Indian Railway Codes and Manuals-Engineering code-Chapter- 11 (XI)
CHAPTER XI
THE EXECUTION OF WORKS
1101. Commencement of Works--An order to prepare an estimate for a work is no
authority for the execution of that work. The commencement of a work or the
incurrence of any liability thereon should, as a rule be authorised by the
competent authority by a written order sanctioning the detailed estimate
therefor and allotting the requisite funds. In rare cases where verbal orders
have to be acted upon, the officer complying with the verbal orders should
solicit written confirmation of such orders within a reasonable time. Unless it
can be shown that the complying officer has conformed to this rule, the
responsibility for the expenditure incurred will rest with him.
1102. The ordinary rule is that no work may be commenced and no
liability or, expenditure incurred on a work until a detailed estimate for it
has been sanctioned and an allotment of the requisite funds made by competent
authority. This rule pertaining to preparation of estimates does not apply in
the following cases:-
i. For the construction or purchase of new work
or asset under the category of new minor works if estimated to cost up to Rs
50,000/-
ii. For renewals and replacement of existing
works and assets chargeable to Open Line Works Revenue as a new minor work if
estimated to Cost upto Rs50,000/-
iii. For, renewals and replacements of assets
charged to Development Fund and Depreciation Reserve Fund if estimated to cost
upto Rs. 50,000/-;
iv. For renewals and replacements of assets
charged to Revenue if estimated to cost up to Rs. 2 lakh; and
v. For reconditioning of existing assets if
estimated to cost up to Rs 1 lakh and any repair work chargeable to revenue
costing up to Rs 5 lakh (c.f. para 70I).
1103. Work started on Urgency Certificate.-In addition to the exception mentioned in the
preceding paragraph the following are the only classes of work on which
expenditure or liability may be incurred prior to the receipt of sanction of
the authority competent to sanction the estimates under the ordinary rules :--
(i) Works, which are
considered to be urgently necessary to safeguard life or property or to repair
damage to the line caused by flood, accident or other unforeseen contingency,
so as to restore or maintain through communication.
(ii) deleted.
Note : Where applicable
the instructions in paragraph 1260 should be observed.
1104. As regards class (i) in the para above,
the Divisional Engineer may authorize the commencement of the work, but should
at once submit, through usual channel, a report to the authority competent to
give administrative approval to the work and to allot the required funds. This
report which may be called an "Urgency Certificate" or "Urgency
Report" (Form E 1104) should contain (i) a description of the work, (ii)
the date of its commencement, (iii) the circumstances which bring the work
within this category, (iv) the maximum probable cost of the work with an
enclosure containing an abstract of calculations and (v) the date by which a
detailed estimate of cost will be submitted. The Divisional Engineer should at
the same time send a copy of this report (Form E. 1104) to the Accounts
Officer.
1105. In according administrative approval or
sanction and in allotting funds, if required, the competent authority will give
such instructions as he considers necessary regarding the execution of the work
to executive officers subordinate to him and fix a date by which the detailed
estimate for the work should be prepared and got sanctioned. He will at the
same time furnish a copy of his sanction and instructions to the Accounts
Officer.
1106. The detailed estimate of the work should
be prepared and submitted to the Accounts Officer for verification well in
advance of the date fixed under the preceding paragraph. Should the detailed
estimate not be received by the specified date or should the sanction of
competent authority not be received within one month of the date, the Accounts
Officer will, in the absence of a satisfactory explanation of the cause of the
delay, make a full report to the General Manager, who should in cases where the
cost of the work is likely to exceed his powers of sanction, at once inform the
Railway Board of the reasons for the delay.
1107. As regards works falling under class (ii)
of paragraph 1103 ante, if the cost of the work is not likely to exceed his own
powers of sanction and if he is able to allot the necessary funds, the General
Manager may authorize the commencement of work prior to the preparation of
estimates. When the General Manager accords sanction to the commencement of a
work in such circumstances, he should, in communicating his sanction to the
Accounts Officer supply to that officer the information required under
paragraph 1104 above. If the cost is likely to exceed General Manager's powers
of sanction or if the General Manager is unable to allot the necessary funds,
the work should not be commenced without the consent of the Railway Board. The
General Manager when applying to the Railway Board for sanction to commence a
work in such circumstances, should supply all the information required under
paragraph 1104 and furnish a copy to the Accounts Officer. In either case, the
procedure laid down in paragraphs 1105 and 1106 will apply mutatis
mutandis.
