Engineering Code - Latest 2023 May

 

Engineering Code

1. Revised Edition 1982 

2. Fourth Re-Print 2012 

3. Up to ACS 61 May 2023  

4. PDF copy by IRICEN, Pune  

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Differences between Tatkal Scheme and Emergency Quota

 Tatkal Scheme and Emergency Quota

S.N.	Tatkal Scheme	Emergency Quota
1	Literally, it means Immediately	Also called as HO (Head Office/High Official  quota
2	Extra charges are levied i.e., 10 % of base fare for Second class and 30 % for all other classes	No extra charges
3	Availed by any passenger	Availed by certain categories of passengers who are in need. Priority for 1) Cancer patients, Central Ministers, State Ministers, MPs, MLAs, other Higher Officials as per government protocol, other sick persons, On duty staff,  elderly women, women travelling alone, pregnant women, students travelling for interviews and children who need assistance in emergency travel situations.
4	Tatkal booking opens at 10 AM for AC Classes and 11 AM for NON-AC Classes One day in advance of the actual date of the journey excluding the  date of the journey	Normally application for EQ should be rendered 6 to 12 hours prior to the preparation of charts.  It is notified by the zonal Railway authorities on their convenience.
5	No supporting reason is required for booking Tatkal.	Normally the reason for urgency has to be submitted to the authorities who allot the EQ.
6	No request is required to get ticket under Tatkal	A written request must be signed by a Gazetted Officer or by a VIP or a High Official from Central or State Govt.

Indian Railways - Reservation Quotas

 

Indian Railways - Reservation Quotas

SN	Quota	Description
1.	GN	General Quota
2.	LD	Ladies Quota
3.	HO	Head Quarters / High Official Quota  (EQ - Emergency Quota)
4.	DF	Defence Quota
5.	PH	Parliament House Quota
6.	FT	Foreign Tourist Quota
7.	DP	Duty Pass Quota
8.	tq	Tatkal Quota
9.	PT	Premium Tatkal Quota
10.	SS	Female(above 45 Year)/Senior Citizen/Travelling alone
11.	HP	Physically Handicapped Quota
12.	RE	Railway Employee Staff on Duty for the train
13.	GNRS	General Quota Road Side
14.	OS	Out Station
15.	PQ	Pooled Quota
16.	RC(RAC)	Reservation Against Cancellation
17.	RS	Road Side
18.	YU	Yuva
19.	LB	Lower Berth

Notes: 

1. RAC  - Special Provision to split a berth (Side Lower) into two seats. It is not a quota itself, but alert to take care of the Berth. 

2. Road side Station Quota -  berths/seats are booked by the originating station for journeys up-to the road-side station only up-to the extent of accommodation earmarked for that Road-Side quota .In such cases, distance restriction does not apply. If that berths/seat is redefined from a remote location, then booking can also be done beyond the road side station, within the limits defined for the remote location quota. In no case can a through passenger be given accommodation in the RS berth and the redefined portion. For eg., a passenger traveling from NDLS to MAS cannot be given accommodation in a berth defined as GNRS up-to BPL and subsequently redefined as GN from BPL to MAS.

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Stores MCQ - Multiple choice questions

