MPSC Departmental Audit for Gazetted Officers of Agricultural Accounts – 2016 Question paper

MPSC Departmental Audit for Gazetted Officers of Agricultural Accounts – 2016 Question paper

PAPER – I

Organization of Government of Maharashtra

1. B:-

(1) All questions are compulsory.

(2) Candidate should not write roll number, any name (including his/ her own), signature, address or any indication of his/her identity anywhere inside the answer book otherwise he/she will be penalized.

(3) Candidates are expected to answer all the sub questions of a question together. If sub question of a question is attempted elsewhere (after leaving a few pages or after attempting another question) the later sub question shall be overlooked.

PART-I

1. Differentiate between (any five):-

(a) Drip Irrigation and Sprinkler Irrigation

(b) Cropsap and Hortsap

(c) Integrated Pest Management and Integrated Nutrient Management

(d) Shednet House and Polyhouse

(e) Presenting Officer and Enquiry Officer

(f) National Crop Insurance Scheme and Individual Farmer Accidental Insurance Scheme.

2. Enlist different awards given by Department of Agriculture and Horticulture of State Government and describe in detail about “Krishi Ratna” award.
3. Write Short Notes on any five:-

(a) National Food Security Mission

(b) Appointing Authority

(c) Soil Health card

(d) Farmers Field School

(e) National Mission on Oilseed and Oil Palm

(f) National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture

PART – II

4. What is mean by Contingency Crop Planning? What are the different recommendations far Contingency Crop Planning by different Agriculture Universities of the State?
5. Describe in detail – Dry Land Farming Mission and explain about different components of dryland farming mission.
6. What is mean by Quality Control of Agriculture Inputs? Give details of Quality Control Laboratories of Agriculture Inputs working in the State.

OR

Describe in detail about working of Soil Testing Laboratories.

7. What is mean by In-Situ Moisture Conservation? Explain in short about different treatments of In-Situ Moisture Conservation.

OR

What is mean by Whether Based Fruit Crop Insurance Scheme ? Give the name of crops covered under this scheme.

PAPER – II

Organization control and discipline

1. B:-

(1) All questions are compulsory

(2) Marks for each question are indicated in the margin.

(3) Candidate should not write roll number, any name (including his/her own), signature, address or any indication of his/her identity anywhere inside the answer book otherwise he/she will be penalized.

(4) Candidates are expected to answer all the sub questions of a question together. If sub question of a question is attempted elsewhere (after leaving a few pages or after attempting anotliti. question) the later sub question shall be overlooked.

SECTION – I

1. Write short notes on (any five):-

(a) Comprehensive District Agriculture Plan. (C-DAP)

(b) Strategic Research and Extension Plan. (SREP)

(c) Minimum Support Price. (MSP)

(d) Farmer Producer Organization. (FPO)

(e) Seed village programme.

(f) Soil Health card.

(g) Weather based Crop Insurance Scheme.

(h) Personal accident scheme for farmers.

(i) Public- Private Partnership Project.

(j) Submission on Agriculture Mechanization.

(k) Dry land Farming Mission.

(I) Pulses Area Expansion through Intercropping.

2. Difference between cropping system and Farming system.

OR

Write in brief about Farmer Producer Company.

3. Write briefly on Right to Information Act.
4. Write briefly on Farmers Advisory Committee.

OR

Describe in short about Participation of Women in Agriculture.

5. Write short notes on (any five):-

(a) National Mission on Agriculture Extension and Technology.

(b) National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil palm.

(c) National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture.

(d) Integrated Watershed Development Programme.

(e) National Food Security Mission.

(f) Maharashtra Agricultural Competitiveness Project.

(g) Backward Region Grant Fund.

(h) Vidarbh Irrigation Development Programme.

(i) Maharashtra State Warehousing Corporation.

(j) Seed Replacement Ratio.

(k) Farmer Producer Company.

(I) Regional Agricultural Extension Management Training Institute.

SECTION – II

6. What do you mean by an advance? Write in short about procedure for taking advances.

OR

Differentiate between Casual Leave and Earned Leave.

7. Write short notes on (any four):-

(a) Service Book

(b) Worksheet

(c) Movement Register

(d) Finger Print Machine

(e) Stock book (f) Cash book

(g) Charter Accountant

(h) Six Bundle System

(i) Controlling Officer.

8. Write short notes on (any one):-

(a) Leave Travel Concession

(b) Medical Leave

(c) Canons of Financial Propriety.

9. Write briefly on National Pension Scheme.

OR

Specify the different types of Bills.

