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Provincial and local service, Provincial PSC and employee adjustment.
This Lok Sewa practice set has 50 multiple-choice questions (Subject: Public Management · For: Nayab Subba, Section Officer, Kharidar · Level: Medium). Take the quiz above first; after that, use the study list below to revise every question with its correct answer and a short explanation.
Study list: all 50 questions with answers and explanations
How many levels of government does the Constitution of Nepal 2072 create?
- A) Two
- B) Three ✔
- C) Four
- D) Five
Why: The Constitution of Nepal, 2072 creates three levels of government: federal, provincial and local.
Which Article allows the federation, provinces and local levels to form government services?
- A) Article 76
- B) Article 242
- C) Article 285 ✔
- D) Article 51
Why: Article 285 allows the federation, provinces and local levels to form their own government services by law.
Which Article provides for the Provincial Public Service Commission?
- A) Article 244 ✔
- B) Article 242
- C) Article 238
- D) Article 300
Why: Article 244 provides for a Public Service Commission in each province.
Article 242 is about:
- A) The (federal) Public Service Commission ✔
- B) The Election Commission
- C) The National Human Rights Commission
- D) The Auditor General
Why: Article 242 provides for the federal Public Service Commission.
The administrative head of a provincial government is the:
- A) Chief Minister
- B) Chief Secretary of the province ✔
- C) Province Head
- D) Chief Administrative Officer
Why: The Chief Secretary of the province is the administrative head of the provincial government.
The administrative head of a municipality or rural municipality is the:
- A) Mayor
- B) Ward chair
- C) Chief Administrative Officer ✔
- D) CDO
Why: The Chief Administrative Officer is the administrative head of a municipality or rural municipality.
Who deputes the Chief Administrative Officer of a local level?
- A) The Government of Nepal ✔
- B) The ward committee
- C) The Supreme Court
- D) The Election Commission
Why: The Chief Administrative Officer of a local level is deputed by the Government of Nepal.
Recruitment for local service posts is conducted through:
- A) The Provincial Public Service Commission ✔
- B) The Election Commission
- C) The ward office
- D) The Supreme Court
Why: Provincial PSCs run exams for provincial and local posts under provincial law.
Under which law were existing employees moved to provinces and local levels?
- A) Employees Adjustment Act, 2075 ✔
- B) Good Governance Act, 2064
- C) Public Procurement Act, 2063
- D) Audit Act, 2075
Why: Existing employees were moved to provinces and local levels under the Employees Adjustment Act, 2075.
Which Act still governs the federal civil service as of October 2026?
- A) Civil Service Act, 2049 ✔
- B) Federal Civil Service Act, 2080
- C) Local Service Act, 2074
- D) Employees Act, 2063
Why: The Federal Civil Service Bill had not been passed, so the 2049 Act applies.
How many local levels are there in Nepal?
- A) 653
- B) 753 ✔
- C) 77
- D) 165
Why: Nepal has 753 local levels: 6 metropolitan, 11 sub-metropolitan, 276 municipalities and 460 rural municipalities.
Provincial employees' service conditions are set mainly by:
- A) Provincial Civil Service Acts ✔
- B) Village rules
- C) Foreign laws
- D) Court orders only
Why: Provincial employees' service conditions are set mainly by each province's Provincial Civil Service Act.
Which is a major challenge of local service?
- A) Too many technical staff in remote areas
- B) Shortage of staff, especially technical staff ✔
- C) No need for staff
- D) Fixed federal law covering everything
Why: Many local levels face a shortage of staff, especially technical staff such as engineers and health workers.
Which step would help fix posts to the real workload at local level?
- A) O&M survey ✔
- B) Removing all posts
- C) Stopping training
- D) Banning transfers forever
Why: An O&M survey matches the number and level of posts to the real workload.
Adjusted employees moving to provincial or local service generally:
- A) Lost their seniority
- B) Kept seniority and service benefits ✔
- C) Became temporary staff
- D) Were dismissed
Why: Adjusted employees kept their seniority and service benefits when they moved.
