WorksheetsQuiz for MO's
Total questions: 82
Worksheet time: 41mins
Under the TSCS (CCA) Rules, 1991, which of the following penalties requires a detailed inquiry under Rule 20 before imposition?
Censure
Withholding of increments without cumulative effect
Compulsory retirement
Recovery from pay for pecuniary loss
As per Rule 3 of TSCS (CCA) Rules, 1991, which authority has the power to classify posts of State Services and Subordinate Services?
Government
Public Service Commission
Head of Department
Finance Department
Under the 1991 Rules, which penalty does not amount to a break in service for pensionary benefits?
Removal from service
Compulsory retirement
Dismissal from service
Termination of probation
Rule 24 of TSCS (CCA) Rules, 1991, deals with the communication of orders. Which of the following statements is correct?
Only the operative portion of the order needs to be communicated.
Both operative portion and reasons must be communicated.
Orders can be communicated orally if urgent.
Communication is optional if penalty is minor.
Which of the following is a minor penalty under Rule 9 of the TSCS (CCA) Rules, 1991?
Reduction to a lower grade or post
Withholding of increments without cumulative effect
Dismissal from service
Removal from service
Under Rule 20, the charged officer must be given a reasonable opportunity of being heard. Which of the following is not a mandatory requirement?
Supply of articles of charge and statement of imputations
Right to inspect listed documents
Right to cross-examine witnesses
Right to choose a lawyer of own choice without restrictions
Appeal against the order of suspension under the 1991 Rules lies to which authority?
Same authority which passed suspension order
Appellate authority specified for disciplinary matters
Government only
State Public Service Commission
Which of the following is true regarding Rule 10 (Suspension) of TSCS (CCA) Rules, 1991?
Suspension can be ordered only by Government.
Suspension is treated as punishment.
A Government servant under suspension is entitled to subsistence allowance.
Suspension automatically ends after 90 days.
As per the TSCS (CCA) Rules, 1991, which penalty can never be imposed without holding an inquiry under Rule 20?
Censure
Recovery from pay
Reduction to lower stage in time scale of pay for 3 years
Withholding of promotion
Under Rule 22, if the appellate authority enhances the penalty, what safeguard must it provide?
No safeguard required, as appellate power is absolute
Must give opportunity to make representation before enhancement
Must obtain prior Government approval
Must consult the Public Service Commission
Which rule of the TSCS (CCA) Rules, 1991 empowers the competent authority to place a government servant under suspension?
Rule 9
Rule 10
Rule 12
Rule 20
Which of the following is a major penalty under Rule 9?
Censure
Withholding of increments without cumulative effect
Reduction to a lower grade/post
Recovery from pay
A government servant dismissed from service under the 1991 Rules:
May be reappointed in the same department with Government approval
Cannot be reappointed under any Government department
Automatically reinstates after 5 years
Can be reappointed only with PSC approval
Which of the following authorities can impose the penalty of dismissal from service?
Any superior officer
Appointing authority or higher authority
Immediate controlling officer
District Collector only
When a government servant is convicted on a criminal charge, which rule permits action without holding a departmental inquiry?
Rule 14
Rule 19
Rule 20
Rule 24
During suspension, what percentage of subsistence allowance is payable during the first 3 months?
25% of basic pay + DA
50% of basic pay + DA
75% of basic pay + DA
100% of basic pay + DA
Appeal against an order of withholding promotion lies to:
Public Service Commission
Government only
The authority prescribed as appellate under the rules
Finance Department
Rule 13 of the CCA Rules, 1991 deals with:
Nature of penalties
Common proceedings against multiple employees
Revision powers
Suspension
As per the rules, an order of suspension should be reviewed every:
30 days
90 days
120 days
180 days
Which of the following is not a stage where consultation with Telangana State Public Service Commission is mandatory?
