UPSC EPFO 2017 Mock Test | Previous Year Questions

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Which one of the following is the synonym of the word written in capital letters in the sentence, “The FUNDAMENTAL character of an individual defines his entire life”?

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Which one of the following is the synonym of the word written in capital letters in the sentence, “She has the habit of using HACKNEYED and redundant examples from her past even while dealing with the future generation”?

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Which one of the following is the synonym of the word written in capital letters inthe sentence, “She is an IMMACULATEsoul whose presence makes all the difference”?

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Which one of the following is the antonym of the word written in capital letters in the sentence, “There is a great deal of ENMITY”?

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Which one of the following is the antonym of the word written in capital letters in the sentence, “She was RELUCTANT to sell her car”?

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Which one of the following is the antonym of the word written in capital letters in the sentence, “I cannot comply with the QUEER regulations of your land”?

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Which one of the following parts of the sentence, “As you know that the ignorant are easily duped”, has an error?

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Which one of the following parts of the sentence, “After a lot of argument I brought him forward to my point of view”, has an error?

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Which one of the following parts of the sentence, “Don’t ask him how he is because if he starts talking about his health you’ll never get off from him”, has an error?

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Which one of the following words can be used as a substitute for the phrase, “A nursery where children of working parents arc cared for while their parents are at work”?

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Which one of the following words can be used as a substitute for the phrase, “That which cannot be taken by force”?

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Which one of the following is the appropriate question tag in the sentence, “Take a seat,“?

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Which one of the following is the appropriate question tag in the sentence, “Anyone can make mistakes, _______“?

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Which one of the following phrasal verbs may be used in the blank space in the sentence, “He is fond of art and seems (suited) to be an artist”?

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Which one of the following phrasal verbs may be used in the blank space in the sentence,
“We were happy in the beginning, but now all the troubles have (appeared)”?

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Which one of the following phrasal verbs may be used in the blank space in the sentence, “No one knows how it all ____ (happened)”?

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Which one of the following phrasal verbs may be used in the blank space in the sentence, “I have to _____ (finish) this work before I leave tomorrow morning?

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Which one of the following prepositions may be used in the blank space in the sentence, “He lived a hand _____ mouth existence, surviving on just a few rupees a week”?

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Which one of the following can be used as a substitute for the words written in capital letters in the sentence, “There is no meaning to CRY OVER THE SPILT MILK since the matter is over”?

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Which one of the following can be used as a substitute for the words written in capital letters in the sentence, “Serving the sufferers is true YEOMAN’S SERVICE”?

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Who is the author of the work, The Evolution of Provincial Finance in British India: A Study in the Provincial Decentralization of Imperial Finance?

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In the context of international affairs, which one of the following is correct about Lord Curzon?

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Which one of the following is correct about Assam in British India?

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What were the peasant associations set up in Kerala in the 1930s called?

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Why did the Congress declare 9th May to be ‘Ethiopia Day’?

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Who set up the Bharat Stree Mahamandal which first met in Allahabad in 1910?

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Which one of the following is not a feature of the Non-Cooperation Movement?

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Which one of the following publications was started by Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan in 1928?

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Who among the following was the founder of the Arya Mahila Samaj in the early 1880 s?

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Who among the following is considered to be the first Indian to go to jail in performance of his duty as a journalist?

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Which of the following was/were the reason/reasons for the lack of economic development in India in the 19th century?
1) Officially the British Government was committed to a policy of laissez-faire, but it was actually a policy of discriminatory intervention.
2) European entrepreneurs had connections to banks and agency houses, while Indians had to rely on kin, family and caste men.
3) When plantations were transferred to individual capitalist ownership, native investors were deliberately ignored.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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Which social reformer’s autobiography, entitled Looking Back, describes his experiences in setting up schools for women in Poona in the 1890s?

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Who was the first Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India?

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Which of the following works was not contributed by the famous social reformer Begum Rokeya?

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Which one of the following is not a characteristic of the Mughal chronicles?

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Which one of the following statements regarding an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) is not correct?

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Which one of the following is not a feature of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016?

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Forced labour or beggar is a violation of which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India?

