UPSC CPF exam was held on 12/07/2015. And its answer key is updated on official site of UPSC.

Dear Aspirants we have provided you answer with questions of CAPF/CPF exam 2015 held on 12 July 2015 (12/07/2015),

1) Which one of the following statements regarding baking powder is NOT correct
A) It is a mixture B) It forms bubbles in a wet mixture
C) It can be used instead of using yeast D) It does not contain sodium bicarbonate
Answer : (D) It does not contain sodium bicarbonate

2) What is the percentage of employees earning less than Rs. 301 per week but more than Rs. 260 per week
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A) 61.5
B) 76.9
C) 89.2
D) 84.6
Answer : (B) 76.9

3) What is the difference between the percentage of employees earning between Rs. 261 and Rs. 300 per week and employees earning less than Rs. 281 per week
A) 36.9 %
B) 15.3 %
C) 24.6 %
D) 28.2 %
Answer : (C) 24.6 PERC

4) Which one of the following factors is NOT connected with planetary wind system
A) Latitudinal variation of the atmospheric heating B) Emergence of the pressure belt
C) Earth’s revolution around the Sun D) Migration of the pressure belts due to apparent path of the Sun
Answer : (C) Earth’s revolution around the Sun

5) Match List-I with List-Il and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists : List-I (Volcano type) /List-II (Location)
1) Shield Volcano – Indonesia
2) Composite Volcano – India
3) Caldera – Hawaii
4) Flood Basalt Provinces – Philippines
A) 2 4 1 3 B) 2 1 4 3
C) 3 1 4 2 D) 3 4 1 2
Answer : (C) 3 1 4 2

6) Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List I (Compound)/List-II (Colour)
1) Urea – Blue
2) Hydrous copper sulphate – White
3) Lead sulphide – Pinkish purple
4) Potassium permanganate – Black
A) 2 1 4 3 B) 2 4 1 3
C) 3 4 1 2 D) 3 1 4 2
Answer : (A) 2 1 4 3

7) The radius of a hydrogen atom is 10-10 m. Number of hydrogen atoms necessary to have a length of one nanometre is
A) 6.023 x 1023 B) 10
C) 5 D) 100
Answer : (C) 5


8) What is the average number of students studying in Standard I from all schools together
A) 50 B) 48
C) 43 D) 46
Answer : (D) 46

9) What is the respective ratio of students studying in Standard III of schools A and B together to those studying in Standard VI of schools C and D together
A) 53 : 52 B) 43 : 47
C) 25 : 27 D) 39 : 38
Answer : (A) 53 : 52

10) Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List-I (Land-form feature)/List-II (Location)
1) Alluvial fans – Mountainous Areas
2) ‘V’-shaped valleys – Coasts
3) Deltas – Lower Reaches of the river
4) Ox-bow lakes – Mountain Foothills
A) 4 1 2 3 B) 4 2 1 3
C) 3 2 1 4 D) 3 1 2 4
Answer : (A) 4 1 2 3

11) Match List I with List-11 and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List-I (Person)/List-II (Political Party)
1) BR. Ambedkar – Pakistan Muslim League
2) SikandcrHayat Khan – Krishak Praja Party
3) Fazlul Huq – Unionist Party
4) Khaliquzzaman – Independent labour Party
A) 4 2 3 1 B) 4 3 2 1
C) 1 2 3 4 D) 1 3 2 4
Answer : (B) 4 3 2 1

12) The term “Congress System” was coined by
A) D.L.Seth B) Rajni Kothari
C) James Manor D) Christophe Jaffrelot
Answer : (B) Rajni Kothari

13) Under Section 10(26) of the Income Tax Act, which of the following category of people are exempted from income tax
A) Members of the Scheduled Tribes in Chhattisgarh B) Members of the Scheduled Tribes and the Scheduled Castes in Special Category States
C) Members from the Economically Backward Class in All States D) Members of the Scheduled Tribes in States of Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura
Answer : (D) Members of the Scheduled Tribes in States of Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura

14) The 9th Schedule to the Constitution of India was added by the
A) Third Amendment Act B) Fourth Amendment Act
C) First Amendment Act D) Sixth Amendment Act
Answer : (A) First Amendment Act

