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Event Champaran Satyagraha
Asked 12 times across 3 UPSC exams over 6 years (2016–2022), peaking in 2018.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 9 of 12 PYQs
- First appeared in CAPF 2016 — 2 years before CSE 2018 (allied exams preview CSE)
- Most asked in 2018
- Recurs across 4 years (2016–2022)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CAPF 2016 → CSE 2018 → CDS 2022
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (8 of 12) 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.
CDS2022
Arrange the following events chronologically starting from the earliest
- Ahmedabad Mill Strike
- Champaran Satyagraha
- Foundation of the Satyagraha Sabha
- Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
- A 1, 2, 3, 4
- B 2, 1, 3, 4 ✓
- C 2, 4, 1, 3
- D 4, 2, 1, 3
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CAPF2019
Which among the following statements about Mahatma Gandhi's Satyagraha is/are correct?
- It was during the course of his campaign against racialism in South Africa that Gandhiji first applied Satyagraha
- The two vital ingredients of Satyagraha are 'truth' and 'non-violence'
- The Satyagrahi resists evil by inflicting suffering on himself and not by inflicting suffering on the opponent
- In India, Satyagraha was first tried by Gandhiji in Champaran
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
- A 1 and 4 only
- B 2 only
- C 4 only
- D 1, 2, 3 and 4 ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CSE2018
Which one of the following is a very significant aspect of the Champaran Satyagraha ?
- A Active all-India participation of lawyers, students and women in the National Movement
- B Active involvement of Dalit and Tribal communities of India in the National Movement
- C Joining of peasant unrest to India's National Movement ✓
- D Drastic decrease in the cultivation of plantation crops and commercial crops
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
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