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Statutory Body Central Administrative Tribunal
Asked 3 times across 2 UPSC exams over 16 years (2009–2025), peaking in 2009.
Key insights
- Most tested in CISF — 2 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 2009
- Recurs across 3 years (2009–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2009 → CISF 2022
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 3) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CISF2025
Which of the following statements about the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) is/are correct ?
- Its orders can be challenged before a High Court
- It has the same power like a High Court in respect of contempt of itself. Select the 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)
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CISF2022
The question whether the Central Administrative Tribunal could interfere with penalty awarded by the competent authority on the ground that it is excessive or disproportionate to the misconduct proved, was examined by the Supreme Court of India in which one of the following cases ?
- A Excel Wear vs. Union of India
- B Sagir Ahmad vs. State of Uttar Pradesh
- C L. Chandra Kumar vs. Union of India
- D Union of India vs. Shri Parma Nanda ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
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CSE2009
. Consider the following statements
- Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) was set up during the Prime Ministership of Lal Bahadur Shastri
- The Members of CAT are drawn from both judicial and administrative streams
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A 1 only
- B 2 only ✓
- C Both 1 and 2
- D Neither 1 nor 2
✓ Correct answer: (B)
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