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?
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