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Person Annie Besant
Asked 15 times across 4 UPSC exams over 12 years (2013–2025), peaking in 2013.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 10 of 15 PYQs
- Most asked in 2013
- Recurs across 6 years (2013–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2013 → CDS 2014 → CAPF 2023 → EPFO 2025
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (11 of 15) predate 2016, and it still returns.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
EPFO2025
Which of the following statements about Home Rule Movement is/are correct ?
- The advocates of the Home Rule Movement believed in constitutional methods and were opposed to violence and revolutionary action
- In 1917, the two Home Rule Leagues of Lokmanya Tilak and Annie Besant worked in cooperation with each other
- Annie Besant confined her activities to the Bombay Presidency and the Central Provinces and the rest of India was left to Lokmanya Tilak. Select the answer
using the codes given below :
- A 1 and 2
- B 2 and 3
- C 1 only
- D 3 only
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CAPF2023
Which one of the following pairs of books and their authors is not correctly matched ?
- A Bandi Jiwan : Sachindranath Sanyal
- B The Philosophy of the Bomb : Bhagwati Charan Vohra
- C Indian Unrest : Annie Besant ✓
- D Desher Katha : Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CDS2021
Who founded the Central Hindu School at Benaras which was later developed into Benaras Hindu University?
- A Madan Mohan Malaviya
- B Annie Besant ✓
- C Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
- D Madame H.P. Blavatsky
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
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