Railway Accounts Department Examinations

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Friday, October 13, 2023

Key GRP Question Paper Appendix2 Exam 2023 WR

  


Key GRP Question Paper Appendix2 Exam 2023 WR 



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2. Write Short Notes (Any Two)  -  (Marks 5 x 2=10)  


  1. Detailed Estimate  


  • It is the Second one among the Seven Kinds of Estimates on Works Side.   

  • Prepared in sufficient detail (Unlike Abstract Estimate, which is to obtain for Administrative Approval)  

  • Prepared to obtain Technical Sanction of the Competent Authority   

  • Ensure that the cost should not exceed the Abstract Estimate. 

  • Work should commence after the technical sanction of the Detailed Estimate and provision in the Budget.   

  • If Administrative approval and Technical sanction - both within powers of GM - Sanction for  the both can be accorded at the stage of Detailed Estimate, skipping the Abstract Estimate.  

 

  1. HRMS - Leave Module:  


  • Provides assistance to all the Employees, Leave Sanctioning authorities and Administration. 

  • A fast, flexible, convenient and transparent way for applying, sanctioning and keeping record of all leaves  

  • Employees Can apply for leave from their smartphones using the Pocket HRMS Mobile app. 

  • The fields to fill are: 

  1. Date

  2. 1st level Contact (who is authorized to review and accept or reject the leave application

  3. Date of Joining

  4. From Date

  5. To Date

  6. Type of Leave

  7. Reason 

  8. Leave Station 

  9. Vacation Address 

  10.  Contact number   






  1. Artificial Intelligence: 


  • AI stands for Artificial Intelligence

  • The Science of making machines that can think like humans. 

  • Do things that are considered “Smart” 

  • Can process large amounts of data in ways, unlike humans. 

  • Able to do things such as recognize patterns, make decisions, and judge like humans. 

  • Based on Deep learning and natural language 

  • Examples: 1. Chess playing Computers 2. Self driving Cars  

  • John McCarthy - Considered as the Father of the AI.  Because he coined the word AI. 


  1. Vote on Account:  


  • Definition: Grant of funds in advance for the short period i.e., 2 or 4 months instead of full year Budget 

  • Authority: Article 116 of the Constitution of India 

  • Occasions: 

  1. Formation of a new house of Parliament (i.e., New Government) may delay the presentation of the Full year Budget. 

  2. System of constituting the Special Parliamentary Standing committee to study the Budget in detail.  

  • Remember, the Parliament consists of 1. President of India 2. Lok sabha (House of the People) 3. Rajya Sabha (Council of States).  

  • Example is - Vote on Account for four months in 2014-15 Financial year i.e., from April to July' 2014. 

  • Difference between Vote on Account & Interim Budget: 

  1. Vote On Account deals only with the expenditure side. 

  2. Interim Budget is deals both the Expenditure and Receipts. 


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Thursday, October 12, 2023

Key GRP Question Paper Appendix2 Exam 2023 WR

 

Key GRP Question Paper Appendix2 Exam 2023 WR 



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Section B 


  1. Expand the following Abbreviations:   (Marks 10 x 1=10) 


SN

Abbreviation/ 

Acronym

Expansion

A

IPAS

Integrated Payroll & Accounting System

B

HRMS

Human Resources Management System 

C

FOIS

Freight Operations Information System  

D

GST

Goods & Services Tax

E

PLB

Productivity Linked Bonus

F

EBR

Extra Budgetary Resources

G

TWFA

Transfers Without Financial Adjustments

H

UMID

Unique Medical IDentity card

I

EMD

Earnest Money Deposit

J

PNM

Permanent Negotiating Machinery



  1.  Match the following:   (Marks 10 x 1=10) 


A

Priced Ledger


5

Stores Accounts

B

Arbitration


1

Contract

C

DFC - Dedicated Freight Corridor


8

Golden Quadrilateral

D

Half Yearly Arrear Report


9

Suspense Balances

E

Charged Expenditure




F

Letter of Credit


2

Import of Foreign Goods

G

Overhead Expenses


4

Unit Costing

H

Cadre Register


10

Staff matters

I

GeM


7

Government Marketing

J

Wear & tear value of Asset


6

Depreciation




3

Unforeseen Expenditure

 

Note: There is no matching for Charged Expenditure and Unforeseen Expenditure


Thursday, June 23, 2022

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Appendix2 IREM

 APPENDIX 2 

QUALIFYING EXAMINATION FOR PROMOTION ABOVE ACCOUNTS CLERKS OF THE   ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT UP   TO AND   INCLUDING THE RANK OF ACCOUNTS ASSISTANTS

1. The syllabus   of   the   examination   will   be   as follows.—

The examination will consist of three papers, one on Elementary Book-keeping, another on General rules and Procedure which will include a compulsory question in regard to framing a draft-letter, and the third on a particular branch of Accounting. The first paper will examine the candidate's knowledge of the general principles and Practices of Elementary Bookkeeping, and the following Chapters of Double Entry book- keeping by J. R. Batliboi, are prescribed as test— 

(i) Elements of Double Entry.

