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Saturday, May 28, 2011

Questionnaires on Vigilance matters

1. What is Vigilance?
Ans-Keeping a watch to maintain the integrity of employees in an organization.

2. What are Vigilance Activities?
Ans.- Preventive, Examination of procedures to remove loop holes, Regular and surprise inspections, Monitoring the activities of the employees through returns, Detective, Investigation of complaints or any other information regarding Irregularities, Punitive and Punishment to the guilty.

3.- What are the articles of the Constitution of India which concerns a government servants?

Article 309 - Recruitment and conditions of service of persons serving the Union or State Article

310- Tenure of office of persons serving the Union or a State Article 311 - Dismissal, removal or reduction in rank of persons employed in civil capacities under the Union or a state
Article

320 - Functions of Public Service Commission

4.-Who is authorized to frame rules to regulate the recruitment and conditions of service of Central Government Employees?
Ans.- The President

5.- Name the two essential features of the inquiry provided in Article 311.
Ans.- The Government servant has to be informed of charges; and
given reasonable opportunity to defend himself.

6.- What is the full form of CCS (CCA) Rules? Ans:- Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules

7:- In which year the CCS (CCA) Rules were framed?
:-1965

8.What is suspension ?
Ans:- The act of officially removing some body from their job for a period of time.

9:- Is suspension a punishment?
Ans:- No. The purpose is to facilitate proper inquiry.

10:- Can advance for procurement of a conveyance be given to a Govt servant under suspension? Ans:-No.

11:- Who is the authority can impose a penalty on a Govt. Servant?
Ans:- The Disciplinary Authority.

12:- Name the authority who can impose any penalty on any govt servant?
Ans:- The President

13:- When is Central Vigilance Commission to be consulted?
Ans:- When Group A gazetted officer is involved and there is a vigilance angle (i) corruption, cheating, bribery, misappropriation, fraud and lack of integrity; (ii) Abuse of official power/authority for self gain or for anyone else; (iii) Substantial loss to government as a result of grave/ deliberate negligence or indulgence in nepotism; (iv) Possession of disproportionate assets. (v) Flagrant violation of rules/ regulations/ procedures

14:- What are the two stages at which CVC is consulted?
Ans:- (i) The first stage advice - Commission indicates the action to be taken against the Government servant, whose conduct has been investigated. (ii) The second stage advice - Commission considers the report of the Inquiry officer and advises the disciplinary authority about the penalty to be imposed.

15:- Can an enquiry be conducted in respect of retired Govt. servant for an act done by him during any period of his service?
Ans:- Proceedings can be initiated after retirement
Only with the sanction of the President
Only in respect of any event which took place within four years of such institution

16:- Which minor penalty cannot be imposed unless oral inquiry has been conducted?
Ans:-Withholding of increments for more than three years or with cumulative effect or effecting pension.

17:- Which penalty results in the forfeiture of the past service?
Ans:- Removal or Dismissal

18:- What is the name of the allowance given to a Govt servant under suspension. Which Fundamental Right guarantees that?
Ans:- Subsistence Allowance
Article 21 (Part III of the Constitution)

19:- Which deductions are not permitted from the subsistence allowance?
Ans:- Income tax, House Rent, Electricity & water charges, installments of repayment of loans and advances, if necessary at revised rates, CGHS contribution and contributions towards CGE Group Insurance Scheme shall be deducted from the subsistence allowance. Premium due to PLI, amount due to cooperative societies and refund of GPF advance can be deducted with the CONSENT of the Govt. servant. Subscriptions to GPF, amount due on court attachments and recovery of loss caused to the Govt cannot be deducted from the subsistence allowance.

20:- Which are the cases, where no appeal is permissible ?
Ans:- Any order made by the President.
Any order of interlocutory nature or in the nature of step-in-aid of the final disposal of a disciplinary proceeding other than an order of suspension.
Any order passed by an Inquiry Officer during the course of inquiry. (However, an appeal can be submitted against an order of IO rejecting request for engagement of a Defence Assistant from some outstation.)

