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Public Administration

Previous Year Question Patterns

Institutions: UPSC, Election Commission, CAG, Finance Commission, Lokpal, NITI Aayog

Paper III · Unit 2 Section 9 of 12 0 PYQs 23 min

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Previous Year Question Patterns

Year Marks Question Sub-domain
2016 5 Main function of State Election Commission Institutions: EC
2018 5 CAG's role in financial accountability Institutions: CAG
2023 5 Article 315: State Public Service Commission composition Institutions: UPSC/SPSC
2023 2 Web portal for Parliament question answers Institutions: Legislative control

Pattern observations:

  1. CAG and Election Commission are the most tested sub-topics.
  2. NITI Aayog and Lokpal have never been directly asked — very likely in 2026.
  3. Finance Commission devolution percentages are a common factual anchor in 150-word answers.