Knowledge Booster: AFA PYQS Edition (24 Sep 2026)
Welcome to today's AFA PYQS Knowledge Booster! We've handpicked 10 essential questions from our database to help you sharpen your skills. Dive in and test your knowledge!
Q1. GM can sanction air travel on duty up to which level officer/staff
- A) JAG
- B) Sr. Scale
- C) Jr. Scale
- D) Sr. Supervisor
Correct Answer: Jr. Scale
Explanation: The General Manager is empowered to permit officers as junior as the Junior Scale level to travel by air for urgent official duty.
Q2. Percentage of Working Expenses to Gross Earnings is known as
- A) Inventory Turn-Over Ratio
- B) Operating Ratio
- C) Liquidity Ratio
- D) None of these
Correct Answer: Operating Ratio
Explanation: Operating Ratio is a key metric of railway efficiency. It shows how much the railway spends to earn every 100 rupees; a lower ratio indicates better financial health.
Q3. How many Hindi courses are prescribed for Central Government Employees?
- A) One
- B) Two
- C) Three
- D) None of these
Correct Answer: Three
Explanation: Central Government employees are required to pass certain Hindi competency exams. The three standard levels are Prabodh, Praveen, and Pragya.
Q4. Payments under NPS are now booked to which Abstract & Sub-Head?
- A) L-650
- B) N-130
- C) M-110
- D) None of these
Correct Answer: L-650
Explanation: The New Pension Scheme (NPS) contributions and payments are categorized under Abstract L (Provident Fund, Pension and other Retirement Benefits). Sub-head 650 is the specific code.
Q5. Quarterly season ticket is how many times of monthly season tickets
- A) 3
- B) 2.7
- C) 2.5
- D) 2.3
Correct Answer: 2.7
Explanation: To encourage longer-term bookings, a quarterly season ticket is priced at 2.7 times the monthly rate (providing a discount).
Q6. How many times the Regular Hindi Exams are conducted in India?
- A) 01 time
- B) 02 times
- C) 03 times
- D) 04 times
Correct Answer: 02 times
Explanation: The Department of Official Language conducts Hindi training exams twice a year. They are typically held in May and November.
Q7. With respect to quantum of DA admissible based on absence from HQrs, which is not correct?
- A) Less than 6 hrs 30% of DA.
- B) More than 6 hrs but less than 12 hrs-70% of DA.
- C) More than 12 hrs/each completed day-- 100% of DA.
- D) Less than 6 hrs-- 50% of DA.
Correct Answer: Less than 6 hrs-- 50% of DA.
Explanation: The incorrect statement is (4); for an absence under 6 hours, the actual allowance is 30%, not 50%.
Q8. Improvements to existing stations buildings, sheds, godowns etc comes under the category of
- A) Unremunerative projects
- B) Staff Welfare
- C) Staff Amenities
- D) None of the these
Correct Answer: None of the these
Explanation: Upgrades to existing buildings like sheds and godowns are typically managed under specific asset renewal or traffic facility plan heads. [cite: 2624, 2637]
Q9. The norms fixed by the Railway Board for the ratio of closing balance to Gross Credit in WMS for Repair shops is:
- A) 12%
- B) 10%
- C) 6%
- D) 3%
Correct Answer: 3%
Explanation: For workshop efficiency, the Railway Board mandates that the closing balance in the WMS suspense head should not exceed 3% of the total yearly turnover (Gross Credit). [cite: 759, 775]
Q10. Unspent Budget allotment is
- A) Carried forward next year
- B) Revenue grant lapses, while Capital grant is carried forward to next year
- C) Both revenue and capital grants are available for that financial year only
- D) None of these
Correct Answer: Both revenue and capital grants are available for that financial year only
Explanation: All budgetary grants, whether Revenue or Capital, are authorized for a specific financial year and lapse if not utilized within that period[cite: 1586, 1590, 1592].
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