Parliamentary Committee works under the direction of whom?
President of India
Election Commission of India
Presiding Officer of the House
None of the above
Appropriation account of a State Government is prepared by _______ of the State.
Accountant General
Finance Department
Director of Treasuries
None of the above
The Head of the Indian Audit Accounts Department is
Accountant General
Controller of Accounts
Comptroller and Auditor General
Director General Audit
Government Accounts are generally kept in
single entry system
double entry system
hybrid system
none of the above
Under which Article of Constitution is CAG appointed by the President?
149
151
166
148
As per the Constitution CAG can be removed from his office in like manner and on the like ground as a
Judge of a High Court
Judge of the Supreme Court
Chief Justice of India
Election Commissioner
In the Financial Administration process in India the Administration which is engaged in carrying out the policies acceptable to the Legislature is accountable to whom?
The Judiciary
The Legislature
The Audit
Council of Ministers
Which among the following is NOT considered as an overall process of control over the financial administration in a State, in a Parliamentary set up?
Legislative control
Administrative control
Audit control
Logical control
Under which Article of the Constitution the Contingency Fund of India is constituted?
Article 266
Article 267
Article 268
Article 277
Which of the following State has not entered into agreement with the Reserve Bank for acting as its banker?
Odisha
Nagaland
Tripura
Sikkim
Which committee of the State Legislature examines the Audit Reports and Finance and Appropriation Accounts of that State?
Committee on Public Undertakings
State Public Accounts Committee
Estimate Committee
Expenditure Committee
The initial responsibility for the administration of each department of a State is laid upon whom?
The Head of the department
The Legislature
The Government
None of these
Who can relieve the CAG from responsibility for the preparation and submission of the accounts relating to annual receipts and disbursement for the purpose of a State?
The Governor of the State
The Chief Secretary
The Council of Ministers of the State
None of these
Which among the following forms the basic concept applicable to commercial accounts?
Financial conditions
Results of operations
True and fair view
All the above
The control of the Resource operations of the Government of India and of States is vested in Whom?
The Finance Ministry
Reserve Bank of India
State Bank of India
The Planning Board
In a Government Company who has to report to the Shareholders whether in his opinion those accounts give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of its profit or loss or in what respect they fail to do so?
The Chief Accounts Officer
The Directors
Managing Director
The Auditors
Which among the following is an incidental object of Commercial audit?
Detection / Prevention of fraud
Detection / Prevention of technical errors
Detection of errors of principles
All these
Transactions pertaining to Public Accounts of Union Territory Governments are accounted under which Accounts?
Contingency Fund of the Union Territory
Public Accounts of the Central Government
Consolidated fund of the Union Territory
Consolidated fund of the state
Capital expenditure is generally met from receipts of a
Capital nature
Debt
Deposit
All these
Authorization of pension and other retirement benefits to State Government employees in Kerala is the responsibility of
Administrative Head of the Department
Director of the Department
Accountant General (Accounts and Entitlement)
Accountant General (Audit)
Who undertakes the internal audit of Defence expenditure and receipts?
Director of Defence Audit
Controller General of Accounts
Controller General of Defence Accounts
None of these
A fresh slip to a State Gazetted officer is issued from the Accountant general's office on which occasion?
Whenever any increment is stopped
Whenever an efficiency bar, or any other bar against the grant of a particular increment is removed
Whenever there is a change of any kind in emoluments, otherwise than by accrual of increment, in the ordinary course
All these
Which of the following points are to be seen while conducting monthly check/review of PF Accounts?
There is no delay in the receipt of debits on account of temporary withdrawals
recovery of principal are being made in accordance with the sanction; and
the recoveries are regular
all these
What is the primary function of Audit?
to verify the accuracy and completeness of accounts
to secure that all revenue and receipts collected are brought to account under the proper head
to see that all expenditure and disbursements are authorized, vouched and correctly classified
all these
Audit is one of the instruments of which control?
Budgetary control
Financial control
Security control
None of these
Making financial rules and orders is the function of whom?
the audit
the executive government
the cabinet
none of these
The roles of Audit and Administration are really _______ to each other.
supplementary
complementary
opposing
all these
All general rules and orders of a financial character (including those relating a conditions of service) issued by the President are scrutinized by whom?
the Supreme Court
the Finance Ministry
the Comptroller and Auditor General
none of these
How does the Audit deal with a situation where it observes an order issued by executive Government inconsistent with another order?
