CDA BANGALORE

Office Manuals (Part-IX)

1. A civilian Gazetted officer is serving with a unit, which is located in

operational area. His pay accounts will be maintained by
a) PAO concerned b) CDA (O)
c) Unit itself d) None of these

2. The Pay accounts of the Army Officer who is on study leave (ex-
India), is maintained by
a) CDA (O) b) Embassies
c) Leave sanctioning authority c) None of these

3. Post audit of Railway Warrants and Form D in r/o Army Officers,

paid by the CDA(O), is done by
a) PCA (F) Kolkota b) LAO
c) CDA (O) d) PCDA (P) Allahabad

4. Supply of funds and audit of accounts rendered by field cashiers is the

responsibility of :
a) LAO concerned b) CDA (O)
c) Field Imprest Holder d) PAO concerned

5. Central Index of Army Officers is maintained by which section of

CDA(O)
a) Admin Section b) Records Section
c) Ledger Wing I d) Army List Cell

6. Visualiser sheet contains

a) CDA (O) A/c. No. b)Personal Number
c) Name d) All

7. Nomination Forms in r/o of DSOP Fund subscribers duly scrutinized

by LW II will be held in the safe custody of which section of CDA (O).
a) A/c Section b) Fund Cell
c) Pay section d) Archives section

8. The amount of assignment placed at the disposal of the field

cashier and amount drawn against the assignment as shown in the
daily Account will be entered in the
a) Cash Register b) Demand Control Register
c) Cash Assignment Register d) Personal Ledger Accounts

9. Daily cash accounts are furnished by the :

a) CDA(O) b) Field Cashiers
c) A/c Section of CDA (O) c) PAOs

10. A salary cheque in r/o Army Officers can be issued with a maximum
of how many alterations:
a) One b) Two
c) Nil d) No limit

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11. More popular branches of the lending banks where a large No. of
Army Officers maintaining their accounts are classified as
a) Focal Point Branch b) Treasury branch
c) Part A banks d) Past B Banks

12. Payment authority and LPC seals used in CDA (O) are kept in the
safe custody of
a) SAO/AO of D section b) All AOs/SAOs (rotation wise)
c) AN section d) Pay Section

13. Entitlement IRLAs in respect of Army Officers are maintained by

which section of CDA(O)
a) LW II b) LW I
c) AN Pay Section d) Records section

14. Scale audit of Units/Formations is conducted by

a) LWI b) LWII
c) Technical Station d) Records section

15. The accounts in r/o Army Officers are closed

a) monthly b) monthly to a nil balance
c) Quarterly d) Quarterly to a nil balance

16. Entitlement IRLA in r/o Army Officers contains details of

a) Date of birth b) Nature and date of commission
c) Leave and Pay details d) All

17. Disbursement IRLA in r/o Army Officers contains details of

a) Tenure of service b) Standing recoveries
c) Antedate of commission d) Pay entitlements

18. Opening of New IRLAs in r/o Army Officers is the responsibility of which
section of CDA(O)
a) Records Section b) AN Pay section
c) Organisation sub-section d) Army List Cell of LWI

19. Documents required for opening of new IRLA in respect of newly

commissioned Officers of the Army
a)Government sanction for grant of commission
b) Part II order showing the date of reporting for duty
c) Form A and LPC
d) All required

20. The CDA (O) A/c. No. allotted to each Army Officers is made up
of how many compartments:
a) One b) Two
c) Three d) Four

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21. Which group of CDA(O) is responsible for receipt and distribution

of Part-II orders related to Army Officers
a) Sr. Supdt’s group of LWI b) CC group
c) Data Control Group d) LWII

22. Which document is opened to record the summary of all periods of

service, beginning from the date of permanent commission to the date
of retirement/death/resignation in r/o an Army Officer
a) Visualiser Sheet b) Central Card Index
c) Service Card d) Service Particulars Register

23. Issue of Certificate of vacancies of Commissioned Officers to the PAO

(ORs), for payment of Acting Allowance, is done by which section of
CDA(O)
a) Audit Section Of LWI b) Data Control Group
c) LWL II d) Technical section

24. The documentary medium, through which LWI intimates to LWII

regarding entitlement of P & A of Army Officers fixed/revised
periodically is
a) Payment Authority b) Cheque slip
c) Credit Note d) Authorisation slip

