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50 questions covering every section of the note.
This Lok Sewa practice set has 50 multiple-choice questions (Subject: Public Management · 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
Which is a core value of public service?
- A) Partiality
- B) Integrity ✔
- C) Secrecy from the public
- D) Favouritism
Why: Integrity (honesty and strong moral principles) is a core value of public service, along with impartiality, accountability and respect for law.
When an official's personal interest may affect a decision, it is a:
- A) Conflict of interest ✔
- B) Code of conduct
- C) Citizen charter
- D) Public hearing
Why: A conflict of interest arises when personal interest, such as a relative's business, could affect an official decision.
Favouring relatives in jobs is called:
- A) Nepotism ✔
- B) Embezzlement
- C) Extortion
- D) Bribery
Why: Nepotism (नातावाद) means favouring relatives in jobs or benefits instead of choosing on merit.
Misusing public money in one's care is:
- A) Embezzlement ✔
- B) Nepotism
- C) Favouritism
- D) Lobbying
Why: Embezzlement (हिनामिना) means misusing or stealing public money or property placed in your care.
Demanding money by threat or abuse of power is:
- A) Extortion ✔
- B) Grant
- C) Donation
- D) Tax
Why: Extortion means forcing someone to pay by threat or misuse of power.
The CIAA is provided in which article?
- A) Article 238 ✔
- B) Article 240
- C) Article 243
- D) Article 245
Why: Articles 238–239 of the Constitution provide for the CIAA and its functions.
The CIAA files corruption cases in the:
- A) Special Court ✔
- B) District Court
- C) High Court
- D) Supreme Court directly
Why: The CIAA files corruption cases in the Special Court, set up to hear corruption cases.
The National Vigilance Centre works under the:
- A) Office of the Prime Minister ✔
- B) Ministry of Finance
- C) Supreme Court
- D) Election Commission
Why: The National Vigilance Centre (राष्ट्रिय सतर्कता केन्द्र) works under the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers.
The National Vigilance Centre was set up in:
- A) 2048 BS
- B) 2059 BS ✔
- C) 2068 BS
- D) 2075 BS
Why: The National Vigilance Centre was set up in 2059 BS under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 2059.
Which department investigates money laundering?
- A) Department of Money Laundering Investigation ✔
- B) Department of Customs
- C) IRD
- D) Department of Industry
Why: The Department of Money Laundering Investigation investigates money laundering and files cases.
The main anti-corruption law of Nepal is the:
- A) Prevention of Corruption Act 2059 ✔
- B) Civil Code 2074
- C) Labour Act 2074
- D) Company Act 2063
Why: The Prevention of Corruption Act, 2059 defines corruption offences such as bribery and illegal wealth and sets punishments.
The CIAA Act was passed in:
- A) 2048 BS ✔
- B) 2059 BS
- C) 2064 BS
- D) 2072 BS
Why: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority Act, 2048 BS sets out how the CIAA works.
The money laundering prevention law is of:
- A) 2064 BS ✔
- B) 2049 BS
- C) 2075 BS
- D) 2058 BS
Why: The Asset (Money) Laundering Prevention Act, 2064 BS is Nepal's anti-money laundering law.
UNCAC stands for:
- A) UN Convention against Corruption ✔
- B) UN Council on Anti-Crime
- C) United Nations Cooperation and Accountability Charter
- D) None
Why: UNCAC is the United Nations Convention against Corruption, the main global anti-corruption treaty.
UNCAC was adopted in:
- A) 1993
- B) 2003 ✔
- C) 2011
- D) 2015
Why: The UN General Assembly adopted UNCAC in 2003; it came into force in 2005.
Nepal ratified UNCAC in:
- A) 2003
- B) 2008
- C) 2011 ✔
- D) 2016
Why: Nepal ratified UNCAC in 2011.
