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Committee Second Administrative Reforms Commission
Asked 3 times across 2 UPSC exams over 9 years (2015–2024), peaking in 2015.
Key insights
- Most tested in CAPF — 2 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 2015
- Recurs across 3 years (2015–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CAPF 2015 → CDS 2017
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 3) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CAPF2024
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
- The abolition of the Official Secrets Act, 1923 was recommended by the Second Administrative Reforms Commission
- The Right to Information Act was enacted in 2005 Select the answer
using the code given below:
- A 1 only
- B 2 only
- C Both 1 and 2 ✓
- D Neither 1 nor 2
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Polity & Governance › Governance & e-Gov
CDS2017
Arrange the following Commissions chronologically on the basis of their date of setting
- The Second Administrative Reforms Commission
- The Eleventh Finance Commission
- Punchhi Commission
- Sarkaria Commission
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- A 4, 2, 1, 3 ✓
- B 4, 3, 2, 1
- C 3, 2, 4, 1
- D 3, 4, 1, 2
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Polity & Governance › Constitutional & Statutory Bodies
CAPF2015
The 2nd Administrative Reforms Commission has produced Reports on
- Ethics in Governance
- Local Governance
- Combating Terrorism
- Eradication of Corruption
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
- A 1, 3 and 4
- B 2, 3 and 4
- C 1 and 2 only
- D 1, 2 and 3 ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
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