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Topic Foreign direct investment
Asked 6 times across 3 UPSC exams over 24 years (2001–2025), peaking in 2001.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 3 of 6 PYQs
- Most asked in 2001
- Recurs across 6 years (2001–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2001 → CDS 2014 → EPFO 2015
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (4 of 6) predate 2016, and it still returns.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2025
Union Budget 2025 increased the Sectoral cap of FDI to 100 per cent from 74 per cent for :
- A Telecom Sector
- B Power Sector
- C Defence Sector
- D Insurance Sector
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Economy › External Sector & Trade
CDS2017
Which one of the following sectors is not affected by the changes made in the Foreign Direct Investment Policy in June 2016?
- A Multi-brand retailing ✓
- B Defence
- C Private security agencies
- D Manufacturing of small arms and ammunitions covered under the Arms Act, 1959
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Economy › External Sector & Trade
EPFO2015
Which of the following are the functions of Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) ?
- To ensure expeditious clearance of the proposals for foreign investment
- To review periodically the implementation of the proposals cleared by the Board
- To undertake all other activities for promoting and facilitating FDI as considered necessary from time to time
- To interact with the FIPC being constituted separately by the Ministry of Industry
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
- A 1, 2 and 3 only
- B 1, 2 and 4 only
- C 1, 2, 3 and 4 ✓
- D 3 and 4 only
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Economy › External Sector & Trade
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