MCQ CPWA Code Chapter-10
MCQ CPWA Code Chapter-10
MCQ CPWA Code Chapter-10
, (i) Cash
(ii) Stock Charges (iii) Other contingent Charges
A. (i)and (ii)
B. (i) and (iii)
C. (ii) and (iii)
D. All of these
2. To account for in works accounts all Charges, other than Cash and Stock Charges, affecting cost of works, separate
accounts are maintained in Sub-Divisional /Divisional Offices for recording-
3. The initial records upon which the accounts of works are based are enumerated below:-
i. Muster Roll including casual labour Roll
ii. The measurement Books
iii. Work-charged Establishment Bills (including borne on regular
Establishment)
A. (i)
B. (ii)
C. (i) and (ii)
D. All of these
A. Any service connected with the working estimate for a work is rendered by another division, charge for
such service adjusted in the accounts of the work.
B. Any service connected with the working estimate for a work is rendered by another division, charge for
such service adjusted in the general accounts under the prescribed heads of classification.
C. Labour reports for Muster rolls containing 15 persons or less are not required to be sent on each month to
SDO/DO
D. All the labourers and workmen employed on Muster Rolls, Form CPWA 21 a daily labour report prepared
in the Form CPWA 60
5. Initial accounts and vouchers connected with charges relating to works must invariably specify:-
a. The full name of the work as given in the estimate
b. The name of the component part of it, if separate accounts are kept up for the several component parts
c. The charges, within one month, which are of the nature of recoverable payments and the names of the
contractors from whom recoverable.
A. (a) and (c)
B. (a) and (b)
C. (b) and (c)
D. all of these
6. Which of the following persons engaged departmentally for the execution of works are considered as day
labourers and their wages should be drawn on Muster Rolls. Form CPWA 21
a. Permanent and temporary employees of the division whose pay is charged to the head Direction and
Administration.
b. Members of Work-Charged Establishment borne on regular establishment
A. (a) and (c)
B. (a)
C. (b)
D. None of these
8. The check of Muster Rolls with reference to the entries in the Measurement Books will be done to the extent
of 100% by the ........... before payments
A. Divisional Officer
B. Divisional Accountant
C. SDO
D. Gazetted Officer
9. Casual Labour Roll, Form CPWA 22, in which the names of the labourers need not be given but such
payments may not be made except by a
A. Divisional Officer
B. Divisional Accountant
C. SDO
D. Gazetted Officer
11. Travelling expenses of labourers and artificers, it is necessary to bring them from a distance, must be borne
by the estimate of the work
A. True B. False
16. Before the bill of a contractor is prepared, the entries in the measurement book relating to the description and
quantities of work of supplies should be scrutinized and check measured by the
A. Sub-divisional Officer
B. Divisional Accountant
C. S.E.
D. Gazetted Officer
17. Payment for supplies is not permissible until the stores have been received and surveyed.
A. Yes B. No
18. The advance payments against production of Railway Receipts or to make advance payment to firms for
supply of stores, should be debited to the Suspense Account “Contractors-other Transactions/Advance
Payments” in the Schedule Docket of stock or Work.
A. Yes B. No
19. Before signing a first and final bill or the first bill on a running account the ---------- should see that the
relevant measurement entries were marked as pertaining to such bills by the person taking the measurements.
20. Bills which include charges on account of purchase of goods on which Sales Tax has also been charged
should be supported by a certificate signed by the ..........
21. Before signing the first and final bill/the Running Account bill/or the final bill in the case of Running
Account Bill, the Sub-divisional Officer/Divisional Officer should see that:-
i. The statutory deductions on account of Income Tax, wherever due, has been made from the bills of the
Contractors; and,
ii. The same is specifically shown in the Memorandum of payments thereof under the item. “By recovery of
amounts creditable to other works or heads of account”.
iii. The same is specifically shown in the contractor ledger.
A. (ii)and (iii)
B. (i) and (iii)
C. (ii) and (i)
D. All of these
22.When a bill is prepared for the work or supplies measured, every page, in measurement book, containing
the detailed measurements must be invariably scored out by ........... red ink line
23. The debits or claims on account of stores acquired for specific works are recorded in----------
A. form 23
B. form 23A
C. form 8
D. form 8A
24. When a final payment is made on a running account, the payee, if he is able to write, should add in his own
hand writing that the payment is “------------------------”.
25. When secured advances are allowed by the ................ to a contractor whose contract is for finished work, it
should be seen that a/an .................. has been signed by the contractor.