1108. Expedition in Executing Works.-All works should be carried on as rapidly as is
possible, due regard being had to the extent of funds allotted and to soundness
of execution. All interruptions to large works in progress should be
immediately reported to the Head of the Railway Administration, the causes and
probable duration of such interruptions being duly explained.
1109. Material Modifications.-No material modification in a work or scheme as
sanctioned, should be permitted or undertaken without the prior approval of the
authority who sanctioned the estimate. In the case of estimates sanctioned by
the Railway Board or higher authority, instances of what will be considered to
be a material modifications of a sanctioned project or work are given in
paragraph 1110 below.
1110. The following may be taken as material
modifications on lines under construction and open line works estimated to cost
rupees one crore and over.
- (a) Any change in the alignment likely to affect the
facilities offered to the public in the neighbourhood or likely to
increase or decrease the length of the line by over one kilometre.
- (b) Introduction of any new station or omission of any
station.
- (c) Any alteration in the type or number of engines or
vehicles provided in an estimate for rolling-stock.
- (d) A change in the layout of a yard affecting the
general method of working or increasing or reducing the number of trains
that can be dealt with.
- (e) Any departure from the standards of construction as
prescribed in Chapter II or as accepted by the Railway Board in the
Abstract Estimate or use of any second hand material, if it affects the
speed of trains or the number of trains to be dealt with than contemplated
originally.
- (f) The introduction or omission of any work or
facility involving a sum of Rs.5 lakhs and over.
- (g) Any modification of a sub-work provided for in the
estimate of a sanctioned work involving an additional outlay on that
sub-work of more than Rs.5 lakhs.
- (h) The introduction of the new sub-work not provided
for in the estimate of a sanctioned work involving an outlay of more than
Rs.5 lakhs.
- (i) Any alteration in the standards of interlocking.
1111. With a view to ensure effective control
over the execution of works within the powers of sanction of the General
Manager, it will be open to him to expand the scope of the term "material
modification" as defined in the preceding paragraphs and to prescribe what
other instances will be regarded as material modifications by him.
1112. Any modification other than a
"material modification" in the scheme or project sanctioned by the
Railway Board or a higher authority may be sanctioned by the General Manager or
any lower authority, provided that the amount of additional expenditure, if
any, necessitated by such modification, does not cause an excess beyond his
powers of sanction.
1113. Sanctions to Material Modifications.--If the introduction of a material modification
becomes necessary in a project sanctioned by the Railway Board before the work
is actually commenced, an amended abstract estimate should be prepared for the
project and submitted for the approval of the Railway Board. When the
introduction of a material modification in a project as sanctioned by the
Railway Board or higher authority becomes necessary during the progress of the
work, a revised abstract estimate should be submitted to the Railway Board,
even when no excess in the amount of the sanctioned estimate is likely to
result. No liability should be incurred on the modification, nor, if a saving
is likely to be affected by its introduction, should the saving be utilised for
any other purpose, until the proposed modification has received the approval of
the Railway Board.
Note.--No material
modification can be sanctioned by the General Manager, if as a result thereof,
an excess over sanctioned estimate occurs beyond the sanctioning powers of the
General Manager.
1114. Minor Modifications.-Executive Engineers need not ordinarily refer to
higher authority for orders proposals for the introduction of any modification,
which is necessitated by purely engineering considerations and which involve an
outlay of less than Rs.10,000 provided the financial powers of the authority
who sanctioned the estimate are not exceeded thereby.
1115. Agencies for Executing Works.-Works of construction, repair or maintenance
may be carried out through the agency of either :-
- (i) departmental labour, or
- (ii) contracts, or
- (iii) other departments and public bodies such as
municipalities, port trusts, etc., or
- (iv) other Railway Administrations.
according as the
authority sanctioning the works may decide having regard to economy and
expediency. The employment of both contractors and departmental labour at the
same time and for the same work should, as far as practicable, be avoided.
