Which authority has the power to make these rules, drawing power from the Constitution?

In relation to a Government servant, which of the following authorities, if multiple exist, is defined as the "appointing authority" under Rule 2(a)?

Which of the following persons is explicitly excluded from the application of the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965?

If a doubt arises regarding whether these rules apply to a certain person, the matter must be referred to which authority for a decision?

Statement 1: A person in casual employment is explicitly excluded from the application of these rules. Statement 2: Civil posts of any group not included in any other Central Civil Service shall be deemed to be included in the General Central Service of the corresponding group.

Statement 1: All appointments to Central Civil Posts, Group ‘A’, are mandatory subject to the consultation with the Union Public Service Commission. Statement 2: The President cannot delegate the power to make appointments to Group ‘A’ Services and Posts.

Which authority listed below is not generally empowered to place a Government servant under suspension?

A Government servant can be placed under suspension when a case against him in respect of any criminal offence is under which stages?

When is a Government servant deemed to have been placed under suspension if detained in custody on a criminal charge?

If an order of suspension is made by an authority lower than the appointing authority, what action must the lower authority take immediately?

If a penalty of dismissal is set aside in appeal or on review and the case is remitted for further inquiry, when is the order of suspension deemed to have continued in force?

If an order of dismissal is set aside by a Court of Law, and the disciplinary authority decides to hold a further inquiry, when is the Government servant deemed to have been placed under suspension?

An order of suspension made or deemed to have been made under Rule 10 must be reviewed by the competent authority before the expiry of how many days from the effective date of suspension?

What is the maximum period for which an extension of suspension can be granted at a time, following a review?

When must subsequent reviews of an extended suspension period be made?

In the case of 'deemed suspension' due to detention in custody (sub-rule 2), when does the 90-day period for mandatory review begin to count?

A further inquiry (after a penalty is set aside by a Court) shall not be ordered unless it is intended to meet a situation where the Court passed an order purely on what grounds?

Under which circumstances may a Government servant be placed under suspension by the competent authority?

An order of suspension made or deemed to have been made under Rule 10 (1) or (2) shall not be valid after a period of ninety days unless which conditions are met?

Statement 1: If a Government servant is convicted for an offence and sentenced to imprisonment exceeding 48 hours, he is deemed suspended from the commencement of the imprisonment after the conviction. Statement 2: Intermittent periods of imprisonment shall not be taken into account when computing the forty-eight hours period for deemed suspension.

Statement 1: If a Government servant is already suspended, and another disciplinary proceeding commences against him, the authority competent to suspend him must revoke the original suspension. Statement 2: The authority that made (or is deemed to have made) an order of suspension, or any authority subordinate to it, may modify or revoke the order at any time.

Which of the following is defined as a Minor Penalty under Rule 11?

Which of the following is defined as a Major Penalty under Rule 11?

A specific penalty listed as Minor Penalty (iii-a) allows reduction to a lower stage in the time-scale of pay for a period not exceeding three years, provided it is without cumulative effect and does not adversely affect which benefit?

Which of the following major penalties is specifically defined as not being a disqualification for future employment under the Government?

When the penalty imposed is "reduction to a lower time-scale of pay, grade, post or Service," the order of penalty must specify the period and include directions regarding what?

When the charge of acceptance of any gratification, other than legal remuneration, as a motive or reward for doing or forbearing to do an official act is established, which penalty (or higher) shall ordinarily be imposed?

The Explanation under Rule 11 lists actions that shall not amount to a penalty. Which action below does amount to a penalty?

Stoppage of a Government servant at the efficiency bar in the time-scale of pay on the ground of his unfitness to cross the bar is treated as:

Termination of the services of a temporary Government servant in accordance with the provisions of sub-rule (1) of rule 5 of the Central Civil Services (Temporary Service) Rules, 1965, is considered:

Which of the following are categorized as Minor Penalties under Rule 11?

Which of the following actions, according to the Explanation under Rule 11, do not amount to a penalty?

Statement 1: Dismissal from service shall ordinarily be a disqualification for future employment under the Government. Statement 2: Termination of a Government servant appointed on probation at the end of the period of his probation, in accordance with the terms of his appointment, amounts to a penalty.

Statement 1: Withholding of increments of pay is a Minor Penalty. Statement 2: Stoppage of a Government servant at the efficiency bar or on the ground of unfitness to cross the bar is a Minor Penalty.

Statement 1: Any compensation awarded on the recommendation of the Complaints Committee for sexual harassment is a Minor Penalty. Statement 2: In exceptional cases where the charge of possession of assets disproportionate to known sources of income is established, any penalty other than removal or dismissal may be imposed, provided special reasons are recorded in writing.

Which authority has the unrestricted power to impose any of the penalties specified in Rule 11 on any Government servant?

