UPSC's APFC Exam Questions Part-1 10.01.2016

1.  Walking with  three fourths of is usual Speed a Man reaches office 20 minutes late. what is the time taken by him to reach the office at his usual speed ?
a. 80 minutes
b. 70 minutes
c. 60 minutes
d. 50 minutes

2.  Consider the following statement regarding the Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana .
1.  it is applicable for all bank account holders upto the age of 60 years,
2.  it is a life insurance cover,
3.  it is an accident insurance cover,
4.  Insurance covers death and permanent disability due to accident.
 

which of the above statements are correct
A.  1 and 2 only
B.  3 and 4 only
C.  2 and 3 only
D.  1 and 4 only

3.  A and B Run 1 kilometre race, A gives B a start of 50 metre and still beats him by 15 seconds. if A runs at 8 kilometre per hour what is the speed of B ?
A.  4.4 kmph
B.  5.4 kmph
C.  6.4 kmph
D.  7.4 kmph

4.  In a race of 1 kilometre A can beat B by 40 metre and B can beat C by 50 metre, with how much distance can A beat C in a race of 0.5 kilometre race
A.  42 metre
B.  43 metre
C.  44 metre
D.  45 metre

5.  In an office 40% of the employees are men and the rest women, half of the employees are tall and half shorts, if 10% of the employees are men and shorts and 40 employees are women and tall, the number of tall men employees is ?
A.  60
B.  50
C.  40
D.  30

6.  Which of the following was the main aspects of the Gandhi Irwin pact of 1931?
1.  suspension of the civil disobedience moments,
2.  to take part in then forthcoming Shimla conference
3.  pay taxes for the period of the civil disobedience movement
4.  release of political prisoners

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
A.  1 and 3 only
B.  2 and 3 only
C.  1 and 4 only
D.  2 and 4 only

7.  Which of the following is not an absolute measure of dispersion
A.  Range
B.  Mean deviation
C.  Quartile deviation
D.  Coefficient of variation

8.  Provisions shop owner is found to mix 25 kg of rice worth ₹ 32/kg in 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.
A.  ₹ 35.40/kg
B.  ₹ 38.33.kg
C.  ₹ 36.50/kg
D.  ₹ 37.42/kg

9.  Originally of a rectangular plot Abcd on open ground is 80 metre long along AB  and 16 metre wide along BC. Concreated pathways are intended to be laid on the inside of the floor all around the sides. The pathways along BC and DA are each 4 metre wide.  the pathways along AB and DC will mutually be of equal widths such that the un-concreted internal plot will measure 3/4th of the original area of the  plot ABCD. what will be the width of each of these pathways along AB and DC?
a.  3m
B.  4m
C.  5m
D.  6m

10.  At a dinner party every two guest used a bowl of rice between them, every three guest used a bowl of Dal among them and every four guest used the bowl of Curd between them. there are altogether 65 Bowls.  what is the number of guests present at the party ?
A.  90
B.  80
C.  70
D.  60

Answers: 

 1 > C

 2 > B

 3 > C

 4 > C

 5 > A

 6 > C

 7 > D

 8 > B

 9 > C

10 > D