A. Divisional Officer, Declaration
B. Divisional Officer, Indenture in Form CPWA 31
C. SDO, Declaration
D. S.E., Indenture in Form CPWA 31
A. (ii)and (i)
B. (i)
C. (ii)
D. None of these
27. In Running Account Bill form 26, entry “Deduct –Amount withheld from previous bill as per last running account bill”
is printed in
A. 5(a)
B. 5(b)
C. 8(a)
D. 8(b)
28. In Running Account Bill form 26, entry “Deduct –Amount withheld from this bill” is printed in
A. 5(a)
B. 5(b)
C. 8(a)
D. 8(b)
29. When secured advances are allowed by the ............. to a contractor whose contract is for finished work a detailed
account of the advances must be kept in Form ........
A. DO, 26
B. SDO, 26A
C. DO, 26A
D. SDO, 26
30. As recoveries are made, the outstanding amounts of the items concerned in Form CPWA 26-A should be
reduced by making deduction entries in the column, “Deduct-Quantity utilized in work measured since previous
bill”. Equivalent to the quantities of the materials used by the contractor on items of work shown as executed in
Part II of the bill.
A. Yes B. No
31. When secured advances are allowed to contractor, no record should be kept in Measurement Book of the
quantities of the materials, but certificate printed on Form 26A should be signed by the SDO/DO.
A. Yes B. No
32. Find out incorrect
A. Divisional Officers may sanction advances on the security of materials up to an amount not exceeding 75
per cent of the material value
B. Divisional Officers may sanction advances on the security of materials up to an amount not exceeding 90
per cent of the material value
C. Payment of secured advances should be made only on the certificate of an officer not below the rank of
SDO
D. Capital intensive works costing not less than Rupees two crore authorize Mobilisation advances not more
than
10% of the tendered value as may be deemed indispensable
33. Mobilisation advances termed as Mobilisation advance shall bear simple ........... at the rate of .........per
annum to be calculated from the date of payment to the date of recovery.
A. Simple interest, 12
B. Compound interest, 12
C. Simple interest, 10
D. Compound interest, 10
34. Recovery of interest of Mobilisation advances shall be classified under the Major/Sub-Major/Minor Heads of
Accounts “0049-Interest Receipt-03-Other Interest Receipt of Central Govt.-800-Other Receipts”
A. Yes B. No
35. An advance payment for work actually executed may be made with the previous sanction of the S.E.
concerned such sanction should invariably be obtained and on the certificate of a responsible officer .......
A. Not below the rank of Divisional Officer
B. Not below the rank of Sub Divisional Officer
C. Not below the rank of J.E.
D. Any of the above
36. ............... pertaining to buildings, advance payments should be made at predetermined levels, which may be
indicated in the sanctioned estimates. Measurements of such items of works for which advance payments have
been allowed, may be taken in ............
A. Civil Works, every months
B. Defence Works, every months
C. Railway, alternate year
D. Civil Works, alternate months
A. (i)and (iii)
B. (i) and (iii)
C. (ii) and (i)
D. All of these
39. Previous sanction of the Divisional Officer or the Superintending Engineer is necessary which should specify
in respect of each appointment of work-charged establishment
a. The scale of pay
b. The period of sanction and
c. The full name (as given in the estimate) of the work
d. The nature of the duties on which the man engaged would be employed.
A. a,c,d
B. b,c,d
C. a,b,c
D. a,b,c,d
40. The Register of Fixed Charges in Form CPWA- 58 should be preserved for .......... as this is the only source
of verification of service and payment of work-charged establishment-
A. 35 years
B. 45 years
C. 20 years
D. 5 years
41. If work-charged establishment dismissed before the completion of the work for which they were engaged
they are entitled to ............. in lieu of notice
A. 14 days’ notice
B. 14 days’ pay
C. 14 days’ notice or14 days’ pay
D. 30 days pay and compensation pay
42. No member of work-charged establishment who have been in continuous service for not less than ..............
shall be retrenched except in accordance with the conditions laid down in section 25-F of the Industrial Disputes
Act.
A. One year
B. Two years
C. Three years
D. Thirty five years
43. The Pay and Allowances of work charged Establishment borne on regular establishment will be charged
under the functional Budgeted Salary Head of Account
A. Yes B. No
44. Wages of members of the work-charged establishment should be drawn and paid on........., “Pay Bill of
Work-Charged Establishment” which is.