Generally, no penalty specified in clauses (v) to (ix) of Rule 11 (major penalties) shall be imposed by any authority subordinate to which authority?

If a Government servant holding a Central Civil post of any Group is promoted (temporarily or on probation) to the Service or Central Civil post of the next higher Group, for the purpose of Rule 12 (Disciplinary Authorities), he shall be deemed to belong to the Service or hold the post of which group?

An authority competent to impose only minor penalties (clauses (i) to (iv) of Rule 11) may institute disciplinary proceedings for the imposition of which penalties?

Which authorities may institute disciplinary proceedings against any Government servant?

In which cases must the authority competent to impose major penalties (v to ix) consult an external authority before imposing the penalty?

Statement 1: A disciplinary authority means the authority competent under these rules to impose on a Government servant any of the penalties specified in Rule 11. Statement 2: A Secretary to the Government of India in a Ministry may exercise the power to impose penalties on a member of a Central Civil Services, Group ‘C’ serving in that Ministry.

No order imposing a major penalty (v to ix of Rule 11) shall be made except after an inquiry held in the manner provided in Rule 14 and 15, or in the manner provided by which Act?

When there is a complaint of sexual harassment, which body shall be deemed to be the inquiring authority appointed by the disciplinary authority for the purpose of these rules?

If the disciplinary authority proposes to hold an inquiry, it must draw up the substance of the imputations of misconduct into definite and distinct:

A Government servant must submit his written statement of defence within a period of fifteen days of receiving the articles of charge. What is the maximum overall extension period permissible for filing the written statement of defence?

If all articles of charge have been admitted by the Government servant in his written statement of defence, what must the disciplinary authority do next?

When appearing before the inquiring authority, a Government servant may take the assistance of another Government servant posted at his headquarters to present the case. When is he permitted to engage a legal practitioner?

A Government servant may take the assistance of any other Government servant to present his case. What is the limitation placed on that assisting Government servant regarding pending disciplinary cases?

If the Government servant pleads guilty to any of the articles of charge, the inquiring authority shall:

If the Government servant fails to appear or refuses to plead, the inquiring authority shall require the Presenting Officer to produce evidence and adjourn the case to a later date not exceeding how many days?

If the Government servant requests copies of the statements of witnesses mentioned in the list referred to in sub-rule (3), the inquiring authority shall furnish him with such copies not later than how many days before the commencement of the examination of the witnesses?

What is the maximum time allowed for the authority having custody of requisitioned documents to produce them or issue a non-availability certificate before the Inquiring Authority?

When the case for the disciplinary authority is closed, the Government servant shall be required to state his defence. If the defence is made orally, what is required?

When is the inquiring authority allowed to recall or re-examine a witness or call for new evidence not originally included?

If the Government servant fails to appear before the inquiring authority or otherwise fails to comply with the provisions of Rule 14, how may the inquiring authority proceed?

If an inquiring authority ceases to exercise jurisdiction and is succeeded by another, the succeeding authority may act on the evidence recorded by its predecessor, provided that:

Within what period should the Inquiring Authority conclude the inquiry and submit the report from the date of receipt of the order of appointment?

If the Inquiring Authority cannot adhere to the six-month time limit, what is the maximum additional time the disciplinary authority may allow for completion of the inquiry at a time?

If the inquiry establishes an article of charge different from the original articles, findings on this new charge shall not be recorded unless the Government servant has either admitted the facts or had:

The disciplinary authority (if not the inquiring authority) must forward a copy of the inquiry report to the Government servant along with which other information?

The report prepared after the conclusion of the inquiry must contain which of the following elements?

If the disciplinary authority (competent only to impose minor penalties) inquires into a case and is of the opinion that a major penalty should be imposed, what steps must it take?

Statement 1: If the Disciplinary Authority disagrees with the findings of the Inquiring Authority, it must record its tentative reasons for disagreement and forward them to the Government servant. Statement 2: The Government servant is required to submit a written representation on the inquiry report only if the report is unfavorable to him.

Statement 1: When consultation with the Commission is necessary, the Disciplinary Authority must forward a copy of the Commission's advice to the Government servant. Statement 2: The Government servant shall be required to submit his written representation on the advice of the Commission within twenty-one days.

Statement 1: The oral and documentary evidence by which the articles of charge are proposed to be proved shall be produced by or on behalf of the disciplinary authority. Statement 2: The Presenting Officer is entitled to re-examine witnesses on any new matter, provided he seeks leave of the inquiring authority.

When imposing a minor penalty, when is it mandatory to hold an inquiry in the manner laid down in Rule 14 (3) to (24)?

When imposing a minor penalty, the disciplinary authority must inform the Government servant in writing of the proposal to take action and of the imputations of misconduct, and provide him with:

In the case of common proceedings involving two or more Government servants, the order for common proceeding may be made by the highest of the authorities competent to impose the penalty of dismissal, provided what condition is met?

