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Government Ministries & Agencies: 22 previous year questions

UPSC has asked 22 questions on Government Ministries & Agencies between 2009 and 2026: CDS 11 · CSE 7 · CAPF 2 · NDA 1 · CISF (LDCE) 1. 19 of them came after 2015, so this is a live topic examiners keep returning to. 7 were set in Civil Services Prelims; the rest come from UPSC's other papers, which draw on the same question bank.

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CSE2025Government Ministries & Agencies

With reference to the Government of India, consider the following information: Organization Some of its functions It works under I. Directorate of Enforcement Enforcement of the Fugitive Internal Security Economic Offenders Act, 2018 Division-I, Ministry of Home Affairs II. Directorate of Revenue Enforces the Provisions of the Department of Intelligence Customs Act, 1962 Revenue, Ministry of Finance III. Directorate General of Carrying out big data analytics to Department of Systems and Data assist tax officers for better policy Revenue, Ministry of Management and identifying tax evaders Finance In how many of the above rows is the information correctly matched?

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Answer A (official UPSC key)Verified fact to follow.
CDS2024 · 2Government Ministries & Agencies

Which of the following statements about National Recruitment Agency is correct ?

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Answer A (official UPSC key)Verified fact to follow.
CDS2023 · 2Government Ministries & Agencies

Which of the following statements about the National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) are correct ? 1. NCGG was set up by the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy. 2. The National Institute of Administrative Research (NIAR) has been rechristened and subsumed into NCGG. 3. NCGG is an apex-level autonomous body under the Ministry of Home Affairs. 4. The Chairperson of the Governing Body of the NCGG is the Cabinet Secretary to the Government of India. Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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Answer B (official UPSC key)Verified fact to follow.
CSE2023Government Ministries & Agencies

With reference to Home Guards, consider the following statements: 1. Home Guards are raised under the Home Guards Act and Rules of the Central Government. 2. The role of the Home Guards is tow serve as an auxiliary force to the police in maintenance of the internal security 3. To present infiltration on the international border/coastal areas, the Border Wings Home Guards Battalions have been raised in some States. How many of the above statements are correct?

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Answer B (official UPSC key)Verified fact to follow.
CSE2015Government Ministries & Agencies

With reference to the Union Government consider the following statements. 1. The Department of Revenue is responsible for the preparation of Union Budget that is presented to the parliament 2. No amount can be withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund of India without the authorization of Parliament of India. 3. All the disbursements made from Public Account also need the Authorization from the Parliament of India Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?

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Answer C (official UPSC key)Verified fact to follow.
CSE2009Government Ministries & Agencies

With reference to Union Government, consider the following statements: [2009] 1 The Ministries and Departments of the Government of India are created by the Prime Minister on the advice of the Cabinet Secretary. 2 Each of the ministries is assigned to a Minister by the President of India on the advice of the Prime Minister. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Answer B (official UPSC key)Verified fact to follow.