21:- What is the period of limitation for filing an appeal against an order of penalty?
Ans:- 45 days

22:- Is the disciplinary framework of government lays down control only on employees?
Ans:- No. Employees do enjoy certain protection. Enough care is taken to see that undue hardship is not caused to the employee and his / her family members.

23:- What are some of the positive elements Employee comes across in the various provisions governing the service conditions?
Ans:- Application of Principles of Natural Justice
Protection under Article 311
Grant of Subsistence Allowance
Entitlement after death etc.

24:-What are Minor penalties?
Ans:- Censure
Withholding of Promotion
Recovery from Pay of whole or part of any pecuniary loss caused by him to the Government by negligence or breach of orders etc
Reduction to lower stage in the time-scale of pay for a period not exceeding three years, without cumulative effect and not affecting his pension
Withholding of increments

25:-What are Major penalties?
Cases which call for major penalty
Reduction to a lower stage in the time scale of pay
Reduction to a lower time-scale of pay, grade, post or service
Compulsory Retirement
Removal from service
Dismissal from service 25:- What is suspension in the eye of Administration?
An administrative action for debarring a Govt servant from his powers and duties.
Temporary deprivation of office pending regular disciplinary proceedings
Relationship of servant and master does not end. All conditions of service continue to apply.
No reduction in rank. Lien retained
Not a penalty
Appeal can be preferred

26:- When can a Govt servant be suspended?
When a disciplinary proceeding is contemplated or pending against him
When in the opinion of the competent authority, he has engaged himself in activities prejudicial to the interest of the security of the state
When a case against him in respect of any criminal offence is under investigation, inquiry or trial When he is involved in dowry death and case is registered under section 304(B) of IPC he shall be suspended as soon as he is arrested, irrespective of the period of detention, or as soon as the charge sheet is filed against him,whichever is earlier.

27:- Circumstances which justify suspension .
· When the Govt servant is likely to hamper the proceedings e.g. tempering with the evidence
· When his continuation in office is likely to affect office discipline
· When he is involved in a scandal and it is necessary to demonstrate Govt’s intention to deal firmly with the situation
· When his continuation in office is against public interest

28;-What is Administrative effects during suspension .
Govt servant is not supposed to attend office or mark attendance. Entry card is withdrawn.
Scooter or car advance cannot be granted.
HBA can be granted.
Govt servant can function as Defence Assistant
Leave cannot be granted.
LTC can be granted only to the family members.
Govt servant retains lien on his post.
Govt servant cannot be sent on training, deputation etc
Permission for Voluntary retirement during suspension can be denied by the competent authority.
On attaining the age of superannuation the suspended Govt servant will be retired. Subsistence allowance shall stop. He will be paid only provisional pension.
Leave encashment can be withheld if there is possibility of some money becoming recoverable as a result of the proceedings.
Permission can be given to appear in Departmental Examination, but promotion will be considered only after finalisaiton of the proceedings.

29;-What is Revocation of suspension ?
Ans:-Suspension remains in force till it is revoked.
Order can be revoked at any time by the competent authority.
Suspension automatically comes to an end if penalty of dismissal, removal or compulsory retirement from service is imposed. In case of death during suspension, it is presumed that there was no suspension at all and full pay and allowances are to be paid

30:- What Action is done after reinstatement?Ans:-An order for regularisation of period of suspension has to be issued. The period has to be treated as duty if the suspension was wholly unjustified.
An order regarding pay and allowances payable for the period of suspension has also to be issued. Full pay and allowances may be given if the suspension was wholly unjustified

