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Topic Liberalization
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 24 years (2000–2024), peaking in 2000.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2000
- Recurs across 2 years (2000–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2000 → CAPF 2024
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (1 of 2) predate 2016, and it still returns.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CAPF2024
What were the main reforms undertaken under the New Economic Policy of the early 1990s?
- Trade liberalization
- Public Sector Disinvestment
- Poverty Alleviation
- Rapid industrialization Select the answer
using the code given below:
- A 1 only
- B 3 and 4
- C 1 and 2 ✓
- D 2 and 4
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Economy › Planning & Reforms
CSE2000
Economic liberalization in India started with
- A substantial changes in industrial licensing policy ✓
- B the convertibility of Indian rupee
- C doing away with procedural formalities for foreign direct investment
- D significant reduction in tax rates
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Economy › Planning & Reforms
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