	Stores - MCQ
S.N.	Multiple Choice Questions	ANSWER
1	Th Under Book Examination clause, Supplier or its agency is bound to allow examination of its books within a period of ______ from the date the notice is received by the Supplier or its agencies. A (A) 120  days  (B) 60 days  (C) 30 days  (D) 45 days
2	EMD rounded off to nearest higher _______ in Stores Contracts (A) Rs.10   (B) Re 1  (C) Rs.100   (D) Rs.5
3	EMD is Nil up to the _______Value of Stores Tender  (A)  Rs.10 Lakhs  (B) Rs. 1 Lakh  (C) Rs. 20 Lakhs   (D) Rs.5 Lakhs
4	EMD is exempted in Stores Tenders at Hqrs level with prior approval of Authority competent to accept  the Tender, but not level below of _________ (A) PCMM   (B) CMM   (C) GM   (D) Dy.CMM
5	Supplier has to deposit SD within __________ of issue of LOA – Letter of Acceptance.  (A) 30 days    (B) 10 days  (C) 14 days   (D) 5 days
6	SD in Stores contracts is exempted up to the value of Contract ______ (A)  Rs 25 Lakh  (B) Rs. 5 Lakh   (C) Rs. 10 Lakhs  (D) None of the above
7	EMD is exempted in Stores Tenders at Field unit (Divisions, Depots) level with prior approval of Authority competent to accept  the Tender, but not level below of ________ (A) HAG officer   (B) JA Grade Officer  (C) SAG Officer  (D) None of the above
8	Under the Option clause, purchaser (i.e., Railways) reserves the right to increase and/ or decrease the order quantity by a quantity not exceeding ________ of the ordered quantity.   (A)   20 %  (B) 10 %  (C) 30 %   (D) 5 %
9	Letter of Credit (LC) apply for Stores tenders having an estimated value of ____or above (A)Rs. 50 Lakhs  (B) Rs. 20 Lakhs  (C) Rs.15 Lakhs   (D) Rs. 10 Lakhs
10	_______  to assess the value and terms & conditions of LC.  (A)  Any Scheduled Bank  (B) State Bank of India  (C)  Andhra Bank (D) SBI & any scheduled Bank
11	The incidental costs i.e., _____ of Contract value towards issue and operation of LC shall be borne by the supplier /contractor. (A)   0.15 % (B) 1 %  (C) 0.5%   (D) 0.05%
12	Part ___  of Model SOP is dealt with delegation of Stores powers.  (A)  A  (B) B  (C) C  (D)  D
13	Head of Stores Dept at Railway Board is _________ (A)  Member /Traction & Rolling Stock  (B) Member/Engineering  (C)  DG(RS)- Director General of Railway Stores  (D) None of these
14	Track fittings are purchased by ______ Dept. (A)  Stores  (B) Traffic  (C) Engineering  (D) Mechanical
15	Dead Surplus Stores comprise items of stores which have not been issued for 24 months and which, it is considered, are not likely to be utilised on any railway within next _______   (A)  One year  (B) Two years (C) Three years   (D) Five years
16	Vetting of Safety/Passenger necessity items is required for value of ________ and above. (A)   Rs. 2.5 Lakhs (B) Rs.10 Lakhs   (C) Rs.20 Lakhs  (D) Rs. 1 Lakh
17	Vetting of other than Safety/Passenger necessity items is required for value of ________ and above. (A)   Rs. 2.5 Lakhs (B) Rs.20 Lakhs   (C) Rs.10 Lakhs  (D) Rs. 1 Lakh
18	Two Member Tender committee (Sr.scale officer of Stores Dept as Convener & Sr.Scale officer of Accounts Dept) for Tenders valued ____________________ (A) Rs.25 Lakhs to Rs.50 Lakhs   (B)  Rs.10 Lakhs to Rs.50 Lakhs (C) Rs.50 Lakhs to Rs. 1 Crore  (D)  Rs.25 Lakhs to Rs. 1 Crore
19	Three Member Tender committee (Dy.CMM/Sr.DMM of Stores Dept as Convener & JAG/SG officer of Indenting Dept  and JAG/SG officer of Accounts Dept) for Tenders (other than Track items) valued ____________________ (A) Rs. 1 Crore to Rs.10 Crore   (B) Rs.5 Crores to Rs.10 Crore (C) Rs. 1 Crore to Rs. 5 Crore  (D)  Rs. 5 Crore to Rs. 20 Crore
	Note: If it is Track item, Dy.CE is Convenor and Dy.CMM as third Member.  All other rules are same.
20	GM can accept the Tenders valued _____________ (A)  Up to Rs.500 Crores  (B) Full powers (No limit) (C) Up to Rs. 200 Crores (D) Up to Rs. 250 Crores

