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Person Abul Kalam Azad
Asked 4 times across 2 UPSC exams, peaking in 2019.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 3 of 4 PYQs
- Most asked in 2019
- Recurs across 1 years (2019–2019)
Across exams
CSE · 3CDS · 1How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (3 of 4) predate 2016, and it still returns.
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Sample questions
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CDS2019
Which politician in British India had opposed to a Pakistan that would mean "Muslim Raj here and Hindu Raj elsewhere"?
- A Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
- B Sikandar Hayat Khan ✓
- C Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
- D Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CSE
Which one of the following was a journal brought out by Abul Kalam Azad?
- A Al-Hilal ✓
- B Comrade
- C The Indian Sociologist
- D Zamindar
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CSE
Match the columns: List 1 (Authors) List 2 (Books) A. Mahatma Gandhi 1 India Divided B. Ram Manohar Lohia 2.India Wins Freedom C.Dr. Rajendra Prasad 3. Hind Swaraj D. Maulana Azad 4. The Wheel of History
- A 3 4 1 2 ✓
- B l342
- C 4 3 2 1
- D 2 3 4 1
✓ Correct answer: (A)
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