45. A consolidated bill in Form 29 should be prepared either for the whole sub-division or for one or more
sections of it, as may be convenient, but the names and claims of the entire establishment concerned including
absentees, should be shown in each bill.
A. Weekly
B. Depend on locally
C. Fortnightly
D. monthly
46. Names of Work-Charged Establishment should be grouped in the bill CPWA 29 by works on which they are
employed, sanction to the entertainment of the establishment should be quoted in each case, and ...............
should certify in the space provided for the purpose
A. DO
B. SE
C. SDO
D. JE
47. If the acknowledgement of an individual cannot conveniently be obtained on the bill CPWA 29 itself, it may
be obtained separately on a Hand Receipt, Form CPWA 28, which should then be attached to the bill as a sub
voucher.
A. Yes B. No
48. Pay bills CPWA 29 may be signed at any time not earlier than five or fifteen (if payee located away from
head quarter) days before the last working day of the calendar month for which such pay and allowances are
earned and shall be due for payment on the last working day of that month.
A. Yes B. No
49. Items remaining unpaid of Work-Charged Establishment on the monthly bill should be entered in a simple
register .......
50. Payment of travelling expenses (Work-Charged Establishment) should be made on Hand Receipts form 28.
A. Yes B. No
51. In respect of those members of the work-charged establishment whose travelling allowance is determined
with reference to the provisions in Supplementary Rules, TA Bills in .......... should be prepared.
52. Every payment made to a member of the work-charged establishment, except Work Charged Establishment
borne on regular establishment, whether on account of his wages or in recoupment of actual travelling expenses
should be debited to the work on which he is employed.
A. Yes B. No
53. The material should not be issued to contractors whom agreements in respect of completed items of works
except with the express authority of ............
A. DO
B. SE
C. CE
D. SDO
54. If the materials, the supply of which is stipulated in the contract do not become available in time for supply to
the contractor, then the supply must be arranged by the Divisional Officers by purchasing the materials then
supplied to the contractor at the market rate.
A. Yes B. No
55. Issue of Stock materials to contractors for use on works are exempt from the usual charge of 10 per cent on
account of supervision and contingencies
A. Yes B. No
56. All materials required for issue to a contractor should be made over to him on a regulated scale and an
unstamped but dated acknowledgement should at once be taken from the contractor.
A. Yes B. No
57. The issue of materials to contractor should at once be entered in the Account of Materials issued to
contractors, Form CPWA 35-A.
A. Yes B. No
58. When the materials for specific work are obtained by purchases, full details of the articles received should at
once be entered in a Measurement Book, Form CPWA 23.
A. Yes B. No
59. On the authority of the contractor’s acknowledgement, the cost of material (issued by Gov./Department)
recoverable from him should be debited at once to his personal account by charge to the suspense head
“................” in the account of the work concerned.
60. ............. should maintain a numerical account in Form CPWA 35-A Account of Material issued to
contractor.
A. DO
B. JE
C. SDO
D. Any of these
61. Return of surplus materials issued by Government, the price allowed to the contractor shall not exceed the
amount charged to him excluding the ............ less deduction on account of any deterioration of material.
62. The contractor shall be bound to execute the entire work if the materials are supplied by the Government
within the schedule time for completion of the work plus thereof .
A. 90 per cent
B. 40 per cent
C. 50 per cent
D. 75 per cent
63. Materials received direct from suppliers for issued to a work, full details of the articles received should at the
same time be entered in a................, with the full name of the work as entered in the estimate.
64. When materials are issued direct to a work either for work to be done departmentally or through contractor
on labour rates, their cost is “...........to the Suspense head “...........” in the account of work.
A. Debited, Contractors –Other Transactions
B. Debited, Materials
C. Credit, Materials
D. Credit, Contractors –Other Transactions
65. A detailed account of item of materials (issued direct to work) showing the receipts, issues and balances,
should be kept in Form .........
67. Unused balances of materials charged direct to works should be verified at least once ------ . Whenever this
verification is made, a report of verification of the materials should be prepared by the -----
A. a year, SDO
B. a month, DO
C. 5 years, DO
D. 3 years, SDO
Note - A similar verification of the unused balances of materials must invariably be made on the
completion of a work, but on or before the completion of a work, when no more materials are required for
use in construction, steps should first be taken to dispose of all surplus materials by transfer or sale.