Friday, May 27, 2011

COMPUTER AWARENESS M.C.Q

1. Which of the following is a part of the Central Processing Unit?

a. Printer

b. Key board

c. Mouse

d. Arithmetic & Logic unit

e. None

2. CAD stands for

a. Computer aided design

b. Computer algorithm for design

c. Computer application in design

d. All of the above

e. None

3. Which of the following printer cannot print graphics?

a. Ink-jet

b. Daisy Wheel

c. Laser

d. Dot-matrix

e. None

4. A program written in machine language is called?

a. Assembler

b. Object

c. Computer

d. Machine

e. None

5. The father of Modern Computer is

a. Charles Babbage

b. Von-nuumann

c. Danies Ritchel

d. Blaise Pascal

e. None

6. The Word FTP stands for

a. File Translate Protocol

b. File Transit Protocol

c. File Transfer protocol

d. file typing protocol

e. None

7. The lowest form of Computer language is called

a. BASIC

b. FORTRAN

c. Machine Language

d. COBOL

e. None

8. Best Quality graphics is produced by

a. Dot Matix

b. Laser Printer

c. Inkjet Printer

d. Plotter

e. None

9. Memory which forgets every thing when you switch off the power is known as

a. Corrupted

b. Volatile

c. Non-Volatile

d. Non-Corrupted

e. None

10. The linking of computers with a communication system is called

a. Networking

b. Pairing

c. Interlocking

d. Assembling

e. Sharing

11. The 16 bit Microprocessor means that it has

a. 16 address lines

b. 16 Buses

c. 16 Data lines

d. 16 routes

e. None

12. Data going into the computer is called

a. Output

b. algorithm

c. Input

d. Calculations

e. flow chart

13. Which of the following refers to a small, single-site network?

a. LAN

b. DSL

c. RAM

d. USB

e. CPU

14. Microsoft Office is

a. Shareware

b.Public domain software

c. Open-sourse software

d. A vertical market application

e. An application suite

15. How many options does a BINARY choice offer

a. None

b. One

c. Two

d. it depends on the amount of memory on the computer

e. It depends on the speed of the computer's processor

16. A collection of program that controls how your computer system runs and processes information is called

a. Operating System

b. Computer

c. Office

d. Compiler

e. Interpreter

17. Computer connected to a LAN (Local Area Network) can

a. run faster

b. go on line

c. share information and /or share peripheral equipment

d. E-mail

e. None

18. Information travels between components on the mother board through

a. Flash memory

b. CMOS

c. Bays

d. Buses

e. Peripherals

19. How are data organized in a spreadsheet?

a. Lines & spaces

b. Layers & Planes

c. Height & Width

d. Rows & Columns

e. None

20. The blinking symbol on the computer screen is called the

a. mouse

b. logo

c. hand

d. palm

e. cursor

21. A fault in a computer program which prevents it from working correctly is known as

a. Boot

b. Bug

c. Biff

d. Strap

e. None

22. A self replicating program, similar to a virus which was taken from a 1970s science fiction novel by John Bruner entitled the Shockwave Rider is _________

a. Bug

b. Vice

c. Lice

d. Worm

e. None

23. A _______ is a bi-stable electronic circuit that has two stable states.

a. Multivibrator

b. Flip-flop

c. Logic gates

d. laten

e. None

24. Unwanted repetitious messages, such as unsolicited bulk e-mail is known as

a. Spam

b. Trash

c. Calibri

d. Courier

e. None

25. DOS stands for

a. Disk Operating System

b. Disk operating session

c. Digital Operating System

d. Digital Open system

e. None

26. Who is the chief of Miocrosoft

a. Babbage

b. Bill Gates

c. Bill Clinton

d. Bush

e. None

27. Which of the following are input devices.

a. Keyboard

b. Mouse

c. Card reader

d. Scanner

e. All of these

28. Examples of output devices are

a. Screen

b. Printer

c. Speaker

d. All of these

e. None

29. Which of the following is also known as brain of computer

a. Control unit

b. Central Processing unit

c. Arithmatic and language unit

d. Monitor

e. None

30. IBM stands for

a. Internal Business Management

b. International Business Management

c. International Business Machines

d. Internal Business Machines

e. None

31.___________ translates and executes program at run time line by line

a. Compiler

b. Interpreter

c. Linker

d. Loader

e. None

32. ___________ is an OOP principle

a. Structured programming

b. Procedural programming

c. Inheritance

d. Linking

e. None

33. COBOL is widely used in _________ applications

a. Commercial

b. Scientific

c. Space

d. Mathematical

e. None

34. RAM stands for

a. Random origin money

b. Random only memory

c. Read only memory

d. Random access memory

e. None

35. 1 Byte = ?

