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Topic Public audit
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 7 years (2018–2025), peaking in 2025.
Key insights
- Most tested in CAPF — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2025
- Recurs across 2 years (2018–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2018 → CAPF 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.
CAPF2025
Consider the following statements about the powers and duties of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India
- He audits and reports on all expenditures from the Consolidated Fund of India
- He controls the issue and receipt of money from the Consolidated Fund of India
- He audits and reports on the expenditure of all bodies substantially financed from the Union or State revenues
Which of the statements given above are correct?
- A 1 and 2 only
- B 2 and 3 only
- C 1 and 3 only
- D 1, 2 and 3
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Polity & Governance › Constitutional & Statutory Bodies
CDS2018
The audit reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India relating to the accounts of the Union shall be submitted to
- A the President ✓
- B the Speaker of the Lok Sabha
- C the Prime Minister
- D the Vice President
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Polity & Governance › Constitutional & Statutory Bodies
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