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Act / Law Employees' Compensation Act, 1923
Asked 9 times across 2 UPSC exams over 3 years (2022–2025), peaking in 2023.
Key insights
- Most tested in EPFO — 5 of 9 PYQs
- Most asked in 2023
- Recurs across 4 years (2022–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CISF 2022 → EPFO 2023
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (9 of 9) are since 2016.
Related concepts
Ideas UPSC tests alongside this one — keep exploring.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
EPFO2025
Loss of one eye without complication, the other being normal, is considered as what kind of injury under Schedule I of the Employees' Compensation Act, 1923 ?
- A Permanent total disablement
- B Permanent partial disablement
- C Temporary partial disablement
- D Will be decided based on medical examination
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Labour & Social Security Law › Social Security (EPF/ESI)
EPFO2025
A person 'X', aged 48 years, was working in a mine where he met a fatal accident while working underground. He was receiving monthly wage of Rs. 12,000 when this unfortunate incident occurred. What is the amount of compensation payable to him under the Employees' Compensation Act, 1923 ? (Relevant factor being 159.80)
- A Rs. 6,40,680
- B Rs. 8,30,700
- C Rs. 9,58,800
- D Rs. 10,43,760
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Labour & Social Security Law › Social Security (EPF/ESI)
CISF2024
Which of the following can be said to be classified as partial disablement?
- In case the disablement is temporary, it reduces the earning capacity of the employee in any employment in which he was engaged at the time of the accident
- In case the disablement is temporary, it disables the person from performing all works that he was capable of performing at the time of the accident
- In case the disablement is permanent, it reduces his earning capacity in every employment he was capable of undertaking at the time of the accident
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- A 2 and 3
- B 1 and 3 ✓
- C 3 only
- D 1 only
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Labour & Social Security Law › Social Security (EPF/ESI)
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