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World Trade Organization

Asked 29 times across 5 UPSC exams over 22 years (2004–2026), peaking in 2016.
29
PYQs
5
Exams
9
Years active
2004–2026
Span
2016
Peak
27/29
Answers
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Key insights

  • Most tested in CSE — 18 of 29 PYQs
  • Most asked in 2016
  • Recurs across 9 years (2004–2026)

How it travelled across exams

First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2004 CAPF 2014 CDS 2014 EPFO 2016 ESE 2026

How the concept evolved

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Long-running — most appearances (18 of 29) 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.
ESE2026

Consider the following regarding intellectual property rights : The agreements with World Trade Organization (WTO) and Trade-Related aspects of Intellectual Property System (TRIPS) establish norms and conditions for following instruments of intellectual properties

  1. Patents
  2. Copyright
  3. Trademark
  4. Trade secret

Which of the above instruments of intellectual properties are correct ?

  1. A 1 and 2 only
  2. B 1, 2 and 3 only
  3. C 2 and 3 only
  4. D 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Engineering › Engineering Mathematics & General
CAPF2025

Consider the following statements

  1. WTO was set up as the successor to GATT
  2. IAEA teams inspect nuclear facilities all over the world
  3. Amnesty International is an NGO

How many of the statements given above are correct?

  1. A Nil
  2. B 1
  3. C 2
  4. D 3
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
International Relations › International Organizations & Groupings
EPFO2020
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was recently selected as the first woman Director-General of WTO. She hails from which one of the following countries ?
  1. A Japan
  2. B Ethiopia
  3. C Nigeria ✓
  4. D Egypt
✓ Correct answer: (C)
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