2019- Previous question paper-2

1] As per Rule 21 (Standards of financial propriety) of GFR 2017, which one of the below mentioned statements of principle is not emphasised:

A) The expenditure should not be prima facie more than the occasion demands.
B) 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.
C) Whenever austerity measures are in place, expenditure should be immediately stopped and entire budget allotted should be surrendered in full
D) (D) No authority should exercise its powers of sanctioning expenditure to pass an order which will be directly or indirectly to its own advantage.

... Answer is C)
Whenever austerity measures are in place, expenditure should be immediately stopped and entire budget allotted should be surrendered in full.

2. Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) (Rule 192 of GFR 2017) is used for procurement of

A) Goods of low value
B) Goods of High Value
C) Consultancy services where quality of consultancy is of prime concern
D) Consultancy services where cost of consultancy is of prime concernట్ర

... Answer is C)
Consultancy services where quality of consultancy is of prime concern

3. The financial powers of the Head of Postal Division for emergent purchase of articles of stock & stationery not ordinarily available in the stock is:

A) Upto Rs. Five thousand per instance
B) Upto Rs.Five thousand per annum after obtaining non-availability certificate from PSD
C) Upto Rs.Fifty thousand per instance after obtaining non availability certificate from PSD
D) Upto Rs Fifty thousand per annum after obtaining non-availability certificate from PSD

... Answer is A)
A మాత్రమే