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Person Jyotiba Phule
Asked 4 times across 4 UPSC exams over 8 years (2015–2023), peaking in 2015.
Key insights
- Most tested in CAPF — 1 of 4 PYQs
- Most asked in 2015
- Recurs across 3 years (2015–2023)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CAPF 2015 → CDS 2015 → NDA 2022 → CBI 2023
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (2 of 4) 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.
CBI2023
Which one among the following was initiated by Jyotiba Phule?
- A Satyashodhak Samaj ✓
- B Jat-Pat Todak Mandal
- C Justice Party
- D Harijan Sevak Sangh
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Modern India (1757–1857)
NDA2022
The Satyashodhak Samaj (Truth-Seeking Society) was set up by
- A Vinoba Bhave
- B Jyotiba Phule ✓
- C B. R. Ambedkar
- D C. Rajagopalachari
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Modern India (1757–1857)
CAPF2015
Which of the following were the main influences on Vasudeo Balvant Phadke ?
- Experience of the Deccan famine of 1876-77
- Hindu revivalism
- Theory of Drain of Wealth
- Reformist idea of Phule
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
- A 1, 2 and 3 ✓
- B 2, 3 and 4
- C 1 and 3 only
- D 2 and 4 only
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
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