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Government of Nepal (Allocation of Business) Rules 2074 and transaction of business.
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.
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The Government of Nepal (Allocation of Business) Rules were made in which year (BS)?
- A) 2064
- B) 2072
- C) 2074 ✔
- D) 2076
Why: They are the Allocation of Business Rules, 2074.
Which Article of the Constitution is the basis for allocation and transaction of government business?
- A) Article 76
- B) Article 82 ✔
- C) Article 115
- D) Article 242
Why: Article 82 covers conduct of business of the Government of Nepal.
Who approves the allocation of business rules?
- A) The Government of Nepal (Council of Ministers) ✔
- B) The Supreme Court
- C) The Election Commission
- D) Each ward office
Why: Article 82 says rules approved by the Government of Nepal.
The main purpose of the Allocation of Business Rules is to:
- A) Collect taxes
- B) Divide government work clearly among OPMCM and ministries ✔
- C) Recruit staff
- D) Conduct elections
Why: They decide which ministry handles which subject.
Rules that say how proposals go to the Cabinet and how decisions are authenticated are the:
- A) Allocation of Business Rules
- B) Transaction of Business Rules ✔
- C) Civil Service Rules
- D) Procurement Rules
Why: कार्यसम्पादन नियमावली governs how business is transacted.
A dispute over which ministry should handle a subject is decided by:
- A) The Prime Minister ✔
- B) The Chief Justice
- C) The Auditor General
- D) The Speaker
Why: The PM, through OPMCM, settles such questions.
In Nepali, the Allocation of Business Rules are called:
- A) कार्यविभाजन नियमावली ✔
- B) आर्थिक कार्यविधि नियमावली
- C) निजामती सेवा नियमावली
- D) सुशासन नियमावली
Why: कार्यविभाजन means allocation of work.
Which ministry handles civil service and coordination with provinces and local levels?
- A) Ministry of Finance
- B) MoFAGA ✔
- C) Ministry of Defence
- D) Ministry of Tourism
Why: The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration.
Which ministry handles budget, revenue and public expenditure?
- A) Ministry of Finance ✔
- B) Ministry of Health
- C) Ministry of Education
- D) Ministry of Home Affairs
Why: These are Ministry of Finance subjects.
Why are the Allocation of Business Rules amended from time to time?
- A) When ministries are created, merged or renamed ✔
- B) Every day
- C) Only after elections to local levels
- D) They are never amended
Why: Changes in ministries require amendments.
Provincial ministries divide their work under:
- A) Provincial Government (Allocation of Business) Rules ✔
- B) Federal Civil Service Act
- C) Local Administration Act
- D) Audit Act
Why: Each province makes its own rules.
Provincial powers are listed in which Schedule of the Constitution?
- A) Schedule 5
- B) Schedule 6 ✔
- C) Schedule 8
- D) Schedule 9
Why: Schedule 6 lists provincial powers.
How do the Allocation of Business Rules support good governance?
- A) By hiding responsibility
- B) By making authority and accountability clear ✔
- C) By increasing duplication
- D) By stopping coordination
Why: Clear roles make officials accountable.
Which is a problem related to allocation of business in Nepal?
- A) Frequent changes in ministries with political change ✔
- B) No ministries at all
- C) Perfect coordination always
- D) Only one ministry
Why: Political changes often reshape ministries.
Which office coordinates all ministries and handles Cabinet decisions?
- A) OPMCM ✔
- B) Department of Customs
- C) Ward office
- D) Nepal Rastra Bank
Why: The Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers.
The Nepali name of the Transaction of Business Rules is:
- A) कार्यविभाजन नियमावली
- B) निजामती सेवा नियमावली
- C) कार्यसम्पादन नियमावली ✔
- D) आर्थिक कार्यविधि नियमावली
Why: Transaction of Business Rules are called कार्यसम्पादन नियमावली.
Match correctly: कार्यविभाजन means
- A) Allocation of business ✔
- B) Transaction of business
- C) Delegation of authority
- D) Authentication of decisions
Why: कार्यविभाजन means dividing (allocating) work among ministries.
The Allocation of Business Rules mainly answer which question?
- A) How much salary a minister gets
- B) Which ministry does what ✔
- C) How elections are held
- D) How courts decide cases
Why: Allocation of Business Rules state which ministry handles which subjects.