Notwithstanding Rules 14 to 18, the disciplinary authority may consider the circumstances of the case and make orders it deems fit, without a formal inquiry, if:

If a penalty is imposed on a Government servant based on conduct that led to his conviction on a criminal charge (Rule 19), must the Government servant be given an opportunity to make a representation?

If the services of a Government servant are lent to a borrowing authority (e.g., State Government), the borrowing authority shall have the powers of the appointing authority for the purpose of:

If a borrowing authority conducts a disciplinary proceeding and forms the opinion that a major penalty (v to ix) should be imposed, what is the required action?

The record of proceedings for a minor penalty case must include which of the following?

When orders made by the disciplinary authority are communicated to the Government servant, he must also be supplied with a copy of which documents?

Statement 1: If a borrowing authority wishes to impose a minor penalty (i to iv) on a lent officer, it must do so after consultation with the lending authority. Statement 2: If there is a difference of opinion between the borrowing authority and the lending authority regarding imposing a minor penalty, the services of the Government servant shall be replaced at the disposal of the lending authority. Which option is correct?

What is the period of limitation for preferring an appeal under this Part?

If a Group ‘A’ Government servant prefers an appeal against an order made by an authority subordinate to the appointing authority, to whom does the appeal lie?

If an Appellate Authority proposes to enhance a penalty to one of the Major Penalties (v to ix of Rule 11), and an inquiry under Rule 14 has not already been held, what must the Appellate Authority do (subject to Rule 19)?

In considering an appeal against an order imposing a penalty, the appellate authority must consider:

Which of the following authorities is explicitly listed as a revising authority under Rule 29 in the case of a Government servant serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department?

A proceeding for revision shall not be commenced until after which event?

Which orders listed in Rule 22 are explicitly stated as orders against which no appeal lies?

Statement 1: The President may review any order passed under these rules if new material or evidence, which could not be produced earlier and has the effect of changing the nature of the case, has come to notice. Statement 2: The authority which made the order appealed against shall give effect to the orders passed by the appellate authority.

Which category of personnel is explicitly excluded from the application of these rules under Rule 3?

A Government servant shall be deemed to have been placed under suspension by the appointing authority if detained in custody (on a criminal charge or otherwise) for a period exceeding:

In the case of deemed suspension due to conviction for an offence, the 48-hour period shall be computed from:

An order of suspension made or deemed to have been made under Rule 10 shall not be valid after a period of ninety days unless what occurs?

What is the maximum period for which an extension of suspension can be granted at a time, following a review?

Which of the following major penalties is specifically defined as not being a disqualification for future employment under the Government?

If the charge of acceptance of any gratification, other than legal remuneration, as a motive or reward for doing an official act is established, which penalty (or higher) shall ordinarily be imposed?

Who is the competent authority to impose on a probationer undergoing training at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration any of the penalties specified in clauses (i) and (iii) of rule 11?

If the disciplinary authority proposes to hold an inquiry, it must draw up the substance of the imputations of misconduct into definite and distinct:

What is the maximum overall extension period permissible for a Government servant to submit his written statement of defence from the date of receipt of articles of charge?

If the Government servant fails to appear or refuses to plead, the inquiring authority shall adjourn the case to a later date not exceeding how many days?

During the inquiry, the Presenting Officer is entitled to re-examine the witnesses on any points on which they have been cross-examined, but not on any new matter, without what?

If the disciplinary authority is not the inquiring authority, it shall forward a copy of the report to the Government servant who shall be required to submit his written representation or submission within how many days?

If consultation with the Commission is necessary, the Government servant shall be required to submit his written representation or submission on the advice of the Commission within how many days?

The Appointing Authority for Mr. M, a Group B officer, is the Head of Department (HOD). The Disciplinary Authority (DA) conducting the inquiry is an officer immediately subordinate to the HOD. The DA concludes the inquiry and finds grounds to impose the major penalty of Reduction to a Lower Time-Scale of Pay (Rule 11(vi)). Can the subordinate Disciplinary Authority legally impose this Major Penalty?

Ms. S, a Central Civil Services Group A officer, is lent to a local authority (Borrowing Authority). The Borrowing Authority conducts a disciplinary inquiry and decides that the penalty of Removal from Service (Rule 11(viii)) must be imposed. What is the mandatory immediate action required of the Borrowing Authority under Rule 20(2)(ii)?

Following his suspension, Mr. E, a Group A officer, receives an order determining the subsistence and other allowances payable to him for the suspension period. Mr. E believes the amount determined is incorrect and wishes to appeal. According to Rule 23, against which action listed below may Mr. E prefer an appeal?