25. An Officer is performing the duties of the appointment exclusively

and not in addition to the duties of the appointment held at the time of
promotion, he will be granted:
a) Acting Rank b) Higher Rank
c) Specialist Pay d) One additional increment

26. An Officer has proceeded on TD outside the area, from where the
High Altitude Allowance is admissible. The Allowance will be discontinued if
the duration of TD exceeds
a) 10 days b) 14 days
c) 15 days d) 30 days

27.Before attending Basic Parachute Course the officer has to complete

probation in a parachute formation for a period of:

a) One month b) Two months

c) Six months d) Three months

28.For granting Para Reserve Pay, the officer has to serve in a Para
Unit as a trained parachutist, for a period of :
a) One Year b) Two years
c) Three years d) Four years

29.Who is the Competent authority for ordering attachment of an Army

Officer to another unit on disciplinary grounds:
a) GOC –in-C b) Area Commander
c) Formation Commander d) Major General

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30.Annual Leave can be granted to an Army Officer, if he performed

duty in that particular calendar year for:
a) One month b) One day
c) 14 days d) Nil days

31.Annual Leave in respect of an Army Officer is granted in terms of :

a) Days b) Months
c) Weeks d) Years

32.Annual Leave in r/o of an Army Officer cannot be granted in

continuation with
a) Furlough b) Sick leave
c) Study leave d) None of these

33.Furlough can be granted to:

a) Re –employed Officers b) NCC Officers on whole time basis
c) TA Officers not subject d) None of these
to leave rules for the services

34..Furlough to an Army Officer can be granted in terms of:

a) Days b) Months
c) Weeks d) Years

35.The Officer has been granted Furlough. During this period he will be:
a) Struck off strength b) Continued to be on the strength
c) No pay is admissible d) None of these

36.Choose the correct statement:

a) Furlough of the previous cycle can be granted in the current cycle.
b) Furlough of ensuing cycle can be granted in combination with
the furlough of the current cycle.
c) When furlough combined with Annual Leave, the Annual Leave
portion should be taken first.
d) It can be granted in conjunction with Sick Leave/Study Leave.

37..Which Army Officers are not entitled to study leave:

a) AMC b) ADC
c) RVFC d) NCC

38.The study leave to an Army Officer

a) Can be combined with any other kind of leave.
b) Can’t be combined with any other kind of leave
c) Can’t be granted in different spells
d) Period can be less than 6 months

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39.An Officer is on study leave and his increment falls due during the
leave period, his increment
a) Will be postponed b) Will be admitted on due date
c) Will be cancelled d) Will be withheld

40.An Army Officer, who is on duty or on casual leave falls sick. He

can be retained on Sick List for a max period of :
a) 30 days b) 45 days
c) 7 days d) 15 days

41.Sick List concession is admissible to:

a) Re-employed Officers
b) NCC Officers of (Senior Division) on whole time basis
c) AMC Officers
d) Members of MNS (Local)

42.Army Officers are entitled to casual leave for (in a calendar year)
a) 10 days b) 8 days
c) 14 days d) 20 days

43.An Army Officer was granted initially 14 days Casual Leave and
overstayed for a further period of 15 days. He has 45 days Annual
Leave at his credit. His extension of leave will be regularized by :
aa)Granting 15 days AL in combination with 14 days CL
bb)Granting 29 days AL
cc)Granting 15 days Furlough
dd)No regularization is required in this case

44.An Army Officer overstayed for 35 days on account of natural

calamity. Who is the competent authority to regularize the overstayl
a) Army Head Quarters b) Commandant of the unit
c) CDA(O) d) Area Commander

45. .An Army Officer, who was on leave, recalled from leave due to
administrative reasons. He started his journey immediately. His travel
time from the leave station to duty station will be counted as:
a) Duty b) Leave
c) Leave without pay d) Absent without leave

46.Which allowance will be discontinued in respect of an Army Officer

who has been reported as prisoner of war:
a) Separation Allowance b) Para Pay
c) Specialist Pay d) High Altitude Allowance

47.The check of actual strength of a unit/Formation, as against the

establishment authorized for the same in the war/peace established,
with reference to Nominal rolls submitted by unit/formation depicting the
position at the close of the last day of the month is known as:
a) Strength Verification b) Scale Audit
c) Actual Counting d) Nominal Roll verification

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48.In conducting the scale audit with reference to the Nominal Roll, it
will not be seen that the
a)Total No. of officers posted is within the authorized limit
b)Total No. of officers from Lt. to Major is within the authorized limit
c)Officers on COI of 10 weeks or more are shown separately.
d)Officers on leave are replaced by a senior officer.

