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4392 Previous Year Questions • 2016–2026 • Prelims, Mains, Essay, Optionals
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EPFO APFC - General Studies
20 shown2012•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.21
Vultures, which were very common in our countryside a few years ago, are rarely seen nowadays. It is attributed to one of the following:
General ScienceMedium
2012•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.22
Who won the Golden Boot Award in the recently concluded UEFA Euro 2012?
Current EventsEasy
2012•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.23
Which of the following sets of countries has only federations?
GovernanceMedium
2012•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.24
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
| List-I (Person) | List-II (Company) |
|---|---|
| A. Steve Jobs | 1. Google |
| B. Sheryl Sandberg | 2. Apple |
| C. Larry Page | 3. Yahoo |
| D. Ross Levinsohn | 4. Facebook |
Code
| Code | A | B | C | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| (b) | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| (c) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| (d) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
General Mental AbilityMedium
2012•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.25
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
| List-I (Book) | List-II (Author) |
|---|---|
| A. Rahul Dravid: Timeless Steel | 1. Steve Waugh and Nasser Hussain |
| B. An Ashes Summer | 2. Greg Chappell |
| C. Sachin: A Hundred Hundreds Now | 3. Mike Atherton |
| D. Opening Up: My autobiography | 4. V. Krishnaswamy |
Code
| Code | A | B | C | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| (b) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| (c) | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| (d) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
General Mental AbilityMedium
2012•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.26
Why was Justice Dalveer Bhandari in the news recently?
Current EventsMedium
2012•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.27
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
| List-I (Head) | List-II (Institution) |
|---|---|
| A. Jim Yong Kim | 1. President, World Bank |
| B. Kamlesh Sharma | 2. Secretary-General, Commonwealth |
| C. Christine Lagarde | 3. Managing Director, IMF |
| D. Catherine Day | 4. Secretary-General of the European Commission |
Code
| Code | A | B | C | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| (b) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| (c) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| (d) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Indian EconomyMedium
2012•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.28
A cultivator has about two hectares of rain fed land without irrigation facilities. Which type of crops would he like to grow?
1
Jowar
2
Cotton
3
Arhar
4
Potatoes
Indian EconomyEasy
2012•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.29
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
| List-I (List-I) | List-II (List-II) |
|---|---|
| A. Buxa Tiger Reserve | 1. Rajasthan |
| B. Periyar Tiger Reserve | 2. Gujarat |
| C. Sariska National Park | 3. West Bengal |
| D. Wild Ass Sanctuary | 4. Kerala |
Code
| Code | A | B | C | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| (b) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| (c) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| (d) | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Indian EconomyMedium
2012•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.30
Which one of the following statements is true about red soil?
Indian EconomyEasy
2012•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.31
Gun metal is an alloy of:
General ScienceEasy
2012•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.32
If the electrical resistance of a typical substance suddenly drops to zero, then the substance is called:
General ScienceMedium
2012•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.33
The material used for electric fuse is an alloy of tin and lead. This alloy should have:
General ScienceEasy
2012•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.34
The word FTP stands for:
Computer ApplicationsEasy
2012•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.35
RAM stands for:
Computer ApplicationsEasy
2012•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.36
Which of the following is also known as brain of computer?
Computer ApplicationsEasy
2012•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.37
A technique in which data is written to two duplicate disks simultaneously, is called:
Computer ApplicationsEasy
2012•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.38
The term ‘e-Waste’ refers to:
General ScienceMedium
2012•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.39
CAD stands for:
Indian EconomyMedium
2012•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.40
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
| List-I (Contribution) | List-II (Contributor) |
|---|---|
| A. Industrial Welfare Movement | 1. Charles A. Myers |
| B. Human Relations Thought | 2. A.K. Rice |
| C. Concept of Third Force | 3. Robert Owen |
| D. Ahmedabad Experiment | 4. Elton Mayo |
Code
| Code | A | B | C | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| (b) | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| (c) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| (d) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Indian EconomyMedium