13 Decoded APFC Sections120 Question Blueprint
Grammar Mechanics3 subtopics
Vocabulary & Contextual Usage2 subtopics
Structure & Reading Comprehension2 subtopics
Industrial Relations & Trade Unions2 subtopics
New Labour Codes & Wages Legislation1 subtopics
EPFO Organisation & Statutory Schemes1 subtopics
Code on Social Security 2020 & Gig Workers1 subtopics
General Mental Ability
Syllogism & Venn Diagram Logic
Deducing valid conclusions from statement sets ("All A are B", "Some B are C") using Venn diagrams.
Target: EPFO APFC 2026•Topic-Level RAG Context Active•Model: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B / 120B
Topic Overview
Deducing valid conclusions from statement sets ("All A are B", "Some B are C") using Venn diagrams.
Key Syllabus Concepts
- Types of Categorical Propositions: A (All), E (No), I (Some), O (Some Not)
- Venn Diagram overlap techniques for 2 and 3 sets
- Either-Or Condition rules in Syllogism
- Possibility conclusions vs Definite conclusions
High-Yield Important Points & Rules
- 💡 "Some A are B" does NOT automatically imply "Some A are not B" unless stated.
- 💡 Complementary pairs for Either-Or: (Some + No) or (All + Some Not) with same subject and predicate.
Historical UPSC EPFO PYQ Relevance
3 Matched PYQs2025•EPFO APFC•General Ability Test• Q.23
Full QuestionWhich of the following statements about Home Rule Movement is/are correct?
1
The advocates of the Home Rule Movement believed in constitutional methods and were opposed to violence and revolutionary action.
2
In 1917, the two Home Rule Leagues of Lokmanya Tilak and Annie Besant worked in cooperation with each other.
3
Annie Besant confined her activities to the Bombay Presidency and the Central Provinces and the rest of India was left to Lokmanya Tilak.
2025•EPFO APFC•General Ability Test• Q.24
Full QuestionWhich of the following statements regarding the Freedom Struggle from 1920 to 1935 is/are correct?
1
In Bihar and Bengal, the Non-Cooperation Movement owed its effectiveness to the participation of peasants.
2
In Bihar they were organised against the planters under the banner of Kisan Sabha.
3
In Midnapore in Bengal, Mahishya peasants rallied against the taxes of the Union Board under the leadership of Birendranath Sasmal.
2025•EPFO APFC•General Ability Test• Q.25
Full QuestionWhich of the following statements about Bharata's Natyashastra is/are correct?
1
It is dated by scholars between the second century BCE and the second century CE.
2
It analyses theatrical spectacle as an amalgam of speech, vocal and instrumental music, gesture, mime, etc.
3
The ground it covers is less extensive than Aristotle's Poetics, its nearest ancient Greek counterpart.
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