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Which one of the following statements regarding the Constituent Assembly of India is not correct?

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Which one of the following is not a constitutional body?

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Which one of the following is not a feature of monopolistic competition?

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Social cost is higher than economic cost because

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Cess on coal at ` 100 per ton is a type of

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Core inflation is different from headline inflation because the former

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Who among the following is the author of the book, Choice of Techniques?
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Which one of the following bodies has formulated the ‘National Student Startup Policy’ launched by the President of India in November 2016?

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Who among the following was the chairman of the Working Group for determining the methodology for construction of Producer Price Index (PPI) in India (2014)?

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Which one of the following schemes is aimed at all-round development of adolescent girls in the age group of 11-18 years and making them self-reliant?

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Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 permits self-governance of natural resources by

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Which one of the following countries is not a member of WTO?

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A StandUp enterprise can be established
1) farming sector
2) manufacturing sector
3) service sector
4) trading sector
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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Who among the following were conferred with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for the year 2016?
1) Jitu Rai
2) Dipa Karmakar
3) P. V. Sindhu
4) Sakshi Malik
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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ISRO in August 2016 successfully test launched Supersonic Combustion Ramjet (Scramjet)
Engine. Which of the following statements with regard to Scramjet Engine is/are correct?
1) It can efficiently operate both in subsonic and supersonic combustor modes.
2) India is the first country to demonstrate the flight testing of a Scramjet Engine.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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Startup Hubs are agreed to be set up in
1) IIITs
2) IISERs
3) NITs
4) Central Universities
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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StandUp India Programme envisages each bank branch to give loan between ` 10 lakh to ` 100 lakh
1) to at least one SC/ST borrower
2) to at least one-woman borrower
3) to at least one rural unemployed youth borrower
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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In case of gold, revenue is recognized in the accounting period in which the gold

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As per the traditional approach, the expense to be matched with revenue is based on

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Preliminary expenses are the examples of

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Depreciation of fixed assets is an example of

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In the context of accounting, the term IFRS stands for

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From the information given below, calculate the sum insurable:
Date of fire—01.03.2016
Turnover from 01.03.2015 to 29.02.20l6 - 88,00,000
Agreed GP ratio—20%
Special circumstances clause provided for the increase of turnover by 10%

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Income and Expenditure Account is

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Legacies are generally

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The abnormal loss on consignment is credited to

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When goods are purchased for the Joint Venture, the amount is debited to

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Consider the following information:
Rate of gross profit—25% on cost of goods sold
Sales—` 20,00,000
Which one of the following is the amount of gross profit?

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Branch Account under Debtors System is

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The cost of electric power should be apportioned over different departments according to

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Under which Schedule of the Companies Act, 2013, the formats of financial statements are prescribed?

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In the absence of any provision in the partnership agreement, profit and losses are shared by the partners

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Works Committee, Safety Committee and Canteen Management Committee are the examples of

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Which one of the following is not part of the aims and purposes of the ILO as per Philadelphia Declaration?

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Which one of the following is an exception from the five functional types of unionism identified by Robert Hoxie?

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Which one of the following is the process in which representatives of workmen and employer involved in an industrial and employed involved in an industrial dispute are brought together before a third person or group of persons who facilitates/facilitate through mediation to reach a mutually satisfactory agreement?

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Questions relating to the application or interpretation of a standing order certified under the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 may be referred to

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A union whose membership may cover workers employed in many industries, employment and craft is known as

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Which one of the following perspectives of industrial relations is based on the assumption that both the parties strive (and have opportunity) to exercise economic (wages and benefits) as well as political (control) power?

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The provision of workers’ participation in management of industries is provided under

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Which one of the following is not a trade union security measure?

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Which one of the following is statutory machinery functioning at the central level?

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Which one of the following explains the ‘citizen concept’ of labour?

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Who among the following can be appointed as the Chairman of the Central Advisory Board constituted by the Central Government under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948?

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Which of the following comes under the ‘State List’ under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India?

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The assumption that “man is selfish and self-centered, and always tries to achieve his own ends even at the cost of others” explains which theory of labour welfare?

