UPSC EPFO EO 2021

UPSC EPFO EO 2021

100+ PRACTICE QUESTIONS

UPSC EPFO EO Practice Questions ebook

100+ UPSC EPFO PRACTICE Qs

50+ UPSC EPO EO 2020 GS PRACTICE QUESTIONS

Q1) In the constitution of India, the concept of “Labour Welfare” is mentioned in the following

1) Preamble2) Fundamental Rights3) Fundamental Duties4) Directive Principle of State Policya) 1 and 2b) 1,2 and 3c) 1, 2 and 4d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Correct Answer: “c”

Q2) The state shall make provision for just and humane conditions of work and maternity relief is provided under

a) Article 39 A of the Indian Constitutionb) Article 42 of the Constitution of Indiac) Article 43-A of the Constitution of Indiad) Article 44 of the Constitution of India

Correct Answer: “B”

Q3) British government established the ________________ Commission on Labour in 1929 which led to a series of labour legislation in India during pre-independent era.

a) Royalb) Whitelyc) Imperiald) Both a and b

Correct Answer: “d”

Q4) Labour Laws deals with which of the following in respect of workers?

a) Healthb) Safetyc) Welfare


d) All of the above Correct Answer: “d” Q5) Consider the following statements regarding the International Labour Organization 1) The objective of the International Labour organization is the Universal human condition of labour. 2) The Headquarters of ILO is in Geneva, Switzerland. 3) India is the founding member of the International Labour Organization. Which of the above statements are correct? a) 1 only b) 1 and 2 only c) 1, 2, and 3 only. Correct Answer: “c” Q6) Which among the following convention of ILO has been ratified by India? 1) Minimum Age Convention 2) Right to Organize and Collective Bargaining 3) Freedom of Association and Protection of Right to Organized convention 4) Forced Labour Convention 5) Equal remuneration a) 1 and 2 only b) 1, 2 and 3 only c) 1, 4 and 5 only d) All of the above Correct Answer: “c” Q7) Labour law deals with _____________________. a) Working Condition b) Labour Welfare c) Social Security d) All of the above Correct answer: “d” Q8) Which of the following institution is not set up under the provisions of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 for adjudication of industrial disputes in an organization?


a) District Court b) Industrial Tribunal c) Works Committee d) Labour Court Correct Answer: “a” Q9) In which of the following language the text of the Certified Standing Orders shall be prominently posted by the employer other than the language understood by the majority of his workmen? a) Urdu b) Telugu c) English d) All of the above Correct Answer: “c” Q10) Beryllium poisoning, Anthrax, and Arsenic poisoning or its sequelae, etc., are specified as notifiable diseases in which of the following Schedule of the Factories Act, 1948? a) Fifth Schedule b) Fourth Schedule c) Third Schedule d) First Schedule Correct Answer: “c” Q11) The Maternity Benefit Act came into force in India in which year? a) 1961 b) 1962 c) 1972 d) 9177 Correct Answer: “a” Q12) Labour Laws & Industrial Relations includes which of the following? a) Collective Bargaining and Unfair Labour Practices. b) Annual Leave c) Health and Safety of workmen at places. d) All of the above


Correct Answer: “d” Q14) Which of the following describes theory of trusteeship? a) There is always conflict between workers and owners. b) The ownership of industry fully lies with the owner c) Al properties are gifts of nature and they belong to not to any one individual, but to society. d) Employees are the real owners of all the industries. Correct Answer: “c” Q15) The system approach to industrial relations was developed by a) Max weber b) John T. Dunlop c) William Beveridge d) Elton Mayo Correct Answer: “b” Q16) Equal Remuneration Convention (Convention No 100) and worst form of child labour Convention (Convention No 182) are related to a) UNICEF b) ILO c) UNDP d) None of these Correct Answer: “b” Q17) Which portal has been launched by the Ministry of Human Resource Development for Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti? a) Shaaladarpan b) Paathsaala c) E Paathsaala d) Shaalajyoti Correct Answer: “a” Q18) The business is liable to the proprietor of the business in respect of capital introduced by the person according to: a) Money Measurement Concept b) Cost Concept


