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Person Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Asked 27 times across 4 UPSC exams over 11 years (2014–2025), peaking in 2015.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 21 of 27 PYQs
- Most asked in 2015
- Recurs across 6 years (2014–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2014 → CAPF 2015 → EPFO 2016
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (23 of 27) 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)
CDS2022
Which one of the following pairs of Newspaper and Editor is not correctly matched ? (Newspaper / Editor)
- A Navjivan / Mahatma Gandhi
- B Mahratta / Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- C Bengalee / Surendranath Banerjea
- D Voice of India / Gopal Krishna Gokhale ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CDS2021
Who among the following founded the Marathi newspaper 'Kesari'?
- A Lokmanya Tilak ✓
- B Vallabhbhai Patel
- C Lala Lajpat Rai
- D Mahatma Gandhi
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
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