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Person Mahadev Govind Ranade
Asked 3 times across 2 UPSC exams, peaking in 2016.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 2 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 2016
- Recurs across 1 years (2016–2016)
Across exams
CSE · 2CAPF · 1How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (2 of 3) predate 2016, and it still returns.
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Sample questions
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CAPF2016
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists
| List I (Author) | List II (Book) |
|---|
| A. Dadabhai Naoroji | 1. Essays on Indian Economics |
| B. Prafulla Chandra Ray | 2. Poverty and Un-British Rule in India |
| C. Mahadev Govind Ranade | 3. Economic History of India |
| D. R.C. Dutt | 4. The Poverty Problem in India |
Codes:
- A A-2 B-4 C-1 D-3
- B A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2
- C A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3
- D A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CSE
Go back to the Vedas was the motto of
- A Swami Vivekananda
- B Raja Ram Mohan Roy
- C Swami Dayanand Saraswati ✓
- D M. G. Ranade
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CSE
During the freedom struggle, the National Social Conference was formed. What was the reason for its formation?
- A Different social reform groups or organizations of Bengal region united to form a single body to discuss the issues of
- B Indian National Congress did not want to include social reforms in its deliberations and decided to form a separate ✓
- C Behramji Malabari and M.G. Ranade decided to bring together all the social reform groups of the country under one
- D None of the statements
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
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