a. 8 bits

b. 4 bits

c. 2 bits

d. 9 bits

e. None

36. SMPS stands for

a. Switched mode power supply

b. Start mode power supply

c. Store mode power supply

d. Single mode power supply

e. None

37. The device used to carry digital data on analog lines is called as

a. Modem

b. Multiplexer

c. Modulator

d. Demodulator

e. None

38. VDU is also called

a. Screen

b. Monitor

c. Both 1 & 2

d. printer

e. None

39. BIOS stands for

a. Basic Input Output system

b. Binary Input output system

c. Basic Input Off system

d. all the above

e. None

40. Father of 'C' programming language

a. Dennis Ritchie

b. Prof Jhon Kemeny

c. Thomas Kurtz

d. Bill Gates

e. None

ANSWERS
1. dabaa, 6. ccdba, 11. ccaec, 16. accde, 21. bdbaa, 26. bedbc, 31. bcada, 36. aacaa

1. For the purposes of defining data needs, a responsibility area is
a) Marketing b) Personnel c) Administration d) Finance e) None
2. The problem statement should include all of the following except:
a) Input. b) Output. c) Processing d) Storage e) None
3. Hotmail, a free web-based email service operated by which company
a) Apple b) Rediff c) Microsoft d) Yahoo e) Google
4. A collection of 4 binary digits is known as
a) Half Bit b)1/2 KB c) Byte d) Nibble e) None
5. How many types of arithmetic operations does the ALU of all computers perform?
a) 2 b) 4 c) 6 d) 8 e) 5
6. Which of the following is not a part of the CPU?
a) Arithmetic and Logic Unit
b) Storage Unit
c) Program Unit
d) Control Unit
e) None
7. Which of the following is not a unit of measurement in computer systems?
a)DPI b)PPI c)API d)Bd e)MB
8. In Windows XP, which shortcut is used to cycle through opened items in taskbar?
a) Ctrl + Tab
b) Alt + Tab
c) Ctrl + Esc
d) Alt + Esc
e) None
9. A digital computer compute the value of expression 2 * 5 - 2 >2 inside
a) RAM b) CPU Chip c) Hard Disk d) Floppy Disk e) MS-Excel
10. To produce a high-quality graphics (hardcopy) in color, you would want to use a
a)Virtual Printer b)Laser Printer c)Ink-jet Printer d)Plotter e)RGB Monitor
11. Which of the following is fastest memory ?
a) DDR RAM b) DDR2 RAM c) DDR3 RAM d) Swap Memory e) Buffer Memory
12. Which protocol is used by operating system to generate error message like
‘Host Unreachable’ over a TCP/IP network?
a) HTTP/1.1 b) ICMP c) PPP d) ICGM e) TCP/IP
13. What does SNMP stands for?
a) Simple Network Mail Protocol
b) Single Network Mail Protocol
c) Single Network Message Protocol
d) Simple Network Management Protocol
e) None
14. On a school computer, Tina learned how to copy programs. A classmate asked her to copy a program for his home use. Her most ethical response would be which of the following?
a) I'll copy it, but you have to promise not to tell anyone.
b) I don't know how to copy disks.
c) I can't copy it because it will break copyright laws.
d) I'll copy it for you, but you can't copy it for anyone else.
e) None
15. Which of the following is not true?
a)LOGO stands for Live On Google’s Orkut
b)BIOS is a system software
c)GRUB is a Linux bootloader
d)Ruby is a web scripting language
e) LILO is a Linux bootloader
16. What is the function of Drop Cap?
a) It does not allow capital letters to be used in the documents.
b) It makes first letter of each word capital letter in the documents
c) It lets you begin a paragraph with a large dropped initial capital letter.
d) It automatically starts all paragraphs and sentences with capital letters.
e) None
17. What is Mail-Merge?
a) a web based e-mail service with no spam
b) a name of Yahoo! MINDSET search feature
c) a new virus-hoax which can delete data from mail-inbox
d) a feature of MS-Word used to create multiple documents like letters,
mailing labels, name tags etc.
e) None
18. In MS-Excel 2003, the default workbook sheet contain maximum……
a) 65535 Rows b) 65536 Rows e) 1048576 Rows e) 65537 Rows c) None
19. In MS-Word, a menu item in dim color (gray) indicate that the menu is ?
a) Toggle Menu
b) Unavailable for current context
c) Not much required menu
d) Over Used Menu
e) None
20. Hot-Key is a
a) FireWire port
b) Alternate Key
c) Keyboard Shortcut
d) Primary Key
e) None

1. The earlier computers, which were massive in size, were based on vacuum tubes.

2. Early computing machines, like the ENIAC, were actually meant to assist the armed forces
.
3. The printers in pre-1950s were punch cards.