c) Business Entity Concept d) Dual Aspect Concept Correct Answer: “c” Q19) GAAPs are: a) Generally Accepted Accounting Policies b) Generally Accepted Accounting Principles c) Generally Accepted Accounting Provisions d) None of these Correct Answer: “b” Q20) Accounting does not record non-financial transactions because of: a) Money Measurement Concept b) Cost Concept c) Continuity Concept d) Accrual Concept Correct Answer: “A” Q21) Under the annuity method, the amount of depreciation is: a) Increasing Every Year b) Decreasing Every Year c) Revalued Every Year d) Remains Fixed For All The Years Correct Answer: “d” Q22) Which one of the following parts of the sentence, “In 1970 for the total turmeric plantation in India, five percent was Kasturi Manjal or turmeric” has an error. a) In the 1970s b) For the turmeric plantation c) In India, five percent was Kasturi Manjal or turmeric d) No error Correct Answer: “b” Q23) Which of the following is not an event during the reign of Lord Curzon?


a) Bengal Partition b) Ilbert bill controversy c) Younghusband’s mission to Tibet d) Appointment of Police Commission Correct Answer: “b” Q24) Which of the following are correctly matched? a) First Battle of Panipat – 1526 b) Second Battle of Panipat – 1557 c) Third Battle of Panipat – 1760 Correct Answer: “a” Q25) Which of the following is wrong about Arya Samaj a) The Arya Samaj unit was formally set up by Dayananda Saraswati at Bombay in 1875 b) Vedas are fallible c) The vision of India as a classless and casteless society d) Criticised idolatry Correct Answer: “b” Q26) The founder of the Social Service League is a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale b) Narayan Malhar Joshi c) M. G Ranade d) Pherozhah Mehta Correct Answer: “b” Q27) Bharat Dharma Mahamandala was formed to ________. a) Create a movement against orthodox Hinduism b) Support Arya Samaj Activities c) Defend Orthodox Hinduism d) None of the above Correct Answer: “c” Q28) Which of the following is wrong about the cabinet mission plan? a) The creation of Pakistan was ruled out.


b) Provinces to have autonomy and residual powers c) Interim government to be formed from the constituent assembly d) Group of existing provisional assemblies into 4 sections Correct Answer “d” Q29) Consider the following statements about the Marginal Standing Facility. 1) It is the rate at which the scheduled commercial banks could borrow money overnight from RBI against approved securities. 2) The borrowing limit of banks under the marginal standing facility is 2% of their respective Net Demand and Table Liabilities (NDTL) 3 Its rate is higher than the repo rate. Which of the above statements is correct. a) 1 only b) 1 and 2 c) 1 and 3 d) 2 and 3 Correct Answer: “c” Q30) Machinery account maintained to record the transactions of its depreciation and maintenance cost comes under which one of the following types of accounts? a) Nominal Accounts b) Real Accounts c) Management Accounts d) Personal Accounts Correct Answer: “b” Q31) Consider the following balance sheet Capital & Liabilities Rs Assets Rs Capital 2450 Cash 1300 Bank Loan 500 Inventory 150 Profits 300 Plant and Equipment 1800 Total 3250 Total 3250 What will happen to the balance sheet, if the business purchases the inventory of Rs 500 on credit? a) Inventory balance will increase to Rs 650 and cash balance will reduce to Rs 800. b) Both the asset side and the liability side of the balance sheet will increase