Before imposing dismissal
Before imposing removal
Before imposing censure
Before imposing compulsory retirement
When an employee is under suspension and is acquitted in a criminal case, the suspension period is generally treated as:
Break in service
Period not counted for pension
Duty, with full pay and allowances
Leave without pay
The maximum time limit to file an appeal under TSCS (CCA) Rules, 1991 is:
30 days from receipt of order
45 days from receipt of order
60 days from receipt of order
90 days from receipt of order
Who can act as Presenting Officer in a departmental inquiry?
Any Government servant appointed by disciplinary authority
Only Government Law Officer
Only Vigilance Officer
PSC nominee
Reduction to a lower stage in time scale of pay, if imposed for more than 3 years, is treated as:
Minor penalty
Major penalty
Suspension
Recovery penalty
Under Rule 23, when an appellate authority considers an appeal, it:
Must always hold a fresh inquiry
Can confirm, enhance, reduce, or set aside the penalty
Can only confirm the penalty
Must refer the case to Government
Under Rule 20, if the charged officer does not submit a written statement of defence, the inquiry officer shall:
Drop the charges
Report the case to Government
Proceed with the inquiry ex-parte
Cancel the inquiry
A penalty of censure has what impact on the service of an employee?
Break in service
Bars promotion permanently
Minor adverse entry in service record
Leads to suspension
Which of the following is correct about removal and dismissal?
Removal and dismissal both disqualify from future employment
Removal does not disqualify, dismissal does
Dismissal
Which of the following is correct about removal and dismissal?
Removal and dismissal both disqualify from future employment
Removal does not disqualify, dismissal does
Dismissal is minor, removal is major
Both are same in effect
If a government servant dies during the pendency of disciplinary proceedings:
Proceedings abate and no penalty is imposed
Proceedings continue against family
Pensionary benefits are forfeited automatically
Proceedings convert to criminal case
Rule 25 deals with:
Revision of penalties
Communication of suspension orders
Orders against which no appeal lies
Withholding increments
In a departmental inquiry, copies of listed documents should be supplied:
Only if employee demands
Only if Government approves
Mandatorily, whether demanded or not
Not required at all
Which penalty is considered the severest under the Rules?
Compulsory retirement
Removal
Dismissal
Reduction in rank
Under the rules, if subsistence allowance is deliberately misused by not attending inquiry proceedings, it may be:
Enhanced to 100%
Reduced to nil
Converted into loan
Automatically regularized
Who is competent to order withholding of increments of a subordinate?
Government only
The disciplinary authority competent to impose minor penalties
District Judge
Public Service Commission
In case of common proceedings involving officers of different cadres, the competent disciplinary authority is:
The lowest authority among them
The highest authority among them
Government only
Head of Department
Which of the following orders is appealable under the TSCS (CCA) Rules, 1991?
An interlocutory order in inquiry
An order of suspension
An order sanctioning prosecution
An order of transfer
The penalty of reduction to a lower grade/post affects:
Seniority only
Pay and seniority both
Only pension
Promotion eligibility alone
Under Rule 37, review of disciplinary cases is permissible by:
Disciplinary authority only
Government or Head of Department
Governor only
Appellate authority only
A patient dies after a road traffic accident due to lack of blood availability at your Government Hospital. Which immediate administrative step should you take?
Blame blood bank and close the case
Order inquiry and report to DMHO immediately
Call patient relatives to settle dispute privately
Issue press note denying responsibility
Fire accident occurs in hospital ICU. As Superintendent, your first step is:
Inform media
Call for Fire and Safety Department help
Suspend all staff on duty
Wait for higher authority orders
During NQAS (National Quality Assurance Standards) inspection, the hospital is found lacking biomedical waste segregation. As administrator, the immediate action is:
Issue circular and conduct staff training
Ignore as inspection is temporary
Blame outsourced agency
Suspend sanitation staff
In a District Hospital, frequent power failures disrupt oxygen concentrators. As Superintendent, what is the best long-term measure?
Advise staff to manage manually
Procure diesel generator / solar backup
Refer all patients elsewhere
Ignore until Govt sanctions power line
Biomedical waste collection contractor stops service abruptly. Best solution?