4. An improvement on the ENIAC, which pioneered 'stored program', was made possible with the help of the mathematician John von Neumann.

5. Before the 1950s, computers were mostly owned by universities and research labs.

6. The B-programming language was developed by Ken Thompson.

7. Famous people, associated with the ENIAC, EDVAC, UNIVAC computers are Eckert & Mauchly.

8. The 1st commercially produced and sold computer (1951) was UNIVAC.

9. IBM was provided software for PCs by Microsoft.

10. Time-sharing, teletyping, were associated with mainframe computers.

11. The transformation from heavy computers to PCs was made possible using microprocessors.

12. The first microprocessor was developed in 1971 by Intel.

13. The term 'micro' (extremely small) denotes 10-6 m.

14. The Harvard student, who chose to write computer programs and dropped studies was Bill Gates.

15. A pentium 4 (P-4) employs roughly 40 million transistors.

16. Mark-1, Apple-1, and collossus were initial desktop computers.

17. Binary digits are briefed as bit.

18. A collection of bits is called byte.

19. C++, is a computer language.

20. The process of eliminating programming faults is called debugging.

21. Starting up on operating system is called booting.

22. A program used to browse the web is called browser.

23. An error in software designing which can even cause a computer to crash is called bug.

24. Click and double-click are achieved using the mouse.

25. Java, C, ForTran, Pascal and BASIC are computer programming languages.

26. The device which sends computer data using a phone line is called MODEM.

27. 'Worm' and 'virus' are actually programs.

28. A 'file' is a unit of information.

29. A megabyte has 106 (million) bytes.

30. A small, single-site network is called LAN.

31. A processor that collects several data and sends them over a single line is called bridge.

32. 'Nano' stands for one billionth part.

33. The number of bit patterns using an n-bit code is 2n.

34. The part of a computer that works with the data/programs is called CPU.

35. To convert a binary number to a decimal, we have to express it in power of 2.

36. www stands for world wide web.

37. Mathematics employed in computers is called Boolean algebra.

38. A collection of 8 bits is called byte.

39. The first home computer (1977), which was sold in millions of units was Apple II.

40. 'PARAM' is a supercomputer.

41. A website containing periodic posts is called blog.

42. While cutting and pasting, the cutitem is temporarily stored in the clipboard.

43. http stands for hyper text transfer protocol.

44. The unwanted or non-requested emails are called "spam".

45. A computer framed to give various network services is called server.

1. CAD stands for
a. Computer aided design
b. Computer algorithm for design
c. Computer application in design
d. All of the above
e. None

Ans: a. Computer aided design

2. The lowest form of Computer language is called
a. BASIC
b. FORTRAN
c. Machine Language
d. COBOL
e. None

Ans: c. Machine Language

3. The 16 bit Microprocessor means that it has
a. 16 address lines
b. 16 Buses
c. 16 Data lines
d. 16 routes
e. None

Ans: c. 16 Data lines

4. A fault in a computer program which prevents it from working correctly is known as
a. Boot
b. Bug
c. Biff
d. Strap
e. None

Ans: b. Bug

5. Unwanted repetitious messages, such as unsolicited bulk e-mail is known as
a. Spam
b. Trash
c. Calibri
d. Courier
e. None

Ans: a. Spam

6. Which of the following printer cannot print graphics?
a. Ink-jet
b. Daisy Wheel
c. Laser
d. Dot-matrix
e. None

Ans: b. Daisy Wheel

7. Best Quality graphics is produced by
a. Dot Matix
b. Laser Printer
c. Inkjet Printer
d. Plotter
e. None

Ans: d. Plotter

8. How many options does a BINARY choice offer
a. None
b. One
c. Two
d. it depends on the amount of memory on the computer
e. It depends on the speed of the computer’s processor

