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EPFO APFC - General Studies
20 shown2016•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.1
What is the indication out of the sentence : 'I gave him a piece of my mind' ?
General EnglishEasy
2016•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.2
What is the meaning of the expression 'Blue blood' ?
General EnglishEasy
2016•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.3
'He was hoist by his own petard' refers to
General EnglishEasy
2016•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.4
What is a Ballad ?
General EnglishEasy
2016•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.5
Plagiarism means
General EnglishEasy
2016•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.6
Rivalry between the two clans has become water under the bridge means
General EnglishMedium
2016•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.7
Consider the sentence : 'The teacher gave me the book' (where the words are numbered 1 2 3 4 5 6 for convenience of reference). Consider also the insertion of a single word 'only' into this sentence to indicate a desired emphasis. Where shall this word be inserted if the emphasis is to be (i) On the recipient (ii) On the uniqueness of the item given (iii) On the giver respectively (only one at a time)?
1
The
2
teacher
3
gave
4
me
5
the
6
book
Insert a single word 'only' to indicate the desired emphasis:
i
On the recipient
ii
On the uniqueness of the item given
iii
On the giver
General EnglishMedium
2016•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.8
What is the meaning of the term 'didactic' ?
General EnglishEasy
2016•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.9
Consider the statement: 'The message of peace and brotherhood permeated the address by the Chief Guest.' Which of the following is meant by 'permeate' in this statement ?
General EnglishEasy
2016•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.10
Arrange the following to form a grammatically correct sentence:
1
Einstein was
2
although a great scientist
3
weak in Arithmetic
4
right from his school days.
General EnglishMedium
2016•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.11
What is the chronological sequence of the following events?
1
First Battle of Panipat
2
Vietnam War
3
French Revolution
4
First Gulf War
5
World War I
Indian Culture & Freedom MovementMedium
2016•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.12
A branch of scholarship that flourished in Europe, particularly from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries, and was devoted to the appreciation, chronicling and classification of historic and non-organic relics, monuments and old texts refers to
Indian Culture & Freedom MovementMedium
2016•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.13
Which of the following statements are correct in respect of 'Stridhana'?
1
Various types of movable property gifted to a woman on various occasions during her lifetime.
2
Various types of movable property gifted to a woman at the time of her first marriage.
3
On the woman's death, this wealth could be inherited by her children and husband.
4
On the woman's death, this wealth could be inherited by her natural legally adopted children, with none of the sons-in-law, having any claim on any part thereof.
Indian Culture & Freedom MovementMedium
2016•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.14
What is the number of States and Union Territories in India?
Current EventsEasy
2016•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.15
Which of the following is not true of the Western Ghats?
Indian Culture & Freedom MovementEasy
2016•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.16
Ayodhya is located at the bank of which river?
Indian Culture & Freedom MovementEasy
2016•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.17
The Khilafat Committee accepted Mahatma Gandhi's suggestion for a non-violent non-cooperation protest against the Government in its meeting at
Indian Culture & Freedom MovementMedium
2016•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.18
What is Know India Programme (KIP) ?
Current EventsEasy
2016•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.19
🖼️ DiagramWhat is the perimeter of the figure shown below? AJ = 10 cm, JI = 12 cm, AB = x, CD = x + 1, EF = x + 2, GH = x + 3, BC = DE = FG = HI = y.
Diagram reproduced from page 6 of the 2016 APFC booklet.
Given Data
- AJ = 10 cm
- JI = 12 cm
- AB = x
- CD = x + 1
- EF = x + 2
- GH = x + 3
- BC = DE = FG = HI = y
Elementary Mathematics & StatisticsMedium
2016•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.20
Special Economic Zones (SEZ) are developed to
Indian EconomyMedium