Knowledge Booster: AFA PYQS Edition (29 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. Construction of new quarters is chargeable to:
- A) Capital
- B) DF
- C) DRF
- D) SRSF
Correct Answer: Capital
Explanation: Staff quarters are permanent physical assets. Therefore, the cost of building new ones is charged to Capital (specifically Plan Head 5100, Staff Quarters).
Q2. In WMS Budget, 'issues to Stores' means
- A) Material manufactured by workshop to be stocked in depot
- B) Material returned by shop floor as it is excess
- C) Material got from other depots in cases of shortage
- D) None of these
Correct Answer: Material manufactured by workshop to be stocked in depot
Explanation: In the Workshop Manufacturing Suspense budget, this term refers specifically to the value of items manufactured in-house and transferred to the stores depot. [cite: 444, 461]
Q3. Which of the following expenditure is booked under Demand No. 9
- A) Repair and maintenance of Rolling stock
- B) Leased asset payment-Capital component
- C) Leased asset payment-interest component
- D) Salary and allowance of Medical department
Correct Answer: Leased asset payment-interest component
Explanation: Under the previous grant structure, the interest portion of payments for assets leased via IRFC was booked under Demand No. 9. [cite: 2385, 2395]
Q4. Expenditure under revenue Primary Units 1 to 16 are generally called as
- A) Contingent expenditure
- B) Staff expenditure
- C) Contractual obligations
- D) Stores expenditure
Correct Answer: Staff expenditure
Explanation: Primary Units 1 through 16 are specifically reserved for various components of staff costs, including salaries, allowances, and wages.
Q5. AMC with OEM/Authorized dealer can be approved by
- A) PHOD
- B) GM/AGM
- C) DRM
- D) All of the above
Correct Answer: All of these
Explanation: Annual Maintenance Contracts with original manufacturers can be approved by various levels of management depending on the financial value.
Q6. Sanctioned works costing below Rs. 2.5 crore are exhibited in the Pink Book under the heading
- A) Itemised works
- B) List of Approved works
- C) Lumpsum work
- D) None of these
Correct Answer: List of Approved works
Explanation: Smaller works under the 2.5 crore threshold are grouped together in the Pink Book under 'List of Approved Works'. [cite: 2695, 2707]
Q7. According to Official Language Rule-12 whom does the responsibility of proper compliance of the provisions of the Official Language Act and the Rules made there under lie with?
- A) Incharge of Rajbhasha section
- B) PHOD of Rajbhasha Deptt.
- C) Administrative Head of the office
- D) Rajbhasha Adhikari
Correct Answer: Administrative Head of the office
Explanation: Rule 12 specifies that the Administrative Head of every central government office is personally responsible for the implementation of Official Language rules. [cite: 860, 873]
Q8. When is World Hindi Day celebrated?
- A) 14th September
- B) 8th March
- C) 26th January
- D) 10th January
Correct Answer: 10th January
Explanation: While 'Hindi Diwas' is celebrated on Sept 14, World Hindi Day is observed on Jan 10 to promote the language on a global scale. [cite: 975, 989]
Q9. Revenue expenditure of RPF is booked to which demand
- A) 11
- B) 12
- C) 13
- D) 14
Correct Answer: 12
Explanation: Under the old demand-based system, the operating expenses for the Railway Protection Force (RPF) were tracked under Demand No. 12. [cite: 2312, 2321]
Q10. Which option is correct regarding Appropriation account annexures?
- A) Annexure H- Expenditure held under objection
- B) Annexure G- Important misclassifications
- C) Annexure I- Irregular re-appropriations
- D) Annexure J- Statement of losses
Correct Answer: Annexure I- Irregular re-appropriations
Explanation: Annexure I reports instances where funds were moved between budget heads without proper authorization[cite: 14394, 15988].
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