# Polity CDS PYQ Topic Wise (2016–2026)

> Polity CDS PYQs: all 333 questions from 66 official papers (2016–2026), by concept with official answers. Asked in 11 of 11 years.

Source: https://previousyearquestions.app/cds/topics/cds-polity/

Explore: <a href="/cds/topics/">All CDS topics</a> · <a href="/cds/topics/general-knowledge/">CDS General Knowledge PYQs</a> · <a href="/cds/">CDS hub</a> · <a href="/cds/syllabus-pattern/">Syllabus & pattern</a> · <a href="/cds/2026/">CDS 2026</a>

## Answer first

Polity PYQs (previous year questions) for CDS: Polity (General Knowledge) had **333 questions** across the 66 official CDS papers we tagged (2016–2026), and appeared in 22 of them. Asked in 11 of 11 years. The concepts asked in the most papers: Fundamental Rights, Judiciary, Parliament.

## Year-wise question count

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## Most-asked concepts

Sorted by the number of papers a concept appeared in.

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## How to practise Polity PYQs

1. Start with the concepts at the top of the table. They have come back the most.
2. Solve one year's Polity questions from the official PDF against the clock, then check the answer listed below.
3. Log every miss as a concept gap, a calculation slip or a misread. Each needs a different fix.
4. Once a concept is clean in two papers, move to the next. Then sit a full paper from the year pages.

## Questions by year

Each line gives the question number and paper, type, concept, our one-line summary and the official answer, with a link to the official PDF.

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## Other General Knowledge topics

- [History and Culture PYQs](/cds/topics/cds-history/)
- [Geography PYQs](/cds/topics/cds-geography/)
- [Economy PYQs](/cds/topics/cds-economy/)
- [Physics PYQs](/cds/topics/cds-physics/)
- [Chemistry PYQs](/cds/topics/cds-chemistry/)
- [Biology PYQs](/cds/topics/cds-biology/)
- [Current Affairs, Defence and Sports PYQs](/cds/topics/cds-current-affairs/)

## FAQ

### How many Polity questions come in CDS?
In the official papers we tagged: 28 in 2026, 20 in 2025, 26 in 2024, 18 in 2023, 31 in 2022, 40 in 2021, 32 in 2020, 29 in 2019, 32 in 2018, 36 in 2017 and 41 in 2016 (2 papers each year). That is 333 questions in all, about 13% of General Knowledge.

### Which Polity topics repeat in CDS?
Asked in the most papers: Fundamental Rights, Judiciary, Parliament. The concept table lists every one with its count.

### Are these official CDS questions?
Yes. Every question is from an official CDS paper hosted on our year pages. The one-line summaries are ours; open the PDF linked beside each question for the full text.