1116. In the first case, viz., the execution of
works by departmental labour, the procedure laid down in paragraphs 1119 to
1121 should be followed. The rules relating to the execution of works through
the agency of contractors have been set out in Chapter XII. The conditions
governing the execution of works through the agency of other government
departments and public bodies will be those laid down by such departments and
public bodies (see also paragraph 1137 infra). As regards works entrusted to
other railway administrations for execution, all expenditure incurred by such
administrations in carrying out the works will be debited to the railway
ordering the works, provided the amount involved exceeds Rs. 500.
1117. Responsibility of Executive Engineers.-The Executive Engineer in charge of the work is
responsible for the proper execution of a work by whatever agency it may be
carried out. He should, therefore, make inspections as frequently as necessary
or possible, supply his assistants and subordinates with such detailed
instructions as may, from time to time, be necessary and see to it the instructions
are complied with.
1118. Planning of Works.-In planning and monitoring the progress of
works, particularly large projects, it is desirable to make use of techniques
of network analysis. Similarly, it is desirable to adopt "mass haul
diagrams" while planning earthwork wherever possible.
1119. Entertainment of Temporary and Works
Establishment.-On receiving orders, or
being authorized by any competent person to commence any work, the Executive
Engineer may, if it is decided to carry out the work departmentally, entertain
under competent authority, the necessary temporary and works establishment
within the amount sanctioned and subject to any general rules that the Head of
the Railway Administration may see fit to lay down. When it is necessary to bring
labourers and artificers from a distance, they may be allowed wages for the
number of days occupied in the journey to and from the site of work, provided
they join the work with proper despatch. At the discretion of the Executive
Engineer, bona fide travelling expenses may also be allowed to them. The above
charges should be borne by the estimate of the work. The private address, and
thumb impression of each labourer temporarily recruited for a work carried out
departmentally should be kept on record by the subordinate under whom he is
employed, for facility of identification and as a safeguard against bogus
claims.
1120. Temporary
Establishment includes all such non-permanent establishment, no matter under
what designations employed, as is entertained for the general purposes of a
division or subdivision or for the purpose of the general supervision, as
distinct from the actual execution of a work or works. Under this category will
come such staff as draftsmen and clerks other than "Stores" and
"Muster" clerks actually employed at the site of works.
1121.
Works Establishment includes such establishment as is employed upon the actual
execution, as distinct from the general supervision, of a specific works or
sub-works of a specific project or upon the subordinate supervision of
departmental labour, stores and machinery in connection with such a work or
sub-works. The entertainment of work-charged establishment is subject to the
following conditions :--
- (1) The pay allowed to holders of work-charged posts
should not, except with the sanction of the competent authority, exceed
the rates prescribed for such posts.
- (2) They should be paid by the day or months, their
employment ceasing with the cessation of the work.
- (3) The cost of works establishment excluding labour
should be shown as separate sub-head of the estimates.
1122. Field Book of Subordinates.- (a) Every member or the Engineer and Upper
Subordinates establishment will, in addition to the prescribed Measurement
Book, keep a note-book (Form E.1122) in which will be entered daily any
particulars with reference to the works in progress which may be call for
remarks, such as the nature of soil in which foundations are about to be
commenced, the quality of materials delivered at the site of a work, or of the
workmanship in a building.
(b) Remarks may also be
made in the note book regarding the qualifications of subordinates, artificer
and other employed on the works, the satisfactory or unsatisfactory operations
of contracts, and in fact anything relating to the works in progress which
should be brought to the notice of superior authority either as being of
general professional interest, or as requiring immediate notice or orders.
(c) The dates of all
inspections, with a list of the works, and a memorandum of the accounts
inspected, with details on various points considered worthy of remarks, should
also be given and these notebooks should be considered as official records, to
be produced, whenever required by superior authority. They should be neatly and
systematically kept and indexed.
1123. Order Book.-For all important works an order book (Form E.
1123) should be opened and all instructions issued to the executive subordinate
or the contractor, as the case may be should be duly entered therein with the
replies opposite.
