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Person Ashok Mehta
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 3 years (2015–2018), peaking in 2018.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 2 PYQs
- First appeared in CDS 2015 — 3 years before CSE 2018 (allied exams preview CSE)
- Most asked in 2018
- Recurs across 2 years (2015–2018)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2015 → CSE 2018
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (1 of 2) predate 2016, and it still returns.
Related concepts
Ideas UPSC tests alongside this one — keep exploring.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CSE2018
Who among the following were the founders of the "Hind Mazdoor Sabha" established in 1948 ?
- A B. Krishna Pillai, E.M.S. Namboodiripad and K.C. George
- B Jayaprakash Narayan, Deen Dayal Upadhyay and M.N. Roy
- C C.P. Ramaswamy Iyer, K. Kamaraj and Veeresalingam Pantulu
- D Ashok Mehta, T.S. Ramanujam and G.G. Mehta ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Post-Independence India
CDS2015
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists
| List I (Leader) | List II (Party) |
|---|
| A. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee | 1. Communist Party of India |
| B. Minoo Masani | 2. Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| C. S | 3. Swatantra Party |
| A. Dange | 4. Praja Socialist Party |
| D. Ashok Mehta | |
Codes:
- A A-2 B-3 C-1 D-4 ✓
- B A-4 B-1 C-3 D-2
- C A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4
- D A-4 B-3 C-1 D-2
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Post-Independence India
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