Transparency International has its headquarters in:
- A) Geneva
- B) Berlin ✔
- C) London
- D) New York
Why: Transparency International, a global anti-corruption NGO, has its headquarters in Berlin, Germany.
Transparency International publishes the:
- A) Corruption Perceptions Index ✔
- B) Human Development Index
- C) Consumer Price Index
- D) Global Hunger Index
Why: Transparency International publishes the yearly Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), which ranks countries by perceived public-sector corruption.
International Anti-Corruption Day is observed on:
- A) 10 December
- B) 9 December ✔
- C) 1 December
- D) 24 October
Why: International Anti-Corruption Day is observed on 9 December, marking the date UNCAC opened for signature in 2003.
Public officials must submit details of their:
- A) Property ✔
- B) Hobbies
- C) Social media
- D) Travel photos
Why: Public officials must submit details of their property (सम्पत्ति विवरण) every year, so unexplained wealth can be detected.
In Nepali, ethics is:
- A) नैतिकता ✔
- B) अनुशासन बिदा
- C) निर्वाचन
- D) नीति निर्माण
Why: Ethics is नैतिकता in Nepali.
Ethics are:
- A) Moral principles of right and wrong behaviour ✔
- B) Tax rates
- C) Building rules
- D) Budget heads
Why: Ethics are moral principles that guide right and wrong behaviour, such as honesty and fairness.
Integrity means:
- A) Being honest and having strong moral principles ✔
- B) Taking gifts
- C) Favouring relatives
- D) Breaking rules
Why: Integrity means being honest and acting on strong moral principles consistently, even when no one is watching.
Impartiality means:
- A) Treating everyone fairly without bias ✔
- B) Favouring friends
- C) Supporting a party
- D) Accepting bribes
Why: Impartiality means treating everyone fairly without bias or favour.
Neutrality means a civil servant:
- A) Does not take political sides ✔
- B) Joins a party
- C) Campaigns for elections
- D) Criticises policy publicly
Why: Political neutrality means a civil servant serves any elected government equally and does not take part in party politics.
A code of conduct sets out:
- A) How staff should behave ✔
- B) Budget figures
- C) Exam results
- D) Weather
Why: A code of conduct sets out how staff should behave: punctuality, honesty, confidentiality, no gifts and political neutrality.
An official deciding a contract given to his brother's firm faces:
- A) Conflict of interest ✔
- B) No issue
- C) A promotion
- D) A holiday
Why: Deciding a contract for a relative's firm is a clear conflict of interest, since personal interest could affect the decision.
An official with conflict of interest should:
- A) Declare it and stay away from the decision ✔
- B) Hide it
- C) Decide quickly
- D) Take a bribe
Why: The official should declare the interest and stay away from the decision, letting someone else decide.
Unfairly favouring friends or supporters is:
- A) Favouritism ✔
- B) Nepotism
- C) Embezzlement
- D) Extortion
Why: Favouritism means unfairly favouring friends or supporters in jobs, contracts or services.
Making or changing policies for private benefit is:
- A) Policy corruption ✔
- B) Good governance
- C) Planning
- D) Coordination
Why: Policy corruption means making or changing laws and policies to benefit certain people or firms instead of the public.
Assets that cannot be explained by legal income are:
- A) Illegal wealth ✔
- B) Salary
- C) Pension
- D) Grant
Why: Wealth that cannot be explained by legal income is illegal wealth (अवैध सम्पत्ति), an offence under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
Giving or taking money to influence a decision is:
- A) Bribery ✔
- B) Embezzlement
- C) Nepotism
- D) Audit
Why: Bribery (घुस) is giving or taking money or gifts to influence an official decision.
CIAA stands for:
- A) Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority ✔
- B) Central Institute of Accounts and Audit
- C) Council for Inter-Agency Affairs
- D) Committee for Internal Administrative Audit
Why: CIAA is the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (अख्तियार दुरुपयोग अनुसन्धान आयोग).
