Mock Test on Pension Rules and NPS [Exam 54]

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CCS(Pension) Rules 1972 MCQ Quiz Questions
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A Government servant who retires, or is retired, in advance of the age of compulsory retirement in accordance with the provisions of Rule 48 or 48-A of CCS(Pension) Rules,1972 shall be granted?

2 / 121

Who reserves the right to withhold or withdraw pension as per Rule 9 of CCS(Pension) Rules,1972?

3 / 121

Comment on the following: The departmental proceedings, if not instituted while the Government servant was in service, whether before his retirement

4 / 121

'Child' under the definition of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 means? (i) son under 25 years of age (ii) daughter under 25 years of age (iii) unmarried daughter of any age (iv) unmarried daughter under 25 years of age

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Under Rule 9 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 before issuing final orders, the President will consult?

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What is PFM under NPS?

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Comment on the following: Whether a Government Servant under suspension can prefer a request for voluntary retirement under Rule 48/48A of CCS(Pension) Rules,1972?

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Contribution to be made by the Family Pensioners under CGHS?

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Retirement or death gratuity as finally calculated contains a fraction of a rupee, then?

10 / 121

Government Servants under suspension shall be eligible for?

11 / 121

Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 2013 received the assent of the President on?

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An employee under suspension falling under Group A' orB’ cadres submits resignation and acceptance of resignation is considered necessary in the public interest, then prior approval of _ is required?

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Which among the following is correct with regard to Rule 48 of CCS(Pension) Rules,1972?

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Head of Office, prior to ____ months from date of retirement of the Government servant furnish to him a certificate regarding the length of qualifying service proposed to be admitted for the purpose of pension and gratuity and also the emoluments and the average emoluments proposed to be reckoned for retirement gratuity and pension?

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Under Rule 39 of CCS(Pension) Rules, 1972 notice of at least ____ months shall be given to Government servant in permanent employment before his services are dispensed with on the abolition of his permanent post?

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Subscribers under NPS are allowed to choose any one of the pension funds including Private sector pension funds at an interval of?

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If the disciplinary authority comes to the conclusion that action under Rule 9 of the Pension Rules, is not justified and that the proceedings should be dropped, then?

18 / 121

Name the withdrawable account under NPS that can be joined by the individual voluntary?

19 / 121

Retirement on completion of 20 years' qualifying service is covered under which Rule of CCS(Pension) Rules,1972?

20 / 121

For the purpose of grant of family pension, who among the following is not categorized under Category-I

21 / 121

Under NPS, Individuals would have the flexibility to leave the pension system prior to age 60. In this case, the mandatory annuitization would be ____% of the pension wealth?

22 / 121

Compassionate allowance is granted in special deserving cases under which Rule of CCS(Pension) Rules,1972?

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Rule 69 (1) (c) of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 deals with payment of Gratuity to Government servants who have departmental or judicial proceeding pending against them. What is the amount of gratuity that can be paid to Government servants when a Rule 9 case is still pending?

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As per CCS[Pension] Rules,1972, rate of death gratuity when length of qualifying service is 5 years or more but less than 20 years?

25 / 121

When does a resignation becomes effective?

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Departmental proceedings instituted while the Government servant was in service before his retirement shall, after the final retirement of the Government servant, be deemed to be proceedings under Rule 9 of CCS(Pension) Rules,1972 and shall be continued and concluded by?

27 / 121

If a Government servant is selected for discharge owing to the abolition of his permanent post under Rule 39 of CCS(Pension) Rules,1972, have the option of?

28 / 121

Comment on the following with regard to a Government Servant who commits suicide while in Service.

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Which among the following is correct with regard to retirement of a Government Servant? (i) retirement of a Government servant is automatic on the date on which he attains the age of compulsory retirement (ii) specific orders of the competent authority is required for the retirement of a Government Servant (iii) a Government Servant retires on the last working day of the month of retirement (iv) a Government Servant retires on the last day of the month of retirement even if it is a closed holiday.

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As per Rule 49 of the CCS(Pension) Rules,1972 in calculating the length of qualifying service, fraction of a year equal to ____ months and above shall be treated as a completed one half-year and reckoned as qualifying service?