Audit should refer the inconsistency to the competent authority for resolution
Audit should correct the order immediately
Audit should object all expenditure incurred on the basis of the new order
Audit should ignore such inconsistencies
Which among the following is the purpose of examining the initial and subsidiary accounts?
to see that they are properly maintained in the prescribed form
to see that financial rules and orders are being carried out
to see that adequate care and scrutiny are being exercised by the departmental officers to ensure their accuracy
All the above
The Comptroller and Auditor General audits all tax and non-tax receipts of
The union
The States
The Union Territories
All these
Which among the following is non-tax revenue?
taxes on profession
stamp duty
registration fee
land revenue
Which among the following regulate the basis and procedure for levy and collection of taxes and non-tax revenues in a state?
laws as are enforceable in different states
rules framed under the relevant acts
judicial decisions and executive instructions interpreting the provisions of the Acts and Rules
all the above
Which among the following is NOT an essential condition for incurring expenditure from the Consolidated fund of India or Consolidated fund of Union Territory with Legislature or the Consolidated Fund of a State?
there should exist sanction accorded by a competent authority, authorizing the expenditure
there should be provision of funds authorized by competent authority fixing the limits within which the expenditure can be incurred
the expenditure should have approval of the Council of Ministers
the expenditure should be incurred with due regard to broad and general principles of financial property
The power to sanction expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of a State and the Contingency Fund of a state if such a fund is established in any State is vested in whom?
The finance Department of the state
The Chief Minister of the State
The Governor of the State
The expenditure Commission of the State
The responsibility for watching the progress of expenditure against a Grant or Appropriation devolves on
the executive
the legislature
the judiciary
the audit
Appropriation audit check generally will not be exercised beyond ________ of a Grant or Appropriation.
detailed head
sub head
major head
minor head
In cases where the accounts of a Government are kept by a separate organization not subordinate to the Comptroller and Auditor General, the responsibility in regard to appropriation Audit vests with whom?
The Accountant General (Audit)
Accountant General (A&E)
The organization which keeps the accounts
None of these
Sinking funds are generally constituted by Government for what purpose?
for the redemption of loans raised by Government
for meeting unforeseen expenses
for paying interests on PF accounts
none of these
Under which situation given below relating to the Audit of Investments the Audit Officer is required to take up promptly with the Government?
in case he considers the investment to be unauthorized
in case he considers the investment to be irregular or unsound
when there is unusual depreciation in the market price of any investment
all the above
Which among the following is NOT a duty or responsibility of Audit in regard to audit of loans?
audit may require that the reasons for making the loan as well as the conditions of which it is made are stated in full in the orders sanctioning the loan or Advance
audit may enquire the reason for any unusual condition, e.g., remission of interest in an individual case
audit should see that the conditions of repayment of a loan are compiled with, by the debtor
audit may recommend for waiver of interest for prompt payment in an individual case
What is meant by 'net proceeds' in relation to any tax or duties?
total of Taxes and duties
proceeds there of reduced by cost of collection
difference between income tax and other taxes
total collection of income tax in a year
Authority for audit of all Trading and Manufacturing and Profit and Loss Accounts and Balance Sheet of departmental concerns vests with whom?
Finance Ministry of the Union Government or the Finance Department of the State concerned
The President or Governor as the case may be
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India
The Controller of Accounts
Which sections of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Service) Act 1971, describe the functions of the Comptroller and Auditor General in the case of grants or loans given to anybody or authority for specific purpose?
Section 13
Sections 15(1) and (2)
Section 19
Section 20
Divisional Accountants posted at CPWD. Divisions are under the control of which Ministry?
The Ministry of Urban Development
The Ministry of Road Transports and Highways
Ministry of Water Resources and River development
Ministry of Rural Development
A record of detailed count or measurement of materials received, examined and counted or measured, as the case may be prepared after delivery of the material is called what?
indent
goods issue note
goods received sheet
delivery challan
Technical sanction for a work implies what?
the concurrence of the administrative department for the proposal for the execution of work and expenditure thereon
guarantee that the proposals are structurally sound and that the estimates are accurately calculated and based on adequate data
provision of a particular sum of money to meet expenditure on a specified object
none of these
Who is responsible for bringing to the notice of the PWD Divisional Officer all instances in which subordinate officers exceed the financial limits placed on their power by the Divisional Officer or a higher authority?
sub divisional officer
technical officer to the sub divisional officer
divisional accountant
none of these
Postings in the period Store ledger is made from
store issue notes and intends
bin cards and issue notes
goods received notes and intends duly valued
monthly accounts
In how many parts is the Tools and Plant Ledger kept?
three
two
five
four
By virtue of provisions of which Article of the Constitution Comptroller and Auditor-General is empowered, with the approval of the President to prescribe the form of initial accounts from which the accounts rendered to the Indian Audit and Accounts Department are compiled or on which those accounts are based?