1124. Record of Important Structures.-A record should be kept of the nature and depth
of the foundations of all important structures. For culverts and small
buildings a note on the drawing will be sufficient; but for all major bridges,
large buildings and generally all structures, the depth of the foundations of
which exceeds 2 metres, plans and cross-sections, and if necessary,
longitudinal sections should be prepared. These diagrams should show the nature
and reduced levels of the strata passed through and reached and of all footing
courses, plinth, etc., they should be filed in the Executive Engineer's or
Divisional Office within one month after the masonry in the foundations has
begun.
1125. General Instructions.-No religious edifice should be destroyed or
injured in the execution of works without the full and free consent of the
persons interested in it; nor without the concurrence of the principal civil or
political authority on the spot, unless the orders of local government within
whose jurisdiction the edifice stands, render such concurrence unnecessary.
Officers employed on the construction and maintenance of railways should take
all possible steps to prevent the destruction of ancient remains of
archaeological interest.
1126. As military considerations of the highest
importance may be involved in any change in through communication, all
proposals for removal of bridges or ferries, should invariably be submitted for
the consideration and orders of the Railway Board.
1127. Executive Engineers should as a rule, make
their own arrangement for the supply of labour and materials without having
recourse to the civil authorities.
1128. All unusual losses and all important
accidents should on their occurrence be reported to the Chief Engineer.
1129. In the execution of works, every care
should be taken that the safety and convenience of the public are duly attended
to, and that all operations are carried on in such a manner as to interfere as
little as possible with the traffic or ordinary pursuits of the people.
Temporary roads and bridges should, when necessary; be provided; and the
occupation of land, when practicable, be so timed as not to lead to the
destruction of standing crops, Brick and lime kilns should not be erected so
close to the inhabited part of any town or cantonment as to be a nuisance.
1130. Executive Engineers and other officers or
subordinates incharge of works should furnish immediate information to the
proper civil authorities on the occasion of every serious accident; and in case
of death on the spot, they should if it is reasonably possible not allow the
body to be removed till a police enquiry has been held. In the case of an
accident resulting in injuries to or the death of a railway servant, the
procedure prescribed in the Workmen's Compensation Act and the orders issued thereunder
by the Railway Administration concerned, should be followed.
1131. The employment of female labourers on
works in the neighbourhood of soldiers' barracks should be avoided as far as
possible.
1132. Powder-magazines and all buildings which
from their height or exposed situation, are likely to be struck by lightning
should be provided with lightning conductors, which should be erected and
periodically tested in accordance with the rules laid down in the Government of
India Pamphlet "Code of Instructions for the Erection and Test of
Lightning Conductors".
1133. Execution of "Deposit Works".-No deviation from the accepted plans and designs
of works undertaken for other Government Departments and outsiders should be
permitted except with the concurrence of the authorities who ordered the works.
1134. If in the course of execution of a deposit
work, it becomes apparent that the expenditure thereon is likely to exceed the
provision in the estimate accepted by the authority ordering the work, the
Executive Engineer should arrange to get the acceptance of such authority for
the additional estimated expenditure. He should also arrange for the deposit of
additional money to cover the estimated extra expenditure, in cases where such
deposit is necessary for the execution of works (cf. paragraph 735).
1135. In
order to keep the head of the engineering department informed of the state of
progress of works in each division, a progress report of all works in progress
during the month in a division should be submitted by the beginning of the
succeeding month to the Chief Engineer. The format in which such progress
report should be submitted shall be decided by the Chief Engineer. For the
purpose of this rule a work should be considered to be in progress from the
date on which the detailed estimate therefor is sanctioned to the date on which
it is completed.
