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Person Acharya Narendra Dev
Asked 3 times across 3 UPSC exams over 7 years (2018–2025), peaking in 2018.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 2018
- Recurs across 2 years (2018–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CAPF 2018 → CDS 2025
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 3) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2025
Who among the following is the founder of the Congress Socialist Party ?
- A Acharya Narendra Dev
- B Jawaharlal Nehru
- C Motilal Nehru
- D Asoka Mehta
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CAPF2018
Who among the following in Congress represented the socialist view?
- A Rajendra Prasad
- B Narendra Dev ✓
- C Maulana Azad
- D Sardar Patel
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CSE
Who among the following was a prominent leader of the Congress Socialist Party?
- A M.N. Roy
- B Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi
- C Pattam Thanu Pillai
- D Acharya Narendra Dev ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
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