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2025 · 16 questions

EPFO APFC and EO/AO 2025 · Q51Which one among the following correctly stands for the acronym AWACS ?
EPFO APFC and EO/AO 2025 · Q52As a countermeasure to drone swarm attack, an effective way is to use electromagnetic (EM) drone jamming to disrupt the GPS and communication system…
EPFO APFC and EO/AO 2025 · Q53Which one among the following is the correct method employed by GPS to find the location of a target ?
EPFO APFC and EO/AO 2025 · Q54Which one among the following is the correct nature of the substance filling up the pleural cavity, the space between the lungs and the chest ?
EPFO APFC and EO/AO 2025 · Q55Which one among the following statements with regard to fatty acids is correct ?
EPFO APFC and EO/AO 2025 · Q56Which one among the following are the primary reactants of photochemical smog ?
EPFO APFC and EO/AO 2025 · Q57Which one among the following is known as Carbolic acid ?
EPFO APFC and EO/AO 2025 · Q58Which one among the following is the primary commercial use of Amines ?
EPFO APFC and EO/AO 2025 · Q59Which one among the following with regard to ChatGPT is correct ?
EPFO APFC and EO/AO 2025 · Q60For training and deploying complex models in Artificial Intelligence, which one among the following is preferred ?
EPFO APFC and EO/AO 2025 · Q61Which one among the following correctly stands for SSL encryption with regard to banking websites ?
EPFO APFC and EO/AO 2025 · Q62Which of the following statements with regard to the solid state drive (SSD) is/are correct ? 1. Spinning speed of SSD is zero. 2. SSD consumes more…
EPFO APFC and EO/AO 2025 · Q63Which one among the following could be a permanent memory of a computer ?
EPFO APFC and EO/AO 2025 · Q64Which one among the following is the primary environmental concern associated with permafrost thawing in the Arctic ?
EPFO APFC and EO/AO 2025 · Q65Which one among the following determines the Hardness Index of fresh water ?
EPFO APFC and EO/AO 2025 · Q113Consider the following statements : 1. Space Exploration Technologies Corp. is commonly known as SpaceX. 2. ‘Falcon’ is a space vehicle developed by…

2023 · 20 questions

EPFO APFC 2023 · Q46Which of the following operators connects a structure variable and its element?
EPFO APFC 2023 · Q47Which of the following is not a top-down language?
EPFO APFC 2023 · Q48Which one of the following attributes is required for internal linking in HTML?
EPFO APFC 2023 · Q49Which one of the following types of operating systems is designed to respond to an event within a predetermined time?
EPFO APFC 2023 · Q50What is the decimal equivalent of the hexadecimal number 5A6D?
EPFO APFC 2023 · Q51Two lenses of powers +2·0 D and –2·5 D are combined to make an optical instrument. The combination will
EPFO APFC 2023 · Q52For an inelastic collision between two objects, which one among the following statements is correct?
EPFO APFC 2023 · Q53A train starting from rest with a uniform acceleration attains a speed of 108 km/h in 5 minutes. The distance covered by the train in attaining the…
EPFO APFC 2023 · Q54An object is placed in front of a concave mirror at infinity. Which one of the following is correct for its image?
EPFO APFC 2023 · Q55The main cause of ocean acidification is
EPFO APFC 2023 · Q82Which one of the following is not a correct IP address?
EPFO APFC 2023 · Q83In mesh topology, if we have six computers, how many links must be there?
EPFO APFC 2023 · Q84The binary equivalent of the octal number 473 is
EPFO APFC 2023 · Q85Which one among the following commands is used to check the error status of hard disk drive?
EPFO APFC 2023 · Q86Which one of the following registers contains the address of the next location in the memory to be accessed?
EPFO APFC 2023 · Q87The effluents of which among the following industries are considered to be the main cause for lowering the pH value of river water?
EPFO APFC 2023 · Q88Which one of the following is not a soap?
EPFO APFC 2023 · Q89The human eyeball is composed of three layers. The correct sequence of the layers from exterior to interior is
EPFO APFC 2023 · Q90Consider the following reaction : 2H₂(g) + O₂(g) → 2H₂O(l) Which one of the following statements about the reaction given above is correct?
EPFO APFC 2023 · Q91The pillar-like structures which hang vertically downward from the aerial branches found in banyan tree are known as

2016 · 22 questions

EPFO APFC 2016 · Q15Which of the following is not true of the Western Ghats ?
EPFO APFC 2016 · Q27The term 'Carbon footprint' means
EPFO APFC 2016 · Q35What is the correct sequence of tributaries of the river Ganga from West to East ?
EPFO APFC 2016 · Q45Besides resistance to pests, what are the other prospects for which plants have been genetically engineered ? 1. To enable them to withstand drought…
EPFO APFC 2016 · Q55In the study of pollution, SPM refers to
EPFO APFC 2016 · Q63Acid rain is due to
EPFO APFC 2016 · Q64DNA fingerprinting is a technique used for the detection of
EPFO APFC 2016 · Q67SPAM in a system (e-mail) is
EPFO APFC 2016 · Q74In raising an object to a given height by means of an inclined plane, as compared with raising the object vertically, there is a reduction in
EPFO APFC 2016 · Q76A sinusoidal transverse wave is travelling on a string. Any point on the string moves in
EPFO APFC 2016 · Q77The devices that work with computer systems as soon as they are connected are described as
EPFO APFC 2016 · Q78Which one of the following software applications would be the most appropriate for performing numerical and statistical calculations ?
EPFO APFC 2016 · Q79Consider the following statements on Global Positioning System (GPS) : 1. GPS allows accurate time-stamping on ATM transactions. 2. GPS relies on a…
EPFO APFC 2016 · Q80Consider the following statements : Cellular technology evolves in stages called Generation (G), where 1. A Generation represents the number of…
EPFO APFC 2016 · Q81LAN, WAN and MAN are computer networks covering different areas. Their first alphabets L, W and M respectively stand for
EPFO APFC 2016 · Q83The 'Cloud Computing' technology refers to
EPFO APFC 2016 · Q84Consider the following statements for Nano-technology : 1. It is the technology of creating materials and devices atom-by-atom. 2. Physical…
EPFO APFC 2016 · Q85The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) used in the CERN project is a particle accelerator located on the border between
EPFO APFC 2016 · Q86The method of communication in which transmission can take place in both directions, but happens only in one direction at a time, is called
EPFO APFC 2016 · Q87A collection of programs that controls how the computer system runs and processes information is called
EPFO APFC 2016 · Q88SMPS is the acronym for
EPFO APFC 2016 · Q89USB is the acronym for

EPFO APFC General Science and Basic Knowledge of Computer Applications Questions

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EPFO APFC General Science and Basic Knowledge of Computer Applications Questions

2025 · 16 questions

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2016 · 22 questions

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