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APSC Chemical Examiner (Excise) Assam 2024: Chemical Examiner (Excise) Assam (Advt. 27/2023), General Awarness And Different Acts, Rules

  • Date: 21 June 2024
  • Paper code: Advt. 27/2023
  • Language: English
  • 16 pages
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         DO NOT OPEN THIS TEST BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE ASI{TD TO DO SO

Test Booklet No. :                                                                                       Series

                                       TEST BOOKLET
       00017                                      Paper-II
                               (GTNERAL Awenpl[pss AND
                                DIFFERTNT Acts, Rur,us I
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1.   Which of the following Sections of          5. In the assessment of duty on spirit
       the Assam Excise (Amendment)                   and in commercial transactions
       Act, 2018 provides for penalty for             relating thereto the standard of
       unlawful import, export, transport,            strength is termed as
       manufacture, possession, sale, etc.?
       (A) Section 49                                 (A) degree
       (B) Section 53                                 (B) proof
       (C) Section 55
       (D) None of the above                          (C) bulk litre

                                                      (D) None of the above
  2.   Which of the following Sections
       of the Assam Excise (Amendment)
       Act, 2018 provides for bail?
       (A) Section 49                                 Which of the following instruments
       (B) Section 53                                 is used for ascertaining the specific
                                                      gravity of sugar solutions?
       (C) Section 55
       (D) None of the above                          (A) Hydrometer
                                                      (B) Saccharometer
  3. Which of the following processes is
     used in production of beer?                      (C) Thermometer
       (A) Fermentation
       (B) Distillation                               (D) None of the above
       (C) Both fermentation and
                                distillation
       (D) None of the above                       7. Which of the following terms rneans
                                                      the difference caused by matter in
                                                      solution between the true strength of
       As per the Assam Excise Act,2O2O,              spirit and that indicated by the
       which of the following terms means             hydrometer?
       to move from one place to another
       within the territories to which the            (A) Obscuration
       Act applies?
       (A) Import                                     (B) Distillation
       (B) Export
                                                      (C) Reduction
       (C) Transport
       (D) Manufacture                                (D) None of the above


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a. Which of the following terms means    12. Which of the following is not a
     a vessel in which fermentation is          distilled liquor?
      carried on?
                                                (A) Rum
      (A) vat
      (B) Cask                                  (B) Beer
      (C) Washback                              (C) Recttfted spirtt
      (D) None of the above                     (D) cin

  9. Which of the following items is       10. Which of the following liquors is
     manufactured in a microbrewery?            made from apples?
     {A) Wine                                   {A) Cider
     (B) Draught beer                           (B) perry
      (C) spirit
                                                (c) Beer
      (D! None of the above
                                                (D) None of the above

 1o. Medicated wines or *1,-"_                          of t.I.e following sections
     the wines or spirits        TT:       -'- which
                                           14.
                                               ;f-- ;": Assam Excise Act, 2ooo
                           ::-Try:"91
     with various drugs which   do not         provides for surrender of licence?
     contain mote than
     (A) 40 percent of proof spirit             (A) section 32
     (B) 42 percent of proof spirit             (B) Section 33
     (C) 45 percent of proof spirit             (C) Section 34
     (D) None of the above                      (D) Section 35


 11. Which of the following means          15. Which of t].e following ru1es of the
     'intoxicating' as per the Assam           Assam Excise Rules, 2016 provides
     E:<cise Act, 2OOO?                        fot definition of hologram?
     (A) Any liquor                             (A) Rule 58o
     (B) Any intoxicating drug                  (B) Rule 581
     (C) Any liquor or intoxicating drug        (C) Rule 582
     (D) None of tlle above                     (D) None of the above