31 / 121

What is the limit for remitting pension plus relief on pension per month by a Postal Service Money order as per Rule 34 of FHB Volume I?

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A Government servant may, at any time, cancel a nomination for retirement gratuity/death gratuity by sending a notice in writing to?

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Who is the authority competent to allow a person to withdraw his resignation?

34 / 121

Individuals can normally exit at or after age ___ years for Tier-I of the New Pension system?

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Which pension shall be granted to a Government servant who is retired on his attaining the age of compulsory retirement?

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Which among the following leave can not run correctly with the period of notice given by a Government Servant seeking voluntary Retirement under CCS(Pension) Rules,1972?

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A Government Servant whose date of birth is on 01.07.1961 shall retire from service on superannuation on?

38 / 121

Contribution of leave salary and pension due in respect of a Government Servant on foreign service will be borne by

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A Government servant whose date of birth is the first of a month shall retire from service on?

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As per CCS(Pension) Rules, 1972, any application for leave or for extension of leave shall be made in which form to the authority competent to grant leave?

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At exit under NPS, the individual would be mandatorily required to invest ____ percent of pension wealth to purchase an annuity (from an IRDA-regulated life insurance- company)?

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Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 came into force on?

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What is the percentage of monthly contribution by the employee under NPS?

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Which pension may be granted if a Government servant retires from the service on account of any bodily or mental infirmity which permanently incapacitates him for the service?

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The amount of retirement gratuity or death gratuity payable under Rule 50 of CCS(Pension) Rules,1972 shall in no case exceed?

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Resignation from a service or a post can be withdrawn in the public interest by the appointing authority, if period of absence from duty between the date on which the resignation became effective and the date on which the person is allowed to resume duty as a result of permission to withdraw the resignation is not more than?

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As per Rule 51 to 53 of CCS[Pension] Rules,1972, a `family', in relation to a Government servant, means? (i) judicially separated husband/wife (ii) brothers below the age of eighteen years (iii) unmarried sisters and widowed sisters (iv) married daughters (v) children of a pre-deceased son

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The expression `emoluments’ as defined under Rule 33 of CCS(Pension) Rules,1972 means?

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'Pension Disbursing Authority' under CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 means?

50 / 121

Choice of Pension Fund and investment pattern in Tier-I of NPS has been introduced with effect from?

51 / 121

As per CCS[Pension] Rules,1972, rate of death gratuity when length of qualifying service is 20 years or more?

52 / 121

What kind of pension is paid to a Government servant who has retired on attaining the age of superannuation or otherwise and against whom any departmental or judicial proceedings are instituted at the time of retirement?

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Article 351-A of Civil Services Regulation is closely related to which Rule of CCS(Pension) Rules,1972?

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'Retirement Benefits' under CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 includes?

55 / 121

Which among the following is true about CCS(Pension) Rules,1972?

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As per Rule 10 of CCS(Pension) Rules,1972 a member of Central Service Group `A' wishes to accept any commercial employment before the expiry of ____ years from the date of his retirement, he shall obtain the previous sanction of the Government to such acceptance?

57 / 121

As per CCS(Pension) Rules,1972 when President orders recovery of pecuniary loss from pension, the recovery shall not ordinarily be made at a rate exceeding ____ of the pension admissible on the date of retirement of a Government servant?

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As per Rule 13 of CCS(Pension) Rules,1972 qualifying service of a Government servant shall commence from the date?

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'Government' under the definition of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 means?

60 / 121

What happens when the competent authority does not issue any orders on the notice tendered by a Government Servant under Rule 48/48-A of CCS(Pension) Rules,1972 before the expiry of the period of notice

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Contributions and investment returns in respect of Central Government Employees under NPS are deposited in?

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As per Rule 40 of CCS(Pension) Rules,1972 a Government servant compulsorily retired from service as a penalty may be granted pension or gratuity or both at prescribed rate on the date of his compulsory retirement. Who is the authority competent to do that?