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Dr. Aykroyd’s formula is associated with determination of

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“Everyone as a member of the society has the right to social security, and is entitled to realization through national efforts and international cooperation and in accordance with the organization and resources of each state of economic, social and cultural rights indispensable for his dignity and free development of his personality.” This statement which is emphasizing the importance of social security has been expressed in which of the following?

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For the first time in India, medical benefit as a non-cash benefit was provided under

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Which one of the following is the correct set of contingencies identified by William Beveridge in his comprehensive social security scheme?

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Which one of the following statements is not correct for Atal Pension Yojana?

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Which one of the following is the amount of annual premium of the Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) for accident and disability cover up to `2,00,000?

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Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statement I:
The force on Moon due to Earth is the action, while the force on Earth due to Moon is the reaction.
Statement II:
To every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

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Examine these two statements labelled Assertion (A) and Reason (R) carefully and select the correct answer using the code given below.
Assertion (A):
It is a common observation that if we place a glass of ice-water on a table at room temperature, the ice-water will get warmer.
Reason (R):
Heat is energy that flows between a system and its environment because of temperature difference between them.

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Which one of the following materials is not diamagnetic at Standard Temperature and Pressure (STP)?

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Which one of the following gases has the highest solubility in water?

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Bleaching powder contains

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What is the causal agent of Chikungunya?

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Bio-remediation is a technology which is being extensively utilized in controlling

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Beauty of some historical monuments is greatly affected by the growth of certain living organisms. These living organisms belong to which one of the following groups?

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Which one of the following has the characteristics of both an animal as well as a plant?

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In order to save the stored food grains from insects, farmers usually mix with them

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CD-ROM is a

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WAP stands for

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Bluetooth technology allows

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Which one among the following is not a basic function of a computer?

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Which one of the following is hardware?

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Two vehicles which are 100 km apart are running towards each other in a straight line. In how much time will they meet each other provided they follow a uniform speed of 45 km per hour and 80 km per hour respectively?

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The price of an article is increased by 20%. Further, there is a tax of 5% on the increment. If the article costs 1,331 to the customer, then what was the price of the article before the increase in price?

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A cricket bat is purchased at 20% discount. If the selling price of the bat is 1,000, what was the original price of the bat?

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Which one of the following diagrams is most appropriate to the statement, “Tea-producing places are either in Assam or in Bengal”?

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Suppose, the remainder obtained while dividing x by 61 is 2. What is the remainder obtained while dividing x7 by 61?

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What is the maximal numbers of spherical balls of radius 1 cm each that can be placed inside a cubical box of height 10 cm?

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In a city, 80% population eat rice and 90% of the rice eaters are non-vegetarians. Then what percent of the population are vegetarian rice eaters?

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Two vehicles A and B travel with uniform speed 30 km per hour and 60 km per hour respectively in the same direction. They start at the same time and from the same place for a distance of 120 km. The faster vehicle B reaches the destination and travels back with the same speed. Assume that the loss of time to change the direction is negligible. If x is the distance travelled by the slower vehicle A before the two vehicles cross each other, then what is the value of x?

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The price of a bottle of cold drink is 10. One bottle of cold drink can also be bought by returning 10 empty bottles. A person has 1,000 and 19 empty bottles. Assuming that the person can consume any number of bottles he buys, what will be the number of empty bottles he possesses at the end if he buys maximum number of bottles of cold drink and consumes all?

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If the radius of the new spherical container is double the radius of the old spherical container, then the ratio of the volume of the new container and the volume of the old container is

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A container is filled with 300 litres of hydrogen gas. The first day it loses 100 litres of hydrogen gas and everyday it loses one-third of the volume it lost in the previous day. Then the container __.

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The area of the smallest circle which contains a square of area 4 cm2 inside is __.

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Consider the following figure:
Which one of the following is the image of the object in the mirror?

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Three persons A, B and C run a business together and their shares are 17%, 37% and 46% respectively. Any profit they earn is distributed according to the proportion of their shares. If the difference of the profits of B and A on a given date is 1,000, what is the profit of C on that day?

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The circumference of a circle is 2π cm. Then the area of a square inscribed in the circle is

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