Place Bengal
Asked 18 times across 4 UPSC exams over 11 years (2013–2024), peaking in 2014.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 12 of 18 PYQs
- Most asked in 2014
- Recurs across 8 years (2013–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2013 → CDS 2014 → CAPF 2016 → NDA 2020
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (13 of 18) 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.
CAPF2024
Consider the following statements about the Dutch trade in Mughal period
- The Dutch transported silk goods from Bengal through Hooghly
- Cloves and nutmegs were collected at Surat by the Dutch and exported to Europe
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A 1 only
- B 2 only
- C Both 1 and 2 ✓
- D Neither 1 nor 2
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Medieval India (1757–1857)
NDA2020
What was the consequence of Permanent Settlement on rural society in Bengal ?
- A The zamindars invested capital and enterprise to improve agriculture along lines of British yeoman farmers
- B A group of rich peasants known as jotedars succeeded in consolidating their position in the villages ✓
- C The ryots prospered as a result of fixed revenue levy imposed on them
- D The system of Collectorate introduced by the Company for exercising supervisory control on zamindars failed to take off
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Modern India (1757–1857)
CSE2018
The staple commodities of export by the English East India Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century were
- A Raw cotton, oil-seeds and opium
- B Sugar, salt, zinc and lead
- C Copper, silver, gold, spices and tea
- D Cotton, silk, saltpetre and opium ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Modern India (1757–1857)
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