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Person Bhagat Singh
Asked 5 times across 3 UPSC exams over 3 years (2019–2022), peaking in 2019.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 3 of 5 PYQs
- Most asked in 2019
- Recurs across 2 years (2019–2022)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CAPF 2019 → CDS 2022
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (3 of 5) predate 2016, and it still returns.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2022
Which of the following was/were the founder member(s) of Hindustan Socialist Republican Army established in September, 1928 ?
- Bhagat Singh
- Jatindranath
- Ajoy Ghosh
- Phanindranath Ghosh
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
- A 1 only
- B 2 and 3 only
- C 1, 2 and 3 only
- D 1, 2, 3 and 4 ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CAPF2019
Which of the following statements about Bhagat Singh is/are NOT true?
- Bhagat Singh was influenced by socialist ideas
- He was a member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
- Bhagat Singh threw a bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly in 1929 with the objective to kill as many people as possible
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
- A 1 and 3
- B 2 and 3
- C 2 only
- D 3 only ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CSE
The personality who is not connected with 1857 mutiny is
- A Bhagat Singh ✓
- B Lakshmibai
- C Tantia Tope
- D Nana Saheb
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
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