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Committee Kelkar Committee
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 12 years (2005–2017), peaking in 2005.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2005
- Recurs across 2 years (2005–2017)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2005 → CAPF 2017
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (1 of 2) predate 2016, and it still returns.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CAPF2017
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists
| List I (Committee) | List II (Subject) |
|---|
| A. Rangarajan Committee | 1. Tax Reform |
| B. Narsimhan Committee | 2. Insurance Reform |
| C. Kelkar Committee | 3. Disinvestment of shares in PSEs |
| D. Malhotra Committee | 4. Banking Sector Reform |
Codes:
- A A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3
- B A-2 B-4 C-1 D-3
- C A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2 ✓
- D A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Economy › Planning & Reforms
CSE2005
Consider the following statements
- Global Trust Bank has been amalgamated with the Punjab National Bank
- The second report of the Kelkar Committee dealing with direct and indirect taxes has maintained its original recommendations including the abolition of exemptions relating to housing loans
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: (B)
Economy › Money/Banking/Finance
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