UPSC EPFO Answer Key 30 November 2025 | UPSC EPFO 2025 EO/AO Question Paper and Answer Key

Q108. Which of the following statements is correct?

1. The Chief Justice of India is the highest administrative officer of the Supreme Court.
2. The powers for the structure of the Supreme Court are exclusively vested in the Chief Justice of India.
3. A person who has been a judge of the Supreme Court can not practise in the Supreme Court after retirement.
4. Supreme Court advocate can appear in the Supreme Court without an advocate-on-record.

Select the answer using the codes given below:

(a) 1 and 3

(b) 2 and 4

(c) 1,2 and 4

(d) 4 only

Correct Answer: (a) 1 and 3

Explanation: The CJI is the administrative head of the Supreme Court (1 is correct). The structure (e.g., number of judges) is determined by Parliament and the Constitution, not exclusively the CJI (2 is incorrect). Retired Supreme Court judges cannot practise in any court in India (Article 124(7); 3 is correct). Advocates can argue in the Supreme Court but the case must be filed by an Advocate-on-Record (AOR); they cannot “appear” (file and represent) without one (4 is incorrect).

Q109. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. The district judge is the highest judicial authority in a district.
2. The Supreme Court has absolute power to make appointment of officers of a state judicial service.
3. Local courts and revenue courts are subordinate to the district court.
4. Certain provisions and rules are made to protect the judiciary from interference by the executive.

Select the answer using the codes given below:

(a) 1 only

(b) 1 and 3

(c) 2 and 4

(d) 4 only

Correct Answer: (b) 1 and 3

Explanation: The district judge heads the district judiciary (1 is correct). Appointments to state judicial services are by the Governor/High Court, not the Supreme Court absolutely (2 is incorrect). Local and revenue courts are under the district court’s supervision in the judicial hierarchy (3 is correct). While judicial independence is protected, the statement 4 is broad but generally true, but based on options, the best fit is 1 and 3 (4 is more a principle than a specific “provision” in this context).

Q110. Which of the following statements relating to Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) in India is/are correct?

1. The first use of EVMs in a large scale was in the 1999 General Election.
2. VVPAT was introduced in 2013.
3. Two PSUs, namely Bharat Electronics Ltd. and Electronic Corporation of India Ltd. are commissioned to design and manufacture the EVMs.

Select the answer using the codes given below:

(a) 1 and 3

(b) 2 and 3

(c) 1 and 2

(d) 3 only

Correct Answer: (b) 2 and 3

Explanation: EVMs were used on a large scale in 1998 state elections and 2004 nationally; 1999 was limited to 45 constituencies, so not “large scale” (1 is incorrect). VVPAT was introduced in 2013 in the Noksen by-election (2 is correct). BEL and ECIL are the PSUs manufacturing EVMs (3 is correct).

Q111. Consider the following statements:

1. EPFO has enhanced member services by increasing the auto-settlement limit for advance claims from the existing ₹1 lakh to ₹3 lakh.
2. EPFO first introduced auto-settlement of advance claims during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Select the answer using the codes given below:

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Correct Answer: (b) 2 only

Explanation: The limit was increased to ₹1 lakh in 2024 for medical advances (not ₹3 lakh; 1 is incorrect). Auto-settlement was introduced during COVID-19 for quick processing (2 is correct).

Q112. Which of the following statements about National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) is/are correct?

1. It is a Mission Mode Project (MMP) under the Digital India Programme (DIP) of the Government of India.
2. This application is based on the principle of ‘One Nation – One Application’.
3. It has been developed by the Parliament Secretariat.
4. Its core aim is end-to-end digitalization of all the functions of the State Legislatures.

Select the answer using the codes given below:

(a) 1,2 and 4

(b) 1 and 4

(c) 2 and 3

(d) 4 only

Correct Answer: (a) 1,2 and 4

Explanation: NeVA is an MMP under Digital India (1 is correct). It follows ‘One Nation – One Application’ for legislative digitization (2 is correct). It was developed by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, not the Parliament Secretariat (3 is incorrect). Its aim is paperless legislatures (4 is correct).