LDCE (ACCOUNT) - May 1994

SECTION A (Max marks 50) 

GK1. Expand the abbreviations in any five 5 marks

 i. GATT 

ii. IMF

 iii. ANC 

iv. ASEAN

 v. SLV 

vi. NPT 

vii. CAT 

viii. RBI

 ix. ADB

 x. UPSC 

GK 2. Write short note on any five 10 marks 

i. Isobar 

ii. Dunkel 

iii. Territorial waters 

iv. Wind farms 

v. Bosania 

vi. Telugu ganga 

vii. Nelson Mandela 

viii. Yasser Arafat 

ix. Narmada project 

x. Hazarat bal mosque GK 

3. Match the following 5 marks

 i. Lara                                      a. Jhansi 

ii. Rabindranath Tagore           b. Atomic Energy 

iii. Lakshmi Bai                       c. Cricket 

iv. Homi Baba                         d. Chess 

v. Anand                                  e. Geethanjali 

GK 4. Use any five of the following pairs of words in sentences of your own 10 marks 

i. coarse – course                vi. Prey - pray 

ii. wise - vice                      vii. Brake - break 

iii. call – cavail                   viii. Tall – toll 

iv. rain – rein                      ix. Foil - fail 

v. sell - cell                         x. Naval – Novel 

GK5. Fill up the blank with suitable prepositions 5 marks 

The absence _____ census data is taken advantage of ____ various persons ____ each state ____boost the estimates _______ persons speaking their language. 

GK 6. Write a note in not more than 250 words one of the following 10 marks 

a. national literacy programme 

 b. rail road coordination 

c. public sector undertaking 

GK 7. Give one word for any five of the following 5 marks 

i. one who sells flowers

 ii. doctor treating children 

iii. specialist in heart disease

iv. documents issued by authority to its citizens who wants to travel abroad 

v. the presiding authority over Lok Sabha who generally conducts its proceedings 

vi. one who writes dramas 

vii. the highest point of a mountain 

viii. a person who knows a number of languages ix. science dealing with study of animals and birds 

SECTION B 

This section contains two parts A and B. Attempt any four questions taking any two from each part. All questions carry equal marks 

PART A BA

1. Discuss the committee system introduced for ________ of the budget and examine whether this in any way rendered any of other already existing instrument/procedure for financial control of railway by parliament redundant. BA 

2. What is the purpose of different “funds” in the set up of existing financial system of railways? Has there been any change in the last two years? Discuss the pros and cons of the change if any BA

 3. In what way the present set up and systems and procedures in railway help or hinder the railway in coping with the recent liberalisation policy initiated by the Government? Discuss BA 

4. Write short notes on any four 

a. Railway Convention Committee

b. Plan Heads 

c. Indian Railway Finance Corporation 

d. Konkan Railway Corporation 

e. Canons Of Financial Propriety BA 

5. What is the need for separate audit by representatives of the Comptroller and Auditor General? With more effective organisation or internal auditing system can it be dispensed with? Discuss 

PART B BB

 1. Do you consider the present procedure method of assessing earnings effective and realistic? Suggest any improvements / innovations you feel necessary BB 

2. How far the principles of zero based budgeting and management accounting been adopted I n railway in assessing the requirement as also reasonableness and need of inputs and analysis and presentation? Discuss BB 

3. “The present system of monitoring and accountal of remittance of earnings is not effective In preventing frauds”. Discuss. Do you suggest any procedural changes? BB 

4. “The present procedure of apportionment of earnings and expenditure is not fair to the Southern Railway with limited lead”. Discuss BB 

5. Discuss whether it is necessary to have Annual Works Programme, and M&P as at present? What are the alternatives/improvements you would suggest and why?