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Appointment, kaj, transfer, promotion, leave, conduct and retirement of civil servants.
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
On whose recommendation are open-competition civil service posts filled?
- A) The minister
- B) The Public Service Commission ✔
- C) The Chief District Officer
- D) The ward chair
Why: Under Article 243, open-competition civil service posts are filled on the recommendation of the Public Service Commission.
What share of open-competition posts is reserved for inclusion groups?
- A) 25%
- B) 33%
- C) 45% ✔
- D) 50%
Why: The Civil Service Act, 2049 reserves 45% of open-competition posts for inclusion groups.
How long is the probation period for a newly appointed male civil servant?
- A) 3 months
- B) 6 months
- C) 1 year ✔
- D) 2 years
Why: A newly appointed male civil servant serves one year on probation before the appointment is confirmed.
Sending an employee temporarily to another office without moving the post is called:
- A) Transfer (सरुवा)
- B) Deputation (काज) ✔
- C) Promotion
- D) Retirement
Why: Deputation (काज) sends an employee temporarily to another office while the employee keeps the original post.
Moving an employee to another post of the same level is:
- A) Promotion
- B) Transfer ✔
- C) Dismissal
- D) Demotion
Why: Transfer (सरुवा) moves an employee to another post of the same level, in another office or place.
Who decides promotion in the civil service?
- A) Promotion committee ✔
- B) The employee
- C) Local ward
- D) Bank manager
Why: Promotion decisions are made by the promotion committee, using marks for performance, seniority, education and remote-area service.
Which is NOT a usual promotion criterion?
- A) Work performance evaluation
- B) Seniority
- C) Educational qualification
- D) Political party membership ✔
Why: Promotion is based on performance, seniority, qualification and experience. Political party membership is not a criterion.
How many days of casual leave does a civil servant get each year?
- A) 6 ✔
- B) 12
- C) 15
- D) 30
Why: A civil servant gets 6 days of casual leave a year.
How many days of sick leave are given each year?
- A) 6
- B) 12 ✔
- C) 15
- D) 98
Why: A civil servant gets 12 days of sick leave a year, which can be accumulated.
Maternity leave for a woman civil servant is:
- A) 45 days
- B) 60 days
- C) 98 days ✔
- D) 180 days
Why: A woman civil servant gets 98 days of maternity leave.
A male civil servant gets how many days of maternity care leave?
- A) 7
- B) 15 ✔
- C) 30
- D) 60
Why: A male civil servant gets 15 days of maternity care (paternity) leave.
Obsequies (किरिया) leave is:
- A) 6 days
- B) 13 days
- C) 15 days ✔
- D) 30 days
Why: Obsequies (किरिया) leave is 15 days, for performing funeral rites of close family members.
Leave given for working on a public holiday is:
- A) Substitute leave (सट्टा बिदा) ✔
- B) Home leave
- C) Study leave
- D) Extraordinary leave
Why: Substitute leave (सट्टा बिदा) is given for working on a public holiday.
Compulsory retirement age for civil servants is:
- A) 55
- B) 58 ✔
- C) 60
- D) 63
Why: Civil servants retire compulsorily at 58 years of age.
An appeal against departmental punishment goes to the:
- A) Administrative Court ✔
- B) District Administration Office
- C) Election Commission
- D) Ward office
Why: An appeal against departmental punishment goes to the Administrative Court.
In Nepali, appointment is called:
- A) नियुक्ति ✔
- B) सरुवा
- C) बढुवा
- D) बिदा
Why: Appointment is नियुक्ति in Nepali.
In Nepali, transfer is called:
- A) सरुवा ✔
- B) काज
- C) बढुवा
- D) अवकाश
Why: Transfer is सरुवा in Nepali.
In Nepali, promotion is called:
- A) बढुवा ✔
- B) सरुवा
- C) काज
- D) सजाय
Why: Promotion is बढुवा in Nepali.
The probation period for a newly appointed woman civil servant is:
- A) 6 months ✔
- B) 1 year
- C) 3 months
- D) 2 years
Why: A newly appointed woman civil servant serves 6 months on probation.
After satisfactory probation, the appointment is:
- A) Confirmed ✔
- B) Cancelled
- C) Suspended
- D) Transferred
Why: If work during probation is satisfactory, the appointment is confirmed (permanent).
Which is NOT a group under the 45% reservation?
- A) Women
- B) Madhesi
- C) Dalit
- D) Foreign citizens ✔
Why: The 45% reservation is for women, Adibasi/Janajati, Madhesi, Dalit, persons with disabilities and backward areas. Foreign citizens are not eligible.
Which type of appointment is for a fixed period?
- A) Temporary ✔
- B) Permanent
- C) Lifetime
- D) Honorary
Why: A temporary appointment is made for a fixed period, not as a permanent post.
During kaj, the employee:
- A) Keeps the original post ✔
- B) Loses the post
- C) Gets promoted
- D) Retires
Why: During kaj the employee keeps the original post and returns to it after the deputation.
Kaj is normally used for:
- A) Short-term needs like elections, disasters or special tasks ✔
- B) Permanent posting
- C) Punishment
- D) Retirement
Why: Kaj is normally used for short-term needs such as elections, disasters or special assignments.
Using kaj to avoid transfer rules is:
- A) Not proper ✔
- B) Required
- C) Encouraged
- D) A promotion
Why: Using kaj to get around transfer rules is improper and against the purpose of deputation.