68. The physical verification of unused materials at site (from 35) should be made annually in respect of
all works, but it is not necessary that the balance should be verified at the close of the year, if:-
1. The work has been under construction for not more than three months
2. The accounts of the works are expected to be closed within three months or
3. The balances were verified at any time during the year.
A. 1 and 2
B. 3 and 2
C. 1 and 3
D. 1, 2, 3
69. After the completion of a work, materials issued by the Department, theoretical calculations of all the items
of materials used on the work should be made in -------- ”, and compared with the quantities issued as per .......
A. form 38, form 36
B. form 36, form 38
C. form 38, form 35
D. form 36, form 38
73. The estimate, account and completion certificate of petty works should be prepared on a single form, Petty
Works Requisition and Account.
A. Yes B. No
74. Percentage charges on account of establishment, Tool and Plant, etc. levied on works Expenditure should not
be shown in Works Abstract and Register of Works though they are eventually included in the cost of works.
A. Yes B. No
76. In addition to the provision for all expenditures of work which can be foreseen, ................. should be added
to the estimate to cover the cost of unforeseen contingencies. This provision is also intended to cover the cost of
work charged establishment.
A. 10%
B. 3%
C. 5%
D. 4%
77. The account of the work in the Works Abstract should ordinarily exhibit-
80. A Form printed on--------- paper is never to be used except for final payments.
81. In the accounts of Major Estimates, under final charges entitled “Additional charges for Materials issued
to Contractors/Direct to Works” should be opened for the record of under-mentioned debits/credits-
A. Difference between the rates charged to the contractors and the actual cost to Government
B. Carriage and incidental charges in connection with the materials issued to contractors are chargeable to
the work.
C. Balances outstanding under the suspense head “Materials” after transferring the cost of material to the
final heads
D. All of the above.
83. The responsibility for clearing the material sub-head by transferring the charges to the final charges of work
when closing the account of the work in the rests with the ...........
A. SDO
B. DA
C. DO
D. All of the above
84. If any wages of labourers remain unpaid after the completion of a work, the accounts of the work may be
kept open for a period of......1....., which may be extended to ....2.....at the discretion of the ...3....
1. 2. 3.
A. Three Months One Months SE
B. One Months Three Months DO
C. Three Months One Months DO
D. One Months Three Months SE
87. Contractor does not take final payment for more than ............after the final bill has been passed, the balance
due to him should be removed from the accounts of the work by credit to the Minor head .............
89. Liabilities are not incorporated in the accounts of works, except in the following cases:-
A. Unpaid balances of partly paid running account bill or must rolls are invariably incorporated.
B. The value of materials received from sources other than stock (including manufacture)
C. Wholly unpaid muster rolls and bills of contractors and suppliers are sometimes taken to account.
D. All of the above
90. Disbursing Officers are responsible for keeping a strict watch over all liabilities with a view to settling them
promptly
A. Yes B. No
92. The closed accounts may be reopened in order to rectify the error or omission unless the amount involved is
not more than .........
A. The Accounts relating to contractors should be kept in the Contractors’ Ledger, Form CPWA 43
B. The Contractor’s Ledger should be written up in the divisional office.
C. Security deposits of contractors must be included in their personal accounts in the Ledger
D. It is not necessary for the sub-divisional Officer to maintain a similar ledger in his office
94. The maintenance of works under the administrative control of the Public Works Department is
entrusted to another Civil Department with the sanction of Government, subject to the following
reservations:-
A. The Civil Department should be responsible to the Public Works Department to account for appropriation
placed at its disposal.
B. The Public Works Department should retain budgetary and financial control
C. The Public Works Department should retain technical control through inspection.
D. All of the above
95. The expense attendant, upon the necessary examination of the soil for the foundations of works ordered by
competent authority should be treated as
A. Outlay on works
B. Contingent Charge on works
A. Technical Education
B. General Education
C. Public Work
D. Civil Deposit
1.A 2.C 3.C 4.D 5.B 6.D 7.C 8.C 9.D 10.C
11.A 12.D 13.C 14.B 15.D 16.A 17.A 18.A 19 SDO 20DO
21.C 22 a 23.A 24.D 25.B 26.B 27.A 28.B 29.C 30.B
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61. 62.C 63. 64.B 65. 66.C 67.A 68.D 69.C 70A
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66. Their value being credited to the work to which they were originally issued and debited to the work to which
they are transferred or to the stock Account, Form CPWA 73
93. Security deposits of contractors should not be included in their personal accounts in the Ledger