CDA BANGALORE

OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS WITH KEY TO THE ANSWERS

P & A REGs (ORs)

1. Who among the following are known as PBOR?

a) Commissioned Officers, Civilian Govt. Officer, JCOs
b)JCOs, NCOs, Commissioned Officers
c)JCOs, NCOs, ORs, NCs (E)
d)HCOs, JCOs, Commissioned Officers, NCsE

2. After 10.10.1997 in how many pay groups the soldiers are divided

a) 1 b) 2
c) 3 d) 4

3. Before 10.10.1997 in how many pay groups the soldiers were divided

a) 1 b) 3
c) 5 d)7

4. Arrange the following Ranks of the PBOR according to increasing order

a) Sepoy, JCO, Naik, Hav b)Hav, Naik, JCO, Sepoy

c) Sepoy, Naik, JCO, Hav d) Sepoy, Naik, Hav, JCO

5. Who among the following is a PBOR, when promoted as Commissioned

Officer?

a) Colonel b) Rear Admiral

c) Sergeant d) Honorary Lieutenant

6. Soldiers are paid _____________ immediately on their entry

a) Stipend b)Training pay
c) Wage d)Recruit pay

7. Appointment from Hav to JCO is published in

a) Gazette of India b)Times of India
c) Gazette of Defence Ministry d)None of the above

8. The promotion or appointment erroneously made to a higher rank shall be

cancelled with effect from the date of
a) such promotion
b) issue of Part II Orders in which the cancellation is recorded
c) appointment
d) completion of two years from such erroneous promotion

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9. When an individual is absent without leave he will

a) Forfeit his pay & allowances for such period
b) Get half the rate of pay
c) Get one third the rate of pay
d) Get two third the rate of pay

10. If a JCO or a NCO is put under “close arrest” but not in confinement, his
pay & allowances will be
a) Forfeited for that period
b) Temporarily forfeited for that period
c) Not incur any forfeiture
d) None of the above

11. To get ‘Air Despatch Pay’ an individual is required to put in a minimum

number of _________ sorties per year
a) 6 b) 12
c) 18 d) 24

12. One complete year for ‘Air Despatch Pay’ will be

a) From 1st July to the 30th June b)From 1st August to 31st July
c) From 1st September to 31st August d)From 1st October to 30th
September

13. An individual who is rendered unfit for air despatch duties, due to a flying
accident, will receive ‘Air Despatch Pay’
a) During that year at the rate he was entitled to before the accident,
provided the COAS certifies that he in the normal course of events
would have completed the requisite number of sorties
b) During that year at the current rate, provided the COAS certifies that
he in the normal course of events would have completed the requisite
number of sorties
c) During that year at the rate he would be entitled to after the recovering
& becoming fit for duty, provided the COAS certifies that he in the
normal course of events would have completed the requisite number of
sorties
d) None of the above

14. Who are eligible for “Good Service Pay?”

a) Recruits b) NCOs
c) JCOs d) HCOs

15. NCOs of the State Forces, transferred to the Indian Army will count for the
grant of
a) First rate only b) Second rate only
c) Third rate only d) Special rate only

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16. Parachute refresher course for operational parachutists will be conducted

in each training year starting
a) From 1st July to the 30th June b) From 1st August to 31st July
st st
c) From 1 September to 31 August d) From 1st October to 30th
September
17. During annual leave ‘parachute pay’ will be
a) Inadmissible b) admissible
c) admissible at half the normal rate d) forfeited
18. Deleted.
19. For the purpose of grant of Children Education Allowance, children have
to be
a) Legitimate children b) Step children
c) Adopted children d) All the above

20. An outfit allowance is granted on promotion of a

a) Recruit to full soldier b)JCO to Hon. Commissioned officer
c) Hav. to JCO d) Both (b) & (c)

21 & 22 Deleted
23. Who among the following are paid ‘Mufti Clothing Allowance?’
a) Recruits b) Sepoys
c) Naiks d) Havilders

24. What do you understand by Combatant Group ‘X?’

a) All trades with non-matric b) All trades with matric
c) All trades with Diploma d) All trades with a foreign degree

