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Topic Government expenditure
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 30 years (1995–2025), peaking in 1995.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 1995
- Recurs across 2 years (1995–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 1995 → CAPF 2025
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (1 of 2) 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.
CAPF2025
Which one among the following items of expenditure received the highest allocations in the Union Budget, 2025-26?
- A Centrally sponsored schemes
- B Pensions
- C Interest payments
- D Defence
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Economy › Public Finance & Budget
CSE1995
Which of the following are among the non-plan expenditures of the Government of India?
- Defence expenditure
- Subsidies
- All expenditures linked with the previous plan periods
- Interest payment Codes
- A 1 and 2
- B 1 and 3
- C 2 and 4
- D 1, 2, 3 and 4 ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Economy › Public Finance & Budget
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