MCQs (a) Section 1

(b) Section 2
The Punjab Employees Efficiency Discipline and
(c) Section 3
Accountability Act, 2006. (d) Section 4*
15) During how many days accused is required to show cause in writing?
1) PEEDA stands for (a) 7 days*
(a) Punjab Employees Efficiency, Discipline and Accountability (b) 10 days
(b) Punjab Employees Efficiency and Discipline Act (c) 15 days
(c) Punjab Education Efficiency, Discipline and Accountability (d) 30 days
(d) Pakistan Employees Efficiency, Discipline and Accountability 16) Under section 9, the competent authority pass an order of inquiry in writing
2) PEEDA At is not applied to which does not include
(a) Govt. Employee (a) Appointment of enquiry officer
(b) General Public (b) Appointment of departmental representative
(e) Corporate Employee (c) The grounds for proceedings
(d) Retired persons within one year of retirement (d) None of above
3) Enquiry under PEEDA Act is initiated by 17) In PEEDA Act, the suspension of the accused is
(a) Enquiry officer (a) Mandatory
(c) Departmental representative (b) Discretional
(b) Complaint Authority (c) Both a & b
(d) Immediate officer (d) None
4) Which one is not ground for initiation of enquiry under PEEDA Act. 18) The competent authority will suspend the accused only if his her retention in
(a) Ineficiency the office can influence?
(c) Corruption (a) The proceedings
(b) Misconduct (b) Higher authorities
(d) None (c) Both a & b
5) Which one is the major penalty under PEEDA Act. (d) None
(a) Censure 19) Which one is not true?
(b) Withholding increment
(a) Inquiry officer is bound to give recommendations of imposition of penalty or
(c) Withholding promotion
(d) Recovery
exoneration
6) Which one is minor penalty under PEEDA Act. (b) Inquiry officer can recommend to impose notice than one penalty
(a) Reduction to lower post and pay scale (c) Inquiry officer/should recommend penalties that commensurate with the
(b) Reduction to a lower stage in pay scale gravity of charges.
(c) Fore feature of past service (d) The agreement of the competent authority with recommendations of inquiry
(d) Compulsory retirement officer is imperative⭑
7) Who writes letter to the accused 20) Which is not the authority of personal hearing officer
(a) Competent authority (a) Submitting recommendations of any penalty of exoneration
(b) Enquiry officer (b) Submitting summary of inquiry officer
(c) Immediate officer (c) Submitting summary of defense offered by accused
(d) None (d) Submitting views of departmental representatives
8) Section 7(b) read with section 5(1)(a) of PEEDA Act proposes 21) The period in which the accused who has been warded any penalty under this
(a) Initiation of enquiry act can appeal to the appellate authority.
(b) Issuing show cause notice (a) 15 days
(c) Both a & b (c) 30 days*
(d) None (b) 25 days
9) Section 9 read with section 5(1)(b) of PEEDA Act proposes (d) 60 days
(a) Initiation of enquiry 22) The appellate authority while considering the appeal may decide to
(b) Issuing show cause notice (a) Reject the appeal
(c) Both a & b (b) Exonerate the accused
(d) None (c) Hold a denou inquiry
10) Enquiry under PEEDA Act is completed within (d) All above
(a) 30 days 23) PEEDA Act was passed approved in.
(b) 45 days (a) 1981
(c) 60 days* (b) 2006
(d) 90 days (c) 2010
11) An employee against whom action is proposed to be initiated under section 5 (d) 2014
may be 24) No. of sections included in PEEDA Act are
placed under suspension for (a) 16
(a) 30 days (b) 20
(b) 45 days (c) 22
(c) 60 days (d) 26
(d) 90 days* 25) Who is the competent authority of AEOs.
12) Which is not the duty of departmental representative? (a) EDO
(a) Assistance to enquiry officer (b) DEO
(b) Cross examine the witness produced by accused (c) DCO
(c) Rebut the grounds of define offered by accused (d) Deputy DEO
(d) Recommend penalty to the accused
13) To impose penalty is the responsibility
(a) Competent authority
(c) Departmental representative
(b) Inquiry officer
(d) Immediate officer
14) In which section penalties are described in PEEDA Act.