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Report Nehru Report
Asked 5 times across 3 UPSC exams over 9 years (2011–2020), peaking in 2011.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 3 of 5 PYQs
- Most asked in 2011
- Recurs across 3 years (2011–2020)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2011 → CAPF 2017 → NDA 2020
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (3 of 5) 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.
NDA2020
In the year 1928, a committee of Congress leaders drafted a Constitution for India. The Committee was headed by
- A Mahatma Gandhi
- B T. B. Sapru ✓
- C Motilal Nehru
- D Jawaharlal Nehru
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CAPF2017
Which among the following was NOT the recommendation of the Nehru Report?
- A Dominion Status
- B Separate Electorate ✓
- C Unitary and Democratic Centre
- D Adult Suffrage
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CSE2011
With reference to the period of Indian freedom struggle, which of the following was/were recommended by the Nehru report?
- Complete Independence for India
- Joint electorates for reservation of seats for minorities
- Provision of fundamental rights for the people of India in the Constitution
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
- A 1 only
- B 2 and 3 only ✓
- C 1 and 3 only
- D 1, 2 and 3
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Polity & Governance › Constitutional Framework
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