Pension Multiple Questions

1) A superannuation pension shall be granted to a Government servant who is retired on

his attaining the age of _______

a) 61 years. b) 65 yrs c) 60 yrs d) 58 yrs

2) Any Government servant can apply for voluntary retirement atleast _____months in
advance, only after the completion of twenty years of his qualifying service, provided
there is no vigilance or Departmental Enquiry pending /initiated against him/her.

a) four b) six c) three d) eight

3) _______Pension may be granted if a Government servant applies for retirement from

the service on account of any bodily or mental infirmity which permanently incapacitates
him/her for the service.

a) Voluntary b) Invalid c) Superannuation d) Compulsory

4) A Central Government servant has an option to commute a portion of pension, not

exceeding _____ of it, into a lump sum payment.
a) 50% b) 40% c) 30 % d) 60%.

5) . The retirement gratuity payable is 16½ times the Basic Pay, subject to a maximum of
________.
a) 5 lakhs b) 3.5 lakhs c) Rs. 10 lakhs d) no limit.

6) In the case of a missing Government servant, family pension can be paid after a period
of _____ year from the date of lodging an FIR with the police authorities.
a) Two b) one c) three d) seven

7) Normal family pension is now at a uniform rate of ________% of pay last drawn,
subject to a minimum of Rs. 3500 (w.e.f. 1.1.2006).
a) 40% b) 30% c) 50% d) 15%.

8) Qualifying service of _____ months and above may be rounded-off into a completed
six-monthly period for the purpose of computation of both pension and DCRG.
a) 5 b) 3 c) 6 d) 8

9) The period of nine months would be considered as _____half years.

a) two b) one c) three d) four

10) The request for _______ pension has to be supported by medical report from the
competent medical board.

a) Superannuation b) Voluntary c) invalid d) Compulsory

11) A Government servant compulsorily retired from service as a penalty may be granted,
by the authority competent to impose such penalty, pension or gratuity, or both at a rate
not less than __________and not more than full compensation pension or gratuity, or
both admissible to him on the date of his compulsory retirement.

a) one-third b) two-thirds c) half d) one-fourth

12) Service rendered before attaining the age of ____years will not count as qualifying
service.

a) 21 b) 25 c) 18 d) 28

13) Average emoluments is the average of the emoluments drawn during the last
____months of service.

a) 12 b) 8 c) 9 d) 10

14) Minimum amount of any class of pension will be _____pm and maximum will be
50% of the highest pay in the Government.

a) Rs 5000/- b) Rs 8000/- c) Rs 3500/- d) Rs 6000/-

15) Death Gratuity is admissible in the case of death in service of an employee at

____times of emoluments with less that one year of service.

a) 2 b) 5 c) 6 d) 12

Answers:
1- c (60)
2-c (three)
3-b (invalid)
4-b (40%)
5-c (10 lakhs)
6-b (one)
7-b (30%)
8-b (3)
9-a (two)
10-c (invalid)
11-b (two-third)
12-c (18)
13-d (10)
14-c (Rs 3500/-)
15-a ( 2 times)