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Committee Ashok Mehta Committee
Asked 4 times across 2 UPSC exams over 10 years (2015–2025), peaking in 2015.
Key insights
- Most tested in CAPF — 3 of 4 PYQs
- Most asked in 2015
- Recurs across 4 years (2015–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CAPF 2015 → GEO 2021
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (3 of 4) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
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CAPF2025
Match List-I with List-II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists
| List I (Name of the Committee) | List II (Key Recommendation) |
|---|
| A. Balwantrai Mehta Committee | 1. Constitutional status for Panchayati Raj |
| B. Ashok Mehta Committee | 2. Creation of post of District Development Commissioner |
| C. G. V. K. Rao Committee | 3. Creation of Zilla Parishad and Mandal Panchayat |
| D. L. M. Singhvi Committee | 4. Creation of Zilla Parishad, Panchayat Samiti and Gram Panchayat |
Codes:
- A A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1
- B A-4 B-2 C-3 D-1
- C A-1 B-3 C-2 D-4
- D A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Polity & Governance › Local Government
GEO2021
Which committee on Panchayati Raj recommended a two-tier system by removing the block-level bodies?
- A Balwantrai Mehta Committee
- B Ashok Mehta Committee
- C G.V.K. Rao Committee
- D L. M. Sanghvi Committee
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Polity & Governance › Local Government
CAPF2018
Ashok Mehta Committee was constituted to make recommendations on which one of the following issues?
- A Division of tax revenues between Centre and States
- B Panchayat Raj System ✓
- C Appointment of Governors
- D Presidential and Vice Presidential elections
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Polity & Governance › Local Government
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