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Kharidar Interview Preparation: 30 Common Questions with Sample Answers and Tips
This Lok Sewa practice set has 50 multiple-choice questions (Subject: Office Management · For: 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
The Kharidar interview carries:
- A) 10 marks
- B) 20 marks
- C) 30 marks ✔
- D) 40 marks
Why: The Kharidar interview carries 30 marks and is held after the written exam and computer test. These marks are added to the written marks for the final merit list.
A service seeker offers you money. You should:
- A) Accept quietly
- B) Refuse politely and do the work as per rules ✔
- C) Ask for more
- D) Delay his work
Why: Politely refuse and do the work by the rules. Taking money for official work is bribery under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 2059, and it harms public trust.
If your chief orders something illegal, you should:
- A) Do it at once
- B) Respectfully point out the law and follow it ✔
- C) Leave the job
- D) Tell the media
Why: Respectfully explain the legal provision and ask for the order in writing. A civil servant must follow the law, not an illegal order.
If you do not know an answer in the interview, you should:
- A) Guess confidently
- B) Say you don't know and will learn ✔
- C) Stay silent
- D) Argue
Why: Say honestly that you don't know and will learn. Guessing or bluffing shows poor integrity; honesty is valued.
Nepal has how many local levels?
- A) 753 ✔
- B) 77
- C) 7
- D) 744
Why: Nepal has 753 local levels: 6 metropolitan cities, 11 sub-metropolitan cities, 276 municipalities and 460 rural municipalities.
An angry service seeker shouts at you. The best response:
- A) Shout back
- B) Stay calm, listen and help ✔
- C) Call the police at once
- D) Ignore him
Why: Stay calm, listen patiently and help solve the problem. Shouting back makes things worse; a polite response usually calms the person.
Which document should you read before the interview?
- A) Your own application form ✔
- B) A novel
- C) Movie reviews
- D) Sports scores
Why: Read your own application form, because the board often asks about your education, district and experience from it.
The code of conduct for civil servants comes mainly from the:
- A) Civil Service Act and Rules ✔
- B) VAT Act
- C) Civil Code
- D) Election Act
Why: The conduct rules for civil servants are in the Civil Service Act, 2049 and the Civil Service Rules, 2050.
When a relative asks for a favour in office, you should:
- A) Help him outside the rules
- B) Treat him like everyone else ✔
- C) Give him priority
- D) Take him to the chief's room
Why: Treat a relative like any other service seeker. Favouring them breaks the principle of impartiality and can be a conflict of interest.
A short self-introduction should take about:
- A) 1 minute ✔
- B) 10 minutes
- C) 20 minutes
- D) 30 seconds of silence
Why: Keep it to about one minute: name, education, district and why you want the job.
Which is a good quality to show in the interview?
- A) Honesty ✔
- B) Arrogance
- C) Lying
- D) Interrupting the board
Why: Honesty, together with respect and confidence, is what the board looks for in a future civil servant.
The budget is presented on:
- A) Jestha 15 ✔
- B) Shrawan 1
- C) Baisakh 1
- D) Asar 15
Why: Under Article 119, the federal budget is presented in Parliament on Jestha 15 each year.
If a file is missing, you should:
- A) Hide it
- B) Search, inform the chief and report ✔
- C) Blame others
- D) Make a fake file
Why: Search carefully, inform your chief honestly and report it as procedure requires. Hiding the loss makes the problem worse.
Good governance includes:
- A) Transparency and accountability ✔
- B) Secrecy and delay
- C) Bribery
- D) Favouritism
Why: Good governance includes transparency (openness) and accountability (answering for actions), along with rule of law and participation.
Before entering the interview room you should:
- A) Ask permission and greet ✔
- B) Run in
- C) Sit without asking
- D) Use your phone
Why: Knock, ask permission ('May I come in?'), then greet the board politely. Basic courtesy creates a good first impression.
In an interview, you should enter the room after:
- A) Knocking and asking permission ✔
- B) Rushing in
- C) Sending a text
- D) Waiting to be dragged
Why: Enter only after knocking and getting permission, then greet and wait to be asked to sit.
