UPSC EPFO SOLVED PAPER 2017

Total Questions: 120

1. Which one of the following is the synonym of the word written in capital letters in the sentence, ‘‘the FUNDAMENTAL character of an individual defines his entire life’’?

Correct Answer: (b) Essential
Solution:

‘Fundamental’ means basic or important. So, among the given options, ‘essential’ is its
correct synonym.

2. Which one of the following is the synonym of the word written in capital letters in the sentence, ‘‘She has the habit of using HACKNEYED and redundant examples from her past even while dealing with the future generation’’?

Correct Answer: (c) Cliched
Solution:

The correct synonym of ‘Hackneyed’ is ‘cliched’ because both means boring because it
has been used too often (used about phrase, ideas, fashion etc).

3. Which one of the following is the synonym of the word written in capital letters in the sentence, ‘‘She is an IMMACULATE soul whose presence makes all the difference’’?

Correct Answer: (a) Spotless
Solution:

‘Immaculate’ means perfectly clean or tidy. So, among the given options, ‘Spotless’ is
its correct synonym.

4. Which one of the following is the antonym of the word written in capital letters in the sentence, ‘‘There is a great deal of ENMITY’’?

Correct Answer: (a) Amity
Solution:

The word ‘Enmity’ means the feeling of hatred towards an enemy. So, ‘amity’ will be its
correct antonym as amity means friendly relations.

5. Which one of the following is the antonym of the word written in capital letters in the sentence, ‘‘She was RELUCTANT to sell her car’’?

Correct Answer: (c) Eager
Solution:

The word ‘Reluctant’ means not willing to do something and therefore slow to do it. So,
‘eager’ will be its correct antonym as its means strongly wanting to do or have something.

6. Which one of the following is the antonym of the word written in capital letters in the sentence, ‘‘I cannot comply with the QUEER regulations of your land’’?

Correct Answer: (d) Customary
Solution:

‘Queer’ means strange or unusual. So, among the given alternative, ‘customary’ is its
correct antonym customary means usual or traditional.

7. Which one of the following parts of the sentence, ‘‘As you know that the ignorant are easily duped’’, has an error?

Correct Answer: (b) That the ignorant
Solution:

Here, part (b) has an error. ‘The’ is not used before names of substance and abstract
noun in general sense.

8. Which one of the following parts of the sentence, ‘‘After a lot of argument I brought him forward to my point of view’’, has an error?

Correct Answer: (b) I brought him forward
Solution:

Here, part (b) has an error, word ‘round’ should be used in place of ‘forward’ to make the
sentence grammatically correct. ‘Bring round’ is a phrasal verb which means to persuade
somebody to agree to something.

9. Which one of the following parts of the sentence, ‘‘Don’t ask him how he is because of starts talking about his health you’ll never get off from him’’, has an error?

Correct Answer: (c) Get off from him
Solution:

Here, part (c) has an error. In part (c) ‘get rid of’ should be used in place of ‘get off’
according to the given sentence, to make it grammatically correct.

10. Which one of the following words can be used as a substitute for the phrase, ‘‘A nursery where children of working parents are cared for while their parents are at work’’?

Correct Answer: (b) Creche
Solution:

‘Creche’ is a nursery where children of working parents are cared for while their parents
are at work. Hence, option (b) is its correct answer.