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Person Lal Bahadur Shastri
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 6 years (2009–2015), peaking in 2009.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2009
- Recurs across 2 years (2009–2015)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2009 → CAPF 2015
How the concept evolved
Largely a pre-2016 idea — watch for a comeback.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CAPF2015
Which one of the following statements with regard to the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana is NOT correct ?
- A It was launched in the year 2014 on the birth anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri ✓
- B Members of the Parliament will adopt villages to create model villages
- C District Magistrates will act as coordinators
- D A Rajya Sabha MP has to choose a Gram Panchayat in the State from which he or she was elected
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Social Issues & Welfare › Welfare Schemes & Programmes
CSE2009
. Consider the following statements
- Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) was set up during the Prime Ministership of Lal Bahadur Shastri
- The Members of CAT are drawn from both judicial and administrative streams
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)
Polity & Governance › Constitutional & Statutory Bodies
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