Person Gonoo
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams, peaking in 2025.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2025
- Recurs across 1 years (2025–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2025 → CISF 2025
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2025
With reference to the Revolt of 1857, consider the following statements
- Shah Mal mobilised the people of Baraut region of Uttar Pradesh and captured the bungalow of an Englishman and converted it into a "hall of justice"
- Gonoo was a Kol leader of the Singhbhum region of Chotanagpur
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
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CISF2025
In the Revolt of 1857, the Kol tribals of Chotanagpur were led by :
- A Gonoo ✓
- B Birjis
- C Shah Mal
- D Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
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