by Rs 500. c) The inventory balance will increase by Rs 500 and the liability side of the balance sheet inventory will be reduced by Rs 500. d) The inventory balance remains the same and cash balance will increase to Rs 800. Correct Answer: “b” Q32) What is Cash Discount? a) It is the deduction allowed by the creditor to the debtor on the amount due by latter. b) Reduction allowed by the seller to the buyer for buying goods/ services by paying cash rather than credit. c) Reduction allowed by the seller to the buyer on bulk purchase at the time of sale on the list price of goods. d) Reduction allowed by the seller to the buyer for buying goods/ services by paying cash rather than cheque or digital payments. Correct Answer: “a” Q33) Ind-AS stands for a) Indian Accounting System b) India Auditing System c) Indian Accounting Standards d) Indian Auditing Standard Correct answer: “c” Q34) Which on the following accounting steps concept states that revenue is realized at the time when goods or services are actually delivered? a) Realization Concept b) Money Measurement Concept c) Accounting Cost Concept d) Accounting Period Concept. Correct Answer: “a” Q35) Which of the following is a semi-variable cost? a) Packing Expenses b) Building Rent c) Transportation Charges


d) Internet charges of above FUP unit Correct Answer: “d” Ques36-37) Which of the following is the synonym of the word written in the capital letters in the sentence: 36) “The cash the operation generated was used to buy OPULENT homes, vacations, properties, and luxury vehicles detectives,” said? a) Grand b) Elusive c) Lunar d) Doleful Correct Answer: “a” 37) We are moving perilously in the direction of abolishing notions of wisdom, DISCRETION, and judgment”? a) Rashness b) Carelessness c) Disposition d) Subtle Correct Answer: “c” Ques38-39) Which of the following is the antonym of the word written in the capital letters in the sentence: 38) “For a film of such visual AUDACITY, the lack of storytelling depth is frustrating”? a) Courage b) Cowardice c) Recklessness d) Prejudice Correct Answer: “b” 39) People who are otherwise deemed sceptical ABJURE their reason and believe in a miracle? a) Renege b) Renounce c) Emphasize d) Fail


Correct Answer: “c” Que) Which one of the following phrasal verbs may be used in the blank space in the sentence 40) “The officer ________ (arranged) a mobile test lab in a tent in Wuhan and began necessary operations”? a) Run out b) Wear off c) Set up d) Turn down Correct Answer: “c” 41) Edwards made headlines for the viral post about teaching his daughter a lesson after she________ (misbehaved) in a restaurant? a) Picked up b) Acted up c) Payed for d) Handed in Correct Answer: “b” UPSC EPFO EO Practice Questions Free static GK e-book Que42-43) Which one of the following is the appropriate question tag in the sentence: 42) “You weren’t sleeping these days, __________ “? a) Were you? b) Have they c) Was I? d) Wasn’t I? Correct Answer: “a” 43) Jeff must stay at home today, ________? a) Aren’t they? b) Isn’t she? c) Mustn’t he? d) Shouldn’t 1? Correct Answer: “c”


44) Arrange the following in chronological order 1. Divison of Bengal 2. Formation of Hindu Mahasabha 3. Congress League pact 4. Non-cooperation movement a) 4321 b) 1234 c) 1342 d) 1243 Correct Answer: “b” 45) The book poverty and Un-British rule in India is written by ________. a) R.C Dutt b) M.G. Ranade c) Dadabhai Naoroji d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy Correct Answer: “c” 46) The Indian National Association was formed in the year __________. a) 1886 b) 1885 c) 1875 d) 1876 Correct Answer: “d” 47) What are the agitations provided by pre-congress national associations? 1) Civil service agitation. 2) Agitation against arms act. 3) Agitation against the division of Bengal. a) 1 only b) 1, 2 and 3 c) 2 only d) 1 & 2 only


Correct Answer: “d” 48) Whitely commission is associated with a) Police reforms b) Labour reforms c) Educational reforms d) Land taxation reforms Correct Answer: “b” 49) Arrange the following accounting processes in order of its occurrence. I) Classifying the transactions II) Recording the transactions III) Interpreting the results IV) Summarising the transactions Select the correct answer using the codes below a) I-II-III-IV b) II-I-III-IV c) II-I-IV-III d) I-II-IV-III Correct Answer: “c” 50) The employee state insurance act (ESI) was enacted in the year a) 1947 b) 1950 c) 1948 d) 1949 Correct Answer: “c” 51) The central board of trustees of EPFO is established under the Employees Provident Fund Act 1952 section a) Section 2 b) section 4A c) Section 3A d) Section 5A Correct Answer: “d”