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16. Which of the following statements is            18. Which of the following Sections of
    correct?                                            the Assam Liquor Prohibition Act'
    I. ,State Anti-Drug and prohibition                 1952 talks about punishment for
        Council, means the body of                      contravention of the provisions of
        official residents of the State as              the Act?
        may be constituted by the State                 (A) Section 3
           Govemment by notification in
           the official gazette.
                                                        (B) section 4
     II.   'State Anti-Drug and Prohibition             (C) Section 8
           Council, means the body of                   (D) Section 9
           Government officers as may be
           conetituted by the State
           Government by notifrcation in            19. In which year was the Narcotics
         the official gazette.                          Control Bureau created by the
     Iu, 'state AntlDrug and Prohibition                Government of India?
           Council' means a council of                  (A) 1985
           officials and non-oflicials as mav
           be constituted ty tt -stti"                  (B) 1986
                                 "
           Government and duly notifred in              (C) I99O
           the ofticial gazette.                        (D) 1991
     IV. 'Stete AntiDrug and Prohibition
           Council' means the body of non-
           official residents of the State as       2O. Under the NDPS Act, who has the
         maybeConstitutedbytheStatepowertoaddoromitfromthelistof
         Government by notifrcation in  psychotropic substances?
         the official gazette.          (A) Central Govemment
     select the correct option from the (B)                      and the
     codes given below.                 '-' central Government
                                                             St.t" Government
     (A) I only                                          (c) The Narcotics commissioner
     (B) U only                                          (D) A11 of the above
     (C) III only
                                                    21. Which of the following Sections of
     {D) rV oniy                                        the NDPS Act, 1985 provid.es for
                                                         Constitution of Special Court for
17. which of the following sections of                   s]'eedy trial of the offences under
    the Assam Liquor Prohibition Act,                    the Act?
    1952 provides for production of                      (A) Section 36
    persons arested under the Act?
                                                         (B) Section 37
    (A) Section 9 (B) Section 11                         (C) Section 38
    (C) Section 13 (D) Section 14                        (D) Section 39


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22. Which of the following confessions            25.   A dumb person is a competent
     needs a closer scrutiny?                            udtness as has been provided under
                                                         the Indian Evidence Act. Name the
      (A) Confession made to officers                    Section.
            under the NDPS Act
                                                         (A) Section 118
      (B) Confession made to private
            citiz.en
                                                         (B) Section 119
                                                         (C) Section 120
      (C) Confession made to officials
            who do not have investigation                (D) Section 121
            powers under the NDPS Act

      (D) Confession made found to                 26. On which of tJ:e following dates,
          be voluntar5r and free from                  Chandrayaan-3 achieved a soft
            pressure                                   landing near Lunar South Pole?
                                                         (A) July 14, 2023
23. The right to cross-exarnination on an                (B) August 20, 2023
    answer to Court question is available
                                                         (C) August 23, 20.23
      (A) to the adverse party only
                                                         (D) None of the above
      (B) to the party calling the witness
            onlY
                                                   27. When was the AIIMS (A1l India
      (C) to either of the parties if the              Institute of Medical Sciences) opened
            question is adverse to either of             in Assam?
            the parties
                                                         (A) 72 Aprtl2022
      (D) None of the above
                                                         (B) 14 April, 2023
                                                         pl 7 Apnr, 2023
24. A leading question has been defined
    as a question suggesting the answer                  (D) 9 April, 2022
    which the person putting if wishes
    or expects to receive under which
    Sections of the Indian Evidence Act?           24, Who won the Men's Singles fitle,
                                                         Wimbledon, 2O23?
      (A) ' Section 14O
                                                         (A) Novak Djokovic
      (B)   Section 141                                  (B) Rafael Nadal
      (c)   Section 142                                  (C) Carlos Alcaraz
      (D)   Section 143                                  (D) None of them