49.Which claim in r/o an Army Officer does not pass through audit cage of the
IRLA
a) Qualification pay b) Separation allowance
c) Language Allowance d) High altitude allowance for TD

50.Qualification pay is admissible to Army Officers holding the rank of not

higher than
a) Brigadier b) Lt. General c) Maj Gen. d) Lt. Col

51.An Army Officer moved out of the area qualifying for separation
allowance. In which of the following cases it will be admissible to him
a) On permanent transfer b) On TD of more than 3 months
c) On CL not exceeding 15 days, d) On CL exceeding 15 days
provided he returns to the area after CL

52.Which statement is not true for Officiating Command Allowance

a) NCC Officer should not be enlisted.
b)Claim should be countersigned by NCC Group Headquarters.
c) Officiating arrangement is not less than 21 days.
d) the absence is not due to CL of the original incumbent

53.Acting Allowance in r/o of a JCO who is appointed to carry out the duties
of a Commissioned Officer in a unit will be paid by the
a) CDA (O) b) PAO Concerned maintaining the Pay
Accounts of JCO
c) CDA Concerned in whose jurisdiction the unit is located.
d) Unit itself

54.Who issues the certificate for the existence of vacancy of the

Commissioned Officers to the PAOs –
a) CDA (O) b) Unit authorities.
c) CDA Concerned in whose jurisdiction the unit is located.
d) LAOs

55.Which item is not notified through a Part – II order in r/o an Army Officer
a) Course of Instruction b) forfeiture of service
c) Recall from leave d) Flying pay

56.Which item is not notified through a Part – II order in r/o an Army Officer
a) Inter-charge of appointments b) Acting rank
c) Para Reserve Pay d) Separation Allowance.

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57.Acting allowance is not payable to a JCO if the vacancy of an officer

caused due to
a) Shortage of Commissioned Officers
b) Proceeding of COI for 10 weeks or more
c) Proceeding on COI for less than 10 weeks duration.
d) JCOs are not entitled to acting allowances

58.Which authority is competent to select and send to CDA (O) a periodical

list of AMC / ADC officers for grant of the status of graded / classified
specialist, which will entitle them for specialist pay
a) DGAFMS b)Army Hqrs.
c) Adjutant General d)Commander of AMC

59.Specialist pay to an Army Officer is admissible upto the rank of

a) Major b) Lt. Col
c) Col d)Brigadier.

60.Which section of CDA (O) is responsible for audit of Draft Gazette

Notifications relating to appointments, promotions etc. in respect of the
officers of the army
a) Army List Cell b) Technical Section.
c) Admin Section d) LW – II

61. Maintenance of Master note book of all orders pertaining to Army Officers
P&A including traveling allowance is done by which section of CDA(O)
a) Army List Cell b) Transportation Section
c) Technical Section d) Archives Section

62. As per the extend rules the move of an officer will be classified as
“Permanent” if the period of stay exceeds 180 days. Similarly a move which
is initially classified as “Temporary” can be reclassified as “Permanent” if and
when the period of stay exceeds 180 days.
An officer was attached to a unit located at a different station on
disciplinary grounds and his duration of stay exceeded 180 days, choose the
correct comment
a)His attachment can be classified as “ Permanent”
b)His attachment can’t be classified as “Permanent”
c)He will be sent back to his parent unit.
d)An officer can’t attached to a unit located at outstation on disciplinary
grounds.

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ANSWER KEY FOR OM-IX

1. - b 11. – c 21. – a 31. – a 41. – c 51. – c

2. - a 12. – a 22. – c 32. – c 42. – d 52. - a
3. – c 13. – b 23. – a 33. – d 43. – b 53. - b
4. – b 14. – a 24. – d 34. – b 44. – a 54. - a
5. – b 15. – b 25. – a 35. – a 45. – a 55. - d
6. – d 16. – d 26. – b 36. – c 46. – d 56. - d
7. – a 17. – b 27. – a 37. – d 47. – b 57. - c
8. – c 18. – c 28. – c 38. – b 48. – d 58. - a
9. – b 19. - d 29. – a 39. – b 49. – b 59. - d
10. – a 20. – c 30. – b 40. – a 50. – d 60. – a
61. – c 62. - b