The best dress for a Lok Sewa interview is:
- A) Neat, simple and formal ✔
- B) Party wear
- C) Sportswear
- D) Very flashy
Why: Wear neat, simple and formal clothes. It shows respect and seriousness without distracting the board.
If you do not hear a question clearly, you should:
- A) Politely ask to repeat ✔
- B) Guess randomly
- C) Stay silent
- D) Argue
Why: Politely ask the board to repeat the question. Answering a question you misheard can lose marks.
Body language in the interview should be:
- A) Confident, calm and attentive ✔
- B) Nervous and fidgety
- C) Arrogant
- D) Sleepy
Why: Sit straight, keep calm, make eye contact and listen attentively. Confident body language supports your answers.
When asked 'Why do you want to join civil service?' a good answer stresses:
- A) Desire to serve the public ✔
- B) Only salary
- C) Easy job
- D) Power
Why: A good answer stresses your wish to serve the public and the country, not only job security or salary.
If you disagree with an interviewer's view, you should:
- A) Express your view politely with reasons ✔
- B) Shout
- C) Stay silent always
- D) Walk out
Why: Give your own view politely with reasons. Respectful disagreement shows confidence; arguing rudely does not.
The role of a Kharidar mainly includes:
- A) Clerical and record-keeping work ✔
- B) Judging cases
- C) Making laws
- D) Leading the army
Why: A Kharidar mainly does clerical work: record keeping, darta–chalani, typing, filing and helping service seekers.
The civil service code of conduct is in the:
- A) Civil Service Act 2049 and Rules 2050 ✔
- B) Constitution only
- C) Army Act
- D) Police Act
Why: The code of conduct is in the Civil Service Act, 2049 and the Civil Service Rules, 2050, covering punctuality, behaviour, gifts and political neutrality.
Nepal's federal budget is presented on:
- A) Jestha 15 ✔
- B) Asar 1
- C) Shrawan 1
- D) Baisakh 1
Why: The federal budget is presented on Jestha 15, a date fixed by the Constitution (Article 119).
Nepal's fiscal year begins on:
- A) Shrawan 1 ✔
- B) Baisakh 1
- C) Asar 1
- D) Magh 1
Why: Nepal's fiscal year begins on Shrawan 1 (mid-July) and ends at the end of Asar.
Nepal's current constitution was promulgated on:
- A) 3 Asoj 2072 ✔
- B) 15 Jestha 2065
- C) 1 Magh 2063
- D) 7 Falgun 2007
Why: The Constitution of Nepal was promulgated on 3 Asoj 2072 BS (20 September 2015). 3 Asoj is Constitution Day.
How many provinces does Nepal have?
- A) 7 ✔
- B) 5
- C) 14
- D) 9
Why: Nepal has seven provinces: Koshi, Madhesh, Bagmati, Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpashchim.
How many districts does Nepal have?
- A) 77 ✔
- B) 75
- C) 14
- D) 7
Why: Nepal has 77 districts. Nawalparasi and Rukum were each split in two in 2072 BS, raising the number from 75.
If a citizen's file is delayed due to your mistake, you should:
- A) Admit, correct quickly and inform the supervisor ✔
- B) Hide it
- C) Blame others
- D) Ignore it
Why: Admit the mistake, correct it quickly and inform your supervisor. Owning up shows accountability.
A good answer about your weakness should:
- A) Be honest and show how you are improving ✔
- B) Claim you have none
- C) Be rude
- D) Be very long
Why: Name a real but minor weakness and show how you are improving it. This shows honesty and self-awareness.
If asked a question about your district, you should know its:
- A) Basic geography, headquarters and key features ✔
- B) Only cinema halls
- C) Only politicians' names
- D) Nothing
Why: Know your district's headquarters, geography, rivers, main features, famous places and local issues.
Good governance includes:
- A) Transparency, accountability and participation ✔
- B) Secrecy
- C) Delay
- D) Favouritism
Why: Transparency, accountability and participation are key pillars of good governance, under the Good Governance (Management and Operation) Act, 2064.
Right to Information is guaranteed under Article:
- A) 27 ✔
- B) 28
- C) 17
- D) 31
Why: Article 27 guarantees every citizen the right to information on matters of public interest.
