Manual for Procurement of Goods
1. What is the full form of EMD under procurement?
(A)Earnest Money Deposit
(B)Eligible Money Deposited
(C)Earnest Money Drawal
(D)Early Money Drawal
Ans: (A)Earnest Money Deposit
2. The Ministries /Departments have been delegated powers to make their own arrangements for procurement of goods under?
(A)Schedule of Administrative Powers
(B)Delegation of Financial Power Rules
(C)General Financial Rules, 2017
(D)Manual on policies and procedures for purchase of goods and services
Ans: (B)Delegation of Financial Power Rules
3. Which among the following should be incorporated in the tender enquiry in clear terms?
(A)deadline for submission of tenders; date, time & place of public opening of tenders
(B)requirement of earnest money and performance security
(C)parameters for determining responsiveness of tenders
(D)All the above
Ans: (D)All the above
4. The term ‘goods’ used in Manual on purchase of goods and services does not include?
(A)livestock
(B)furniture
(C)industrial plant
(D)books, publications, periodicals, etc. for a library
Ans: (D)books, publications, periodicals, etc. for a library
5. As per Article 299 of the Constitution, All
contracts made in the exercise of the executive power of the Union or
of a State shall be expressed to be made by?
(A)The Parliament
(B)The Prime Minister
(C)Central Vigilance Commissioner
(D)The President
Ans:(D)The President
6. Which among the following is/are the major legislations governing contracts of sale/ purchase of goods in general?
(A)Indian Contract Act, 1872
(B)Sale of Goods Act, 1930
(C)Both A and B
(D)None of the above
Ans: (C)Both A and B
7. Monetary guarantee furnished by a tenderer along with its tender is called?
(A)Invitation for Bids
(B)Earnest Money Deposit
(C)Bid Security
(D)Either B or C
Ans: (D)Either B or C
8. ATI as used in tender documents have the meaning?
(A)Additional Tender Invited
(B)Advertised Tender Invited
(C)Advertised Tender Enquiry
(D)Advertised Timely Enquiry
Ans: (C)Advertised Tender Enquiry
9. Which among the following shall be the feature of a tender document?
(A)user-friendly
(B)relevant to the objective of the purchase
(C)self-contained
(D)All the above
Ans: (D)All the above
10. Fundamental principles of public buying is contained in which Rule of GFR 2017?
(A)Rule 137
(B)Rule 122
(C)Rule 144
(D)Rule 119
Ans: (C)Rule 144
11. An entity who seeks to supply goods by sending tender/bid is called?
(A)Tenderer
(B)Bidder
(C)Either A or B
(D)Quoter
Ans: (C)Either A or B
12. When acceptable offers are received
against an ad-hoc requirement of unreserved goods from various
categories of suppliers, including Large Scale Sector, Public Sector
Undertakings and Small Scale Sector, who will get price preference upto
15% over the others?
(A)Large Scale Sector
(B)Public Sector Undertakings
(C)Small Scale Sector
(D)None of the above
Ans:(C)Small Scale Sector
13. Legal framework governing public procurement is mentioned in which Article of the constitution?
(A)Article 311
(B)Article 299
(C)Article 310
(D)Article 144
Ans: (B)Article 299
14. Monetary guarantee furnished by the successful tenderer for due performance of the contract concluded with it is called?
(A)Earnest Money Deposit/ Bid Security
(B)Security Deposit/ Performance Security
(C)Pre Payment Deposit
(D)None of the above
Ans: (B)Security Deposit/ Performance Security
15. Negotiations with the tenderers must be
severely discouraged. In exceptional circumstances, where price
negotiations are considered unavoidable, the same may be resorted to,
but only with?
