APPSC Paper I · Executive Officer Paper II · Topic 11

11 APPSC Paper I Executive Officers and the Endowments Act questions with answers

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11.1Executive Officer under Section 29: appointment, powers and dutiesNotes

  1. Q1 EO Gr III 2026 Paper II, Q119

    Section 29 of the Endowments Act 30/87 describes

    1. AAppointment of Commissioner
    2. BAppointment and duties of an Executive Officer
    3. CAppointment of Matadhipathi
    4. DAppointment of Deputy Commissioner
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    Answer B. Appointment and duties of an Executive Officer

    Section 29 of Act 30 of 1987 provides for the appointment of Executive Officers and their powers and duties.

    Source: APPSC EO Gr III 2026 Paper II (Notification 10/2025), Q122, final key

  2. Q2 EO Gr III 2026 Paper II, Q121

    Competent authority to create a single group of institutions to appoint an EO

    1. ACommissioner
    2. BGovernment
    3. CAssistant Commissioner
    4. DDeputy Commissioner
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    Answer A. Commissioner

    The Commissioner may group several institutions together so that one Executive Officer can be appointed for the group.

    Source: APPSC EO Gr III 2026 Paper II (Notification 10/2025), Q124, final key

  3. Q3 EO Paper II Mock 1, Q125

    Which pair of an authority and its power concerning EOs under Section 29 is correctly matched?

    1. ADeputy Commissioner — appoints Grade-III EOs
    2. BGovernment — posts an RJC as EO of any institution
    3. CAssistant Commissioner — groups institutions under one EO
    4. DCommissioner — appoints EOs of ₹1 crore temples
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    Answer B. Government — posts an RJC as EO of any institution

    Under Section 29 the Government appoints EOs for ₹1 crore-plus institutions and may post an RJC as EO; the Commissioner appoints EOs of all grades, groups institutions and may post a DC or AC as EO.

    Source: Medha AI, based on the EO Paper II course book (Mr.Competitive)

  4. Q4 EO Paper II Mock 1, Q128

    Under Section 35(2), no person may be considered for a vacant office merely because he is:

    1. Anext in the line of hereditary succession
    2. Blearned in the Agamas of the temple
    3. Ca person professing the Hindu religion
    4. Dqualified as prescribed by the rules
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    Answer A. next in the line of hereditary succession

    Section 35(2) bars considering a person for a vacancy only on the ground of a pre-Act scheme, decree or agreement, a custom or usage, or his being next in the line of hereditary succession to that office.

    Source: Medha AI, based on the EO Paper II course book (Mr.Competitive)

  5. Q5 EO Paper II Mock 1, Q130

    What happens when an Executive Officer ceases to profess the Hindu religion?

    1. AHe must stop exercising the EO's powers and duties
    2. BHe continues until his term ends
    3. CHe continues if the trustee consents
    4. DHe may continue with the Commissioner's leave
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    Answer A. He must stop exercising the EO's powers and duties

    Section 29(3): the moment an EO ceases to profess the Hindu religion, he ceases to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of EO.

    Source: Medha AI, based on the EO Paper II course book (Mr.Competitive)

  6. Q6 EO Paper II Mock 1, Q133

    When the EO does not implement a resolution under Section 41(1), he must send it back with his objections to the:

    1. Atrustee or Board of Trustees for reconsideration
    2. BEndowments Tribunal for decision
    3. CHigh Court for directions
    4. DGovernment for annulment
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    Answer A. trustee or Board of Trustees for reconsideration

    Section 41(1) requires the EO, instead of simply refusing, to refer the resolution with a note of his objections to the trustee or Board of Trustees for reconsideration.

    Source: Medha AI, based on the EO Paper II course book (Mr.Competitive)

  7. Q7 EO Paper II Mock 1, Q136

    A temple in the Section 6(b) list has an annual income of ₹40 lakh. Under Section 29(1), who appoints its EO?

    1. AThe Government
    2. BThe Commissioner
    3. CThe Assistant Commissioner
    4. DThe Regional Joint Commissioner
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    Answer B. The Commissioner

    Section 29(1): below ₹1 crore, EOs for institutions in the 6(a) and 6(b) lists are appointed by the Commissioner; a ₹40 lakh 6(b) temple therefore gets its EO from the Commissioner.

