Civil Servant Act 1973 MCQs

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1. 1. Under Section 2(d), the definition of 'pay' includes which of the following, besides pay itself?

   1. Traveling allowance only
   2. Technical pay, special pay, personal pay, and other prescribed emoluments ✓
   3. Pension contributions only
   4. Only basic pay with no allowances

2. 2. Under the proviso to Section 23, where the Act or a rule is applicable to a civil servant's case, the case shall not be dealt with in a manner:

   1. Contrary to the Constitution only
   2. More favourable than provided elsewhere
   3. Less favourable to him than that provided by the Act or such rule ✓
   4. Identical to any other civil servant's case

3. 3. Under Section 3(6), cases of civil servants devolved under the 18th Amendment and working in FATA, Gilgit Baltistan, and AJK shall be dealt with in a manner provided by:

   1. An Act of the Provincial Assembly concerned
   2. A ruling of the Supreme Court
   3. An Order made by the President ✓
   4. A notification of the Chief Election Commissioner

4. 4. Under Section 11(1)(i), the service of a civil servant may be terminated without notice during which period?

   1. Any period after confirmation
   2. The period immediately before retirement
   3. The initial or extended period of his probation ✓
   4. The first year of confirmed service

5. 5. Under the second proviso to Section 17, if a civil servant's dismissal, removal, or reduction in rank is later set aside, he shall be entitled to:

   1. Double his normal pay as compensation
   2. Such arrears of pay as the authority setting aside such order may determine ✓
   3. Immediate promotion to the next grade
   4. No arrears of pay under any circumstances

6. 6. Under Section 18, the grant of leave to a civil servant depends on:

   1. Approval from the Federal Public Service Commission
   2. The civil servant's personal preference alone
   3. A fixed annual quota with no discretion involved
   4. The exigencies of service and is at the discretion of the competent authority ✓

7. 7. Which chapter of the Civil Servants Act, 1973 contains Sections 23 to 24?

   1. Chapter I - Preliminary
   2. Chapter II - Terms and Conditions of Service
   3. Chapter III - Miscellaneous ✓
   4. Chapter IV - Rules

8. 8. Under Section 25(2), rules, orders, or instructions in force immediately before the commencement of the Act are deemed to be rules made under the Act, provided they are:

   1. Approved retroactively by Parliament
   2. Translated into Urdu
   3. Republished in a new gazette notification
   4. Not inconsistent with the provisions of the Act ✓

9. 9. Under Section 14(1), a retired civil servant shall not be re-employed under the Federal Government unless such re-employment is:

   1. Requested personally by the retired officer
   2. Automatically granted after five years of retirement
   3. Necessary in the public interest and made with the prior approval of the authority next above the appointing authority ✓
   4. Approved by a simple majority vote in Parliament

10. 10. Under Section 6(3), if a person appointed on probation by PROMOTION OR TRANSFER fails to pass a prescribed examination or training, what generally happens to them?

    1. They are automatically confirmed regardless
    2. They are given an additional five years to requalify
    3. They are reverted to the service or post from which they were promoted or transferred, or discharged if no such post exists ✓
    4. They are permanently dismissed with no further options

11. 11. Under Section 12(2), no civil servant shall be dismissed, removed from service, or reduced in rank by an authority that is:

    1. Senior to the authority by which he was appointed
    2. Located in a different province
    3. Part of the judiciary
    4. Subordinate to the authority by which he was appointed ✓

12. 12. Under Section 23B, besides barring courts from questioning orders made under the Act, what else is barred from being granted by any court?

    1. An injunction in respect of any decision made or proceedings taken under the Act or rules ✓
    2. The right to a fair trial in criminal matters
    3. The right to freedom of speech
    4. The right to vote in general elections

13. 13. The Civil Servants Act, 1973 is structured into how many chapters?

    1. Four ✓
    2. Three
    3. Six
    4. Five

14. 14. Under Section 2(a), an 'ad hoc appointment' means appointment of a duly qualified person made:

    1. Otherwise than in accordance with the prescribed method of recruitment, pending recruitment in accordance with such method ✓
    2. Only on the recommendation of the Federal Public Service Commission
    3. Only by promotion from a lower post
    4. Strictly in accordance with the prescribed method of recruitment

15. 15. Under Section 13(1)(ii), where no direction for earlier retirement is given, a civil servant retires on completion of which year of age?

