2017 15.05.2017 15.03.2017
admissible to a female aggrieved
Railway employee on recommendation
of ICC under Sexual Harrasment Act,
2013 is
31 Child Care Leave can be granted to a 18 22 20 25
female/ single male Railway servant for
first two surviving children(except
disabled offspring) below the age of
years
32 Child Adoption Leave to female Railway 09.11.2009 11.09.2009 01.09.2009 01.09.2008
servant has been enhanced from 135
days to 180 days wef
33 Encashment of LAP upto 10 days at a 09.01.2008 01.01.2006 10.09.2008 01.09.2008
time, while availing passes/PTOs came
into effect from -
34 Maximum LAP that can be encashed 10 30 60 45
while availing Passes/PTOs in the entire
career is for days
35 Maternity leave to female Railway 01.09.2008 09.01.2008 01.01.2006 10.09.2008
servants enhanced from 135 days to
180 days wef
36 How many days of LAP in a year can be 30 days 12 days 10 days 20 days
credited to an employee?
37 A female Railway servant shall be 90 180 135 120
entitled for maternity leave for days
38 Paternity Leave is admissible to a male 10 20 15 25
Railway Servant with less than two
surviving children
for a period of days
Vadodara Division,
Western Railway
PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT
39 Paternity leave can be applied for by a 1 3 2 6
male Railway servant for a period of 15
days before or upto months
from the date of delivery of the child
after which it will be lapsed
40 Child Care Leave can be granted to a 365 370 730 180
female/ single male railway servant can
be granted upto a maximum of
days
41 Maximum number of LAP that can be 120 180 190 300
accumulated by a Railway employee is
days
42 LAP shall be credited to a Railway 2.5 3 2 1.5
servant @ days per month
43 How many days of LHAP can be 300 days 450 days 600 days Unlimited
accumulated to a Railway Employee in
his whole service?
44 Upto what limit , Maternity Leave can 01 year 02 years unlimited 06 months
be combined with any kind of leave?
45 Trade Apprentices can be granted Leave 15 13 12 10
on full stipend for a period not
exceeding days per year
46 Trade Apprentices can be granted Leave 15 13 12 10
on half stipend on medical certificate for
a period not exceeding days per
year
47 Apprentice Mechanics in Railway 16 20 25 30
Workshops can be granted Leave on full
stipend for a period not exceeding
days in a year of apprenticeship
48 Apprentice Mechanics in Railway 16 20 25 30
Workshops can be granted Leave on
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Western Railway
PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT
half stipend on medical certificate for a
period not exceeding days in a
year of apprenticeship
49 Leave that can be granted to a Railway SCL LAP EOL LHAP
servant, if no other leave is admissible
or if applied for in writing, even if other
leave are admissible is
50 Maximum encashment of LAP is 285 300 280 315
days
51 LAP can be combined with vacation in Running staff Officers Railway school Office staff
the case of Teacher
52 Maximum LAP that can be granted at a 120 160 180 300
time to a railway servant shall be
days
53 Paternity Leave is also admissible to a Casual Labour Casual Labour Screened Casual None of the above
with Ty. Status labour
54 Staff of which Railway are entitled to SER ECOR ECR NFR
avail extra Casual Leave?
55 Casual Leave to that category of staff 1.1.1999 1.1.1998 10.1.1999 10.1.1998
reduced from 11(who were earlier
eligible for 15 days per year)to 10 days
in a year wef
56 To whom is Compensatory casual Leave Supervisory staff Group'D' staff Group'C' & 'D' Confidential
admissible ? staff but not Assistant
Supervisor
57 Quarantine Leave is admissible Chronic disease Withdrawn Eye diseases Wife's sickness
for
58 Commutted Leave is admissible on Discretion of the Request of the Medical None of the above
Competent employee certificate with
Authority request
59 Hospital Leave granted to a Non- Gaz 24 26 28 18
Railway servant should not exceed a
total of months when
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Western Railway
PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT
combined with other kind of leave
60 Competent Authority to sanction LAP to SAG GM PHOD Railway Board
a Sr. scale officer under his/her control
within India, provided no relief is
required
61 A Sr. scale officer holding independent 15 21 30 45
charge is empowered to sanction upto
days LHAP within India, in
respect of officers under his/her control
62 Minimum Authority to sanction SAG HOD GM JAG
encashment of LAP while in service in
case of a Gaz officers working under
their control is
63 Competent Authority to sanction Leave HOD PHOD JAG SAG
out of India in case of Gaz officers
is
64 Authority competent to sanction Study PHOD GM Railway Board None of the above
Leave to a Gaz officer ex-India is
65 Authority competent to sanction Study PHOD HOD JAG SAG
Leave to a Gaz officer within India is
66 Sr Supervisors eligible for GP 4200 2800 2400 2000
upto (Pre-revised pay scales)
or above are authorized to sanction
CL/SCL with disabilities as applicable, to
Gr'C' & 'D' staff working under them
67 Minimum Authority to sanction Sr Scale JAG Jr. Scale Sr Scale with
LAP/LHAP upto 30 days to a non-gaz independent
staff working under his/her control charge
without demanding relief is
68 Minimum Authority to sanction Sr Scale JAG Jr. Scale Sr Scale with
LAP/LHAP upto 45 days to a non-gaz independent
staff working under his/her control is charge
Vadodara Division,
Western Railway
PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT
69 Sr Supervisors (except office staff) 12 10 20 15
eligible for GP upto 4200(Pre-revised
pay scales) or above are authorized to
sanction LAP/LHAPupto days in
a calendar year to Gr'C' & 'D' safety
category staff working under them
70 Sanction of Study Leave to a non-gaz ADRM JAG HOD DRM
employee working in a Divisional Unit
rests with
71 Authority Competent to sanction Ex- PHOD HOD SAG JAG
India Leave to a Non-Gaz Railway
servant working in other than
Divn/Wksp is
72 CWM is Competent to sanction Ex-India 180 days 02 years 01 year 120 days
Leave to a Non-Gaz Railway servant
working in a Wksp upto
73 Upto how many occasions can a 10 4 6 3
workshop staff be granted half day LAP?