    Source: Medha AI, based on the EO Paper II course book (Mr.Competitive)

  8. Q8 EO Paper II Mock 1, Q137

    Which section lets the Executive Officer withhold a trust board resolution that he finds illegal or harmful?

    1. ASection 38
    2. BSection 41
    3. CSection 40
    4. DSection 43
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    Answer B. Section 41

    Section 41 empowers the EO not to implement certain resolutions of the trustee or Board of Trustees and to send them back for reconsideration with his objections.

    Source: Medha AI, based on the EO Paper II course book (Mr.Competitive)

11.1EO grades, appointing and service authoritiesNotes

  1. Q9 EO Gr III 2026 Paper II, Q120

    Grade-I, Grade-II and Grade-III EOs are appointed by the

    1. AGovernment
    2. BCommissioner
    3. CPrincipal Secretary
    4. DAdditional Commissioner
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    Answer B. Commissioner

    Executive Officers of Grade I, II and III are appointed by the Commissioner of Endowments under Section 29.

    Source: APPSC EO Gr III 2026 Paper II (Notification 10/2025), Q123, final key

  2. Q10 EO Gr III 2026 Paper II, Q122

    How much % (percentage) of vacancies in Ist Grade EO posts shall be filled by the employees belonging to institutions ?

    1. A30% of vacancies
    2. B25% of vacancies
    3. C15% of vacancies
    4. D20% of vacancies
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    Answer D. 20% of vacancies

    Under the EO service rules, 20% of Grade I EO vacancies are reserved for qualified employees of the institutions themselves.

    Source: APPSC EO Gr III 2026 Paper II (Notification 10/2025), Q125, final key

  3. Q11 EO Gr III 2026 Paper II, Q123

    Competent authority to appoint Regional Joint Commissioner as an EO to any institution basing on the annual income

    1. AGovernment
    2. BPrincipal Secretary
    3. CCommissioner
    4. DAdditional Commissioner
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    Answer A. Government

    Officers of the rank of Regional Joint Commissioner and above are posted as EOs of large temples by the Government.

    Source: APPSC EO Gr III 2026 Paper II (Notification 10/2025), Q126, final key

  4. Q12 EO Gr III 2026 Paper II, Q124

    Competent authority to appoint a Deputy Commissioner as an EO to any institution basing on the annual income

    1. APrincipal Secretary
    2. BCommissioner
    3. CAdditional Commissioner
    4. DGovernment
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    Answer B. Commissioner

    Per the key, an officer of Deputy Commissioner rank is posted as EO of an institution by the Commissioner.

    Source: APPSC EO Gr III 2026 Paper II (Notification 10/2025), Q127, final key

  5. Q13 EO Gr III 2026 Paper II, Q126

    Who is the competent authority to transfer the EOs of institutions ?

    1. AGovernment
    2. BRegional Joint Commissioner
    3. CAdditional Commissioner
    4. DCommissioner
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    Answer D. Commissioner

    The Commissioner, who appoints Executive Officers, is also the authority that transfers them.

    Source: APPSC EO Gr III 2026 Paper II (Notification 10/2025), Q129, final key

  6. Q14 EO Gr III 2026 Paper II, Q127

    Who is the competent authority to draw and disburse the salaries of EOs ?

    1. ASelf
    2. BAssistant Commissioner
    3. CRegional Joint Commissioner
    4. DDeputy Commissioner
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    Answer B. Assistant Commissioner

    Per the key, the Assistant Commissioner of the district is the drawing and disbursing officer for EO salaries.

    Source: APPSC EO Gr III 2026 Paper II (Notification 10/2025), Q130, final key

  7. Q15 EO Paper II Mock 1, Q126

    Which pair of Section 6 list and the officer who exercises the Act's powers over it is correctly matched?