How many provinces does Nepal have?
- A) 7 ✔
- B) 5
- C) 14
- D) 77
Why: Nepal has 7 provinces under the Constitution of Nepal, 2072: Koshi, Madhesh, Bagmati, Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim.
Which Constitution created three levels of government in Nepal?
- A) Constitution of Nepal 2072 ✔
- B) Interim Constitution 2063
- C) Constitution of 2047
- D) Constitution of 2019
Why: The Constitution of Nepal, 2072 created the three levels of government.
The basis and criteria of the Provincial Public Service Commission are set by:
- A) Federal law ✔
- B) Ward rules
- C) Court orders only
- D) Political parties
Why: The basis and criteria for Provincial Public Service Commissions are set by federal law.
Federal civil service posts are recruited through:
- A) The Public Service Commission (Article 242) ✔
- B) Provincial PSC only
- C) Ward office
- D) District Coordination Committee
Why: Federal civil service posts are recruited through the Public Service Commission (Article 242).
Provincial employees are mainly recruited through:
- A) The Provincial Public Service Commission ✔
- B) The Election Commission
- C) The Supreme Court
- D) Nepal Rastra Bank
Why: Provincial employees are mainly recruited through the Provincial Public Service Commission.
The Chief Secretary of a province is:
- A) A senior officer deputed by the Government of Nepal ✔
- B) Elected by the people
- C) Appointed by the ward
- D) Chosen by lottery
Why: The provincial Chief Secretary is a senior federal officer deputed by the Government of Nepal.
In Nepali, the Chief Administrative Officer of a local level is called:
- A) प्रमुख प्रशासकीय अधिकृत ✔
- B) प्रमुख जिल्ला अधिकारी
- C) मुख्य सचिव
- D) प्रदेश प्रमुख
Why: The local Chief Administrative Officer is प्रमुख प्रशासकीय अधिकृत in Nepali.
Local levels run services listed mainly in the:
- A) Local Government Operation Act, 2074 ✔
- B) Customs Act
- C) Army Act
- D) Income Tax Act
Why: Local levels run services listed mainly in the Local Government Operation Act, 2074.
The Employees Adjustment Act was made in:
- A) 2075 ✔
- B) 2049
- C) 2064
- D) 2028
Why: The Employees Adjustment Act was made in 2075 BS.
Why was employee adjustment needed?
- A) To send staff to provinces and local levels after federalism ✔
- B) To abolish the civil service
- C) To stop elections
- D) To close ministries
Why: Employee adjustment was needed to send staff to the new provinces and local levels.
The Civil Service Rules that still apply are of:
- A) 2050 ✔
- B) 2075
- C) 2064
- D) 2080
Why: The Civil Service Rules, 2050 still apply.
The bill to replace the Civil Service Act 2049 is called the:
- A) Federal Civil Service Bill ✔
- B) Local Service Bill
- C) Province Bill
- D) Employees Bill 2028
Why: The Federal Civil Service Bill is meant to replace the Civil Service Act, 2049.
Which is a challenge in local service?
- A) Unwillingness to work in remote areas ✔
- B) Too many volunteers
- C) No services to deliver
- D) Excess budget for training
Why: Many staff are unwilling to work in remote areas, which is a major challenge for local service.
Unclear career path between federal, provincial and local services causes problems of:
- A) Mobility ✔
- B) Weather
- C) Customs
- D) Elections
Why: Without a clear career path across the three services, staff cannot move easily between them.
Different pay and facilities across provinces can cause:
- A) Inequality and dissatisfaction ✔
- B) Perfect uniformity
- C) No effect
- D) Lower workload
Why: Different pay and facilities across provinces cause inequality and dissatisfaction among staff.
Which would help fix the right number of posts at provincial level?
- A) O&M survey ✔
- B) Abolishing posts
- C) Random hiring
- D) Banning training
Why: An O&M survey helps fix the right number of posts at provincial level.
Who builds capacity of provincial and local staff?