Article 149
Article 150
Article 148
Article 166
The banking operations of each State are confined to the offices and branches of the two Banks which have been designated as falling within the area of the particular State.Which are those two banks?
Reserve Bank of India and Indian Bank
Indian Bank and Bank of India
Reserve Bank of India and State Bank of India
Industrial Development Bank of India and Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India
Complete accounts of the Central Government and of each of the State Governments with the Reserve Bank are maintained by
Central Account Section of State Bank of India at Kolkata
Comptroller and Auditor General of India
The Central Accounts Section of the Reserve Bank at Nagpur
None of these
The annual accounts of State which are known as the Finance Accounts are prepared by whom?
The finance department of the state
The Directorate of treasuries
The State Accountant-General
None of these
Proforma accounts are maintained by whom?
Comptroller and Auditor general
The departmental authorities
Chartered Accountants appointed by Government
None of these
The annual accounts of the Central, State and Union Territory Governments, which the Comptroller and Auditor-General are required to render, shall record transactions which take place during the period _______ in each year?
1st January to 31st December
1st April to 31st March
1st June to 31st May
1st March to 28th or 29th February as the case may be
Transactions of a genuine sterling character, which are kept in sterling and accounted for finally in the books of the High Commissioner for India in London are exhibited in the Combined Finance and Revenue Accounts of the Central and State Governments
both in rupees and sterling
in rupee
in sterling
none of these
Transactions connected with which Fund set up by Government of India or of a State or Union Territory are recorded in Part II of the Government Accounts?
The Consolidated Fund
The Public Account
The Contingency Fund
None of these
In which order each government transaction is accounted under Part I of Government Accounts?
Sectors, major heads, minor heads, sub heads, detailed head
Sectors, detailed head, sub heads, major heads, minor heads
Detailed head, major heads, minor heads, sectors, sub heads
Major heads, minor heads, sub heads, detailed head, sectors
The detailed head in the Government Accounts constitutes what?
the function
the scheme
the object classification
the programme
Whose approval is required for introduction of any new major head or minor head, as well as the abolition or change of nomenclature of any of the existing heads?
Prime Minister of Chief Minister of the State as the case may be
Chief Justice of India
Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Attorney General of India
Expenditure, which under the provisions of the Constitution is NOT subject to the vote of the Legislature is called
voted expenditure
miscellaneous expenditure
charged expenditure
classified expenditure
How will the transit pay and allowances of a Government servant transferred from one Government to another or to Foreign Service be adjusted?
by debiting to the Government from where he is proceeding
by debiting to the Government to which he is proceeding
in such manner as may be mutually agreed upon by the Governments concerned
will not be eligible for any transit pay
Expenditure on account of the leave allowances from the date of the order of transfer, of an officer transferred from one department to another while on earned leave shall be charged to which department?
to the department from which he is transferred
to the new department to which he is transferred
no leave allowance will be admissible
none of these
Besides the Annual Finance Accounts of the Central Government, the Comptroller and Auditor-General is also required to submit to the President annually a General Financial Statement incorporating what?
Combined Finance Accounts of all States
Combined Revenue Accounts of all States
Combined Finance and Revenue Accounts of the Central and State Governments in India
Combined Finance and Revenue Accounts of the Central and Union Territories in India
The travelling allowance and daily allowance paid to officers of State Government appointed as members of Committees and Commissions set up by the Government of India are generally governed by which Rules?
The Central Government Rules
The State Government Rules
As per the Terms of reference
None of these
Expenditure on the maintenance and repairs of all Government non-residential Buildings whether for administrative, office or functional purposes, will be accounted for under which Major Head?
