Topic Socialism
Asked 7 times across 3 UPSC exams over 7 years (2015–2022), peaking in 2015.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 3 of 7 PYQs
- Most asked in 2015
- Recurs across 5 years (2015–2022)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2015 → CAPF 2018 → CDS 2022
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (4 of 7) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2022
Which one of the following is not an Indian form of Socialism ?
- A Democratic Socialism
- B Radical Socialism ✓
- C Communitarian Socialism
- D Nehruvian Socialism
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Polity & Governance › Political Theory & Jurisprudence
CAPF2021
Consider the following statements
- The growth of socialist tendency in the national movement led to the foundation of the Congress Socialist Party in 1934 under the leadership of Acharya Narendra Deva and Jayaprakash Narayan
- In 1936, Jawaharlal Nehru urged the Congress to accept socialism as its goal and to bring itself closer to the peasantry and the working class
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A 1 only
- B 2 only
- C Both 1 and 2 ✓
- D Neither 1 nor 2
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CAPF2020
Which one of the following is NOT true of socialism?
- A Socialists analyse society in terms of income distribution
- B It emphasises the centrality of community ✓
- C Socialists believe that class divisions in society are a fact and therefore irremediable
- D It believes that material benefits should be distributed on the basis of need
✓ Correct answer: (B)
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