Dump waste in open field
Temporary tie-up with nearest Govt. hospital for disposal
Wait for DMHO orders
Leave it to sanitation staff
Sudden outbreak of dengue cases leads to shortage of beds. Your best decision?
Refer all patients out
Convert waiting halls/school buildings into temporary wards
Ask patients to manage at home
Close hospital for fumigation
Audit finds irregular use of hospital funds. As Superintendent, you should:
Blame accountant
Seek explanation from concerned DDO, submit report to DMHO
Return unspent funds
Ignore as it's routine
A senior staff nurse repeatedly refuses to attend night duties. As the Medical Officer, your first step should be:
Suspend her immediately
Issue oral warning only
Issue written explanation notice
Ignore to avoid conflict
A pharmacist is suspected of selling government medicines outside. What is the correct course?
Call police directly without departmental action
Seize stock, report to higher authority, and initiate disciplinary proceedings
Ignore as no written complaint exists
Transfer pharmacist silently
An ANM (Auxiliary Nurse Midwife) is continuously absent without sanctioned leave. As PHC MO, you should:
Mark absent and send report to DMHO for disciplinary action
Adjust attendance to avoid trouble
Stop salary immediately without report
Transfer her to another PHC
A lab technician is found intoxicated during duty hours. What is the appropriate first action?
Suspend immediately and send report
Issue charge memo and remove from hospital instantly for patient safety
Call his family to take him home
Ignore as it's a personal matter
A junior doctor refuses to follow infection control protocols despite repeated instructions. Best administrative step?
Ignore since he is a doctor
Issue written warning, document incident, escalate if repeated
Shout in front of staff to set example
Stop salary directly
A ward boy is abusive towards patients' relatives. As Medical Officer, what is the best response?
Apologize on his behalf and ignore
Warn and reassign him, issue memo if repeated
Terminate service immediately
Allow relatives to handle him
During a hospital inspection, one staff deliberately argues with senior officials and disrupts work. Your step?
Immediately issue show cause notice
Argue back in front of inspectors
Apologize to inspector on staff's behalf and ignore
Transfer the staff instantly
A staff nurse refuses to administer vaccines citing "personal beliefs." As MO in-charge of PHC, your correct step is:
Respect her belief and assign others
Report to DMHO and issue charge memo for dereliction of duty
Ignore as vaccines are optional
Allow her to work only in OP ward
A senior employee from PHC, constantly intimidates juniors and discourages them from attending instructions from MO in implementing national programs. What should be done?
Ignore since he is senior
Counsel, warn in writing, and report if repeated
Remove from service directly
Leave matter to juniors to complain
A Medical Officer applied for Earned Leave (EL) of 30 days but left station before sanction. What is the correct position?
EL automatically stands sanctioned
EL is treated as "leave not due"
EL is treated as "unauthorized absence"
EL is adjusted as commuted leave
Which type of leave cannot be claimed as a right but may be granted in special circumstances?
Earned Leave
Casual Leave
Extraordinary Leave
Maternity Leave
A doctor requests Maternity Leave for 180 days. Which of the following is correct?
Only 90 days are allowed
120 days + rest as leave not due
180 days are permissible with pay
Leave is without pay
Which of the following is true about Casual Leave (CL)?
It is treated as duty for all purposes
CL can be combined with EL
CL can be carried forward to next year
CL can be encashed at retirement
If a doctor exhausts all leave but still requires rest after major surgery, which leave is applicable?
Earned Leave
Extraordinary Leave (EOL)
Half Pay Leave
Casual Leave
Leave sanctioning authority for a Civil Assistant Surgeon (CAS) in PHC is:
District Collector
DMHO
Superintendent of District Hospital
Health Secretary
A doctor on maternity leave delivers twins. She applies for Child Care Leave (CCL). Which of the following is correct?