1136. Excess over Estimates.-The sanction to an estimate constitutes
authority for spending a specific amount on a particular work. Executive
officers should not, therefore, incur expenditure or liability on a work in
excess of the sanctioned estimate without the prior sanction of the competent
authority. If in the course of execution of a work it becomes apparent that
there is likely to be an excess over the sanctioned estimate of the work as a
whole, Executive Engineers should take steps :--
(i) to restrict further
expenditure on the work to the utmost extent possible until sanction to the
excess is obtained; and
(ii) to prepare a
revised estimate and submit it to the authority competent to sanction it. In
case of estimates sanction to which is within the competence of the local
authorities, it will rest with the sanctioning authority to decide in what
detail the revised estimate should be prepared. In case, where there has been
no great modification in the scope of the original estimate, an abstract
dealing only with the items of work which have been materially affected with
explanations therefor and bring out any changes in the allocation should
suffice in lieu of the full detailed revised estimate. In cases, which require
to be submitted to the Railway Board, where the excess is not due to any
material modification in the sanctioned work, brief abstract estimate should be
prepared showing the heads materially affected, the total increase under each
head and the principal directions in which the cost has been exceeded owing to
rise in prices or other causes.
Expenditure in excess of
a sanctioned estimate should not ordinarily be left over regularization by
post-facto sanctions. The orders of the competent authority should be obtained
on the probable excess at the earliest possible stage before the additional
expenditure is incurred. In most cases, where the excesses are due to an
increase in prices over those entered in the original estimates, these probable
excesses are at once discovered when tenders are received for the work; and in
such cases, a revised abstract estimate should immediately be sent to
sanctioning authority in order that authority may determine whether it is
advisable to proceed with the work in view of the additional expenditure
involved. In all other cases, the application must be made as soon as the
probability of any excess is foreseen.
In cases, however, where
the work is in an advanced stage and is likely to be completed before a revised
estimate can be got out, the excess may, with the prior approval of the
competent authority, be dealt with in the completion report of the work. The
fact that a competent authority has permitted the regularization of excess over
an estimate through the completion report should invariably be intimated to the
Accounts Officer.
Notwithstanding the fact
that the expenditure on a work has exceeded or is likely to exceed the
sanctioned estimate therefor, the following payments may not be withheld :-
(a) Payments required to
liquidate liabilities which have already been incurred at the date of reporting
the excess (whether actual or anticipated) to the competent authority for
sanction.
(b) Payments in respect
of salaries, muster sheets, labour pay sheets or other pressing claims provided
that a definite statement in writing is made by the General Manager, Chief
Engineer, or Divisional Superintendent, as the case may be to the effect that
sanction of the competent authority to excess has been applied for or will be
applied for at the earliest possibility.
Note : For the purpose
of this paragraph, excess over estimates should be determined with reference to
the aggregate provision (excluding credits for released material) for the work
or scheme as a whole and not with reference to the separate sub-estimates for
sub-works constituting the works or scheme.
1137. Departmental Charges.-When work is undertaken by the Engineering
Department of a railway for outside parties including other railways,
government department, public bodies (e.g., Municipalities, Port Trust, etc.)
and employees of the railway, departmental charges should be levied to cover
the cost of tools and plant and of establishment supervision. The charges
leviable will be 121/2 percent on
the total cost of the work (wages and materials) including the cost of land,
except where a rate higher than 121/2 percent is
charged to governmental departments on a reciprocal basis. The charge will be
levied once only on the total outlay on a work (cash and stores) and will not
be in addition to a first charge of 121/2 percent on
the value of stores, vide paragraph 2329-S.
Notes :1. The above
rules do not apply to works undertaken by engineering workshops to which the
rules applicable to works undertaken in workshops of the Locomotive and
Carriage and Wagon Department apply.
2. Railway Units of the
Territorial Army.-The charges under the foregoing rules may be remitted in the
case of works not exceeding Rs.500 in cost executed by the Engineering
Department of a railway for Railway Units of the Territorial Army provided that
no additional establishment is entertained for such work.
3.
The above rules do not apply to works of road over bridges/road under bridges,
taken up on Build Operate & Transfer (BOT) basis in replacement of existing
manned Level Crossings.
(Authority:
Board’s letter No. 98/CE-I/Misc./14(BRO) dt. 30.12.1998)
1138. Remission of Departmental Charges.-The General Manager may, at his discretion,
waive wholly or partially the recovery of the departmental charges leviable
under paragraph 1137 provided that
- (a) the railway gains some advantage, not necessarily
financial, by such remission;
- (b) the reasons for the remission are recorded in each
case and the remission is allowed with the concurrence of the Financial
Adviser and Chief Accounts Officer; and
- (c) the non-incurrence of extra charges on account of
tools and plant and establishment supervision does not in itself
constitute sufficient justification for the remission.
