Home / Person / B. R. Ambedkar
Person B. R. Ambedkar
Asked 29 times across 5 UPSC exams over 23 years (2002–2025), peaking in 2015.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 11 of 29 PYQs
- Most asked in 2015
- Recurs across 14 years (2002–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2002 → CDS 2014 → CAPF 2015 → EPFO 2015 → NDA 2021
How the concept evolved
102
112
214
315
116
217
118
119
220
221
122
123
324
125
Rising — more than half its appearances (15 of 29) are since 2016.
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.
CAPF2025
Consider the following statements
- The first meeting of the All India Depressed Classes Conference was held at Poona in 1926 under the presidency of M. C. Rajah
- The All India Depressed Classes Association was formed at Nagpur in 1928 with Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar as its first elected President
- The All India Depressed Classes Congress was founded by Dr. B. S. Munje at a conference in Bombay in 1936
Which of the statements given above are correct?
- A 1 and 2 only
- B 2 and 3 only
- C 1, 2 and 3
- D None
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CDS2024
Who among the following stated that 'A just society is that society in which ascending sense of reverence and descending sense of contempt is dissolved into the creation of a compassionate society' ?
- A Vinoba Bhave
- B Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar ✓
- C Rammanohar Lohia
- D Jayaprakash Narayan
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Polity & Governance › Political Theory & Jurisprudence
CDS2024
Which one of the following terms was used for the States in the Draft Constitution presented by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on 4th November, 1948 ?
- A Union of States ✓
- B Federation of States
- C Autonomous States
- D Subsidiary States
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Polity & Governance › Constitutional Framework
Study how UPSC repeats — not just the papers
₹199 / 1 year · Founding Member
Full access unlocks the three things no PYQ PDF gives you:
① Cross-exam learning — see the same idea recur across CSE, CAPF, CDS and NDA.
② Topic evolution — how each idea is framed, year by year.
③ Question intelligence — every PYQ + answer, linked to related concepts and similar questions.
e.g. Round Table Conference: CDS 2017 → CSE 2017 → … → CAPF 2024
15 days free, no card required — then ₹199 for 1 year.
Start your 15-day free trial →