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Indian Body Sashastra Seema Bal
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 8 years (2015–2023), peaking in 2015.
Key insights
- Most tested in CAPF — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2015
- Recurs across 2 years (2015–2023)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CAPF 2015 → CISF 2023
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (1 of 2) 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.
CISF2023
Indo-Bhutan Border is guarded by which one among the following forces ?
- A Border Security Force (BSF)
- B Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
- C Assam Rifles
- D Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Defence & Military Studies › Internal Security
CAPF2015
Which one of the following is under the control of the Ministry of Defence ?
- A Indo-Tibetan Border Police
- B Rashtriya Rifles ✓
- C National Security Guard
- D Sashastra Seema Bal
✓ Correct answer: (B)
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