Central Armed Police Forces - Assistant Commandant (UPSC CAPF AC & CPO SI) previous year questions (PYQ)

2025 (36 questions)

Q1.

[UPSC CAPF AC & CPO SI - General English & Verbal Precision (Item #93)]
Which border guarding force is entrusted with safeguarding India's international borders with Nepal and Bhutan?

(A)

{'key': 'A', 'text': 'Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)'}

(B)

{'key': 'B', 'text': 'Assam Rifles'}

(C)

{'key': 'C', 'text': 'Border Security Force (BSF)'}

(D)

{'key': 'D', 'text': 'Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)'}

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Q2.

[UPSC CAPF AC & CPO SI - General English & Verbal Precision (Item #225)]
Under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) as amended in 2019, the Central Government is empowered to designate:

(A)

{'key': 'A', 'text': 'Individuals as terrorists in addition to organizations'}

(B)

{'key': 'B', 'text': 'Foreign nations as state sponsors of terror'}

(C)

{'key': 'C', 'text': 'State governors as military commandants'}

(D)

{'key': 'D', 'text': 'District magistrates as army officers'}

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2024 (58 questions)

Q1.

[UPSC CAPF AC & CPO SI - National Security & Border Protocols (Item #292)]
Identify the grammatically correct sentence:

(A)

{'key': 'A', 'text': 'Neither the Commander nor his subordinates were present at the border briefing.'}

(B)

{'key': 'B', 'text': 'Neither the Commander nor his subordinates was present at the border briefing.'}

(C)

{'key': 'C', 'text': 'Neither the Commander or his subordinates was present at the border briefing.'}

(D)

{'key': 'D', 'text': 'Neither the Commander nor his subordinates has been present at the border briefing.'}

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Q2.

[UPSC CAPF AC & CPO SI - National Security & Border Protocols (Item #259)]
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament consists of 22 members. What is the composition between Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha?

(A)

{'key': 'A', 'text': '15 from Lok Sabha and 7 from Rajya Sabha'}

(B)

{'key': 'B', 'text': '11 from Lok Sabha and 11 from Rajya Sabha'}

(C)

{'key': 'C', 'text': '16 from Lok Sabha and 6 from Rajya Sabha'}

(D)

{'key': 'D', 'text': '20 from Lok Sabha and 2 from Rajya Sabha'}

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2023 (36 questions)

Q1.

[UPSC CAPF AC & CPO SI - General English & Verbal Precision (Item #282)]
Which Article of the Constitution empowers the President of India to promulgate an Ordinance when Parliament is not in session?

(A)

{'key': 'A', 'text': 'Article 123'}

(B)

{'key': 'B', 'text': 'Article 213'}

(C)

{'key': 'C', 'text': 'Article 356'}

(D)

{'key': 'D', 'text': 'Article 143'}

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Q2.

[UPSC CAPF AC & CPO SI - General English & Verbal Precision (Item #348)]
What is the quorum required to constitute a sitting of either House of Parliament under Article 100(3)?

(A)

{'key': 'A', 'text': 'One-tenth of the total number of members of the House'}

(B)

{'key': 'B', 'text': 'One-fifth of the total number of members of the House'}

(C)

{'key': 'C', 'text': 'One-third of the total number of members of the House'}

(D)

{'key': 'D', 'text': 'One-fourth of the total number of members of the House'}

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2022 (36 questions)

Q1.

[UPSC CAPF AC & CPO SI - General English & Verbal Precision (Item #393)]
Which border guarding force is entrusted with safeguarding India's international borders with Nepal and Bhutan?

(A)

{'key': 'A', 'text': 'Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)'}

(B)

{'key': 'B', 'text': 'Assam Rifles'}

(C)

{'key': 'C', 'text': 'Border Security Force (BSF)'}

(D)

{'key': 'D', 'text': 'Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)'}

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Q2.

[UPSC CAPF AC & CPO SI - National Security & Border Protocols (Item #184)]
Under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), 1958, who is empowered to declare an area as a 'disturbed area'?