The CIAA investigates:
- A) Corruption and improper conduct by public officials ✔
- B) Weather
- C) Exam results
- D) Sports
Why: The CIAA investigates corruption and improper conduct by public officials and files cases in the Special Court.
The National Vigilance Centre mainly does:
- A) Preventive and promotional anti-corruption work ✔
- B) Criminal trials
- C) Elections
- D) Revenue collection
Why: The National Vigilance Centre mainly does preventive and promotional work: awareness, monitoring, technical audits and property-detail checks.
Checking property details of officials is a task of the:
- A) National Vigilance Centre ✔
- B) Election Commission
- C) PSC
- D) Nepal Army
Why: The National Vigilance Centre collects and checks the property details that officials submit.
Technical audits of public works are done by the:
- A) National Vigilance Centre ✔
- B) Ward office
- C) Supreme Court
- D) Customs
Why: The National Vigilance Centre does technical audits of public works to check quality and spending.
Which court hears corruption cases filed by CIAA?
- A) Special Court ✔
- B) District Court
- C) Supreme Court first
- D) Administrative Court
Why: The Special Court (विशेष अदालत) hears corruption cases filed by the CIAA.
The Department of Money Laundering Investigation was set up in:
- A) 2068 BS ✔
- B) 2059 BS
- C) 2048 BS
- D) 2075 BS
Why: The Department of Money Laundering Investigation was set up in 2068 BS.
Which body audits public spending and reports irregularities?
- A) Office of the Auditor General ✔
- B) National Vigilance Centre
- C) PPMO
- D) Election Commission
Why: The Office of the Auditor General audits public spending and reports irregularities (beruju) to Parliament through the President.
PPMO helps anti-corruption by:
- A) Monitoring fairness in government purchases ✔
- B) Collecting taxes
- C) Running courts
- D) Issuing passports
Why: PPMO monitors public procurement to make sure government purchases are fair, competitive and transparent.
The Good Governance Act 2064 promotes:
- A) Transparency, citizen charter and public hearing ✔
- B) Secrecy
- C) Corruption
- D) Delay
Why: The Good Governance (Management and Operation) Act, 2064 promotes transparency through citizen charters, public hearings and grievance handling.
Which is a value of public servants?
- A) Respect for law ✔
- B) Taking gifts
- C) Nepotism
- D) Absence
Why: Respect for law means acting only within legal authority, a key value for public servants.
Keeping official secrets is part of:
- A) Code of conduct ✔
- B) Corruption
- C) Nepotism
- D) Extortion
Why: Keeping official secrets is part of the civil service code of conduct.
CPI stands for:
- A) Corruption Perceptions Index ✔
- B) Consumer Price Index only
- C) Civil Personnel Index
- D) Central Planning Institute
Why: In anti-corruption topics, CPI means Corruption Perceptions Index, published by Transparency International.
A higher CPI score means a country is seen as:
- A) Less corrupt ✔
- B) More corrupt
- C) Bigger
- D) Richer only
Why: CPI scores run from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean), so a higher score means less corruption is perceived.
Corruption mainly damages:
- A) Public trust and public money ✔
- B) Only weather
- C) Only sports
- D) Nothing
Why: Corruption wastes public money and destroys public trust in government.
Which is a preventive anti-corruption measure?
- A) Property disclosure and transparency ✔
- B) Hiding accounts
- C) Removing audits
- D) Cash-only payments
Why: Property disclosure and transparency prevent corruption before it happens, while investigation and punishment act after it.
Taking gifts that affect official duty is:
- A) Against ethics and law ✔
- B) Encouraged
- C) Required
- D) A promotion criterion
Why: Taking gifts that influence official duty breaks the code of conduct and can be bribery under the law.
The CIAA is a:
- A) Constitutional body ✔
- B) Private company
- C) Political party
- D) Bank
Why: The CIAA is a constitutional body (Articles 238–239), so it is independent of the government.