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Person M. R. Jayakar
Asked 3 times across 3 UPSC exams over 1 years (2019–2020), peaking in 2019.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 2019
- Recurs across 2 years (2019–2020)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CAPF 2019 → CDS 2020
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 3) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2020
Who among the following formed the National Liberation Federation (Liberal Party)?
- A Motilal Nehru and C. R. Das
- B Muhammad Ali and C. R. Das
- C T. B. Sapru and M. R. Jayakar ✓
- D M. R. Jayakar and C. R. Das
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CAPF2019
Which one of the following pairs of organization and their founders is NOT correctly matched?
- A National Liberation Federation : Tej Bahadur Sapru and M. R. Jayakar
- B Jamiat-ul Ulama-i Hind : Maulana Mahmudal Hasan Shaikh-ul-Hind
- C
- D ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CSE
"Indian cotton merchant, banker, associate of Mahatma Gandhi" This description fits
- A G.D. Birla
- B M.R. Jayakar
- C Jamnalal Bajaj ✓
- D VS. Srinivasa Sastri
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
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