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Person Lala Lajpat Rai
Asked 9 times across 5 UPSC exams over 5 years (2018–2023), peaking in 2019.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 5 of 9 PYQs
- Most asked in 2019
- Recurs across 4 years (2018–2023)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2018 → CAPF 2019 → CDS 2019 → EPFO 2020 → CBI 2023
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (5 of 9) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CBI2023
The first session of the All India Hindu Mahasabha, founded at the initiative of Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya and Lala Lajpat Rai, was held in
- A 1915
- B 1920
- C 1922 ✓
- D 1923
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
EPFO2020
Who among the following did not represent the militant nationalist school of thought in India ?
- A Ashwini Kumar Dutt
- B Vishnushastri Chiplunkar
- C Krishna Kumar Mitra ✓
- D Lala Lajpat Rai
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CAPF2019
Which of the following statements about the Arya Samaj which emerged in the late 19th century are correct?
- Had a very strong support base amongst the trading castes
- Introduced 'shuddhi' or mass purification
- The moderates in the Arya Samaj were headed by Hans Raj and Lajpat Rai and set up a chain of Dayanand Anglo-Vedic colleges
- The Arya Samaj had fewer members than the Brahmo Samaj
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
- A 1 and 2 only
- B 1, 2 and 3 ✓
- C 3 and 4 only
- D 1, 3 and 4
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
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