Examination of Contracts by Pay and Accounts Officer
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What is the purpose of opening a Register in Form CAM-31 according to the text?

  • To obtain certificates from competent authorities for contingent bills
  • To seek consent for payments outside the terms of the contract
  • To regulate payments exceeding contract rates
  • To keep a record of all contracts and agreements regardless of their monetary value (correct)
  • When should the Pay and Accounts Officer ensure that payments are not made without the consent of the competent financial authority?

  • When payments exceed the contract rates
  • Only for contingent bills
  • When payments are less than Rs. 50,000
  • When they are not in strict terms of the contract (correct)
  • Which contracts/agreements must be furnished to the concerned Pay and Accounts Officers irrespective of their monetary value?

  • Food Department contracts
  • Contingent or miscellaneous expenditure contracts
  • All contracts and agreements
  • Contracts of Director General, Supplies and Disposal (correct)
  • What should be done if payments in contingent bills are made at certain contract rates not communicated to the Pay and Accounts Officer?

    <p>Request consent from the competent authority</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is required if payments outside contract terms or in excess of contract rates are to be made?

    <p>Consent from competent financial authority</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should be done with contracts and agreements for purchases above Rs. 50,000 according to the text?

    <p>Obtain and examine them for regulatory purposes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the fundamental principles laid down by the Government for the guidance of authorities entering into contracts?

    <p>Contracts should be precise and definite without ambiguity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should be done before entering into contracts?

    <p>Take legal and financial advice to draft contracts.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should be considered when selecting a tender according to the text?

    <p>Consider the financial status of individuals and firms along with other relevant factors.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What action do Pay and Accounts Officers have the power to take in relation to contracts?

    <p>Examine contracts and report irregularities in procedures.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When can a contract be materially varied without the previous consent of the competent financial authority?

    <p>With the previous consent of the competent financial authority.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What requires authority not inferior to that required for the original contract?

    <p>Deviation from contracts</p> Signup and view all the answers

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