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Event

Industrial Revolution

Asked 6 times across 2 UPSC exams over 9 years (2017–2026), peaking in 2024.
6
PYQs
2
Exams
4
Years active
2017–2026
Span
2024
Peak
6/6
Answers
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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

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Rising — more than half its appearances (6 of 6) are since 2016.

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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

  1. The Industrial Revolution saw the replacement of handicrafts by power-driven machinery
  2. The industrialised countries became dependent upon other countries for the supply of raw materials necessary for their industries
  3. Large-scale production started with the help of machinery in factories

Which of the statements given above are correct ?

  1. A 1 and 2 only
  2. B 2 and 3 only
  3. C 1 and 3 only
  4. D 1, 2 and 3 ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › World History
NDA2026

Consider the following statements regarding the Industrial Revolution in Britain

  1. There was availability of banks which could loan money to set up industries
  2. There was a good transport network

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. A I only
  2. B II only
  3. C Both I and II ✓
  4. D Neither I nor II
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › World History
CDS2024

Which of the following statements regarding the Industrial Revolution is/are correct?

  1. 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
  2. The first Industrial Revolution began in Germany in the early eighteenth century
  3. 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.

  1. A 1 only
  2. B 2 and 3 only
  3. C 1 and 3 only ✓
  4. D 1, 2 and 3
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › World History

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