    1. The fifty-fifth year of his age
    2. The fiftieth year of his age
    3. The sixtieth year of his age ✓
    4. The sixty-fifth year of his age

16. 16. Under Section 23B, save as provided under the Civil Servants Act and which other 1973 law, no order made under the Act shall be called into question in any court?

    1. The Contempt of Court Act, 1973
    2. The Constitution of Pakistan, 1973 exclusively
    3. The Political Parties Act, 1973
    4. The Service Tribunals Act, 1973 ✓

17. 17. Under Section 23, the saving clause preserves the President's power to deal with a civil servant's case in a manner that appears to him to be:

    1. Financially economical
    2. Politically convenient
    3. Administratively simplest
    4. Just and equitable ✓

18. 18. Under Section 11B(3), where an order of appointment is made on the advice of the Commission, it shall be treated as a case of fresh appointment, and seniority shall be determined in accordance with which rules?

    1. The Civil Servants (Seniority) Rules, 1993 ✓
    2. The Civil Servants (Appointment, Promotion and Transfer) Rules, 1973
    3. The Removal from Service (Special Powers) Ordinance, 2000
    4. The Federal Employees Benevolent Fund Rules

19. 19. Under Section 6(3), if a person appointed on probation by INITIAL appointment fails to pass a prescribed examination or training within the probation period, what generally happens to them?

    1. They are transferred to another department
    2. They are automatically confirmed regardless
    3. They are reverted to their former post
    4. They are discharged ✓

20. 20. How many total numbered sections (including lettered insertions such as 10A, 11A, 11B, 12A, 15A, 23A, and 23B) are listed in the Contents of the Civil Servants Act, 1973, from Section 1 through Section 26?

    1. Exactly 20 sections with no lettered insertions
    2. Exactly 30 sections with no lettered insertions
    3. Exactly 15 sections in total
    4. 26 main numbered sections, plus lettered insertions 10A, 11A, 11B, 12A, 15A, 23A, and 23B ✓

21. 21. Under Section 2(b), a 'civil servant' does NOT include a person who is a 'worker' or 'workman' as defined in which two laws?

    1. The Factories Act, 1934 and the Workman's Compensation Act, 1923 ✓
    2. The Companies Act, 1913 and the Contract Act, 1872
    3. The Industrial Relations Act and the Minimum Wages Act
    4. The Removal from Service Ordinance and the Efficiency and Discipline Rules

22. 22. Under the proviso to Section 24, the power to make an order removing a difficulty shall not be exercised after the expiry of how much time from the coming into force of the Act?

    1. Five years
    2. One year ✓
    3. Two years
    4. Six months

23. 23. Under Section 22(2), where no provision for appeal or review exists, an aggrieved civil servant may make a representation to the authority next above the authority which made the order, within how many days of communication of the order?

    1. Forty-five days
    2. Thirty days ✓
    3. Ten days
    4. Fourteen days

24. 24. Under Section 17, a civil servant appointed to a post shall be entitled to the pay sanctioned for such post in accordance with:

    1. The rules ✓
    2. The consumer price index
    3. A decision of his immediate colleagues
    4. His personal salary negotiation

25. 25. Under Section 2(f), the term 'prescribed' means:

    1. Prescribed by the Constitution
    2. Prescribed by the Federal Public Service Commission only
    3. Prescribed by an Ordinance only
    4. Prescribed by rules ✓

26. 26. Under Section 2(2), an appointment (whether by promotion or otherwise) is deemed to have been made on a 'regular basis' if it is made:

    1. Within one year of the post falling vacant
    2. By direct recruitment only
    3. By the President personally
    4. In the prescribed manner ✓

27. 27. Under Section 2(h), which of the following is included in the definition of 'selection authority'?

