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The document discusses rules and procedures from the General Financial Rules of 2017 in India. It covers topics like the responsibilities of various roles in managing government finances, the process for collecting and depositing government revenues, and standards for financial propriety in public spending.

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GFR 2017

The document discusses rules and procedures from the General Financial Rules of 2017 in India. It covers topics like the responsibilities of various roles in managing government finances, the process for collecting and depositing government revenues, and standards for financial propriety in public spending.

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1.

Under which article of the Constitution all moneys received by or deposited


with any officer employed in connection with the affairs of the Union in his
capacity as such, other than revenues or public moneys raised or received by
Government, shall be paid into the Public Account?
(A)Article 323-A
(B)Article 121
(C)Article 256-A
(D)Article 284
Ans: (D)Article 284

2. Which Rule of GFR 2017 contains “Delegation of Financial Powers”?


(A)Rule 17
(B)Rule 21
(C)Rule 23
(D)Rule 44
Ans: (C)Rule 23

3. General System of Financial Management is discussed in which chapter of


GFR 2017?
(A)Chapter 2
(B)Chapter 3
(C)Chapter 4
(D)Chapter 5
Ans: (A)Chapter 2

4. As per which Rule of GFR 2017, all moneys received by or on behalf of the
Government either as dues of Government or for deposit, remittance or
otherwise, shall be brought into Government Account without delay?
(A)Rule 13
(B)Rule 7
(C)Rule 21
(D)Rule 54
Ans: (B)Rule 7

5. As per GFR 2017, the financial powers of the Government, which have not
been delegated to a subordinate authority, shall vest in?
(A)Parliament
(B)President of India
(C)Reserve Bank of India
(D)Finance Ministry
Ans: (D)Finance Ministry
6. When the maintenance of any rentable building is entrusted to a civil
department, other than the Central Public Works Department, who among the
following shall be responsible for the due recovery of the rent thereof?
(A) Head of the office concerned
(B)Head of the Department concerned
(C)Accounts Officer at the Ministry
(D)Drawing and Disbursing Authority concerned
Ans: (B)Head of the Department concerned

7. Who among the following is responsible to watch the realization of


miscellaneous demands of Government, not falling under the ordinary revenue
administration, such as contributions from State Governments, Local Funds,
contractors and others towards establishment charges?
(A)Accounts Officers
(B)Head of the Department
(C)Secretary in charge of Accounts Wing
(D)None of the above
Ans: (A)Accounts Officers

8. Under Rule 19 of GFR 2017, which Central Government Department is


exempted from submitting on the 1st of June to the Audit Officer and the
Accounts Officer concerned, statements showing the remissions of revenue and
abandonment of claims to revenue sanctioned during the preceding year by
competent authorities?
(A)Department of Expenditure
(B)Department of Telecom
(C)Department of Posts
(D)Department of Agriculture
Ans: (C)Department of Posts

9. Which among the following is/are correct as contained in Chapter 2 of GFR


2017? 1. Amounts due to Government shall not be left outstanding without
sufficient reasons 2. Where such amounts appear to be irrecoverable, the orders
of the competent authority shall be obtained for their adjustment 3. Unless
specially authorized by any rule or order made by competent authority, no sums
shall be credited as revenue by debit to a suspense head.
(A)1 only
(B)2 only
(C)1 and 3 only
(D)1, 2 and 3
Ans: (D)1, 2 and 3
10. Standards of financial propriety is mentioned in which Rule of GFR 2017?
(A)Rule 13
(B)Rule 17
(C)Rule 21
(D)Rule 20
Ans: (C)Rule 21

11. Expenditure from public moneys should not be incurred for the benefit of a
particular person or a section of the people, unless?
(A)a claim for the amount could be enforced in a Court of Law
(B)the expenditure is in pursuance of a recognized policy or custom
(C)Both A or B
(D)None of the above
Ans: (C)Both A or B

12. Which among the following is not included in the Standards of financial
propriety as contained in GFR 2017?
(A)Every officer is expected to exercise the same vigilance in respect of
expenditure incurred from public moneys as a person of ordinary prudence
would exercise in respect of expenditure of his own money.
(B)The expenditure should not be prima facie more than the occasion demands
(C)Expenditure should never exceed the Budget allocation under any
circumstances
(D)No authority should exercise its powers of sanctioning expenditure to pass
an order which will be directly or indirectly to its own advantage
Ans: (C)Expenditure should never exceed the Budget allocation under any
circumstances

13. Administrator or a Head of a Department responsible for the collection of


revenue shall keep who among the following informed of all important
variations in revenue collections as compared with the Budget Estimates?
(A)President of India
(B)Parliament
(C)Reserve Bank of India
(D)Finance Ministry
Ans: (D)Finance Ministry

14. As per Rule 9 of GFR 2017, it is the duty of the Department of the Central
Government concerned to ensure that the receipts and dues of the Government
are correctly and promptly assessed, collected and duly credited to the?
(A)Consolidated Fund
(B)Public Account
(C)Either A or B
(D)None of these
Ans: (C)Either A or B

15. Which among the following is/are the duties and responsibilities of a
controlling officer in respect of funds placed at his disposal?
(A)that the expenditure does not exceed the budget allocation
(B)that the expenditure is incurred for the purpose for which funds have been
provided
(C)that the expenditure is incurred in public interest
(D)All the above
Ans: (D)All the above

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