15) Which one of the following statements with regard to the Union Budget of India for the year 2015-2016 is NOT correct
A) India Financial Code to be introduced soon in the Parliament B) Allocation in defence sector is kept unchanged at around 5 % of GDP
C) A Student Financial Aid Authority will be instituted D) No change in the rate of personal income tax
Answer : India Financial Code to be introduced soon in the Parliament

16) In order to create awareness among the people regarding endangered species of tortoise, in the month of February 2015. the third Tortoise Festival was held at
A) Hajong Lake, Assam B) Chilka Lake, Odisha
C) Loktak Lake, Manipur D) Umiam Lake, Meghalaya
Answer : (A) Hajong Lake, Assam

17) Which one of the following Grand slam Tennis Tournaments had the highest total prize money (in terms of US Dollars) in the year 2014
A) Australian Open B) French Open
C) Wimbledon D) US Open
Answer : (D) US Open

18) Which one of the following statements about the Gandhi-Irwin Pact is NOT correct
A) Gandhi wrote a letter seeking an interview with the Viceroy B) Civil Disobedience movement was to be discontinued
C) The imprisoned freedom fighters were to be released D) All the lands that had been confiscated were to be returned to the original owners
Answer : (A) Gandhi wrote a letter seeking an interview with the Viceroy

19) Which one of the following is believed to be a compilation of the psalms sung by the women
A) Sumangalavilasini B) Therigatha
C) Stridharmapaddhati D) Ritusamhara
Answer : (B) Therigatha

20) The Rajya Sabha can withhold its consent to a Money Bill for
A) 14 days B) 15 days
C) 30 days D) 18 days
Answer : (A) 14 days

21) Which of the following reasons were cited by the Ashok Mehta Committee for the decline of the Panchayati Raj Institutions in India
1) Role of Bureaucracy
2) Lack of Political Will
3) Lack of conceptual clarity
4) Lack of gender parity
A) 1 and 4
B) 2 and 3 only
C) 1,2 and 3
D) 2, 3 and 4


Answer : (C) 1,2 and 3

22) Which one of the following statements with regard to the Saansad Adarsh Gram yojana is NOT correct
A) It was launched in the year 2014 on the birth anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri B) Members of the Parliament will adopt villages to create model
C) District Magistrates will act as coordinators D) A Rajya Sabha MP has to choose a Gram Panchayat in the state from which he or she was elected


Answer : (A) It was launched in the year 2014 on the birth anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri

23) Which one of the following statements with regard to the ‘Make in India’ initiative of the Government of India is NOT correct
A) In order to guide the foreign investors, a body named ‘Invest India’ has been created B) The Government has identified key sectors with potential to attract investment
C) The initiative also aims to identify selected domestic companies having leadership in innovation and new technology for turning them into global champion D) The programme is being implemented by the Ministry of Finance


Answer : (D) The programme is being implemented by the Ministry of Finance

24) Amarasimha is the name of a
A) famous lexicographer of ancient India B) Rajput king of Chalukya lineage
C) poet mentioned by Kautilya in his Arthashastra D) dance form of Odisha


Answer : (C) poet mentioned by Kautilya in his Arthashastra25) The Tolkappiyam is the name of
A) a step-well of Western India B) the book on Tamil grammar
C) a collection of Tamil bhakti poems D) a collection of Kannada poems


Answer : (B) the book on Tamil grammar

26) ques 26
A) ques 26 - a B) ques 26 - b
C) ques 26 - c D) ques 26 - d


Answer : (C)


27)ques27Which of the following group(s) of figures fit/fits into the same class ?
1. (1,7,8)
2. (4,5,6)
3. (2,3,9)
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A) 1 and 2 only
B) 2 and 3 only
C) 1,2 and 3
D) 3 only


Answer : (B) 2 and 3 only

28) Various landforms observed on the surface of the earth are due to the
1) differences in the type and structure of the crustal material
2) differences in the land forming processes
3) differential rates of the processes at different places on the Earth’s surface
A) 1 only
B) 1 and 2 only
C) 2 and 3 only
D) 1,2 and 3