1139. In case of assisted or private sidings,
when a portion of the work is permitted to be executed by parties, partial
remission of departmental charges may be allowed (refer to para 1828). General
Managers can allow such remission upto Rupees ten lakhs and if the parties
apply for further remission a reference should be made to the Railway Board
unless the case falls within the purview of para 1138.
When the survey and
construction of a private siding is carried out through Consultant/Consulting
firm/Consulting Engineer as approved by the Railway, charges leviable are as
given in para 1829-E.
(Authority Railway Board's letter No. 83/W.I/SP/12(Pt.) dated 22.3.93)
1140. Departmental Charges on Joint Works.-In connection with joint works at joint stations
no additional charge for supervision for the purpose of assessing interest as a
charge to the joint station account should be made to the capital cost of joint
works at junction stations owned and worked by the Indian Government. The full
application of this rule in the case of junctions at more than one point with a
line not owned and worked by the Indian Government where the junction stations
are owned severally by the Indian Government and other authorities (Companies,
District Boards) is dependent on the Government and other authorities both
adopting the same procedure. If the line not owned by the Indian Government
levies such charges on joint works at junctions owned by them, the Indian
Government line should include a similar charge in connection with joint works
at junction owned by the Indian Government : See also 870 of Indian Railway
Financial Code.
Multiple choice questions:
1.What is required before the
commencement of a work or the incurrence of any liability on it?
- A) Verbal orders from a superior
- B) A written order sanctioning the detailed estimate
and allotting requisite funds
- C) A general verbal consent
- D) A preliminary survey report
Answer: B) A written order
sanctioning the detailed estimate and allotting requisite funds
2.Under what conditions can work
be started without a detailed estimate?
- A) For any project under Rs. 1 lakh
- B) For the construction of new works estimated to cost
up to Rs. 50,000
- C) For repairs and renewals estimated to cost up to Rs.
5 lakh
- D) For any new asset purchase without cost limit
Answer: B) For the construction of
new works estimated to cost up to Rs. 50,000
3.Who may authorize the
commencement of urgent work without a sanctioned estimate?
- A) General Manager
- B) Accounts Officer
- C) Divisional Engineer
- D) Railway Board
Answer: C) Divisional Engineer
4.What should be included in an
"Urgency Certificate" for work started on an urgency basis?
- A) Detailed design plans
- B) Date of the next financial audit
- C) Description of the work, circumstances justifying
the urgency, and probable cost
- D) List of all available materials
Answer: C) Description of the work,
circumstances justifying the urgency, and probable cost
5.What is the responsibility of
the Accounts Officer if the detailed estimate is not received on time?
- A) Suspend the work immediately
- B) Make a full report to the General Manager
- C) Provide an interim budget
- D) Approve the continuation of the work
Answer: B) Make a full report to the
General Manager
6.Who must be informed if the
cost of urgent work exceeds the General Manager's powers of sanction?
- A) Local municipal authorities
- B) Accounts Officer
- C) Railway Board
- D) Public Works Department
Answer: C) Railway Board
7.What constitutes a 'material
modification' in a project or work?
- A) Any change in alignment by over 1 km
- B) Adding a new station
- C) Change in the type or number of engines or vehicles
- D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
8.Who is responsible for the
proper execution of a work, regardless of the agency used?
- A) General Manager
- B) Divisional Engineer
- C) Executive Engineer
- D) Project Manager
Answer: C) Executive Engineer
9.What technique is recommended
for planning and monitoring large projects?
- A) SWOT analysis
- B) PERT and CPM (network analysis)
- C) Financial auditing
- D) Marketing research
Answer: B) PERT and CPM (network
analysis)
10.In what situation can the
General Manager authorize work without a detailed estimate?
- A) Only when an emergency occurs
- B) For any work costing under Rs. 1 lakh
- C) When the work is under his sanctioning power and he
can allot the funds
- D) For all routine maintenance works
Answer: C) When the work is under
his sanctioning power and he can allot the funds
11.What does the Works Establishment
include?
