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Topic Globalization
Asked 3 times across 2 UPSC exams over 9 years (2014–2023), peaking in 2014.
Key insights
- Most tested in CAPF — 2 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 2014
- Recurs across 3 years (2014–2023)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CAPF 2014 → EPFO 2023
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 3) are since 2016.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
EPFO2023
Which of the following statements about globalization is/are correct?
- It has fuelled the spread of trans-border currencies, digital cash and global credit cards
- Securities markets have gained a global dimension with the development of electronic round-the-world trading
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: (C)
Economy › External Sector & Trade
CAPF2017
Which of the following most suitably captures the meaning and essence of 'globalization'?
- It is about conducting external relations between two or more States of the world
- It is a process of coming together of world-wide social relations bypassing territories
- It refers to thinking transterritorially about global risks affecting people
- It has a wishful vision of suprastate governance
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
- A 1 and 4 only
- B 2 and 3 only
- C 2, 3 and 4 ✓
- D 1, 2, 3 and 4
✓ Correct answer: (C)
International Relations › Global Issues & Diplomacy
CAPF2014
Which of the following is not a characteristic of globalization ?
- A Fragility of national barriers for the flow of capital and goods
- B Rapid flow of information, capital and goods
- C Networking of cultural, economic and political relations
- D Global infrastructure of formal and informal institutional arrangements ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
International Relations › Global Issues & Diplomacy
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