The Major Head for Housing
The Major Head for Education
The Major Head for Public works
None of these
When any land or building not belonging to the Public Works Department is hired by another department for occupation for any other public purpose, the rent should be paid by whom?
the Public Works Department
the department concerned
no rent is collected
none of these
The recovery of pay and travelling allowance advances on transfer if recovered in the same year will be treated as
minus expenditure
refund
receipt
none of these
Items of receipt and payments which cannot at once be taken to a final head of receipt or charge owing to lack of information as to their nature or for any other reason may be held temporarily under the head
settlement account
exchange account
suspense account
account current
account within the consolidated fund which classification (head) indicate the nature of expenditure on a scheme or activity or organization?
detailed head
major heads
minor heads
sub heads
How is Municipal Rates and taxes, on a non-residential building utilised for functional purposes, such as for schools, colleges or hospitals, if paid by the relevant departments dealing with those functions adjusted in the accounts
As part of the sub-heads/minor heads concerned relating to the function, under the detailed head "Rent, Rates and Taxes"
Debited to the maintenance estimate of the building concerned under Public Works - Maintenance and repairs
Debited to the head 'Other Administrative Services - Other Expenditure'
None of these
The detailed rules governing the payment of municipal and other local taxes on buildings, etc., occupied by the Departments of the Kerala Government of or Government servants under their administrative control are laid down in
Article 117 of the Kerala Account Code Vol I
Article 117 of the Kerala Account Code Vol II
Article 117 of the Kerala treasury code
Article 117 of the Kerala service rules
Interest paid by Government on loans is taken initially under the head "Interest Payments" and necessary transfers from this head are made subsequently in respect of amounts debitable to Commercial Departments, by credit to which Account?
"Interest Receipts" of the Government account
No such transfer is required
"Interest receipts" of the concerned Commercial Department
None of these
The detailed rules by which allocation or expenditure between capital and revenue in Commercial Departments and undertakings shall be made by whom?
Comptroller and Auditor general of India
Controller General of Accounts
The Governments
None of these
If in an account, an amount was debited to an expenditure head instead of to a debt, deposit or remittance head and the account has been closed the error can be rectified
by debiting the proper head and crediting 'Recoveries of Service Payment'
by debiting refunds and crediting the proper head
by transfer to the head under which it should originally have appeared
by transfer from the one to the other
The service departments of a Government are constituted for the discharge of those functions which either (a) are inseparable from, and form part of, the idea of Government, or (b) are necessary to, and form part of, the general conduct of the business of Government. Which among the following is a department considered as Class (a) - inseparable form and form part of, the idea of Government?
Public Works (Buildings and Roads Branch)
The departments of Survey
Government Printing
Education
Which among the following statements is NOT true?
a branch of a service department performing duties supplementary to the main function of the department and intended to render particular services on payment may levy charges in respect of the work for which it has been constituted
a branch of a department constituted for the subsidiary service of that department, but employed to render similar service to another department, may charge that other department
a regularly organized store branch of a department should ordinarily charge any other department for supplies made; but petty and casual supplies of stores may, if the supplying department consents, be made without payments
transfers of land or buildings to the Governor's official residences in Kerala should not be charged for
Which among the following is Department / Undertaking under Government of Kerala which has been recognized by the Government as commercial undertaking?
posts and telegraphs
railways
the currency note press, Nasik Road
The P.W.D. Engineering Workshops, Trivandrum
Recoveries representing debits to another Government of expenditure which was so debitable from the moment it was sanctioned, if not effected within the accounts of the year in which the expenditure was incurred, shall be treated as
revenue
deductions from expenditure
miscellaneous receipt
none of these
Recoveries by a commercial department from another department of the same Government, in respect of services rendered to the other department in pursuance of the proper functions for which the department is constituted should be treated as _________ of that department.
receipt
deduction from the gross expenditure
other incone
none of these
Which among the following statements in regard to travelling and daily allowance and other remunerations for which an officer of State Governments is entitled to, for attending meetings or for doing work in connection with the affairs of a statutory organization, corporate body, industrial and commercial undertaking (not departmentally run), is TRUE?
he shall claim the allowances according to the Rules of the organization of which he attended the meeting or done the work
he shall not be eligible for Travelling or daily allowance
such expenses will be realized from the organization concerned as per the rules of the concern and credited to the Government accounts
all of the above
Unless otherwise provided to the contrary under the Rules of allocation, receipts and recoveries on Capital Accounts in so far as they represent recoveries of expenditure previously debited to a capital major head shall be taken as _______ under the major head concerned
revenue
deductions from expenditure
miscellaneous receipt
none of these
Charges written back on disallowance from Exchange Accounts or charges disallowed from the Inward Settlement Accounts which are not susceptible of final adjustment against some other head are kept under which account?