(A)lowest evaluated responsive tenderer
(B)responsive tenderer having high quality
(C)highest evaluated responsive tenderer
(D)any responsive tenderer which the tender opening committee deems fit
Ans: (A)lowest evaluated responsive tenderer
1. Which among the following law is exclusively governing public procurement?
(A)Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
(B)Competition Act, 2002
(C)Information Technology Act, 2000
(D)There is no law exclusively governing public procurement
Correct answer
(D)There is no law exclusively governing public procurement
2. Which among the following is not one among
the Five R’s of Procurement as defined in manual for procurement of
Goods? i. Right Quality ii. Right Quantity iii. Right Price iv. Right
Time and Place v. Right Source vi. Right Goods
(A)iv only
(B)vi only
(C)iii only
(D)ii only
Correct answer
(B)vi only
3. There are how many fundamental principles of public procurement as defined in Manual for Procurement of Goods 2017?
(A)Three
(B)Ten
(C)Five
(D)Seven
Correct answer
(C)Five
4. Which among the following are the
fundamental principles of public procurement? i. Transparency Principle
ii. Professionalism Principle iii. Broader Obligations Principle iv.
Extended Legal Responsibilities Principle v. Public Accountability
Principle
(A)All the above
(B)i, ii and iii only
(C)iv and v only
(D)None of these
Correct answer
(A)All the above
5. Standards (Canons) of Financial Propriety is contained in which Rule of General Financial Rules, 2017?
(A)Rule 144
(B)Rule 21
(C)Rule 5
(D)Rule 52
Correct answer
(B)Rule 21
6. Which among the following is NOT a part of
Public Procurement Cycle? i. Need Assessment ii. Bid Invitation iii. Bid
Evaluation iv. Contract Execution v. Disposal of Scrap
(A)v only
(B)i only
(C)iv only
(D)None of the above
Correct answer
(D)None of the above
7. Under Holiday listing (Temporary debarment
or suspension), in less serious cases, a supplier (including their
related entities) may be temporary debarred from the Procuring Entity’s
procurements for short periods up to _ months, without the firm’s name being removed from the list of registered vendors?
(A)3 months
(B)2 months
(C)6 months
(D)12 months
Correct answer
(D)12 months
8. For serious transgression of CIPP, a
delinquent supplier (including their related entities) may be
banned/debarred from participation in a procurement process of any
Procuring Entity for a period not exceeding __ years commencing from the date of debarment?
(A)ten years
(B)five years
(C)three years
(D)two years
Correct answer
(C)three years
9. Which among the following fall under Open Tender in public procurement?
(A)Global Tender Enquiry
(B)Limited Tender Enquiry
(C)Special Limited Tender Enquiry
(D)All the above
Correct answer
(A)Global Tender Enquiry
10. Limited Tender Enquiry is resorted when value of goods to be procured is up to?
(A)Rs.5 Lakhs
(B)Rs.10 Lakhs
(C)Rs.25 Lakhs
(D)Rs.50 Lakhs
Correct answer
(C)Rs.25 Lakhs
11. Open Tender Enquiry procedures through
e-Procurement or through traditional tendering should be adopted under
which among the following situations?
(A)Procurements exceeding the threshold of Rs. 25 lakh
(B)For
requirements that are ordinarily available in the open market but it is
necessary to evaluate competitive offers to decide the most suitable
and economical option available
(C)All common use requirements with clear technical specifications
(D)All the above
Correct answer
(D)All the above
12. Under Open Tender Enquiry, the due date
fixed for opening of the tender shall be minimum _____days from the date
of advertisement?
(A)30 days
(B)21 days
(C)45 days
(D)7 days
Correct answer
(B)21 days
13. Under Global Tender Enquiry, provision for payment in Foreign Currencies is made through?
(A)International Money Transfer
(B)Cheque
(B)Letter of Credit
(D)Any of the above
Correct answer
(B)Letter of Credit
14. Global Tender Enquiry (GTE) is resorted in which among the following situation?
(A)Where
Goods of required specifications/quality are not available within the
country and alternatives available in the country are not suitable for
the purpose
(B)Non-existence of a local branch of the global principal of the manufacturer/vendors/ contractors
(C)Requirement for compliance to specific international standards in technical specifications
(D)All the above
Correct answer
(D)All the above
15. Which among the following is a restricted
competition procurement, where a preselected list of vendors is directly
approached for bidding?
(A)Limited Tender Enquiry
(B)Global Tender Enquiry
(C)Open Tender Enquiry
(D)Single Tender Enquiry
Correct answer
(A)Limited Tender Enquiry
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