74 What is the maximum joining time 15 12 10 16
admissible to a Railway servant?
75 Under promoting small family norms, a 7 6 14 None of the above
male Railway employee is entitled to get
Special Casual Leave
upto days for undergoing
Vasectomy operation for himself
76 A male Railway Servant is eligible for 7 6 14 None of the above
days Special Casual Leave to
attend to his wife who has ungone
Tubectomy operation after MTP
77 A female Railway servant is eligible for 7 6 14 None of the above
SCL not exceeding days for
undergoing Tubectomy operation for
the second time due to failure of the
first
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Western Railway
PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT
78 A female Railway servant is eligible for 7 6 14 1
SCL for to take care of her
husband who has undergone Vasectomy
operation
79 A Railway Servant is eligible for 21 days/ Vasectomy Sterilisation Recanalisation Puerperal
actual hospitalisation period plus to & Tubectomy
fro journey time of SCL for undergoing
the operation
under the family welfare norms
80 The maximum limit upto days 90 45 30 None of the above
SCL can be sanctioned to Railway
employees for participation in Sports
events of National & International
Importance
81 As a special case, period of SCL in excess 30 15 45 20
of days can be permitted to be
combined with regular leave in case of
Trekking expeditions approved by Indian
Mountaineering Foundation
82 Competent Authority to grant SCL for PHOD GM HOD None of the above
Bandh, Curfew or other disturbances is
83 SCL is admissible for employees 02 days 03 days 04 days 01 day
who reside at a place where polling day
is different from that at the place of
their office and the place of residence
84 What is the maximum special casual 30 days 45 days 15 days 25 days
leave admissible in a calendar year for
Scouting / Sports activities?
85 SCL is granted to a member for 06 days Not more than Not more than 04 days
attending JCM for a period of 05 days 10 days
in a year
86 A kind of leave applied for and 20 15 30 10
sanctioned can be altered/converted at
the written request of the employee
within days from the date the
employee joins duty
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Western Railway
PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT
87 A Railway Servant on leave may not Railway Board GM PHOD President
accept any employment outside
India(other than casual literacy work or
similar employment), without obtaining
the sanction of the
88 If an employee is on EOL/Absent from 1/10; 15 days 1/30; 15 days 1/10; 10 days 1/18; 10 days
duty during previous half year, the
credit of LAP in next half year shall be
reduced by of the period of such
EOL/absence subject to maximum of
days in one half year
89 If a Railway servant serving in a Railway 1/10; 15 days 1/30; 05 days 1/10; 10 days 1/18; 10 days
school is on EOL/Absent from duty
during previous half year, the credit of
LAP in next half year shall be reduced by
of the period of such
EOL/absence subject to maximum of
days in one half year
90 Credit of LAP to a School Teacher 5/6 2 1/2 1 2/3 1 1/4
appointed in a Railway School shall be
allowed @ days for each
completed month in the half year in
which appointed
91 The amount of LHAP that can be availed 18 20 15 24
in one spell combined with any other
kind of leave or not, shall be limited to
months
92 If an employee is on EOL/Absent from 1/18th 1/4th 1/2 1/8th
duty during previous half year, the
credit of LHAP in next half year shall be
reduced by of the period of such
EOL/absence.
93 Special pay granted to different shall not shall will assume to None of the above
categories of staff be taken
into account for the purpose of
calculation of leave salary
94 Encashment of LHAP with LAP put- 01.01.2006 01.09.2008 01.01.2008 02.09.2008
together to a maximum of 300 days at
the time of retirement came into effect
from
95 The period of Special Disability Leave 28 25 18 24
that can be granted to a Railway servant
whether intentionally inflicted or due to
performance of official duty shall not
exceed months for one
disability
96 The period of study leave that can be 12 months 24 months 36 months 05 years
sanctioned to Doctors for a PG course
on medicine and research is
for
97 Employees with disabilities are eligible 12 10 4 15
for days additional CL in a
calendar year to be sanctioned as SCL
98 The additional benefit of 04 days CL to 01.01.2006 01.09.2008 01.01.2008 02.09.2008
be sanctioned as SCL to Railway
employees with disabilities came into
effect from
99 Joining time is admissible even in case 180 120 90 135
of temporary transfers provided the
period of transfer exceeds days
100 The unavailed period of joining time LHAP Joining time LAP None of the above
admissible to a Railway servant shall be
credited to his/her leave account as