settlement account
other eceipts
exchange ccount
suspense account
Any recovery made in the course of the year in which the losses are brought to account shall be shown as
deduction from the head under which the loss is recorded
as an item of receipt
as suspense account
none of these
An excess payment for bricks manufactured shall be accounted as
Miscellaneous expenditure
Suspense under the work for which bricks are used
Debit to the work for which the bricks are used
None of these
In the case of a Government Servant of one State Government on deputation to another State Government or Central Government,the grant of extraordinary pension / gratuity in respect of Government servants receiving injuries and dying during the period of deputation to another Government will be regulated in accordance with the rules of which Government?
the Central Government irrespective of whether the borrowing Government is another State Government or Central Government
the borrowing Government in case the borrowing Government is another State Government
the borrowing Government or of lending Government whichever is beneficial to the Government servant
the lending Government
When a Government servant is transferred permanently from one Government to another, his transit pay and allowance including travelling allowances shall be borne by which Government?
the Government from which he is transferred
the Government to which he is transferred
the Central Government
shared by both the borrowing and lending Government
Under Article 149 of the Constitution and the provisions of paragraph 13 (1) CAG's (DPC) Rules the Comptroller and Auditor-General is responsible for the audit of all expenditure from the revenues of the Union and of the States and of certain accounts specified in the order. The cost of this function by CAG is a
charge of the Central Government
charge of the Central Government and all State Governments
charge of the State Governments
none of these
Recoveries by a commercial department from another department of the same Government in respect of service rendered to that department, acting as an agent of another department for the discharge of functions not germane to the essential purpose of the commercial department shall be treated as
revenue
deductions from expenditure
miscellaneous receipt
none of these
Contributions towards leave salary and pension recovered on behalf of a Government servant in Foreign Service are creditable to whom?
-the government (Central or State) under which he was permanently employed at the time of his transfer to Foreign Service
no such recovery is needed during the period of foreign service
to the sinking fund
none of these
Who has to bear the responsibility for the function 'Order' in Railways?
Railway
Civil Governments
Military
None of these
Any amount transferred from the treasury balance in order to make any deficiency found in the currency chest, pending recovery or orders to write it off, should be debited under which head?
expenditure
suspense
revenue
advances repayable
For which of the Police function in Railways,, the railway bears responsibility and expense?
order
crime
watch and ward
catering
Receipts or charges pertaining or more than one head of account may be booked in the first instance under one of the heads concerned but the portion debitable or creditable to other head or heads involved should be transferred from the former head to the latter. What is a condition for this?
transfer from the former head to latter shall be done only after the accounts for the year is closed
transfer from the former head to latter shall be done in the year before the accounts of the year are closed
the amount involved shall not be more than Rs.500
none of these
Which among the following is NOT a subject matter of the Estimate Committee?
to suggest alternative policies in order to bring about efficiency and economy in administration
to examine whether the money is well laid out within the limit of the policy implied in the estimates; and
to suggest the form in which the estimates shall be presented to Parliament
-that the expenditure conforms to the authority which governs it
Recoveries by a commercial department from another department of the same Government in respect of services rendered to that department, acting as an agent of another department for the discharge of functions not germane to the essential purpose of the commercial department shall be treated as
revenue expenditure
miscellaneous receipt
deduction from expenditure
none of these
The transit pay and allowances including travelling allowance on transfer from one office to another, of an officer in a joint cadre serving two Governments will be debited to which Government?
to the office from which he is proceeding
shared by both the Governments
to the office to which he is proceeding
none of these
Any amount subsequently recovered, in case of loss misappropriation, embezzlement, etc., where a claim once drawn was redrawn and disbursed to the claimants with the approval of Government, may be accounted as
miscellaneous receipt
suspense head
shown as contingent expenditure head
credited to special advances
In the case of Government companies the recovery of the cost of supplementary audit conducted under section 619 (3)(b) of the Companies Act, 1956, where the audit is done by the Comptroller and Auditor-General through his own departmental staff shall be collected from whom?
shall be waived
from the respective Governments under which the Government company functions