- A) General supervision of projects
- B) Execution of specific works or sub-works
- C) Management of departmental finances
- D) Administrative tasks in offices
Answer: B) Execution of specific works or sub-works
12.What is a condition for the
employment of work-charged establishment?
- A) They should be paid weekly
- B) Their pay should not exceed the rates prescribed for
such posts without sanction
- C) They should be paid yearly
- D) They must only work on major projects
Answer: B) Their pay should not exceed the rates prescribed for such posts without sanction
13.How should the cost of works
establishment, excluding labor, be shown?
- A) As part of the general budget
- B) As a separate sub-head of the estimates
- C) As an additional expense
- D) As a miscellaneous cost
Answer: B) As a separate sub-head of the estimates
14.What should every member of the
Engineer and Upper Subordinates establishment keep in addition to the
Measurement Book?
- A) A ledger book
- B) A diary
- C) A note-book (Form E.1122)
- D) A financial report
Answer: C) A note-book (Form E.1122)
15.What should the note-book (Form
E.1122) contain?
- A) Financial transactions
- B) Personal notes
- C) Daily particulars with reference to the works in
progress
- D) Employee attendance records
Answer: C) Daily particulars with reference to the works in progress
16.What should be done with
important instructions issued to the executive subordinate or contractor?
- A) They should be verbal only
- B) They should be entered in an order book (Form
E.1123)
- C) They should be recorded in a separate file
- D) They should be emailed to all concerned parties
Answer: B) They should be entered in an order book (Form E.1123)
17.What should be included in the
record of important structures?
- A) Only financial data
- B) Nature and depth of foundations
- C) Names of contractors
- D) Photographs of the work site
Answer: B) Nature and depth of foundations
18.Who must be consulted before
destroying or injuring a religious edifice during construction work?
- A) The general public
- B) The principal civil or political authority on the
spot
- C) The engineering team
- D) Local government officials only
Answer: B) The principal civil or political authority on the spot
19.What must be submitted to the
Railway Board for consideration and orders?
- A) Proposals for new railway lines
- B) Proposals for the removal of bridges or ferries
- C) Financial budgets
- D) Staff appointment requests
Answer: B) Proposals for the removal of bridges or ferries
20.What should Executive Engineers
do when they anticipate an excess over the sanctioned estimate?
- A) Ignore the excess
- B) Inform the local media
- C) Prepare a revised estimate and submit it to the
competent authority
- D) Continue with the work without any changes
Answer: C) Prepare a revised estimate and submit it to the competent authority
21.What are departmental charges for
works undertaken by the Engineering Department for outside parties?
- A) 5% on the total cost of the work
- B) 10% on the total cost of the work
- C) 12½% on the total cost of the work
- D) No charges are levied
Answer: C) 12½% on the total cost of the work
22.Under what condition can the
General Manager waive the recovery of departmental charges?
- A) If the work is completed ahead of schedule
- B) If the railway gains some advantage, not necessarily
financial
- C) If the charges are below a certain threshold
- D) If the charges are disputed by the parties involved
Answer: B) If the railway gains some advantage, not necessarily financial
23.What should be done with the
notebooks (Form E.1122) kept by members of the Engineer and Upper Subordinates
establishment?
- A) Discard them after use
- B) Keep them as personal records
- C) Consider them as official records to be produced
whenever required by superior authority
- D) Use them solely for internal communication
Answer: C) Consider them as official records to be produced whenever required by superior authority
24.What should be done in case of an
accident resulting in injuries or death of a railway servant?
- A) Report the incident to the media
- B) Follow the procedure prescribed in the Workmen's
Compensation Act and the orders issued by the Railway Administration
concerned
- C) Leave the site immediately
- D) Inform the local community leaders
Answer: B) Follow the procedure prescribed in the Workmen's Compensation Act and the orders issued by the Railway Administration concerned
25.What is required for buildings
likely to be struck by lightning?
- A) They should be painted a specific color
- B) They should be provided with lightning conductors
- C) They should be insured
- D) They should be constructed with specific materials
Answer: B) They should be provided with lightning conductors.
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