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CCS(CONDUCT)
RULES,1964
RULE: 6 TO 10 WITH
COMPLETE EXPLANATION
Rule6: Joining of Associations by Govt servants: Not
to join in any association which is prejudicial to
interests of the sovereignty/integrity of India

1. Unions can display on

(i) Date , time, place of meeting
(ii) Income/expenditure statements of union
(iii) election announcement
(iv) membership Outstanding dues reminders.
2. Announcements relating to matters by unions
allowed except :
(1) not a criticism
(2) not subversive of discipline
(3)not with offensive language(
(4)not attacks on individuals directly/indirectly.
 CCS Conduct Rules 1964 Rule7:
Demonstration & strikes:

 No Govt servant shall engage himself in any

demonstration/strike/Gherao/meetings.
Strike (1) mass abstention without permission
(2) refusal to work overtime when it is necessary for the public interest
(3)go slow; pen down; stay-in; token, sympathetic, bandh.
Rule8: Connection with Press
or other media:
(1) No Government servant shall, except with the previous
sanction of the Government, own wholly or in part, or
conduct or participate in the editing or management of, any
newspaper or other periodical publication or electronic
media.
(2) Nothing in sub-rule (1) shall apply in case a Government
servant in the bonafide discharge of his official duties
publishes a book or participates in a public media.
(3) A Government servant publishing a book or participating
in a public media shall at all times make it clear that the
views expressed by him are his own and not that of
Government.
8(1): Connection with Press or Radio:
Time limit for grant of permission: 30 days.Beyond
time limit it is assumed that Govt. has given
permission.
 Rule9: Criticism of Govt:

No Govt servant shall in radio/media- publish in his

name or anonymously, pseudonymously or in the
name of any other person or any communication to
the press or in any public utterance, make any
statement adverse criticism on Govt policy.
GS visiting foreign countries shall not express views on
Indian & foreign affairs.
Unions passing resolutions on issues which involve
violation of the rule by individual employee
 Estimate Committee’s recommendation for giving freedom
to officers to express their different views.
Rule10: Evidence before a committee or any
other authority:

 Prior sanction of Govt necessary

 GS not to criticize the policy/action of Govt
Nothing in the rule applies to
(a) evidence given at any inquiry before the
authority of Govt
 (b) Judicial Inquiry
(c) Departmental Enquiry
(d) Administrative reforms committee
(e) evidence before Pay commission individually
(f)GS on behalf of service Associations memorandum
of evidence before pay commission
Q1. Choose the correct Rules from CCS Conduct Rules 1964 which
specifies that:
(X) every Government Servant shall at all times ''maintain courtesy and
good behavior with the public'' and
(Y) no Government Servant shall ''in the performance of his official
duties, act in a discourteous manner''
A) (X)=Rule 3 (1) (xi) ; (Y)=Rule 3(A) (a)
B) (X) Rule 3 (1) (xi) ; (Y)=Rule 3(A) (b)
C) (X)=Rule 3 (1) (ix) ; (Y)=Rule 3(B) (ii)
D) (X)= Rule 3 (1) (xi); (Y)=Rule 3(B) (i)
Q2. A Government Servant ''X'' in his official dealings with the public or
otherwise is adopting dilatory tactics or willfully causing delays in disposal
of the work assigned to him. This act of Government Servant is in
contravention of what Rule under CCS Conduct Rules 1964?
A) Rule-3A
B) Rule-3B
C) Rule-3(1) (vii)
D) Rule-3C
Q3. Identify the Rule numbers under CCS Conduct Rules 1964, which
specifies that every Government Servant shall at all times:
(X) Maintain devotion to duty
(Y) do nothing which is unbecoming of a Government Servant
(Z) maintain absolute integrity
A) (X)=Rule 3(1) (i);(Y)=Rule 3(1) (ii);(Z)=Rule 3(1) (iii);
B) (X)=Rule 3(1) (ii);(Y)=Rule 3(1) (i);(Z)=Rule 3(1) (iii);
C) (X)=Rule 3(1) (ii);(Y)=Rule 3(1) (iii);(Z)=Rule 3(1) (i);
D) (X)=Rule 3(1) (i);(Y)=Rule 3(1) (iii);(Z)=Rule 3(1) (ii);
Q4. Strikes include:
(i) Mass abstention from work without permission
(ii)Refusal to work overtime where such overtime work is necessary for the public
interest.
(iii)Resort to practices or conduct which is likely to result in or results in the
cessation or substantial retardation of work in any organization what is called go-
slow, sit-down, pen-down, stay-in etc.
A) (i) ONLY
B) (ii) & (iii) ONLY
C) (i) & (iii) ONLY
D) All of these
 Q5. Which of the following is an incorrect statement w.r.t. CCS (Conduct)
Rules 1964?
(i) Prior permission is required to join Bharat Sevak samaj
(ii) Participation of Govt servants in the Indo-Foreign cultural
organizations to be avoided
(iii) Mere intimation sufficient to join samyukta sadachar Samiti
(iv) Prior permission necessary to join foreign language classes conducted
by Indo-foreign cultural organizations.

