Q
Regulation 10 requires that every Government servant exercise the same vigilance in public expenditure as a person of:
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A
Professional competence would exercise as an auditor
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B
Extraordinary care would exercise as a trustee
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C
Ordinary prudence would exercise in respect of his own money
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D
Reasonable caution would exercise in business
Correct Answer:
C. Ordinary prudence would exercise in respect of his own money
Explanation:
Reg 10 – canon of financial propriety: expenditure not prima facie more than the occasion demands; ordinary prudence standard.
