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Asked 2 times in CDS over 1 years (2024–2025), peaking in 2025.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 2 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2025
- Recurs across 2 years (2024–2025)
Across exams
CDS · 2How 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.
CDS2025
Consider the following statements about innovation and research and development in India
- India's rank in Global Innovation Index reported by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has improved significantly between 2015 and 2024
- Funding of research and development is sourced primarily from private sector entities and is sectorally concentrated in pharmaceuticals and information technology
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
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Economy › Planning & Reforms
CDS2024
Which of the following statements about India's rank in the Global Innovation Index–2023, published by the World Intellectual Property Organisation, is/are correct?
- India has been placed at 40th rank
- India has been on a rising trajectory over the period 2015-2023
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)
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