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Event Partition of India
Asked 14 times across 5 UPSC exams over 10 years (2015–2025), peaking in 2015.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 9 of 14 PYQs
- Most asked in 2015
- Recurs across 5 years (2015–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CAPF 2015 → CISF 2022 → NDA 2023 → CDS 2025
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (10 of 14) predate 2016, and it still returns.
Related concepts
Ideas UPSC tests alongside this one — keep exploring.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2025
Who among the following was responsible for demarcating the borders between India and Pakistan during the partition in 1947 ?
- A Cyril Radcliffe ✓
- B Mortimer Durand
- C Henry McMahon
- D Arthur Belfour
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
NDA2023
Which one among the following districts of Eastern India held a referendum in 1947 to decide whether or not to join Pakistan?
- A Sylhet ✓
- B Goalpara
- C Cachar
- D Jalpaiguri
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CISF2022
'Garam Hawa', a movie that depicts the hardship and indecision of the protagonist, is related to which one of the following events ?
- A The Sepoy Mutiny
- B The Indigo Rebellion
- C The Partition of India ✓
- D The Paika Rebellion
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Post-Independence India
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