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Statutory Body Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 1 years (2022–2023), peaking in 2022.
Key insights
- Most tested in ESE — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2022
- Recurs across 2 years (2022–2023)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
ESE 2022 → LDCE 2023
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
LDCE2023
Which institution has been selected by PFRDA as the 11th fund manager to manage retirement savings under NPS?
- A Bandhan Pension Fund Managers
- B DSP Pension Fund Managers
- C Aditya Birla Sun Life Pension Fund
- D Axis Pension Fund
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Current Affairs & Static GK › Government Initiatives in News
ESE2022
Which one of the following statements is NOT correct regarding the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA)?
- A It has increased the entry age for the National Pension System (NPS) from 60 years to 65 years ✓
- B Earlier the eligible age to invest in NPS was 18-65 years whjch has now been revised to 18-70 years
- C As per the revised norms, any Indian Citizen, resident or non resident and Overseas Citizen .o f India (OCI) between the age of 65-70 years can join NPS
- D Subscribers can continue or defer their NPS Account up to the age of 75 years
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Current Affairs & Static GK › Government Initiatives in News
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