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Organization Indian National Army
Asked 10 times across 5 UPSC exams over 10 years (2015–2025), peaking in 2023.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 4 of 10 PYQs
- First appeared in CAPF 2015 — 6 years before CSE 2021 (allied exams preview CSE)
- Most asked in 2023
- Recurs across 5 years (2015–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CAPF 2015 → CDS 2018 → CSE 2021 → EPFO 2023 → GEO 2025
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (6 of 10) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
GEO2025
Who among the following commanders was not tried in the INA trials in the Red Fort, Delhi?
- A P. K. Sahgal
- B G. S. Dhillon
- C Mohan Singh ✓
- D Shah Nawaz Khan
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CDS2023
Consider the following statements : After forming the Indian National Army, Subhas Chandra Bose
- recruited a large number of soldiers from the Indian Prisoners of War in Japanese camp
- introduced a women's detachment named after the Rani of Jhansi
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: (C)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
EPFO2023
Freedom fighter Agadhu Samantra (Orissa) served the British-Indian Army. Later on he left the British service to join the Indian National Army (INA) in 1942. Where was he deputed by INA as a Naik in the First Bahadur Group?
- A Andaman-Nicobar
- B Burma Front ✓
- C Arunachal Pradesh
- D Assam
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
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