    1. A6(b) — Assistant Commissioner
    2. B6(c) — Deputy Commissioner
    3. C6(e) — Deputy Commissioner
    4. D6(d) — Commissioner
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    Answer D. 6(d) — Commissioner

    Sections 8(2), 10 and 11: 6(a), 6(d) and 6(e) — Commissioner; 6(b) — Deputy Commissioner; 6(c) — Assistant Commissioner. Only '6(d) — Commissioner' matches.

    Source: Medha AI, based on the EO Paper II course book (Mr.Competitive) and A.P. Act 30 of 1987 as amended

  8. Q16 EO Paper II Mock 1, Q129

    Under Section 4(5), an advocate recruited directly as Assistant Commissioner must have practised in the High Court for at least:

    1. Afive years
    2. Bthree years
    3. Cten years
    4. Dseven years
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    Answer B. three years

    Section 4(5)(a): direct recruitment of Assistant Commissioners is from advocates with not less than three years' practice in the A.P. High Court; ten years is the Commissioner's bar.

    Source: Medha AI, based on the EO Paper II course book (Mr.Competitive) and A.P. Act 30 of 1987 as amended

  9. Q17 EO Paper II Mock 1, Q131

    Under Section 39(2), a Deputy Commissioner may transfer an office-holder or servant of a temple:

    1. Ato another institution within his own jurisdiction
    2. Bto any institution anywhere in the State
    3. Conly to an institution in the Section 6(a) list
    4. Donly with the Dharmika Parishad's approval
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    Answer A. to another institution within his own jurisdiction

    Section 39(2): a DC or AC may transfer office-holders and servants from one institution to another within his own jurisdiction, under rules made by the Government; State-wide transfers are the Commissioner's power under Section 39(1).

    Source: Medha AI, based on the EO Paper II course book (Mr.Competitive) and A.P. Act 30 of 1987 as amended

  10. Q18 EO Paper II Mock 1, Q134

    Under Section 29(2), who may appoint a Deputy Commissioner as Executive Officer of an institution, based on its annual income?

    1. ACommissioner
    2. BGovernment
    3. CAdditional Commissioner
    4. DRegional Joint Commissioner
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    Answer A. Commissioner

    Section 29(2): based on an institution's annual income, the Commissioner may appoint a Deputy Commissioner or an Assistant Commissioner as its EO.

    Source: Medha AI, based on the EO Paper II course book (Mr.Competitive) and A.P. Act 30 of 1987 as amended

11.1Act framework: classification, trustees, Commissioner, Dharmika ParishadNotes

  1. Q19 EO Paper II Mock 1, Q127

    Under Section 56(2), a person collecting dharmadayam must send an account of receipts and expenditure for each financial year to the Commissioner before:

    1. A31st March
    2. B30th June
    3. C1st April
    4. D15th May
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    Answer D. 15th May

    Section 56 (Chapter VI): dharmadayam collected by custom vests in the person collecting it as trustee; he accounts to the Commissioner by 15 May, and money collected for a specific purpose cannot be diverted.

    Source: Medha AI, based on the EO Paper II course book (Mr.Competitive)

  2. Q20 EO Paper II Mock 1, Q132

    Under Section 26, the trustee of a specific endowment attached to a religious institution performs the service or charity:

    1. Aindependently of the institution's trustee
    2. Bunder the direct control of the Government
    3. Conly with the Tribunal's approval
    4. Dunder the general superintendence of the institution's trustee
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    Answer D. under the general superintendence of the institution's trustee

    Section 26 gives the institution's trustee precedence over the trustee of a specific endowment attached to it for a service or charity.

    Source: Medha AI, based on the EO Paper II course book (Mr.Competitive)

  3. Q21 EO Paper II Mock 1, Q135

    Under Section 69(1), the Endowments Administration Fund, which reimburses the cost of departmental officers, vests in:

    1. Athe Government
    2. Ba committee constituted by the Government
    3. Cthe Dharmika Parishad
    4. Dthe Commissioner
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    Answer D. the Commissioner

    Section 69: the Endowments Administration Fund (vested in the Commissioner) receives the Section 65 contributions and audit fees and pays salaries and pensions of officers; Section 70–71: the Common Good Fund is administered by a committee constituted by Government.

    Source: Medha AI, based on the EO Paper II course book (Mr.Competitive)

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