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Q1. The object of The Railway Servants (Hours of Work and Period of Rest) Rules, 2005 is to
regulate the

i) Hours of employment
ii) Period of Rest
iii) Payment of Tough location allowance
iv) Payment of overtime for extra hours performed beyond hours of employment

Which of the above is INCORRECT

a) iii)
b) iv)
c) ii)
d) i)

Ans: a) iii)

Q2. Which of the following statement is INCORRECT?

As per the Railway Servants (Hours of Work and Period of Rest) Rules, 2005, ‘Short Off’ means
a period of rest which is less than

i) 12 hours for Intensive workers

ii) 10 hours for continuous workers
iii) 8 hours for Essentially Intermittent workers
iv) 11 hours for continuous workers

a) i)
b) ii)
c) iii)
d) iv)

Ans: d) iv)

Q3. Which of the following statement is INCORRECT?

As per the Railway Servants (Hours of Work and Period of Rest) Rules, 2005, ‘long On’ means a
period of duty-

a) Over ten hours in the case of ‘continuous’ workers

b) Over eight hours in the case of ‘intensive’ workers
c) Over twelve hours in the case of ‘essentially intermittent’ workers
d) Over nine hours in the case of ‘continuous’ workers

Ans: d) over nine hours in the case of ‘continuous’ workers

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Q4. As per the Railway Servants (Hours of Work and period of Rest) Rules, 2005, the standard
hours for intensive category is:

a) 40 hours/week
b) 35 hours/week
c) 45 hours/week
d) 42 hours/week

Ans: d) 42 hours/week

Q5. As per the Railway Servants (Hours of Work and period of Rest) Rules, 2005, the statutory
limit for continuous category is:

a) 48 hours
b) 45 hours
c) 54 hours
d) 75 hours

Ans: c) 54 hours

Q6. As per the Railway Servants (Hours of Work and period of Rest) Rules, 2005, the statutory
limit for Essentially Intermittent category is:

a) 48 hours
b) 45 hours
c) 54 hours
d) 75 hours

Ans: d) 75 hours

Q7. As per the Railway Servants (Hours of Work and period of Rest) Rules, 2005, the minimum
weekly rest for intensive category SHOULD be

a) 30 hours
b) 24 hours
c) 40 hours
d) 34 hours

Ans: c) 40 hours

Q8. As per the Railway Servants (Hours of Work and period of Rest) Rules, 2005, the minimum
weekly rest for intensive category SHALL be

a) 30 hours
b) 24 hours

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c) 40 hours
d) 34 hours

Ans: a) 30 hours

Q9. As per the Railway Servants (Hours of Work and period of Rest) Rules, 2005, the minimum
weekly rest for Essentially intermittent category shall be

a) 30 hours including a full night

b) 24 hours
c) 24 hours including a full night
d) 34 hours

Ans: c) 24 hours including a full night

Q10. The averaging period for payment of overtime allowance to the staff operating Track
Machine is

a) two weeks
b) one week
c) daily basis
d) four weeks

Ans: d) four weeks (secr 123/16, rbe 65/16)

Q11. What is maximum time allowed for Preparatory and Complimentary work for ‘continuous’
worker?

a) 3 hours
b) 6 hours
c) 4 hours
d) 4 ½ hours

Ans: b) 6 hours

Q12. What is maximum time allowed for Preparatory and Complimentary work for running
staff?

a) 3 hours
b) 6 hours
c) 4 hours
d) 4 ½ hours

Ans: c) 4 hours

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Q13. Which of the following allowances will not be taken into account for calculation of hourly
rate of overtime allowance?

a) Basic pay
b) Dearness allowance on Basic pay
c) Transport allowance
d) Dearness allowance on Transport allowance

Ans: d) Dearness allowance on Transport allowance

Q14. If the hours of employment of a Railway servant increase beyond the rostered hours, he
shall be paid overtime for the excess hours of work. If the extra hours of work performed by the
Railway servant in the averaging period for payment of overtime allowance is between rostered
hours and statutory limit, overtime allowance will be paid @

a) Hourly
b) Single rate
c) Double rate
d) None of these

Ans: b) Single rate

Q15. A running staff was on Leave on Average Pay for one day during the averaging period for
payment of overtime allowance. While calculating the extra hours of duty performed by the
running staff in the averaging overtime period, the credit to be allowed for the day of leave is
____ hours.

a) 6 hours 51 minutes
b) 7 hours 25 minutes
c) 7 hours 17 minutes
d) 7 hours 42 minutes

Ans: b) 7 hours 25 minutes

Q16. The standard duty hours for ministerial staff working in administrative offices is

a) 48 hours
b) 40 hours
c) 42 hours
d) 60 hours

Ans: b) 40 hours

Q17. Railway servants having essentially intermittent class of employment who are posted at

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road-side stations shall be called upon to work additional hours of work equal to ____ hours per
week in addition to their standard duty hours of 48 hours per week if provided with residential
quarters within 0.5 Kms from their place of duty

a) 12 hours
b) 18 hours
c) 24 hours
d) 08 hours

Ans: c) 24 hours

Q18. Railway servants having essentially intermittent class of employment who are posted at
road-side stations shall be called upon to work additional hours of work equal to ____ hours per
week in addition to their standard duty hours of 48 hours per week if not provided with
residential quarters within 0.5 Kms from their place of duty

a) 12 hours
b) 18 hours
c) 24 hours
d) 08 hours

Ans: a) 12 hours

Q19. General Manager is the competent authority to change the duty roster of non-gazetted staff
after conducting job analysis. In SECR, this power has been delegated to

a) Head of the department

b) Divisional Railway Manager
c) Principal Chief Personnel Officer
d) Additional General Manager

Ans: c) Principal Chief Personnel Officer

Q20. A Railway servant may appeal within 90 days from the date of declaration of change of
classification to ______ against the change in duty roster by the Railway administration.

a) General Manager
b) Railway Board
c) Regional Labour Commissioner (Central)
d) Commissioner for Employees Compensation

Ans: c) Regional Labour Commissioner (Central)

Q21. Any railway servant or Railway Administration aggrieved by a decision of the Regional
Labour Commissioner (Central) may, before the expiry of ninety days from the date on which

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the decision of the Regional Labour Commissioner is communicated to him, prefer an appeal to
____ who will dispose it after hearing the parties concerned.

a) Ministry of Labour, Govt of India

b) Railway Board
c) President of India
d) Ministry of Finance, Govt of India

Ans: a) Ministry of Labour, Govt of India

Q22. As per the Joint Procedure Order (JPO) circulated by PCPO and PFA of SECR/BSP, what
is maximum time allowed for passing of claim of overtime allowance (OTA) by Accounts
department from the date of preparation and submission of OTA by the unit supervisor?

a) 30 days
b) 38 days
c) 48 days
d) 60 days

Ans: b) 38 days

Q23. In assessing the work-load of the 'essentially intermittent' classification in accordance with
sub-section (b) of Section 130 of Railway Act, 1989, periods of inaction of _________ shall be
ignored.

a) Less than 30 minutes

b) Less than 5 minutes
c) Less than 25 minutes
d) Less than 15 minutes

Ans: b) Less than 5 minutes

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