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50 questions covering every section of the note.
This Lok Sewa practice set has 50 multiple-choice questions (Subject: Administration and Law · For: Kharidar, Nayab Subba, Section Officer · Level: Easy). 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
The Civil Service Act of Nepal was enacted in which year BS?
- A) 2049 ✔
- B) 2046
- C) 2050
- D) 2064
Why: The Civil Service Act was enacted in 2049 BS (1993).
The Civil Service Rules came in which year BS?
- A) 2049
- B) 2050 ✔
- C) 2055
- D) 2064
Why: The Civil Service Rules came in 2050 BS.
How many services are listed in Section 3 of the Civil Service Act, 2049?
- A) Eight
- B) Nine
- C) Twelve
- D) Ten ✔
Why: Section 3 lists ten services, such as Nepal Administration, Engineering and Judicial services.
Which of these is NOT a service under Section 3 of the Civil Service Act, 2049?
- A) Nepal Audit Service
- B) Nepal Foreign Service
- C) Nepal Police Service ✔
- D) Nepal Forest Service
Why: The police are governed by a separate law, not the Civil Service Act.
Section Officer belongs to which class?
- A) Gazetted third class ✔
- B) Gazetted first class
- C) Gazetted second class
- D) Non-gazetted first class
Why: Section Officer is a gazetted third-class post.
Joint Secretary belongs to which class?
- A) Gazetted special class
- B) Gazetted first class ✔
- C) Gazetted second class
- D) Gazetted third class
Why: Joint Secretary is a gazetted first-class post.
Which post is in the gazetted special class?
- A) Secretary ✔
- B) Under Secretary
- C) Section Officer
- D) Nayab Subba
Why: Secretary is in the gazetted special class, the highest level.
Nayab Subba belongs to which class?
- A) Gazetted third class
- B) Non-gazetted first class ✔
- C) Non-gazetted second class
- D) Non-gazetted third class
Why: Nayab Subba is a non-gazetted first-class post.
Kharidar is a post of which class?
- A) Non-gazetted first class
- B) Non-gazetted second class ✔
- C) Non-gazetted third class
- D) Gazetted third class
Why: Kharidar is a non-gazetted second-class post.
How many classes are there in the non-gazetted category under the Act?
- A) Three
- B) Four
- C) Five ✔
- D) Six
Why: The Act has five non-gazetted classes (first to fifth).
Who is the head of the civil service of Nepal?
- A) Prime Minister
- B) Chief Secretary ✔
- C) Chairperson of PSC
- D) Home Secretary
Why: The Chief Secretary is the head of the civil service.
Vacant civil service posts filled by competition are filled on the recommendation of the:
- A) Ministry of Home Affairs
- B) Public Service Commission ✔
- C) Election Commission
- D) National Vigilance Centre
Why: Posts filled by competition are filled on the Public Service Commission's recommendation.
What percentage of posts filled by open competition is reserved for inclusion groups?
- A) 33 percent
- B) 40 percent
- C) 50 percent
- D) 45 percent ✔
Why: 45% of open-competition posts are reserved for inclusion groups.
The probation period for a newly appointed female civil employee is:
- A) Three months
- B) Six months ✔
- C) One year
- D) Two years
Why: A newly appointed female civil employee serves six months on probation.
Which of these is an ordinary departmental punishment?
- A) Dismissal from service
- B) Removal from service
- C) Censure ✔
- D) Imprisonment
Why: Censure is an ordinary departmental punishment.
Which punishment disqualifies a person from future government service?
- A) Censure
- B) Removal from service
- C) Withholding of salary increment
- D) Dismissal from service ✔
Why: Dismissal from service disqualifies a person from future government service.
Being absent without leave continuously for how many days can lead to removal from service?
- A) 90 days ✔
- B) 30 days
- C) 60 days
- D) 120 days
Why: Continuous absence of 90 days without leave is a ground for removal.
Conviction for corruption or a crime involving moral turpitude leads to:
- A) Censure
- B) Withholding of promotion
- C) Removal without disqualification
- D) Dismissal with disqualification ✔
Why: Conviction for corruption or a crime of moral turpitude leads to dismissal with disqualification.
Which of these is against the conduct rules for civil employees?
- A) Taking part in politics ✔
- B) Coming to office on time
- C) Keeping official secrets
- D) Obeying lawful orders
Why: Civil employees must not take part in politics.
Under the Civil Service Act, 2049, the compulsory retirement age of a civil employee is:
- A) 55 years
- B) 58 years ✔
- C) 60 years
- D) 63 years
Why: Under the Civil Service Act, 2049, a civil employee compulsorily retires on completing 58 years of age.
The Civil Service Act 2049 is also dated (AD):
- A) 1993 ✔
- B) 1990
- C) 2007
- D) 2015
Why: The Civil Service Act, 2049 BS corresponds to 1993 AD.
Major changes such as reservation for inclusion came with the amendment of:
- A) 2064 (Second Amendment) ✔
- B) 2049
- C) 2072
- D) 2081
Why: The Second Amendment of 2064 brought major changes, including 45% reservation for inclusion.
The civil service is a permanent service, which means:
- A) Governments change, but civil employees continue ✔
- B) Employees change with every government
- C) Employees are elected
- D) It ends after 5 years
Why: The civil service is permanent: governments change, but civil employees continue.
The Nepal Administration Service has which groups?
