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Person John Maynard Keynes
Asked 4 times across 2 UPSC exams over 6 years (2019–2025), peaking in 2019.
Key insights
- Most tested in CAPF — 2 of 4 PYQs
- Most asked in 2019
- Recurs across 3 years (2019–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CAPF 2019 → CDS 2019
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (4 of 4) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CAPF2025
Match List-I with List-II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists
| List I (Author) | List II (Book) |
|---|
| A. John M. Keynes | 1. Poor Economics |
| B. Paul Samuelson | 2. The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money |
| C. Amartya Sen | 3. Collective Choice and Social Welfare |
| D. Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo | 4. Foundations of Economic Analysis |
Codes:
- A A-1 B-3 C-4 D-2
- B A-2 B-4 C-3 D-1
- C A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1
- D A-1 B-4 C-3 D-2
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Economy › Macroeconomics
CDS2022
Who among the following, first mooted the idea of deficit financing ?
- A Adam Smith
- B Alfred Marshall
- C John Maynard Keynes ✓
- D Milton Friedman
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Economy › Macroeconomics
CAPF2019
Who coined the concept of "Paradox of Thrift"?
- A Adam Smith
- B Alfred Marshall
- C John Maynard Keynes ✓
- D Paul A. Samuelson
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Economy › Macroeconomics
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