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Organization Banaras Hindu University
Asked 5 times across 4 UPSC exams over 6 years (2017–2023), peaking in 2017.
Key insights
- Most tested in EPFO — 2 of 5 PYQs
- Most asked in 2017
- Recurs across 4 years (2017–2023)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2017 → EPFO 2020 → NDA 2021
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (4 of 5) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
EPFO2023
Arrange the following events associated with Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya in chronological order, starting with the earliest
- Founding of the Banaras Hindu University
- Formation of the Congress Nationalist Party
- Founding of the English newspaper 'The Leader'
- Founding of the Hindu Boarding House at Allahabad
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
- A 3-4-1-2
- B 4-3-1-2 ✓
- C 4-3-2-1
- D 3-4-2-1
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
NDA2021
Where and when did Mahatma Gandhi make his first public appearance in India on coming back from South Africa after two decades ?
- A Champaran in 1917
- B Lucknow in 1916
- C Banaras Hindu University in 1916 ✓
- D Ahmedabad in 1918
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
EPFO2020
Where did Gandhiji put in his first major public appearance after returning from South Africa in 1915 ?
- A Bombay University
- B Kheda
- C Champaran
- D Banaras Hindu University ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
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