- A) General Administration and Accounts ✔
- B) Civil and Mechanical
- C) Health and Education
- D) Army and Police
Why: The Nepal Administration Service has General Administration and Accounts groups.
The Health Service is run under:
- A) A separate Act ✔
- B) Section 3 of the Civil Service Act
- C) The Army Act
- D) No law
Why: The Health Service is run under a separate Act, the Health Service Act, 2053.
The Parliament Service is run under:
- A) A separate Act ✔
- B) Civil Service Act Section 3
- C) Customs Act
- D) Labour Act
Why: The Parliament Service is run under the Federal Parliament Secretariat Act, 2064.
Under Secretary belongs to which class?
- A) Gazetted second class ✔
- B) Gazetted first class
- C) Gazetted third class
- D) Non-gazetted first class
Why: Under Secretary is a gazetted second-class post.
Why are gazetted posts called so?
- A) Appointments are published in the Nepal Gazette ✔
- B) They work in Gazette offices
- C) They print newspapers
- D) They are elected
Why: Gazetted posts are so called because appointments are published in the Nepal Gazette.
Which is a ten-service member under Section 3?
- A) Nepal Economic Planning and Statistics Service ✔
- B) Nepal Health Service
- C) Nepal Parliament Service
- D) Nepal Army
Why: The Nepal Economic Planning and Statistics Service is one of the ten services.
Promotion is decided by a:
- A) Promotion committee ✔
- B) Ward committee
- C) Court
- D) Bank
Why: Promotion is decided by a promotion committee.
In Nepali, conduct is:
- A) आचरण ✔
- B) अनुशासन बिदा
- C) अवकाश
- D) सजाय
Why: Conduct is आचरण in Nepali.
Publicly criticising government policy by a civil servant is:
- A) Against conduct rules ✔
- B) Allowed always
- C) Required
- D) A promotion criterion
Why: Publicly criticising government policy breaks the conduct rules.
Revealing secret information without permission breaks the rule of:
- A) Confidentiality ✔
- B) Punctuality
- C) Property disclosure
- D) Leave
Why: Revealing secret information without permission breaks the confidentiality rule.
Running a company or trade without permission breaks the rule of:
- A) No private business ✔
- B) No strikes
- C) Punctuality
- D) Gifts
Why: Running a business without permission breaks the rule against private business.
Civil servants must give details of their:
- A) Property as required by law ✔
- B) Friends
- C) Hobbies
- D) Political votes
Why: Civil servants must disclose their property as required by law.
Departmental punishment is provided in section:
- A) 59 ✔
- B) 3
- C) 20
- D) 7
Why: Departmental punishments are in Section 59 of the Act.
Censure in Nepali is:
- A) नसिहत ✔
- B) बर्खास्त
- C) हटाउने
- D) निलम्बन
Why: Censure is नसिहत in Nepali.
Withholding promotion for up to two years is a(n):
- A) Ordinary punishment ✔
- B) Special punishment
- C) Reward
- D) Leave
Why: Withholding promotion for up to two years is an ordinary punishment.
Removal from service without disqualification for future government service is:
- A) A special punishment (removal) ✔
- B) An ordinary punishment
- C) Dismissal
- D) Censure
Why: Removal from service without future disqualification is a special punishment.
Frequently drinking alcohol during office hours may lead to:
- A) Removal from service ✔
- B) Promotion
- C) Extra leave
- D) Award
Why: Drinking alcohol during office hours repeatedly can lead to removal from service.
Obtaining permanent residence of a foreign country can lead to:
- A) Removal from service ✔
- B) Promotion
- C) Study leave
- D) Reward
Why: Getting permanent residence of a foreign country can lead to removal from service.
Taking part in politics can lead to:
- A) Removal from service ✔
- B) Promotion
- C) Grade increase
- D) Award
Why: Taking part in politics can lead to removal from service.
Civil employees may form:
- A) Professional organisations and trade unions within the law ✔
- B) Political parties
- C) Armed groups
- D) Private banks
Why: Civil employees may form professional organisations and trade unions as the law allows.
Taking part in strikes that obstruct office work is:
- A) Against conduct rules ✔
- B) Allowed
- C) Required
- D) Rewarded
Why: Strikes that obstruct office work are against the conduct rules.
Civil employees who complete the minimum service set by law get:
- A) Pension ✔
- B) Nothing
- C) Dismissal
- D) Fine
Why: Employees who complete the minimum service get a pension.
Retirement makes room for:
- A) New, younger employees ✔
- B) Older employees only
- C) Politicians
- D) Contractors
Why: Retirement makes room for new, younger employees.
Who honours outstanding employees on Civil Service Day?
- A) The government, on Bhadra 22 ✔
- B) Private banks
- C) Political parties
- D) Foreign embassies
Why: The government honours outstanding employees on Civil Service Day, Bhadra 22.
Not accepting gifts or loans that affect duty is a rule of:
- A) Conduct ✔
- B) Leave
- C) Promotion
- D) Retirement
Why: Not accepting gifts or loans that affect duty is a conduct rule.
The main law for the civil service is supported by detailed:
- A) Civil Service Rules, 2050 ✔
- B) Customs Rules
- C) Banking Rules
- D) School Rules
Why: The Act is supported by the detailed Civil Service Rules, 2050.
Which is the senior-most civil employee?
- A) Chief Secretary ✔
- B) Section Officer
- C) Kharidar
- D) Nayab Subba
Why: The Chief Secretary is the senior-most civil employee.