50+ UPSC EPO EO 2020-21 POLITY PRACTICE QUESTIONS

Q1) In the constitution of India, the concept of “Labour Welfare” is mentioned in the following 1) Preamble 2) Fundamental Rights 3) Fundamental Duties 4) Directive Principle of State Policy a) 1 and 2 b) 1,2 and 3 c) 1, 2 and 4 d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 Correct Answer: “c” Q2) The state shall make provision for just and humane conditions of work and maternity relief is provided under a) Article 39 A of the Indian Constitution b) Article 42 of the Constitution of India c) Article 43-A of the Constitution of India d) Article 44 of the Constitution of India Correct Answer: “B” Q3) British government established the ________________ Commission on Labour in 1929 which led to a series of labour legislation in India during pre-independent era. a) Royal b) Whitely c) Imperial d) Both a and b Correct Answer: “d” Q4) Labour Laws deals with which of the following in respect of workers? a) Health b) Safety c) Welfare d) All of the above


Correct Answer: “d” Q5) Consider the following statements regarding the International Labour Organization 1) The objective of the International Labour organization is the Universal human condition of labour. 2) The Headquarters of ILO is in Geneva, Switzerland. 3) India is the founding member of the International Labour Organization. Which of the above statements are correct? a) 1 only b) 1 and 2 only c) 1, 2, and 3 only. Correct Answer: “c” Q6) Which among the following convention of ILO has been ratified by India? 1) Minimum Age Convention 2) Right to Organize and Collective Bargaining 3) Freedom of Association and Protection of Right to Organized convention 4) Forced Labour Convention 5) Equal remuneration a) 1 and 2 only b) 1, 2 and 3 only c) 1, 4 and 5 only d) All of the above Correct Answer: “c” Q7) Labour law deals with _____________________. a) Working Condition b) Labour Welfare c) Social Security d) All of the above Correct answer: “d” Q8) Which of the following institution is not set up under the provisions of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 for adjudication of industrial disputes in an organization? a) District Court b) Industrial Tribunal


c) Works Committee d) Labour Court Correct Answer: “a” Q9) In which of the following language the text of the Certified Standing Orders shall be prominently posted by the employer other than the language understood by the majority of his workmen? a) Urdu b) Telugu c) English d) All of the above Correct Answer: “c” Q10) Beryllium poisoning, Anthrax, and Arsenic poisoning or its sequelae, etc., are specified as notifiable diseases in which of the following Schedule of the Factories Act, 1948? a) Fifth Schedule b) Fourth Schedule c) Third Schedule d) First Schedule Correct Answer: “c” Q11) The Maternity Benefit Act came into force in India in which year? a) 1961 b) 1962 c) 1972 d) 9177 Correct Answer: “a” Q12) Labour Laws & Industrial Relations includes which of the following? a) Collective Bargaining and Unfair Labour Practices. b) Annual Leave c) Health and Safety of workmen at places. d) All of the above Correct Answer: “d”


Q14) Which of the following describes theory of trusteeship? a) There is always conflict between workers and owners. b) The ownership of industry fully lies with the owner c) Al properties are gifts of nature and they belong to not to any one individual, but to society. d) Employees are the real owners of all the industries. Correct Answer: “c” Q15) The system approach to industrial relations was developed by a) Max weber b) John T. Dunlop c) William Beveridge d) Elton Mayo Correct Answer: “b” Q16) Equal Remuneration Convention (Convention No 100) and worst form of child labour Convention (Convention No 182) are related to a) UNICEF b) ILO c) UNDP d) None of these Correct Answer: “b” Q17) Which portal has been launched by the Ministry of Human Resource Development for Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti? a) Shaaladarpan b) Paathsaala c) E Paathsaala d) Shaalajyoti Correct Answer: “a” Q18) The business is liable to the proprietor of the business in respect of capital introduced by the person according to: a) Money Measurement Concept b) Cost Concept c) Business Entity Concept


