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Organization East India Company
Asked 27 times across 4 UPSC exams over 23 years (2002–2025), peaking in 2014.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 15 of 27 PYQs
- Most asked in 2014
- Recurs across 13 years (2002–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2002 → CAPF 2014 → CDS 2015 → GEO 2022
How the concept evolved
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Long-running — most appearances (15 of 27) 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.
CDS2025
Consider the following statements about the Bengal countryside at the time of the Permanent Settlement
- The zamindars' troops were disbanded
- Within the villages, the power of jotedars was more effective than that of zamindars
- The East India Company made a rule that the property of women would be taken over
- Adhiyars were sharecroppers on the land owned by bargadars
Which of the statements given above are correct ?
- A 1, 2 and 4
- B 1, 2 and 3
- C 2, 3 and 4
- D 1 and 3 only
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
History › Modern India (1757–1857)
GEO2023
Chronologically arrange the following events
- Third Battle of Panipat
- Invasion of Nadir Shah
- Impeachment of Warren Hastings
- The Diwani of Bengal transferred to the East India Company
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- A 2-1-4-3 ✓
- B 3-4-2-1
- C 1-3-4-2
- D 4-3-2-1
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Modern India (1757–1857)
CSE2022
With reference to Indian history, consider the following statements
- The Dutch established their factories/warehouses on the east coast on lands granted to them by Gajapati rulers
- Alfonso de Albuquerque captured Goa from the Bijapur Sultanate
- The English East India Company established a factory at Madras on a plot of land leased from a representative of the Vijayanagara empire
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A 1 and 2 only
- B 2 and 3 only ✓
- C 1 and 3 only
- D 1, 2 and 3
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Modern India (1757–1857)
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