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Event Home Rule Movement
Asked 6 times across 4 UPSC exams over 12 years (2013–2025), peaking in 2013.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 3 of 6 PYQs
- Most asked in 2013
- Recurs across 4 years (2013–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2013 → CDS 2014 → CAPF 2015 → EPFO 2025
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (5 of 6) 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.
EPFO2025
Which of the following statements about Home Rule Movement is/are correct ?
- The advocates of the Home Rule Movement believed in constitutional methods and were opposed to violence and revolutionary action
- In 1917, the two Home Rule Leagues of Lokmanya Tilak and Annie Besant worked in cooperation with each other
- Annie Besant confined her activities to the Bombay Presidency and the Central Provinces and the rest of India was left to Lokmanya Tilak. Select the answer
using the codes given below :
- A 1 and 2
- B 2 and 3
- C 1 only
- D 3 only
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CAPF2015
Which one of the following was NOT the feature of the Home Rule movement in India ?
- A Boycott and Picketing ✓
- B Two separate Home-Rule Leagues rather than one All-India Home-Rule Organisation
- C Setting up of discussion groups and reading rooms
- D Sale and circulation of pamphlets
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CDS2014
Consider the following statements
- B. G. Tilak founded the Home Rule League in April 1916 in Maharashtra
- N. C. Kelkar was not associated with Home Rule Movement
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
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
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