    1. Only the Establishment Division
    2. The Federal Public Service Commission, a departmental selection board, or departmental selection committee ✓
    3. Only the President of Pakistan
    4. Only the Prime Minister's Secretariat

28. 28. Under the proviso to Section 22(2), no representation shall lie on matters relating to:

    1. The calculation of pension
    2. The grant of leave
    3. Any disciplinary penalty whatsoever
    4. The determination of fitness of a person to hold a particular post or to be promoted to a higher post or grade ✓

29. 29. Under Section 15, the conduct of a civil servant shall be regulated by:

    1. Rules made, or instructions issued, by Government or a prescribed authority ✓
    2. The civil servant's own personal code of ethics
    3. International labor conventions only
    4. Provincial assembly resolutions

30. 30. Under Section 3(5), the seniority of civil servants transferred under sub-sections (3) and (4) of Section 3 shall be determined by:

    1. The Prime Minister personally
    2. The Supreme Court of Pakistan
    3. The concerned Province, Ministry or Division, as the case may be, in accordance with the rules ✓
    4. The Federal Public Service Commission exclusively

31. 31. Under Section 9(2), promotion to a 'selection post' is made on the basis of:

    1. Seniority-cum-fitness
    2. Selection on merit ✓
    3. Nomination by the outgoing officeholder
    4. Seniority alone

32. 32. Under the Explanation to Section 13, 'competent authority' means the appointing authority prescribed in which rule?

    1. Rule 6 of the Civil Servants (Appointment, Promotion and Transfer) Rules, 1973 ✓
    2. Rule 3 of the Efficiency and Discipline Rules, 1973
    3. Rule 9 of the Federal Public Service Commission Rules
    4. Rule 12 of the Civil Servants (Seniority) Rules, 1993

33. 33. Under Section 4, every civil servant shall hold office:

    1. For a fixed term of five years
    2. During the pleasure of the President ✓
    3. At the pleasure of the Chief Secretary
    4. Until the age of sixty-five

34. 34. Under the proviso to Section 9(1), the post of Secretary may, in the public interest, be filled by promotion from officers holding, on regular basis, posts in which Basic Pay Scale?

    1. Basic Pay Scale 20
    2. Basic Pay Scale 19
    3. Basic Pay Scale 22
    4. Basic Pay Scale 21 ✓

35. 35. The Civil Servants Act, 1973 is which Act number?

    1. Act No. LXXI of 1973 ✓
    2. Act No. LXX of 1973
    3. Act No. LXXII of 1973
    4. Act No. LXIX of 1973

36. 36. Under Section 25(1), who may make rules necessary or expedient for carrying out the purposes of the Act?

    1. Only the Federal Public Service Commission
    2. Only the National Assembly through legislation
    3. Only the Supreme Court
    4. The President, or any person authorised by the President in that behalf ✓

37. 37. Under Section 7(4), if a civil servant who was eligible for confirmation retires from service before being confirmed, what is the effect?

    1. He shall not, merely by reason of such retirement, be refused confirmation or its benefits ✓
    2. His pension is reduced by half
    3. He must reapply for confirmation as a fresh candidate
    4. He automatically forfeits all rights to confirmation

38. 38. Under the proviso to Section 8(4), civil servants selected for promotion to a higher post in one batch shall, upon promotion, retain what?

    1. A completely new seniority determined by age
    2. Seniority based on alphabetical order of their names
    3. Their inter se seniority as in the lower post ✓
    4. No seniority at all until reconfirmed

39. 39. Under Section 19(2), in the event of death of a civil servant, whether before or after retirement, his family shall be entitled to receive:

    1. Nothing, as benefits cease upon death
    2. Such pension, or gratuity, or both, as may be prescribed ✓
    3. Only educational scholarships for children
    4. Only a one-time condolence payment

40. 40. Under Section 3(3), the Federal Government's power to transfer a civil servant of a devolved Ministry to a Province was inserted in consequence of which constitutional development?

    1. The Constitution (Twenty-Sixth Amendment) Act, 2024
    2. The Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 2010 ✓
    3. The Constitution (Eighth Amendment) Act, 1985
    4. The Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 2016

41. 41. Under the proviso to Section 9(1), the posts of Additional Secretary and Senior Joint Secretary may be filled by promotion from officers holding posts in which Basic Pay Scale?