Answer : (D) 1,2 and 3

29) Under which of the following condition(s) the occluded fronts are created
1) When the front remains stationary
2) When cold air mass moves to warm air mass
3) When warm air mass moves to cold air mass
4) When an air mass is fully lifted above the land surface
A) 1 and 2
B) 2 and 3
C) 3 and 4
D) 4 only


Answer : (A) 1 and 2


30) The following item consists of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer using the code given below
1) Catalytic hydrogenation is highest when the catalyst remains in the powdered form
2) When a catalyst is in the powdered form, its surface area becomes highest
A) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
B) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true


Answer : (B) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

31) Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List-I (Tropical Cyclone)/List-II (Location)
1) Cyclones – USA
2) Hurricanes – East Asia
3) Typhoons – Australia
4) Willy-willies – India
A) 4 2 1 3 B) 4 1 2 3
C) 3 1 2 4 D) 3 2 1 4


Answer : (B) 4 1 2 3

32) Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List-I (Element) / List-II (Application)
1) Isotope of Uranium – Treatment of cancer
2) Isotope of Cobalt – Treatment of goitre
3) Isotope of Iodine – Treatment of secondary cancer
4) Isolope of Radium – Nuclear fuel
A) 3 2 1 4 B) 4 2 1 3
C) 4 1 2 3 D) 3 1 2 4


Answer : (C) 4 1 2 3


33) Hemocyanin is an oxygen-transport metalloproteinase present in some invertebrate animals. This protein contains
A) one copper atom B) two copper atoms
C) one iron atom D) one magnesium atom


Answer : (B) two copper atoms


34) ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ started their independent businesses with equal amounts of capital. During the first year ‘A’ made 10 % profit, ‘B’ incurred 10 % loss and ‘C’ made a profit of 5 %. In the second year ‘A’ incurred 20 % loss, ‘B’ made profit of 20 % and ‘C’ made profit of 5 %. Which of the following is FALSE at the end of second year
A) ‘C’ is the richest B) ‘A’ is the poorest
C) ‘B’ is the richest D) ‘C’ is richer than ‘B’


Answer : (C) ‘B’ is the richest

35) At what time between 2 and 3 will the hour and minute hands of a clock be 12 minutes divisions apart
A) 20 minutes past 2 B) 24 5/11 minutes past 2
C) 24 minutes past 2 D) 24 12/13 minutes past 2


Answer : (C) 24 minutes past 2

36) Which of the following statements with regard to the continental shelf is NOT correct
A) Shelves are absent close to plate boundaries B) They are highly sedimented
C) They have abrupt falls towards the continental slopes D) They are rich fishing areas


Answer : (A) Shelves are absent close to plate boundaries

37) Arrange the following National Parks of India from North to South direction
1) Indravati National Park
2) Nagarhole National Park
3) Corbett National Park
4) Madhav National Park
A) 1,3,2,4
B) 2,1,4,3
C) 3,4,1,2
D) 2,3,4,1


Answer : (C) 3,4,1,2

38) Which one of the following statements is correct.
A) Iron sulphate and copper sulphate crystals have same number of water of crystallization B) Iron sulphate and zinc sulphate crystals have same number of water of crystallization
C) Zinc sulphate and copper sulphate crystals have same number of water of crystallization D) Iron sulphate, copper sulphate and zinc sulphate crystals each have same number of water of crystallization


Answer : (C) Zinc sulphate and copper sulphate crystals have same number of water of crystallization

39) Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List-I (Scientist)/List-II(Area of study)
a) J.D.Watson 1. Microbiology
b) Louis Pasteur 2. Taxonomy
c) Carl Linnaeus 3. Molecular Biology
d) Charles Darwin 4. Evolution
A) 4 2 1 3 B) 4 1 2 3
C) 3 1 2 4 D) 3 2 1 4


Answer : (C) 3 1 2 4


40) If in a certain language NEOMAN is coded as OGRQFT, then ZKCLUP is the code of
A) YJBKTO B) YIZHPJ
C) YIAQKJ D) YIZIRM


