CAPF AC 2025 — Paper I: General Ability and Intelligence
All 125 questions, textbook-style — tap “Show answer” on any question to reveal the correct option and explanation.
Q1
Which of the statements given below is/are correct?
1The National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM) was approved by the Union Cabinet, Government of India, in the year 2023.
2The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, has launched the Green Hydrogen Certification Scheme of India. Select the answer using the code given below.
India and Poland have agreed to implement the 'India-Poland Strategic Partnership' in terms of a Five-Year Action Plan. Identify the current Five-Year Action Plan.
The comparative advantage theory (CAT) is a trade theory that describes the basis of two nations engaging in trade. Which one among the following statements regarding the theory is not correct?
aDavid Ricardo was the author of the CAT.
bThe CAT is explained in the book titled On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation that was first published in 1817.
cAccording to the CAT, the nation which does not have absolute advantage in any goods cannot benefit from trade.
dThe two nations that engage in trade can gain from specializing in the commodity in which they have a comparative advantage.
Consider the following statements about Nandini Sahakar Scheme :
1This scheme is aimed at assisting women cooperatives to take up business model based activities under the purview of the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC).
2There is no minimum or maximum limit on financial assistance.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Which among the following statements regarding India's services export is/are not correct?
1India's share in global services export has more than doubled, reaching around 4.3 percent in 2023 from 1.9 percent in 2005.
2'Travel' and 'Transport' services represent areas where India holds a relatively larger share in global export, at 10.2 percent and 8.5 percent respectively in 2023. Select the answer using the code given below.
Which one among the following schemes focuses on developing modern infrastructure and optimizing supply chain from farm to retail in Indian agriculture sector?
From amongst the following, identify the correct option that captures the changes made in Article 74(1) of the Constitution of India through the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976.
aExecutive powers of the Union shall be vested with the President of India.
bThe Prime Minister has the duty to brief the President about decisions of the Council of Ministers.
cThe President shall exercise his/her functions on the advice of the Council of Ministers, headed by the Prime Minister.
dThe President shall have the right to summon or prorogue the Houses of the Parliament.
The United Nations Carbon Offset Platform is an e-commerce platform to compensate greenhouse gas emissions by purchasing carbon credits. Who among the following can buy these carbon credits?
1A company
2An organization
3A citizen Select the answer using the code given below.
Which one of the following ancient towns is known for the evidence of a ploughed field from its early Harappan levels, with two sets of furrows at right angles to each other, suggesting two different crops grown together?
Who among the following travellers reported the use of seed drill on the Karnataka coast which is considered to be the earliest reference of the presence of the device in India?
A point P on the ground is on the same line as the bases and the tips of a pair of trees A and B such that P is on the left of both these trees. The ratio of heights of A and B is 1:3. If the distance between P and A is a metre, then the distance between A and B, in metre, is
Four cylindrical drums, each of radius 1 m, are placed such that each one touches other two drums. A sewer pipe is to be placed through the gap of these drums. What could be the maximum possible radius for this pipe?
P and Q are two points on a highway, 300 km apart. Two bikers A and B start at the same time from P towards Q. The speed of B is 12 km/h less than that of A. On reaching point Q, biker A immediately returns towards P. He meets B on the road at a place 60 km away from Q. What is the speed of A?
A clock is set right at 8:00 AM in the morning. The minute hand and the hour hand of the clock come together after every 65 minutes. What is the actual time when the clock shows 8:00 PM, approximated to the nearest minutes?
Two trains A and B are entering a railway platform from opposite direction. The length of the platform is 300 m. The speed of B is two times the speed of A. The time taken by B to cross the platform is one-third of the time taken by A to cross the platform. If the sum of the lengths of A and B is 500 m, what is the difference in their lengths?
There are four bulbs A, B, C and D in a room. A glows for 2 minutes, then goes off for 1 minute and the process continues in this manner. Similarly, B glows for 3 minutes and then goes off for 1 minute and the process continues. For C, it is 4 minutes and 1 minute, while for D, it is 5 minutes and 1 minute respectively for glowing and going off. A man enters the room and comes out of it as soon as he completes an hour. What is the maximum number of times that he may face complete darkness in the room?
The value at the tenth place of a three-digit number is twice the value at the unit's place. The value at the hundredth place is 75% of the value at the unit's place. How many such numbers are possible?
1The time at 180° longitude is exactly 12 hours from the 0° longitude, irrespective of whether one travels westward or eastward from the Prime Meridian.
2A person moving eastward on Tuesday will count the day as Wednesday once the International Date Line is crossed. Select the answer using the code given below.
Which of the following statements with reference to stratovolcanoes is/are correct?
1Stratovolcanoes are tall, steep cones built of layers of felsic lava and volcanic ash.
2They can erupt explosively as felsic lavas from stratovolcanoes hold large amounts of gas under high pressure. Select the answer using the code given below.
1The circulation of nitrogen from the inorganic compounds in the soil to form protein in plants and animals and back again is known as the nitrogen cycle.
2The preparation of ammonia by Haber process is an endothermic reaction.
3Urea is synthetically made by the action of ammonia and carbon dioxide under high temperature and high pressure.
Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?
When sunlight (white light) falls on a triangular glass prism, a band of colours called a spectrum is obtained. Which one among the following represents this effect appropriately?
The potential difference between the terminals of an electrical heating device is 40 V, when it draws a current of 2 A from the source. Which one of the following is the correct value of current drawn by the heating device if the potential is increased to 140 V?
A beam of positively charged particles, say A, is going from north to south. On the other hand, a beam of negatively charged particles, say B, is going from south to north. Which one of the following in this respect is correct?
What is the correct term used for a set of wires used to connect different internal components of the computer system for the purpose of transferring data as well as addresses amongst them?
The Ramsar Convention is an intergovernmental treaty which provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation of
