Computer Science Previous Year Questions 2026 | UPSC EPFO

Computer Science - MOST IMPORTANT UPSC EPFO Previous Year Questions

Practice real questions from previous year exams of UPSC EPFO.

📘 Email Technology📚 Email Components (Inbox, Outbox, Draft, Spam, Trash)
Q1

SPAM in a system (e-mail) is

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📘 Operating System📚 Basic Facts
Q2

The devices that work with computer systems as soon as they are connected are described as

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📘 Software - Application Software📚 Spreadsheets
Q3

Which one of the following software applications would be the most appropriate for performing numerical and statistical calculations?

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📘 Wireless Technology📚 Cellular Technology (2G, 3G, 4G, 5G)
Q4

Consider the following statements :

Cellular technology evolves in stages called Generation (G), where

  1. A Generation represents the number of subscribers; higher Generation has more subscribers.
  2. 2G technology has two standards CDMA and GSM.
  3. 2G technology has CDMA standard and 3G has GSM standard.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

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📘 Computer Network - Basics & Types📚 Basic Facts
Q5

LAN, WAN and MAN are computer networks covering different areas. Their first alphabets L, W and M respectively stand for

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📘 Emerging Technologies & Future Trends📚 Cloud Computing and Its Models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
Q6

The 'Cloud Computing' technology refers to

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📘 Data Transmission and Communication📚 Data Communication Modes (Simplex, Half-Duplex, Full-Duplex)
Q7

The method of communication in which transmission can take place in both directions, but happens only in one direction at a time, is called

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📘 Operating System📚 Basic Facts
Q8

A collection of programs that controls how the computer system runs and processes information is called

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📘 Abbreviations📚 Hardware & Memory Abbreviations
Q9

SMPS is the acronym for

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📘 Computer Ports and Interfaces📚 USB Port and Its Versions
Q10

USB is the acronym for

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📘 Data Representation and Number System📚 Number System Conversions
Q11

What is the equivalent decimal value of binary number 101110 ?

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📘 Introduction to Computers📚 Basic Facts (Data, Information, etc.)
Q12

Which one of the following basic operations for converting raw input data into useful information is not performed by all computers?

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📘 Memory Devices - Primary or Main Memory📚 Cache Memory
Q13

Which one of the following memories is extremely fast and acts as a high-speed buffer between the CPU and the main memory?

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📘 Internet & Web Technology📚 Web Browsers
Q14

Which one of the following is not a web browser?

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📘 Memory Devices📚 Units of Memory (Bit, Byte, KB, MB, GB, etc.)
Q15

Which one of the following represents 1 GB of information?

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📘 Programming and Scripting Languages📚 Translators (Compiler, Interpreter, Assembler)
Q16

Which one of the following is not a language translator?

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📘 Software - System Software (Other than OS)📚 Device Drivers
Q17

Which one of the following statements is correct?

A device driver of output devices

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📘 Computer Architecture & Central Processing Unit📚 Registers
Q18

Which one of the following registers is used to keep track of the next instruction to be executed?

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📘 File Extensions and Associations📚 Audio/Video File Extensions (MP3, WAV, etc.)
Q19

Which one of the following is not an audio file format?

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📘 Computer Architecture & Central Processing Unit📚 Registers
Q20

Which one of the following denotes a sequential electronic circuit that is used to store 1-bit of information?

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