(ii) Rules for Journalizing.

(iii)  Ledger Accounts,

(iv)  Sub-Divisions  of  Journal.

(v) The Cash Book.

(vi) Banking Transactions,

(vii) Bill Transactions,

(viii) The Journal proper,

(ix) The Trial Balance.

(x) The Trading Account,

(xi) The Profit and Loss Account.

(xii) The Balance Sheet.

(xiii) Depreciation, Reserve and other Funds. 

The paper on General Rules and Procedure will be such as to test the candidate's ability to frame a draft and also to test the candidate's knowledge of the procedure in force in the office in which he is serving and general rules applicable to all branches of the Railway Accounts Office and the questions will be of an elementary nature. The third paper will be of a nature to test the candidate's theoretical and practical knowledge of work in any one of the following branches.

(a) Establishment and Provident Fund.

(b) Stores Accounts.

(c) General Expenditure Accounts.

(d) Workshop Accounts.

(e) Books and Budget and Appropriation Accounts.

(f) Coaching, Passenger. Parcels and Coaching Statistics, including a knowledge of machine methods and Traffic Book.

(g) Goods and Goods Statistics, including   a knowledge of machine methods and Traffic Book.

2.  Forty percent of the maximum marks in each subject will be required to secure a pass. This has effect from the examination held in November 1956 onwards.

3. The examination will be conducted by the Head of each Office, who will also decide the intervals at which it should be held.

4(a).  Ordinarily no Railway servant will be permitted to take the examination more than five chances for Appendix 2 IREM Examinations but the FA&CAO/General Managers are delegated with powers to grant additional chances to the candidates appearing in the aforesaid examinations as detailed below:-

Particulars of Exam.

Normal chances

Permission may be granted by FA&CAO

Permission may be granted by GM

Railway Board

Examination for promotion beyond Accounts Clerks (as laid down in this Appendix)

5

6th to 8th chance

9th and 10th chance.

No reference will be made to Board for chance beyond 10th chance.

Note: This Sub Rule is not applicable to directly recruited JAAs who are required to pass Appendix II examination in two chances/ within three years of their joining service as JAAs failing which their services are liable to be terminated. However, the request for grant of a third chance, on the specific recommendation of the FA&CAO, may be granted by the G.M., to be availed of within total span of four years of joining service as JAAs before action to terminate their services is taken.”

(Authority: Railway Board’s letter No. 2004/AC-II/20/5 dated 20.10.2004)

(b) No railway servant, who has less than six months service in a Railway Accounts Office or who has not a reasonable chance of passing the examination will be allowed to appear in the examination prescribed in this Appendix. In exceptional circumstances the condition regarding six months minimum service may be waived by the General Manager. 

(c) Temporary railway servants may be permitted to sit for the examination, but it should be clearly understood that the passing of this examination will not give them a claim for absorption in the permanent cadre. 

(d) A candidate who fails in the examination but shows marked excellence by obtaining not less than 50% in any subject may be exempted from further examination in that subject in subsequent examinations.   

4 (e) The permission accorded to a candidate to appear in the examination counts as a chance availed of even if the candidate does not actually sit for the examination unless an application from the candidate is received by the General Manager each year for withdrawal from the examination and is accepted by the General Manager. 

4 (f) In the case of candidates prevented from appearing in the Appendix-2 (IREM) examination owing to circumstances beyond their control, an application for exemption from counting the permission granted as a chance availed of should be made to the General Manager within a fortnight from the last date of the examination supported by certificates (Medical Certificates conforming to the Rules in Chapter 5 of Indian Railway Medical Manual, Vol. I) obtained by them before the termination of the examination. 

          (Authority: Railway Board’s letter No. 2004/AC-II/20/5 dated 20.10.2004)

5. No alteration shall be made in these rules without the prior sanction of the Railway Board. 

 

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