A) (i) (ii) ONLY

B) (ii) (iii) & (iv) ONLY
C) None of these
D) All of these
Q6. Which of the following statements are correct?
CCS Conduct Rules 1964 shall apply to:
(i) Every person appointed to the Civil Service or Post
(ii) Civilian Defence Service
(iii) Railway Servants
(iv) Members of an ''All India Service''.
A) (iii) & (iv) ONLY
B) (iv) ONLY
C) (i) & (ii) ONLY
D) All of these
Q7. Proper seating arrangements for the Member of Parliament should
be made at public functions organized by a Government Office. In the
Warrant of Precedence, the Member of Parliaments appear:

A) above the Officers of the rank of Secretaries to the Government of

India
B) just below the Officers of the rank of Secretaries to the Government of
India
C) equal to the Officers of the rank of Secretaries to the Government of
India
D) equal to the Officers of the rank of Joint Secretaries to the Government
of India
Q8. To attend the references from Committees of Parliament promptly, a
Senior Officer should be charged with the responsibility for ensuring this
at the level of :

A) Joint Secretary or equivalent

B) Deputy Secretary or equivalent
C) Additional Secretary or equivalent
D) Director or equivalent
 Q9. Which of the following are NOT the correct forms to address the MP
in communication?
(i) Member of Loksabha
(ii) Member of Rajya Sabha
(iii) Member of Parliament
(iv) Member of Parliament(Lok Sabha)
(v) Member of Parliament(Rajya Sabha)
(vi) MP (Lok Sabha)
(vii) MP (Rajya Sabha)

A) (vi) & (vii) ONLY

B) (iii) (iv) (v) & (vi) ONLY
C) (i) & (ii) ONLY
D) None of these
Q10. As per CCS Conduct Rules 1964 and GIDs thereof, while making
Seating arrangements at public functions, the position of Members of
Parliament should be made in such a way that has been clearly brought
out in the:

A) Warrant of Commitment
B) Warrant of Precedence
C) Warrant of Possession
D) Warrant of attachment
 Q11. W.r.t. CCS Conduct Rules 1964 and GIDs thereof, when a visitor has
come to meet an Officer by the previous appointment and a Member of
Parliament or of a State Legislature has come without an appointment,
the correct course of action for the officer would be to:

A) see the Member of parliament first by cancelling the prior

appointment given to visitor
B) see the Member of parliament immediately after the the Officer has
met the visitor who had come by previous appointment
C) bluntly refuse to see the Member of Parliament
D) see the Member of parliament first by postponing the prior
appointment given to visitor
 Q12. In accordance with CCS Conduct Rules, 1964 and GIDs thereof, if a
Junior officer receives oral instructions from the Minister or from his
personal staff and the orders are in accordance with the norms, rules,
regulations, or procedures, the appropriate course of action by the
junior officer would be to:

A) they should implement immediately

B) they should be brought to the notice of the Secretary or the Head of
the Department for information
C) they should NOT implement at all giving a strong oral reply as no
direction is there from his immediate superior
D) None of these
 Q13. According to CCS Conduct Rules, 1964 and GIDs thereof, if a Junior
officer receives oral instructions from the Minister or from his personal
staff and the orders are not in accordance with the norms, rules,
regulations, or procedures, the appropriate course of action by the junior
officer would be to:

A) they should implement immediately

B) they should seek futher orders from the Secretary or the Head of the
Department
C) they should NOT implement at all giving a strong oral reply
D) None of these
 Q14. Which of the following statements are incorrect according to CCS
Conduct Rules 1964 and GIDs given thereof?
(i)Permission not necessary for seeking redress in courts of Law of
grievances arising out of their employment or conditions of service.
(ii) Joining Civil Defence Service permissible
(iii) Government servants to be encouraged to join Home Guards
Organisation.
(iv)Government servants to be encouraged to join Territorial Army

A) (i) ONLY
B) (iii) & (iv) ONLY
C) All of these
D) None of these
 Q15. W.r.t. Conduct of a Government Servant in relation to the proper
maintenance of his family, if any legal proceedings on a ''claim of maintenance'' of
the family of Government Servant by the party affected on this behalf be pending
in a court of law, the course of action on this ground by the Department would be
to:

A) Action against the Government Servant should not be taken on this ground as
such action may be construed by the Court to amount to contempt
B) Action against the Government Servant should be taken as he acted in a
manner unbecoming of Government servant and awarded with minor penalty
C) Action against the Government Servant should be taken as he acted in a
manner unbecoming of Government servant and awarded with major penalty
D) To be recovered from salary of the Government Servant and paid to the family
by DDO immediately
1. A 2.A 3.C 4.D 5.C 6.C 7.A 8.A
9.C 10.B 11.B 12.B 13.B 14.D
15.A