26. All procurement opportunities over _______ rupees should be advertised in the newspaper.

(A) 0.5 million

(B) 1.5 million
(C) 1.5 million
(D) 2.0 million

27. The procurement opportunities over two million rupees should be advertised in at least _______
newspaper(s).
(A) one
(B) two
(C) three
(D) four

28. The principal method for the procurement of goods, services and works is
(A) open competitive bidding
(B) close competitive bidding
(C) FIFO
(D) LIFO

29. The bidder with the _______ evaluated bid shall be awarded the procurement contract.
(A) highest
(B) lowest
(C) average
(D) zero variance

30. Where needed the procuring agency shall require the successful bidder to furnish a performance
guarantee which shall not exceed _______ of the contract amount.
(A) 5%
(B) 7.5%
(C) 10%
(D) 12.5%

ANSWERS: PUBLIC PROCUREMENT RULES

26(D) 27(B) 28(A) 29(B) 30(C

31. The bids for procurement opportunities shall be submitted in a/an _______ package or packages.
(A) open
(B) sealed
(C) transparent
(D) none of these

32. Where the procuring agency require the bidders to furnish a bid security, the bid security should not
exceed _______ of the bid price.
(A) 5.0%
(B) 7.5%
(C) 10.0%
(D) 12.5%

33. All bids shall be opened

(A) randomly
(B) privately
(C) secretly
(D) publicly

34. There are _____ procedures of open competitive bidding.

(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5

35. The main open competitive bidding procedure is

(A) single stage one envelope bidding
(B) single stage two envelope procedure
(C) two stage bidding procedure
(D) two stage two envelope bidding procedure

ANSWERS: PUBLIC PROCUREMENT RULES MCQS

31(B) 32(A) 33(D) 34(C) 35(A)

36. Where alternative technical proposals are possible, the bidding process used is
(A) single stage one envelope procedure
(B) single stage two envelope procedure
(C) two stage bidding procedure
(D) two stage two envelope bidding procedure

37. Where the bids are to be evaluated on technical and financial grounds and price is taken into account
after technical evaluation, the bidding process used is
(A) single stage one envelope procedure
(B) single stage two envelope procedure
(C) two stage bidding procedure
(D) two stage two envelope bidding procedure

38. In large and complex contracts where technically unequal proposals are likely to be encountered, or
there are two or more equally acceptable technical solutions available to the procuring agency, the
bidding process used is
(A) single stage one envelope procedure
(B) single stage two envelope procedure
(C) two stage bidding procedure
(D) two stage two envelope bidding procedure

39. Any bidder feeling aggrieved by any act of the procuring agency may lodge a written complaint
concerning his grievances not later than _______ days after the announcement of the bid evaluation
report.
(A) 7
(B) 10
(C) 15
(D) 30

40. The committee shall investigate and decide upon the complaint within _______ days of the receipt of
the complaint.
(A) 15
(B) 30
(C) 45
(D) 60

ANSWERS: PUBLIC PROCUREMENT

36(D) 37(B) 38(C) 39(C) 40(A)