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Person Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Asked 4 times across 2 UPSC exams, peaking in 2018.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 3 of 4 PYQs
- Most asked in 2018
- Recurs across 1 years (2018–2018)
Across exams
CSE · 3CAPF · 1How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (3 of 4) predate 2016, and it still returns.
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Sample questions
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CAPF2018
Who among the following has not written about partition in his works?
- A Saadat Hasan Manto
- B Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay ✓
- C Bhisham Sahni
- D Narendranath Mitra
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Art & Culture › Literature & Languages
CSE
Consider the following statements
- Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar founded the Bethune School at Calcutta with the main aim of encouraging education for women
- Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was the first graduate of the Calcutta University
- Keshav Chandra Sen's campaign against Sati led to the enactment of a law to ban Sati by the then Governor General
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A 2only ✓
- B land2
- C 2 and 3
- D 1, 2 and 3
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CSE
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List-I (Author) List-II (Work) A. Bankimchandra
- Shatranj Ke Khilari B. Dinabandhu Mitra
- Debi Chaudharani C. Premchand
- Nil-Darpan
- Chandrakanta Code: A B C
- A 2 4 1
- B 3 4 2
- C 2 3 1 ✓
- D 3 1 4
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Art & Culture › Literature & Languages
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