Ans: c. Two

9. A self replicating program, similar to a virus which was taken from a 1970s science fiction novel by John Bruner entitled the Shockwave Rider is _________
a. Bug
b. Vice
c. Lice
d. Worm
e. None

Ans: d. Worm

10. A _______ is a bi-stable electronic circuit that has two stable states.
a. Multivibrator
b. Flip-flop
c. Logic gates
d. laten
e. None

Ans: b. Flip-flop

11. Which of the following refers to a small, single-site network?
a. LAN
b. DSL
c. RAM
d. USB
e. CPU

Ans: a. LAN

12. How are data organized in a spreadsheet?
a. Lines & spaces
b. Layers & Planes
c. Height & Width
d. Rows & Columns
e. None

Ans: d. Rows & Columns

13. A process known as ____________ is used by large retailers to study trends.
a. data mining
b. data selection
c. POS
d. data conversion

Ans: a. data mining

14. An intentionally disruptive program that spreads from program to program or from disk to disk is known as a:
a. Trojan horse
b. virus
c. time bomb
d. time-related bomb sequence

Ans: b. virus

15. HTML viruses infect:
a. your computer
b. a Web page in the HTML code
c. both a Web page and the computer that is viewing it
d. None

Ans: b. a Web page in the HTML code

1. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ translates and executes program at run time line by line
1) Compiler 2) Interpreter 3) Linker 4) Loader 5) None

2. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is an OOP principle
1) Structured programming 2) Procedural programming 3) Inheritance
4) Linking 5) None

3. COBOL is widely used in _ _ _ _ _ _ _ applications
1) Commercial 2) Scientific 3) Space 4) Mathematical
5) None

4. RAM stands for
1) Random origin money 2) Random only memory 3) Read only memory
4) Random access memory 5) None

5. 1 Byte = ?
1) 8 bits 2) 4 bits 3) 2 bits 4) 9 bits 5) None

6. SMPS stands for
1) Switched mode power supply 2) Start mode power supply
3) Store mode power supply 4) Single mode power supply
5) None

7. The device used to carry digital data on analog lines is called as
1) Modem 2) Multiplexer 3) Modulator 4) Demodulator 5) None

8. VDU is also called
1) Screen 2) Monitor 3) Both 1 & 2 4) printer 5) None

9. BIOS stands for
1) Basic Input Output system 2) Binary Input output system
3) Basic Input Off system 4) all the above
5) None

10. Father of ‘C’ programming language
1) Dennis Ritchie 2) Prof Jhon Kemeny 3) Thomas Kurtz 4) Bill Gates
5) None

11. The 16 bit Microprocessor means that it has
1) 16 address lines 2) 16 Buses 3) 16 Data lines 4) 16 routes 5) None

12. Data going into the computer is called
1) Output 2) algorithm 3) Input 4) Calculations 5) flow chart

13. Which of the following refers to a small, single-site network?
1) LAN 2) DSL 3) RAM 4) USB 5) CPU

14. Microsoft Office is
1) Shareware 2)Public domain software 3) Open-sourse software
4) A vertical market application 5) An application suite

15. How many options does a BINARY choice offer
1) None 2) One 3) Two
4) it depends on the amount of memory on the computer
5) It depends on the speed of the computer’s processor

16. A collection of program that controls how your computer system runs and processes information is called
1) Operating System 2) Computer 3) Office 4) Compiler 5) Interpreter

17. Computer connected to a LAN (Local Area Network) can
1) run faster 2) go on line
3) share information and /or share peripheral equipment
4) E-mail 5) None

18. Information travels between components on the mother board through
1) Flash memory 2) CMOS 3) Bays 4) Buses 5) Peripherals

19. How are data organized in a spreadsheet?
1) Lines & spaces 2) Layers & Planes 3) Height & Width
4) Rows & Columns 5) None

20. The blinking symbol on the computer screen is called the
1) mouse 2) logo 3) hand 4) palm 5) cursor