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On superannuation, a request is received from a subscriber other than NPS-Lite, having pension wealth less than _____ may opt for withdrawal of total pension wealth?

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Compulsory retirement pension comes under which Rule of CCS(Pension) Rules,1972?

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At any time after a Government servant has completed thirty years' qualifying service, he may retire from service under which Rule of CCS(Pension) Rules,1972?

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In which among the following cases, time passed by a Government servant under suspension shall count as qualifying service?

67 / 121

When an order is passed by the appointing authority allowing a person to withdraw his resignation and to resume duty?

68 / 121

Retirement/Death Gratuity is eligible to a Government Servant as per which Rule of CCS[Pension] Rules,1972?

69 / 121

Invalid pension is covered under which Rule of CCS(Pension) Rules, 1972?

70 / 121

The appointing authority may, by order in writing, withhold or withdraw a pension or a part thereof, whether permanently or for a specified period under which circumstance?

71 / 121

Future good conduct shall be an implied condition of every grant of pension and its continuance under as per Rule ___ of CCS(Pension) Rules,1972?

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New Pension Scheme is mandatory for all new recruits joining the Central Government Service from?

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Authority competent to dismiss or remove a Govt.Servant from service may, if the case is deserving of special consideration, sanction a _____ not exceeding two - thirds of pension or gratuity or both which would have been admissible to him if he had retired on compensation pension?

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As per CCS[Pension] Rules,1972, Every Head of Office shall undertake the work of preparation of pension papers in Form 7 _____ before the date on which a Government servant is due to retire on superannuation?

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A Government servant compulsorily retired from service as a penalty may be granted, by the authority competent to impose such penalty, pension or gratuity or both at a rate not less than _____ (a) and not more than ____ (b) compensation pension or gratuity or both admissible to him on the date of his compulsory retirement?

76 / 121

Family of the deceased Government Servant shall be entitled to Family Pension when?

77 / 121

Which among the following will entail forfeiture of past service as per CCS(Pension) Rules,1972?

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What is the percentage of Government Contribution under NPS in respect of individuals who are not Government Employees?

79 / 121

Under Holiday listing (Temporary debarment or suspension), in less serious cases, a supplier (including their related entities) may be temporary debarred from the Procuring Entity’s procurements for short periods up to _____ months, without the firm’s name being removed from the list of registered vendors?

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Headquarters of a Government servant under suspension shall be?

81 / 121

Normally a Government Servant shall retire from service with effect from?

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Final order under Rule 9 of CCS(Pension) Rules,1972 will be issued in the name of?

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A Government servant, who wishes to take voluntary retirement under Rule 48 of CCS(Pension) Rules,1972 shall give a notice in writing to the appointing authority at least ____ months before the date on which he wishes to retire?

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Comment on the following with regard to leave of a Government Servant who tendered notice for voluntary retirement under CCS(Pension) Rules,1972?

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As per CCS[Pension] Rules,1972, rate of death gratuity when length of qualifying service is less than 1 year is?

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Head of Office shall forward to the Accounts Officer the pension papers not later than ____ before the date of superannuation of a Government servant?

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Which among the following leave will not count as qualifying service for the purpose of pension?

88 / 121

What is the percentage of monthly contribution by the Central Government under NPS?

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A Government servant who is re-employed having rendered military service earlier, if chose to count previous military service as qualifying service then he will cease to draw?

90 / 121

A Government servant who is dismissed, removed or compulsorily retired from service, but is reinstated on appeal or review, is?

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Which among the following is correct with regard to notice tendered by a Government Servant to retire voluntary from service under Rule 48 of CCS(Pension) Rules,1972? (i) Notice for voluntary retirement once given cannot be withdrawn (ii) Shall be precluded from withdrawing the notice except with the specific approval of such authority (iii) Request for withdrawal shall be within the intended date of his retirement

92 / 121

Average emoluments shall be determined with reference to the emoluments drawn by a Government servant during the last ____ months of his service?

93 / 121

Compensation pension under Rule 39 of the CCS(Pension) Rules,1972 is sanctioned under which of the following circumstances?