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29. The number of phases for the                34. The Vande Bharat Express train
    General Election,2Q24 is                        between New Jalpaiguri and
                                                     Guwahati was flagged off on which
    (A) 5           (B) 6                           date?
    (cl 7            (D) t                           (o) May 2s, zo2a
                                                     (B) MaY 29, 2022
3O. Tata Dlectronics Private Ltd. has                (C) April 74,2023
    submitted a proposal for setting up .            (n) None of the above
    semiconductor processing plant at
     (A) Jagiroad, Assam                        SS, Which of the following statements
     (B) North Guwahati, Assam                       aie editect?
     (C) Golaghat, Assam                             I'   Sweden became a member of
                                                          NATO in the year 2024.
     (D) Goalpara' Assam
                                                     r. Finrand became a member of
                                                          NATO in the year 2023.
31. Which of the following categories of             UI. Ukraine is a member of NATO
    Nobel Prize, 2023 was awarded to                      from 2022.
    Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus                 IV. people,s Republic of China is a
    and Alexei Ekimov?                                    member of NATO since 1949.
    (A) Physiologl or Medicine                       Select the correct option from the
    (B) Physics                                      codes given below'

    (C) Chemistry                                    (A) I and II
    (D) None of the above                            (B) I' II and III
                                                     (C) II, IU and IV
                                                     (D) A11 of the above
32. what term is used to describe old,
    end of life or discarded electronic         06. The cop2g uN climate change
    appliances?                                      conference was held in which of the
    (A) e-garbage                                    cities mentioned below?
    (B) e-waste                                      (A) Doha
    (C) e-by product                                 (B) RiYadh
    (D) None of the above                            (C) Abu Dhabi
                                                     (D) Dubai
33. In which of the following years Yas         9?. The Houthis, t1.e armed political and
    the new Saraighat Bridge opened?                 retgious group, operates from
    tAl 2O2o (B) 2019                                (r\) rran (B) Syria
    (C) 2018         (D) 2017                        (C) Yemen (D) Qatar


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38. Which of the following is not a Covid    42. Who can receive funding through
    appropriate behaviour?                        electoral bonds?
    (A) Maintain physica-l distance               (A) Political leaders of leading
                                                       national parties
    (B) Maintain respiratory hygiene
                                                  (B) NGos involved in the process of
    (C) Regularly clean and disinfect                  election
        frequently touched surfaces               (C) political parties that secured at
    (D) Maintain distance from TV/                     least 1olo of the votes polled in
        Mobile phones                                  the recent l,ok Sabha or State
                                                       Assembly election
                                                  (D) Election commission of India
39. Katchatheevu Island was given to
    Sri Lanka by India in the year
                              '              .1"3. Aditya-Ll mission is
    (A) 1971
                                                  1A) India's Iirst solar mission
    (B) 1972                                      (B) India's second solar mission
    (C) 1973                                      (C) India's future solar mission
    (DI 1974                                      (D) None of t]:e above

                                             44' Mumbai rtans Harbour Link is alan
4o. women Reservation B 1 aims to
    reserve seats for women in both              (A) six lane expressway bridge
    direcfly elected Lok sabha and state               across Mumbai harbour
    kgislative Assemblies. The percent            (B) ultramodem seaport
                      for women as                (c) huge internarionat airport with
     ;LJ:::13ur"                                       state-of-the-art technologr
     (A) 50%                                      (D) None of tl:e above
     (B) 30%
                                             4s. one Nation one Ration card scheme
     (C) 33%                                      is an
     (D) None of the above                        (A) initiative by the Central
                                                      Government to detect bogus
41. Super cyclonic storm Amphan
    caused widespread damage ir, *ru"n
                                                  (B) initiative to provide food
    area of India?
                          -                            security to bencficiarics across
                                                       the States by enabling ration
     (A) Western India                                 card portabiliff
     (B) Southern India                           (C) initiative to cover more people
                                                      to provide food
     (c) Eastern India
                                                  (D) initiative to issue ration card to
     (D) A11 of the above                             all eligible citizens


