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Topic Capitalism
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 5 years (2017–2022), peaking in 2017.
Key insights
- Most tested in CAPF — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2017
- Recurs across 2 years (2017–2022)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CAPF 2017 → CDS 2022
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.
CDS2022
Which one of the following central features is not associated with Capitalist Economy?
- A There is generalised commodity production — it has market value.
- B Productive wealth is held predominantly in private hands.
- C Economic life is organised according to market principles.
- D Economic organisation is based on planning, a supposedly rational process of resource allocation. ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Economy › Macroeconomics
CAPF2017
Which one of the following statements about the Colonial economy is NOT correct?
- A The British presence inhibited indigenous capitalism
- B Laissez-faire actively promoted indigenous capitalism ✓
- C The 'white collective monopoly' came earliest and remained most pronounced in Eastern India
- D The Bombay hinterland was difficult to penetrate before the construction of railways
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Modern India (1757–1857)
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