Answer : (B) YIZHPJ

41) In an examination, there are three subjects ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’. A student has to pass in each subject. 20 % students failed in ‘A’, 22 % students failed in ‘B’ and 16 % students failed in ‘C’ The total number of students passing the whole examination lies between
A) 42 % and 84 % B) 42 % and 78 %
C) 58 % and 78 % D) 58 % and 84 %


Answer : 42 % and 84 %


42) Which one among the following is NOT a minor plate
A) Nazca B) Arabia
C) Philippines D) Antarctica


Answer : (D) Antarctica


43) The trees of tropical rainforest have buttress roots because
A) they help to provide aeration to soils B) the organisms found in the buttresses have a symbiotic relationship
C) the trees belong to gramineae family D) the buttresses have to bear the mechanical load of hardwoods


Answer : (D) the buttresses have to bear the mechanical load of hardwoods


44) It is reported that there is an ongoing decrease in the pH value of ocean water because of global warming. It happens due to
A) larger uptake of CO2 by ocean water B) lesser uptake of C02 by ocean water
C) larger uptake of atmospheric nitrogen by ocean water D) lesser uptake of atmospheric nitrogen by ocean water


Answer : (A) larger uptake of CO2 by ocean water


45) Match List-I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List-I (Day)/List-II (Occasion)
a) 11th July 1. Human Rights Day
b) 5th June 2. Hiroshima Day
c) 6th August 3. International Environment Day
d) 10th December 4. World Population Day
A) 1 3 2 4 B) 1 2 3 4
C) 4 2 3 1 D) 4 3 2 1


Answer : (D) 4 3 2 1


46) 65 % students in a class like cartoon movies, 70 % like horror movies, and 75 % like war movies. What is the smallest percent of students liking all the three types of movies
A) 10 % B) 25 %
C) 30 % D) 5 %


Answer : (A) 10 %


47) If the number of elements in ‘A’ is twice the number of elements in ‘B’ then X is
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A) 78
B) 93
C) 94
D) 108


Answer (B) 93

48) From which among the following pairs of species, a small quantity of fine quality wool is obtained in India
A) Pashmina goats and Angora rabbits B) Pashmina rabbits and Angora goats
C) Pashmina rabbits and Angora sheep D) Pashmina goats and Angora sheep


Answer : (A) Pashmina goats and Angora rabbits


49) The following item consists of two statements. Statement I and Statement II. Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer using the code given below
1) All the energy received by the earth is from the Sun through electro-magnetic radiation
2) The earth also radiates back all the received energy through various ways to maintain the heat budget of the planet
A) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
B) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true


Answer : (C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false

50) Which one among the following substances is NOT a ‘green house’ gas
A) Water vapour B) Chlorofluorocarbon
C) Methane D) Nitrogen


Answer : (D) Nitrogen51) BrahMos is the name of
A) a short-range supersonic cruise missile B) an air defence gun
C) a military satellite D) a multiple rocket launcher


Answer : (A) a short-range supersonic cruise missile

52) Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List-I (Movement)/ List-II (Mass base/ Following)
a) Bardoli Salyagraha 1. Bargadars
b) Tebhaga 2. Kaliparaj
c) Satyasodhak Samaj 3. Mundas
d) Ulgulan 4. Kunbi peasantry
A) 2 4 1 3 B) 2 1 4 3
C) 3 4 1 2 D) 3 1 4 2


Answer : (B) 2 1 4 3


53) Under Article 355 of the Constitution of India, it is the duty of the Union to
A) protect States against external aggression and internal disturbance B) allow the extension of executive powers of the Union to any State
C) declare that the powers of the legislature of a State shall be exercisable by or under the authority of the Parliament D) allow the Parliament to include or exclude any caste, race or tribe into the list of the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes


Answer : (A) protect States against external aggression and internal disturbance

54) The present cap (as on 01.01.2015) on Foreign Direct Investment in the defence sector is
A) 26 % B) 49 %
C) 74 % D) 100 %