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What is Iron Dome?                        50. Who among the following persons
      (A) Air defence system used by                from Assam has been awarded
          Israel                                    Padma Shri in the year 2024?
      (B) Combat fighter jet used by                (A) Parbati Baruah
          Russia                                    (B) Jadav Payeng
      {C) Highly advanced combat tank               (C) Parween Sultana
          used by USA                               (D) Kalicharan Brahma
      (D) None of the above
47.   Khel Maharan is an                        51.   The Fundamental Rules were
      (A) initiative by Government of                 originally made by the Secretary of
          Assam to identiff and nurture               State for India under
          sports talents at the grassroot             (A) Article 309 of the Constitution
          level                                            of India
      (B) initiative by Government of                 (B) Article 31 I of the Constitution
          India to search talents in the                   of India
          field of sports
                                                      (C) Article 372 of the Constitution
      (C) initiative by both Government                    of India
          of India and the State                      (D) Section 968(2) of the Govern-
          Government to identify and
          nurture sports talents at the                    ment of India Act, 1919
          grassroot level
      (D) None of the above                     52.   An allowance granted to meet
                                                      personal expenditure necessitated by
48. Who was/were awarded the Major
                                                      the special circumstances in which
    Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award,
                                                      duty is performed is said to be
    2023?
    (A) Ashmita Chaliha                               (A) sumptuary allowance
    (B) P. V. Sindhu                                  (B) duty allowance
    (C) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and                   (C) compensatory allowance
        Chirag Shetty                                 (D) extraordinary a,llowance
    (D) Lovlina Borgohain
49. Vocal for Local is an initiative of         53.   A permanent post vacated by
    whom of the following?                            reduction of a Government servant
    (A) Ministry of Information                       to a lower service, grade or post
        Technolory, Government of India               should not be filled up substantively
                                                      until the expiry of a period of
    (B) Ministry of Industries,
                    Government of India               (A) three months
    (C) Ministry of Finance,                          (B) six months
                    Govemment of India                (C) one year
    (D) NITI Aayog                                    (D) two years


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54.   As per provision of ROP 2077, a             58. Pay of a Government servant which
       Govemment servant will have to                  he would be entitled if he holds the
       cross the Effrciency Bar (EB) stage             post substantively is said to be
       (A) after completion of ten years of               (A) personal pay
            serrrice
       (B) before joining a higher post                   (B) special pay
       (C) when he reaches the maximum                    (C) presumptive pay
            of the pay band
                                                          (D) officiating pay
       (D) before getting benefits under
            MACPS
                                                   59.    A competent auttrority refused the
                                                          request of a Govemment servant to
 55.   "Unless in any case it would be                    change his date of birth before two
       otherwise distinctly provided, tJle                years from the date of super-
       whole time of a Government servant                 annuation. In this case, t}tc act of
       is at the disposal of the Government,              the competent authorib/ is
       which pays him. " This is as per
       (A) FR 11                                          (A) not justiliable
       (B) FR 19                                          (B) justi{iable
       (c) FR s4                                          (C) aggressive
       (D) FR 3s                                          (D) mala iide

5t'-   *Ihe Fundamental Rules apply to all
                                                   6().   The term 'I{ext Below Rule' is related
       Government servants whose pay is                   to
       debitable to the Consolidated Fund
       of the State." This is as per the                  (A) equalization of pay
       provision of the
                                                          (B) advance increment
       (A) FR 4e
       (B) FR 27                                          (C) paper promotion
       (c) FR le                                          (D) demotion
       (D) FR 2
                                                   61.    A Government servant may not be
s7. The maximum period of 'quasi-lien'                    transferred to foreign service
    can be granted for                                    (A) if he holds a permanent post
       (A) six months                                     (B) if he is on leave
       (B) one year
       (C) two years                                      (C) against his will
       (D) three years                                    (D) unless there is urgency


