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Organization Industrial Development Bank of India
Asked 7 times across 2 UPSC exams over 38 years (1987–2025), peaking in 1988.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 6 of 7 PYQs
- Most asked in 1988
- Recurs across 6 years (1987–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 1987 → EPFO 2025
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (6 of 7) predate 2016, and it still returns.
Related concepts
Ideas UPSC tests alongside this one — keep exploring.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
EPFO2025
Which of the following Development Financial Institutions were set up in India between 1950s and 1960s ?
- Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI)
- Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI)
- Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI)
- National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID) Select the answer
using the codes given below :
- A 1, 2 and 3 only
- B 1 and 4 only
- C 2 and 3 only
- D 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Economy › Money/Banking/Finance
CSE2004
Consider the following statements
- The National Housing Bank, the apex institution of housing finance in India, was set up as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of India
- The Small Industries Development Bank of India was established as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Industrial Development Bank of India
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: (C)
Economy › Money/Banking/Finance
CSE2002
Consider the following financial institutions of India
- Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI)
- Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI)
- Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI)
- National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
The correct chronological sequence of the establishment of these institutions is
- A l, 2, 3, 4 ✓
- B 2, 3, 4, l
- C 3, 4, 1, 2
- D 4, 1, 2, 3
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Economy › Money/Banking/Finance
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