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Committee Sarkaria Commission
Asked 10 times across 4 UPSC exams over 39 years (1984–2023), peaking in 2019.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 4 of 10 PYQs
- Most asked in 2019
- Recurs across 8 years (1984–2023)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 1984 → CDS 2017 → CISF 2020 → CBI 2023
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (7 of 10) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CBI2023
The Sarkaria Commission, set up in 1983, is related to which one of the following?
- A Metropolitan planning
- B Centre-State relationship ✓
- C Parliamentary committees
- D Reforms in bureaucracy
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Polity & Governance › Federalism & Centre-State
CISF2022
The Sarkaria Commission relates to which one of the following areas ?
- A Constitution of Urban Panchayats
- B Centre-State relations ✓
- C Electoral reforms
- D Appointment of judges to High Courts
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Polity & Governance › Federalism & Centre-State
CISF2021
Sarkaria Commission was appointed to look into
- A Centre-State Relations. ✓
- B Electoral Reforms.
- C Judicial Reforms.
- D Political Reforms.
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Polity & Governance › Federalism & Centre-State
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