UPSC EPFO SOLVED PAPER 2015

Total Questions: 70

41. Walking at 3/4th of the usual speed, a man reaches his office 20 minutes late. What is the time taken by him to reach the office at his usual speed?

Correct Answer: (c) 60 minutes
Solution:

42. Consider the following statements regarding the Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana.

1. It is applicable for all bank account holders up to the age of 60 years.
2. It is a life insurance cover.
3. It is an accident insurance cover.
4. The insurance covers death and permanent disability due to accident.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Correct Answer: (b) 3 and 4
Solution:

Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana available to people in age group 18 to 70 years with bank account. The accident insurance cover death and permanent disability due to accident. In case of accidental death or full disability, the payment to the nominee will be ₹ 2 lakh and in case of partial permanent disability ₹ 1 lakh. It was launched by PM Narendra Modi on 8 th May, 2015 in Kolkata.

43. A and B run a 1 km race. A gives B a start of 50 m and still beats him by 15 seconds. If A runs at 8 km/h, what is the speed of B?

Correct Answer: (d) 7.4 km/h
Solution:

44. In a race of 1 km, A can beat B by 40 m and B can beat C by 50 m. With how much distance can A beat C in a 0.5 km race?

Correct Answer: (d) 45 m
Solution:

45. In an office, 40% of the employees are men and the rest women. Half of the employees are tall and half short. If 10% of the employees are men and short, and 40 employees are women and tall, the number of tall men employees is

Correct Answer: (a) 60
Solution:

46. Which of the following were the main aspects of the Gandhi- Irwin Pact of 1931?

1. Suspension of the Civil Disobedience Movement
2. To take part in the then forthcoming Simla Conference
3. Pay taxes for the period the Civil Disobedience Movement
4. Release of Political Prisoners
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Correct Answer: (c) 1 and 4
Solution:

47. Which of the following is not an absolute measure of dispersion?

Correct Answer: (d) Coefficient of Variation
Solution:

Coefficient of variation is not an absolute measure of dispersion.

48. A provisions shop-owner is found to mix 25 kg of rice worth ₹ 32/kg and 20 kg of rice worth ₹ 35/kg and the mixed rice is sold at 15% profit. What is the selling price of the mixed rice?

Correct Answer: (b) ₹ 38.33/kg
Solution:

49. The original lay of a rectangular plot ABCD on open ground is 80 m long along AB, and 60 m wide along BC. Concreted pathways are intended to be laid on the inside of the plot all around the sides. The pathways along BC and DA are each 4 m wide. The pathways along AB and DC will mutually be of equal widths such that the un-concreted internal plot will measure three-fourth of the original areas of the plot ABCD. What will be the width of each of these pathways along AB and DC.

Correct Answer: (c) 5 m
Solution:

Given,

50. In a dinner party, every two guests used a bowl of rice between them, every three guests used a bowl of dal among them and every four guests used a bowl of curd among them. There are together 65 bowls. What is the number of guests present at the party?

Correct Answer: (d) 60
Solution:

Given,
every 2 guests used 1 bowl of rice,
every 3 guests used 1 bowl of dal,
every 4 guests used 1 bowl of curd.