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Topic Intellectual Property
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 7 years (2018–2025), peaking in 2018.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2018
- Recurs across 2 years (2018–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2018 → ESE 2025
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
ESE2025
An idea, a design, a manuscript, an invention, or a concept which will give rise to a useful product/application, is known as
- A Intellectual property right
- B Employees right
- C Professional right
- D Recognition right
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Science & Technology › IT/Computing/Cyber
CSE2018
India enacted The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 in order to comply with the obligations to
- A ILO
- B IMF
- C UNCTAD
- D WTO ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Economy › External Sector & Trade
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