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Organization Communist Party of India
Asked 6 times across 3 UPSC exams over 36 years (1987–2023), peaking in 2019.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 4 of 6 PYQs
- Most asked in 2019
- Recurs across 4 years (1987–2023)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 1987 → CDS 2015 → CISF 2023
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (4 of 6) 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.
CISF2023
Which one among the following political parties came second in terms of seats won in the first Lok Sabha election in India?
- A Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
- B Communist Party of India ✓
- C People's Democratic Front
- D Socialist Party
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Polity & Governance › Elections & Representation
CSE2019
With reference to Indian National Movement, consider the following pairs : Person : Position held
- Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru : President, All India Liberal Federation
- K. C. Neogy : Member, The Constituent Assembly
- P. C. Joshi : General Secretary, Communist Party of India
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
- A 1 only
- B 1 and 2 only
- C 3 only
- D 1, 2 and 3 ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CDS2015
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists
| List I (Leader) | List II (Party) |
|---|
| A. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee | 1. Communist Party of India |
| B. Minoo Masani | 2. Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| C. S | 3. Swatantra Party |
| A. Dange | 4. Praja Socialist Party |
| D. Ashok Mehta | |
Codes:
- A A-2 B-3 C-1 D-4 ✓
- B A-4 B-1 C-3 D-2
- C A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4
- D A-4 B-3 C-1 D-2
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Post-Independence India
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