    1. Basic Pay Scale 21
    2. Basic Pay Scale 19
    3. Basic Pay Scale 18
    4. Basic Pay Scale 20 ✓

42. 42. Under Section 11B(1), if an appointment was made without observing the prescribed procedure or qualifications, the appointing authority may send a reference to which body for determination of fitness?

    1. The Federal Public Service Commission ✓
    2. The Auditor General of Pakistan
    3. The Supreme Court of Pakistan
    4. The National Assembly Standing Committee

43. 43. Under Section 19(4), if determination of pension or gratuity is delayed beyond one month of the date of retirement or death, what shall be paid provisionally?

    1. Anticipatory pension or gratuity as may be determined by the prescribed authority ✓
    2. A fixed penalty payment to the family
    3. No payment until final determination, however long it takes
    4. Double the eventual pension amount

44. 44. Under Section 5, appointments to an All-Pakistan Service or to a civil service of the Federation shall be made in the prescribed manner by:

    1. The Prime Minister exclusively, with no delegation permitted
    2. The President or a person authorised by the President ✓
    3. The Chief Justice of Pakistan
    4. The Federal Public Service Commission independently

45. 45. Under Section 7(3), confirmation is permissible against which type of post?

    1. It is NOT permissible against any temporary post ✓
    2. Only posts in Basic Pay Scale 1 to 16
    3. Only temporary posts
    4. Only ad hoc posts

46. 46. On what date was the Civil Servants Act, 1973 enacted?

    1. 26th September, 1973 ✓
    2. 1st July, 1973
    3. 23rd March, 1973
    4. 14th August, 1973

47. 47. Under Section 2(c), 'initial appointment' means an appointment made:

    1. Only by transfer
    2. Only by promotion
    3. Only on an ad hoc basis
    4. Otherwise than by promotion or transfer ✓

48. 48. Under Section 24, if a difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of the Act, who may make an order not inconsistent with the Act to remove the difficulty?

    1. The Chief Justice of Pakistan
    2. The President ✓
    3. The Auditor General
    4. The Federal Public Service Commission

49. 49. Under Section 2(i), a 'temporary post' is defined as:

    1. A post that lasts less than one year
    2. A post reserved exclusively for probationers
    3. A post filled only on an ad hoc basis
    4. A post other than a permanent post ✓

50. 50. Under Section 9(1), a civil servant is eligible for promotion to a higher post if they possess:

    1. A postgraduate degree in any discipline
    2. Such minimum qualifications as may be prescribed ✓
    3. A minimum of twenty-five years of service
    4. Direct recommendation from the Prime Minister

51. 51. Under the second proviso to Section 10, if a civil servant is required to serve in a post outside his service or cadre, his pay-related terms and conditions shall be:

    1. Automatically reduced to match the new post's minimum scale
    2. Suspended until the transfer is confirmed
    3. Left entirely to the discretion of the new department with no protection
    4. Not less favourable than those to which he would have been entitled had he not been so required to serve ✓

52. 52. Which chapter of the Civil Servants Act, 1973 deals exclusively with 'Rules'?

    1. Chapter II
    2. Chapter III
    3. Chapter IV ✓
    4. Chapter I

53. 53. Under Section 22(1), where a right to appeal or apply for review is provided to a civil servant, such appeal or application shall, except as otherwise prescribed, be made within how many days of the order?

    1. Fifteen days
    2. Thirty days ✓
    3. Ninety days
    4. Sixty days

54. 54. Under Section 19(1), on retirement from service, a civil servant shall be entitled to receive:

    1. A fixed lump sum of one year's pay only
    2. Such pension or gratuity as may be prescribed ✓
    3. Only a provident fund with no pension
    4. No pension unless he served for fifty years

55. 55. Under Section 3(2), the terms and conditions of service of a civil servant shall not be:

    1. Published in the official gazette
    2. Changed without Presidential approval
    3. Varied to his disadvantage ✓
    4. Varied in any manner whatsoever

56. 56. Under Section 12(3), before dismissal, removal, or reduction in rank, a civil servant must generally be given:

    1. A cash bonus as compensation
    2. An automatic six-month extension of service
    3. A public hearing broadcast on television
    4. A reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the proposed action ✓

57. 57. Under Section 21, all civil servants and their families are entitled to benefits admissible under which 1969 law?

