Punjab Procurement Rules 2014 Part 1
Total Questions: 50
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A ) Punjab Procurement Act 2005
B ) Punjab Procurement Rules 2010
C ) Punjab Procurement Authority Act 2012
D ) Punjab Procurement Regulatory Authority Act 2009 ✅
A ) Any notice published in a local newspaper
B ) A verbal announcement by the procuring agency
C ) A social media post
D ) An advertisement published in the manner prescribed under Rule 12 ✅
A ) A government employee
B ) A member of the evaluation committee
C ) A consultant hired by the procuring agency
D ) A person or firm seeking to be enlisted pre-qualified or shortlisted in response to an advertisement ✅
A ) A cash deposit submitted by the bidder
B ) A promissory note from the bidder
C ) A fixed deposit in the bidder's name
D ) A bank guarantee or other form of security submitted with a bid to secure the bidder obligations ✅
A ) A closed door negotiation with selected bidders
B ) A direct award to a preferred vendor
C ) A single vendor procurement method
D ) A procedure where all interested persons /firms mabid for the contract ✅
A ) 10 million rupees
B ) 5 million rupees
C ) 1 million rupees
D ) 2 million rupees ✅
A ) The fatest procurement method
B ) The most expensive but high quality option
C ) The cheapest available option
D ) The best returns for each rupee spent in terms of quality timeliness and reliability ✅
A ) 5 million rupees
B ) 1 million rupees
C ) 500000 rupees ✅
D ) 100000 rupees
A ) 365 days
B ) 60 days
C ) 90 days
D ) 180 days ✅
A ) 2 years
B ) 1 year
C ) 6 months
D ) No fixed minimum period ✅
A ) For all procurements
B ) Only for consultancy services
C ) Only for goods worth 100 million rupees or more ✅
D ) For procurement below 10 million rupees
A ) Planning and Development Department ✅
B ) Punjab Procurement Regulatory Authority
C ) Provincial Cabinet
D ) Finance Department
A ) Late submission of bid
B ) Not attending pre bid meetings
C ) Submitting a higher bid than competitors
D ) Providing false or fabricated information ✅
A ) Managing Director of PPRA ✅
B ) Procuring agency
C ) Provincial Minister
D ) Chief Secretary
A ) Direct contracting
B ) Petty purchases
C ) Negotiated tendering
D ) Open Competitive bidding ✅
A ) Complete bidding documents ✅
B ) Financial bid format only
C ) List of prequalified bidders
D ) Only the invitation to bid
A ) 10%
B ) 15%
C ) 5% ✅
D ) 2%
A ) PPRA
B ) Finance Department
C ) Evaluation committee
D ) Next higher authority to the competent authority ✅
A ) After 24 hours
B ) After 7 days
C ) Immediately
D ) After 30 minutes ✅
A ) Technical expertise
B ) Past performance
C ) Delivery time
D ) Bid Price ✅
A ) Yes but only with PPRA approval
B ) Yes at anytime before acceptance ✅
C ) Only if bidders agree
D ) No it must select the lowest bid
A ) Only the lowest bid is considered
B ) The bidder is fined
C ) All bids are accepted
D ) All bids are rejected ✅
A ) To ensure uniformity in procrement ✅
B ) Tu bypass competitive bidding
C ) To reduce paperwork
D ) To favour local supplier
A ) When open bidding is not feasible due to urgency ✅
B ) Only for goods
C ) With PPRAs prior approval
D ) For all Procurements below 1 million rupees
A ) 200000 rupees ✅
B ) 500000 rupees
C ) 1 million rupees
D ) 50000 rupees
A ) 5%
B ) 10%
C ) 20%
D ) 15% ✅
A ) For all Procurements
B ) Only for international bids
C ) For consultancy services only
D ) For procurements exceeding limits specified in regulations ✅
A ) PPRA ✅
B ) Chief Minister
C ) Federal Government
D ) Finance Department
A ) Urdu or English ✅
B ) Regional language
C ) Urdu only
D ) English only
A ) Direct Negotitation
B ) Single source selected
C ) Least Cost selection ✅
D ) Quality and Cost-Based selection
A ) 10 days ✅
B ) 15 days
C ) 30days
D ) 5 days
A ) Through mediation or arbitration ✅
B ) By PPRA
C ) By the Chief Minister
D ) Through court Iitigation
A ) Using direct contracting
B ) Rejecting bids
C ) Any violation of Procurement rules ✅
D ) Delayed payments
A ) 10 years
B ) 3 years
C ) 1 year
D ) 5 years ✅
A ) Federal laws
B ) PPRAs decision
C ) International agreement ✅
D ) Punjab Rules
A ) For large and complex contracts with technically unequal proposals ✅
B ) Only for consultancy services
C ) For procrements below 1 million rupees
D ) For simple standardized goods
A ) 15%
B ) 20%
C ) 5%
D ) 10% ✅
A ) Never allowed
B ) For all Procurements above 10 million rupees
C ) For goods of highly technical nature costing 50 million rupees ✅
D ) Only with the lowest bidder
A ) Until contract signing
B ) For 30 days after bid Opening
C ) Until announcement of evaluation report ✅
D ) Until payment is made
A ) Always
B ) For cost savings
C ) With PPRA approval
D ) When they are not available from alternative sources ✅
A ) 1 billion rupees ✅
B ) 5 billion rupees
C ) 500 millions
D ) 100 million rupees
A ) After performance guarantee is submitted
B ) After 30 days of bid Opening
C ) Upon bid submission
D ) When notice of acceptance is given ✅
A ) When final payment is made
B ) Upon delivery of goods
C ) After 1 year of completion
D ) On issue of delivery/taking over certificate ✅
A ) Never
B ) Only for international procurements
C ) With PPRA approval
D ) Yes with consent of other agency ✅
A ) When disclosure is against public interest ✅
B ) Never
C ) For 6 months after award
D ) For sensitive projects
A ) For routine assignments
B ) When cost is the main factor
C ) For emergency Procurement
D ) For highly specialized innovative assignments ✅
A ) Qualification and experience of proposed staff ✅
B ) Number of staff
C ) Staff training programs
D ) Staff salaries
A ) Procuring agency ✅
B ) Shared ownership
C ) Government of Punjab
D ) Consultant
A ) Equal to remuneration
B ) Thrice the remuneration
C ) Twice the remuneration ✅
D ) No limit
A ) 50000 to 200000 rupees
B ) 500000 to 1 million rupees
C ) 100000 to 300000 rupees
D ) 200000 to 500000 rupees ✅