{"id":633,"date":"2025-08-19T16:08:21","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T16:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/postaladda.com\/mcq\/?p=633"},"modified":"2025-08-19T16:11:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T16:11:18","slug":"service-discharge-benefit-scheme-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postaladda.com\/mcq\/service-discharge-benefit-scheme-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Service Discharge Benefit Scheme (SDBS) 2011 \u2013 MCQs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. What is the effective date of the Service Discharge Benefit Scheme (SDBS)?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>a) 1st April 2010<br>b) 1st April 2011 <br>c) 1st January 2012<br>d) 1st June 2011<\/p>\n\n\n<button class=\"show-answer-btn\" onclick=\"pa_toggle_answer(this)\">Show Answer<\/button><div class=\"answer\">The correct answer is:  1st April 2011<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2.Which of the following is the Nodal Agency for the Service Discharge Benefit Scheme (SDBS)?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>a) Ministry of Finance<br>b) Department of Posts<br>c) Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) <br>d) National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL)<\/p>\n\n\n<button class=\"show-answer-btn\" onclick=\"pa_toggle_answer(this)\">Show Answer<\/button><div class=\"answer\">The correct answer is:  Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA)<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3.Who is responsible for managing the records under the Service Discharge Benefit Scheme (SDBS)?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>a) Central Government<br>b) National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) <br>c) Trustee Bank<br>d) Aggregator cum Account Officer<\/p>\n\n\n<button class=\"show-answer-btn\" onclick=\"pa_toggle_answer(this)\">Show Answer<\/button><div class=\"answer\">The correct answer is: National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL)<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4.Which of the following defines Severance Amount under the SDBS?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>a) Amount paid after completion of 1 year of service<br>b) Amount paid when GDS ends engagement with the Department <br>c) Amount paid upon promotion to regular departmental posts<br>d) Amount contributed by the Government towards pension<\/p>\n\n\n<button class=\"show-answer-btn\" onclick=\"pa_toggle_answer(this)\">Show Answer<\/button><div class=\"answer\">The correct answer is: Amount paid when GDS ends engagement with the Department<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5.Who is in charge of managing the funds and investments under SDBS?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>a) Trustee Bank <br>b) Custodian<br>c) Aggregator cum Account Officer<br>d) CRA (Central Record Keeping Agency)<\/p>\n\n\n<button class=\"show-answer-btn\" onclick=\"pa_toggle_answer(this)\">Show Answer<\/button><div class=\"answer\">The correct answer is: Trustee Bank<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6.What is the Severance Accumulation for an existing GDS under the scheme?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>a) No severance accumulation for existing GDS<br>b) Rs. 1500 per year of service added to PRA upon joining SDBS <br>c) Rs. 500 per year of service added to PRA<br>d) Rs. 3000 per year of service added to PRA<\/p>\n\n\n<button class=\"show-answer-btn\" onclick=\"pa_toggle_answer(this)\">Show Answer<\/button><div class=\"answer\">The correct answer is: Rs. 1500 per year of service added to PRA upon joining SDBS<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7.GDS with less than 1 year of service are eligible for which option under SDBS?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>a) Participation in SDBS<br>b) Severance Amount benefits<br>c) No eligibility for either option <br>d) Contribution to the NPS<\/p>\n\n\n<button class=\"show-answer-btn\" onclick=\"pa_toggle_answer(this)\">Show Answer<\/button><div class=\"answer\">The correct answer is: No eligibility for either option<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8.For a newly appointed GDS, when can they start participating in SDBS?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>a) Immediately upon appointment<br>b) After 6 months of service<br>c) After 1 year of satisfactory service <br>d) After 2 years of satisfactory service<\/p>\n\n\n<button class=\"show-answer-btn\" onclick=\"pa_toggle_answer(this)\">Show Answer<\/button><div class=\"answer\">The correct answer is:  After 1 year of satisfactory service<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">9.What is the government\u2019s contribution to the SDBS starting from 1st July 2018?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>a) \u20b9500 per month<br>b) \u20b9300 per month <br>c) \u20b9400 per month<br>d) \u20b9200 per month<\/p>\n\n\n<button class=\"show-answer-btn\" onclick=\"pa_toggle_answer(this)\">Show Answer<\/button><div class=\"answer\">The correct answer is:   \u20b9300 per month<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10.What happens if a GDS is absorbed into a regular departmental post?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>a) They must exit the SDBS and transfer their accumulations to the NPS <br>b) They continue contributing to SDBS without changes<br>c) They forfeit all accumulations<br>d) They can choose to leave the scheme or stay<\/p>\n\n\n<button class=\"show-answer-btn\" onclick=\"pa_toggle_answer(this)\">Show Answer<\/button><div class=\"answer\">The correct answer is:  They must exit the SDBS and transfer their accumulations to the NPS<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. 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