    1. The Civil Servants Pension Act, 1969
    2. The Government Servants Welfare Act, 1969
    3. The Federal Employees Housing Foundation Act, 1969
    4. The Federal Employees Benevolent Fund and Group Insurance Act, 1969 ✓

58. 58. Under the proviso to Section 11A, if no equivalent post is available for a surplus civil servant and he is offered a lower post, what happens to his pay?

    1. His pension is forfeited entirely
    2. He receives no pay until re-promoted
    3. His pay is reduced to match the lower post with no protection
    4. The pay drawn by him in the higher post immediately preceding his appointment to the lower post remains protected ✓

59. 59. Under Section 7(2), a civil servant promoted to a post on a regular basis shall be eligible for confirmation after:

    1. Ten years of total service
    2. Immediately upon promotion, with no further conditions
    3. Passing a departmental examination only
    4. Rendering satisfactory service for the prescribed period ✓

60. 60. Under the proviso to Section 12(3), the requirement of a reasonable opportunity to show cause does NOT apply where a civil servant is dismissed on the ground of conduct leading to:

    1. A minor administrative delay
    2. A difference of opinion with a supervisor
    3. A single instance of lateness
    4. His conviction on a criminal charge ✓

61. 61. Under Section 15A, the declaration of assets provision operates notwithstanding a specific clause of which 2017 law?

    1. The Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 2017
    2. The Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2010
    3. The Right of Access to Information Act, 2017 ✓
    4. The Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016

62. 62. Under Section 9(2), promotion to a 'non-selection post' is made on the basis of:

    1. Seniority-cum-fitness ✓
    2. Random draw among eligible candidates
    3. Selection on merit alone
    4. A written competitive examination

63. 63. Under Section 13(1)(i), a civil servant may be directed to retire, in the public interest, after completing how many years of qualifying service?

    1. Thirty years
    2. Twenty years ✓
    3. Ten years
    4. Twenty-five years

64. 64. Under the proviso to Section 15A, the extent of disclosure of assets must give due regard to a balance between public interest for good governance and:

    1. The civil servant's promotion prospects
    2. The individual's privacy and security ✓
    3. The Federal Board of Revenue's tax collection targets
    4. The department's annual budget

65. 65. According to Section 1(2), to whom does the Civil Servants Act, 1973 apply?

    1. Only civil servants in Basic Pay Scale 17 and above
    2. Only civil servants serving within Pakistan
    3. Only civil servants of the federal government in Islamabad
    4. All civil servants wherever they may be ✓

66. 66. Under the first proviso to Section 10, the liability to serve anywhere does NOT apply to a civil servant who was:

    1. Promoted within the last five years
    2. Recruited specifically to serve in a particular area or region ✓
    3. Appointed after the year 2000
    4. Appointed on probation

67. 67. Under Section 19(3), no pension shall be admissible to a civil servant who is dismissed or removed from service for reasons of discipline, but Government may sanction a compassionate allowance not exceeding what fraction of the pension or gratuity that would have been admissible?

    1. One-half
    2. The full amount
    3. Two-thirds ✓
    4. One-third

68. 68. Under the proviso to Section 6(3), in the case of initial appointment, a civil servant is not deemed to have completed probation satisfactorily until what has been verified as satisfactory?

    1. His financial assets
    2. His character and antecedents ✓
    3. His academic transcripts only
    4. His physical fitness only

69. 69. Under Section 2(b), a person employed on which basis is excluded from being a 'civil servant'?

    1. Ad hoc basis pending regular recruitment
    2. Contract, or work-charged basis, or paid from contingencies ✓
    3. Probationary basis
    4. Permanent basis

70. 70. Under the proviso to Section 11B(2), before an order of termination of service is passed based on the Commission's advice, what must be provided to the person concerned?

    1. A one-time cash settlement
    2. A transfer to a foreign posting
    3. A reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the order of termination ✓
    4. An immediate promotion instead

71. 71. Under Section 8(1), the preparation of a seniority list does NOT confer what upon a civil servant?

    1. Any vested right to a particular seniority ✓
    2. The right to a pension
    3. The right to file an appeal
    4. The right to promotion within one year

72. 72. Under Section 10A(2), rules regarding permission to serve in an international organization must be laid before which body?

