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The Civil Servants Act, 1973 QUESTION #1839
Question 1
Under Section 13(1), a civil servant shall retire from service on completing how many years of service qualifying for pension, if directed by the competent authority in the public interest?
  • Fifteen years
  • Eighteen years
  • Twenty years✔️
  • Twenty-five years
Correct Answer Explanation
Section 13(1)(i) as substituted by Ordinance No. XXXIV of 2001 provides that a civil servant shall retire on such date after completing twenty years of service qualifying for pension or other retirement benefits as the competent authority may, in public interest, direct. In the absence of such direction, retirement occurs at age sixty under clause (ii).