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Topic Parliamentary Committees
Asked 5 times across 5 UPSC exams over 20 years (2003–2023), peaking in 2023.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 5 PYQs
- Most asked in 2023
- Recurs across 4 years (2003–2023)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2003 → EPFO 2015 → CAPF 2018 → CDS 2023 → CISF 2023
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (3 of 5) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2023
Which one of the following committees does not have members from the Rajya Sabha?
- A The Public Accounts Committee
- B The Committee on Public Undertakings
- C The Estimates Committee ✓
- D The Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Polity & Governance › Parliament & Legislature
CISF2023
With respect to the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament of India, which of the following statements is/are correct?
- The committee came into existence in the year 1921
- It was not a Parliamentary Committee under the control of the Speaker at the time of its inception
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)
Polity & Governance › Parliament & Legislature
CAPF2018
Which one of the following Committees of the Parliament has no Members from the Rajya Sabha?
- A Public Accounts Committee
- B Committee on Public Undertakings
- C Estimates Committee ✓
- D Departmentally Related Standing Committee (DRSC) on Finance
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Polity & Governance › Parliament & Legislature
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