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Organization National Payments Corporation of India
Asked 3 times across 2 UPSC exams over 6 years (2017–2023), peaking in 2017.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 2 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 2017
- Recurs across 3 years (2017–2023)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2017 → EPFO 2023
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (3 of 3) are since 2016.
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.
EPFO2023
Consider the following statements
Statement IIn India, the RTGS and NEFT payment systems are owned and operated by National Payment Corporation of India
Statement IINational Payment Corporation of India is an entity promoted by banks
Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
- A Both statement I and statement II are correct and statement II is the correct explanation for statement I
- B Both statement I and statement II are correct and statement II is not the correct explanation for statement I
- C Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect
- D Statement I is incorrect but statement II is correct ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Economy › Money/Banking/Finance
CSE2018
Which one of the following links all the ATMs in India ?
- A Indian Banks' Association
- B National Securities Depository Limited
- C National Payments Corporation of India ✓
- D Reserve Bank of India
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Economy › Money/Banking/Finance
CSE2017
Consider the following statements
- National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) helps in promoting the financial inclusion in the country
- NPCI has launched RuPay, a card payment scheme
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
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