Transfer norms in Nepali are called:
- A) सरुवा मापदण्ड ✔
- B) बढुवा समिति
- C) काज आदेश
- D) बिदा नियम
Why: Transfer norms are सरुवा मापदण्ड. They set how long staff stay in a post and how transfers are decided.
Very long stays in one post can:
- A) Encourage bad practice ✔
- B) Always improve service
- C) Increase transparency
- D) Stop corruption
Why: Staying too long in one post can create close links with clients and encourage bad practice.
Which is a purpose of transfer?
- A) Meeting staffing needs and giving varied experience ✔
- B) Punishment only
- C) Reducing salary
- D) Ending service
Why: Transfers meet staffing needs and give employees varied experience in different places.
Promotion moves an employee to:
- A) A higher class of post ✔
- B) Another office at the same level
- C) Retirement
- D) Temporary deputation
Why: Promotion moves an employee to a higher class of post.
Experience in geographical areas (remote areas) counts towards:
- A) Promotion ✔
- B) Leave
- C) Retirement
- D) Punishment
Why: Service in remote areas earns extra marks for promotion.
Before becoming eligible for promotion, an employee must:
- A) Serve the minimum years in the lower class ✔
- B) Pass a driving test
- C) Be over 58
- D) Take study leave
Why: An employee must serve the minimum years set in the lower class before becoming eligible for promotion.
Yearly salary increments within the same class are called:
- A) Grades ✔
- B) Promotions
- C) Transfers
- D) Kaj
Why: Yearly salary increments within the same class are called grades.
Festival leave per year is:
- A) 6 days ✔
- B) 12 days
- C) 15 days
- D) 30 days
Why: A civil servant gets 6 days of festival leave a year.
Home leave is earned by:
- A) Days of service ✔
- B) Age only
- C) Exam marks
- D) Political service
Why: Home leave is earned according to the number of days served.
Sick leave can be:
- A) Saved (accumulated) ✔
- B) Never used
- C) Sold to others
- D) Taken only in Dashain
Why: Unused sick leave can be accumulated for later use.
Which leave is without pay under conditions in the Act?
- A) Extraordinary leave ✔
- B) Casual leave
- C) Festival leave
- D) Sick leave
Why: Extraordinary leave is unpaid leave given under the conditions set in the Act.
Leave for approved higher study is:
- A) Study leave ✔
- B) Casual leave
- C) Obsequies leave
- D) Substitute leave
Why: Study leave is given for approved higher study or training.
In Nepali, obsequies leave is:
- A) किरिया बिदा ✔
- B) पर्व बिदा
- C) घर बिदा
- D) सट्टा बिदा
Why: Obsequies leave is किरिया बिदा in Nepali.
Leave is generally:
- A) A facility approved by the authorised official, not an absolute right ✔
- B) An absolute right always
- C) Forbidden
- D) Automatic for every reason
Why: Leave is a facility approved by the authorised official, not an absolute right.
Which is a conduct rule for civil servants?
- A) No political participation ✔
- B) Join party campaigns
- C) Accept gifts that affect duty
- D) Strike at will
Why: Civil servants must not take part in politics. This is one of their conduct rules.
Ordinary departmental punishment includes:
- A) Censure and withholding promotion or increments ✔
- B) Dismissal
- C) Removal
- D) Imprisonment
Why: Ordinary punishments include censure and withholding promotion or grade increments for a set period.
Special departmental punishment includes:
- A) Removal or dismissal from service ✔
- B) Censure only
- C) Grade increase
- D) Transfer
Why: Special punishments are removal from service and dismissal from service.
Dismissal differs from removal because dismissal:
- A) Disqualifies the person from future government service ✔
- B) Is a reward
- C) Allows re-employment easily
- D) Is temporary
Why: Dismissal disqualifies a person from future government service. Removal does not.
Before punishment, the employee must get:
- A) A chance to defend ✔
- B) A promotion
- C) A transfer
- D) Nothing
Why: Before any departmental punishment, the employee must be given a chance to defend themselves.
Voluntary retirement allows an employee to:
- A) Retire before 58 after a set service period ✔
- B) Work beyond 65
- C) Avoid pension
- D) Skip probation
Why: Voluntary retirement lets an employee retire before 58 after completing the required years of service.
Pension is given to civil servants who:
- A) Complete the minimum service period set by law ✔
- B) Serve one day
- C) Are on probation
- D) Are dismissed
Why: Pension is given to civil servants who complete the minimum service period set by law.
Family pension is paid:
- A) To the family after the pensioner's death ✔
- B) To the office chief
- C) To the bank
- D) Never
Why: Family pension is paid to the family after the pensioner dies.
Civil Service Day in Nepal is on:
- A) Bhadra 22 ✔
- B) Baisakh 1
- C) Magh 1
- D) Asoj 3
Why: Civil Service Day is celebrated on Bhadra 22 (around 7 September) each year.
The first Civil Service Act of Nepal was enacted in:
- A) 2013 BS ✔
- B) 2049 BS
- C) 2007 BS
- D) 2064 BS
Why: Nepal's first Civil Service Act was enacted in 2013 BS. The current one is the Civil Service Act, 2049.
Which body recommends promotion through internal competitive exams?
- A) Public Service Commission ✔
- B) Election Commission
- C) Nepal Rastra Bank
- D) District Court
Why: The Public Service Commission conducts internal competitive exams for promotion.