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Committee Rangarajan Committee
Asked 4 times across 3 UPSC exams over 10 years (2014–2024), peaking in 2017.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 2 of 4 PYQs
- Most asked in 2017
- Recurs across 4 years (2014–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2014 → EPFO 2015 → CAPF 2017
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (2 of 4) 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.
CDS2024
The Rangarajan Committee methodology for determining the poverty line incorporated which of the following ?
- A food component
- A normative level of expenditure for essential non-food items
- A behaviourally determined expenditure for other non-food items Select the answer
using the code given below :
- A 1 and 2 only
- B 2 and 3 only
- C 1, 2 and 3 ✓
- D 1 and 3 only
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Economy › Poverty/Employment/Inclusion
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
EPFO2015
The Rangarajan Committee on disinvestment of shares in Public Sector Enterprises suggested that
- The percentage of equity to be divested should be no more than 49% for industries explicitly reserved for the public sector and it should be either 74% or 100% for others
- Year-wise targets of disinvestment should be maintained
Which of the above statements is/are correct ?
- A 1 only ✓
- B 2 only
- C Both 1 and 2
- D Neither 1 nor 2
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Economy › Planning & Reforms
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