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62. When a Govemment servant dies                   66. When the period of suspension
    while under suspension, the period                   exceeds three months, the competent
    of suspension shall be treated as                    authority may increase the subsis-
                                                         tence allowance 50% of the
      (A) dies non
      (B) leave                                          (A) average pay and allowances of
                                                             the last three months before
      (C) duty                                               suspension
      (D) joining time                                   (B) leave salar5r admissible, had he
                                                             been on leave
63.   A Government servant under                         (C) subsistence allowance already
      suspension
                                                             paid during suspension per
      (A) may be granted earned leave                        month
          only
                                                         (D! last pay drawn before suspension
      (B) may be granted half pay leave
          onlY
      (C) may be granted extraordinary              67. According to the provisions of
          leave only                                    Article 311(2) of the Constitution of
      (D) may not be granted leave                       India, against the charges framed, a
                                                         Government servant should be given
64.   A service in which a Government                    (A) reasonabie opportunity to go to
      servant receives his substantive pay                   the Court of law
      wittr sanction of Government from
      any source other than the                          (B) reasonable opportunity to claim
      Consolidated Fund of the State is                       subsistence allowance
      said to be                                         (C) reasonable opportunity to
      (A) contractual service                                defend himself against the
                                                             charges framed
      (B) temporary service
      (C) foreign service                                (D) reasonable opportunity to apply
                                                             for leave
      (D) non-Government service

b5.   A Government servant who is                   68. The strength ofa service or a part of
      directed to hold current charge of                 a service sanctioned as a separate
      the routine duties of a higher post is             unit is said to be
      entitled to
      (A) special pay                                    (A) grade
      (B) compensatory pay                               (B) class
      (C) additional pay                                 (C) cadre
      (D) no additional pay                              (D) group


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69. Leave as defined in the Revised              72. Conversion of one kind of leave
    Leave Rules, 1934 includes                       applied for into another

     (A) casual leave, earned leave, half            (A) can unilaterally be done by the
         pay leave, commuted leave and                   sanctioning authority
         special leave                               (B) cannot be done unilaterally by
                                                         the sanctioning authority until
     (B) earned leave, half pay leave,                   and unless applied for by the
         commuted leave, leave not due                   Government servant during
         and extraordinar5r leave                        service
     (C) casual leave, maternity ieave,              (C) is not allowed under any
         special disability leave, earned                condition
         leave and study leave
                                                     (D) is restored to by the sanctioning
     (D) eamed leave, study leave,                       authority only when the leave
         commuted leave and extra-                       applied for has already been
         ordinar5r leave                                 exhausted


                                                 73, Apart from earned leave, a
7O. Irave cannot be claimed as right is              Government servant also eafns half
    derived from the                                 pay leave
     (A) Assam Civil Services (Conduct)              (A) at the same rate as earned
         Rules, 1965                                     leave that is 3O days in a
                                                         calendar year
     (B) Revised Leave Rules, 1934                   (B) at half t1le rate of earned leave
     (C) FR and SR                                       that is 15 days in a calendar
                                                         year
     (D) FR as well as Revised kave                  (C) at the rate of 20 days for each
         Rules, 1934                                     completed year of service
                                                     (D) at the rate of 10 days for each
                                                         completed year of service
71. A  Govemment servant can be
    removed from service following due
    procedure for remaining continuously         74. Commuted leave basically is a
    absent without authority                         converted leave or so. It has a
     (A) for a period of 3 years                     relationship with
                                                     (A) half pay leave
     (B) for a period of 5 years
                                                     (B) ear$ed leave
     (C) for a period of 7 years                     (C) leave not due
     (D) for a period of 2 years                     (D) casual leave