The Transaction of Business Rules mainly explain:
- A) Which ministry exists
- B) How government work is done, such as sending proposals to Cabinet ✔
- C) The salary scale of civil servants
- D) The boundaries of provinces
Why: Transaction of Business Rules set how work is done, including Cabinet proposals and authentication.
What is the full form of OPMCM?
- A) Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers ✔
- B) Office of Public Management and Civil Matters
- C) Organisation of Provincial Ministers and Council Members
- D) Office of Planning, Monitoring and Coordination Ministry
Why: OPMCM stands for Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers.
Which is NOT a purpose of the Allocation of Business Rules?
- A) Avoid duplication between ministries
- B) Fix responsibility and accountability
- C) Help citizens know which ministry handles which matter
- D) Increase conflict of jurisdiction between ministries ✔
Why: The rules aim to avoid conflict of jurisdiction, not increase it.
Under the rules, each ministry handles:
- A) Only its own central office
- B) The departments, offices, boards and corporations related to its subjects ✔
- C) All courts of the country
- D) Only provincial offices
Why: Each ministry looks after bodies related to its listed subjects.
The list of the OPMCM and each ministry with its subjects of business is given in the rules':
- A) Preamble
- B) Schedule ✔
- C) Penalty clause
- D) Oath form
Why: A schedule of the rules lists each ministry and the subjects it handles.
Two ministries both claim a subject. Who finally decides which ministry handles it?
- A) The Chief Secretary alone
- B) The Supreme Court
- C) The Prime Minister (through OPMCM) ✔
- D) The Speaker
Why: Disputes over allocation of business are decided by the Prime Minister through OPMCM.
The Allocation of Business Rules are amended when:
- A) A new fiscal year starts every time
- B) Ministries are created, merged or renamed ✔
- C) A civil servant retires
- D) A citizen files a complaint
Why: The rules change whenever ministries are created, merged or renamed.
Why does the number of ministries in Nepal change over time?
- A) Because the Constitution fixes a new number every year
- B) Because ministries are created, merged or renamed by amending the rules ✔
- C) Because provinces decide the federal ministries
- D) Because the Election Commission decides it
Why: Amendments to the allocation rules after ministries change alter their number.
A ministry wants a Cabinet decision. To which office does it send the proposal?
- A) Ministry of Finance
- B) Office of the Auditor General
- C) OPMCM ✔
- D) Public Service Commission
Why: Proposals needing Cabinet decisions are sent to OPMCM.
When a Cabinet proposal has financial implications, whose opinion is usually required?
- A) Ministry of Finance ✔
- B) Election Commission
- C) Supreme Court
- D) Nepal Rastra Bank
Why: Proposals are sent with required opinions, such as of the Ministry of Finance where money is involved.
When a Cabinet proposal involves a law or legal question, the opinion of which ministry is usually taken?
- A) Ministry of Home Affairs
- B) Ministry of Law ✔
- C) Ministry of Health
- D) Ministry of Education
Why: The Ministry of Law gives legal opinion on proposals where needed.
Who takes the decisions of the Government of Nepal under the Transaction of Business Rules?
- A) The Council of Ministers ✔
- B) The Federal Parliament
- C) The President alone
- D) The Chief District Officer
Why: The Council of Ministers takes decisions on proposals.
Decisions and orders of the Government are made official by:
- A) Publication on social media
- B) Authentication by the authorised officer as provided in the rules ✔
- C) A vote in Parliament
- D) A court order
Why: Government decisions are authenticated by the authorised officer under the rules.
Under the Transaction of Business Rules, ministers may:
- A) Delegate certain powers to secretaries and officials ✔
- B) Abolish ministries on their own
- C) Change the Constitution
- D) Appoint judges
Why: Ministers may delegate certain powers to secretaries and officials.
Each province divides work among its ministries through:
- A) Federal Allocation of Business Rules only
- B) Provincial Government (Allocation of Business) Rules ✔
- C) Local Government Operation Act
- D) Civil Service Act
Why: Each province makes its own Provincial Government (Allocation of Business) Rules.
Concurrent powers of the federation and provinces are listed in which Schedule of the Constitution?
- A) Schedule 5
- B) Schedule 6
- C) Schedule 7 ✔
- D) Schedule 8
Why: Schedule 7 lists concurrent powers of the federation and provinces.