    1. Both Houses of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) ✓
    2. The Supreme Court of Pakistan
    3. The Council of Islamic Ideology
    4. The Federal Public Service Commission only

73. 73. Under Section 10A(2), the restriction on serving in an international organization does NOT apply if the civil servant is posted or deputed:

    1. By his own personal decision without informing anyone
    2. By a private recruitment agency
    3. On behalf of Pakistan or with prior permission of the Federal Government in accordance with rules ✓
    4. By any friend working abroad

74. 74. Under Section 23A, no suit, prosecution, or other legal proceedings shall lie against a civil servant for acts done in his official capacity if such acts were done:

    1. Outside working hours
    2. With prior written approval of two witnesses
    3. With the personal consent of the aggrieved party
    4. In good faith, under the Act or the rules, instructions or directions made or issued thereunder ✓

75. 75. Under Section 2(b), which of the following persons is explicitly EXCLUDED from the definition of 'civil servant'?

    1. A person who is on deputation to the Federation from any Province or other authority ✓
    2. A person holding a civil post connected with defence
    3. A person holding a civil post connected with the affairs of the Federation
    4. A member of an All-Pakistan Service

76. 76. Under Section 7(5), confirmation of a civil servant in a service or post takes effect from which of the following, whichever is LATER?

    1. The date of his initial recruitment, or the date of his birth
    2. The date of occurrence of a permanent vacancy, or the date of continuous officiation in such service or post ✓
    3. The date of the annual budget, or the date of the next promotion
    4. The date of retirement, or the date of the pension award

77. 77. Under Section 15A, the declaration of assets of a civil servant (BS-17 and above), his spouse, and dependent children shall be digitally filed with which body?

    1. The Election Commission of Pakistan
    2. The State Bank of Pakistan
    3. The Federal Board of Revenue ✓
    4. The Auditor General of Pakistan

78. 78. Under Section 14(2), a civil servant seeking private employment during leave preparatory to retirement or after retirement is subject to the provisions of which 1966 law?

    1. The Ex-Government Servants (Employment with Foreign Governments) (Prohibition) Act, 1966 ✓
    2. The Political Parties Act, 1962
    3. The Pakistan Citizenship Act, 1951
    4. The Government Servants (Conduct) Rules, 1964

79. 79. Under the proviso to Section 14(1), if the appointing authority is the President, re-employment of a retired civil servant may be ordered with the approval of:

    1. The President ✓
    2. The Chief Justice of Pakistan
    3. The Speaker of the National Assembly
    4. The Chairman of the Senate

80. 80. Under the proviso to Section 14(2), if a civil servant seeks private employment while on leave preparatory to retirement, or within how many years of the date of his retirement, he must obtain prior approval of the prescribed authority?

    1. Two years ✓
    2. Five years
    3. One year
    4. Six months

81. 81. What is the current status of Section 12A of the Civil Servants Act, 1973?

    1. Suspended temporarily
    2. In full force
    3. Omitted ✓
    4. Under judicial review

82. 82. When does the Civil Servants Act, 1973 come into force, according to Section 1(3)?

    1. One year after enactment
    2. On a date to be notified by the President
    3. On 1st January 1974
    4. At once ✓

83. 83. Under Section 16, a civil servant shall be liable to prescribed disciplinary action and penalties in accordance with:

    1. A verbal warning system only
    2. A decision of the Provincial Assembly
    3. The prescribed procedure ✓
    4. The Penal Code exclusively

84. 84. Under Section 12(1), a civil servant appointed to a higher post on ad hoc, temporary, or officiating basis shall be liable to:

    1. Immediate confirmation regardless of performance
    2. Permanent retention in the higher post
    3. Reversion to his lower post ✓
    4. Automatic promotion after one year

85. 85. Under the proviso to Section 11(1)(i), a civil servant appointed by promotion or transfer on probation shall NOT have his service terminated so long as he holds what against his former post?

