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EPFO APFC - General Studies
20 shown2023•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.13
β. What does "a tiny share of grain was
processed into value-added products"
mean in the passage?
General EnglishMedium
2023•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.14
"The introduction of small-scale localized
mechanical milling, operated by self-
help groups, was a game-changer."
What does it mean in the passage?
General EnglishMedium
2023•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.15
Indian EconomyMedium
2023•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.16
Her poetry not only succeeds in brilliantly capturing the beauty of nature but also carries the power to suggest that which is too great and beautiful to be expressed in words.
General EnglishMedium
2023•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.17
The Government's policies were aimed at relieving the distress of the homeless, the unemployed and the poverty-stricken sections of society.
Indian EconomyMedium
2023•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.18
The organizers refused to allow him to speak at the function since he was known to make speeches that tended to provoke and ignite passions.
General EnglishEasy
2023•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.19
She was criticized for her views that were often restricted to small local issues and ignored matters of national importance.
General EnglishMedium
2023•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.20
When profits began dropping steeply all of a sudden he realized that he ought to wind up his business soon.
General EnglishMedium
2023•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.21
21. Which
one
among
the
following
observations pertaining to the works of
Nineteenth-Twentieth Century archae-
ologists is not correct?
Indian Culture & Freedom MovementMedium
2023•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.22
22. Which one of the following was an
important contributing factor in the
rise of Magadha as the most powerful
Mahajanapada between the Sixth and
the Fourth Centuries BCE?
Indian Culture & Freedom MovementMedium
2023•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.23
23. Which
one
among
the
following
statements about the Kailashanatha
temple at Ellora is not correct?
Indian Culture & Freedom MovementMedium
2023•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.24
24. Which one of the following statements
about ancient Indian pottery is correct?
Indian Culture & Freedom MovementMedium
2023•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.25
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
| Ancient Text/Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Samarangana-Sutradhara | A scientific work on ancient Indian architecture |
| Harmika | A style of temple architecture that originated under the Chola Kings |
| Vimana | A striking feature of the Dravidian style of temples |
| Kutagarashala | A hut with a pointed roof where travelling mendicants halted |
Industrial Relations & Labor LawsMedium
2023•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.26
26. What is the time limit prescribed under
the
provisions
of
the
Employees'
Compensation Act,
1923 from the
date of reference within which the
Commissioner is required to dispose of
the matter relating to compensation
and intimate the
decision to the
employee?
Industrial Relations & Labor LawsMedium
2023•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.27
27. What
is
the
minimum
number
of
employees
employed
by
an
establishment functioning without the
aid of power and is registered under
the Cooperative Societies Act, 1912 that
shall require it to come within the
purview of the Employees' Provident
Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions
Act, 1952?
Social SecurityMedium
2023•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.28
28. Any question relating to disablement
shall be determined by which one of
the following authorities under the
Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948?
Social SecurityMedium
2023•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.29
29. What is the amount of compensation
that is to be paid to an employee who
is totally and permanently disabled as a
result from injury under the provisions
of the Employees' Compensation Act,
1923? (Hints : Monthly wages drawn
were (I' 22,500 and relevant factor is
159·80)
Industrial Relations & Labor LawsMedium
2023•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.30
30. What is the
minimum number of
employees required to be working in
an establishment, so that the employer,
with the authorization of the majority
of the employees of the establishment,
may apply to the Central Government
to authorize the employer to create
a separate Provident Fund Account for
the employees under the Employees'
Provident Funds and Miscellaneous
Provisions Act, 1952?
Social SecurityMedium
2023•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.31
Following are the Central Federations of Trade Unions of Workers formed in India. Which is the correct sequence of their formation from the earliest to the latest?
1
Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC)
2
All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC)
3
Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA)
4
United Trade Union Congress (UTUC)
5
Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU)
6
Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS)
Industrial Relations & Labor LawsMedium
2023•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.32
32. Which
one
of
the
following
core
conventions adopted by the Inter-
national Labour Organization (ILO) has
not been ratified by India?
Industrial Relations & Labor LawsMedium