The Allocation of Business Rules are the basis for which of the following?
- A) Organisation structure, posts and budget of ministries ✔
- B) Election of members of Parliament
- C) Appointment of judges
- D) Naming of districts
Why: The rules form the basis for O&M structure, posts and budget of ministries.
The "not our ministry" problem causes delay. How do the rules help?
- A) By closing ministries
- B) By clearly stating which ministry handles each subject ✔
- C) By sending all files to courts
- D) By banning complaints
Why: Clear allocation reduces delay caused by uncertainty over which ministry is responsible.
The Allocation of Business Rules are described as a:
- A) Legal map of government work ✔
- B) Election manifesto
- C) Budget speech
- D) Court judgment
Why: They give a legal map showing who does what in government.
Which is a problem of allocation of business mentioned in the note?
- A) Too few subjects in the government
- B) Frequent changes in ministries with political changes ✔
- C) No ministries at the federal level
- D) Courts deciding all ministry matters
Why: Ministries change frequently with political changes, which is a problem.
Overlapping subjects are often seen between ministries dealing with:
- A) Land, urban development and local infrastructure ✔
- B) Defence and foreign affairs only
- C) Courts and Parliament
- D) Election and audit
Why: The note gives land, urban development and local infrastructure as examples of overlap.
Weak coordination on shared subjects is a problem mainly between:
- A) Courts and citizens
- B) Federal ministries and provincial ministries ✔
- C) Two private companies
- D) Banks and cooperatives
Why: The note mentions weak coordination between federal and provincial ministries on shared subjects.
Which ministry is responsible for revenue and public expenditure?
- A) Ministry of Home Affairs
- B) Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration
- C) Ministry of Finance ✔
- D) Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Why: The Ministry of Finance handles revenue, budget and public expenditure.
The full form of MoFAGA is:
- A) Ministry of Foreign Affairs and General Administration
- B) Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration ✔
- C) Ministry of Finance and General Accounts
- D) Ministry of Federal Audit and Governance Affairs
Why: MoFAGA is the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration.
A citizen wants to know which ministry deals with civil service matters. The rules show it is:
- A) Ministry of Finance
- B) MoFAGA ✔
- C) Ministry of Health and Population
- D) Ministry of Law
Why: MoFAGA handles civil service and coordination with provinces and local levels.
Which statement is TRUE?
- A) Allocation of Business Rules are passed by Parliament as an Act
- B) Allocation of Business Rules are approved by the Government of Nepal ✔
- C) Allocation of Business Rules are made by the Supreme Court
- D) Allocation of Business Rules are made by local levels
Why: Under Article 82, these rules are approved by the Government of Nepal.
Which statement is FALSE about the Allocation of Business Rules 2074?
- A) They divide work among OPMCM and ministries
- B) They fix accountability for subjects
- C) They never change once made ✔
- D) They help coordination
Why: The rules are amended whenever ministries change, so they do change.
The Allocation of Business Rules support good governance mainly by providing:
- A) Clear authority and clear accountability ✔
- B) More political appointments
- C) Longer file movement
- D) Secret decision making
Why: Clear authority and accountability are key elements of good governance.
Which body makes both the Allocation and Transaction of Business Rules at the federal level?
- A) Council of Ministers (Government of Nepal) ✔
- B) National Assembly
- C) Public Service Commission
- D) Provincial Assembly
Why: The Council of Ministers makes these rules under Article 82.
Which is the correct pair?
- A) कार्यविभाजन – how decisions are authenticated
- B) कार्यसम्पादन – how work is done ✔
- C) कार्यसम्पादन – which ministry does what
- D) कार्यविभाजन – how Cabinet meetings are held
Why: कार्यसम्पादन (transaction) concerns how work is done; कार्यविभाजन concerns who does what.
Provincial ministries must divide their work within the powers given to provinces. Exclusive provincial powers are in:
- A) Schedule 5
- B) Schedule 6 ✔
- C) Schedule 8
- D) Schedule 9
Why: Schedule 6 of the Constitution lists exclusive provincial powers.
The Allocation of Business Rules divide work so that each subject has:
- A) Many ministries with equal responsibility
- B) A clearly identified responsible ministry ✔
- C) No responsible ministry
- D) A private company in charge
Why: The rules fix responsibility for each subject on a particular ministry.