25. What do you understand by Combatant Group ‘Y?’

a) All trades with non-matric b) All trades with matric
c) All trades with Diploma d) All trades with a foreign degree

26. What do you understand by Combatant Group ‘Z?’

a) All trades with non-matric b) All trades with matric
c) All trades with Diploma d) All trades with a foreign degree

27. Children Education Allowance is admissible up to three children for those

born before
a) 31/01/87 b) 31/08/87
c) 31/10/87 d) 31/12/87

28. Expand the following term – ‘CFAA’

a) Compensatory field assistance allowance
b) Compensatory field attachment allowance
c) Competitive field assistance allowance
d) Compensatory field area allowance

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29. Expand the following term – ‘CMFAA’

a) Compensatory modified field assistance allowance
b) Compensatory modified field attachment allowance
c) Compensatory modified field area allowance
d) None of the above

30. City compensatory allowance is admissible to

a) JCOs only b) NCOs Only
c) NCs(E) only d) All the above

31. Entitlement of leave encashment to PBOR who proceed on

superannuation and has rendered 22 or above years of service
a) 113 days b) 132 days
c) 265 days d) 300 days

32. Entitlement of leave encashment to PBOR who proceed on

superannuation and has rendered below 22 years but above 17 years of
service
a) 113 days b) 132 days
c) 265 days d) 300 days

33. Entitlement of leave encashment to PBOR who are discharged/retired

from service on their own request and has rendered 17 or above years of
service but less than 22 years
a) 113 days b) 132 days
c) 265 days d) 300 days

34. Daily allowance admissible to PBOR for continuous halts at places outside
his HQrs during tour of 195 days
a) Rs. 90/day b) Rs. 45/day
c) Rs. 30/day d) NIL

35. What do you understand by ‘Basic Pay?’

a) Pay in the appropriate pay scale of the rank and pay group applicable
to a PBOR plus classification pay as admissible but not including any
Good service pay or Appointment pay
b) Pay in the appropriate pay scale of the rank and pay group applicable
to a PBOR plus classification pay as admissible including any Good
service pay or Appointment pay
c) Pay in the appropriate pay scale of the rank and pay group applicable
to a PBOR plus classification pay as admissible including any Good
service pay but not including any Appointment pay
d) None of the above

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36. “Existing Scale” means

a) The pay scale and group in which the PBOR is going to get promoted
b) The acting scale and pay group but not substantive
c) Present scale of pay of the rank and pay group applicable to a PBOR
d) None of the above

37. A PBOR will forfeit his pay & allowances for everyday of
a) Absence with leave b) Absence due courses of
instruction
c) Absence as a prisoner of war d) Absence due to other
unauthorized causes

38. If the sickness in the Hospital certified by the Medical Officer attending on
the PBOR to have been caused by an offence committed by him, then for
every day he spends in Hospital
a) He will forfeit his pay & allowances
b) He will get full pay and allowances reduced by the cost of the
treatment in hospital
c) He will get half the pay and allowances reduced by the cost of the
treatment in hospital
d) None of the above

39. The pay of a PBOR will be discontinued

a) Transfer to reserve b) Transfer to the pension establishment
c) On discharge d) All the above

40. Parachute pay will not be admissible for any day during which
a) PBOR is on leave b) Absent without leave
c) He has deserted d) Both (b) & (c)

41. Diving allowance & DIP money is admissible to

a) Personnel of Corps of Engineers b) Remount & Veterinary
Corps
c) Divers of EME divers of PARA Commando d) ASC Personnel

42. Funeral allowance is admissible to the PBOR who died

a) Only after discharge b) While on annual leave
c) While on active field service d) None of the above

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KEY TO THE QUESTIONS

1. c 2. c 3. c 4. d 5. d
6. a 7. a 8. b 9. a 10. c
11. d 12. d 13. a 14. b 15. a
16. a 17. b 18. d 19. d 20. d
21. a 22. b 23. a 24. c 25. b
26. a 27. d 28. d 29. c 30. d
31. d 32. c 33. b 34. d 35. a
36. c 37. d 38. a 39. d 40. d
41. c 42. c