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75. Leave not due is $anted when other            79. Period spent on a foreign service
    regular leaves are exhausted. It is                shall not be counted as on duty if
     granted                                           (4 the Government serva,nt over-
      (A) with no leave sala4r                              stays the period of deputation
      (B) with leave salary but                        (B) the Govemment servant is
          subsequently adjusted with                        deputed on his/her interest
          earned leave credited                        (C) the contribution towards leave
      (C) with     leave saiary      but                     sa-lary of the Government
          subsequently adjusted with half                    servant concerned is not paid
          pay leave earned                                 on account of such period
                                                       (D) the borrowing authority
      {D} v/ith no leave salary but can be                 initiates departmental action
          converted to leave with leave
          salary to be credited in future
          on application
                                                             against the lent Government
                                                             servant
                                                                                                .t
                                                  80. Is a Govemment servant of vacation
76, Extraordinary leave is granted under              department entitled to earned leave?
     special circumstances to a Govem-
     ment servant up to various                        (A) No
     maximums depending on status and                  (B) Yes, but half of that non-
     length of service                                     vacation department, that is
      (A) with {ull leave salary                             15 days a year
                                                       (C) Yes, but 10 days a year only
      (B) with partial leave salar;r
                                                       (D) Yes, but l0 days less than that
      (C) with no salary                                     of a non-vacation department
      (D) with half leave salary
                                                  81. What is the maximum period of
77. The maximum earned leave that may                 study leave?
    be gralted at a time is                            (A) 12 months (B) 36 months
      (A) 150 days     (B) 12O days                    (C) 24 months (D) 30 months
      (C) 180 days     (D) 240 days
                                                       A probationer appointed to           a
                                                       substantive post is entitled to
78. There is one kind of leave which
     ccnaot be combined with any other                 (A)   casual leave and extraordinar;l
     kinds of leave. It is                                   leave only

      (A) casual leave                                 (B)   casud leave and special casual
                                                             leave
      (B) extraordinary leave                          (c)   al1 kinds of leave admissible
      (C) maternity leave                                    under the rules
      (D) eamed leave                                  (D)   extraordinary leave only


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83. When is a departmental enquiry               85. Whether it is mandatory to issue
    deemed started?                                  suspension order before initiating a
                                                     DP against a Government servant?
    (A) From tlle date of initiating the             (A) Yes, it is the lirst step integral
        preliminary enquiry                              to a DP and not a punishment
                                                     (B) Yes, as no Government servant
    (B) From the date of order to                          in active service can be
        institute tl.e     departmental                    discharged or demoted at the
        proceedings                                        close of a DP
                                                       {C} No, such order should be issued
    (C) From the date of issue of show                     carefully as in the event of
        cause notice or issue of charge                    exonetation, the Government
        against the employee concerned                     servant may          sue      the
                                                           disciplinary authority
    (D) From the date of issue of show                 (D) No, it is not mandatory as ttrere
        cause or the date of placing t]le                  are guiding principles to place a
        employee under suspension,                         Government servant under
        whichever is earlier                               suspension pending a DP

                                                 46.   Can DP be drawn against a retired
84. Can the appointing authority and                   employee?
    the disciplinary authority be two                  (A) As he ceases to be a Govern-
    different entities at times?                           ment servant except on charges
                                                           with criminal angle, he cannot
    (A) Question does not arise,                           be proceeded against
        because only the appointinB                    (B) No, as on the day of his
         authority has the power of the                    retirement his service contract
         disciplinary authority                            with the Government comes to
                                                           an end
    (B) No, as the relevant rules do not               (C) Yes, within 4 years of his
        deline and describe the                            retirement
        appointing and disciplinary                    (D) Yes, within 3 years of his
         authorities can be two separate
                                                           retirement
         entities sometirnes
                                                 47.   Can there be more than one
    (C) Yes, they are always two                       disciplinary authority with regard to
         separate authorities, exercise                penalty?
         different powers and functions,
         and do not overlap
                                                       (A) Question does not arise
                                                       (B) Yes, there may be two
    (D) Yes, the disciplinary authority                (C) Yes, there may be three
        not necessarily be the                         (D) No, one authority can only
         appointing authorit5r always                      inflict punishment