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Where a Government servant, who is under suspension, submits a resignation, then? (i) Resignation submitted by a Govt.Servant under suspension can never be accepted (ii) A Government servant under suspension cannot submit resignation letter (iii) resignation can be accepted if alleged offences do not involve moral turpitude (iv) resignation can be accepted where the quantum of evidence against the accused Government servant is not strong enough to justify the assumption that if the departmental proceedings were continued, he would be removed or dismissed from service

95 / 121

Request for withdrawal of a resignation shall not be accepted by the appointing authority where a Government servant resigns?

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As per CCS(Pension) Rules, 1972 whenever in the case of a Government servant the President passes an order awarding a pension less than the full compensation pension admissible under these rules, the _____ shall be consulted before such order is passed?

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As per Rule 27 of CCS(Pension) Rules,1972 interruption in the service of a Government servant entails forfeiture of his past service, except?

98 / 121

Disciplinary Proceedings under Rule 9 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 shall not be in respect of any event which took place more than ____ before such institution?

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Which among the following is correct with regard to CCS(Pension) Rules,1972?

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Rule 48/48-A of CCS(Pension) Rules,1972 regarding voluntary retirement is not applicable to? (i) Government servant on assignments under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Programme of the Ministry of External Affairs and other aid programmes (ii) A Government Servant under Suspension (iii) Government Servant posted abroad in foreign based offices of the Ministries/Departments (iv) on a specific contract assignment to a foreign Government

101 / 121

A Government Servant whose date of birth is on 21.04.1961 shall retire from service on superannuation on?

102 / 121

Under default NPS scheme, funds are allocated by the PFRDA among the _____ Public Sector Undertaking fund managers based on their past performance in accordance with the guidelines of PFRDA for Government employees?

103 / 121

As per Rule 64 of CCS(Pension) Rules,1972, who is empowered to sanction provisional pension and gratuity for a period of six months to a retiring employee?

104 / 121

If a Government servant retires under the scheme of voluntary retirement while he is on leave not due, without returning to duty, the retirement shall take effect from?

105 / 121

Disciplinary Proceedings instituted under which Rule____ of CCS(CCA) Rules,1965 can be continued under Rule 9 of CCS(Pension) Rules,1972 on the retirement of the Govt.Servant?

106 / 121

An employee under suspension falling under Group 'C' of 'D' cadres submits resignation and acceptance of resignation is considered necessary in the public interest, then prior approval of ____ is required?

107 / 121

Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 shall be applicable to?

108 / 121

A Government servant who is re-employed having rendered military service earlier, if chose to continue to draw the military pension or retain gratuity received on discharge from military service, then?

109 / 121

In which among the following cases, notice tendered by a Government Servant seeking voluntary retirement under Rule 48-A can be rejected?

110 / 121

How the pensioners who want to avail CGHS facilities can make contribution?

111 / 121

Where the departmental proceedings against a suspended employee for the imposition of a major penalty finally end with the imposition of minor penalty, then?

112 / 121

As per Rule 10 of CCS(Pension) Rules,1972 if any pensioner takes up any commercial employment at any time before the expiry of two years from the date of his retirement without the prior permission of the Government, then?

113 / 121

Re-employed military pensioners should exercise option under Rule 19 (1) of CCS(Pension) Rules,1972 within __ from the date of re-employment, whether he would like to get past military service counted for pension in the civil post or service?

114 / 121

Rule 48-B regarding "Addition to qualifying service on voluntary retirement" has been deleted in the year?

115 / 121

Which among the following is true with regard to Retirement/Death Gratuity?

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Which among the following is correct with regard to CCS(Pension) Rules,1972?

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As per CCS[Pension] Rules,1972, rate of death gratuity when length of qualifying service is one year or more but less than 5 years?

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As per Rule 56 of CCS[Pension] Rules,1972, every Head of Department shall have a list prepared every ___months, of all Government servants who are due to retire within the next twelve to fifteen months of that date?

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On release from suspension, the period of suspension should be regulated in accordance with the provisions of ______

120 / 121

As per Rule 9 of CCS(Pension) Rules,1972 departmental proceedings shall be deemed to be instituted on the date on which?

