Hi friends, today we will discuss PS Group B Exam 2016 Solved Question Paper 2 [Set 1]. This is the first part of this solved question paper of PS Gr.B 2016 containing 15 questions. The Paper-2 of this Question Paper consists of total 150 questions. We will be covering all the 150 questions in 10 series.
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PS Group B Exam 2016 Solved Question Paper 2 [Set 1]
1. Which is the nodal department for pay fixation/re-fixation, protection of pay of central government employees
(A) Department of Posts
(B) Department of Personnel and Training
(C) Department of Pension and Public Grievances
(A) Prime Minister’s Office
2. Which of the following is NOT TRUE regarding “Subsistence Allowance” during suspension?
(A) Initially Subsistence Allowance would be 50% of leave salary
(B) Subsistence Allowance can be enhanced or reduced to 75% or 25% respectively
(C) Government due like Income Tax are recoverable from Subsistence Allowance
(D) GPF subscription is recoverable from Subsistence Allowance
3. How will the period of suspension be treated if a minor penalty is awarded to the charged official?
(A) The period of suspension would be treated as leave
(B) 50% of the period of suspension would be treated as duty
(C) The period of suspension would be treated as dies-non
(D) The period of suspension would be treated as duty
4. What is the time period within which request for change of date of birth of a government servant can be made?
(A) 10 years
(B) 2 years
(C) 1 year
(D) 5 years
5. Additional pay granted to a Govt. Servant to save him from a loss of substantive pay due to revision of pay or due to any reduction otherwise than as a disciplinary measure or on other personal consideration is termed as:
(A) Special pay
(B) Personal pay
(C) Presumptive pay
(D) Compensatory allowance
6. A permanent post created in an abstract form simply to accommodate the lien of a Govt.servant who though entitled to hold the lien against regular, cannot be so accommodated because of non-availability of such post is called:
(A) Temporary post
(B) Tenure post
(C) Supernumerary post
(D) Special post
7. Which of the following items is (are) not included under “Emoluments” for the purpose of recovery of License Fee calculated under FR 45-A & 45-B
(A) Pay as defined in FR 9(21)
(B) Hill Allowance
(C) Messing allowance granted to nursing staff
(D) Honorarium
8. Which one from the following should not be made from subsistence allowance
(A) Income Tax
(B) House Rent and allied charges
(C) CGHS contribution
(D) Subscription to GPF
9. The term “strike” includes the following:
(A) Refusal to work
(B) Stoppage of work
(C) Slowing down of work by a group of employees
(D) All the above
10. Personal pay means additional pay granted to a Government servant due to loss of a substantive pay of
(A) A tenure post
(B) A temporary post
(C) A substantive post due to disciplinary measure
(D) A substantive post otherwise than as a disciplinary measure
11. What is the mandatory cooling off requirement after every period of deputation of Joint Secretary level officers and below
(A) 2 years
(B) 3 years
(C) 1 year
(D) No cooling off period prescribed
12. Temporary transfer means a transfer to duty in another station which is expressed to be a period not exceeding:
(A) 3 months
(B) 4 months
(C) 6 months
(D) 12 months
13. “When two officers in occupation of separate government residences marry each other, one of the residence shall have to be surrendered within: .
(A) Six months
(B) Three months
(C) One month
(D) None of the above
14. Deputation allowance if the same is not within the same station can be a maximum of –
(A) 8% of the basic pay
(B) 10% of the basic pay
(C) 12% of the basic pay
(D) 15% of the basic pay
15. A Government Servant retired on superannuation on 31.7.2014, the children education allowance is admissible:
(A) Up to 31-7-2014
(B) Up to 30-6-2014
(C) Up to the end of the academic year in which the Government servant retired.
(D) Up to passing of 12th class by the child.
ANSWER KEY
1. (B) Department of Personnel and Training
2. (D) GPF subscription is recoverable from Subsistence Allowance
3. (D) The period of suspension would be treated as duty
4. (D) 5 years
5. (B) Personal pay
6. (C) Supernumerary post
7. (D) Honorarium
8. (D) Subscription to GPF
9. (D) All the above
10. (D) A substantive post otherwise than as a disciplinary measure
11. (B) 3 years
12. (C) 6 months
13. (C) One month
14. (B) 10% of the basic pay
15. (C) Up to the end of the academic year in which the Government servant retired.
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