Quantitative Aptitude: Top 10
PYQ Topics for UPSC EPFO
(2025)
Simpli&cation
Number series
Number system
Percentage
Ratio and proportion
Mensuration
Pro&t and loss
Simple and compound
interest
Time and work
Time and distance
Reasoning Ability: Critical
PYQ Themes & Puzzles
Coding decoding
Blood relation
Direction sense
General English PYQs:
Grammar & Comprehension
Hotspots
:
Subject-Verb Agreement
Tenses
Preposition
Complex Preposition
Advance Verbs
Phrasal Verbs
Sentence Improvement
Reading Comprehension
Synonyms & Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases + One
Word Substitution
Current Affairs PYQ Focus:
Schemes, Awards & Economic
Surveys
Government Schemes
Reports/Surveys
National News
Awards and Honors
Sports
Defence News
Persons in News
Science and Technology
Days in News
Terms in News
Indian Polity PYQ Highlights:
Acts, Amendments &
Governance
:
Regulating Act of 1773
Indian Council Act of 1909
Government of India Act of
1919 and 1935
Features of Indian
Constitution
Preamble of Indian
Constitution
Fundamental Rights
Directive Principle of State
Policy (Dpsps)
Emergency in India
President of India and
Governor of State
Parliament of India
Supreme Court of India
Finance Commission and
Its Recommendations
National Human Right
Commission Election
Commission
Committees of Electoral
Reforms
Panchayati Raj Institution
Urban Local Government
Scheduled and Tribal Areas
Indian Economy PYQs:
Budgets, Taxes & GDP Trends
for UPSC EPFO Exam 2025
:
Law of demand and law of
supply
Movement and shift in the
demand curve and supply
curve
Types of market structure
Elasticity of demand –
price elasticity, cross
elasticity, and income
elasticity
National income and
related aggregates
Concept of inclusive
growth, growth versus
development, real GDP,
nominal GDP, and GDP
de^ator
Meaning and types of
poverty
Meaning and types of
unemployment
Five year plans
Economic reforms since
1991
Instruments of monetary
policy – quantitative tools
and qualitative tools
Monetary policy committee
(MPC)
Components of budget –
:
types of receipts and
expenditure
Types of government
de&cit with signi&cance
Meaning, tools, and types
of &scal policy
In^ation and measurement
of in^ation – wholesale
price index and consumer
price index
All about IMF and world
bank
All about WTO
Regional economic
cooperation
Meaning and components
of balance of payments –
current account and capital
account
Determination of exchange
rate – ^exible, &xed and
managed ^oating
exchange rate
Industrial performance –
situation and growth of
indian industries since
independence
Special economic zones
General Science PYQs:
:
Biology, Chemistry & Physics
Essentials
Kinematics including
distance, displacement,
speed, velocity, and
acceleration
Dynamics and Newton’s
laws of motion
Electricity
Light
Magnetism
Elements, compounds, and
mixtures
Atoms and molecules
Physical and chemical
changes
Chemistry in daily life
Metals and non-metals
Acids and bases
Food components
Health and diseases
Cells and tissues
Organ systems – digestive
system, skeletal system,
muscular system,
respiratory system,
circulatory system and
reproductive system
Biotechnology
:
Space technology
Information and nano
technology
Important Indian Freedom
Struggle Topics for UPSC
EPFO
Indian national congress
Mahatma Gandhi
Important policies & laws
by British
Important peasant and
tribal uprisings
Major social reformers
Revolutionary leaders
Important battles
Computer Basics PYQs:
Software, Hardware &
Cybersecurity
History and generation of
computers
Computer organization
Computer memory
Computer hardware
Computer software
Operating system
Computer network
Number system
:
Microsoft occe
Database management
system
Computer security
Miscellaneous topics
Labor Laws PYQ Analysis:
Codes, Disputes & IR Trends
Industrial Relations
Industrial relations
and the
constitution of
India
National
commission on
labour
Theoretical
perspectives of
industrial relations
Conditions
in^uencing an
employee’s
decision to join
trade unions
Robert hoxie’s
trade unionism
Types of trade
union
Collective
:
bargaining
Industrial
discipline
Methods of
discovering
grievances
Strikes
Settlement of
industrial disputes
Labour welfare
Wages
Workers’
participation in
management
International
labour
organisation (ILO)
and philadelphia
declaration
Theories of
accidents
Different concepts
of labour
Union security
measures/agreem
ents
Labor Laws
Payment of wages
act, 1936
:
Minimum wages
act, 1948
Industrial
employment
(standing orders)
act, 1946
Trade unions act,
1926
Factories act,
1948
Industrial disputes
act, 1947
The child and
adolescent labour
(prohibition and
regulation) act,
1986
Inter-state migrant
workmen
(regulation of
employment and
conditions of
service) act, 1979
Contract labour
(regulation and
abolition) act,
1970
Payment of bonus
act, 1965
Building and other
:
construction
workers
(regulation of
employment and
conditions of
service) act, 1996
Mines act, 1952
Labor Codes
The code on
social security,
2020
The code on
wages, 2019
The industrial
relations code,
2020
The occupational
safety, health, and
working
conditions code,
2020
Social Security PYQ Focus:
EPFO Schemes & Policies
Social security schemes
Employees compensation
act, 1923
Employees’ state insurance
:
act, 1948
Employees’ provident
funds and miscellaneous
provisions act, 1952
Maternity bene&t act, 1961
Payment of gratuity act,
1972
Unorganized workers
social security act, 2008
Accounting Principles PYQs:
Key Standards & Practices
Basics of accounting
Preparation of &nancial
statements
Ratio analysis
Cash ^ow statement
Accounting for share
capital transactions
Accounting for bonus
shares and rights shares
Buyback of securities
Accounting standard for
inventories
Accounting standard for
revenue recognition
Accounting standard for
property, plant and
equipment
:
Accounting standard for
investments
Preparation and
presentation of company
&nal accounts
Accounting for not-for-
pro&t organisation
Auditing PYQs: Types,
Procedures & Compliance
Nature, objective, and
scope of auditing
Audit strategy, audit
planning, and audit
programme
Risk assessment and
internal control
Vouching and
veri&cation/audit of items
of &nancial items
Company audit
Auditor’s report
Audit of different types of
entities
Classi&cation of audit
Insurance PYQs: Policies,
Regulatory Bodies & Schemes
:
Basics, history, and
features related to the
insurance
Fundamental principles
governing insurance
contract
Types and classi&cation of
insurance
Difference between life and
general insurance
Insurance sector in India
Emerging concepts and
products in the insurance
sector
Population & Globalization
PYQs: Data Trends &
Challenges
Growth of population
Characteristics of
population
Concept of human
development
Information in the latest
human development report
by UNDP
Impact of globalisation
Indian Culture PYQs: UNESCO
:
Sites, Art Forms & Festivals
Buddhism & Jainism
Caves and temples in India
Indian dance styles
Indian scriptures
UNESCO heritage
Archaeology in India
Important dynasties in
India
Bhakti movement
Final Thoughts on UPSC
EPFO PYQ
Now that you have the UPSC
previous year papers for EO/AO and
APFC in PDF format, you can:
Identify different types of
questions and important
topics of each subject.
Choose the right study
material that aligns with
the exam requirements.
Get familiar with the exam
pattern and boost
con&dence.
Identify areas that need
improvement and address
:
them accordingly.
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