	Stores - MCQ - Answers
S.N.	Multiple Choice Questions	ANSWER
1	Th Under Book Examination clause, Supplier or its agency is bound to allow examination of its books within a period of ______ from the date the notice is received by the Supplier or its agencies. A (A) 120  days  (B) 60 days  (C) 30 days  (D) 45 days	(B)
2	EMD rounded off to nearest higher _______ in Stores Contracts (A) Rs.10   (B) Re 1  (C) Rs.100   (D) Rs.5	(A)
3	EMD is Nil up to the _______Value of Stores Tender  (A)  Rs.10 Lakhs  (B) Rs. 1 Lakh  (C) Rs. 20 Lakhs   (D) Rs.5 Lakhs	(D)
4	EMD is exempted in Stores Tenders at Hqrs level with prior approval of Authority competent to accept  the Tender, but not level below of _________ (A) PCMM   (B) CMM   (C) GM   (D) Dy.CMM	(A)
5	Supplier has to deposit SD within __________ of issue of LOA – Letter of Acceptance.  (A) 30 days    (B) 10 days  (C) 14 days   (D) 5 days	(C)
6	SD in Stores contracts is exempted up to the value of Contract ______ (A)  Rs 25 Lakh  (B) Rs. 5 Lakh   (C) Rs. 10 Lakhs  (D) None of the above	(A)
7	EMD is exempted in Stores Tenders at Field unit (Divisions, Depots) level with prior approval of Authority competent to accept  the Tender, but not level below of ________ (A) HAG officer   (B) JA Grade Officer  (C) SAG Officer  (D) None of the above	(C)
8	Under the Option clause, purchaser (i.e., Railways) reserves the right to increase and/ or decrease the order quantity by a quantity not exceeding ________ of the ordered quantity.   (A)   20 %  (B) 10 %  (C) 30 %   (D) 5 %	(C)
9	Letter of Credit (LC) apply for Stores tenders having an estimated value of ____or above (A)Rs. 50 Lakhs  (B) Rs. 20 Lakhs  (C) Rs.15 Lakhs   (D) Rs. 10 Lakhs	(D)
10	_______  to assess the value and terms & conditions of LC.  (A)  Any Scheduled Bank  (B) State Bank of India  (C)  Andhra Bank (D) SBI & any scheduled Bank	(B)
11	The incidental costs i.e., _____ of Contract value towards issue and operation of LC shall be borne by the supplier /contractor. (A)   0.15 % (B) 1 %  (C) 0.5%   (D) 0.05%	(A)
12	Part ___  of Model SOP is dealt with delegation of Stores powers.  (A)  A  (B) B  (C) C  (D)  D	(D)
13	Head of Stores Dept at Railway Board is _________ (A)  Member /Traction & Rolling Stock  (B) Member/Engineering  (C)  DG(RS)- Director General of Railway Stores  (D) None of these	(A)
14	Track fittings are purchased by ______ Dept. (A)  Stores  (B) Traffic  (C) Engineering  (D) Mechanical	(A)
15	Dead Surplus Stores comprise items of stores which have not been issued for 24 months and which, it is considered, are not likely to be utilised on any railway within next _______   (A)  One year  (B) Two years (C) Three years   (D) Five years	(B)
16	Vetting of Safety/Passenger necessity items is required for value of ________ and above. (A)   Rs. 2.5 Lakhs (B) Rs.10 Lakhs   (C) Rs.20 Lakhs  (D) Rs. 1 Lakh	(B)
17	Vetting of other than Safety/Passenger necessity items is required for value of ________ and above. (A)   Rs. 2.5 Lakhs (B) Rs.20 Lakhs   (C) Rs.10 Lakhs  (D) Rs. 1 Lakh	(A)
18	Two Member Tender committee (Sr.scale officer of Stores Dept as Convener & Sr.Scale officer of Accounts Dept) for Tenders valued ____________________ (A) Rs.25 Lakhs to Rs.50 Lakhs   (B)  Rs.10 Lakhs to Rs.50 Lakhs (C) Rs.50 Lakhs to Rs. 1 Crore  (D)  Rs.25 Lakhs to Rs. 1 Crore	(C)
19	Three Member Tender committee (Dy.CMM/Sr.DMM of Stores Dept as Convener & JAG/SG officer of Indenting Dept  and JAG/SG officer of Accounts Dept) for Tenders (other than Track items) valued ____________________ (A) Rs. 1 Crore to Rs.10 Crore   (B) Rs.5 Crores to Rs.10 Crore (C) Rs. 1 Crore to Rs. 5 Crore  (D)  Rs. 5 Crore to Rs. 20 Crore	(A)
	Note: If it is Track item, Dy.CE is Convenor and Dy.CMM as third Member.  All other rules are same.
20	GM can accept the Tenders valued _____________ (A)  Up to Rs.500 Crores  (B) Full powers (No limit) (C) Up to Rs. 200 Crores (D) Up to Rs. 250 Crores	(B)

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