d) Dual Aspect Concept Correct Answer: “c” Q19) GAAPs are: a) Generally Accepted Accounting Policies b) Generally Accepted Accounting Principles c) Generally Accepted Accounting Provisions d) None of these Correct Answer: “b” Q20) Accounting does not record non-financial transactions because of: a) Money Measurement Concept b) Cost Concept c) Continuity Concept d) Accrual Concept Correct Answer: “A” Q21) Under the annuity method, the amount of depreciation is: a) Increasing Every Year b) Decreasing Every Year c) Revalued Every Year d) Remains Fixed For All The Years Correct Answer: “d” Q22) Which one of the following parts of the sentence, “In 1970 for the total turmeric plantation in India, five percent was Kasturi Manjal or turmeric” has an error. a) In the 1970s b) For the turmeric plantation c) In India, five percent was Kasturi Manjal or turmeric d) No error Correct Answer: “b” Q23) Which of the following is not an event during the reign of Lord Curzon? a) Bengal Partition


b) Ilbert bill controversy c) Younghusband’s mission to Tibet d) Appointment of Police Commission Correct Answer: “b” Q24) Which of the following are correctly matched? a) First Battle of Panipat – 1526 b) Second Battle of Panipat – 1557 c) Third Battle of Panipat – 1760 Correct Answer: “a” Q25) Which of the following is wrong about Arya Samaj a) The Arya Samaj unit was formally set up by Dayananda Saraswati at Bombay in 1875 b) Vedas are fallible c) The vision of India as a classless and casteless society d) Criticised idolatry Correct Answer: “b” Q26) The founder of the Social Service League is a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale b) Narayan Malhar Joshi c) M. G Ranade d) Pherozhah Mehta Correct Answer: “b” Q27) Bharat Dharma Mahamandala was formed to ________. a) Create a movement against orthodox Hinduism b) Support Arya Samaj Activities c) Defend Orthodox Hinduism d) None of the above Correct Answer: “c” Q28) Which of the following is wrong about the cabinet mission plan? a) The creation of Pakistan was ruled out. b) Provinces to have autonomy and residual powers


c) Interim government to be formed from the constituent assembly d) Group of existing provisional assemblies into 4 sections Correct Answer “d” Q29) Consider the following statements about the Marginal Standing Facility. 1) It is the rate at which the scheduled commercial banks could borrow money overnight from RBI against approved securities. 2) The borrowing limit of banks under the marginal standing facility is 2% of their respective Net Demand and Table Liabilities (NDTL) 3 Its rate is higher than the repo rate. Which of the above statements is correct. a) 1 only b) 1 and 2 c) 1 and 3 d) 2 and 3 Correct Answer: “c” Q30) Machinery account maintained to record the transactions of its depreciation and maintenance cost comes under which one of the following types of accounts? a) Nominal Accounts b) Real Accounts c) Management Accounts d) Personal Accounts Correct Answer: “b” Q31) Consider the following balance sheet Capital & Liabilities Rs Assets Rs Capital 2450 Cash 1300 Bank Loan 500 Inventory 150 Profits 300 Plant and Equipment 1800 Total 3250 Total 3250 What will happen to the balance sheet, if the business purchases the inventory of Rs 500 on credit? a) Inventory balance will increase to Rs 650 and cash balance will reduce to Rs 800. b) Both the asset side and the liability side of the balance sheet will increase


by Rs 500. c) The inventory balance will increase by Rs 500 and the liability side of the balance sheet inventory will be reduced by Rs 500. d) The inventory balance remains the same and cash balance will increase to Rs 800. Correct Answer: “b” Q32) What is Cash Discount? a) It is the deduction allowed by the creditor to the debtor on the amount due by latter. b) Reduction allowed by the seller to the buyer for buying goods/ services by paying cash rather than credit. c) Reduction allowed by the seller to the buyer on bulk purchase at the time of sale on the list price of goods. d) Reduction allowed by the seller to the buyer for buying goods/ services by paying cash rather than cheque or digital payments. Correct Answer: “a” Q33) Ind-AS stands for a) Indian Accounting System b) India Auditing System c) Indian Accounting Standards d) Indian Auditing Standard Correct answer: “c” Q34) Which on the following accounting steps concept states that revenue is realized at the time when goods or services are actually delivered? a) Realization Concept b) Money Measurement Concept c) Accounting Cost Concept d) Accounting Period Concept. Correct Answer: “a” Q35) Which of the following is a semi-variable cost? a) Packing Expenses b) Building Rent c) Transportation Charges


