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Asked 15 times across 2 UPSC exams over 4 years (2020–2024), peaking in 2021.
Key insights
- Most tested in CISF — 14 of 15 PYQs
- First appeared in CISF 2020 — 3 years before CSE 2023 (allied exams preview CSE)
- Most asked in 2021
- Recurs across 5 years (2020–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CISF 2020 → CSE 2023
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (15 of 15) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CISF2024
What does 'evidence', under the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, mean?
- Statements in relation to matters of fact under inquiry which the court permits or requires to be made before it by witnesses
- Documents produced for the inspection of the court including electronic records
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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CISF2024
Which one among the following legal propositions is not correct with regard to the Indian Evidence Act, 1872?
- A When there is a provision that the court may presume a fact, it may either regard such fact as proved unless it is disproved or may call for proof of it.
- B When there is a provision that the court shall presume a fact, it shall regard such fact as proved unless it is disproved.
- C When there is a provision that the court shall presume a fact, it may call for proof. ✓
- D When one fact is declared to be conclusive proof of another, the court shall, on proof of one fact, regard the other as proved and shall not allow evidence to be given for the purpose of disproving it.
✓ Correct answer: (C)
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CISF2024
'Court', under the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, does not include which of the following?
- A Magistrates
- B Arbitrators ✓
- C Civil Judges
- D Persons legally authorized to take evidence
✓ Correct answer: (B)
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