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Indian Body Border Roads Organisation
Asked 4 times across 3 UPSC exams over 9 years (2015–2024), peaking in 2015.
Key insights
- Most tested in CAPF — 2 of 4 PYQs
- Most asked in 2015
- Recurs across 3 years (2015–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CAPF 2015 → CDS 2015 → LDCE 2024
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (2 of 4) predate 2016, and it still returns.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
LDCE2024
Border Roads Organization comes under which one of the following ministries of the Government of India ?
- A Ministry of Civil Aviation
- B Ministry of Earth Sciences
- C Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
- D Ministry of Defence ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Polity & Governance › Governance & e-Gov
CAPF2022
Which of the following statements about the Border Roads Organization (BRO) is/are correct?
- BRO is concerned with the construction and maintenance of roads in strategically sensitive areas
- BRO undertakes snow clearance in high altitude areas
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- A 1 only
- B 2 only
- C Both 1 and 2 ✓
- D Neither 1 nor 2
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Polity & Governance › Governance & e-Gov
CAPF2015
Border Roads Organization is under the administrative control of :
- A Ministry of Defence ✓
- B Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
- C Prime Minister's Office
- D Indian Army
✓ Correct answer: (A)
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