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Previous Year Question Patterns

Control of Public Administration: Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Control

Paper III · Unit 2 Section 7 of 10 0 PYQs 25 min
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Previous Year Question Patterns

Year Marks Question Sub-domain
2016 5 Forms of judicial control over administration Judicial control
2018 10 Judicial control — forms and methods Judicial control
2021 2 What is Vote on Account? Legislative control
2021 5 Forms of judicial control over administration Judicial control
2021 2 Web portal for parliamentary questions Legislative control
2023 10 Judicial control forms & methods Judicial control
2023 2 Web portal for Parliament question answers Legislative control

Pattern observations:

  1. Judicial control (writs, PIL, CAT) is the most frequently asked sub-topic — appeared in every exam year.
  2. Legislative control (Vote on Account, PAC, Zero Hour) appears as 2-mark/5-mark questions.
  3. Executive control (CVC, DOPT) has not been a standalone PYQ — likely in 2026.
  4. Expect at least one 10-mark question on judicial control; and possibly one 10-mark on legislative control for 2026.