(A)

{'key': 'A', 'text': 'Both the Governor of the State and the Central Government'}

(B)

{'key': 'B', 'text': 'Only the Governor of the State'}

(C)

{'key': 'C', 'text': 'Only the Chief Minister in Cabinet'}

(D)

{'key': 'D', 'text': 'Only the Supreme Court of India'}

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2021 (36 questions)

Q1.

[UPSC CAPF AC & CPO SI - Indian Polity & Constitutional Governance (Item #251)]
Under Article 355 of the Constitution of India, what is the duty of the Union towards the States?

(A)

{'key': 'A', 'text': 'To protect every State against external aggression and internal disturbance'}

(B)

{'key': 'B', 'text': 'To appoint judges to the subordinate courts of the State'}

(C)

{'key': 'C', 'text': 'To collect land revenue on behalf of the State'}

(D)

{'key': 'D', 'text': 'To conduct municipal elections in every district'}

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Q2.

[UPSC CAPF AC & CPO SI - General English & Verbal Precision (Item #141)]
Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to 'BELLICOSE':

(A)

{'key': 'A', 'text': 'Pacifist'}

(B)

{'key': 'B', 'text': 'Aggressive'}

(C)

{'key': 'C', 'text': 'Combative'}

(D)

{'key': 'D', 'text': 'Pugnacious'}

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2020 (36 questions)

Q1.

[UPSC CAPF AC & CPO SI - Indian Polity & Constitutional Governance (Item #395)]
The National Security Guard (NSG), India's elite counter-terrorism and anti-hijack force, was established in 1984 under the oversight of which ministry?

(A)

{'key': 'A', 'text': 'Ministry of Home Affairs'}

(B)

{'key': 'B', 'text': 'Ministry of Defence'}

(C)

{'key': 'C', 'text': 'Cabinet Secretariat'}

(D)

{'key': 'D', 'text': "Prime Minister's Office"}

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Q2.

[UPSC CAPF AC & CPO SI - Indian Polity & Constitutional Governance (Item #164)]
The writ of 'Quo-Warranto' is issued by High Courts and the Supreme Court to:

(A)

{'key': 'A', 'text': 'Inquire into the legality of the claim which a party asserts to a public office'}

(B)

{'key': 'B', 'text': 'Order a lower court to transfer a case to a higher authority'}

(C)

{'key': 'C', 'text': 'Compel a public official to perform a mandatory statutory duty'}

(D)

{'key': 'D', 'text': 'Release a person from unlawful detention'}

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2019 (36 questions)

Q1.

[UPSC CAPF AC & CPO SI - Indian Polity & Constitutional Governance (Item #242)]
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) operates under the administrative aegis of which Union Ministry?

(A)

{'key': 'A', 'text': 'Ministry of Home Affairs'}

(B)

{'key': 'B', 'text': 'Ministry of Defence'}

(C)

{'key': 'C', 'text': 'Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change'}

(D)

{'key': 'D', 'text': "Prime Minister's Office directly"}

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Q2.

[UPSC CAPF AC & CPO SI - National Security & Border Protocols (Item #88)]
Choose the correct passive voice: 'The Quick Reaction Team intercepted the hostile convoy.'

(A)

{'key': 'A', 'text': 'The hostile convoy was intercepted by the Quick Reaction Team.'}

(B)

{'key': 'B', 'text': 'The hostile convoy has been intercepted by the Quick Reaction Team.'}

(C)

{'key': 'C', 'text': 'The hostile convoy had been intercepted by the Quick Reaction Team.'}

(D)

{'key': 'D', 'text': 'The hostile convoy was being intercepted by the Quick Reaction Team.'}

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2018 (37 questions)

Q1.

[UPSC CAPF AC & CPO SI - Indian Polity & Constitutional Governance (Item #221)]
Under Article 355 of the Constitution of India, what is the duty of the Union towards the States?

