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Report Hind Swaraj
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 4 years (2014–2018), peaking in 2018.
Key insights
- Most tested in CAPF — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2018
- Recurs across 2 years (2014–2018)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2014 → CAPF 2018
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (1 of 2) 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.
CAPF2018
Who among the following was the author of Hind Swaraj?
- A Aurobindo Ghose
- B C. R. Das
- C Mahatma Gandhi ✓
- D Rajendra Prasad
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CDS2014
The social ideals of Mahatma Gandhi were first put forth in
- A Hind Swaraj ✓
- B An Autobiography—The Story of My Experiments with Truth
- C History of the Satyagraha in South Africa
- D The Bhagavad Gita According to Gandhi
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
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