    1. A pending court case
    2. A disciplinary charge
    3. A lien ✓
    4. An unpaid loan

86. 86. Under Section 2(g), 'rules' means:

    1. Only rules made by the Federal Public Service Commission
    2. Only rules published in the official gazette before 1973
    3. Rules made or deemed to have been made under this Act ✓
    4. Only rules approved by Parliament

87. 87. Under Section 13(2), before a direction for retirement under clause (i) is made, the civil servant must be:

    1. Immediately removed with no explanation
    2. Granted an automatic promotion first
    3. Informed in writing of the grounds and given a reasonable opportunity of showing cause ✓
    4. Transferred to another department instead

88. 88. Under Section 8(4), seniority in a post, service, or cadre to which a civil servant is promoted takes effect from:

    1. The date the vacancy first arose
    2. The date of the annual seniority list publication
    3. The date of the officer's initial recruitment
    4. The date of regular appointment to that post ✓

89. 89. Under Section 10, every civil servant shall be liable to serve anywhere within or outside Pakistan in what type of post?

    1. Only a post exactly equal in Basic Pay Scale within the same city
    2. Only posts approved by a foreign government
    3. Any equivalent or higher post under the Federal Government, a Provincial Government, local authority, or related corporation/body ✓
    4. Only posts within his home province

90. 90. Under Section 11(3), the service of a civil servant in temporary employment or appointed ad hoc is liable to termination on what notice, or pay in lieu thereof?

    1. Thirty days' notice
    2. Fourteen days' notice ✓
    3. Ninety days' notice
    4. One year's notice

91. 91. Under Section 11A, a civil servant rendered surplus due to reorganization or abolition of a post may be appointed to a post carrying:

    1. A basic pay scale equal to the post held by him before such appointment ✓
    2. A basic pay scale one grade lower automatically
    3. No specific pay scale protection
    4. The same designation only, regardless of pay scale

92. 92. Under Section 9(3), promotion to posts in Basic Pay Scales 20 and 21 (and equivalent) shall be made on the recommendation of a Selection Board headed by:

    1. The Chairman, Federal Public Service Commission ✓
    2. The Chief Justice of Pakistan
    3. The Prime Minister
    4. The Cabinet Secretary

93. 93. Under the proviso to Section 12(3)(ii), the opportunity to show cause may also be dispensed with if the President or an authorised person is satisfied, for recorded reasons, that giving such an opportunity would not be expedient in the interest of:

    1. The financial savings of the department
    2. The security of Pakistan or any part thereof ✓
    3. The annual performance evaluation cycle
    4. The personal convenience of the officer concerned

94. 94. Under Section 15A, the declaration of assets provision applies to civil servants of which Basic Pay Scale and above?

    1. BS-16
    2. BS-17 ✓
    3. BS-18
    4. BS-20

95. 95. Under Section 20(1), before the expiry of which month of every financial year must the accounts officer furnish a statement of provident fund subscriptions to civil servants?

    1. The sixth month
    2. The third month ✓
    3. The twelfth month
    4. The first month

96. 96. Under Section 11(2), where services of civil servants must be terminated due to abolition of a post or reduction in the number of posts in a cadre, whose services are ordinarily terminated first?

    1. The person who is the most junior in such cadre or service ✓
    2. The person who has taken the most leave
    3. The person with the lowest educational qualification
    4. The person who is the most senior in such cadre or service

97. 97. What is the current status of Section 26 of the Civil Servants Act, 1973?

    1. Omitted ✓
    2. Suspended pending a court ruling
    3. Reserved for future amendment
    4. In full force

98. 98. Under Section 2(e), a 'permanent post' is defined as:

    1. A post sanctioned without limit of time ✓
    2. A post sanctioned for a fixed period only
    3. A post that cannot be abolished
    4. A post reserved for promotion only

99. 99. Under Section 10A(1), a civil servant is restricted, during his service, from serving in which of the following?

    1. Any provincial government department
    2. Any autonomous body within Pakistan
    3. Any international organization, including an international non-governmental organization, international financial institution, or foreign donor agency ✓
    4. Any political party in Pakistan

100. 100. Under Section 6(1), an initial appointment to a service or post (not being an ad hoc appointment) shall be:

     1. Automatically permanent after one year
     2. Immediately confirmed
     3. Subject to renewal every six months
     4. On probation as may be prescribed ✓