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Topic Bureaucracy
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 1 years (2019–2020), peaking in 2020.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 2 PYQs
- First appeared in CAPF 2019 — 1 years before CSE 2020 (allied exams preview CSE)
- Most asked in 2020
- Recurs across 2 years (2019–2020)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CAPF 2019 → CSE 2020
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CSE2020
In the context of India, which one of the following is the characteristic appropriate for bureaucracy ?
- A An agency for widening the scope of parliamentary democracy
- B An agency for strengthening the structure of federalism
- C An agency for facilitating political stability and economic growth
- D An agency for the implementation of public policy ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Polity & Governance › Governance & e-Gov
CAPF2019
Which of the following statements about Max Weber's ideal theory of Bureaucracy is/are correct?
- It refers to the dominant class character
- Bureaucracy is associated with structural and behavioral characteristics
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
- A 1 only
- B 2 only ✓
- C Both 1 and 2
- D Neither 1 nor 2
✓ Correct answer: (B)
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