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13 questions on conduct and D&A rules, each with the answer and where it comes from. Try each one before you tap Show answer.
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Start the testQ1.Which of the following is NOT a penalty under the D&A Rules?
Answer: (B) Stoppage at efficiency bar for failure to cross it
Stoppage at the efficiency bar for failing to cross it is specifically listed among actions that are not penalties.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 4, page 159
Q2.Within what period from the date of the order must a revision that proposes to enhance the penalty be made?
Answer: (D) Six months
Revision to enhance a penalty must be within six months; revision to reduce or cancel it, within one year.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 4, page 177
Q3.A railway servant is deemed to be under suspension if he is kept in police custody for more than ______
Answer: (D) 48 hours
Detention in police custody exceeding 48 hours (or a sentence of imprisonment exceeding 48 hours) leads to deemed suspension.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 4, page 143
Q4.Which of the following is a MAJOR penalty under the Railway Servants (D&A) Rules, 1968?
Answer: (B) Reduction to a lower time scale or grade
Censure, withholding of passes/PTOs and of promotion are minor penalties; reduction to a lower time scale, grade or post is a major penalty.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 4, page 158
Q5.Within how many days of the penalty order must an appeal be preferred under Rule 24 of the D&A Rules?
Answer: (B) 45 days
The limitation for appeal is 45 days from the date of the punishment order; delay may be condoned for sufficient cause.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 4, page 173
Q6.In which Standard Form is the memorandum of charges for a major penalty issued?
Answer: (A) SF-5
SF-5 is the charge sheet for a major penalty; SF-11 is for a minor penalty and SF-1 is the suspension order.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 4, page 161
Q7.In minor penalty proceedings, an inquiry as for a major penalty must be held if withholding of increments is proposed for more than ______
Answer: (A) 3 years
A full inquiry is needed for WIT exceeding 3 years, WIP for any period, or a penalty affecting retirement dues.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 4, page 168
Q8.Subsistence allowance to a suspended employee is initially equal to ______
Answer: (A) Leave salary on half average pay plus allowances
Subsistence allowance equals the leave salary on half average pay plus the allowances admissible on it.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 4, page 151
Q9.Which rule of the Railway Services (Conduct) Rules requires every railway servant to maintain absolute integrity?
Answer: (A) Rule 3(1)(i)
Rule 3(1)(i) covers absolute integrity, 3(1)(ii) devotion to duty and 3(1)(iii) conduct unbecoming of a railway servant.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 4, page 115
Q10.Under Article 311(1) of the Constitution, a civil servant cannot be dismissed or removed by an authority ______
Answer: (A) Subordinate to the one that appointed him
Article 311(1) says no civil servant shall be dismissed or removed by an authority subordinate to his appointing authority.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 4, page 132
Q11.The Railway Services (Conduct) Rules, 1966 do NOT apply to ______
Answer: (A) Railway Protection Force staff
The Conduct Rules cover gazetted and non-gazetted railway staff but are not applicable to RPF staff.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 4, page 114
Q12.Under the D&A Rules, which of the following CANNOT act as defence counsel for a charged employee?
Answer: (D) A legal practitioner
The defence helper may be a serving or retired railway official or a recognised union official, but not a legal practitioner.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 4, page 141
Q13.Which Conduct Rule forbids a railway servant from giving, taking or abetting the giving or taking of dowry?
Answer: (D) Rule 13A
Rule 13 deals with gifts and Rule 13A prohibits giving, taking or abetting dowry.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 4, page 126
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