Mr. V, a Group B officer, is on loan to a State Government (Borrowing Authority). The State Government conducts proceedings and proposes to impose Censure (Rule 11(i)). The Central Government (Lending Authority) disagrees with the proposal during mandatory consultation. What is the consequence of the difference of opinion between the Borrowing Authority and the Lending Authority regarding this Minor Penalty?

Disciplinary proceedings are contemplated against Ms. F, a Group B officer, but the President is satisfied that, in the interest of the security of the State, it is not expedient to hold any inquiry in the manner provided in Rules 14 to 18. What action may the disciplinary authority take in this case, notwithstanding the normal procedure rules?

Inquiry as laid down in CCS (CCA) Rules should be held in the following cases:

The delinquent official has a right:

Statement 1: The defendant may examine himself as a witness in his own behalf, if he so desires.

Statement 2: The Inquiry Officer may generally question him to explain circumstances cited in the evidence against him.

Ex parte inquiry can be resorted only when:

Statement 1: Articles of charge should have been delivered.

Statement 2: The charged officer had failed to submit the written statement of defense on or before the specified date.

If DA who initiated the case is competent to award only minor penalty and is in the opinion that major penalty to be imposed, He should send the entire records and findings, and record his opinion with regard to the imposition of penalty to the competent DA which will record its findings and pass order

The maximum time limit for the Disciplinary Authority to take final decision on the enquiry report is:

All ministries/ departments should ensure that all major penalty proceedings against GS and final order are passed by DA within _______ from the date of delivery of charge-sheet on the charged GS.

Under what conditions, the prescribed procedure need not be followed:

If the delinquent GS dies during the pendency of the disciplinary proceedings, the proceedings should be dropped.

The departmental Officer appointed as Inquiry Officer is relieved from other normal duties for a period of ___________ for completion of enquiry on full time basis and submit report.

When there is a disagreement with the advice of UPSC in a disciplinary matter, a reference shall be made to:

Besides penalty, the Right of Appeal can also be provided for

The power of Revision is vested with:

Suspension may be defined as:

Reason(s) of suspension:

A DA may consider a GS under suspension intended to guidance but not mandatory: Cases where the continuance of GS

Reason of suspension, if not indicated in the suspension order itself, should be communicated within __________

Statement 1: Subsistence allowance during suspension is equivalent to leave salary which the GS would have drawn if he had been on leave on half average pay and in addition to dearness allowance if admissible

Statement 2: The subsistence allowance also includes HRA on half pay basis

Statement 1: The Subsistence allowance is reviewed in after 3 months and may be increased by maximum 50%

Statement 2: The Subsistence allowance is reviewed in after 3 months and may be reduced by maximum 50%.

The HQ of the GS during suspension s the last place of Duty, which cannot be changed under any circumstance on request of GS, if the change will put extra expenditure on government or other complications.

Choose the correct option(s) regarding promotion during suspension

Compulsory deductions in Subsistence allowance:

Optional deductions in Subsistence allowance:

Deduction(s) NOT to be made in Subsistence allowance:

Vigilance clearance under suspension may not be granted to GS for:

(i) deputation

(ii) empanelment

(iii) Obtaining Passport

Suspension may be desirable in the circumstances indicated:

(i) any offence/ conduct involving moral turpitude

(ii) serious negligence/ dereliction of duty resulting in loss of govt..

(iii) desertion of duty

(iv) corruption of govt. money

(v) refusal to carry out written orders by superior officers

Statement 1: A GS who retires while under suspension receives provisional pension equal to maximum pension on the basis of qualifying service up to the date immediately preceding the date on which he was placed under suspension

Statement 2: Gratuity to such retired GS will not be paid in case of minor penalty is imposed

On conclusion of proceedings, if the GS is exonerated:

In case of minor penalty to GS:

1. 1. The suspension period shall not be treated as duty period unless specified by competent authority.

2. 2. The competent authority will determine the amount to be paid.

3. 3. No representation is accepted on amount to be paid.

4. 4. If the GS so desires the suspension period may be converted to leave of any kind due & admissible

If the GS under suspension dies before the disciplinary proceeding or court proceedings

During suspension of GS

Full pay & allowances are admissible when

Period of suspension is treated as duty when

The pension withhold/withdraw should not be reduced below the minimum pension of

If the applicant is not satisfied with Tribunal Judgement, he may seek review of judgement by filling a petition within ______days of communication of order.

Choose the correct option:

1. 1. Warning is not a punishment and cannot be equated to censure.

2. 2. Warning amounts to penalty to GS and will constitute a bar for promotion.

3. 3. Warning should not be issued as a outcome of disciplinary proceeding, at least censure to be imposed if some blame attaches to the GS.

An employee under suspension cannot be allowed for departmental examination.

An employee under suspension is entitled to:

A retired government employee can handle as defense assistant at any point of time maximum ________ number of cases.