Answer : (B) 49 %
55) Who functions as chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee
A) Defence Minister B) The longest serving Chief among the Chiefs of the three services
C) The Chief of Integrated Defence Staff D) The Chief of the Army Staff


Answer : (B) The longest serving Chief among the Chiefs of the three services


56) Which one of the following was NOT the feature of the Home Rule movement in India
A) Boycott and Picketing B) Two separate Home-Rule Leagues rather than one All-India Home-Rule Organisation
C) Setting up of discussion groups and reading rooms D) Sale and circulation of pamphlets


Answer : (A) Boycott and Picketing

57) The 2nd Administrative Reforms Commission has produced Reports on
1) Ethics in Governance
2) Local Governance
3) Combating Terrorism
4) Eradication of Corruption
A) 1,3 and 4
B) 2, 3 and 4
C) 1 and 2 only
D) 1,2 and 3


Answer : (C) 1 and 2 only

58) All proposals for acquisition of weapon systems involving capital expenditure of more than Rs 1,000 crore require the approval of the
A) Defence Minister B) Prime Minister
C) Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs D) Cabinet Committee on Security


Answer : (D) Cabinet Committee on Security

59) Which one of the following statements is correct.
A) India is The largest importer of defence equipment in the world B) The United States of America was the second largest exporter of defence equipment to India in 2014
C) Russia has stopped exporting defence equipment to India D) India meets not more than 25 per cent of its requirement of defence equipment through import


Answer : (B) The United States of America was the second largest exporter of defence equipment to India in 2014

60) In 1893 there occurred a split in Ihe Arya Samaj on the issue(s) of
1) Mcat-cating vs vegetarianism
2) Caste system and widow remarriage
3) Shuddhi of converts
4) Anglicised vs Sanskrit-based education
A) 1,3 and 4
B) 2 and 4
C) I and 4 only
D) 1 only


Answer : (B) 2 and 4

61) The National Human Rights Commission has
1) a Chairperson who has been a Chief Justice of Supreme Court or a High Court of India
2) one Member who is or has been a Judge of Supreme Court
3) one Member who is, or has been the Chief Justice of a High Court
4) two Members to be appointed from amongst persons having knowledge of or practical experience in matters relating to human rights
A) 1,2, 3 and 4
B) 1,2 and 3 only
C) 1 and 4 only
D) 2,3 and 4 only


Answer : (A) 1,2, 3 and 4

62) GRSE, BDL and MIDHANI are acronyms of
A) Defence Public Sector Undertakings B) Chemicals used for making rockets
C) Ammunition used in tanks D) Communication satellites


Answer : (A) Defence Public Sector Undertakings

63) President’s Bodyguards is
A) a police force under die control of the President’s Secretariat B) a paramilitary force
C) a unit of Delhi Police D) None of the above


Answer : (D) None of the above

64) Where and when did Mahatma Gandhi first use his method of hunger-strike to achieve a desired goal
A) At Natal in South Africa in the year 1906 B) At Champaran in the year 1917
C) At Ahmedabad in the year 1918 D) At Cape Town in South Africa in the year 1906


Answer : (A) At Natal in South Africa in the year 1906

65) Who among the following has authored the book ‘The Idea of India’
A) Khushwant Singh B) Shashi Tharoor
C) Sunil Khilnam D) William Dalrymplc


Answer : (C) Sunil Khilnam66) Who is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces
A) President B) Prime Minister
C) Defence Minister D) Longest serving Chief of Staff


Answer : (A) President

67) “Cheetah” and “Chetak’ arc foe names of
A) Fighter aircrafts B) Helicopters
C) Armoured vehicles D) Infantry regiments


Answer : (B0 Helicopters

68) Border Roads Organization is under the administrative control of the
A) Ministry of Defence B) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
C) Prime Minister’s Office D) Indian Army


Answer : (A) Ministry of Defence

69) Which of the following were the main influences on Vasudeo Balvant Phadke
1) Experience of the Deccan famine of 1876-77
2) Hindu revivalism
3) Theory of Drain of Wealth
4) Reformist idea of Phule
A) 1,2 and 3
B) 2, 3 and 4
C) 1 and 3 only
D) 2 and 4 only

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