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EPFO APFC - General Ability Test

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2025EPFO APFCGeneral Ability TestQ.65
Which one among the following determines the Hardness Index of fresh water ?
General ScienceEasy
2025EPFO APFCGeneral Ability TestQ.66
The length of candle B is 3 times the length of candle A. The speed of burning of Candle B is 4 times the speed of burning of Candle A. A party begins with the lighting of these two candles. The party ends when the heights of these candles become equal. If the numerical value of length (in metre) of the burnt away portion of Candle A and the speed (in metre per hour) of its burning are same, how long, in hours, did the party continue ?
Elementary Mathematics & StatisticsMedium
2025EPFO APFCGeneral Ability TestQ.67
Five prime numbers are arranged in ascending order. The ratio of the product of the first three of them to that of the last three of them is 35 : 323. What is the difference between the smallest and the largest numbers?
Elementary Mathematics & StatisticsMedium
2025EPFO APFCGeneral Ability TestQ.68
In a movie hall, there are three categories of seats: Diamond, Gold and Silver. On a weekday, the prices per ticket in these categories are ₹500, ₹300 and ₹200, respectively. But on weekends, the prices are raised to ₹800, ₹500 and ₹300, respectively. There are exactly 10 Diamond seats and the number of Silver seats is double the number of Gold seats. If the hall goes house full in all the shows, which of the following is the excess earning made per show on a weekend ?
CategoryWeekday price (₹)Weekend price (₹)Seats
Diamond50080010
Gold300500x
Silver2003002x
Elementary Mathematics & StatisticsMedium
2025EPFO APFCGeneral Ability TestQ.69
How many digits are there in 6^25? (It is given that log10 2 = 0.3010 and log10 3 = 0.4771)
Elementary Mathematics & StatisticsMedium
2025EPFO APFCGeneral Ability TestQ.70
In a business, A, B and C had invested in the ratio of 2 : 3 : 5, but they all earned the same amount of profit at the end. If the profit is proportional to the amount as well as the duration of the investment, what will be the ratio of duration of their investments?
Elementary Mathematics & StatisticsMedium
2025EPFO APFCGeneral Ability TestQ.71
If five persons take five hours to paint five walls of equal area, how many hours will 7 persons take to paint 7 walls of equal area, provided both the sets of walls are identical ?
Elementary Mathematics & StatisticsEasy
2025EPFO APFCGeneral Ability TestQ.72
If 2nd February, 2025 was Sunday, which day was it on 1st February, 2024?
General Mental AbilityMedium
2025EPFO APFCGeneral Ability TestQ.73
A train starts from station A at 9 AM and reaches station B at 2 PM. Another train starts from station B at 11 AM and reaches station A at 3 PM. On their way, they meet at a point P. The distances from station A to P and from station B to P bear the ratio:
Elementary Mathematics & StatisticsMedium
2025EPFO APFCGeneral Ability TestQ.74
If x percent of a is same as y percent of b, then what percent of a is z percent of b ?
Elementary Mathematics & StatisticsMedium
2025EPFO APFCGeneral Ability TestQ.75
Assertion
15% discount on the marked price of an item is more than the discount of 10% on the marked price of the same item and a subsequent (successive) discount of 5%.
Reason
The subsequent (successive) discount is on the discounted amount.
Elementary Mathematics & StatisticsMedium
2025EPFO APFCGeneral Ability TestQ.76
Three distinct positive integers a, b and c are such that b − a = c − b and a + b + c = 12. What is the maximum number of such possible sets (a, b, c)?
Elementary Mathematics & StatisticsMedium
2025EPFO APFCGeneral Ability TestQ.77
Find the missing term in the following alpha-numeric series: C - 24, H - 19, M - 14, ? , W -
General Mental AbilityMedium
2025EPFO APFCGeneral Ability TestQ.78
How many three-digit numbers are there that have the middle digit as the sum of the first digit and the third digit ?
Elementary Mathematics & StatisticsMedium
2025EPFO APFCGeneral Ability TestQ.79
The scores of 16 students in a test are as follows: 19, 4, 17, 7, 15, 2, 18, 11, 15, 17, 19, 4, 3, 2, 6, 9. What is the difference between their arithmetic mean and the median ?
Elementary Mathematics & StatisticsEasy
2025EPFO APFCGeneral Ability TestQ.80
Two unbiased dice, each marked 1 to 6 on their faces, are rolled simultaneously. What is the probability that the sum of the outcomes on the top faces of both dice is 7 or 10 ?
Elementary Mathematics & StatisticsMedium
2025EPFO APFCGeneral Ability TestQ.81
Which one of the following is not a currently existing Scheme under the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952?
Social SecurityEasy
2025EPFO APFCGeneral Ability TestQ.82
The Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, does not apply to which one of the following establishments registered under the Co-operative Societies Act, 1912?
Social SecurityEasy
2025EPFO APFCGeneral Ability TestQ.83
Mr. X earns wages of ₹20,000 per month. What will be the contributions to the ESI Scheme under the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948?
Social SecurityMedium
2025EPFO APFCGeneral Ability TestQ.84
Which one of the following is not a benefit provided to an employee under the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948?
Social SecurityMedium