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Indian Body Financial Stability and Development Council
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 9 years (2016–2025), peaking in 2016.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2016
- Recurs across 2 years (2016–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2016 → CAPF 2025
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CAPF2025
Which one among the following statements is not correct?
- A The Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) was set up in 2010.
- B The National Logistics Policy (NLP) was launched in 2022.
- C The Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) was instituted in NABARD during 1995-96.
- D The G20 was formed in 2001 as a forum of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors.
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Economy › Money/Banking/Finance
CSE2016
With reference to 'Financial Stability and Development Council', consider the following statements
- It is an organ of NITI Aayog
- It is headed by the Union Finance Minister
- It monitors macroprudential supervision of the economy
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A 1 and 2 only
- B 3 only
- C 2 and 3 only ✓
- D 1, 2 and 3
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Economy › Money/Banking/Finance
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