UPSC CAPF AC 2026 Governance Previous Year Questions

The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Act, 2025 allows private sector participation, under a license from the Central Government, to undertake which of the following?

1. Plant operations

2. Power generation

3. Equipment manufacturing

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Consider the following statements with reference to the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025:

1. The Central Government shall take necessary steps to recognize and register e-sports with the agency and authority, as the case may be, as a legitimate form of competitive sports in India.

2. The Central Government shall facilitate the development and availability of online social games for recreational and educational purposes.

3. This Act prohibits 'online money game' and 'online money gaming services'.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme:

1. It aims to increase the share of manufacturing sector in India's GDP to 25% and claims its place among the world's leading industrial economies.

2. The scheme extends an incentive of 10% to 14% on incremental sales for a period of five years subsequent to the base year.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about the Global Innovation Index:

1. It was launched in 2007.

2. India has moved up from 81st rank in 2015 to 38th rank in 2025.

3. India, Bangladesh and Indonesia are the top three innovation economies in the category of Lower Middle Income Group as per the Global Innovation Index Report, 2025.

4. France, Germany and the United States of America are the top three innovation economies in the category of High Income Group as per the Global Innovation Index Report, 2025.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements about Ways and Means Advances (WMA):

1. WMA is a provision in which the Reserve Bank of India provides long-term loans to the State Governments/UT Governments and Central Government.

2. WMA is a provision in which the Reserve Bank of India provides 5 short-term loans to the State Governments/UT Governments and Central Government.

3. WMA was introduced in 1997.

4. Interest rate charged by the RBI on WMA is the same as the bank rate.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

As per the 2023-24 data on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) published by the NITI Aayog, which one of the following States has a lower value of SDGs score than the all-India score?

Which one of following systems has been adopted by Government of India to improve cash management, reduce idle balance, enhance transparency and strengthen expenditure efficiency as a major public financial management system reform?