d) Internet charges of above FUP unit Correct Answer: “d” Ques36-37) Which of the following is the synonym of the word written in the capital letters in the sentence: 36) “The cash the operation generated was used to buy OPULENT homes, vacations, properties, and luxury vehicles detectives,” said? a) Grand b) Elusive c) Lunar d) Doleful Correct Answer: “a” 37) We are moving perilously in the direction of abolishing notions of wisdom, DISCRETION, and judgment”? a) Rashness b) Carelessness c) Disposition d) Subtle Correct Answer: “c” Ques38-39) Which of the following is the antonym of the word written in the capital letters in the sentence: 38) “For a film of such visual AUDACITY, the lack of storytelling depth is frustrating”? a) Courage b) Cowardice c) Recklessness d) Prejudice Correct Answer: “b” 39) People who are otherwise deemed sceptical ABJURE their reason and believe in a miracle? a) Renege b) Renounce c) Emphasize


d) Fail Correct Answer: “c” Que) Which one of the following phrasal verbs may be used in the blank space in the sentence 40) “The officer ________ (arranged) a mobile test lab in a tent in Wuhan and began necessary operations”? a) Run out b) Wear off c) Set up d) Turn down Correct Answer: “c” 41) Edwards made headlines for the viral post about teaching his daughter a lesson after she________ (misbehaved) in a restaurant? a) Picked up b) Acted up c) Payed for d) Handed in Correct Answer: “b” Que42-43) Which one of the following is the appropriate question tag in the sentence: 42) “You weren’t sleeping these days, __________ “? a) Were you? b) Have they c) Was I? d) Wasn’t I? Correct Answer: “a” 43) Jeff must stay at home today, ________? a) Aren’t they? b) Isn’t she? c) Mustn’t he? d) Shouldn’t 1? Correct Answer: “c” 44) Arrange the following in chronological order 1. Divison of Bengal 2. Formation of Hindu Mahasabha 3. Congress League pact


4. Non-cooperation movement a) 4321 b) 1234 c) 1342 d) 1243 Correct Answer: “b” 45) The book poverty and Un-British rule in India is written by ________. a) R.C Dutt b) M.G. Ranade c) Dadabhai Naoroji d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy Correct Answer: “c” UPSC EPFO EO Practice Questions Free static GK e-book 46) The Indian National Association was formed in the year __________. a) 1886 b) 1885 c) 1875 d) 1876 Correct Answer: “d” 47) What are the agitations provided by pre-congress national associations? 1) Civil service agitation. 2) Agitation against arms act. 3) Agitation against the division of Bengal. a) 1 only b) 1, 2 and 3 c) 2 only d) 1 & 2 only Correct Answer: “d” 48) Whitely commission is associated with a) Police reforms b) Labour reforms c) Educational reforms d) Land taxation reforms


Correct Answer: “b”

49) Arrange the following accounting processes in order of itsoccurrence.

I) Classifying the transactionsII) Recording the transactionsIII) Interpreting the resultsIV) Summarising the transactionsSelect the correct answer using the codes belowa) I-II-III-IVb) II-I-III-IVc) II-I-IV-IIId) I-II-IV-III


50) The employee state insurance act (ESI) was enacted in the year

a) 1947b) 1950c) 1948d) 1949


51) The central board of trustees of EPFO is established under theEmployees Provident Fund Act 1952 section

a) Section 2b) section 4Ac) Section 3Ad) Section 5A

Correct Answer: “d”

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