UPSC EPFO EO/AO and APFC 2025 General Ability Test: Solved Question Paper (PYQ) - Previous Year Paper

Q1.In the above passage there are four blanks numbered (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv). Select the option from those given below in which the most appropriate term has been used for each of the blanks respectively :

• A(i) immigrants; (ii) migration; (iii) emigrants; (iv) immigration
• B(i) emigrants; (ii) migrants; (iii) immigration; (iv) migration
• C(i) immigrants; (ii) emigrants; (iii) immigration; (iv) migrants
• D(i) emigrants; (ii) migrants; (iii) migration; (iv) emigration

Q2.Which of the following sentences with respect to the passage is/are correct ? 1. All rich western nations have been seeing an increase in emigration from Africa over the past few decades. 2. Over the past thirty-five odd years, the number of African origin people living outside Africa has gone up by a factor of three. 3. The fierce resistance to labour incursion into the West will temper emigration from Africa in the 21st century. Select the answer using the codes given below :

• A1 and 2
• B1 and 3
• C2 and 3
• D2 only

Q3.With reference to the passage, which of the following are factors that can be seen to be determining the movement of Africans to other countries to seek work ? 1. Younger populations in developing countries like the Philippines and Mexico 2. Only about 20 per cent of the required jobs being available within African nations 3. Fierce backlash from Western countries given the increasing immigration load Select the answer using the codes given below :

• A1 and 2
• B2 and 3
• C1 and 3
• D2 only