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Infrastructure development

Asked 5 times across 4 UPSC exams over 3 years (2021–2024), peaking in 2023.
5
PYQs
4
Exams
4
Years active
2021–2024
Span
2023
Peak
5/5
Answers
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Key insights

  • Most tested in NDA — 2 of 5 PYQs
  • First appeared in NDA 20213 years before CSE 2024 (allied exams preview CSE)
  • Most asked in 2023
  • Recurs across 4 years (2021–2024)

How it travelled across exams

First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
NDA 2021 CISF 2022 LDCE 2023 CSE 2024

How the concept evolved

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Rising — more than half its appearances (5 of 5) are since 2016.

Sample questions

You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CSE2024

Consider the following airports

  1. Donyi Polo Airport
  2. Kushinagar International Airport
  3. Vijayawada International Airport In the recent past,

which of the above have been constructed as Greenfield projects ?

  1. A 1 and 2 only ✓
  2. B 2 and 3 only
  3. C 1 and 3 only
  4. D 1, 2 and 3
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Economy › Industry/Infra/MSME
NDA2023

Which of the following scheme(s) is/are included under Bharatmala Pariyojana?

  1. Develop the road connectivity to border areas
  2. Development of coastal roads
  3. Improvement in the efficiency of National Corridors

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

  1. A 1 only
  2. B 3 only
  3. C 2 and 3 only
  4. D 1, 2 and 3 ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Economy › Industry/Infra/MSME
LDCE2023
What is the name of new scheme announced under station redevelopment drive of Ministry of Railways?
  1. A Atmanirbhar Bharat Station Scheme
  2. B Amrit Bharat Station Scheme
  3. C Bharat Rail Station Scheme
  4. D Atal Station Scheme ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
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