- A) Provincial training academies ✔
- B) Customs offices
- C) Courts
- D) Election Commission
Why: Provincial training academies build the capacity of provincial and local staff.
Local service posts include staff for:
- A) Administration, revenue, planning, education, health, agriculture and engineering ✔
- B) Army only
- C) Foreign affairs only
- D) Supreme Court only
Why: Local service includes staff for administration, revenue, planning, education, health and technical work.
The federal PSC is provided in which Article?
- A) 242 ✔
- B) 244
- C) 285
- D) 76
Why: The federal PSC is provided in Article 242.
Provincial PSC is provided in which Article?
- A) 244 ✔
- B) 242
- C) 285
- D) 116
Why: The Provincial PSC is provided in Article 244.
Government services at all three levels are allowed by which Article?
- A) 285 ✔
- B) 244
- C) 242
- D) 82
Why: Article 285 allows government services at all three levels.
Adjusted employees going to provincial or local service received:
- A) Some incentives such as a promotion opportunity ✔
- B) Lower salary
- C) Loss of seniority
- D) Dismissal
Why: Adjusted employees received incentives such as a promotion opportunity.
A delay in the federal civil service law creates:
- A) Legal gaps for provinces and local levels ✔
- B) Faster mobility
- C) More clarity
- D) No effect
Why: Without a federal civil service law, provinces and local levels face legal gaps on staff matters.
Which level of government is closest to citizens?
- A) Local level ✔
- B) Federal
- C) Provincial
- D) International
Why: The local level is the government closest to citizens.
Provincial ministries employ:
- A) Provincial staff and adjusted federal staff ✔
- B) Only army personnel
- C) Only volunteers
- D) Foreign staff only
Why: Provincial ministries employ both provincial staff and adjusted federal staff.
Shortage of which staff is most serious in many local levels?
- A) Technical staff (engineers, health workers etc.) ✔
- B) Office helpers only
- C) Drivers only
- D) Guards only
Why: The shortage of technical staff, such as engineers and health workers, is most serious at local level.
Which body deputes the Chief Administrative Officer to a municipality?
- A) Government of Nepal ✔
- B) Municipal assembly
- C) Ward committee
- D) Province Head
Why: The Government of Nepal deputes the Chief Administrative Officer to a municipality.
The number of local levels in Nepal is:
- A) 753 ✔
- B) 653
- C) 765
- D) 700
Why: 6 metropolitan, 11 sub-metropolitan, 276 municipalities and 460 rural municipalities = 753.
Remote-area incentives aim to:
- A) Attract and keep staff in difficult areas ✔
- B) Close remote offices
- C) Increase transfers to cities
- D) Reduce services
Why: Remote-area incentives aim to attract and keep staff in difficult areas.
Under federalism, recruitment through a Provincial PSC follows:
- A) Provincial law ✔
- B) Foreign law
- C) Ward rules
- D) Customs rules
Why: Recruitment through a Provincial PSC follows provincial law.
Which is NOT a level of government in Nepal?
- A) District government ✔
- B) Federal
- C) Provincial
- D) Local
Why: Nepal's three levels are federal, provincial and local. There is no separate district government.
Who chairs the provincial Council of Ministers?
- A) Chief Minister ✔
- B) Chief Secretary
- C) Province Head
- D) Speaker
Why: The Chief Minister leads the provincial government; the Chief Secretary leads administration.
Which is the best way to improve inter-government staff mobility?
- A) A federal civil service law with clear mobility rules ✔
- B) Stopping all transfers
- C) Closing provinces
- D) Abolishing PSC
Why: A federal civil service law with clear mobility rules would improve movement of staff between governments.
Provincial civil service laws decide:
- A) Formation, recruitment, conditions and conduct of provincial employees ✔
- B) Customs rates
- C) Supreme Court cases
- D) Foreign policy
Why: Provincial civil service laws decide how the service is formed, recruited and run.
Seniority and service benefits of adjusted staff were:
- A) Protected ✔
- B) Cancelled
- C) Halved
- D) Ignored
Why: The seniority and service benefits of adjusted staff were protected.