APFC 2012 Answer Key SERIES - D. Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner (APFC) Examination 2012

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1 Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner (APFC) Examination 2012 APFC 2012 Answer Key SERIES - D Exam Date : 9/23/2012 Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has advertised for filling up the posts of Assistant Public Provident Fund Commissioner (APFC). These posts are to be filled in Employee Provident Fund Organisation under Ministry of Labour & Employment. Written Test was conducted on 23 September 2012.

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4 Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner (APFC) Examinationn 2012 Explanations Ans 1. (d) : We are given that 20% of P 30% of Q 1 / 6 of R Or P / 3Q / 10 Or P / Q / 10/3 P : Q : R : 10 / 3 : 6 1 : 10 : R / 6 R / m 2 Ans 4. (c): The overalll mean value Ans 2. (c): We are given that a treee increase annually by 1 / 8th of its height. Since tree stands today 64 cm high. Thereafter length of the tree after one year 64 + (64 x 1 / 8 ) 72 cm length of the tree after 2 years 72 + (72 x 1 / 8 ) 81 cm Ans 3. (d): We are given that the sides of a triangle GHL are GH 6 cm, HL 7 cm and LG 80 cm. Then semi perimeter of triangle, S 110 Area of the triangle, 8.08 Ans. (b): Let the speed of train be 42 km/hour. Then the time taken to cover the distance 63 km is : 63 / hour And the time taken to cover distance 72 km is hour The total time hour Hence the required velocity is 42 km/hour Ans 6. (c): We are given that an iron rod of 1 cm diameter and 8 cm length is drawn into a wire of m length with uniform thickness. Page 4

5 1 1 π 8 π r (Since radius ½) 8 Implies r r 1/30 Hence, Thickness of wire 2 r 2 1/30 1/1 cm Ans 7. (d) : We are given that a 60 m long train travels at a uniform speed of 72 km/hour and passes nonstop along the 600 m platform of a wayside station. Required time, Seconds Seconds Seconds. Ans 8. (a) : We are given that the train A is 7 m long and travels at a uniform speed of 4 km/hour and train B is 12 m long and travels at a uniform speed of 36 km/hour in the opposite direction of train A. The required time, Seconds (4 + 36) 200 Seconds 90 8 seconds. MATH QUESTIONS SOLVED BY SURAJ SINGH Ans 1. (d) : Dry steam plants are the simplest and oldest design. They directly use geothermal steam of 10 C or greater to turn turbines. Ans 16. (c) : An important development in the second half of the nineteenth century was the establishment of large-scale machine-based industries in India. The machine age in India began when cotton textile, jute and coal-mining industries were started in the 0 century. Ans 17. (c) : World Bank project Central Asia South Asia Electricity Transmission and Trade Project (CASA 1000) N/A. Ans 22. (c) : Fernando Torres has won the Euro 2012 Golden Boot award after scoring his third goal against Italy in the final. Ans 23. (b) : For a detailed list of federated units, see Federated state List of constituents by federation. There are 28 federations as of August Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Comoros, Ethiopia, Germany, India, Page

6 Iraq, Malaysia, Mexico, Micronesia, Federated States of, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United States, and Venezuela. Ans 2. (d) : Rahul Dravid Timeless Steel is a collection of articles written on the wall by famous people. The book has writings by Greg Chappel, Sanjay Bangar, Jarrod Kimber, Vijeta Dravid and many other eminent personalities that has been a part of The Wall's life. The book is published by Walt Disney Publications with ESPN Cricinfo. An Ashes Summer : Nasser Hussain Ans 26. (b) : Dalveer Bhandari comes from an illustrious line of lawyers. Both his father, Mahaveer Chand Bhandari, and grandfather, B.C. Bhandari, were members of the Rajasthan bar. He swore in as a Member of the International Court of Justice on June 19, Ans 39 (a) : Computer-aided design (CAD), also known as computer-aided design and drafting (CADD), is the use of computer systems to assist in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design. Ans 42. (d) : THE EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUNDS AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS ACT, 192 (Act No. 19 of 192) 4th March, 192 An Act to provide for the institution of provident funds, pension fund and depositlinked insurance fund for employees in factories and other establishments. Ans 44. (b) : The Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 is a social security legislation that provides for medical care and cash benefit in the contingencies of sickness, maternity, disablement and death due to employment injury to workers. A statement indicating the broad details of various health insurance related benefits provided under the Act. Ans 4. (c) : Maximum Limit :-The Gratuity limit as per Section 4(3) has been raised from 3. lakhs to 10 lakhs. This will give advantage to both private and public sector employees. According to this new amendment, the maximum gratuity exemption as per IT Act also increases to Rs. 10,00,000. Ans 47. (d) : Press Trust of India (PTI) took over the Indian operations of the Associated Press and Reuters soon after India's independence on August 1, It provides news coverage and information of the region in both English and Hindi. United News of India (UNI) is one of the two primary Indian news agencies. Established in 1961, it works in collaboration with several foreign news agencies and partners, including Reuters and DPA. The Press Council of India was first set up on 4 July 1966 by the Parliament on the recommendations of the First Press Commission with the object of preserving the freedom of the Press and of maintaining and improving the standards of press in India. The present Council functions under the Press Council Act Page 6

7 Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner (APFC) Examinationn 2012 The NAM News Network (NNN) Formation in 200. Ans 49. (c): The new sign of rupee is a combination of the Devanagari letter (ra) and the Latin capital letter "R" without its vertical bar (similar to the R rotunda). The rupee symbol created by D. Udaya Kumar, son of N. Dharmalingam, a former DMK MLA. Ans 6. (a): The Minimum Wages Act, 1948 provides for fixation and enforcement of minimum wages in respect of scheduled employments. The Act aims to prevent sweating or exploitation of labour1( According to the NSSO (2004-0) 61st round, around 39 million workers (86%) out of the total workforce of around 47 million workers constitute the unorganized/informal sector. Ans 68. (c): The Bank Insurance Model ('BIM'), also sometimes known as 'Bancassurance', is the partnership or relationship between a bank and an insurance company whereby the insurance company uses the bank sales channel in order to sell insurance products. Ans 90. (c): Central Government Act. Section 9A(3) in The Mines Act, such as free housing, free suplly of coal, medical and educational facilities, sickness allowance. (NOTE: EXCEPT MATH QUESTIONSS SOLVED BY NARENDRA SINGH, ALLAHABAD) Page 7