Knowledge Booster: NAIR_AFA Edition (10 Aug 2026)
Welcome to today's NAIR_AFA Knowledge Booster! We've handpicked 10 essential questions from our database to help you sharpen your skills. Dive in and test your knowledge!
Q1. The salary Bill submitted to Accounts office for passing should be accompanied by
- A) Memorandum of difference
- B) Scale check statement
- C) Verified claims (TA/OT etc.) and recovery statements
- D) All the options
Correct Answer: All the options
Explanation: A complete salary bill must include the variance memo, the scale check for vacancy verification, and all supported benefit claims/recoveries[cite: 1894, 1897, 1898, 1901, 1904].
Q2. Assisted siding is
- A) Cost borne by Private Party
- B) Cost borne by Private Company
- C) Cost borne by Railways
- D) Cost shared by the railways and party
Correct Answer: Cost shared by the railways and party
Explanation: An assisted siding is a private track where the construction costs are split between the Railway and the private user[cite: 1776, 1781, 1782].
Q3. Railway Budget merged with General Budget from which Financial Year?
- A) 2017-18
- B) 2016-17
- C) 2015-16
- D) None of these
Correct Answer: 2017-18
Explanation: Starting from the 2017-18 financial year, the separate Railway Budget was abolished and merged with the Union Budget of India[cite: 1507, 1510, 1515].
Q4. In which Indian State is the Flamingo Festival celebrated?
- A) Andhra Pradesh
- B) Assam
- C) Manipur
- D) Goa
Correct Answer: Andhra Pradesh
Explanation: The Flamingo Festival is held annually at Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary and Pulicat Lake in Andhra Pradesh. it is organized to promote tourism and highlight the arrival of migratory birds.
Q5. 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]
Q6. Works required to safeguard the property or repair the damaged track due to floods etc are done through
- A) Calling for tender
- B) Urgency Certificate
- C) Limited Tender
- D) None of these
Correct Answer: Urgency Certificate
Explanation: An Urgency Certificate is used to bypass standard tendering during emergencies to immediately begin repairs for safety. [cite: 2668, 2680]
Q7. The outlay shown in Part II of outturn statement indicates
- A) Outlay on completed works
- B) Outlay on works in progress
- C) Adjustments made to Final Heads
- D) None of these
Correct Answer: Outlay on works in progress
Explanation: Part II of the Outturn statement provides a snapshot of the total investment currently sitting in 'work in progress' status[cite: 2099, 2101, 2103].
Q8. Quit India Movement of independence was held in
- A) 1936
- B) 1938
- C) 1940
- D) 1942
Correct Answer: 1942
Explanation: The Quit India Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi at the Bombay session of the All-India Congress Committee. It demanded an end to British rule in India.
Q9. Transport allowance shall not be admissible to those employees
- A) Not provided with Govt transport
- B) Travelling in personal vehicles
- C) Provided with the facility of Government vehicle
- D) None of these
Correct Answer: Provided with the facility of Government vehicle
Explanation: Employees who are already provided with an official vehicle for their commute are ineligible for the standard cash transport allowance[cite: 1942, 1945, 1947].
Q10. Unremunerative new Traffic facility work has to be booked to
- A) Capital
- B) EBR
- C) DF III
- D) OLWR
Correct Answer: DF III
Explanation: New traffic facility projects that do not meet the standard rate of return (unremunerative) are generally funded through Development Fund III. [cite: 2291, 2298]
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