CAPF AC 2023 Previous Year Questions with Answers and Explanations
48 questions from the CAPF AC 2023 Paper I (General Ability and Intelligence), each with the correct answer, a full explanation, why every option is right or wrong, and named sources. The other 77 questions of this paper are in the practice app while their explanations are checked.
- Q1 · General Mental Ability: Pointing towards a photograph Mr. Ajit said, “She is my father's wife's son's only sister.” What is the relation of the person in the…
- Q2 · General Mental Ability: Three circles of radius 5 cm each touch each other. If the points of contact are P, Q and R, then what is the area of the triangle PQR in…
- Q3 · General Mental Ability: The right-angled triangle ABC is such that ∠B = 90°. Point D is picked on BC such that triangles ABC and DBA are similar. If AB : BC = m :…
- Q4 · General Mental Ability: On a large ground, there is a straight tall vertical wall of length 28 m. A goat is tied to a point on the ground which is at the middle…
- Q5 · General Mental Ability: A rectangular wall is divided into four squares of equal size where there are two rows each having two squares. The top-left square is…
- Q6 · Indian Polity: Which of the following statements about National Emergency is/are correct? 1. A Proclamation of Emergency may be made by the President…
- Q7 · Indian Polity: Which one of the following statements with regard to the impeachment of a Judge of the Supreme Court of India is not correct?
- Q8 · Current Affairs: Which of the following are India's G20 priorities? 1. Green Development 2. Women-led Development 3. Climate Finance 4. Digital Public…
- Q9 · Current Affairs: Which of the following are the objectives of SAARC? 1. To promote the welfare of the peoples of South Asia and to improve the quality of…
- Q10 · Science & Technology: Pure, demineralized water, free from all soluble mineral salts is obtained by which of the following method?
- Q11 · Science & Technology: Consider the following redox reaction: 2Cu₂O (s) + Cu₂S (s) → 6Cu (s) + SO₂ (g) Identify the species among the following acting as oxidant…
- Q12 · Science & Technology: Which one of the following statements is not correct regarding the setting of cement?
- Q13 · Science & Technology: Which one is the most abundant of all the elements on Earth?
- Q14 · Science & Technology: Which one of the following metals does not react with oxygen directly?
- Q15 · Ancient History: Consider the following observations about the largest stupa at Sanchi: 1. Going by information available from the inscriptions on the…
- Q16 · Ancient History: Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? | Inscription/Event | Time Period | |---|---| | 1. Prayag Prashasti by Harisena | 4th…
- Q18 · Ancient History: Which one of the following activities was not a part of the daily time-table for a King as prescribed in Arthashastra?
- Q19 · Science & Technology: Which organelle other than nucleus in eukaryotic cells has its own DNA, ribosomes and proteins?
- Q20 · Science & Technology: For protein synthesis, the amino acids are recognized and carried by:
- Q21 · Science & Technology: In vertebrates, smooth endoplasmic reticulum in cells of which organ plays a crucial role in detoxification of toxic compounds?
- Q22 · Science & Technology: The rate of an enzyme catalyzed reaction depends:
- Q23 · Science & Technology: Both starch and glycogen are made up of glucose, however:
- Q24 · Science & Technology: In some viral infections, number of platelets are reduced quickly. Platelets are essential because:
- Q25 · Indian Economy: The focus of the Second Five Year Plan was:
- Q26 · Indian Economy: An Indian businessperson buys shares in a British car company. This transaction will be reflected in:
- Q27 · Indian Economy: Which of the following are High Frequency Indicators of the Indian economy? 1. Power Consumption 2. IIP General Index 3. 10-year G-sec…
- Q28 · Indian Economy: Suppose an Indian citizen makes an investment abroad and earns a positive return on her investment. Which of the following is correct?
- Q29 · Indian Economy: If the Cash Reserve Ratio is lowered by the RBI, supply of money in the economy will:
- Q30 · Environment & Ecology: Which one of the following is the main cause of the acid rains?
- Q31 · Science & Technology: Biogas is considered to be an excellent fuel which burns without smoke. The main constituent of biogas is:
- Q32 · Environment & Ecology: The depletion in atmospheric ozone layer in last century was due to:
- Q33 · Science & Technology: Which one of the following holds true for a freely falling object?
- Q34 · Science & Technology: A sound wave of frequency of 2 kHz has a wavelength of 35 cm in a given medium. How long will it take to travel a distance of 2.1 km…
- Q35 · Science & Technology: Which one of the following conservation laws is a consequence of the Newton's third law of motion?
- Q36 · Geography: Which one of the following is a permeable rock that allows water to pass through it?
- Q37 · Geography: Which one of the following is the deepest, inland and protected port on the east coast of India?
- Q38 · Environment & Ecology: The greatest diversity of animal and plant species is found in:
- Q39 · Geography: Which one among the following statements about 'Drumlin' is correct ?
- Q40 · Geography: Which one of the following is the busiest sea route and links two industrially developed regions of the world ?
- Q41 · Geography: Using the code given below identify the type of farming on the basis of given characteristics : 1. The produce is consumed entirely or…
- Q42 · General Mental Ability: Car A takes 1 hour more than car B, which travels at a speed of 60 km per hour, to cover some fixed distance. If car A had doubled its…
- Q43 · General Mental Ability: Suppose A, B and C are three taps fixed to the bottom of a tank with draining capacity 1 : 2 : 3. When all three of them are on, it takes…
- Q44 · General Mental Ability: Assume that the Earth is a spherical ball of radius x km with a smooth surface so that one can travel along any direction. If you have…
- Q45 · General Mental Ability: If x and y are two-digit prime numbers such that y is obtained from x by interchanging its digits and x − y = 36, then what is the value…
- Q46 · General Mental Ability: Sixty-four cubes of sides 2 cm each are combined to form a cube of side 8 cm. If four of the smaller cubes along the diagonal of a surface…
- Q78 · General Mental Ability: The next three items are based on a survey on the occurrence of vowels in a certain book, irrespective of whether they are in upper or…
- Q79 · General Mental Ability: The next three items are based on a survey on the occurrence of vowels in a certain book, irrespective of whether they are in upper or…
- Q80 · General Mental Ability: The next three items are based on a survey on the occurrence of vowels in a certain book, irrespective of whether they are in upper or…