CCL not admissible for twins
CCL admissible up to 2 years until children reach 18 years (or 22 for disabled)
Only 6 months CCL allowed
CCL requires special Government Order
Leave can be refused:
If patient load is high and relieving arrangements are not possible
For maternity leave
For leave on medical certificate
For earned leave due for encashment
Which leave is not debitable against leave account?
Casual Leave
Earned Leave
Half Pay Leave
Commuted Leave
As a PHC Medical Officer functioning as DDO, you notice salary bills prepared by clerk include one staff member already transferred out. Your correct action is:
Sign the bill as usual
Stop payment to that staff and return bill for correction
Forward the wrong bill to Treasury and let them handle
Pay first, adjust later
Which of the following is NOT the duty of a DDO?
Drawing salaries
Sanctioning leave
Remitting statutory deductions like GPF/NPS
Preparing budget estimates
If a staff member's GPF subscription is deducted but not remitted by DDO, the responsibility lies with:
Treasury Officer
Accountant
DDO personally
Head of Department only
As DDO, you are required to verify contingent bills before submitting to Treasury. What should you check first?
Whether funds are available in budget head
Whether staff are satisfied with bills
Whether DMHO has approved all hospital activities
Whether patients are benefitted
DDO finds electricity bill amounting to ₹5,00,000 for hospital. The budget head has only ₹3,00,000 left. Correct action?
Pay full bill from hospital development fund
Pay ₹3,00,000, report excess liability to higher authority
Refuse to pay and ignore
Borrow from private sources
In case of fraudulent drawal of pay by producing fake attendance, who is held primarily responsible?
Clerk preparing bill
Treasury Officer
DDO
DMHO
As DDO, if you delegate preparation of salary bills to a junior assistant, your responsibility is:
Reduced to zero
Only partial if fraud occurs
Full, as final signing authority lies with DDO
Lies with Treasury
Which of the following transactions cannot be carried out directly by a DDO?
Payment of salaries
Remittance of income tax deductions
Transfer of budget head amounts without approval
Payment of arrears
As Superintendent of an Area Hospital, you receive complaints of poor sanitation. Can you use HDF / RKS funds for engaging extra sanitation workers?
Yes, permissible
No, sanitation is only outsourced
Only with DMHO approval
Only if Collector orders
Which of the following cannot be spent from RKS funds?
Purchase of emergency drugs not supplied in regular indent
Hiring of security services
Payment of salary to regular staff
Minor civil repairs (painting, electrification)
In PHC, a vehicle repair bill of ₹25,000 comes for the ambulance. Can RKS funds be used?
Yes, ambulance repairs are permissible
No, only medicines can be purchased
Only if DMHO gives written order
Not allowed under any condition
In an emergency outbreak, hospital requires tents and cots for temporary ward. Which fund is most appropriate?
RKS fund
HDF only
Salaries budget head
CM Relief Fund
The main purpose of RKS/HDF funds is:
Salary disbursement
Flexibility for hospital development and patient welfare
Building major new structures
Reimbursement of officers' travel expenses
As MO of a PHC, you notice OPD records are poorly maintained. What is your primary responsibility?
Ignore, since ANM maintains them
Ensure proper recording and conduct surprise checks
Wait for DMHO inspection
Ask patients to maintain their own records
Which of the following is a mandatory monthly report to be sent from PHC?
Staff attendance only
Financial audit report
HMIS (Health Management Information System) reports
Only outbreak reports
If medicines supplied to PHC are about to expire, your correct action is:
Distribute them immediately irrespective of prescription
Return to district drug store or redistribute to other PHCs in need
Destroy without record
Keep them as stock
In PHC, staff nurse refuses to attend delivery duty at night citing "personal reasons". Your correct action:
Allow and adjust duty yourself
Counsel and reassign; if repeated, report as indiscipline under CCA Rules
Ignore complaint
Wait for Collector orders
As PHC in-charge, you receive a complaint from a patient named Aditi about informal payments being collected by the ward boy. What should be your immediate step?
Ignore unless patient gives proof
Conduct enquiry and stop malpractice immediately
