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Topic Corporate Social Responsibility
Asked 3 times across 2 UPSC exams over 7 years (2015–2022), peaking in 2022.
Key insights
- Most tested in ESE — 2 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 2022
- Recurs across 2 years (2015–2022)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2015 → ESE 2022
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 3) are since 2016.
Related concepts
Ideas UPSC tests alongside this one — keep exploring.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
ESE2022
Arrange the following in hierarchical order as suggested by Carroll in the four-part model of corporate social responsibility ?
- Economic
- Philanthropic
- Legal
- Ethical
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
- A 2, 4, 3, 1 ✓
- B 4, 3, 1, 2
- C 2, 1, 3, 4
- D 1, 3, 4, 2
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Management & Industrial Relations › HR & Org Behaviour
ESE2022
Statement (I) : Social . involvement discourages additional government regulation and intervention. Statement(ID : Social involvement can create a weakened international balance of payments situation. 20 2022
- A
- B ✓
- C
- D
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Science & Technology › History & Foundations of Science
CDS2015
Which one of the following statements about the Companies Act, 2013 is not correct?
- A The Act regulates the corporate sector to make it accountable. ✓
- B It provides for Corporate Social Responsibility.
- C It provides more opportunities for new entrepreneurs.
- D It enables wide application of Information Technology.
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Economy › Industry/Infra/MSME
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