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Topic Universal adult franchise
Asked 3 times across 3 UPSC exams over 4 years (2021–2025), peaking in 2021.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 1 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 2021
- Recurs across 3 years (2021–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2021 → GEO 2023 → NDA 2025
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (3 of 3) are since 2016.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
NDA2025
Placing the earliest first, arrange the following countries in the chronological order in which they granted universal adult franchise
- USA
- Sri Lanka
- Japan
- India
- A 1, 2, 3, 4
- B 2, 3, 4, 1 ✓
- C 1, 3, 4, 2
- D 3, 4, 1, 2
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Polity & Governance › Elections & Representation
GEO2023
Which part of independent India had held the first election based on universal adult franchise?
- A Hyderabad
- B Manipur ✓
- C West Bengal
- D Nagaland
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Post-Independence India
CDS2021
Which of the following statements regarding the electoral rolls is/are correct?
- There is one general electoral roll for every territorial constituency
- No person is ineligible for inclusion in the electoral roll on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex, or any of them
- A citizen of India, not less than 18 years of age, can cast his/her vote unless disqualified under a law of an appropriate legislature
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
- A 1 only
- B 1, 2 and 3 ✓
- C 2 and 3 only
- D 1 and 2 only
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Polity & Governance › Elections & Representation
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