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Who is the authority competent to accept the notice for voluntary retirement tendered under Rule 48/48-A of CCS(Pension) Rules,1972?

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Mock Test on Pension Rules and NPS

1. The appointing authority may, by order in writing, withhold or withdraw a pension or a part thereof, whether permanently or for a specified period under which circumstance?
If the pensioner is employed in a private firm having remuneration more than pension
if the pensioner is convicted of a serious crime or is found guilty of grave misconduct
if the pensioner is involved in some petty cases
if the pensioner is not looking after his family

2. As per Rule 64 of CCS(Pension) Rules,1972, who is empowered to sanction provisional pension and gratuity for a period of six months to a retiring employee?
Accounts Officer
Disciplinary Authority
Head of Office
Director of Accounts (Postal)

3. Authority competent to dismiss or remove a Govt.Servant from service may, if the case is deserving of special consideration, sanction a _____ not exceeding two – thirds of pension or gratuity or both which would have been admissible to him if he had retired on compensation pension?
Subsistence Allowance
Compulsory retirement pension
Exgratia pension
Compassionate allowance

4. Re-employed military pensioners should exercise option under Rule 19 (1) of CCS(Pension) Rules,1972 within __ from the date of re-employment, whether he would like to get past military service counted for pension in the civil post or service?
one year
six months
one month
two years

5. As per Rule 49 of the CCS(Pension) Rules,1972 in calculating the length of qualifying service, fraction of a year equal to __ months and above shall be treated as a completed one half-year and reckoned as qualifying service?
Two months
Three months
Four months
Six months

6. What happens when the competent authority does not issue any orders on the notice tendered by a Government Servant under Rule 48/48-A of CCS(Pension) Rules,1972 before the expiry of the period of notice
Government servant giving notice may presume acceptance and the retirement shall be effective in terms of the notice
Notice tendered by the Government Servant will become lapse
Orders of the competent authority is must for voluntary retirement
None of these

7. Headquarters of a Government servant under suspension shall be?
Place of his office
his Home Town
his last place of duty
Any of the above

8. In which among the following cases, notice tendered by a Government Servant seeking voluntary retirement under Rule 48-A can be rejected?
disciplinary proceedings are pending or contemplated against the Government servant for major penalty and authority is of the view the imposition of the penalty of removal or dismissal from service would be warranted in the case
prosecution is contemplated or may have been launched in a Court of Law against the Government servant concerned
Both (A) and (B)
None of these

9. As per Rule 9 of CCS(Pension) Rules,1972 departmental proceedings shall be deemed to be instituted on the date on which?
statement of charges is issued to the Government servant or pensioner
Government servant has been placed under suspension, if such suspension is from an earlier date
Both A and B
None of these

10. Invalid pension is covered under which Rule of CCS(Pension) Rules, 1972?
Rule 48-A
Rule 38
Rule 56
Rule 9

11. Which pension may be granted if a Government servant retires from the service on account of any bodily or mental infirmity which permanently incapacitates him for the service?
Superannuation Pension
Invalid pension
Compassionate Allowance
Provisional Pension

12. A Government servant may, at any time, cancel a nomination for retirement gratuity/death gratuity by sending a notice in writing to?
Head of Department
Head of Office
Pension Disbursing Authority
Appointing Authority

13. On superannuation, a request is received from a subscriber other than NPS-Lite, having pension wealth less than _ may opt for withdrawal of total pension wealth?
one lakh rupees
two lakh rupees
Fifty Thousand
Five lakh rupees

14. Which among the following will entail forfeiture of past service as per CCS(Pension) Rules,1972?
Dismissal or removal of a Government servant from a service or post
A Government servant whose services are terminated for failure to pass prescribed examination
A Government servant who is appointed to another post without any break
Reduction in stage imposed as a matter of penalty

15. As per CCS[Pension] Rules,1972, rate of death gratuity when length of qualifying service is less than 1 year is?
2 times of emoluments
6 times of emoluments
12 times of emoluments
Half of emoluments for every completed six-monthly period of qualifying service subject to a maximum of 33 times of emoluments

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