The Right to Information Act of Nepal is from:
- A) 2064 BS ✔
- B) 2072 BS
- C) 2049 BS
- D) 2075 BS
Why: The Right to Information Act, 2064 BS sets how citizens can ask public bodies for information and how offices must respond.
The public service delivery 'Citizen Charter' (Nagarik Badapatra) displays:
- A) Services, fees, time and responsible officials ✔
- B) Staff salaries
- C) Political news
- D) Holidays only
Why: A citizen charter displays each service, the documents needed, fees, time taken, the responsible official and how to complain.
Handling a complaint properly involves:
- A) Listening, recording and responding in time ✔
- B) Ignoring
- C) Shouting back
- D) Sending away
Why: Listen to the complaint, record it, act on it and respond within the set time. This builds trust in the office.
If you see a colleague taking bribes, you should:
- A) Report through proper channels ✔
- B) Join them
- C) Ignore
- D) Post on social media first
Why: Report it through proper channels, such as your supervisor or the CIAA. Staying silent lets corruption continue.
E-governance mainly aims to:
- A) Deliver services faster through technology ✔
- B) Increase paperwork
- C) Close offices
- D) Remove staff
Why: E-governance uses technology to deliver services faster, more cheaply and more transparently.
Nagarik App is used for:
- A) Accessing government services digitally ✔
- B) Games
- C) Shopping
- D) Banking only
Why: The Nagarik App lets citizens access many government services and documents digitally from their phones.
At the end of the interview, you should:
- A) Thank the board politely ✔
- B) Leave without a word
- C) Ask for marks
- D) Argue
Why: Thank the board politely before leaving. A courteous ending leaves a good final impression.
Answers in an interview should be:
- A) Brief, clear and relevant ✔
- B) Very long
- C) Unrelated
- D) Memorised speeches only
Why: Give brief, clear and relevant answers. Long, off-topic answers waste time and lose the board's interest.
If you cannot answer a question, the best response is:
- A) Honestly admit and say you will learn ✔
- B) Make up facts
- C) Stay silent for long
- D) Change topic
Why: Admit honestly that you don't know and say you will learn about it. Honesty is better than a wrong guess.
Which is the head of the civil service in Nepal?
- A) Chief Secretary ✔
- B) Prime Minister
- C) President
- D) Home Minister
Why: The Chief Secretary (मुख्य सचिव) is the head of the civil service and secretary to the Council of Ministers.
The constitutional body that recruits civil servants is:
- A) Public Service Commission ✔
- B) Election Commission
- C) CIAA
- D) Supreme Court
Why: The Public Service Commission (Article 242) holds exams and recommends candidates for civil service posts.
The PSC's main role is to:
- A) Conduct exams for civil service posts ✔
- B) Run elections
- C) Investigate corruption
- D) Audit accounts
Why: The PSC's main role is to conduct exams for civil service posts and recommend suitable candidates for appointment (Article 243).
Who is the current President of Nepal (as of 2026)?
- A) Ram Chandra Paudel ✔
- B) Bidya Devi Bhandari
- C) Ram Baran Yadav
- D) Sher Bahadur Deuba
Why: Ram Chandra Paudel has been President of Nepal since 2023 (Falgun 2079 BS). He is the third President of the republic.
Which skill is most useful for a Kharidar?
- A) Computer and record-keeping skills ✔
- B) Singing
- C) Driving trucks
- D) Painting
Why: Computer and record-keeping skills are most useful, since a Kharidar handles letters, files, typing and registers.
Being punctual in office shows:
- A) Discipline and respect for service seekers ✔
- B) Weakness
- C) Laziness
- D) Fear
Why: Coming on time shows discipline and respect for service seekers, who should not have to wait.
Your introduction in the interview should include:
- A) Name, education, district and brief motivation ✔
- B) Family property
- C) Political views
- D) Salary demands
Why: Give your name, education, district and a brief reason for wanting the job, in about a minute.
Eye contact during the interview shows:
- A) Confidence and honesty ✔
- B) Rudeness
- C) Fear
- D) Boredom
Why: Natural eye contact with board members shows confidence and honesty.