It is the third part of our 10-days study plan where we will discuss 12 previous years questions every day. Make sure you have a firm grip on these questions so that you can understand the pattern of questions that are being asked in the UPSC EPFO EO exam.
Q 25. Which of the following are incorporated in the Government approved National Telecom Policy, 2012?
- Broadband for all with a minimum download speed of two megabits per second
- India’s rural tele- density to be improved from 39% to 70% in the next five years
- Roaming charges shall be scrapped
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Q26. Which of the following is one of the Millennium Development Goals fixed by the UNO?
(a) Halving extreme poverty and halting the spread of HIV/AIDS
(b) Develop a new variety of food grains which can ensure bumper crops
(c) To ensure that the population doesn’t increase in the least developed countries.
(d) Develop procedures towards adequate and timely forewarning on hurricanes and tsunamis.
Q27. The term ‘Carbon Footprint’ means
(a) A region which is rich in coal mines
(b) The amount of reduction in the emission of CO2 by a country
(c) The use of carbon in manufacturing industries
(d) The amount of greenhouse gases produced by our day to day activities.
Q28. Amongst the following who is the latest recipient of the ‘Bharat Ratna’ award?
(a) Sachin Tendulkar
(b) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(c) Amartya Sen
(d) A.P.J Abdul Kalam
Q 29. Green Revolution in India was expeditiously feasible in zones of
(a) High rainfall
(b) Moderate rainfall
(c) Assured irrigation
(d) Higher population density
Q30. What is Apartheid?
(a) An international organization of peace
(b) A medical term
(c) A trade charter
(d) A policy of racial segregation.
Q31. Transportation plays a great role in any economy. Which of the following modes of the transportation has the highest elasticity?
(a) Air
(b) Rail
(c) Road
(d) Water
Q32. How does an expansionary monetary policy affect the rate of interest and level of income?
(a) Raises the level of income but lowers the rate of interest
(b) Raises the rate of interest but lowers the level of income
(c) Raises both, rate of interest and the level of income
(d) Lowers both, the rate of interest and the level of income.
Q33. In a medium-sized township, the trend of annual migration is an addition of 20% of the population as it was at the beginning; also 15% of the population as it was at the beginning is estimated to relocate elsewhere every year. If the current population is 80000, what is the likely population three years hence?
(a) 90000
(b) 91200
(c) 92000
(d) 92610
Q34. ”The problem of Rupee” was whose DSc Thesis?
(a) Sri Aurobindo
(b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(c) Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
(d) Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar
Q35. What is the correct sequence of tributaries of the River Ganga from West to East?
(a) Yamuna, Ghaghara, Son, Gandak and Kosi
(b) Ghaghara, Yamuna, Gandak, Kosi and Son
(c) Yamuna, Ghaghara, Gandak, Son and Kosi
(d) Ghaghara, Yamuna, Kosi, Gandak and Son
Q 36. There are two circle of radii r1 and r2 (r1 < r2). The area of bigger circle is 693/2 cm2. The difference of their circumference is 22cm. What is the sum of the diameters of two circles?
(a) 17.5 cm
(b) 22 cm
(c) 28.5 cm
(d) 35 cm
Solutions
| 25. C | 26. D | 27. D | 28. B | 29. A | 30. C |
| 31. C | 32. C | 33. A | 34. D | 35. D | 36. A |
