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Topic Transparency
Asked 5 times across 3 UPSC exams over 3 years (2023–2026), peaking in 2023.
Key insights
- Most tested in LDCE — 3 of 5 PYQs
- First appeared in LDCE 2023 — 3 years before CSE 2026 (allied exams preview CSE)
- Most asked in 2023
- Recurs across 3 years (2023–2026)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
LDCE 2023 → CAPF 2024 → CSE 2026
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (5 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.
CSE2026
Ms. X is a mid-level civil service official in the urban development department. While approving a contract for a community park, she received confidential information that a shortlisted contractor had a history of poor workmanship and corruption allegations in other cities, though nothing was legally proven. The Head of Department advised her not to disclose this as it could delay the project and damage the city's reputation. Ms. X believed withholding it compromised transparency. What should Ms. X do now?
- Immediately disclose the information to the project committee and the public
- Recommend removing the contractor from the shortlist to protect the project's integrity
- Propose a 'limited disclosure' to an oversight committee, while keeping the information confidential from the public for the time being
- A 1 and 2 only
- B 3 only ✓
- C 2 and 3 only
- D 1, 2 and 3
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Polity & Governance › Governance & e-Gov
CAPF2024
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
- The abolition of the Official Secrets Act, 1923 was recommended by the Second Administrative Reforms Commission
- The Right to Information Act was enacted in 2005 Select the 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 › Governance & e-Gov
LDCE2023
The officer designated by the public authorities in all administrative units or offices under it to provide information to the citizens requesting for information under the Act is known as
- A Appellate Authority
- B Chief Information Commissioner ✓
- C Public Information Officer
- D Assistant Public Information Officer
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Polity & Governance › Governance & e-Gov
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