(A)

{'key': 'A', 'text': 'To protect every State against external aggression and internal disturbance'}

(B)

{'key': 'B', 'text': 'To appoint judges to the subordinate courts of the State'}

(C)

{'key': 'C', 'text': 'To collect land revenue on behalf of the State'}

(D)

{'key': 'D', 'text': 'To conduct municipal elections in every district'}

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Q2.

[UPSC CAPF AC & CPO SI - General English & Verbal Precision (Item #276)]
Which CAPF is mandated with providing dedicated security to critical critical infrastructure, airports, aerospace establishments, and atomic installations in India?

(A)

{'key': 'A', 'text': 'Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)'}

(B)

{'key': 'B', 'text': 'Border Security Force (BSF)'}

(C)

{'key': 'C', 'text': 'Railway Protection Force (RPF)'}

(D)

{'key': 'D', 'text': 'National Security Guard (NSG)'}

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2017 (37 questions)

Q1.

[UPSC CAPF AC & CPO SI - Indian Polity & Constitutional Governance (Item #68)]
The 'One Border One Force' principle was recommended by which high-powered committee in the aftermath of the 1999 Kargil conflict?

(A)

{'key': 'A', 'text': 'Group of Ministers (GoM) on National Security / Kargil Review Committee'}

(B)

{'key': 'B', 'text': 'Sarkaria Commission'}

(C)

{'key': 'C', 'text': 'Punchhi Commission'}

(D)

{'key': 'D', 'text': 'Kothari Commission'}

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Q2.

[UPSC CAPF AC & CPO SI - National Security & Border Protocols (Item #145)]
Identify the sentence with an error in prepositional usage:

(A)

{'key': 'A', 'text': 'The battalion was ordered to adhere with the ceasefire agreement.'}

(B)

{'key': 'B', 'text': 'The battalion was ordered to adhere to the ceasefire agreement.'}

(C)

{'key': 'C', 'text': 'The patrol marched across the rugged valley.'}

(D)

{'key': 'D', 'text': 'The officer congratulated the troops on their valor.'}

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2016 (37 questions)

Q1.

[UPSC CAPF AC & CPO SI - Indian Polity & Constitutional Governance (Item #245)]
The National Security Guard (NSG), India's elite counter-terrorism and anti-hijack force, was established in 1984 under the oversight of which ministry?

(A)

{'key': 'A', 'text': 'Ministry of Home Affairs'}

(B)

{'key': 'B', 'text': 'Ministry of Defence'}

(C)

{'key': 'C', 'text': 'Cabinet Secretariat'}

(D)

{'key': 'D', 'text': "Prime Minister's Office"}

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Q2.

[UPSC CAPF AC & CPO SI - National Security & Border Protocols (Item #355)]
Identify the sentence with an error in prepositional usage:

(A)

{'key': 'A', 'text': 'The battalion was ordered to adhere with the ceasefire agreement.'}

(B)

{'key': 'B', 'text': 'The battalion was ordered to adhere to the ceasefire agreement.'}

(C)

{'key': 'C', 'text': 'The patrol marched across the rugged valley.'}

(D)

{'key': 'D', 'text': 'The officer congratulated the troops on their valor.'}

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2015 (37 questions)

Q1.

[UPSC CAPF AC & CPO SI - General English & Verbal Precision (Item #312)]
Which Article of the Constitution empowers the President of India to promulgate an Ordinance when Parliament is not in session?

(A)

{'key': 'A', 'text': 'Article 123'}

(B)

{'key': 'B', 'text': 'Article 213'}

(C)

{'key': 'C', 'text': 'Article 356'}

(D)

{'key': 'D', 'text': 'Article 143'}

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Q2.

[UPSC CAPF AC & CPO SI - Indian Polity & Constitutional Governance (Item #290)]
Which Constitutional body advises the President regarding the distribution of net proceeds of taxes between the Union and the States?

(A)

{'key': 'A', 'text': 'Finance Commission under Article 280'}

(B)

{'key': 'B', 'text': 'NITI Aayog'}

(C)

{'key': 'C', 'text': 'Inter-State Council under Article 263'}

(D)

{'key': 'D', 'text': 'Comptroller and Auditor General of India'}

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