General expenditure - Most
Important Short notes (5 marks) in Appendix
3A Exam.
My advice is to read and cover entire syllabus irrespective of
Important or Not Important. Subsequently put more preference
for important ones because they are repeatedly asked in previous examinations
as well as for importance they associated with in working of Indian Railways.
- Two packet system of Tendering
- Click here
- Asset Register - 2006 (WO) Click here
3. Measurement Book
- Contractor's Measurement Book Click here
- Cost over runs & Time over runs
- Development Fund
- Development Reserve Fund
- Capital Fund
- Railway Liability Reserve Fund /
Debt Service Fund Click here
- RRSK Click here
- Public Private Partnership - PPP
- Differences between Demands Recoverable & Bills Recoverable Click here
- Differences between Lease and License Click here
- Differences between Concurrence and Vetting Click here
- EBR -Extra Budgetary Resources
- EBR(IF) Click here
- EBR(IRFC) Click here
- EBR(PPP)
- FDI - Foreign Direct Investments
- Development Order Click here
- Unremunerative / Uneconomic Branch Lines Click here
- Standards of Financial Propriety
Click here
- Sources of Finance - Capital, Capital Fund, DRF, DF, RSF, EBR like
IRFC, PPP, FDI etc,Click here
- Seigniorage Charges Click here
- RLDA - Rail Land Development Authority Click here
- Model SOP Click here
- Umbrella Works
- GeM
- New GCC for Works - Nov, 2018
- GCC for Services
- IRPSM - Indian Railways Projects Sanctions & Management Click here
- Transformation cell Click here
- Joint Ventures
- COE - Control Over Expenditure
- Tender/Contract documents Click here
- IRSDC Click here
- GFR - General Financial Rules Click here
- GST - Goods & Service Tax Click here
- OOT - Out Of Turn Works Click here
- RSF - Railway Safety Fund Click here
- Advances to Contractors Click here
- Tender Notice Click here
- Responsibility Accounting Click here
- LHC - Line Haul Cost Click here
- Cost Plus Tender / Cost Plus Contract Click here
- Differences between IRCA and IRFA transactions Click here
- Performance Guarantee Click here
- Differences between SD and PG Click here
- Price Variation Clause - PV clause Click here
- Negotiation Click here
- Differences between Variation and Vitiation Click here
- Counter Offer Click here
- Way Leave charges Click here
- Line Capacity Works Click here
General expenditure - Important Essay questions(20 marks) in Appendix 3A Exam.
My
advice is to read and cover entire syllabus irrespective of Important or Not
Important. Subsequently put more preference
for important ones because they are repeatedly asked in previous examinations
as well as for importance they associated with in working of Indian Railways.
1. What
are the Measurement Books ? How are these maintained and what is their utility
? 1988 (WO)
2. Under
what circumstances can works be started before preparation of detailed
estimates ? How are these regularised ?
1988 (WO)
3. What
are the various types of tenders for contracts of civil engineering dept ? Give
critical comments on each of these and mention the checks exercised in the
Accounts Office while letting out such contracts. 1988 (WO)
4. What
are the Works Registers and what purpose do they serve ? Bring out the pros and cons of single set and
double set of Works Registers. 1988 (WO)
5. Explain
the term " Unsanctioned expenditure" with suitable examples. What is the machinery for watching such
expenditure and how is it ultimately regularised ? 1988 (WO)
6. What
are the Completion Reports (CRs) for works drawn up ? What are the points that are looked into
while certifying CRs ? What are the
implications of non-drawal of CRs expeditiously after the completion of works
? 1988 (WO)
7. What
is a Material -at-Site account (MAS) and what purpose does it serve ? Explain briefly how it is maintained and
reviewed . 1988 (WO)
8.
What is Railway
Safety Fund (RSF) ? For what types of work is it used ? How does RSF get
credit for the use of Railway projects? - 2012 (W)
9.
What are the items to be verified while vetting a Revised
Estimate ? - 2012 (W)
10. What is meant by earnest money, security
deposit and Performance Guarantee ? What are these important for ? - 2012 (W)
11. What is a special limited tender ? How is it
processed ? Explain in detail. - 2012 (W)
12. What is the difference between RECT and PECT
surveys ? How are these conducted? What is the importance of survey in
the sanction of a project? - 2012 (W)
13. What are the canons of financial propriety ?
In this regard, how is irregular expenditure regularized ? - 2012 (WO)
14. What are the
checks exercised by Accounts Office on: i) On account bills ii) Final
Bills - 2012 (WO)
15. What are the various records checked during
the inspection of a PWI's Office ? In
case any irregularity is detected, what action is to be taken. - 2012 (WO),
1999 (WO)
16. What do
you understand by a Zonal contract ? How is it different from other works contracts
? - 2012 (WO)
17. What is
two packet system of tendering ? Discuss the advantages and
disadvantages of this system ? - 2012 (WO)
18. What role does the accounts department play
with regard to control over revenue
expenditure ? - 2012 (WO)