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Event Chauri Chaura Incident
Asked 10 times across 2 UPSC exams over 8 years (2017–2025), peaking in 2025.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 8 of 10 PYQs
- First appeared in CDS 2017 — 8 years before CSE 2025 (allied exams preview CSE)
- Most asked in 2025
- Recurs across 3 years (2017–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2017 → CSE 2025
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (7 of 10) 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.
CSE2025
Who provided legal defence to the people arrested in the aftermath of Chauri Chaura incident?
- A C. R. Das
- B Madan Mohan Malaviya and Krishna Kant ✓
- C Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlew and Khwaja Hasan Nizami
- D M. A. Jinnah
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CDS2018
Which of the following statements about the Non-Cooperation Movement is/are correct?
- It was marked by significant participation of peasants from Karnataka
- It was marked by non-Brahmin lower caste participation in Madras and Maharashtra
- It was marked by the lack of labour unrest in places like Assam, Bengal and Madras
- It was badly shaken by the Chauri Chaura incident in 1922 after which Gandhiji decided to continue with the movement on a much smaller scale
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- A 1 only
- B 1, 2 and 4
- C 2 and 3
- D 2 only ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CDS2017
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists
| List I (Act/Event) | List II (Year) |
|---|
| A. Rowlatt Act | 1. 1922 |
| B. Salt March | 2. 1931 |
| C. Chauri Chaura Incident | 3. 1930 |
| D. Second Round Table Conference | 4. 1919 |
Codes:
- A A-4 B-3 C-1 D-2 ✓
- B A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2
- C A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1
- D A-3 B-4 C-2 D-1
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
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