UPSC EPFO SOLVED PAPER 2012

Total Questions: 100

81. Who, according to the author, is more responsible among the following?

Correct Answer: (b) The bribe-giver
Solution:

According to the description given by the author in the passage, ‘bribe giver is more responsible’. The third sentence in the passage clearly states that, ‘The corrupt practice of bribery is possible because there is someone who is ready to pay money for illegal action or decision in his favour.’

82. Who, according to the author, should be punished more severely?

Correct Answer: (b) The bribe-giver.
Solution:

It is clearly mentioned in the passage, ‘…… Hence, one gives bribe should be awarded more severe punishment’.

83. Who, according to the author, is more corrupted?

Correct Answer: (c) The affluent who exploits the weakness of the poor.
Solution:

The given passage clearly states that, the affluent who exploits the weakness of the poor, is more corrupted. A bribe-giver is generally moneyed and influential, while on the other hand, one who demands bribe does so because of his poor circumstances and compulsions.

84. A judgment made before all the facts are known must be called :

Correct Answer: (c) Premature
Solution:

A judgement made before all the facts are known must be called premature. Some other synonyms of premature are, immature, untimely, unanticipated, early on. Some other words are as follows
• Deliberate - calculated, careful, conscious
• Sensible - logical, intelligent, sane
• Harsh - severe, rigid, bleak

85. Which of the following pairs of words expresses the same relationship as in ELUSIVE : CAPTURE?

Correct Answer: (b) Headstrong : controlled
Solution:

Elusive means, not easy to catch/find/remember something. Capture means to take control of something. So, the given pair of words are antonyms to each other and the same relationship exists between the words given in option (b). Headstrong means bullheaded, foolhardy, impulsive, without listening to advice from other people. Controlled means, composed, disciplined, restrained, regulated, curbed.

86. Answer the following question

Choose the word which is the nearest opposite to the meaning of the underlined word : I wish I could persue my studies.

Correct Answer: (a) Discontinue
Solution:

Pursue means, continue to do something, to proceed in accordance with, to chase after someone or something. Its antonym/opposite is discontinue. Discontinue means, to put an end to, stop, terminate, to cease to take, use, subscribe.

87. Which of the following options is the closest in meaning to the word CIRCUITOUS?

Correct Answer: (a) Indirect
Solution:

Word ‘Circuitous’ means roundabout, not direct, indirect. ‘Confusing’ means baffling, bewildering, complex. Word ‘crooked’ means curved, devious, errant, meandering, twisted. Word ‘cyclic’ means periodic, recurring, repeating.

88. It is said that, in order to control inflation, foreign inflow needs to be sterilized Sterilization here refers to :

Correct Answer: (c) Withdrawing equivalent local currency to maintain a desirable rate of exchange.
Solution:

In order to control inflation, Foreign inflow needs to be sterilised. Sterilisation here refers to withdrawing equivalent local currency to maintain a desirable rate of exchange. Sterilisation is a form of monetary action in which a central bank seeks to limit the effect of inflows and outflows of capital on the money supply. It frequently involves the purchase or sale of financial assets by a central bank.

89. NABARD means

Correct Answer: (a) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
Solution:

NABARD means, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development. NABARD came into existence on 12th July, 1982 by transferring the agricultural credit functions of RBI. It was dedicated to the service of nation by the late Prime Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi on 5th November, 1982. It is fully owned by the Government of India.

90. In which of the following Acts, housing facility is a statutory provision?

Correct Answer: (a) The Plantations Labour Act, 1951
Solution:

Housing facility is a statutory provision under the Plantation Labour Act, 1951. This act provides for the welfare of labour and to regulate the conditions of workers in plantations. Under this law, the State Governments have been empowered to take all feasible steps to improve the condition of the plantation workers.