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An officer posted at Dhakuakhana 91. An appeal against the order of
    has been suspended and the DP        disciplinary authority in respect of
    is being conducted by the State      a class of employees lies with the
    enquiry officer at Guwahati. His     Governor. So, those employees
    headquarter should normally be at                  require to submit their appeal to the
    (A) Guwahati                                       (A) Governor
    (B) Dhakuakhana                                    {B) authority (or through the Head
    (C) North Lalhimpur, the district                       of his office), whose order has
        headquarter                                         been appealed against
    (D) any place that the State                       (C) Governor's Secretariat
        Government may decide                          (D) Chief Secretary of the State
                                                 92.   'Censure' connotes lrarning'. Yet
89. Can a Govemment servant under                      they have differences. Which of the
    suspension be considered for                       following statements is not correct?
    promotion?
                                                       (A) When tensure' is formal,
    (A) No, Selection Committee/Board                       lrarning' is not.
        cannot take up his case until
        suspension is revoked                          (B) 'Censure'can be inflicted after
                                                            followins due procedure as laid
    (B) Yes, Selection Committee/                           down in the rules.
        Board can consider his case
        and keep the recommendation                    (C) Censure' and lrarning' both
        in sealed cover until suspension                    should be recorded in the
        is revoked                                          Service Book of the Govemment
                                                           servant but \rarning' has
    (C) Yes, on the basis of Selection                     greater adverse impact.
        Committee/Board recommen-
        dation a suspended Govern-                     (D) Censure' finds mention in the
        ment servant may be given                          Assam Services (Discipline and
        proforma promotion                                 Appeal) Rules, 1964 but
                                                           warning does not.
    (D) Yes, his case can be considered
        on obtaining an undertaking              93. Which part of the following
        from the suspended employee                    statements is wtong?
                                                       The Assam services (Discipline and
90. A Government servant under                         Appeal) Rules, 7964 are not
    suspension is required to remain in                applicable to
    the headquarter. So he is entitled to              (A) All India Services Personnel
    (A) leave as any other Government                  (B) persons in casual employment
         servant on duty                               (C) persons temporarily holding a
    (B) casual leave only                                   post
    (C) casual leave and study leave                   (D) persons appointed under a
         only                                              special agreement govemed by
    (D) no leave                                           specifrc terms and conditions



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94. Deemed suspension is related to               98. Issue of chargesheet to a delinquent
     (A) conviction in a criminal case                 official by the disciplinary authority
                                                       is
     (B) chargesheet in a criminal
           proceeding                                    (A) optional
       (C) arrest and detention in custody               (B) a constitutional obligation
           for a specilic period by the                  (C) a mere formality in depart-
           police                                            mental proceedings
       (D) arrest and detention by the                   (D) necessary only when there
           police
                                                             is likelihood of charges being
                                                             established
 95.   The ratio of major and minor
       penalties under the Rules, 1964 is
       (A) 4:3                                     99. The inquiry authoriB comes across
                                                       during tJ:e inquiry such charge(s)
       (B) s:2                                          which is/are not there in the
       (c) 6: 1                                         original chargcsheet. As per rule
       (D) 3:4                                          (A) he cannot take cognizance of
                                                             the same
96. The show cause notice to a charged                  (B) he may incorporate the same to
    Government servant has                                   record his lindings
       (A) 3 constituents                               (C) he may refer the matter to the
                                                             DA for taking necessary action
       (B) 4 constituents
       (C) 2 constituents                               (D) he may record the same
                                                             provided the DA admits and is
       (D) 5 constituents                                    given reasonable opportunity to
                                                             define himself
97. As a matter of principle, the period
    of suspension
                                                   1OO. It is not necessary to follow the
       (A) should be tJ.e minimum                       detailed procedure of DP, if the DA
           required                                     finds at the beginning that it shall
       (B) should not be more than                      be adequate to impose a particular
           3 months                                     light penalty on a Government
       (C) should not be more than                      servant. The penalty is
           6 months                                     (A) withholding of increments
       (D) should come to an           end              (B) recovery of financial loss caused
           immediately after the receipt of                  by negligence, etc.
           written statement from the
           Government servant under                     (C) censure
           suspension                                   (D) None of tJ.e above


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