PAPER – III

Service regulation, Bombay civil services rules, etc.

1. B:-

(1) Attempt any five questions.

(2) Marks for each question are indicated in the margin.

(3) Indiscriminate copying of any authority will be discounted.

(4) Candidate should not write roll number, any name (including hid her own), signature, address or any indication of his/her identity anywhere inside the answer book otherwise he/she will be penalized.

(5) Candidates are expected to answer all the sub questions of a question together. If sub question of a question is attempted elsewhere (after leaving a few page: or after attempting another question) the later sub question shall be overlooked.

1. Write Short Notes on (any four):-

(a) Calculation of joining time when appointment is made while on leave.

(b) Pensionable Pay.

(c) Retention of lien.

(d) Half Pay Leave.

(e) Annual verification of Service books and Service rolls.

2. Describe in detail about the kinds of leave admissible and due and special leaves to a Government Servant.
3. Describe the different kinds of pensions admissible to a Government Servant and his family.
4. (a) During suspension, how the subsistence allowance and compensatory allowance is regulated of a Government Servant.

(b) Explain in brief about the types of minor punishments that can be imposed against a Government Servant

5. (a) Explain the conditions on which service counts for increments in a time-scale.

(b) What are the different kinds of travelling allowances? State various factors to be considered for the calculation of daily allowance?

6. (a) What is joining time ? What are the special provisions to sanction it?

(b) Explain the provisions of recording date of birth of a Government employee in the Service book.

PAPER – IV

Financial control, etc.

N.B:-

(1) Attempt any five questions.

(2) All question carry equal marks.

(3) Quote authority in support of the answer

(4) Candidate should not write roll number, any name (including hid her own), signature, address or any indication of his/her identity anywhere inside the answer book otherwise he/she will be penalized.

(5) Candidates are expected to answe8r all the sub questions of a question together. If sub question of a question is attempted elsewhere (after leaving a few pages or after attempting another question) the later sub question shall be overlooked.

1. Write short notes on the following (any four):-

(a) Committee on Estimates

(b) Permanent Advance

(c) Detailed Bill

(d) Performance Budget

(e) Government Receipt

2. Explain in brief (any two):-

(a) Budget Publication

(b) Reappropriations

(c) Cannons of financial propriety.

3. (a) Explain the two bid system of purcha.se of store by Government Department.

(b) What are the measures to be taken to prevent embezzlement or theft etc. of the Government money or property?

4. (a) Describe the procedure for conversion of an advance into a final withdrawal.

(b) Explain salient features of deposit linked insurance scheme under the General Provident Fund.

5. State the classification of contingent charges and explain in detail about contract contingency and special contingency.
6. Enlist different types of bills with their form numbers presented in treasury for payment. Write in short which general instructions should be followed by drawing and disbursing officers while preparing the bills.

PAPER – V

Handbook of accounts for department of agriculture

N.B: –

(1) All questions are compulsory.

(2) Marks for each question are indicated in the right margin.

(3) Candidate should not write roll number, any name (including his/her own), signature, address or any indication of his/her identity anywhere inside the answer book otherwise he/she will be penalized.

(4) Candidates are expected to answer all the sub questions of a question together. If sub question of a question is attempted elsewhere (after leaving a few pages or after attempting another question) the later sub question shall be overlooked.

1. Write short notes (any ten):-

(a) Dead Stock Register

(b) Muster Roll

(c) Reappropriation of funds

(d) Head of office

(e) Abstract Rill

(f) Contingency Fund

(g) Permanent Advance

(h) Depreciation

(i) Service Book

(j) Book Value

(k) Rate Contract

(l) Production Register.

2. Describe in brief (any four):-

(a) General provident fund

(b) Kon payable detail contingent bill

(c) Different types of Advances given to government servants

(d) Physical verification of stores

(e) Transfer travelling allowance bill.

3. Give differences between the following (any four):-

(a) Major budget head and Minor budget head

(b) Internal Audit and Outside Audit

(e) Store Journal and Store Ledger

(d) Earned Leave and Special Leave

(e) Cashier Book and Cash Book

4. Describe in detail (any two):-

(a) Preparation for the office audit.

(b) Duties and responsibilities of drawing and disbursing officer.

(c) Double entry system of book keeping applicable for Accounting on agriculture farms.

5. Explain in detail procedure for the following (any two):-

(a) Preparation of detail contingent bill.

(b) Physical verification of stores as followed in Agriculture Department.

(c) Write off of dead stock material which is not in use.