{"id":689,"date":"2025-08-21T00:10:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T00:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/postaladda.com\/mcq\/?p=689"},"modified":"2025-08-21T00:34:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T00:34:13","slug":"national-pension-system-2021-mcqs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postaladda.com\/mcq\/national-pension-system-2021-mcqs\/","title":{"rendered":"National Pension System 2021 &#8211; MCQs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>National Pension System 2021 &#8211; MCQs- Practice high-quality MCQs for the Inspector of Post Office (IPO) Exam covering key postal rules, procedures, and current schemes. Ideal for quick revision and accurate self-assessment based on the latest syllabus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1.Which of the following is exempt from the Central Civil Services (National Pension System) Rules, 2021?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A) Government servants appointed after 1st January 2004<br>B) Members of All India Services<br>C) Central Recordkeeping Agency<br>D) Civil Defence Services officers<\/p>\n\n\n<button class=\"show-answer-btn\" onclick=\"pa_toggle_answer(this)\">Show Answer<\/button><div class=\"answer\">The correct answer is: Members of All India Services<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2.The National Pension System (NPS) is applicable to which of the following?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A) Government servants appointed before 1st January 2004<br>B) Casual or daily-rated employees<br>C) Central Government employees appointed on and after 1st January 2004<br>D) Railway servants<\/p>\n\n\n<button class=\"show-answer-btn\" onclick=\"pa_toggle_answer(this)\">Show Answer<\/button><div class=\"answer\">The correct answer is: Central Government employees appointed on and after 1st January 2004<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3.What does &#8220;Accumulated Pension Corpus&#8221; refer to under the NPS?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A) Total value of pension investments in a subscriber\u2019s account<br>B) Contributions made by the subscriber<br>C) Contributions made by the employer<br>D) Total number of employees contributing to 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: Total value of pension investments in a subscriber\u2019s account<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4.Who is responsible for managing NPS subscriber records?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A) Pension Fund<br>B) Central Recordkeeping Agency<br>C) Drawing and Disbursing Officer<br>D) Trustee Bank<\/p>\n\n\n<button class=\"show-answer-btn\" onclick=\"pa_toggle_answer(this)\">Show Answer<\/button><div class=\"answer\">The correct answer is: Central Recordkeeping Agency<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5.Which of the following defines &#8220;Emoluments&#8221;?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A) Only basic pay<br>B) Basic pay, non-practicing allowance, and dearness allowance<br>C) Basic pay and allowances for leave<br>D) Total salary after deductions<\/p>\n\n\n<button class=\"show-answer-btn\" onclick=\"pa_toggle_answer(this)\">Show Answer<\/button><div class=\"answer\">The correct answer is: Basic pay, non-practicing allowance, and dearness allowance<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6.What is the maximum contribution from the employee towards NPS?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A) 14% of basic pay + DA<br>B) 10% of basic pay + DA<br>C) 14% of gross salary<br>D) 20% of basic pay + DA<\/p>\n\n\n<button class=\"show-answer-btn\" onclick=\"pa_toggle_answer(this)\">Show Answer<\/button><div class=\"answer\">The correct answer is: 10% of basic pay + DA<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7.Which of the following accounts under NPS is voluntary?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A) Tier I Account<br>B) Tier II Account<br>C) Both Tier I and Tier II Accounts<br>D) None of the above<\/p>\n\n\n<button class=\"show-answer-btn\" onclick=\"pa_toggle_answer(this)\">Show Answer<\/button><div class=\"answer\">The correct answer is: Tier II Account<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8.The NPS allows for how many partial withdrawals during a subscriber\u2019s tenure?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A) 1<br>B) 3<br>C) 5<br>D) 2<\/p>\n\n\n<button class=\"show-answer-btn\" onclick=\"pa_toggle_answer(this)\">Show Answer<\/button><div class=\"answer\">The correct answer is: 3<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">9.What is the minimum age to join the NPS?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A) 18 years<br>B) 21 years<br>C) 25 years<br>D) 16 years<\/p>\n\n\n<button class=\"show-answer-btn\" onclick=\"pa_toggle_answer(this)\">Show Answer<\/button><div class=\"answer\">The correct answer is:  18 years<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10.What is the maximum exposure to equity (E) for individuals up to 50 years of age?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A) 100%<br>B) 75%<br>C) 50%<br>D) 25%<\/p>\n\n\n<button class=\"show-answer-btn\" onclick=\"pa_toggle_answer(this)\">Show Answer<\/button><div class=\"answer\">The correct answer is:  75%<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Pension System 2021 &#8211; 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