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Topic Separation of Powers
Asked 4 times across 4 UPSC exams over 7 years (2017–2024), peaking in 2021.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 4 PYQs
- First appeared in CDS 2017 — 4 years before CSE 2021 (allied exams preview CSE)
- Most asked in 2021
- Recurs across 4 years (2017–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2017 → CSE 2021 → CISF 2022 → LDCE 2024
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (4 of 4) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
LDCE2024
Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India directs the State to take steps to separate the judiciary from the executive in the public services of the State ?
- A Article 50 ✓
- B Article 52
- C Article 58
- D Article 60
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Polity & Governance › FR/DPSP/Duties
CISF2022
Which one of the following is related with the doctrine of 'Separation of Powers' ?
- A Supreme Court, High Courts and District Courts
- B Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and State Legislatures
- C Legislature, Executive and Judiciary ✓
- D President, Prime Minister and Judges
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Polity & Governance › Political Theory & Jurisprudence
CSE2021
Which one of the following factors constitutes the best safeguard of liberty in a liberal democracy?
- A A committed judiciary
- B Centralization of powers
- C Elected government
- D Separation of powers ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Polity & Governance › Political Theory & Jurisprudence
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