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Event Industrial Revolution
Asked 6 times across 2 UPSC exams over 9 years (2017–2026), peaking in 2024.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 3 of 6 PYQs
- Most asked in 2024
- Recurs across 4 years (2017–2026)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2017 → NDA 2023
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (6 of 6) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2026
With reference to the Industrial Revolution, consider the following statements
- The Industrial Revolution saw the replacement of handicrafts by power-driven machinery
- The industrialised countries became dependent upon other countries for the supply of raw materials necessary for their industries
- Large-scale production started with the help of machinery in factories
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 ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › World History
NDA2026
Consider the following statements regarding the Industrial Revolution in Britain
- There was availability of banks which could loan money to set up industries
- There was a good transport network
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A I only
- B II only
- C Both I and II ✓
- D Neither I nor II
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › World History
CDS2024
Which of the following statements regarding the Industrial Revolution is/are correct?
- It was change of a society from a rural and agricultural lifestyle to one in which most people earned their living in the industrial or secondary sector of the economy
- The first Industrial Revolution began in Germany in the early eighteenth century
- During Industrial Revolution, technological advances in iron smelting, and later steel production, were accompanied by the invention of steam engine
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- A 1 only
- B 2 and 3 only
- C 1 and 3 only ✓
- D 1, 2 and 3
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › World History
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