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Initiative Purvodaya
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams, peaking in 2025.
Key insights
- Most tested in CAPF — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2025
- Recurs across 1 years (2025–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CAPF 2025 → GEO 2025
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CAPF2025
Which among the following States is not a part of the Purvodaya development initiative of the Government of India?
- A Bihar
- B Chhattisgarh
- C Jharkhand
- D West Bengal
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Economy › Planning & Reforms
GEO2025
Purvodaya initiative, under the Union Budget 2024-25, includes which of the following States?
- Bihar
- Jharkhand
- Odisha
- West Bengal
- Andhra Pradesh
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- A 1, 2, 3 and 4 only
- B 3 and 4 only
- C 1, 2 and 5 only
- D 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
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