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Asked 18 times across 4 UPSC exams over 14 years (2012–2026), peaking in 2015.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 13 of 18 PYQs
- Most asked in 2015
- Recurs across 11 years (2012–2026)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2012 → CDS 2017 → CBI 2023 → CAPF 2025
How the concept evolved
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Long-running — most appearances (9 of 18) 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.
CSE2026
Consider the following assertion: The genesis of political alliances based on community lay in the very nature of the Montague-Chelmsford Reforms, 1919. Which of the following statements support/supports the above assertion?
- Reforms retained and extended the principle of separate electorates
- Separate electorates were supposed to counter Indian nationalism, which was growing stronger
- Deprived classes rallied around the favours inherent in separate electorates
- A 1 only
- B 2 and 3 only
- C 1 and 2 only
- D 1, 2 and 3 ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CAPF2025
Consider the following statements regarding the Government of India Act, 1919
- It divided the subjects of administration in two categories—central and provincial
- The central subjects were divided into 'reserved' and 'transferred' subjects
- Provincial Governments were granted the power to make their own budgets and levy taxes
Which of the statements given above are correct?
- A 1 and 2 only
- B 2 and 3 only
- C 1 and 3 only
- D 1, 2 and 3
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CBI2023
The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms led to the enactment of which one among the following landmark Acts?
- A The Indian Councils Act, 1909
- B The Government of India Act, 1919 ✓
- C The Government of India Act, 1935
- D The Indian Councils Act, 1892
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Polity & Governance › Constitutional Framework
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